Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Nett
Hans-Peter Nett 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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Publication number: 20080149408Abstract: A hydraulic arrangement for the activation of two actuators, with a hydraulic pressure supply unit which is assigned jointly to the two actuators. The pressure supply unit is designed to be reversible in its direction of action, so that, depending on the direction of action, in each case only one of the actuators is driven.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Hans-Peter Nett, Harwin Niessen, Jan Potulski
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Publication number: 20080099267Abstract: An all-wheel drivetrain for a motor vehicle, which has at least two driven axles, comprising a characteristic torque converter transmission of longitudinal construction. To the input side of the transmission drive power is fed and the transmission serves for converting a characteristic of a drive engine. The output side of the transmission is connected to a transfer device, by means of which the drive power can be distributed to the two axles. The transmission has an output shaft which is connected to a first drive shaft for the first axle, and a countershaft parallel thereto. The output shaft and the countershaft are connected to one another by means of a first constant transmission ratio. The countershaft is connected by means of a second constant transmission ratio to a second drive shaft for the second axle. The transfer device is arranged coaxially with the second drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KGInventors: Gunter Ruehle, Hans-Peter Nett, Tobias Zacher, Wolfgang Eichhorn
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Publication number: 20080035405Abstract: An axle drive unit for an all-wheel drive train comprises an input element which is connectable to an input shaft, such as a cardan shafts. The input shaft extends in a longitudinal direction. The drive unit comprises a power-split device, of which the input member is connected to the input element and of which the output members are connectable to driveshafts of the axle. The axle is oriented in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. The input member and the output members of the power-split device are mounted rotatably about axes parallel to the longitudinal direction. An angle drive is arranged in each case between the output members of the power-split device and the driveshafts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: GETRAG Driveline Systems GmbHInventors: Bernd Oberhausen, Hans-Peter Nett, Werner Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20080039265Abstract: The invention relates to an asymmetrical, active axle transmission with an epicyclic gear system, which is arranged concentrically to a side shaft (7) and has a planet carrier (17). To achieve an active yaw function, the planet carrier (17) or the central wheel (13) can be braked. Conventional asymmetrical active yaw gears use in this connection two separate brake clutches. This enlarges the construction space and increases the manufacturing costs which the invention avoids in that the planet carrier (17) is part of a first brake coupling (5) and that a second brake clutch (9) for braking the side shaft (7) as well as the first brake clutch (5) use a common abutment lamella (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: GETRAG Driveline Systems GmbHInventors: Hans-Peter Nett, Bernd Oberhausen
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Publication number: 20080029328Abstract: A drivetrain for a motor vehicle, which has a permanently driven rear axle and a front axle which is driven on demand. The drivetrain comprises a drive unit whose output is connected to an input member of a differential of the rear axle and to a clutch arrangement for driving the front axle. The clutch arrangement has a first and a second friction clutch which can be controlled substantially independently of one another. The input members of said friction clutches are connected to the output of the drive unit. The output members of said friction clutches being connected respectively to a left and to a right driveshaft of the front axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Michael Hoeck, Hans-Peter Nett, Michael Auweiler
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Patent number: 7302873Abstract: An angle drive having a housing (11) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) intersects the first axis (A1) at right angles, having an input shaft 16 which is supported in the housing, which carries an input ring gear (19) and is positioned on the first axis (A1), having an output shaft (28) which is supported in the housing, which carries an output gearwheel (27) and is positioned on the second axis (A2), having a counter ring gear 20 which is supported in the housing, which is positioned on the first axis (A1) and which, with reference to the second axis (A2) is arranged and designed symmetrically relative to the input ring gear (19), having at least one intermediate gearwheel which is supported in the housing, which is arranged on an axis (A3, A4) positioned radially relative to the first axis (A1) and in one plane together with the second axis (A2) and which is provided with the same type of toothing as the output gearwheel (27).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: GKN Automotive GmbHInventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Publication number: 20070256515Abstract: A device for use with a vehicle transmission system includes a housing having a clutch provided therein and a first member extending from the housing and configured for coupling to a vehicle differential. The first member includes a generally hollow tube configured to carry a rotatable shaft therein. The device does not include a second member for directly coupling the device to a transmission housing or to the differential.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Bahman Haghshanas, Hans-Peter Nett
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Publication number: 20070193846Abstract: An axial setting device for actuating a multi-plate coupling (2) in the driveline of a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (3), a cylinder unit (15) and a hydraulic system. In the housing (3), two parts (4, 5) are supported so as to be coaxially rotatable relative to one another and can be coupled to one another by a set of coupling plates (10) which are axially arranged between a supporting disc (9) and a pressure disc (11). The cylinder unit (15) comprises a hydraulic chamber (22) and a piston (21) axially displaceably arranged therein for actuating the multi-plate coupling (10) via the pressure disc (11). The hydraulic system for actuating the piston (21) comprises a quantity of oil jointly contained in the housing (3) and in the hydraulic chamber (22), as well as a pump (18) which has a first connection (23) connected to the housing (3) and a second connection (24) connected to the hydraulic chamber (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2004Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Artur Grunwald, Hans-Peter Nett, Theodor Gassmann, Bernhard Terfloth, Josef Bachmann
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Publication number: 20070175721Abstract: A drivetrain for a motor vehicle has a friction clutch for transmitting drive torque for the motor vehicle and has an actuator arrangement for actuating the friction clutch. The actuator arrangement has a first actuator which is designed to close the friction clutch quickly with little force expenditure in order to thus quickly close up the play which is present in the open state of the friction clutch. The actuator arrangement has a second actuator which is designed such that, with a small stroke, it applies a large force for actuating the friction clutch in order to keep the friction clutch closed with little energy expenditure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: Hans-Peter Nett, Werner Hoffmann, Jan Potulski
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Publication number: 20070155571Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle, which has a front axle and a rear axle, of which one is driven constantly and the other is driven as required, with a drive unit which is installed in the motor vehicle transversely at the front and provides drive torque via an output member, the output member being connected to the constantly driven axle, with an angular gear which is arranged in the region of the front axle and is connected to a cardan shaft which serves for transferring drive torque to the rear axle, and with a friction clutch arrangement for cutting in the axle driven as required, wherein the friction clutch arrangement is integrated with the angular gear in the region of the front axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Hans-Peter Nett, Jan Haupt
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Publication number: 20070155577Abstract: A power divider for a motor vehicle with a first and a second driven axle, with an input member which is connectable to the output of a drive unit, with a transverse differential for the first driven axle and an output member which is connectable to the second driven axle, and with a friction clutch which has two friction members, one of the friction members being connected to the output member, the other friction member being connected axially rigidly to an input element of the transverse differential, and the input element of the transverse differential being supported in the axial direction on the output member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Hans-Peter Nett, Michael Hoeck, Jan Haupt
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Patent number: 7010995Abstract: The invention relates to an angle drive having a drive housing (51) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and with a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) is aligned radially relative to the first axis (A1). The drive housing (51) comprises an outer ring (101) which forms two opposed annular flanges positioned perpendicularly relative to the axis (A1), and a hub member (83) which is positioned co-axially relative to the outer ring (101) and which, by means of at least one radial spoke (84), is connected to the outer ring (101). The hub member (83) forms a bearing region for an input shaft (56). The housing (51) forms a sleeve member (55) which is attached to the outside of the outer ring (101). The sleeve member (55) forms a bearing region for an output shaft (68).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: GKN Automotive GmbHInventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Publication number: 20050193851Abstract: An angle drive having a housing (11) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) intersects the first axis (A1) at right angles, having an input shaft 16 which is supported in the housing, which carries an input ring gear (19) and is positioned on the first axis (A1), having an output shaft (28) which is supported in the housing, which carries an output gearwheel (27) and is positioned on the second axis (A2), having a counter ring gear 20 which is supported in the housing, which is positioned on the first axis (A1) and which, with reference to the second axis (A2) is arranged and designed symmetrically relative to the input ring gear (19), having at least one intermediate gearwheel which is supported in the housing, which is arranged on an axis (A3, A4) positioned radially relative to the first axis (A1) and in one plane together with the second axis (A2) and which is provided with the same type of toothing as the output gearwheel (27).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Publication number: 20050145126Abstract: An angle drive with two shafts (12, 15) which are connected to one another in respect of drive and whose axes (A1, A2) intersect one another at an angle, wherein on each of the shafts (12, 15) there is firmly arranged at least one gearwheel (19, 20, 21) and wherein there is provided a hollow gear (17) with an axis of rotation (A3) and wherein the gearwheels (19, 20, 21) engage the hollow gear (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Thomas Weckerling, Hans-Peter Nett, Colin Zaers, Karl-Heinz Hulsebusch
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Patent number: 6889572Abstract: An angle drive having a housing (11) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) intersects the first axis (A1) at right angles, having an input shaft 16 which is supported in the housing, which carries an input ring gear (19) and is positioned on the first axis (A1), having an output shaft (28) which is supported in the housing, which carries an output gearwheel (27) and is positioned on the second axis (A2), having a counter ring gear 20 which is supported in the housing, which is positioned on the first axis (A1) and which, with reference to the second axis (A2) is arranged and designed symmetrically relative to the input ring gear (19), having at least one intermediate gearwheel which is supported in the housing, which is arranged on an axis (A3, A4)positioned radially relative to the first axis (A1) and in one plane together with the second axis (A2) and which is provided with the same type of toothing as the output gearwheel (27).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2001Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: GKN Automotive GmbHInventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Patent number: 6849017Abstract: A drive unit (20) particularly suited for a motor vehicle 1 which is driven by a plurality of axles, which drive unit (20) comprises a primary drive source for solely driving a first driving axle (2), and a secondary drive source which, together with the primary drive source, via a superposition drive, serves to drive a second driving axle (3). The drive unit comprises a superposition drive (14) which comprises a first input shaft (17) for establishing a driving connection with a primary driveshaft, a second input shaft (18) and an output shaft (19), and an electric motor (15) with a rotor and a stator constituting the secondary drive source whose one part (rotor, stator) is connected to the second input shaft (18) of the superposition drive (14) and whose other part (stator, rotor) is connected to a further rotating member of the superposition drive (14).Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2002Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: GKN Automotive GmbHInventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Publication number: 20030140718Abstract: An angle drive having a housing 11 with a first axis A1 for bearing means and a second axis A2 for bearing means, which latter axis A2 intersects the first axis A1 at right angles, having an input shaft 16 which is supported in the housing, which carries an input ring gear 19 and is positioned on the first axis A1, having an output shaft 28 which is supported in the housing, which carries an output gearwheel 27 and is positioned on the second axis A2, having a counter ring gear 20 which is supported in the housing, which is positioned on the first axis A1 and which, with reference to the second axis A2, is arranged and designed symmetrically relative to the input ring gear 19, having at least one intermediate gearwheel which is supported in the housing, which is arranged on an axis A3, A4 positioned radially relative to the first axis A1 and in one plane together with the second axis A2 and which is provided with the same type of toothing as the output gearwheel 27.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Publication number: 20030121345Abstract: The invention relates to an angle drive having a drive housing 51 with a first axis A1 for bearing means and with a second axis A2 for bearing means, which latter axis A2 is aligned radially relative to the first axis A1. The drive housing 51 comprises an outer ring 101 which forms two opposed annular flanges positioned perpendicularly relative to the axis A1, and a hub member 83 which is positioned co-axially relative to the outer ring 101 and which, by means of at least one radial spoke 84, is connected to the outer ring 101. The hub member 83 forms a bearing region for an input shaft 56. The housing 51 forms a sleeve member 55 which is attached to the outside of the outer ring 101. The sleeve member 55 forms a bearing region for an output shaft 68.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Publication number: 20030054910Abstract: A drive unit (20) particularly suited for a motor vehicle 1 which is driven by a plurality of axles, which drive unit (20) comprises a primary drive source for solely driving a first driving axle (2), and a secondary drive source which, together with the primary drive source, via a superposition drive, serves to drive a second driving axle (3). The drive unit comprises a superposition drive (14) which comprises a first input shaft (17) for establishing a driving connection with a primary driveshaft, a second input shaft (18) and an output shaft (19), and an electric motor (15) with a rotor and a stator constituting the secondary drive source whose one part (rotor, stator) is connected to the second input shaft (18) of the superposition drive (14) and whose other part (stator, rotor) is connected to a further rotating member of the superposition drive (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2002Publication date: March 20, 2003Inventor: Hans-Peter Nett
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Patent number: 6244123Abstract: In a multiple-speed grearbox having a selectively switchable dual friction clutches, a first clutch connected to a first input shaft, a second friction clutch connected to a second input shaft, gears belonging to gear pairs arranged on the first and second input shafts and meshing with gears on two countershafts, one of the countershafts provided with an output pinion, the gear pairs including a fixed gear and a loose gear connected selectively with its drive shaft by a synchronizer clutch, two loose gears having with synchronizing clutches arranged between these gears arranged on the first and second input shafts, and two pairs of loose gears having synchronizer clutches arranged between them arranged on the countershaft forming the output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andreas Hegerath, Hans Peter Nett, Peter Dahl, Ulrich Eggert