Patents by Inventor Andreas Schmidhofer

Andreas Schmidhofer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10673312
    Abstract: A stator for an electric machine comprising a rotor and stator poles. At least one partial amount of stator poles each comprises a pole winding and a permanent magnet unit. A first magnetic flux induced by the permanent magnet unit is superimposed by a second magnetic flux is an electric voltage is applied to the pole winding or an electrical current is injected into the pole winding. A recess is arranged in the permanent magnet unit, which recess faces the rotor. An electric machine comprising a stator according to the invention, wherein the rotor is designed to change a magnetic resistance of a magnetic circuit, which extends through a permanent magnet unit of stator poles of the stator, according to the position of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Stephan Bouvier, Peter Pisek, Andreas Schmidhofer
  • Patent number: 10107396
    Abstract: A locking arrangement for a transmission of a motor vehicle, comprising a locking toothing; a locking pawl, wherein the locking pawl is pivotable about a first rotary axis; a control element, wherein the locking pawl can be brought optionally into engagement with the locking toothing via the control element; a drive unit, wherein the control element can be brought by means of the drive unit into a release position and a locking position; a holding mechanism, wherein the control element can be held by means of the holding mechanism in the release position and in the locking position; and a safety mechanism comprising an electromagnet, an actuator and a first elastic element, wherein the actuator is pretensioned in a first actuator position by the first elastic element and can be held in a second actuator position by the electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Rainer Hofkirchner, Stefan Merz, Christian Reisinger, Michael Schaffenberger, Bernhard Steiner, Andreas Schmidhofer, Christoph Ă–berseder
  • Publication number: 20170346374
    Abstract: A stator (S) for an electric machine (M) comprising a rotor (L) and (S) comprises stator poles (SP). At least one partial amount of stator poles (SP) each comprises a pole winding (W) and a permanent magnet unit (PME). A first magnetic flux induced by the permanent magnet unit (PME) is superimposed by a second magnetic flux if an electric voltage is applied to the pole winding (W) or an electric current is injected into the pole winding (W). A recess (AN) is arranged in the permanent magnet unit (PME), which recess (AN) faces the rotor (L). An electric machine (FSM) comprising a stator (S) according to the invention, wherein the rotor (L) is designed to change a magnetic resistance of a magnetic circuit (KM), which extends through a permanent magnet unit (PME) of a stator pole (S) of the stator (S), according to the position of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan BOUVIER, Peter PISEK, Andreas SCHMIDHOFER
  • Publication number: 20170234427
    Abstract: A locking arrangement for a transmission of a motor vehicle, comprising a locking toothing; a locking pawl, wherein the locking pawl is pivotable about a first rotary axis; a control element, wherein the locking pawl can be brought optionally into engagement with the locking toothing via the control element; a drive unit, wherein the control element can be brought by means of the drive unit into a release position and a locking position; a holding mechanism, wherein the control element can be held by means of the holding mechanism in the release position and in the locking position; and a safety mechanism comprising an electromagnet, an actuator and a first elastic element, wherein the actuator is pretensioned in a first actuator position by the first elastic element and can be held in a second actuator position by the electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer HOFKIRCHNER, Stefan MERZ, Christian REISINGER, Michael SCHAFFENBERGER, Bernhard STEINER, Andreas SCHMIDHOFER, Christoph Ă–BERSEDER
  • Publication number: 20120280502
    Abstract: A power transmission train for a range extender module, including an internal combustion engine, an AC generator which is mechanically driven by the internal combustion engine, and a rectifier which is electrically connected to the AC generator and has a unidirectional DC/DC converter connected downstream for the purpose of feeding an electrical load, with the internal combustion engine being equipped with its own electric starter motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: MAGNA E-Car Systems GmbH & Co OG
    Inventors: Stephan Bouvier, Heinz Lanzenberger, Andreas Schmidhofer