Patents by Inventor Markus Rost

Markus Rost 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: 11614167
    Abstract: A parking lock has a parking lock housing (20), a locking pawl (12) which has a ratchet (16) that can be locked in a parking lock wheel (56) and a pawl profile (44) arranged on the rear side of the ratchet (16), an actuating unit (24) which acts upon the pawl profile (44) when the parking lock (10) is engaged and thereby rotates the locking pawl (12) about a rotational axis (14) relative to the parking lock housing (20), and a supporting element (18), on which the actuating unit (24) is supported in the engaged state (P) and in the disengaged state (nP) of the parking lock (10) at different positions. The supporting element (18) is connected to the parking lock housing (20) so as to have play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Kraemer, Matthias Feuerbach, Markus Rost, Tobias Heumann, Christoph Thuerauf
  • Publication number: 20210396310
    Abstract: A parking lock has a parking lock housing (20), a locking pawl (12) which has a ratchet (16) that can be locked in a parking lock wheel (56) and a pawl profile (44) arranged on the rear side of the ratchet (16), an actuating unit (24) which acts upon the pawl profile (44) when the parking lock (10) is engaged and thereby rotates the locking pawl (12) about a rotational axis (14) relative to the parking lock housing (20), and a supporting element (18), on which the actuating unit (24) is supported in the engaged state (P) and in the disengaged state (nP) of the parking lock (10) at different positions. The supporting element (18) is connected to the parking lock housing (20) so as to have play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Kraemer, Matthias Feuerbach, Markus Rost, Tobias Heumann, Christoph Thuerauf
  • Patent number: 10962113
    Abstract: A parking lock (1) for a motor vehicle, wherein the parking lock (1) has a housing (21), a locking pawl (4) which is arranged such that it can be pivoted about a rotational axis (a) and has a pawl tooth (5) which is configured for engaging in a positively locking manner into a parking lock gear, an actuator (6) for actuating the locking pawl (4), with the result that it can be brought reversibly into engagement with the parking lock gear by way of the pawl tooth (5) of the locking pawl (4), and a movable transmission element which transmits the movement of the actuator (6) to the locking pawl (4). The parking lock (1) has a damping mechanism for the locking pawl or for the movable transmission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Kramer, Matthias Feuerbach, Markus Rost, Tobias Heumann
  • Patent number: 10704689
    Abstract: A motor vehicle parking lock includes a locking pawl, an actuator shaft, a pawl actuating element and a crank mechanism. The locking pawl is pivotable about a first rotational axis and includes a pawl tooth configured for engagement in a recess of a locking tooth system in a positively locking manner. The actuator shaft is rotatable about a second rotational axis to actuate the locking pawl and reversibly bring the pawl tooth into engagement with the recess. The pawl actuating element is linearly moveable along a translation axis to pivot the locking pawl. The crank mechanism converts rotary motion of the actuator shaft into linear motion of the pawl actuating element. The crank mechanism includes a connecting rod with an articulation point at the pawl actuating element, and a joint that connects the connecting rod and a crank. The joint is arranged between the pawl tooth and the articulation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Rost, Klaus Krämer, Jochen Loeffelmann
  • Publication number: 20190271394
    Abstract: A parking lock (1) for a motor vehicle, wherein the parking lock (1) has a housing (21), a locking pawl (4) which is arranged such that it can be pivoted about a rotational axis (a) and has a pawl tooth (5) which is configured for engaging in a positively locking manner into a parking lock gear, an actuator (6) for actuating the locking pawl (4), with the result that it can be brought reversibly into engagement with the parking lock gear by way of the pawl tooth (5) of the locking pawl (4), and a movable transmission element which transmits the movement of the actuator (6) to the locking pawl (4). The parking lock (1) has a damping mechanism for the locking pawl or for the movable transmission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Kramer, Matthias Feuerbach, Markus Rost, Tobias Heumann
  • Publication number: 20190136973
    Abstract: A motor vehicle parking lock includes a locking pawl, an actuator shaft, a pawl actuating element and a crank mechanism. The locking pawl is pivotable about a first rotational axis and includes a pawl tooth configured for engagement in a recess of a locking tooth system in a positively locking manner. The actuator shaft is rotatable about a second rotational axis to actuate the locking pawl and reversibly bring the pawl tooth into engagement with the recess. The pawl actuating element is linearly moveable along a translation axis to pivot the locking pawl. The crank mechanism converts rotary motion of the actuator shaft into linear motion of the pawl actuating element. The crank mechanism includes a connecting rod with an articulation point at the pawl actuating element, and a joint that connects the connecting rod and a crank. The joint is arranged between the pawl tooth and the articulation point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Rost, Klaus Krämer, Jochen Loeffelmann