Patents by Inventor Dirk Raschke

Dirk Raschke 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: 9949362
    Abstract: A voltage protection for printed circuit boards is provided, which is slotted on one end, such that it has printed circuit board strips, a mount, which is configured to at least partially receive the printed circuit board, and a voltage protection cover, which is configured to be connected to the mount and the printed circuit board, such that a chamber system is formed, in which each printed circuit board strip is disposed inside a chamber, which is formed by the connection between the mount and the voltage protection cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Patent number: 9677917
    Abstract: A housing part for a sensor for a vehicle transmission is able to be connected at the sensor housing to an additional housing part along a joining area by means of a joining process. The housing part has at least one uniform wall thickness or adjusted optical material properties in the joining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Publication number: 20160113129
    Abstract: The current embodiments provide a control device for a transmission of a vehicle. The control device may comprise a housing including a lower part and a housing cover, wherein the lower part of the housing has an assembly region on a first main surface. At least one attachment pin may be disposed in the assembly region, wherein the at least one attachment pin protrudes from the main surface and terminates inside the housing. The control device may comprise a printed circuit board disposed in the assembly region, the printed circuit board having at least one opening corresponding to the at least one attachment pin, wherein the at least one attachment pin passes through the at least one opening. At least one retaining washer disposed on the at least one attachment pin may be pressed towards the printed circuit board on the at least one attachment pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Patent number: 9170133
    Abstract: A guide section of a housing for a sensor, in particular for a vehicle transmission, is proposed, whereas the guide section for guiding a movable sensor element of the sensor is formed along a guide axis and has a first guide area, a second guide area, and a third guide area connected to the first guide area and the second guide area. Thereby, a guide surface of the first guide area and a guide surface of the second guide area are arranged opposite to each other. The guide section is characterized in that the second guide area along the guide axis has a plural number of alternately arranged recesses and guide parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Publication number: 20150219478
    Abstract: A housing part for a sensor for a vehicle transmission is able to be connected at the sensor housing to an additional housing part along a joining area by means of a joining process. The housing part has at least one uniform wall thickness or adjusted optical material properties in the joining area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Patent number: 9073149
    Abstract: A method of fixing a functional component (2) in a housing (4). During a first step, a first housing portion (1) is prepared in which a functional component (2), to be fixed, is arranged in a provisional fixing position. During a second step, a second housing portion (3) is brought into contact with the first housing portion (1) so that the functional component (2) is arranged in a joining direction (X) between the housing portions (1, 3). During a third step, material from at least one of the housing portions (1, 3) is melted in such manner that the functional component (2), located between the housing portions (1, 3), is gripped in position when a material-integral bond is formed between the housing portions (1, 3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Publication number: 20140208878
    Abstract: A guide section (130) of a housing (120) for a sensor (110), in particular for a vehicle transmission, is proposed, whereas the guide section (130) for guiding a movable sensor element (140) of the sensor (110) is formed along a guide axis and has a first guide area (231, 232), a second guide area (233, 234) and a third guide area (235) connected to the first guide area (231, 232) and the second guide area (233, 234). Thereby, a guide surface of the first guide area (231, 232) and a guide surface of the second guide area (233, 234) are arranged opposite to each other. The guide section (130) is characterized in that the second guide area (233, 234) along the guide axis has a plural number of alternately arranged recesses (234) and guide parts (233).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Patent number: 8549913
    Abstract: A method for fixing a functional component (2) in a housing (4). During a first step, a first housing portion (1) is prepared in which a functional component (2), to be fixed, is arranged in a provisional fixing position. During a second step, a second housing portion (3) is arranged in contact with the first housing portion (1) so that the functional component (2) is arranged in a joining direction (X) between the housing portions (1, 3). During a third step, material from at least one of the housing portions (1, 3) is melted in such manner that the functional component (2) between the housing portions (1, 3) is gripped in position by them when a material-integral bond is formed between the housing portions (1, 3). Also, an arrangement which can be produced by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Patent number: 7726208
    Abstract: A combined steering angle and torque sensor that inductively and with eddy current damping generates two absolute angle measurement signals over an angle range of 360 degrees including a first damping rotor being disposed on an end of an input shaft of steering column divided by a torsion element; a second damping rotor being disposed on an end of an output shaft of the steering column; at least one carrier being fixed to a housing of the steering column and through which the steering column passes at a right angle, the at least one carrier being fitted with flat coils in a complete angle range; and at least one passive actuating element, without periodically repeated structures, being borne on each of said first and second damping rotors, the actuating elements being in two different locations of said angle range acting on the flat coils of the at least one carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Hoeller, Dirk Raschke, Herbert Wallner, Hans-Ludwig Goetz
  • Publication number: 20090224500
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for determining a relative angle of rotation of two components and to a torque sensor, in particular for a divided steering column with torsion bar, in which a two-stage planetary gear is provided at the division of two shaft ends. The stages of the planetary gear are distinguished by a common planet carrier; in addition, both stages have the same tooth transmission ratio. The invention furthermore relates to use in the aforesaid divided steering column with torsion bar such that the steering column or a motor vehicle is equipped with such a device for angular measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Dirk Raschke, Armin Schmidbauer
  • Publication number: 20080150519
    Abstract: A combined steering angle and torque sensor that inductively and with eddy current damping generates two absolute angle measurement signals over an angle range of 360 degrees including a first damping rotor being disposed on an end of an input shaft of steering column divided by a torsion element; a second damping rotor being disposed on an end of an output shaft of the steering column; at least one carrier being fixed to a housing of the steering column and through which the steering column passes at a right angle, the at least one carrier being fitted with flat coils in a complete angle range; and at least one passive actuating element, without periodically repeated structures, being borne on each of said first and second damping rotors, the actuating elements being in two different locations of said angle range acting on the flat coils of the at least one carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Reinhold Hoeller, Dirk Raschke, Herbert Wallner, Hans-Ludwig Goetz
  • Patent number: 6625038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit substrate assembly comprising a left-hand (1) and a right-hand (1′) circuit substrate mirror-symmetrical thereto, each including electrical and/or electronic and/or electromechanical components (2-6 or 2′-6′) and circuitry (7 or 7′) electrical connecting said components. All components (2-6) are positioned symmetrically mirrored on the left-hand (1) and right-hand (1′) circuit substrate respectively when the left-hand (1) and right-hand (1′) circuit substrate is oriented mirror-symmetrical along a mirror plane (P). However, the circuit functional plug assignments (A-F) of at least one circuit functional mirror-invariant component 2 or 2′) on the left-hand (1) and on the right-hand (1′) circuit substrate are not mirror-symmetrical to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Cherry GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Publication number: 20020071263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circuit substrate assembly comprising a left-hand (1) and a right-hand (1′) circuit substrate mirror-symmetrical thereto, each including electrical and/or electronic and/or electromechanical components (2-6 or 2′-6′) and circuitry (7 or 7′) electrical connecting said components. All components (2-6) are positioned symmetrically mirrored on the left-hand (1) and right-hand (1′) circuit substrate respectively when the left-hand (1) and right-hand (1′) circuit substrate is oriented mirror-symmetrical along a mirror plane (P). However, the circuit functional plug assignments (A-F) of at least one circuit functional mirror-invariant component 2 or 2′) on the left-hand (1) and on the right-hand (1′) circuit substrate are not mirror-symmetrical to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke