Patents by Inventor Christian Wirth

Christian Wirth 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: 20240132144
    Abstract: A steering gear for an electromechanical steering system for a vehicle includes an input shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column of the steering system, a segment shaft that can be coupled or connected to a steering column lever of the steering system, an angular gear, a servo gear, and an electric motor for driving the servo gear. The angular gear is designed as a bevel gear. The input shaft and the electric motor are connected to the servo gear. The servo gear is connected to the angular gear. The angular gear is connected to the segment shaft. The angular gear is formed to transmit torque from the servo gear to the segment shaft via two transmission paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Christian WIRTH, Franz-Thomas MITTERER, Janos TOTH, Sven KRUEGER, Ahmed SALEME, Huba NEMETH, Stephan KRINKE
  • Patent number: 11952018
    Abstract: A drive system for a vehicle includes a plurality of electric traction motors, each mechanically coupled to at least one drive wheel to generate traction. At least one traction power converter is connected on an AC voltage side to at least one electric traction motor to supply the electric traction motor with electric power. A traction control unit for controlling at least one traction power converter is provided and is designed to control the at least one traction power converter while the vehicle is moving based on electrical output alternating quantities of the at least one traction power converter. A rotational movement of the at least one drive wheel of the vehicle during standstill of the vehicle is not detected by a separate detection unit based on the output alternating quantities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wirth, Markus Vogelsberger
  • Publication number: 20240060562
    Abstract: A friction brake for a vehicle power shift transmission is disclosed. The friction brake includes a load gear that is rotatably driveable about a centre longitudinal. A friction braking device is provided for decelerating and/or fixing the load gear. An actuating device for actuating the friction braking device, the actuating device includes an moveable spreading piston. The moveable spreading piston while performing a spread along the centre longitudinal axis automatically materialising as a function of a load torque provided on the load gear, provides a braking force for actuating the friction braking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Christian Wirth
  • Publication number: 20230331342
    Abstract: A power shift transmission for a vehicle driveable by motor power and/or pedal power may include a transmission device which transmits a torque introducible on a drive in a transmission ratio settable via a plurality of gears to an output. The power shift transmission may also include two shifting devices via which the transmission device is shiftable for setting the transmission ratio of the transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Adrian Garcia, Dr. Christian Wirth
  • Publication number: 20230111973
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for monitoring the logical consistency of an artificial neural network. Activation data of the artificial neural network, which are produced from input data, are initially read in. The activation data are transferred to at least one trained concept model which is trained to recognize and, if applicable, localize a partial feature of the features contained in the input data and to output a calibrated partial feature mask. The final output data are linked to the partial feature truth values by means of a fuzzy logic unit in such a way that a continual logical consistency truth value is produced therefrom. The logical consistency truth value is evaluated by means of an evaluation unit, wherein a logical inconsistency of the final output data is ascertained in an inconsistency region if the consistency truth value falls short of a predefined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Gesina Schwalbe, Christian Wirth
  • Patent number: 11619290
    Abstract: An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Publication number: 20230061633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive device (1) for the assisted driving of a bicycle (2), which comprises an electric motor (3) and a driven shaft (6) that can be coupled to a traction mechanism drive (7) of the bicycle (2), wherein a planetary gear set (10) of the drive device (1) drive-connects a motor shaft (4) of the electric motor (3) with the driven shaft (6). A compact and cost-effective construction as well as an improved drive transmission of the drive device (1) materialise in that at least one sun gear (11), one internal gear (15) and one planet gear carrier (16) of the planetary gear set (10) are rotatably mounted about a common axis of rotation (17) in the planetary gear set (10). Further, the invention relates to a bicycle (2) having such a drive device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Koetz, Matthias Koop, Christian Wirth
  • Patent number: 11420511
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drive device for a vehicle axle, especially a rear axle, of a two-track vehicle, wherein the vehicle axle includes an axle differential, which can be connected at the input end to a primary drive machine and at the output end to flange shafts arranged on either side with vehicle wheels of the vehicle axle, wherein the vehicle axle is associated with a shiftable superimposing gear, which can be shifted to a torque distribution mode by a torque distribution shift element, in which a drive torque generated by an additional drive machine in a first load path can be coupled to one of the flange shafts in order to change a torque distribution on the two vehicle wheels, and the drive torque generated by the additional drive machine can be coupled to the input side of the axle differential in a second load path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Udo Pinschmidt, Steffen Hummel, Christian Wirth
  • Publication number: 20220237514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating data on the basis of data already available having individual annotated data points, the method comprising: training a first predictor on the basis of data already available; determining a prediction error of the first predictor for each data point; training a second predictor to determine an anticipated prediction error of the first predictor and an uncertainty; determining a data description which maximizes a combination of anticipated prediction error and uncertainty; and generating data on the basis of the previously determined data description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Christian WIRTH
  • Patent number: 11348724
    Abstract: A primary-sided arrangement of primary winding structures of a system, wherein the primary-sided arrangement includes at least three phase lines and at least one winding structure per phase line, wherein each winding structure includes at least one subwinding structure, wherein the winding structures extend along a longitudinal axis of the primary-sided arrangement, wherein a pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of a first winding structure and a second winding structure is chosen from an interval of a length of one subwinding structure, and wherein a pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of the first winding structure and the third winding structure is smaller than the pitch between corresponding first and second subwinding structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Bombardier Primove GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wirth, Robert Czainski, Rudolf Lindt
  • Patent number: 11251736
    Abstract: A power converter, an electric drive system and a method for operating a power converter are disclosed. The power converter has connections for connecting to a direct voltage source and connections for electrical connection to phase lines of the electric drive machine. The power converter is configured to convert a direct voltage from the direct voltage source via a direct voltage intermediate circuit into an alternating voltage in order to drive the drive machine. The power converter includes bridge branches for connecting a high-potential section to a low-potential section. A bridge branch includes two half branches with at least one switching device. A resulting nominal voltage of a half branch is greater than a counter-electromotive peak voltage between two phase lines at the maximum rotational speed of the drive machine. A half branch of a bridge branch includes a series circuit of two or more than two switching devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Vogelsberger, Christian Wirth
  • Patent number: 11192443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission (100) for a hybrid drive arrangement which can be coupled to two drive assemblies (7, 8), comprising an input shaft (10) and an output shaft (11), at least one first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh shifting element (SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4, SE5, SE6, SE7), and at least one planetary gear (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Lucius Dempel, Dominik Eszterle, Thomas Huber, Christian Wirth, Simon Brummer, Tom Smejkal
  • Patent number: 11168773
    Abstract: A transmission device for a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, which is operatively connectable to a drive device of the motor vehicle, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft, and comprising a spur gear differential transmission which is designed as a planetary transmission, by means of which the input shaft is coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. It is provided that the spur gear differential transmission comprises a first sun gear coupled to the first output shaft and a second sun gear coupled to the second output shaft, wherein the first sun gear meshes with a first planet gear which is rotatably mounted on a planet gear carrier coupled to the input shaft, which first planet gear also meshes with a second planet gear which is likewise rotatably mounted on the planet gear carrier and which meshes with the second sun gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Patent number: 11148521
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission (100) for a hybrid drive arrangement which can be coupled to two drive assemblies (7, 8), comprising an input shaft (10) and an output shaft (11), at least one first and one second shifting element (SE1, SE2), at least one double planetary gear (5). The input shaft (10) can be coupled to the first sun gear of the double planetary gear (5) by means of the first shifting element (SE1), and the input shaft (10) can be coupled to the ring gear of the double planetary gear (5) by means of the second shifting element (SE2) and the output shaft (11) is coupled to the planet carrier of the double planetary gear (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Lucius Dempel, Dominik Eszterle, Thomas Huber, Christian Wirth, Simon Brummer, Tom Smejkal
  • Publication number: 20210310550
    Abstract: An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten TRAUTMANN, Christian MEIXNER, Christian WIRTH, Jürgen TSCHULLIK
  • Patent number: 11111994
    Abstract: An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Carsten Trautmann, Christian Meixner, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Patent number: 11110789
    Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle axle, in particular a rear axle, of a two-track vehicle, wherein the vehicle axle includes an axle differential, which is connectable on the input side to a primary drive machine and is connectable on the output side via flanged shafts arranged on both sides to vehicle wheels of the vehicle axle, wherein an additional drive machine and a shiftable superimposed transmission are associated with the vehicle axle, which transmission is shiftable into a torque distribution gear step, in which a drive torque generated by the additional drive machine is generated, in dependence on the dimension and rotational direction of which a torque distribution on the two vehicle wheels is changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Udo Pinschmidt, Steffen Hummel, Christian Wirth
  • Patent number: 11105400
    Abstract: A gearbox unit for a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has a first wheel axle and a second wheel axle, with the second wheel axle being composed of at least one first sub-axle and one second sub-axle. Provided here are a first connecting shaft, which is operatively connectible to the first sub-axle, a second connecting shaft, which is operatively connectible to the second sub-axle, as well as a coupling gearbox with a drive input shaft, which is operatively connectible to a drive assembly of the motor vehicle, and with a drive output shaft, which is operatively connectible to the first wheel axle, wherein, by way of the coupling gearbox, the drive input shaft is operatively connected to the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft in a torque-splitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian Meixner, Carsten Trautmann, Christian Wirth, Jürgen Tschullik
  • Patent number: 11084368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission (100) for a hybrid drive arrangement which can be coupled to two drive assemblies (7, 8) for operating the hybrid drive arrangement, comprising an input shaft (10), and an output shaft (11), at least one first and one second shifting element (SE1, SE2), and at least one first and one second planetary gear (5,6). The input shaft (10) can be coupled to the sun gear of the first planetary gear (5) by means of the first shifting element (SE1) and is coupled to the sun gear of the second planetary gear (6). The input shaft (10) can be coupled to planet carrier of the first planetary gear (5) by means of the second shifting element (SE2) which is coupled to the ring gear of the second planetary carrier (6). The output shaft (11) can be coupled to the planet carrier of the second planetary gear (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Lucius Dempel, Dominik Eszterle, Thomas Huber, Christian Wirth, Simon Brummer, Tom Smejkal
  • Patent number: 11072230
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission (100) for a hybrid drive arrangement which can be coupled to two drive assemblies (7, 8), comprising an input shaft (10), and an output shaft (11), at least one first, second and third shifting element (SE1, SE2, SE3), and at least one double planetary gear (5), comprising a first sun gear and a first ring gear and a second sun gear and a second ring gear and a planet carrier. The input shaft (10) can be coupled to the planet carrier of double planetary gear (5) by means of the first shifting element (SE1) and can be coupled to the first sun gear of the double planetary gear (5) by means of the second shifting element (SE2), and can be coupled to the first ring gear of the double planetary gear (5) by means of the third shifting element (SE3) and the output shaft (11) is coupled to the planet carrier of the double planetary gear (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Lucius Dempel, Dominik Eszterle, Thomas Huber, Christian Wirth, Simon Brummer, Tom Smejkal