Patents by Inventor Gerhard Buck

Gerhard Buck 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: 7454991
    Abstract: A shiftable multispeed reverse transmission having one input shaft (1) and a plurality of countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and one output shaft (8). One of gears and/or idle gears being situated upon the countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for non-rotatably connection with the countershafts, via shiftable clutches, for gear and direction change. The reduction ratios being generated by spur pinion stages and at least one shiftable planetary stage (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Wolfgang Rebholz, Siegfried Stützle, Michael Riedhammer, Hugo Burkhart, Michael Herlitzek, Jürgen Legner, Jochen Schneider, Michael Thielmann, Roland Fischer
  • Publication number: 20070084692
    Abstract: A form-locking clutch (2) for an automobile transmission, in particular for a clutch device formed by a form-locking coupling and the disc clutch (2), having a piston (6) connected to a drive or in a torque proof piston manner to a drive, is connectable to an external disc carrier (3) of the disc clutch via the form-locking clutch (2) constructed as a coupling disc, which encompasses a synchronizing ring (1), whereby at least one guide pin (4) connected with the external disc carrier (3) of the disc clutch is provided, which can move along a connecting link (5) provided on the synchronizing disc (1) of the form-locking clutch (2) in such a way that, with a torque proof connection of the external disc carrier (3) to the piston (6) and for the case of a tooth on tooth position of the components, they can rotate so that the coupling disc engages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Roland Fischer, Gerhard Buck, Martin Reck
  • Publication number: 20070068294
    Abstract: A shiftable multispeed reverse transmission having one input shaft (1) and a plurality of countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and one output shaft (8). One of gears and/or idle gears being situated upon the countershafts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) for non-rotatably connection with the countershafts, via shiftable clutches, for gear and direction change. The reduction ratios being generated by spur pinion stages and at least one shiftable planetary stage (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Wolfgang Rebholz, Siegfried Stutzle, Michael Riedhammer, Hugo Burkhart, Michael Herlitzek, Jurgen Legner, Jochen Schneider, Michael Thielmann, Roland Fischer
  • Patent number: 7014028
    Abstract: A drive device comprises a first switchgear (9) and a second switchgear (11) which can be actuated respectively hydraulic pressure in an opening direction and via spring force in a closing direction, and which are provided with a device (26) by which the first switchgear (9) and the second switchgear (11) are to be actuated in the opening direction when the switchgears are actuated in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Helmut Eymüller, Siegfried Stützle
  • Publication number: 20040168874
    Abstract: A drive device comprises a first switchgear (9) and a second switchgear (11) which can be actuated respectively hydraulic pressure in an opening direction and via spring force in a closing direction, and which are provided with a device (26) by which the first switchgear (9) and the second switchgear (11) are to be actuated in the opening direction when the switchgears are actuated in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Gerhard Buck, Helmut Eymuller, Siegfried Stutzle
  • Patent number: 5172611
    Abstract: An engine-rpm-dependent arrest device to prevent non-permitted down shifts in motor vehicle transmissions containing a pilot valve (1) and a control valve (2), both having two shift positions. One shift position of the control valve (2) is engaged by the pressure acting upon a piston surface (36) of the control-valve piston (31) and exceeding a given value of an engine-rpm-dependent low-pressure pump (20). The control valve (2) is exclusively in contact with the pressure medium conveyed by the low-pressure pump (20) and controls the large end surface (40) and the annular surface (41) of a pilot-valve piston (38) designed as stepped piston. If when the high gear is engaged and the engine rpm is above a certain limit value, the gear-shift valve (7) is moved to its position for low gear, then an actuation of the actuation device (15) for the low gear is prevented via the pilot valve (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Helmut Eymuller, Siegfried Stutzle, Jurgen Legner, Gerhard Buck