Patents by Inventor Lars WITTA

Lars WITTA 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).

  • Arrangement of a rear axle module on a vehicle body, and a rear axle module for such an arrangement and a two-axle, two-track vehicle which is at least partially driveable by means of an electric motor and has such an arrangement
    Patent number: 10179609
    Abstract: An arrangement of a rear axle module on a two-axle, two-track vehicle which is at least partially electrically driveable by an electric motor is provided in which a rear axle bracket designed for the fastening of wheel-guiding links of a rear axle and a housing for accommodating components for providing electrical energy together form the module, with the housing arranged in a front region of the rear axle module. The rear axle module includes bearing brackets by which the module is connected from below to the vehicle body, including two rear axle bracket bearings which are to the rear of the rear axle module with respect to the direction of travel, two central rear axle bracket bearings arranged in a central region of the rear axle module, and two front bearings arranged on the housing in the front region of the rear axle module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alfred Stenzenberger, Andreas Gleser, Lars Witta, Steffen Kuehlewind
  • Arrangement of a Rear Axle Module on a Vehicle Body, and a Rear Axle Module for Such an Arrangement and a Two-Axle, Two-Track Vehicle Which is at Least Partially Driveable by Means of an Electric Motor and Has Such an Arrangement
    Publication number: 20160083012
    Abstract: An arrangement of a rear axle module on a two-axle, two-track vehicle which is at least partially electrically driveable by an electric motor is provided in which a rear axle bracket designed for the fastening of wheel-guiding links of a rear axle and a housing for accommodating components for providing electrical energy together form the module, with the housing arranged in a front region of the rear axle module. The rear axle module includes bearing brackets by which the module is connected from below to the vehicle body, including two rear axle bracket bearings which are to the rear of the rear axle module with respect to the direction of travel, two central rear axle bracket bearings arranged in a central region of the rear axle module, and two front bearings arranged on the housing in the front region of the rear axle module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Alfred STENZENBERGER, Andreas GLESER, Lars WITTA, Steffen KUEHLEWIND