Patents by Inventor Ewgeni Bayer

Ewgeni Bayer 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: 11644090
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a converter torus formed by a pump wheel (3) and a turbine wheel (4) and a guide wheel (5). The guide wheel (5) is supported rotatably by a first axial bearing (51) and a second axial bearing (52). A sealing device (11), with a sealing gap, is provided in the area of the first axial bearing (51), which impedes a through-flow of the working fluid of the torque converter (1) through the first axial bearing (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ewgeni Bayer, Peter Brielmaier
  • Patent number: 11585418
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a lock-up clutch (6) in the form of a disk clutch in a clutch space (9) and with a piston (7) for actuating the lock-up clutch (6). The lock-up clutch (6) has an end disk (63) and a first disk carrier (61), on which the end disk (63) is radially and axially supported. The end disk (63) is arranged on the side of the lock-up clutch (6) remote from the piston (7). The lock-up clutch (6) has a second disk carrier (62). A sealing element (64) is provided, on the second disk carrier (62), a sealing gap (12) is formed between the end disk (63) and the sealing element (64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Ewgeni Bayer, Ralf Beck
  • Patent number: 11519486
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a lock-up clutch (6) in a clutch space, (9) and with a piston (7) for activating of the lock-up clutch (6). The piston (7) separates the clutch space (9) from a piston chamber (10). The piston (7), via the application of pressure, can be moved, from a starting position in which the lock-up clutch (6) is disengaged, in the engaging direction of the lock-up clutch (6). The piston (7) has at least a closable opening (11) through which hydraulic fluid can flow from the piston chamber (10) into the clutch space (9). The opening (11) is open if either the piston (7) is away from the starting position and/or if a fluid pressure in the piston chamber (10), compared to the clutch space (9), is elevated. The closing element (12, 13) is tongue-shaped element which serves closing and opening of the opening (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Horst Leichsenring, Ewgeni Bayer
  • Patent number: 11473660
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a pump wheel (3) and with a turbine wheel (4), and with a torsion damper (8) and with an intermediate space (12) located between the turbine wheel (4) and the torsion damper (8), and with a torus formed by the pump wheel (3) and the turbine wheel (4) for hydraulic fluid. A flow-guiding wall (14) is provided, which deflects a radially outward flow of hydraulic fluid coming from the torus, back radially inward to the intermediate space (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ewgeni Bayer, Ralf Beck, Peter Brielmaier
  • Publication number: 20220186817
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a converter torus formed by a pump wheel (3) and a turbine wheel (4) and a guide wheel (5). The guide wheel (5) is supported rotatably by a first axial bearing (51) and a second axial bearing (52). A sealing device (11), with a sealing gap, is provided in the area of the first axial bearing (51), which impedes a through-flow of the working fluid of the torque converter (1) through the first axial bearing (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Ewgeni BAYER, Peter BRIELMAIER
  • Publication number: 20220170540
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a lock-up clutch (6) in the form of a disk clutch in a clutch space (9) and with a piston (7) for actuating the lock-up clutch (6). The lock-up clutch (6) has an end disk (63) and a first disk carrier (61), on which the end disk (63) is radially and axially supported. The end disk (63) is arranged on the side of the lock-up clutch (6) remote from the piston (7). The lock-up clutch (6) has a second disk carrier (62). A sealing element (64) is provided, on the second disk carrier (62), a sealing gap (12) is formed between the end disk (63) and the sealing element (64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Ewgeni BAYER, Ralf BECK
  • Publication number: 20220107012
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a lock-up clutch (6) in a clutch space, (9) and with a piston (7) for activating of the lock-up clutch (6). The piston (7) separates the clutch space (9) from a piston chamber (10). The piston (7), via the application of pressure, can be moved, from a starting position in which the lock-up clutch (6) is disengaged, in the engaging direction of the lock-up clutch (6). The piston (7) has at least a closable opening (11) through which hydraulic fluid can flow from the piston chamber (10) into the clutch space (9). The opening (11) is open if either the piston (7) is away from the starting position and/or if a fluid pressure in the piston chamber (10), compared to the clutch space (9), is elevated. The closing element (12, 13) is tongue-shaped element which serves closing and opening of the opening (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Horst LEICHSENRING, Ewgeni BAYER
  • Publication number: 20220003301
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a pump wheel (3) and with a turbine wheel (4), and with a torsion damper (8) and with an intermediate space (12) located between the turbine wheel (4) and the torsion damper (8), and with a torus formed by the pump wheel (3) and the turbine wheel (4) for hydraulic fluid. A flow-guiding wall (14) is provided, which deflects a radially outward flow of hydraulic fluid coming from the torus, back radially inward to the intermediate space (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ewgeni BAYER, Ralf BECK, Peter BRIELMAIER
  • Publication number: 20220003300
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a bridging clutch (6) and with a torsion damper (8), and with a piston (7) and with an intermediate space (9) between the piston (7) and the torsion damper (8). The piston (7) serves to actuate the bridging clutch (6). The torsion damper has a torsion damper wall (85) via which hydraulic fluid, flowing into the intermediate space (9), is guided toward the bridging clutch (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ewgeni BAYER, Ralf BECK, Peter BRIELMAIER
  • Publication number: 20120024095
    Abstract: A manual transmission having an input shaft whose rotation is transmitted to an output shaft by a selected set of gearwheel pairs, which include gearwheels that are positioned on common axes at an angle to one another. The gearwheel pairs each comprise at least one cone-shaped gearwheel. Rotational direction reversal of the output shaft can be produced, upon actuation of a clutch, by an intermediate wheel which is positioned to one side of the arrangement axes and which engages a mating gear located on the driving side and one located on the driven side. At least one of the mating gears is conical and the intermediate wheel is cylindrical and arranged relative to the mating gears such that a rotational axis of the intermediate wheel is parallel to the lines of contact with the mating gears. The rotational axes of the intermediate wheel and each mating gear intersecting at a common point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Martin Lamke, Hermann Lanz, Michael Ludescher, Jorg Borner, Ewgeni Bayer