Patents by Inventor Gert Hanker
Gert Hanker 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: 11273802Abstract: A parking lock in a vehicle transmission includes a locking mechanism for locking and releasing a parking interlock gear (1) and an actuating unit. The actuating unit is coupled via a coupling mechanism to the locking mechanism in order to actuate the locking mechanism between an interlock position and a release position of the parking interlock gear (1). The parking lock is arranged on an intermediate plate (2) in a housing of the vehicle transmission.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Gert Hanker, Christian Michel
-
Publication number: 20200023818Abstract: A parking lock in a vehicle transmission includes a locking mechanism for locking and releasing a parking interlock gear (1) and an actuating unit. The actuating unit is coupled via a coupling mechanism to the locking mechanism in order to actuate the locking mechanism between an interlock position and a release position of the parking interlock gear (1). The parking lock is arranged on an intermediate plate (2) in a housing of the vehicle transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Gert Hanker, Christian Michel
-
Patent number: 9327691Abstract: A transmission parking lock has an actuating rod that is essentially translationally displaceable, which bears an actuating element, and with a locking lever that is essentially rotationally displaceable, bears a locking element For inserting the transmission parking lock through the displacement of the actuating rod, the locking lever is pivotable from a resting position of the same into a locked position in such a manner that the locking element engages in a recess of a gear wheel (8) allocated to a gear shaft, and with a device that withdraws the actuating element of the actuating rod in the resting position of the same from the locking lever.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann, Gert Hanker, Stefan Csajagi, Gerhard Spindler, Berthold Schraff
-
Patent number: 8985295Abstract: A parking interlock arrangement for an automatic transmission of a vehicle which comprises a parking interlock gear (1) operatively connected to an output shaft and which can be locked by way of a locking pawl (2) in a shift position (P) of a notched disk (4). The notched disk (4) is connected, in a rotationally fixed manner, to a selector shaft (5). The locking pawl (2) can be actuated by way of a connecting rod (3), and the connecting rod (3) is operatively connected to the notched disk (4) by way of a coupling device in order to limit the selecting torque to be applied to the selector shaft (5).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Heinz Reichert, Gert Hanker, Ulrike Ziereisen, Bernd Austermann
-
Publication number: 20140251750Abstract: A transmission parking lock has an actuating rod that is essentially translationally displaceable, which bears an actuating element, and with a locking lever that is essentially rotationally displaceable, bears a locking element For inserting the transmission parking lock through the displacement of the actuating rod, the locking lever is pivotable from a resting position of the same into a locked position in such a manner that the locking element engages in a recess of a gear wheel (8) allocated to a gear shaft, and with a device that withdraws the actuating element of the actuating rod in the resting position of the same from the locking lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann, Gert Hanker, Stefan Csajagi, Gerhard Spindler, Berthold Schraff
-
Patent number: 8480525Abstract: A hybrid vehicle transmission (3) which comprises a transmission input shaft (9), which can be connected to a drive motor by a shift element (12), and an electric machine (7) which can be operatively connected to the transmission input shaft in order to transmit torque. An additional shift element (8) is provided by which the electric machine (7) can be operatively connected to the transmission input shaft and can be disconnected from the transmission input shaft (9).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Heinz Reichert, Gert Hanker, Martin Vogel, Dietmar Illerhaus
-
Publication number: 20120279823Abstract: A parking interlock arrangement for an automatic transmission of a vehicle which comprises a parking interlock gear (1) operatively connected to an output shaft and which can be locked by way of a locking pawl (2) in a shift position (P) of a notched disk (4). The notched disk (4) is connected, in a rotationally fixed manner, to a selector shaft (5). The locking pawl (2) can be actuated by way of a connecting rod (3), and the connecting rod (3) is operatively connected to the notched disk (4) by way of a coupling device in order to limit the selecting torque to be applied to the selector shaft (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Heinz REICHERT, Gert HANKER, Ulrike ZIEREISEN, Bernd AUSTERMANN
-
Publication number: 20120220403Abstract: A hybrid vehicle transmission (3) which comprises a transmission input shaft (9), which can be connected to a drive motor by a shift element (12), and an electric machine (7) which can be operatively connected to the transmission input shaft in order to transmit torque. An additional shift element (8) is provided by which the electric machine (7) can be operatively connected to the transmission input shaft and can be disconnected from the transmission input shaft (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Heinz Reichert, Gert Hanker, Martin Vogel, Dietmar Illerhaus
-
Publication number: 20100137096Abstract: The invention relates to a component (4) having inner teeth (4a) and outer teeth wherein the component (4) is configured at least partially as a hollow cylindrical base body (4b) on which the inner teeth and outer teeth are disposed. It is recommended that one of the two sets of teeth, particularly the inner teeth (4a), be configured as one piece with the base body (4b) and the other set of teeth, particularly the outer teeth, be configured as an added part (6), which can be joined to the base body (4b).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Dietmar Illerhaus, Alfred Skrabs, Gert Hanker
-
Publication number: 20090312138Abstract: A transmission with a housing, a drive input shaft, a drive output shaft and at least two planetary gear sets for transmitting rotation from the drive input shaft to the drive output shaft. The planetary gear sets each include a sun gear, a ring gear and a planetary gear carrier. At least two clutches enable connecting the drive input shaft to one of the elements of the planetary gear sets, while the ring gears can be connected to the housing with the help of further clutch devices. The bearings of the transmission are arranged in the axial direction one behind another in such manner that axial forces acting on the elements of the planetary gear stages can be transmitted, via the bearings, to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Dietmar Illerhaus, Klaus Muller, Gert Hanker, Michael Obergasser