Patents by Inventor Christian KÖGLSPERGER

Christian KÖGLSPERGER 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).

  • Publication number: 20230016413
    Abstract: A brake apparatus, for electrically driven motor vehicles, includes a traction motor at an axle of a vehicle, which traction motor is used both as drive motor and as brake system with recuperation of brake energy, a first piston-cylinder unit, which is actuatable by means of an actuating device, in particular brake pedal, a second piston-cylinder unit, which is actuatable by means of an electromotive drive and a non-hydraulic gearing apparatus, in particular spindle drive. The piston-cylinder units are connected via hydraulic connecting lines to wheel brakes of the motor vehicle. A pressure chamber of the first piston-cylinder unit is connected to two wheel brakes of a vehicle axle, and a pressure chamber of the second piston-cylinder unit is connected to a vehicle axle for active brake force feedback control and recuperation control in interaction with the traction motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas LEIBER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER, Valentin UNTERFRAUNER, Rainer WINZER, Christoph PRÜLL
  • Patent number: 11458943
    Abstract: A brake apparatus, for electrically driven motor vehicles, includes a traction motor at an axle of a vehicle, which traction motor is used both as drive motor and as brake system with recuperation of brake energy, a first piston-cylinder unit, which is actuatable by means of an actuating device, in particular brake pedal, a second piston-cylinder unit, which is actuatable by means of an electromotive drive and a non-hydraulic gearing apparatus, in particular spindle drive. The piston-cylinder units are connected via hydraulic connecting lines to wheel brakes of the motor vehicle. A pressure chamber of the first piston-cylinder unit is connected to two wheel brakes of a vehicle axle, and a pressure chamber of the second piston-cylinder unit is connected to a vehicle axle for active brake force feedback control and recuperation control in interaction with the traction motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: LSP INNOVATIVE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Leiber, Christian Köglsperger, Valentin Unterfrauner, Rainer Winzer, Christoph Prüll
  • Publication number: 20210339727
    Abstract: A pressure generating device may comprise a piston-cylinder unit having a bilaterally acting piston with two effective surfaces defining two respective, separate working spaces in a sealing manner. Each working space is connected via a hydraulic line to a hydraulic circuit, wherein at least one hydraulic chamber of a consumer is connected to each hydraulic circuit, and wherein a drive drives the piston. Each working space may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium, via a respective hydraulic line having a respective switching valve. Alternatively, one or both working spaces may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium via a hydraulic line, with a switching valve in one or both hydraulic lines, and/or a respective outlet valve may be associated with one or more hydraulic chambers of the consumer, and a further connecting line having a switching valve may connect the pressure chambers and/or hydraulic lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Heinz LEIBER, Thomas LEIBER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER
  • Patent number: 11104317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake device and a method for operating a brake device, wherein said brake device comprises an actuation device, also a booster device, in particular having an electro-hydraulic drive, a piston cylinder device (main cylinder) in order to supply hydraulic pressure medium to the brake circuits, a valve device for controlling or regulating the supply of the pressure medium and an electronic control or regulating device. According to the invention provision is made for additional pressure medium volume to be supplied in a controlled manner to at least one brake circuit by means of a further piston cylinder device, in particular a double stroke piston and at least one valve controlled by the control or regulating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Thomas Leiber, Valentin Unterfrauner, Christian Köglsperger
  • Patent number: 11097708
    Abstract: A pressure generating device may comprise a piston-cylinder unit having a bilaterally acting piston with two effective surfaces defining two respective, separate working spaces in a sealing manner. Each working space is connected via a hydraulic line to a hydraulic circuit, wherein at least one hydraulic chamber of a consumer is connected to each hydraulic circuit, and wherein a drive drives the piston. Each working space may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium, via a respective hydraulic line having a respective switching valve. Alternatively, one or both working spaces may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium via a hydraulic line, with a switching valve in one or both hydraulic lines, and/or a respective outlet valve may be associated with one or more hydraulic chambers of the consumer, and a further connecting line having a switching valve may connect the pressure chambers and/or hydraulic lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Thomas Leiber, Christian Köglsperger
  • Patent number: 10940840
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuating system for a vehicle brake, with an actuating arrangement, in particular a brake pedal, at least one (first) piston-cylinder unit, which is connected via a hydraulic line to the vehicle brake (braking circuit) in order to supply the braking circuit with pressure medium and apply pressure to the vehicle brake, and with a drive for the piston-cylinder unit. Pressure medium can be fed to the braking circuit in controlled manner in both piston movement directions, in particular the advance stroke and the return stroke, by means of at least one, in particular stepped, piston of the piston-cylinder unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Valentin Unterfrauner, Christian Köglsperger, Anton Van Zanten
  • Publication number: 20210001825
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuating system for a vehicle brake, with an actuating arrangement, in particular a brake pedal, at least one (first) piston-cylinder unit, which is connected via a hydraulic line to the vehicle brake (braking circuit) in order to supply the braking circuit with pressure medium and apply pressure to the vehicle brake, and with a drive for the piston-cylinder unit. Pressure medium can be fed to the braking circuit in controlled manner in both piston movement directions, in particular the advance stroke and the return stroke, by means of at least one, in particular stepped, piston of the piston-cylinder unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Heinz LEIBER, Valentin UNTERFRAUNER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER, Anton VAN ZANTEN
  • Patent number: 10759404
    Abstract: An actuation system, in particular for a vehicle brake, may include an actuating device, such as a brake pedal, at least one first pressure source, e.g., a piston-cylinder unit (master cylinder), which can be actuated in particular by means of the actuating device and a second pressure source, in particular a piston-cylinder unit, with an electro-mechanical drive. The pressure sources may each be connected to at least one brake circuit via a hydraulic line, in order to supply the brake circuit with pressurising medium and to pressurise the vehicle brake. There may further be a valve device for regulating the brake pressure. It is planned that during forward and return stroke at least one brake circuit can be fed controlled pressurising medium by way of the second pressure source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Leiber, Anton Van Zanten, Christian Köglsperger, Valentin Unterfrauner, Heinz Leiber
  • Publication number: 20200216047
    Abstract: A brake apparatus, for electrically driven motor vehicles, includes a traction motor at an axle of a vehicle, which traction motor is used both as drive motor and as brake system with recuperation of brake energy, a first piston-cylinder unit, which is actuatable by means of an actuating device, in particular brake pedal, a second piston-cylinder unit, which is actuatable by means of an electromotive drive and a non-hydraulic gearing apparatus, in particular spindle drive. The piston-cylinder units are connected via hydraulic connecting lines to wheel brakes of the motor vehicle. A pressure chamber of the first piston-cylinder unit is connected to two wheel brakes of a vehicle axle, and a pressure chamber of the second piston-cylinder unit is connected to a vehicle axle for active brake force feedback control and recuperation control in interaction with the traction motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas LEIBER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER, Valentin UNTERFRAUNER, Rainer WINZER, Christoph PRÜLL
  • Patent number: 10688979
    Abstract: A brake system for motor vehicles may have a main brake cylinder with a floating piston arranged therein, which hermetically seals first and second pressure chambers from one another. The first pressure chamber may be hydraulically connected to a first brake circuit, and the second pressure chamber may be hydraulically connected to a second brake circuit. The brake system may further include a pressure means reservoir under atmospheric pressure, wheel brakes, an electrically controllable pressure supply device for pressure build-up and pressure reduction in the wheel brakes, a valve block with a currentless open inlet valve/switching valve for each wheel brake and with at least one outlet valve, wherein each wheel brake can be hydraulically connected via the switching valve associated with it to a pressure chamber of the main brake cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Thomas Leiber, Christian Köglsperger
  • Patent number: 10501070
    Abstract: A vehicle, e.g., an off-road vehicle, may include an internal combustion engine, a starter motor coupled to the engine via a multi-stage transmission during a starting process, a further electric machine coupled to a crankshaft of the engine, and a converter arranged to supply at least one energy storage unit, e.g., a battery. The converter may be configured as a 4-quadrant regulator having a B6 circuit of MOSFETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: LSP Innovative Automative Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Leiber, Christian Köglsperger, Franz Schöglmann
  • Publication number: 20190061726
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake device and a method for operating a brake device, wherein said brake device comprises an actuation device, also a booster device, in particular having an electro-hydraulic drive, a piston cylinder device (main cylinder) in order to supply hydraulic pressure medium to the brake circuits, a valve device for controlling or regulating the supply of the pressure medium and an electronic control or regulating device. According to the invention provision is made for additional pressure medium volume to be supplied in a controlled manner to at least one brake circuit by means of a further piston cylinder device, in particular a double stroke piston and at least one valve controlled by the control or regulating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Heinz LEIBER, Thomas LEIBER, Valentin UNTERFRAUNER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER
  • Publication number: 20180215366
    Abstract: A brake system for motor vehicles may have a main brake cylinder with a floating piston arranged therein, which hermetically seals first and second pressure chambers from one another. The first pressure chamber may be hydraulically connected to a first brake circuit, and the second pressure chamber may be hydraulically connected to a second brake circuit. The brake system may further include a pressure means reservoir under atmospheric pressure, wheel brakes, an electrically controllable pressure supply device for pressure build-up and pressure reduction in the wheel brakes, a valve block with a currentless open inlet valve/switching valve for each wheel brake and with at least one outlet valve, wherein each wheel brake can be hydraulically connected via the switching valve associated with it to a pressure chamber of the main brake cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Heinz LEIBER, Thomas LEIBER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER
  • Publication number: 20180194337
    Abstract: A pressure generating device may comprise a piston-cylinder unit having a bilaterally acting piston with two effective surfaces defining two respective, separate working spaces in a sealing manner. Each working space is connected via a hydraulic line to a hydraulic circuit, wherein at least one hydraulic chamber of a consumer is connected to each hydraulic circuit, and wherein a drive drives the piston. Each working space may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium, via a respective hydraulic line having a respective switching valve. Alternatively, one or both working spaces may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium via a hydraulic line, with a switching valve in one or both hydraulic lines, and/or a respective outlet valve may be associated with one or more hydraulic chambers of the consumer, and a further connecting line having a switching valve may connect the pressure chambers and/or hydraulic lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz LEIBER, Thomas LEIBER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER
  • Publication number: 20180099657
    Abstract: A vehicle, e.g., an off-road vehicle, may include an internal combustion engine, a starter motor coupled to the engine via a multi-stage transmission during a starting process, a further electric machine coupled to a crankshaft of the engine, and a converter arranged to supply at least one energy storage unit, e.g., a battery. The converter may be configured as a 4-quadrant regulator having a B6 circuit of MOSFETs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Leiber, Christian Köglsperger, Franz Schöglmann
  • Publication number: 20170327098
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating system for a vehicle brake, with an actuating arrangement, in particular a brake pedal, at least one (first) piston-cylinder unit, which is connected via a hydraulic line to the vehicle brake (braking circuit) in order to supply the braking circuit with pressure medium and apply pressure to the vehicle brake, and with a drive for the piston-cylinder unit. According to the invention, pressure medium can be fed to the braking circuit in controlled manner in both piston movement directions, in particular the advance stroke and the return stroke, by means of at least one, in particular stepped, piston (10) of the piston-cylinder unit (10, 10a, 10b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Heinz LEIBER, Valentin UNTERFRAUNER, Christian KÖGLSPERGER, Anton VAN ZANTEN
  • Publication number: 20170232948
    Abstract: An actuation system, in particular for a vehicle brake, may include an actuating device, such as a brake pedal, at least one first pressure source, e.g., a piston-cylinder unit (master cylinder), which can be actuated in particular by means of the actuating device and a second pressure source, in particular a piston-cylinder unit, with an electro-mechanical drive. The pressure sources may each be connected to at least one brake circuit via a hydraulic line, in order to supply the brake circuit with pressurising medium and to pressurise the vehicle brake. There may further be a valve device for regulating the brake pressure. It is planned that during forward and return stroke at least one brake circuit can be fed controlled pressurising medium by way of the second pressure source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Thomas LEIBER, Anton VAN ZANTEN, Christian KÖGLSPERGER, Valentin UNTERFRAUNER, Heinz LEIBER
  • Patent number: 9278679
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake system having a brake booster, in which pressure medium can be guided by means of at least one switchable valve (7, 15) from at least one wheel brake (10) into an accumulator chamber (8), wherein a control device controls at least the at least one switchable valve (7, 15), wherein, in the case of a disruption of the brake booster (1), in particular if the drive (11) thereof or the gear mechanism which is connected between the drive (11) and the piston of the brake master cylinder (4) is blocked, the at least one accumulator chamber (8) serves to receive pressure medium from at least one wheel brake or at least one brake circuit and therefore to dissipate pressure in at least one wheel brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Valentin Unterfrauner, Christian Koeglsperger
  • Publication number: 20150028667
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronically regulable brake system, with an actuating device, in particular a brake pedal, a main brake cylinder arrangement with at least two parallel arranged piston cylinder units and a reservoir, which are connected via hydraulic lines and valves to wheel brakes, and with a servo mechanism. According to the invention an electrically drivable valve device (BV1, BV2, EA) is provided between the brake circuits allocated to the piston cylinder units (16, 17), in order to allow the regulated transfer of hydraulic fluid between the brake circuits (bypass) and the reservoir (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Valentin Unterfrauner, Christian Koeglsperger
  • Publication number: 20140159474
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake system having a brake booster, in which pressure medium can be guided by means of at least one switchable valve (7, 15) from at least one wheel brake (10) into an accumulator chamber (8), wherein a control device controls at least the at least one switchable valve (7, 15), wherein, in the case of a disruption of the brake booster (1), in particular if the drive (11) thereof or the gear mechanism which is connected between the drive (11) and the piston of the brake master cylinder (4) is blocked, the at least one accumulator chamber (8) serves to receive pressure medium from at least one wheel brake or at least one brake circuit and therefore to dissipate pressure in at least one wheel brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: IPGATE AG
    Inventors: Heinz Leiber, Valentin Unterfrauner, Christian Koeglsperger