Patents by Inventor Christofer EBERT

Christofer EBERT 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: 20200332839
    Abstract: A damping arrangement for dampening rotational irregularities in a drive train of a motor vehicle, having a slip arrangement providing slip between an input and output region of a torque-transmitting arrangement. The slip arrangement has a closed-loop control device that performs closed-loop control of the slip dependent on a measured signal for a rotational irregularity. The closed-loop control device performs closed-loop control of the slip dependent on at least one characteristic variable of a periodic oscillation component of an alternating component of a rotational speed proceeding from an average rotational speed. A sensor device is connected to the closed-loop control device and is designed to ascertain the average rotational speed in the torque-transmitting path downstream of the slip arrangement and to ascertain a frequency of the alternating component in the torque-transmitting path upstream of the slip arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias DIECKHOFF, Mathias KOPP, Alfred TAREILUS, Christofer EBERT
  • Publication number: 20200309232
    Abstract: A torque transmission arrangement for a powertrain of a motor vehicle includes an input and an output. A torque path runs from the input to the output. A torsional vibration damping unit is positioned first, followed by a gear unit, along the torque path between the input and the output. A first slip arrangement and/or a second slip arrangement for generating a speed slip are/is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for vibration damping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias HÖCHE, Tobias DIECKHOFF, Daniel LORENZ, Andreas ORLAMÜNDER, Ingrid HOFFELNER, Wolfgang GROSSPIETSCH, Steffen MATSCHAS, Johannes FRIESS, Christofer EBERT, Matthias KRAM, Dennis EGLER, Axel ROHM, Erwin WACK, Bernd UNSELD, Thomas DOGEL, Matthias REISCH
  • Patent number: 10704619
    Abstract: A method for the transmission and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque in an arrangement having an input and an output. The mean torque and superposed alternating torque are transmitted along a path from the input to the output. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for transmitting mean torque and superposed alternating torque and for generating a speed slip between an input speed and an output speed in the path. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of the maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of the minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Tobias Höche, Tobias Dieckhoff, Daniel Lorenz, Andreas Orlamünder, Ingrid Hoffelner, Wolfgang Grosspietsch, Steffen Matschas, Johannes Friess, Christofer Ebert, Matthias Kram, Dennis Egler, Axel Rohm, Erwin Wack, Bernd Unseld, Thomas Dögel, Matthias Reisch, Christoph Sasse, Mathais Kopp
  • Patent number: 10704620
    Abstract: A method for transmission of and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque in a torque transmission arrangement for a powertrain of a motor vehicle having an input and an output. The mean torque with the superposed alternating torque is transmitted along a torque path from the input the output. The input rotates at an input speed and the output rotates at an output speed. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for generating a speed slip. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of an alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component (new).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Tobias Höche, Tobias Dieckhoff, Daniel Lorenz, Andreas Orlamünder, Ingrid Hoffelner, Wolfgang Grosspietsch, Steffen Matschas, Johannes Friess, Christofer Ebert, Matthias Kram, Dennis Egler, Axel Rohm, Erwin Wack, Bernd Unseld, Thomas Dögel, Matthias Reisch, Lukas Spath, Angelika Ebert
  • Patent number: 10704621
    Abstract: A method for the transmission and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque having an input and an output. The mean and superposed alternating torque is transmitted along a torque path from the input to the output area. An input speed is a mean speed and a superposed alternating component. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for transmitting the mean and superposed alternating torque and generating a speed slip between an input speed and an output speed. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in a area of the maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in an area of the minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Tobias Höche, Tobias Dieckhoff, Daniel Lorenz, Andreas Orlamünder, Ingrid Hoffelner, Wolfgang Grosspietsch, Steffen Matschas, Johannes Friess, Christofer Ebert, Matthias Kram, Dennis Egler, Axel Rohm, Erwin Wack, Bernd Unseld, Thomas Dögel, Matthias Reisch, Lukas Spath, Angelika Ebert
  • Publication number: 20190219111
    Abstract: A method for the transmission and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque in an arrangement having an input and an output. The mean torque and superposed alternating torque are transmitted along a path from the input to the output. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for transmitting mean torque and superposed alternating torque and for generating a speed slip between an input speed and an output speed in the path. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of the maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of the minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias HÖCHE, Tobias DIECKHOFF, Daniel LORENZ, Andreas ORLAMÜNDER, Ingrid HOFFELNER, Wolfgang GROSSPIETSCH, Steffen MATSCHAS, Johannes FRIESS, Christofer EBERT, Matthias KRAM, Dennis EGLER, Axel ROHM, Erwin WACK, Bernd UNSELD, Thomas Dögel, Matthias REISCH, Christoph SASSE, Mathais KOPP
  • Publication number: 20190195298
    Abstract: A method for transmission of and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque in a torque transmission arrangement for a powertrain of a motor vehicle having an input and an output. The mean torque with the superposed alternating torque is transmitted along a torque path from the input the output. The input rotates at an input speed and the output rotates at an output speed. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for generating a speed slip. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of an alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component (new).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Tobias HÖCHE, Tobias DIECKHOFF, Daniel LORENZ, Andreas ORLAMÜNDER, Ingrid HOFFELNER, Wolfgang GROSSPIETSCH, Steffen MATSCHAS, Johannes FRIESS, Christofer EBERT, Matthias KRAM, Dennis EGLER, Axel ROHM, Erwin WACK, Bernd UNSELD, Thomas DÖGEL, Matthias REISCH, Lukas SPATH, Angelika EBERT
  • Publication number: 20190162255
    Abstract: A method for the transmission and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque having an input and an output. The mean and superposed alternating torque is transmitted along a torque path from the input to the output area. An input speed is a mean speed and a superposed alternating component. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for transmitting the mean and superposed alternating torque and generating a speed slip between an input speed and an output speed. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in a area of the maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in an area of the minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Tobias HÖCHE, Tobias DIECKHOFF, Daniel LORENZ, Andreas ORLAMÜNDER, Ingrid HOFFELNER, Wolfgang GROSSPIETSCH, Steffen MATSCHAS, Johannes FRIESS, Christofer EBERT, Matthias KRAM, Dennis EGLER, Axel ROHM, Erwin WACK, Bernd UNSELD, Thomas DÖGEL, Matthias REISCH, Lukas SPATH, Angelika EBERT