Patents by Inventor Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH

Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH 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: 20250033463
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a transmission system. In one example, a multi-speed transmission includes an input section comprising a plurality of input speed reduction gearsets, an intermediate section comprising a plurality of clutches and gears configured to generate different speeds, and an output section comprising a high clutch and a low clutch, wherein each of the sections is arranged in the transmission housing, wherein a layout of the sections is arranged in a short drop layout with a first distance between an input shaft of the input section and an output shaft of the output section or in a long drop layout with a second distance between the input shaft and the output shaft, wherein the second distance is greater than the first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Kurt CATTOOR, Filip D. SCHACHT, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH
  • Patent number: 12208680
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a power take-off (PTO) assembly. The PTO assembly, in one example, couples to a shaft and is driven by rotation of the shaft. The PTO assembly includes a disconnect clutch that selectively couples a bi-directional pump to the shaft. The disconnect clutch is passively actuated based on hydraulic system pressure to disengage the disconnect clutch when a prime mover is in operation and engage the disconnect clutch when the prime mover is shut down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: DANA BELGIUM N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Cattoor, Filip D. Schacht, Jan Markey, Filip Van Raepenbusch, Jan A. Bedert
  • Patent number: 12208675
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit are provided. A transmission system, in one example, includes a higher-lower range clutch assembly positioned downstream of a multi-speed clutch assembly and designed to shift the transmission system between a higher range operating mode and a lower range operating mode. The higher-lower range clutch assembly includes a lower range clutch and a higher range clutch each positioned on one of a first layshaft and an output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: DANA BELGIUM N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Cattoor, Filip D. Schacht, Filip Van Raepenbusch
  • Publication number: 20240426367
    Abstract: Systems and a method are provided for a transmission system. In one example, a multi-speed transmission includes an input shaft driven by two parallel electric motors, the input shaft comprising a first gear and a second gear, a first clutch shaft comprising a first clutch engaged with the first gear, a second clutch shaft comprising a second clutch engaged with the second gear, a fourth clutch shaft comprising a fourth clutch engaged with the second clutch, the fourth clutch shaft further comprising a fourth clutch shaft first gear engaged with a first clutch shaft gear arranged on the first clutch shaft, and a third clutch arranged on the input shaft, the third clutch engaged with a second clutch shaft gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kurt CATTOOR, Filip D. SCHACHT, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH
  • Publication number: 20240418242
    Abstract: Systems and a method are provided for a transmission system. In one example, a multi-speed transmission includes an input shaft comprising an input gear driven by two electric motors, a first gear meshing with a first clutch and a second clutch, and a second gear meshing with a third clutch and a fourth clutch, an idler shaft comprising an idler gear and an idler shaft gear, a first countershaft that is selectively engaged to the first clutch or to the third clutch and is meshed with the idler gear via a third gear, a second countershaft that is selectively engaged to the second clutch or to the fourth clutch and is meshed with the idler gear via a fourth gear; and an output gear meshed with the idler shaft gear and configured to rotate an output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Filip D. SCHACHT, Kurt CATTOOR, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH
  • Patent number: 12169019
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an assembly comprising a first motor positioned on a first shaft, a second motor positioned on a second shaft, a first wet clutch selectively coupled to the first shaft, a second wet clutch selectively coupled to a drive axle, a third wet clutch selectively coupled to the first shaft, and a brake clutch fixed to a housing of the assembly. The assembly comprises a planetary gearset positioned on the second shaft having gears selectively coupled to the third wet clutch, the first wet clutch or to the brake clutch. The assembly comprises a first one-way clutch and a second one-way clutch opposing the first one-way clutch, the first one-way clutch and the second one-way clutch selectively coupled to the first shaft, where the first one-way clutch and the second one-way clutch are directly connected to two gear trains to drive a PTO shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: DANA LIMITED
    Inventors: Weiguo Zhao, Filip Van Raepenbusch, Filip D. Schacht, Quan Liu
  • Patent number: 12158204
    Abstract: An assembly comprising: a first electric motor coupled to an input shaft of a transmission via a first clutch; a second electric motor directly coupled to the input shaft of the transmission; a power take-off unit coupled to the first clutch; a first housing comprising the transmission; and a second housing comprising the power take-off unit and an power take-off assembly the power take-off unit is coupled to, where the second housing is fastened to the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: DANA BELGIUM N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Cattoor, Filip Van Raepenbusch, Filip D. Schacht
  • Publication number: 20240392876
    Abstract: An assembly comprising: a first electric motor coupled to an input shaft of a transmission via a first clutch; a second electric motor directly coupled to the input shaft of the transmission; a power take-off unit coupled to the first clutch; a first housing comprising the transmission; and a second housing comprising the power take-off unit and an power take-off assembly the power take-off unit is coupled to, where the second housing is fastened to the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kurt CATTOOR, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Filip D. SCHACHT
  • Patent number: 12145438
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an assembly comprising a first motor positioned on a first shaft, a second motor positioned on a second shaft, a first wet clutch selectively coupled to the first shaft, a second wet clutch selectively coupled to an output shaft, a third wet clutch meshed with the output shaft, a brake clutch fixed to a housing of the assembly, a planetary gearset comprising a sun gear positioned on the second shaft, a planet carrier meshed with the second wet clutch and selectively coupled to the third wet clutch, and a ring gear selectively coupled with the brake clutch and meshed with the first wet clutch, and a first one-way clutch and a second one-way clutch opposing the first one-way clutch, the first one-way clutch and the second one-way clutch selectively coupled to the first shaft and mesh with a geartrain to drive an auxiliary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: DANA LIMITED
    Inventors: Weiguo Zhao, Filip Van Raepenbusch, Filip D. Schacht, Quan Liu
  • Publication number: 20240369111
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a clutch assembly. The clutch assembly includes a first clutch pack coupled to a component via a rotational connection component and a second clutch pack coupled to a drum via the rotational connection component. The clutch assembly further includes an actuation piston configured to actuate the first clutch pack and the second clutch pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Kurt CATTOOR
  • Patent number: 12071004
    Abstract: The present document relates to a transmission assembly with multiple gear ratios, comprising: a range gearbox having at least two selectable range gear ratios and comprising a first shaft, a low/high speed mode selection unit for selecting a low-speed mode or a high-speed mode and comprising a third shaft and a first output shaft, wherein the range gearbox and the low/high speed mode selection unit being sequentially disposed in a downstream direction of a transmission power flow, and wherein the first shaft, the third shaft and the first output shaft are offset from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: DANA BELGIUM N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Cattoor, Filip Schacht, Filip Van Raepenbusch
  • Publication number: 20240271699
    Abstract: An electrified drivetrain may include a motor, a speed reduction gearbox driven by the motor, and a parking brake coupled to a low-speed portion of the speed reduction gearbox through a shaft that is parallel to a rotor of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Yang LIU, Chun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240239179
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a mechanical system for a transmission. In one example, the mechanical system in a transmission of a vehicle, comprising: a first one-way clutch included in a first gear combination that is rotationally coupled to an output shaft and to a pump shaft; and a second one-way clutch included in a second gear combination that is arranged parallel to the first gear combination, the second gear combination also rotationally coupled to the output shaft and to the pump shaft; wherein the first and the second gear combinations have an unequal number of gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Kurt CATTOOR
  • Publication number: 20240209878
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a power take-off (PTO) assembly. The PTO assembly, in one example, couples to a shaft and is driven by rotation of the shaft. The PTO assembly includes a disconnect clutch that selectively couples a bi-directional pump to the shaft. The disconnect clutch is passively actuated based on hydraulic system pressure to disengage the disconnect clutch when a prime mover is in operation and engage the disconnect clutch when the prime mover is shut down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Kurt CATTOOR, Filip D. SCHACHT, Jan MARKEY, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Jan A. BEDERT
  • Patent number: 12007004
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit are provided. A transmission system in an electric drive unit, in one example includes an input shaft rotationally coupled to each of a first electric machine and a second electric machine and a first clutch arranged coaxial to a first countershaft, where a first gear is fixedly coupled the first clutch and meshes with a second gear that is fixedly coupled to the input shaft. The transmission system further includes a second clutch arranged coaxial to a second countershaft and spaced away from the first countershaft and a third gear that is fixedly coupled to the second clutch and meshes with the first gear, where the first clutch and the second clutch are configured to shift the transmission system between multiple gear ratios and deliver mechanical power to an output shaft that is spaced away from the second countershaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: DANA BELGIUM N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Cattoor, Filip Van Raepenbusch, Filip D. Schacht, Joachim Van Dingenen, Bert Hannon
  • Patent number: 12005770
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a multi-speed electric axle. The multi-speed electric axle includes an electric motor that is rotationally coupled to an input shaft. The multi-speed electric axle also includes a planetary gearset connected to the input shaft via an input gear reduction, a lower-speed clutch that selectively grounds a ring gear in the planetary gearset to a housing, and a higher-speed clutch that selectively connects a sun gear to a carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: DANA BELGIUM N.V.
    Inventors: Kurt Cattoor, Filip D. Schacht, Filip Van Raepenbusch
  • Patent number: 11945293
    Abstract: Methods and sysemteds for a driveline, comprising: a transmission having an input and an output, a power take-off (PTO), a first electric motor drivingly engaged or selectively drivingly engaged with the input of the transmission, a second electric motor, a first clutching device, and a second clutching device, wherein the second electric motor is selectively drivingly engaged with the input of the transmission through the first clutching device, and wherein the second electric motor is selectively drivingly engaged with the PTO through the second clutching device. The present document further relates to a vehicle including said dual motor electric driveline, and to a method of controlling said dual motor electric driveline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Serrao, Filip Van Raepenbusch
  • Publication number: 20240093762
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a multi-ratio gear box and a countershaft power-shift transmission are provided. The system contains one or more electric motors coupled to a transmission housing in such that the electric motor does not exceed the highest point of the transmission. A first shaft may be coupled to one or more input speed reduction gear sets. A second shaft may be coupled to a multi-range clutch allowing two speeds. A third shaft may be coupled to a low-speed clutch and a fourth shaft may be coupled to a high-speed clutch, together doubling the number of speeds. The high and low speed clutches provide a large gear spread that allow the twin range clutches to have a reduced gear spread, overall reducing the required size of the transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kurt CATTOOR, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH, Filip D. SCHACHT
  • Publication number: 20240059131
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a multi-speed electric axle. The multi-speed electric axle includes an electric motor that is rotationally coupled to an input shaft. The multi-speed electric axle also includes a planetary gearset connected to the input shaft via an input gear reduction, a lower-speed clutch that selectively grounds a ring gear in the planetary gearset to a housing, and a higher-speed clutch that selectively connects a sun gear to a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Kurt CATTOOR, Filip D. SCHACHT, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH
  • Publication number: 20240042847
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit are provided. A transmission system, in one example, includes a higher-lower range clutch assembly positioned downstream of a multi-speed clutch assembly and designed to shift the transmission system between a higher range operating mode and a lower range operating mode. The higher-lower range clutch assembly includes a lower range clutch and a higher range clutch each positioned on one of a first layshaft and an output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kurt CATTOOR, Filip D. SCHACHT, Filip VAN RAEPENBUSCH