Patents by Inventor Josef Haupt
Josef Haupt 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: 20070284193Abstract: An oil-bearing shaft (1) through which the lubrication for components of a transmission is provided, comprising at least one longitudinal bore hole (2) and at least one oil supply bore hole (2) with one longitudinal bore hole (2), each fluid-mechanically connected, whereby the oil supply bore hole (2) is oriented with a setting angle ? is proposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Gabor DIOSI, Josef HAUPT, Martin BREHMER
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Publication number: 20070287573Abstract: The ring gear of the second gearset (RS2) and the input shaft couple to form a first shaft (1). The carrier of third gearset (RS3) and the output shaft form a second shaft (2). The sun gears of first and fourth gearsets (RS1, RS4) form a third shaft (3). The carrier of first gearset (RS1) forms a fourth shaft (4). Sun gears of second and third gearsets (RS2, RS3) form a fifth shaft (5). Ring gears of first and third gearsets (RS1, RS3) form a six shaft (6). The carriers of second and fourth gearsets (RS2, RS4) form a seventh shaft (7). A ring gear of fourth gearset (RS4) forms an eighth shaft (8). In the direction of power flow, First and second shifting elements (A), (B) are located between shafts (3, 4) and a transmission housing, third shifting element (C) is between two of shafts (1, 5, 7), fouth and fifth shifting elements (D), (E) are between shafts (6, 8), (5, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2007Publication date: December 13, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070281820Abstract: A transmission includes planetary gearsets, shafts and shifting elements. A carrier of gearset (RS4) and the input shaft couple forming shaft (1). A carrier of gearset (RS3) and the output shaft couple forming shaft (2). A sun gear of gearsets (RS1, RS4) couple forming shaft (3). The carriers of gearsets (RS1, RS2) respectively form shafts (4, 8). A ring gear of gearset (RS2) and a sun gear of gearset (RS3) couple forming shaft (5). A ring gear of gearsets (RS1, RS3) couple forming shaft (6). A sun gear of gearset (RS2) and a ring gear of gearset (RS4) couple forming shaft (7). Element (A) is located in a direction of power flow between shaft (3) and the transmission housing, element (B) between shaft (4) and the housing, element (C) between shafts (1, 5), element (D) between shafts (2, 6) or (6, 8), element (E) between two of shafts (5, 7, 8).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070270276Abstract: A transmission having input and output shafts, planetary gearsets (RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4), and additional shafts and shifting elements. A ring gear of set (RS4) and the input shaft define shaft (1). A carrier of (RS3) and the output define shaft (2). The sun gears of (RS1, RS4) define shaft (3). A ring gear of (RS1) forms shaft (4). A ring gear of (RS2) and a sun gear of (RS3) define shaft (5). A carrier of (RS1) and a ring gear of (RS3) form shaft (6). A sun gear of (RS2) and a carrier of (RS4) define shaft (7). A carrier of (RS2) forms shaft (8). A first element (A) couples shaft (3) to the transmission housing. A second element (B) couples shaft (4) to the housing. A third element (C) couples shafts (1, 5) to one another. A fourth element (D) couples shafts (2, 8) or (6, 8) to one another. A fifth element (E) couples shafts (5, 7), (7, 8) or (5, 8) to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: November 22, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070259753Abstract: A transmission with forward and reverse gears includes a drive and an output shaft, planetary sets, shafts and shift elements. The drive shaft communicates with a sun gear of the second planetary set and a shaft which communicates with the carrier of the first planetary set, and to the housing and is connectable with another shaft, which communicates with the carrier of the second planetary set and communicates with a shaft. This shaft communicates with sun gear of the first planetary set and the ring gear of the third planetary set. A shaft communicates with the ring gear of the second planetary set and the carrier of the third planetary set and can couple to the housing. A shaft communicates with the sun gear of the third planetary set and to the housing. The output shaft communicates with the ring gear of the first planetary set.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2004Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070238573Abstract: The multi-speed transmission having rotatable shafts, planetary gearsets (RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4) and shifting elements (A, B, C, D, E). Carrier (ST4) of gearset (RS4) and the input shaft couple as shaft (1). Carriers (ST2, ST3) of respective gearsets (RS2, RS3) and the output shaft (AB) couple as shaft (2). Sun gears (SO1, SO4) of gearsets (RS1, RS4) couple as shaft (3). Carrier (ST1) of gearset (RS1) forms shaft (4). Sun gear (SO3) forms shaft (5). Ring gears (HO1, HO3) of gearsets (RS1, RS3) couple as shaft (6). Sun and ring gears (SO2, HO4) respectively of gearsets (RS2, RS4) couple as shaft (7). Ring gear (HO2) is shaft (8). In the flow of power, elements (A, B) are respectively between shafts (3, 4) and a transmission housing; element © is between shafts (1, 5); element (D) is between shafts (5, 8); and element (E) is between shafts (5, 7).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070232439Abstract: The transmission has an input and output shaft, planetary gearsets, rotatable shafts, and shifting elements. A carrier of the gearset (RS4) and the input shaft are coupled to form the shaft (1). A ring gear of the gearset (RS2), a carrier of the gearset (RS3), and the output shaft are coupled to form a shaft (2). A sun gear of the gearset (RS1) and a sun gear of the gearset (RS4) are coupled to form shaft (3). A ring gear of the gearset (RS1) forms the shaft (4). A sun gear of the gearset (RS3) and a carrier of the gearset (RS2) are coupled to form the shaft (5). A carrier of the gearset (RS1) and a ring gear of the gearset (RS3) are coupled to form the shaft (6). A ring gear of the gearset (RS4) forms the shaft (7). A sun gear of the gearset (RS2) forms the shaft (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070232437Abstract: An eight-gear transmission comprises an input and output shaft, four planetary gearsets, eight shafts and five shifting elements. A ring gear of the gearset (RS4) and the input shaft are coupled as the first shaft. A ring gear of the gearset (RS2), a carrier of the gearset (RS3), and the output shaft are coupled as the second shaft. A sun gear of the gearset (RS1) and a sun gear of the gearset (RS4) are coupled as the third shaft. A ring gear of the gearset (RS1) forms the fourth shaft. A sun gear of the gearset (RS3) forms the fifth shaft. A carrier of the gearset (RS1) and a ring gear of the gearset (RS3) are coupled as the sixth shaft. A sun gear of the gearset (RS2) and a carrier of the gearset (RS4) are coupled as the seventh shaft. A carrier of the gearset (RS2) forms the eighth shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070232438Abstract: An eight gear transmission having drive and output shafts, planetary gearsets, shafts and shifting elements. One carrier of the gearset (RS4) and the drive shaft are coupled to form shaft (1). One ring gear of the gearset (RS2), one carrier of the gearset (RS3) and the output shaft are coupled to form shaft (2). One sun gear of the gearset (RS1) and one sun gear of the gearset (RS4) are coupled to form shaft (3). One carrier of the gearset (RS1) forms shaft (4). One sun gear of the gearset (RS3) forms the fifth shaft. One ring gear of the gearset (RS1) and one carrier of the gearset (RS2) and one ring gear of the gearset (RS3) are coupled to form shaft (6). One ring gear of the gearset (RS4) forms the seventh shaft. One sun gear of the gearset (RS2) forms shaft (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20070225108Abstract: An eight-gear gearbox comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, four planetary gearsets, eight rotatable shafts and five shifting elements. A ring gear of the second planetary gearset and the input shaft are connected as the first shaft. A carrier of the third planetary gearset and the output shaft are connected as the second shaft. A sun gear of the first and fourth planetary gearsets are connected as the third shaft. A ring gear of the first planetary gearset forms the fourth shaft. A sun gear of the third planetary gearset and a carrier of the fourth planetary gearset are connected as a fifth shaft. A carrier of the first planetary gearset and a ring gear of the third planetary gearset are connected as the sixth shaft. A sun gear of the second planetary gearset and a ring gear of the fourth planetary gearset are connected as the seventh shaft. A carrier of the second planetary gearset forms the eighth shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Michael Kamm, Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Peter Ziemer, Martin Brehmer
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Patent number: 7179191Abstract: A multi-stage automatic transmission possesses an input drive shaft (AN), an output drive shaft (AB), three single planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2, RS3) as well as five shifting elements (A to E), via the pairwise selective closure of which, an entry speed of rotation of the input drive shaft (AN) can be transmitted to the output drive shaft (AB) without group shifting. A sun gear (SO3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3) can be set motionless by the first shifting element (A) on the transmission housing (GG). The input drive shaft (AN) is bound to a sun gear (SO2) of the second planetary gear set (RS2) and via the second shifting element (B) can be connected with a sun gear (SO1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1) and via of the fifth shifting element (E) with a spider (ST1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1).Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2003Date of Patent: February 20, 2007Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20060191746Abstract: An oil-guiding shaft (1, 8) with an inner shaft space (35) coaxial with or axis-parallel to the longitudinal axis (34) of the shaft and with mechanisms arranged in the inner shaft space (35) for dividing the inner shaft space into at least two oil-guiding ducts separated from one another. To enable a plurality of oil-guiding ducts to be produced in a comparatively thin shaft (1, 8), the invention proposes that the ducts (3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12) are formed as ducts (3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12) open along their length on the inside wall (2) of the shaft (1) and separated and sealed from one another by a tube (6, 13) inserted into the inner shaft space (35).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2004Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20060172851Abstract: A multi-stage automatic transmission possesses an input drive shaft (AN), an output drive shaft (AB), three single planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2, RS3) as well as five shifting elements (A to E), via the pairwise selective closure of which, an entry speed of rotation of the input drive shaft (AN) can be transmitted to the output drive shaft (AB) without group shifting. A sun gear (SO3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3) can be set motionless by the first shifting element (A) on the transmission housing (GG). The input drive shaft (AN) is bound to a sun gear (SO2) of the second planetary gear set (RS2) and via the second shifting element (B) can be connected with a sun gear (SO1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1) and via of the fifth shifting element (E) with a spider (ST1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2003Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20060130295Abstract: An arrangement for axially supporting two jointly rotating components (2, 3) by way of a snap ring (6) having two displaceable impacting ends (6a, 6b), which are separated from each other by a peripheral gap (7), and which can move in the region of a radial spring path. The snap ring (6) is inserted into an annular groove of the supporting component (2). The supporting component (3) comprises one ramp (8, 9) in the region of the radial spring path of the impacting ends (6a, 6b) of the snap ring (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventor: Josef Haupt
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Patent number: 7025703Abstract: A multi-stage automatic transmission possesses an input drive shaft (AN), an output drive shaft (AB), three single planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2, RS3) as well as five shifting elements (A to E), by means of the pairwise selective closure of which, an entry speed of rotation of the input drive shaft (AN) can be transmitted to the output drive shaft (AB) without group shifting. A sun gear (SO3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3) can be set motionless by the first shifting element (A) on the transmission housing (GG). The input drive shaft (AN) is bound to a sun gear (SO2) of the second planetary gear set (RS2) and by means of the second shifting element (B) can be connected with a sun gear (SO1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1) and/or by means of the fifth shifting element (E) with a spider (ST1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1).Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20050026741Abstract: A multi-stage automatic transmission possesses an input drive shaft (AN), an output drive shaft (AB), three single planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2, RS3) as well as five shifting elements (A to E), by means of the pairwise selective closure of which, an entry speed of rotation of the input drive shaft (AN) can be transmitted to the output drive shaft (AB) without group shifting. A sun gear (SO3) of the third planetary gear set (RS3) can be set motionless by the first shifting element (A) on the transmission housing (GG). The input drive shaft (AN) is bound to a sun gear (SO2) of the second planetary gear set (RS2) and by means of the second shifting element (B) can be connected with a sun gear (SO1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1) and/or by means of the fifth shifting element (E) with a spider (ST1) of the first planetary gear set (RS1).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2003Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Gabor Diosi, Josef Haupt, Martin Brehmer
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Publication number: 20040162660Abstract: Within the framework of a method for reducing the thermal stress of starting shift elements in automatic gearboxes or automated manual gearboxes with at least two shift elements in the force flow, on starting, besides a first shift element at least a further shift element is used to take up at least part of the slippage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Georg Gierer, Josef Haupt, Christian Popp, Klaus Steinhauser, Peter Schiele
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Patent number: 6729990Abstract: The automatic transmission for motor vehicles, especially with transverse drive with six gear steps, has a main wheel train (2), a front-mounted wheel train (1) and five wet running clutches and brakes (A to E) and is connected to the output shaft of an internal combustion engine via a torsional-vibration damper; the front-mounted wheel train (1) located in force flow direction before the main wheel train (2) is spatially situated behind the main wheel train (2).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2001Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Josef Haupt
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Patent number: 6729199Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for torque transmission and axial securing of a first (24) and a second (26) torque conducting component. The apparatus has the form of a ring shaped component (20), which possesses along its circumference projections (22) which are spaced from one another and which are insertable in such a manner in the spaces between projections (28) of the second component (26) which lies on a surface (30) of the first component (24), that the sides of the projections (22) which face the surface (30) of the first component (24) can be affixed to the first component (24).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Josef Haupt, Alfred Skrabs, Andreas Beisswenger
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Patent number: 6522133Abstract: The device for the contactless measurement of the rotational speed of a first part which rotates during operation and which is arranged inside a second part that either does not rotate or rotates at a rotational speed that is independent of the rotational speed of the first part, has an arrangement which generates a magnetic field and a magnetic field detector, wherein the arrangement which generates the magnetic field has a magnet ring (4) integrated in the inner part (1) and wherein the magnetic field detector is a Hall-effect sensor (3) situated in a housing (6) that surrounds both parts: the second part (2) consists of a non-magnetizable material.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: ZF Batavia L.L.C.Inventors: Josef Haupt, Hans-Joachim Martin, Jürgen Mittelberger