Patents by Inventor Kyrill SIEMENS

Kyrill SIEMENS 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: 11946521
    Abstract: A stop assembly for damper masses of a damper system has a stop device and a stop device carrier which holds the stop device. The stop device has at least one shoulder, which is intended to engage in at least one associated receiving portion of the stop device carrier. In at least one support region, the shoulder is oversized relative to the associated receiving portion to facilitate captive engagement in the receiving portion, and, at a distance from the at least one support region, the shoulder is undersized relative to the associated receiving portion to facilitate assembly-simplifying engagement in the receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jörg Bender, Michael Wirachowski, Matthias Kram, Kyrill Siemens, Volker Stampf, Reinhold Fischer
  • Publication number: 20230349443
    Abstract: An absorber for damping torsional vibrations in a drive train of a vehicle. The absorber includes one or more absorber masses and an absorber carrier, able to be coupled to the drive train, for receiving the one or more absorber masses . The one or more absorber masses are guided in a movable manner by the absorber carrier to at least partially damp the torsional vibrations. In addition, the absorber includes a balancing plate for balancing the absorber, said balancing plate being coupled to the absorber carrier for conjoint rotation, and a displacer element . The displacer element surrounds the one or more absorber masses at least partially, in order at least to reduce any penetration of a fluid at least partially surrounding the absorber as far as the one or more absorber masses. The displacer element is fastened to the balancing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kyrill SIEMENS, Andreas JANTSCHKE
  • Patent number: 11668370
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a torsional vibration damping assembly comprising a deflection mass carder capable of rotation about a rotational axis and deflection masses mounted following one another in a circumferential direction on the deflection mass carrier and deflectable from a basic relative position, wherein the radial position of the deflection masses with respect to the rotational axis changes on deflection from the basic relative position, with each deflection mass being mounted deflectably in both circumferential directions from the basic relative position by coupling formations on the deflection mass carrier, with a resiliently deformable stop formation being provided and assigned to each deflection mass to haft a deflection movement of the deflection mass once a stop deflection has been reached, with the resiliently deformable stop formation comprising a resilient stop material which is fixedly mounted with respect to the deflection mass carder, with the following ratio R being applicable in the as
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Jörg Bender
  • Patent number: 11661996
    Abstract: An assembly for a hybrid drivetrain of a motor vehicle, having a first torque transmission device and a second torque transmission device connected thereto so as to transmit torque. The first torque transmission device is arranged to be axially spaced apart from the second torque transmission device and the second torque transmission device has a smaller radial extension than the first torque transmission device. An installation space for a drivetrain device is defined radially above the second torque transmission device such that said drivetrain device is delimited axially by the first torque transmission device. A spacer device is arranged between the two torque transmission devices in the torque transmission path for axial spacing and is designed such that an axially definable minimum spacing between the defined installation space and the first torque transmission device is maintained and has a balancing device for compensating for imbalance of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Nikolaj Knaus, Martin Lobenstein, Christian Struck
  • Publication number: 20220252134
    Abstract: An assembly for a hybrid drivetrain of a motor vehicle, having a first torque transmission device and a second torque transmission device connected thereto so as to transmit torque. The first torque transmission device is arranged to be axially spaced apart from the second torque transmission device and the second torque transmission device has a smaller radial extension than the first torque transmission device. An installation space for a drivetrain device is defined radially above the second torque transmission device such that said drivetrain device is delimited axially by the first torque transmission device. A spacer device is arranged between the two torque transmission devices in the torque transmission path for axial spacing and is designed such that an axially definable minimum spacing between the defined installation space and the first torque transmission device is maintained and has a balancing device for compensating for imbalance of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kyrill SIEMENS, Nikolaj KNAUS, Martin LOBENSTEIN, Christian STRUCK
  • Publication number: 20220186813
    Abstract: A stop assembly for damper masses of a damper system has a stop device and a stop device carrier which holds the stop device. The stop device has at least one shoulder, which is intended to engage in at least one associated receiving portion of the stop device carrier. In at least one support region, the shoulder is oversized relative to the associated receiving portion to facilitate captive engagement in the receiving portion, and, at a distance from the at least one support region, the shoulder is undersized relative to the associated receiving portion to facilitate assembly-simplifying engagement in the receiving portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Jörg Bender, Michael Wirachowski, Matthias Kram, Kyrill Siemens, Volker Stampf, Reinhold Fischer
  • Publication number: 20220107000
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a torsional vibration damping assembly comprising a deflection mass carder capable of rotation about a rotational axis and deflection masses mounted following one another in a circumferential direction on the deflection mass carrier and deflectable from a basic relative position, wherein the radial position of the deflection masses with respect to the rotational axis changes on deflection from the basic relative position, with each deflection mass being mounted deflectably in both circumferential directions from the basic relative position by coupling formations on the deflection mass carrier, with a resiliently deformable stop formation being provided and assigned to each deflection mass to haft a deflection movement of the deflection mass once a stop deflection has been reached, with the resiliently deformable stop formation comprising a resilient stop material which is fixedly mounted with respect to the deflection mass carder, with the following ratio R being applicable in the as
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: ZP Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Jörg Bender
  • Patent number: 10995818
    Abstract: A torque transmission device for a powertrain of a motor vehicle has an input area and an output area. A torque path runs from the input area to the output area. A torsional vibration damping unit is positioned first, followed by a gear unit, along the torque path between the input area and the output area. The torsional vibration damping unit provides a first spatial area and an adjoining second spatial area along the torque path, and the gear unit provides an adjoining third spatial area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Paul Weber, Daniel Pittner, Peter Hammer, Alexander Strom, Kyrill Siemens, Steffen Einenkel, Peter Frey, Wolfgang Grosspietsch, Christoph Sasse, Martin Hertel, Alexander Manger
  • Patent number: 10995819
    Abstract: A mass damper system is provided with a damper mass carrier at which damper masses are relatively movably received and a stop is fastened. The damper masses are arranged radially outwardly of the stop and provided at their radial sides facing the stop with contact areas that cooperate with profile areas provided at the stop and which are provided at radial sides facing the damper masses. The stop has at least one stop carrier and at least one stop damper connected to the stop carrier via a radial securing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Zhaoyuan Dong, Reinhold Fischer
  • Publication number: 20210041008
    Abstract: A mass damper system is provided with a damper mass carrier at which damper masses are relatively movably received and a stop is fastened. The damper masses are arranged radially outwardly of the stop and provided at their radial sides facing the stop with contact areas that cooperate with profile areas provided at the stop and which are provided at radial sides facing the damper masses. The stop has at least one stop carrier and at least one stop damper connected to the stop carrier via a radial securing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kyrill SIEMENS, Zhaoyuan DONG, Reinhold FISCHER
  • Patent number: 10844929
    Abstract: A mass damper system has a damper mass carrier and a damper mass movably received at the damper mass carrier a lubricant supply, a lubricant collector, and a lubricant distributor radially offset to one another with the damper mass carrier, the lubricant supply arranged at a shorter radial distance from a central axis than the lubricant collector, and the lubricant distributor arranged at a greater radial distance from the central axis than the lubricant collector to collect lubricant supplied by the lubricant supply and to guide the lubricant through the lubricant distributor to the damper mass. A stop arrangement limits a deflection path of the damper mass relative to the damper mass carrier, and the lubricant distributor has a lubricant feed that leads from the lubricant collector to a constructional unit requiring intensive lubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Andreas Orlamünder, Paul Weber, Peter Hammer, Daniel Pittner
  • Patent number: 10690218
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damping arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle comprises a rotational mass arrangement which is rotatable around a rotational axis A and a damping arrangement fixed with respect to rotation relative to the rotational axis A. A displacer unit is operatively connected to the primary inertia element on the one side and to the secondary inertia element on the other side. The damping arrangement includes a slave cylinder with a working chamber having a volume V2, and the working chamber of the slave cylinder is operatively connected to the working chamber of the displacer unit. The damping arrangement includes a stiffness arrangement and a damper mass, and the slave cylinder of the damping arrangement is operatively connected to the damper mass by a stiffness arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Orlamünder, Daniel Lorenz, Thomas Dögel, Kyrill Siemens, Erwin Wack, Tobias Dieckhoff, Markus Terwart, Matthias Reisch, Matthias Arzner
  • Publication number: 20200116227
    Abstract: A mass damper system has a damper mass carrier and a damper mass movably received at the damper mass carrier a lubricant supply, a lubricant collector, and a lubricant distributor radially offset to one another with the damper mass carrier, the lubricant supply arranged at a shorter radial distance from a central axis than the lubricant collector, and the lubricant distributor arranged at a greater radial distance from the central axis than the lubricant collector to collect lubricant supplied by the lubricant supply and to guide the lubricant through the lubricant distributor to the damper mass. A stop arrangement limits a deflection path of the damper mass relative to the damper mass carrier, and the lubricant distributor has a lubricant feed that leads from the lubricant collector to a constructional unit requiring intensive lubrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Andreas Orlamünder, Paul Weber, Peter Hammerk, Daniel Pittner
  • Patent number: 10605326
    Abstract: A mass damper system with a damper mass carrier having guide paths for receiving damper masses. The guide paths initiate swiveling movement at the damper masses around a center of mass during deflection of the damper masses. String lengths of imaginary string pendulums predetermine a position of respective coupling element configure the guide paths and the path curve is based on a first radial portion that extends from a central axis of the damper mass carrier to a connection point of a second radial portion and the second radial portion extends from the first radial portion to the center of mass. A ratio value is formed from a swiveling angle of the damper mass and its oscillation angle. A coupling element position in relation to the string length is determined by this ratio value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Mathias Kopp
  • Patent number: 10487910
    Abstract: A tuned mass vibration damper for damping a vibration component of a rotational movement, includes at least three damper masses, at least one guide component part to movably guide the at least three damper masses such that the damper masses are arranged so as to be offset along a circumferential direction perpendicular to an axis of rotation and can carry out the oscillations, and a damping component part rotatable around the axis of rotation of the rotational movement opposite to the at least one guide component part and which comprises a support structure and at least two damping structures connected to the support structure. The damping structures extend radially from the support structure and are constructed and arranged such that one damping structure of the at least two damping structures when making contact with one of two adjacent damper masses prevents a contact of the two adjacent damper masses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Michael Wirachowski
  • Publication number: 20190226550
    Abstract: A torque transmission device for a powertrain of a motor vehicle has an input area and an output area. A torque path runs from the input area to the output area. A torsional vibration damping unit is positioned first, followed by a gear unit, along the torque path between the input area and the output area. The torsional vibration damping unit provides a first spatial area and an adjoining second spatial area along the torque path, and the gear unit provides an adjoining third spatial area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Paul WEBER, Daniel PITTNER, Peter HAMMER, Alexander STROM, Kyrill SIEMENS, Steffen EINENKEL, Peter FREY, Wolfgang GROSSPIETSCH, Christoph SASSE, Martin HERTEL, Alexander MANGER
  • Publication number: 20190032748
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damping arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle comprises a rotational mass arrangement which is rotatable around a rotational axis A and a damping arrangement fixed with respect to rotation relative to the rotational axis A. A displacer unit is operatively connected to the primary inertia element on the one side and to the secondary inertia element on the other side. The damping arrangement includes a slave cylinder with a working chamber having a volume V2, and the working chamber of the slave cylinder is operatively connected to the working chamber of the displacer unit. The damping arrangement includes a stiffness arrangement and a damper mass, and the slave cylinder of the damping arrangement is operatively connected to the damper mass by a stiffness arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas ORLAMÜNDER, Daniel LORENZ, Thomas DÖGEL, Kyrill SIEMENS, Erwin WACK, Tobias DIECKHOFF, Markus TERWART, Matthias REISCH, Matthias ARZNER
  • Patent number: 10190653
    Abstract: A mass damper system is provided with a damper mass carrier with at least one damper mass movable relative to the damper mass carrier and at least one stop. The damper mass moves within a predetermined movement region when a rotational movement of the damper mass carrier exceeds a predetermined limit speed. The predetermined movement region has a first movement region portion bounded at one end by an initial position in which the damper mass is free from a deflection in circumferential direction and by a limit position in which the damper mass has undergone a deflection, and a second movement region portion is defined at one end by the limit position and at the other end by a stop position in which the damper mass has come in contact with the stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Kyrill Siemens, Jörg Sudau
  • Publication number: 20190024753
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damping arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle includes a rotational mass arrangement which is rotatable around a rotational axis. The rotational mass arrangement includes a primary inertia element which is rotatable around rotational axis A and a secondary inertia element which is rotatable relative to the primary inertia element against the action of an energy storage and further includes a displacer unit with a working chamber. The displacer unit is operatively connected to the primary inertia element or to the secondary inertia element on one side and to a damper mass on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas ORLAMÜNDER, Daniel LORENZ, Thomas DÖGEL, Kyrill SIEMENS, Erwin WACK, Tobias DIECKOFF, Markus TERWART, Matthias REISCH, Matthias ARZNER
  • Publication number: 20180313427
    Abstract: A mass damper system with a damper mass carrier having guide paths for receiving damper masses. The guide paths initiate swiveling movement at the damper masses around a center of mass during deflection of the damper masses. String lengths of imaginary string pendulums predetermine a position of respective coupling element configure the guide paths and the path curve is based on a first radial portion that extends from a central axis of the damper mass carrier to a connection point of a second radial portion and the second radial portion extends from the first radial portion to the center of mass. A ratio value is formed from a swiveling angle of the damper mass and its oscillation angle. A coupling element position in relation to the string length is determined by this ratio value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kyrill SIEMENS, Mathias KOPP