Patents by Inventor Karl Maron

Karl Maron 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).

  • Publication number: 20240017625
    Abstract: A control module for a vehicle with at least one electric motor and a transmission is provided. The control module has a housing for receiving a transmission control electronics unit and an inverter electronics unit for controlling an electric motor, and a heat sink. The heat sink is disposed between a housing upper part and a housing lower part in such a manner that the heat sink forms part of the housing. The housing lower part and the heat sink form a medium-tight cavity for receiving the inverter electronics unit. The transmission control electronics unit is surrounded by a plastic casing. The transmission control electronics unit with the plastic casing forms the housing upper part. The housing upper part is connected to the heat sink in a thermally conductive manner such that a heat transport from the transmission control electronics unit to the heat sink takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wenk, Peter Schroll, Karl Maron, Simon Kim, Cornel Mariutiu, Jürgen Sauerbier, Yvonne Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20230389197
    Abstract: A control module for a vehicle with at least one electric motor and a transmission is provided. The control module has a housing for receiving a transmission control electronics unit and an inverter electronics unit for controlling an electric motor, and a heat sink. The heat sink is disposed between a housing upper part and a housing lower part in such a manner that the heat sink forms part of the housing. The housing lower part and the heat sink form a medium-tight cavity for receiving the inverter electronics unit. The transmission control electronics unit, conjointly with the plastic casing and the base plate, forms the housing upper part. The housing upper part is connected to the heat sink in a thermally conductive manner such that a heat transport from the transmission control electronics unit via the base plate to the heat sink takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wenk, Peter Schroll, Karl Maron, Jürgen Sauerbier, Yvonne Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20230337403
    Abstract: A control module for a vehicle with at least one electric motor and a transmission is provided. The control module has a housing for receiving transmission control electronics and converter electronics for controlling an electric motor. The control module also has a heat sink. The housing includes a housing upper part and a housing lower part. The heat sink is arranged between the housing upper part and the housing lower part such that the heat sink forms a part of the housing. The transmission control electronics are surrounded by a plastic sheathing. The transmission control electronics and the plastic sheathing form the housing upper part. The converter electronics are thermally conductively connected to the heat sink, and the housing upper part is thermally conductively connected to the heat sink in such a way that a heat transfer occurs from the transmission control electronics to the edge of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wenk, Peter Schroll, Karl Maron, Simon Kim, Yvonne Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20230300997
    Abstract: A control module for a vehicle with at least one electric motor and a transmission is provided. The control module has a housing for accommodating a transmission control electronics, a converter electronics for controlling an electric motor, and a cooling body. The housing includes a housing upper part and a housing lower part. The cooling body is arranged between the housing upper part and the housing lower part in such a way that the cooling body forms a part of the housing, that the housing lower part and the cooling body form a media-tight first cavity for accommodating the converter electronics. The converter electronics is thermally conductively connected to the cooling body, and the housing upper part and the cooling body form a media-tight second cavity for accommodating the transmission control electronics. The transmission control electronics is thermally conductively connected to the cooling body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wenk, Peter Schroll, Karl Maron, Yvonne Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20230241970
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle with at least one electric motor and a transmission includes a housing and a heat sink. The housing supports transmission control electronics and converter electronics for controlling an electric motor. The heat sink is arranged between a housing upper part and a housing lower part such that the heat sink forms a part of the housing. The housing upper part is arranged on a raised peripheral rim of the heat sink in a thermally conductive way such that the housing upper part and the heat sink form a media-tight cavity. The converter electronics are connected directly to the heat sink, and the transmission control electronics are connected to the inner side of the housing upper part such that the transport of heat takes place from the transmission control electronics, via the housing upper part, to the rim of the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Wenk, Peter Schroll, Karl Maron, Simon Kim, Yvonne Wiegand
  • Patent number: 11696389
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic control apparatus including a printed circuit board with a first surface side and a second surface side and with at least one electronic component that is arranged on at least one of the surface sides of the printed circuit board. At least one heat sink is arranged on the printed circuit board on the opposite surface side from the electronic component for the purpose of heat dissipation. The printed circuit board with the electronic component and the heat sink are surrounded by a casing made from a thermosetting plastic material such that at least one outer side of the heat sink is free of thermosetting plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies Germany GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Steinau, Karl Maron
  • Publication number: 20210227681
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic control apparatus including a printed circuit board with a first surface side and a second surface side and with at least one electronic component that is arranged on at least one of the surface sides of the printed circuit board. At least one heat sink is arranged on the printed circuit board on the opposite surface side from the electronic component for the purpose of heat dissipation. The printed circuit board with the electronic component and the heat sink are surrounded by a casing made from a thermosetting plastic material such that at least one outer side of the heat sink is free of thermosetting plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Steinau, Karl Maron