Patents by Inventor Friedrich WOLF-MONHEIM
Friedrich WOLF-MONHEIM 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).
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Patent number: 10981424Abstract: There is provided a control arm comprising a shell-like shell of a first material and a reinforcement of a plastic material, wherein the reinforcement has a flex-element which protrudes therefrom and which can be supported or guided by means of a vehicle structure in order in the event of jounce and/or rebound of the suspension to produce a resilient action equivalent to a conventional spring.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Mainz, Friedrich Wolf-Monheim, Rainer Souschek
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Patent number: 10807462Abstract: An axle assembly includes a first wheel connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a first wheel shaft with a wheel hub motor and a second wheel connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a second wheel shaft. The second wheel is coupled by a mechanical transmission mechanism in a driving manner to the wheel hub motor. The transmission mechanism has a transmission shaft unit which extends generally parallel to, but non-coaxially with the wheel shafts such that the transmission shaft unit is offset in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the wheel shafts and is coupled via coupling units in a force-transmitting manner on one hand to the wheel hub motor and on the other hand to the second wheel to provide drive force to both wheels from a single wheel hub motor at least partially containing within one of the wheel hubs.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Friedrich Wolf-Monheim
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Patent number: 10744835Abstract: A suspension for a wheeled vehicle includes a leaf spring extending longitudinally relative to the vehicle and having first and second lugs protruding downward therefrom. The lugs are spaced from one another a length of the leaf spring to define a pocket therebetween. An axle passes perpendicularly beneath the leaf spring such that a portion of the axle is disposed in the pocket and is clamped between the lugs. The lugs may be fabricated integrally with the leaf spring.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ralf Hintzen, Paul Zandbergen, Thomas Gerhards, Rainer Souschek, Daniel Mainz, Friedrich Wolf-Monheim, Alberto Girelli Consolaro
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Patent number: 10717334Abstract: A wheel carrier for a vehicle suspension, intended for the rotatable mounting of a wheel, having a wheel carrier body made of metal is adapted to provide a stable, weight-optimized wheel suspension. The wheel carrier includes a wheel-attachment section and an extension projecting upwardly therefrom with means at its upper end for attaching an inboard-projecting control arm. A portion of the extension is offset inboard relative to the upper end and includes a hybrid section in which the wheel carrier body is reinforced in sections by a reinforcing element made of a fiber composite material.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Friedrich Wolf-Monheim
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Publication number: 20200001700Abstract: An axle assembly includes a first wheel connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a first wheel shaft with a wheel hub motor and a second wheel connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a second wheel shaft. The second wheel is coupled by a mechanical transmission mechanism in a driving manner to the wheel hub motor. The transmission mechanism has a transmission shaft unit which extends generally parallel to, but non-coaxially with the wheel shafts such that the transmission shaft unit is offset in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the wheel shafts and is coupled via coupling units in a force-transmitting manner on one hand to the wheel hub motor and on the other hand to the second wheel to provide drive force to both wheels from a single wheel hub motor at least partially containing within one of the wheel hubs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Friedrich WOLF-MONHEIM
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Publication number: 20190118601Abstract: A suspension for a wheeled vehicle includes a leaf spring extending longitudinally relative to the vehicle and having first and second lugs protruding downward therefrom. The lugs are spaced from one another a length of the leaf spring to define a pocket therebetween. An axle passes perpendicularly beneath the leaf spring such that a portion of the axle is disposed in the pocket and is clamped between the lugs. The lugs may be fabricated integrally with the leaf spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ralf HINTZEN, Paul ZANDBERGEN, Thomas GERHARDS, Rainer SOUSCHEK, Daniel MAINZ, Friedrich WOLF-MONHEIM, Alberto GIRELLI CONSOLARO
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Publication number: 20190030972Abstract: There is provided a control arm comprising a shell-like shell of a first material and a reinforcement of a plastic material, wherein the reinforcement has a flex-element which protrudes therefrom and which can be supported or guided by means of a vehicle structure in order in the event of jounce and/or rebound of the suspension to produce a resilient action equivalent to a conventional spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Daniel MAINZ, Friedrich WOLF-MONHEIM, Rainer SOUSCHEK
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Publication number: 20180361810Abstract: A wheel carrier for a vehicle suspension, intended for the rotatable mounting of a wheel, having a wheel carrier body made of metal is adapted to provide a stable, weight-optimized wheel suspension. The wheel carrier includes a wheel-attachment section and an extension projecting upwardly therefrom with means at its upper end for attaching an inboard-projecting control arm. A portion of the extension is offset inboard relative to the upper end and includes a hybrid section in which the wheel carrier body is reinforced in sections by a reinforcing element made of a fiber composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Friedrich WOLF-MONHEIM