Patents by Inventor Jan Loxtermann
Jan Loxtermann 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: 8342306Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1), comprising a turbine wheel (9) driven by an impeller (8) and connected to an output part, and comprising a housing (34), in which a torsional vibration damper (19) having several damper stages (17, 20) and a centrifugal force pendulum (11), and also a converter lockup clutch (18) connecting a housing and an output part (3), are accommodated. In order to avoid any striking of the pendulum masses of the centrifugal force pendulum in internal combustion engines having large oscillating angles driving the torque converter, a turbine damper is connected in the power flow upstream of the centrifugal force pendulum.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Markus Werner, Jan Loxtermann
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Patent number: 8047345Abstract: A multi-plate clutch (2) having a first plate carrier (48) and second plate carrier (50) and one or more first plates (52) received by the first plate carrier and one or more second plates (54) received by the second plate carrier, a pressure element (58) which can especially be actuated hydraulically for generating an axial load on the clutch pack configured by the first and second plates and closing the multi-plate clutch, in which the pressure element configuring the second plate carrier and/or being connected to the second plate carrier in a rotationally fixed manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Patent number: 8047344Abstract: A torsional vibration damper (10) and a hydrodynamic torque converter device (1). The converter device has a converter torus (18) which is configured by an impeller (12), a turbine wheel (14) and a stator (16), and a converter lockup clutch (20). The torsional vibration damper (10) has at least one first energy accumulating device (28) with one ere or more first energy accumulators (68) (e.g. coil spring or bow spring), at least one first wall (92) radially supporting the at least one first energy accumulator (68), where a rolling body device (98) (e.g. a rolling gear) is interposed between the at least one first wall (92) and the at least first energy accumulator (68) (e.g. coil spring or bow spring).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2006Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Patent number: 8042667Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter device comprising a torsional vibration damper, an impeller, a turbine, a stator, and a converter lockup clutch. The torsional vibration damper has first and second energy accumulating devices with one or more first energy accumulators, and second energy accumulators, respectively. The converter lockup clutch and the first and second energy accumulating devices are connected in series. The turbine has an outer shell that is rotationally fixed to an intermediate part between the first and second accumulating devices. An input element of the first energy accumulating device is used to transmit torque via the lockup clutch for loading the first energy accumulating device. The input element of the first energy accumulating device has at least one lug having a free end and a non-free end, with the non-free end of the lug radially inside the free end of the lug.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Patent number: 8020680Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter device for an automotive drive train, comprising a torsional vibration damper and a converter torus which is formed by an impeller, a turbine wheel and a stator. The torsional vibration damper has a first energy accumulating device with one or more first energy accumulators, and a second energy accumulating device with one or more second energy accumulators, which is connected in series to the first energy accumulating device.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: LuK Vermoegensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20110192692Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter (1), comprising a turbine wheel (9) driven by an impeller (8) and connected to an output part, and comprising a housing (34), in which a torsional vibration damper (19) having several damper stages (17, 20) and a centrifugal force pendulum (11), and also a converter lockup clutch (18) connecting a housing and an output part (3), are accommodated. In order to avoid any striking of the pendulum masses of the centrifugal force pendulum in internal combustion engines having large oscillating angles driving the torque converter, a turbine damper is connected in the power flow upstream of the centrifugal force pendulum.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Markus Werner, Jan Loxtermann
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Patent number: 7798933Abstract: A motor vehicle transmission device which, in order to form a plurality of gears, forms a Lepelletier transmission. At least one torsional damper is provided in the Lepelletier transmission, and also to a motor vehicle drive train, which has a Lepelletier motor vehicle transmission device.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Thorsten Krause, Jan Loxtermann
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Publication number: 20090283376Abstract: The invention relates to an automotive drive train having an internal combustion engine that is configured as a five-cylinder engine and a hydrodynamic torque converter device. The device has a torsional vibration damper consisting of two energy accumulating devices and a converter lockup clutch. The turbine wheel is interposed between the two energy accumulating devices. The mass moment of inertia J1 should be high between the two energy accumulating devices and masses should be as little as possible between the torsional vibration damper and the transmission input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2006Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Mario Degler, Stephen Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090283375Abstract: An automotive drive train having an internal combustion engine that is configured as a six-cylinder engine and a hydrodynamic torque converter device. The device has a torsional vibration damper consisting of two energy accumulating devices and a converter lockup clutch. The turbine wheel is interposed between the two energy accumulating devices. The mass moment of inertia should be high between the two energy accumulating devices and masses should be as little as possible between the torsional vibration damper and the transmission input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090272108Abstract: The invention relates to an automotive drive train having an internal combustion engine (266) that is configured as a three-cylinder engine and a hydrodynamic torque converter device. Said device has a torsional vibration damper consisting of two energy accumulating devices (272, 276) and a converter lockup clutch (268). The turbine wheel (274) is interposed between the two energy accumulating devices (272, 276). According to the invention, ranges of values or ratios for the following parameters are claimed: maximum engine torque Mmot,max (266), spring rate c1 (272), mass moment of inertia J1 (274), spring rate c2 (276), mass moment of inertia J2 (278) and spring rate cGEW of the transmission input shaft (280). The mass moment of inertia J1 should be high between the two energy accumulating devices (272, 276) and masses should be as little as possible between the torsional vibration damper and the transmission input shaft. FIG.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2006Publication date: November 5, 2009Inventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090203479Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle transmission device which, in order to form a plurality of gears, forms a Lepelletier transmission, wherein at least one torsional damper is provided in the Lepelletier transmission, and also to a motor vehicle drivetrain having a motor vehicle transmission device of said type.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KGInventors: Thorsten KRAUSE, Jan LOXTERMANN
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Publication number: 20090156317Abstract: The invention relates to an automotive drive train having an internal combustion engine that is configured as a four cylinder engine and a hydrodynamic torque converter device. The device has torsional vibration damper consisting of two energy accumulating devices and a converter lockup clutch. Turbine is interposed between the two energy accumulating devices. The mass moment of inertia J1 should be high between the two energy accumulating devices and masses should be as little as possible between the torsional vibration damper and the transmission input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Mario Degler, Stephen Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090152066Abstract: The invention relates to a torsional vibration damper (10) and a hydrodynamic torque converter device (1). Said device has a converter torus (18) which is configured by an impeller (12), a turbine wheel (14) and a stator (16), and a converter lockup clutch (20). The torsional vibration damper (10) has at least one first energy accumulating device (28) with one or more first energy accumulators (68) (e.g. coil spring or bow spring), at least one first wall (92) radially supporting the at least one first energy accumulator (68). The invention is characterized in that a rolling body device (98) (e.g. a rolling gear) is interposed between the at least one first wall (92) and the at least first energy accumulator (68) (e.g. coil spring or bow spring).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090151344Abstract: The invention relates to an automotive drive train having an internal combustion engine that is configured as an eight cylinder engine and a hydrodynamic torque converter device. The device has torsional vibration damper consisting of two energy accumulating devices and a converter lockup clutch. The turbine wheel is interposed between the two energy accumulating devices. The mass moment of inertia J1 should be high between the two energy accumulating devices and masses should be as little as possible between the torsional vibration damper and the transmission input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Mario Degler, Stephen Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090139816Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter device for an automotive drive train, comprising a torsional vibration damper, a converter torus which is configured by an impeller, a turbine wheel and a stator, and a converter lockup clutch. The torsional vibration damper has a first energy accumulating device with one ore more first energy accumulators, and a second energy accumulating device with one ore more second energy accumulators. The converter lockup clutch, the first energy accumulating device and the second energy accumulating device are connected in series. At least one intermediate part is interposed between the first and the second energy accumulating device and is connected to the two energy accumulating devices in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2006Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KGInventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090133978Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-plate clutch (2) having a first plate carrier (48) and second plate carrier (50) and one or more first plates (52) received by the first plate carrier and one or more second plates (54) received by the second plate carrier. The clutch also comprises a pressure element (58) which can especially be actuated hydraulically for generating an axial load on the clutch pack configured by the first and second plates and closing the multi-plate clutch, said pressure element configuring the second plate carrier and/or being connected to the second plate carrier in a rotationally fixed manner. The invention also relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter device having said multi-plate clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KGInventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090120754Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter device for an automotive drive train, comprising a torsional vibration damper and a converter torus which is configured by an impeller, a turbine wheel and a stator. The torsional vibration damper has a first energy accumulating device with one ore more first energy accumulators, and a second energy accumulating device with one ore more second energy accumulators, which is connected in series to the first energy accumulating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KGInventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090107790Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter device (1) which comprises a torsional vibration damper (10), a converter torus (12) configured by an impeller (20), a turbine wheel (24) and a stator (22), and a converter lockup clutch (14), said torsional vibration damper (10) having two energy accumulating devices (38, 40). The invention is characterized in that the first energy accumulating device (38) is bridged at high torque loads. The bridging is effected by reaching a maximum first relative angle of twist, e.g. by the action of bow springs as the first energy accumulating device (38) locking up, thereby providing a good insulation of torsional vibrations both in the part-load range and due to the bridging by the first energy accumulating device (38) at higher torque loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Mario Degler, Stephan Maienschein, Jan Loxtermann, Thorsten Krause