Patents by Inventor Markus Hoher

Markus Hoher 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: 9027440
    Abstract: A transmission, for a motor vehicle with an auxiliary drive (EM), having a first housing part (2a), a second housing part, a transmission shaft (GW), an auxiliary drive shaft which can be driven by the auxiliary drive (EM), a lay shaft (VW) that is positioned axially parallel to the transmission shaft (GW) and coaxial to the auxiliary drive shaft. The lay shaft (VW) is connected, via a spur wheel stage (Z22, Z23) with the transmission shaft (GW), and the lay shaft (VW) is connected in a rotationally fixed manner with the auxiliary drive shaft and is supported on both sides of the spur wheel stage (Z22, Z23) in a bearing device (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schneider, Uwe Firzlaff, Franz Schmidberger, Markus Hoher
  • Patent number: 8020654
    Abstract: A drivetrain is proposed for a hybrid motor vehicle, which comprises an electric machine arranged between the vehicle's transmission (2) and a differential (8) of a driven axle in order to drive the axle via a Cardan shaft (7) or another shaft capable of torque transfer in which a transmission (10) made as a reducing gear system is arranged in the force flow direction behind the electric machine in order to produce the necessary speeds and torques and transfer them to the Cardan shaft or to the other shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Muller, Markus Hoher, Linus Eschenbeck
  • Patent number: 7828096
    Abstract: The invention proposes a hybrid drive for a vehicle with a power train, which has a first electric machine (4), which is permanently connected to an input shaft (3) of the vehicle transmission (2) arranged between an internal combustion engine (1) and a vehicle transmission (2) with changeable gear ratio, and which can be operated as an engine or as a generator, and a hydraulic pump (5) for the vehicle transmission (2), in which at least one first shiftable clutch device (7) is arranged between the internal combustion engine (1) and the vehicle transmission (2), and in which the hydraulic pump (5) is torque-proof connected to the input shaft (3) of the vehicle transmission (2). A hybrid drive is also proposed, which comprises two electric machines, in which the hydraulic pump (5) is coupled via at least one element for force transfer to the input shaft (3) of the vehicle transmission (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Markus Hoher, Linus Eschenbeck
  • Publication number: 20090050384
    Abstract: A drivetrain is proposed for a hybrid motor vehicle, which comprises an electric machine arranged between the vehicle's transmission (2) and a differential (8) of a driven axle in order to drive the axle via a Cardan shaft (7) or another shaft capable of torque transfer in which a transmission (10) made as a reducing gear system is arranged in the force flow direction behind the electric machine in order to produce the necessary speeds and torques and transfer them to the Cardan shaft or to the other shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichschafen AG
    Inventors: Thorsten MULLER, Markus Hoher, Linus Eschenbeck
  • Publication number: 20080011529
    Abstract: The invention proposes a hybrid drive for a vehicle with a power train, which has a first electric machine (4), which is permanently connected to an input shaft (3) of the vehicle transmission (2) arranged between an internal combustion engine (1) and a vehicle transmission (2) with changeable gear ratio, and which can be operated as an engine or as a generator, and a hydraulic pump (5) for the vehicle transmission (2), in which at least one first shiftable clutch device (7) is arranged between the internal combustion engine (1) and the vehicle transmission (2), and in which the hydraulic pump (5) is torque-proof connected to the input shaft (3) of the vehicle transmission (2). A hybrid drive is also proposed, which comprises two electric machines, in which the hydraulic pump (5) is coupled via at least one element for force transfer to the input shaft (3) of the vehicle transmission (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Markus HOHER, Linus Eschenbeck
  • Patent number: 7182195
    Abstract: A parking lock of an automatic transmission avoiding an undesirable engagement of a lock member (2) in a parking lock gear, during occurring extreme accelerations in normal driving of a motor vehicle. An arrester (7) is provided which, in the driving gear stages of the transmission, retains the lock member (2) with an arresting shape fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Linus Eschenbeck, Markus Hoher, Stefan Csajagi
  • Publication number: 20050133338
    Abstract: A parking lock of an automatic transmission avoiding an undesirable engagement of a lock member (2) in a parking lock gear, during occurring extreme accelerations in normal driving of a motor vehicle. An arrester (7) is provided which, in the driving gear stages of the transmission, retains the lock member (2) with an arresting shape fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Linus Eschenbeck, Markus Hoher, Stefan Csajagi
  • Patent number: 6860832
    Abstract: The transmission assembly, specially for motor vehicles, has a housing, a drive shaft, a countershaft and an arrangement for changing the reduction ratio between the drive shaft and the countershaft which contains a continuously variable transmission and downstream thereof a mechanical transmission with shifting elements in the form of clutches and brakes and a planetary gear set for shifting the reverse gear and one or more forward gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Markus Hoher
  • Patent number: 6752232
    Abstract: The drive unit for a motor vehicle, has an input drive shaft connected to a starting element, which unit has an automatic transmission connected to the starting element and also possesses a first output drive shaft, which is connected to the rear wheel drive of a motor vehicle and has a second output drive shaft which is connected to the front wheel drive of the motor vehicle and further possesses a torsion damping mechanism. The second output shaft (1) is located in the motor side area of the drive unit and, seen in the direction of travel, is disposed in front of the starting element (3), transverse to the input drive shaft, while the torsion damping mechanism (2) is placed in front of the second output drive (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Markus Hoher
  • Patent number: 6599216
    Abstract: The transmission unit, especially designed for a motor vehicle, possesses a housing with an input drive shaft with at least one output drive shaft and with an arrangement for the variation of the gear ratio whereby, within the housing a starting element is provided, which is connected to a stepless transmission which, in turn, is in connection with power split apparatus that possesses a first output drive shaft for the rear axle drive and a second output drive shaft, which is connected with a differential for a front axle drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Wafzig, Martin Grumbach, Markus Hoher
  • Publication number: 20030004028
    Abstract: The transmission assembly, specially for motor vehicles, has a housing, a drive shaft, a countershaft and an arrangement for changing the reduction ratio between the drive shaft and the countershaft which contains a continuously variable transmission and downstream thereof a mechanical transmission with shifting elements in the form of clutches and brakes and a planetary gear set for shifting the reverse gear and one or more forward gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Markus Hoher
  • Patent number: 6406401
    Abstract: The toroidal drive has an input shaft (3) and a torque shaft (20) positioned coaxially thereto as well as two input discs (5, 12) and two output discs (6, 11) associated in pairs to the input discs. Between one of the input discs (5) and an axial flange (9), which is firmly connected with the input shaft (3) and upon which supports itself the input disc (5) is not pressurized by a contact-pressure device (4), one universal bearing (18) is provided which assumes both the axial support and the radial support of said input disc (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Walter Kuhn, Jürgen Wafzig, Markus Hoher
  • Patent number: 6085880
    Abstract: The power shift for vehicles has clutches and brakes in the form of multi-disc clutches which consist of disc sets; instead of the multi-disc brake for the reverse drive range, a form-locking clutch such as a disc synchronization is provided which in engaged state transmits the retaining torque via form locking and in disengaged state is freely rotatable and thus free of loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Walter Kuhn, Markus Hoher