Patents by Inventor Eduard Steiner

Eduard Steiner 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: 7351175
    Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle includes a coupling device between a drive unit and a transmission for torque or moment transfer between the drive unit and the transmission. The coupling device has at least one coupling arrangement that can be activated by a pressure medium. The transmission can be activated through the use of a pressure medium by way of a dedicated actuator whereby, on the basis of a shared pump arrangement that is or can be driven by the drive unit, (i) the pressure medium can be provided for activation of the coupling arrangement, (ii) the operating medium can be conducted to the coupling device for the purpose of operating under the influence of the operating medium, and (iii) the pressure medium can be provided for activation of the transmission. The pump arrangement includes at least one pump, which can be controlled or adjusted with regard to output pressure and/or with regard to output flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Kraxner, Thomas Busold, Wolfgang Grosspietsch, Eduard Steiner
  • Patent number: 7287443
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a drive train having a drive unit, a gearbox having a first gearbox input shaft and a second gearbox input shaft, and a clutch having a first clutch device which is associated with the first gearbox input shaft, and a second clutch device which is associated with the second gearbox input shaft, for transferring torque between the drive unit and the gearbox. The first and second clutch devices are plate clutches to which an operating fluid, such as a cooling oil, is supplied to operate the same. The gearbox is associated with an actuator device and a control device for controlling the actuator device, the arrangement of which enables the gears associated with the first and second gearbox input shafts to be engaged and disengaged. The control device is designed such that at least one gear is automatically engaged by the actuator device, as a result of the clutch release of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-Jürgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, Jörg Sudau, Thomas John, Thomas Strasser
  • Patent number: 7207922
    Abstract: A power train for a motor vehicle is configured with a control unit operable to increase or decrease the flow of operating fluid as a function of the instantaneous demand for the supply of the operating fluid to at least one of multiple clutch arrangements in such a way that the control unit decreases or interrupts the flow of operating fluid when the supply demand is low and increases the flow of operating fluid unit when the supply demand is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-Jürgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, Jörg Sudau, Thomas John, Thomas Strasser
  • Patent number: 7107870
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a drive train having a drive unit, a gearbox having a first gearbox input shaft and a second gearbox input shaft, and a clutch having a first clutch device which is associated with the first gearbox input shaft, and a second clutch device which is associated with the second gearbox input shaft, for transferring torque between the drive unit and the gearbox. The first and second clutch devices are plate clutches to which an operating fluid, such as a cooling oil, is supplied to operate the same. The gearbox is associated with an actuator device and a control device for controlling the actuator device, the arrangement of which enables the gears associated with the first and second gearbox input shafts to be engaged and disengaged. The control device is designed such that at least one gear is automatically engaged by the actuator device, as a result of the clutch release of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Sachs AG
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-Jürgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, Jörg Sudau, Thomas John, Thomas Strasser
  • Publication number: 20060037422
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a drive train having a drive unit, a gearbox having a first gearbox input shaft and a second gearbox input shaft, and a clutch having a first clutch device which is associated with the first gearbox input shaft, and a second clutch device which is associated with the second gearbox input shaft, for transferring torque between the drive unit and the gearbox. The first and second clutch devices are plate clutches to which an operating fluid, such as a cooling oil, is supplied to operate the same. The gearbox is associated with an actuator device and a control device for controlling the actuator device, the arrangement of which enables the gears associated with the first and second gearbox input shafts to be engaged and disengaged. The control device is designed such that at least one gear is automatically engaged by the actuator device, as a result of the clutch release of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-Jurgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, Jorg Sudau, Thomas John, Thomas Strasser
  • Publication number: 20050288149
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a drive train having a drive unit, a gearbox having a first gearbox input shaft and a second gearbox input shaft, and a clutch having a first clutch device which is associated with the first gearbox input shaft, and a second clutch device which is associated with the second gearbox input shaft, for transferring torque between the drive unit and the gearbox. The first and second clutch devices are plate clutches to which an operating fluid, such as a cooling oil, is supplied to operate the same. The gearbox is associated with an actuator device and a control device for controlling the actuator device, the arrangement of which enables the gears associated with the first and second gearbox input shafts to be engaged and disengaged. The control device is designed such that at least one gear is automatically engaged by the actuator device, as a result of the clutch release of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-jurgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, Jorg Sudau, Thomas John, Thomas Strasser
  • Publication number: 20050261108
    Abstract: A power train for a motor vehicle is configured with a control unit operable to increase or decrease the flow of operating fluid as a function of the instantaneous demand for the supply of the operating fluid to at least one of multiple clutch arrangements in such a way that the control unit decreases or interrupts the flow of operating fluid when the supply demand is low and increases the flow of operating fluid unit when the supply demand is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-Jurgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, Jorg Sudau, Thomas John, Thomas Strasser
  • Patent number: 6951526
    Abstract: A power train for a motor vehicle includes a drive unit, a gearbox having first and second input shafts, and a clutch having first and second multi-disk clutch arrangements assigned to respective input shafts for transferring torque between the drive unit and the gearbox. An operating fluid, especially a cooling oil, is supplied to the clutch arrangements for operation under action of the fluid. An actuator arrangement is assigned to the gearbox for engaging and disengaging gears assigned to the first and second input shafts, and a control unit controls the actuator arrangement so that at least one gear is automatically engaged when the clutch is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: ZF Sachs AG
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-Jürgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, Jörg Sudau, John Thomas, Thomas Strasser
  • Publication number: 20040178041
    Abstract: The invention concerns a drive train for a motor vehicle, which includes a coupling device (202) between a drive unit (232) and a transmission for moment transfer between the drive unit and the transmission, whereby the coupling device shows at least one coupling arrangement (204, 206) that can be activated by means of a pressure medium, for operation under the influence of an operating medium, and the transmission can be activated through the use of a pressure medium by means of a dedicated actuator (234), whereby, on the basis of a shared pump arrangement (209) that is or can be driven by the drive unit, i) the pressure medium can be provided for activation of the coupling arrangement, and ii) the operating medium can be conducted to the coupling device for the purpose of operating under the influence of the operating medium, and iii) the pressure medium can be provided for activation of the transmission, and whereby the pump arrangement includes at least one pump (209), which can be controlled or adjusted
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Dieter Kraxner, Thomas Busold, Wolfgang Grosspietsch, Eduard Steiner
  • Publication number: 20040112171
    Abstract: The invention relates to measures for controlling or reducing drag torque occurring in a multi-plate clutch device (202) due to temperature-related increased viscosity of an operating fluid which is supplied to the plates in operation. The aim of the invention is to enable a motor vehicle to be started or operated even at low temperatures. According to one aspect of the invention, a motor vehicle comprising a drive train is especially provided. Said drive train comprises a drive unit (238), gearbox (330) having a first gearbox input shaft and a second gearbox input shaft, and a clutch (202) having a first clutch device which is associated with the first gearbox input shaft, and a second clutch device which is associated with the second gearbox input shaft, for transferring torque between the drive unit and the gearbox. Said clutch devices are embodied in the form of plate clutches to which an operating fluid can be supplied, especially a cooling oil in order to operate the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Jochen Kuhstrebe, Olaf Moseler, Axel Rohm, Eduard Steiner, Rainer Reuthal, Hans-J?uuml;rgen Schneider, Wolfgang Kundermann, J?ouml;rg Sudau, John Thomas, Thomas Sulzheim
  • Patent number: D268744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1983
    Assignee: Venture Production Corporation
    Inventors: Julian Gibsone, Michael Brown, Eduard Steiner, Nicholas Maley