Patents by Inventor Franz Reitinger

Franz Reitinger 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: 20230398862
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically driveable drive axle (19) for an all-terrain utility vehicle, comprising a first drivetrain (20) with a first electric motor (21), with a first transmission (22) and with a first drive output (23), and comprising a second drivetrain (30) with a second electric motor (31), with a second transmission (32) and with a second output (33), wherein the first drivetrain (20) and the second drivetrain (30) are arranged in a common housing (40) and/or on the common housing (40), and wherein the first drivetrain (20) forms a first torque path and the second drivetrain (30) forms a second torque path. The drive axle (10) according to the invention is characterized in that the first torque path and the second torque path are mechanically separate from one another. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Maximilian Winkler, Alexander Mühlbauer, Florian Felbinger, Willi Rometsch, Franz Reitinger, Johannes Auburger, Ulrich Solka, Hendrik Frisch
  • Publication number: 20230382219
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrically operable drive train (10), having a first transfer case (11), a first electric motor (12), and a first axle (13, 13?) as well as a second transfer case (14), a second electric motor (15, 15), and a second axle (16, 16?). The first transfer case (11) has a first input (17), a first axle output (18), and a first coupling output (19). The second transfer case (14) has a second input (20), a second axle output (21), and a second coupling output (22). The first coupling output (19) can be coupled with the second coupling output (22) by way of a coupling shaft (23). The drive train (10) according to the invention is distinguished in that the first transfer case (11) further has a first power take-off (24). The invention relates further to a corresponding vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Pfeffer, Franz Reitinger, Alexander Mühlbauer, Tobias Brilka
  • Publication number: 20230373245
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically drivable steering axle (10) having an axle housing (11), an electric motor (12), a transmission (13), a differential (14) with a first output shaft (18) and a second output shaft (18?), a first wheel head (15), a second wheel head (16) and a steering linkage (17, 17?, 17?). The electric motor (12) is drive-connected to the first wheel head (15) and to the second wheel head (16) via the transmission (13) and the differential (14). The steering axle (10) according to the invention is distinguished by the fact that the electric motor (12), the transmission (13), and the differential (14) are arranged coaxially with the first output shaft (18) and the second output shaft (18?). The invention additionally relates to a corresponding vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas PFEFFER, Franz REITINGER, Alexander MÜHLBAUER, Tobias BRILKA
  • Publication number: 20230101199
    Abstract: A drive device (7) for a motor vehicle drive train of an electric vehicle has a plurality of electric machines (12, 13, 14) and a transmission, where different transmission ratios between an input shaft and an output side can be selected. In this case, a first electric machine (13) is connected to the input shaft of the transmission or can be connected thereto, and the output side of the transmission is coupled to at least one output drive (9, 10), which is used in the motor vehicle drive train to connect a respective drive axle of the electric vehicle. In order to achieve the highest possible driving comfort by means of this drive device (7), a second electric machine (14) is also permanently connected to the output side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Tobias Brilka, Franz Reitinger, Andreas Pfeffer, Alexander Mühlbauer
  • Publication number: 20230060296
    Abstract: A drive unit for an electric vehicle has at least one electric machine, a multi-speed transmission, and a distributor device. The rotor of each electric machine is connected to an associated input shaft of the multi-speed transmission. The multi-speed transmission is connected on the output side to the distributor device with different transmission ratios being selectable in the multi-speed transmission. In addition, a drive power introduced into the distributor device can be distributed to at least two outputs of the distributor device. In order to provide a compact drive unit for an electric vehicle with permanent all-wheel drive or selectable all-wheel drive, the distributor device can be used to provide a longitudinal distribution of the introduced drive power in that the outputs of the distributor device are each provided for coupling to a respective drive axle of the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Pfeffer, Alexander Mühlbauer, Franz Reitinger, Tobias Brilka
  • Patent number: 11408497
    Abstract: A shift module (1) for a differential lock (7), a shift gearbox or an axle connection. The shift module has a shift sleeve (2) and a shift piston (4) which is designed as a ring piston (4). The shift module is mounted in one of a respective differential lock, a respective distribution gearbox, and a respective axle connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Pfeffer, Franz Reitinger
  • Publication number: 20190390754
    Abstract: A shift module (1) for a differential lock (7), a shift gearbox or an axle connection. The shift module has a shift sleeve (2) and a shift piston (4) which is designed as a ring piston (4). The shift module is mounted in one of a respective differential lock, a respective distribution gearbox, and a respective axle connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas PFEFFER, Franz REITINGER
  • Patent number: 6045345
    Abstract: An installation for producing a three-dimensional shaped plastic foam part, comprises a plurality of tanks respectively receiving plastic foam granules and a liquid primary material, a device for reducing the plastic foam granules to a predetermined size, conduits connecting the reducing device to respective tanks receiving the plastic foam granules, a weighing tank having an inlet arranged to receive the plastic foam granules from the reducing device and an outlet, a device for mixing the plastic foam granules with the liquid primary material, further conduits connecting the mixing device to respective tanks receiving the liquid primary material and to the outlet of the reducing device, an intermediate storage tank comprising a weighing device and arranged to receive the plastic foam granules mixed with the liquid primary material, a mold having a mold cavity, and a supply line connecting the intermediate storage tank to the mold cavity, the supply line comprising a conveying device having an inlet and a con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: C.A. Greiner & Sohne Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Bernhard Eder, Franz Reitinger, Hans-Michael Sulzbach, Horst Klahre
  • Patent number: 6042764
    Abstract: A method of producing a three-dimensional shaped plastic foam part comprises the steps of mixing plastic foam granules of a predetermined range of sizes and of different hardness in a predetermined mixing ratio to obtain a mixture of the plastic foam granules, mixing the mixture of the plastic foam granules with a liquid primary material until the granules are coated with the liquid primary material and a mixture of coated plastic foam granules is obtained, feeding a preset quantity of the mixture of coated plastic foam granules into a mold cavity of a mold closed on all sides, reducing the volume of the mold cavity at least in partial regions thereof after it has been filled with the mixture of coated plastic foam granules, triggering a reaction of the liquid primary material by applying pressure and heat until a continuous cellular structure of plastic foam has been formed and the plastic foam granules have been interconnected by the cellular structure of plastic foam after the volume of the mold cavity has
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: C.A. Greiner & Sohne Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Bernhard Eder, Franz Reitinger, Hans-Michael Sulzbach, Horst Klahre
  • Patent number: 5885693
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaped part comprises at least one first portion having an equal density throughout the volume thereof and comprising a plastic foam of a primary material having a cellular structure and plastic foam granules interconnected by the cellular structure of the plastic foam, and at least one second portion having an equal density throughout the volume thereof, the second portion being adjacent the first portion and comprising a plastic foam of a primary material having a cellular structure and elastically precompressed plastic foam granules interconnected by the cellular structure of the plastic foam. 70% to 90% of the volume of the shaped part is formed by the plastic foam granules, and the density of the second portion is greater than the density of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: C.A. Greiner & Sohne Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Bernhard Eder, Franz Reitinger, Hans-Michael Sulzbach, Horst Klahre
  • Patent number: 5055339
    Abstract: A shaped element consists of a soft and preferably elastic foamed material, comprising cellular webs which have been deformed remanently at least over areas. The shaped element is formed from a foamed material granulate, a soft foamed material having a grain size of 2 to 20 mms and filler material, for example cork granulate, rubber granulate, chalk, calcium carbonate, hard polyurethane scraps or thermoplastic plastics material scraps, with a grain size of 2 to 20 mms, which are distributed in the soft foamed material by the foaming action. The cellular webs or walls between the individual floccules of the foamed material granulate and/or of the filler material are remanently deformed over the areas concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Schaumstoffwerk Greiner Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Bernhard Eder, Hans Burger, Franz Reitinger
  • Patent number: D724811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: KEBA AG
    Inventor: Franz Reitinger