Patents by Inventor Manfred Sieger

Manfred Sieger 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: 9291261
    Abstract: The shift sequence for a transmission ratio change of a vehicle drive train is determined depending on an operating state of the vehicle drive train existing upon the actual transmission ratio of the transmission device. The operating state is characterized by various operating state quantities of the vehicle drive train, which represent input quantities of a model representing the vehicle drive train. Output quantities of the model supply at least one target value that determines the shift sequence in terms of characterization and application as input quantities of an optimization routine, by which a minimization of the functional connection of at least one target value is carried out. The torque characteristics representing the shift sequence of devices of the vehicle drive train are determined depending on the minimum of the functional connection of at least one target value, taking into account the limits of the operating state quantities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Eckehard Münch, Uwe Heitz, Mauro Zanella, Manfred Sieger, Jörg Geis
  • Patent number: 9115711
    Abstract: A method of determining displacement of a radial piston machine (1) having adjustable eccentricity (e). The radial piston machine (1) includes cylinders (2) arranged in a pivoting manner and a drive shaft that drives an eccentric (5). The rotation angle of the drive shaft is labeled as ? and the pivoting angle of the cylinders (2) is labeled ?. The pivoting angle ? is measured and from the measured values for the pivoting angle ?, the eccentricity (e) and hence the displacement (v) are calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen, AG
    Inventors: Manfred Sieger, Joerg Geis
  • Publication number: 20140088844
    Abstract: A method for determining a shift sequence of a change of transmission ratio of a transmission device of a vehicle drive train is described. The shift sequence is determined depending on an operating state of the vehicle drive train existing upon the actual transmission ratio inserted in the transmission device. The operating state is characterized by various operating state quantities of the vehicle drive train, which represent input quantities of a model representing the vehicle drive train (B2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Eckehard Münch, Uwe Heitz, Mauro Zanella, Manfred Sieger, Jörg Geis
  • Publication number: 20120259580
    Abstract: A method of determining displacement of a radial piston machine (1) having adjustable eccentricity (e). The radial piston machine (1) includes cylinders (2) arranged in a pivoting manner and a drive shaft that drives an eccentric (5). The rotation angle of the drive shaft is labeled as ? and the pivoting angle of the cylinders (2) is labeled ?. The pivoting angle ? is measured and from the measured values for the pivoting angle ?, the eccentricity (e) and hence the displacement (v) are calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Manfred Sieger, Joerg Geis
  • Patent number: 7165662
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle comprising a shiftable transmission with fixed gear ratio steps and a controllable friction clutch contains a distance sensor, which is connected to an inch pedal and in which the starting position and the end position of the inch pedal are adjusted by an electronic control unit and allocated to an inch effect from 0% to 100%. Due to the electronic adjusting process of the inch pedal path via the inch effect and the service brake, the intersecting time between the service brake and the actuating force of the clutch can be adjusted. The driving comfort of the vehicle is increased and the risk of damage to the multi-disk clutch is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Karl Kühner, Manfred Sieger, Norbert Sommer
  • Publication number: 20050284719
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle comprising a shiftable transmission with fixed gear ratio steps and a controllable friction clutch contains a distance sensor, which is connected to an inch pedal and in which the starting position and the end position of the inch pedal are adjusted by an electronic control unit and allocated to an inch effect from 0% to 100%. Due to the electronic adjusting process of the inch pedal path via the inch effect and the service brake, the intersecting time between the service brake and the actuating force of the clutch can be adjusted. The driving comfort of the vehicle is increased and the risk of damage to the multi-disk clutch is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Karl Kuhner, Manfred Sieger, Norbert Sommer
  • Patent number: 6694798
    Abstract: The invention is based on a process for determination of a coefficient of friction (&mgr;) of a hydraulically activated coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) in a load-shifting transmission (1). It is proposed that a drive shaft (14) of the transmission (1) be driven with a specified torque (T), that an output shaft (15) of the transmission (1) is blocked with a closed coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) during a calibration run, the activation pressure (p) of coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) is reduced in accordance with a specified course over time, the differential rotational speed (&Dgr;n) between the input (17, 18, 19) and the output (20) of the coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) is recorded, the activation pressure (p) is ascertained in which the differential rotation speed (&Dgr;n) is greater than zero and a separation coefficient of friction (&mgr;separation) is computed on the basis of torque (T), activation pressure (p) and a construction-conditioned coupling constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Karl Kühner, Manfred Sieger, Jörg Geis, Andreas Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20030000283
    Abstract: The invention is based on a process for determination of a coefficient of friction (p) of a hydraulically activated coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) in a load-shifting transmission (1). It is proposed that a drive shaft (14) of the transmission (1) be driven with a specified torque (T), that an output shaft (15) of the transmission (1) is blocked with a closed coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) during a calibration run, the activation pressure (p) of coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) is reduced in accordance with a specified course over time, the differential rotational speed (&Dgr;n) between the input (17, 18, 19) and the output (20) of the coupling (4, 5, 6) or brake (7, 8, 9) is recorded, the activation pressure (p) is ascertained in which the differential rotation speed (&Dgr;n) is greater than zero and a separation coefficient of friction (&mgr;separation) is computed on the basis of torque (T), activation pressure (p) and a construction-conditioned coupling constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Karl Kuhner, Manfred Sieger, Jorg Geis, Andreas Schwarz