Patents by Inventor Martin Rattay

Martin Rattay 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: 11846342
    Abstract: A transmission where a first shaft is rotationally fixable to a third shaft and to a second shaft, the second and third shafts are rotationally connectable to a fourth shaft, the second shaft is rotationally connectable to a fifth shaft, the fourth shaft is rotationally connectable to the fifth shaft, the third shaft is rotationally connectable to the fifth shaft, fixed gears of the fourth and fifth shafts are rotationally connected to a drive output, a first gearwheel of the sixth shaft meshes with a fixed gear of the second shaft, and a second gearwheel of the sixth shaft meshes with a fixed gear of the third shaft. Moreover, a first gearwheel of the sixth shaft is an idler gear and a second gearwheel of the sixth shaft is a fixed gear, or vice versa. Additionally, the idler gear of the sixth shaft is rotationally fixable to the sixth shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Max Bachmann, Thomas Rosemeier, Michael Roske, Matthias Reisch, Johannes Kaltenbach, Stefan Beck, Michael Wechs, Martin Rattay, Juri Pawlakowitsch, Fabian Kutter
  • Patent number: 11603907
    Abstract: A gear transmission includes a first helical-cut gearwheel (1) and a second helical-cut gearwheel (2) engaged for transmitting torques in different directions. The first gearwheel (1) and the second gearwheel (2) each include corresponding ring-shaped thrust collars (4, 5), and corresponding thrust collars (4, 5) each form a race (8, 9, 10, 11) having an overlap region. A first race (8) and a second race (9) form an overlap region for traction torques, and a third race (10) and a fourth race (11) form an overlap region for overrun torques. Each overlap region includes a contact surface or a contact point (14, 15), and each contact point (14, 15) is situated on a contact circle diameter (16, 17). The contact surfaces or contact points (8, 9) for traction torques and the contact surfaces or contact points (10, 11) for overrun torques are radially offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Christoph Erkens, Eckhardt Lübke, Martin Rattay, Marc Seeberger
  • Patent number: 11254199
    Abstract: A transmission (G) includes an input shaft (GW1), an output shaft (GW2), an electric machine (EM), a plurality of planetary gear sets (P1-P3; 2P1-2P5), and gear-implementing shift elements (S1-S6; 2S1-2S5). Via engagement of a first of the gear-implementing shift elements (S1, 2S1), which is a force-locking shift element having a variable torque transmission capacity, the input shaft (GW1) and an element (E1, 22E1) of one of the planetary gear sets (P3; 2P4) can be brought into a fixed rotational speed relationship with respect to each other. Another element (E2, 22E2a, 22E2b) of one of the planetary gear sets (P1, 2P3, 2P5) is permanently connected to a rotor (R) of the electric machine (EM). By engaging an auxiliary shift element (ZS, 2ZSa, 2ZSb), which is a form-locking shift element, the rotor (R) and the input shaft (GW1) can be brought into a fixed rotational speed relationship with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Martin Brehmer, Stefan Beck, Anton Fritzer, Suryanto Hendrawan, Matthias Horn, Johannes Kaltenbach, Raffael Kuberczyk, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker, Martin Rattay, Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Rieger, Thomas Rosemeier, Lara Ruth Turner, Bernd Unseld, Viktor Warth, Michael Wechs, Peter Ziemer, Oliver Bayer
  • Publication number: 20220042578
    Abstract: A transmission where a first shaft is rotationally fixable to a third shaft and to a second shaft, the second and third shafts are rotationally connectable to a fourth shaft, the second shaft is rotationally connectable to a fifth shaft, the fourth shaft is rotationally connectable to the fifth shaft, the third shaft is rotationally connectable to the fifth shaft, fixed gears of the fourth and fifth shafts are rotationally connected to a drive output, a first gearwheel of the sixth shaft meshes with a fixed gear of the second shaft, and a second gearwheel of the sixth shaft meshes with a fixed gear of the third shaft. Moreover, a first gearwheel of the sixth shaft is an idler gear and a second gearwheel of the sixth shaft is a fixed gear, or vice versa. Additionally, the idler gear of the sixth shaft is rotationally fixable to the sixth shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Max Bachmann, Thomas Rosemeier, Michael Roske, Matthias Reisch, Johannes Kaltenbach, Stefan Beck, Michael Wechs, Martin Rattay, Juri Pawlakowitsch, Fabian Kutter
  • Patent number: 11215271
    Abstract: A toothing arrangement (1) includes at least one first helical-cut spur gear (3) and a second helical-cut spur gear (4), which form a common meshing toothing, and as least one thrust collar (7) with two races (8, 9) for axial load compensation on both sides in the region of the meshing toothing. The annular thrust collar (7) includes an internal gearing (10), which, in the mounted state, is supported in a circumferential groove (11) interrupting the tooth system (5) of the first spur gear (3). At least one rotation prevention means is associated with the thrust collar (7). The rotation prevention means is movable from a radially inner region to a radially outer region of the first spur gear (3) into an interlock position. A transmission may include the toothing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Christoph Erkens, Eckhardt Lübke, Martin Rattay, Marc Seeberger
  • Publication number: 20210162984
    Abstract: A transmission (G) includes an input shaft (GW1), an output shaft (GW2), an electric machine (EM), a plurality of planetary gear sets (P1-P3; 2P1-2P5), and gear-implementing shift elements (S1-S6; 2S1-2S5). Via engagement of a first of the gear-implementing shift elements (51, 2S1), which is a force-locking shift element having a variable torque transmission capacity, the input shaft (GW1) and an element (E1, 22E1) of one of the planetary gear sets (P3; 2P4) can be brought into a fixed rotational speed relationship with respect to each other. Another element (E2, 22E2a, 22E2b) of one of the planetary gear sets (P1, 2P3, 2P5) is permanently connected to a rotor (R) of the electric machine (EM). By engaging an auxiliary shift element (ZS, 2ZSa, 2ZSb), which is a form-locking shift element, the rotor (R) and the input shaft (GW1) can be brought into a fixed rotational speed relationship with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Brehmer, Stefan Beck, Anton Fritzer, Suryanto Hendrawan, Matthias Horn, Johannes Kaltenbach, Raffael Kuberczyk, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker, Martin Rattay, Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Rieger, Thomas Rosemeier, Lara Ruth Turner, Bernd Unseld, Viktor Warth, Michael Wechs, Peter Ziemer, Oliver Bayer
  • Publication number: 20210095742
    Abstract: A gear transmission includes a first helical-cut gearwheel (1) and a second helical-cut gearwheel (2) engaged for transmitting torques in different directions. The first gearwheel (1) and the second gearwheel (2) each include corresponding ring-shaped thrust collars (4, 5), and corresponding thrust collars (4, 5) each form a race (8, 9, 10, 11) having an overlap region. A first race (8) and a second race (9) form an overlap region for traction torques, and a third race (10) and a fourth race (11) form an overlap region for overrun torques. Each overlap region includes a contact surface or a contact point (14, 15), and each contact point (14, 15) is situated on a contact circle diameter (16, 17). The contact surfaces or contact points (8, 9) for traction torques and the contact surfaces or contact points (10, 11) for overrun torques are radially offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Christoph Erkens, Eckhardt Lübke, Martin Rattay, Marc Seeberger
  • Publication number: 20210088119
    Abstract: A toothing arrangement (1) includes at least one first helical-cut spur gear (3) and a second helical-cut spur gear (4), which form a common meshing toothing, and as least one thrust collar (7) with two races (8, 9) for axial load compensation on both sides in the region of the meshing toothing. The annular thrust collar (7) includes an internal gearing (10), which, in the mounted state, is supported in a circumferential groove (11) interrupting the tooth system (5) of the first spur gear (3). At least one rotation prevention means is associated with the thrust collar (7). The rotation prevention means is movable from a radially inner region to a radially outer region of the first spur gear (3) into an interlock position. A transmission may include the toothing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Christoph Erkens, Eckhardt Lübke, Martin Rattay, Marc Seeberger
  • Patent number: 10605337
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K1) to the first shaft (1) and by the second shift element (K2) to the second shaft (2). The second shaft (2) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fifth shift element (B2) to the housing (3). The third shaft (4) is rotationally fixedly connected to the third gear set element of the second planetary gear set (RS2) and to the first gear set element of the third planetary gear set and is rotationally fixedly connectable by the sixth shift element (B1) to the housing (3). The second gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS3) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab), and the third gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS3) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Max Bachmann, Martin Brehmer, Anton Fritzer, Suryanto Hendrawan, Matthias Horn, Johannes Kaltenbach, Raffael Kuberczyk, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker, Juri Pawlakowitsch, Martin Rattay, Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Rieger, Thomas Rosemeier, Lara Ruth Turner, Michael Roske, Viktor Warth, Bernd Unseld, Michael Wechs, Peter Ziemer
  • Patent number: 10533643
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K3) to the first shaft (1) and the first shaft is rotationally fixedly connectable by the second shift element (B2) to the housing (2). A sun gear of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the third shift element (K2) to the drive shaft (An). A carrier of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab) and to a ring gear of the second planetary gear set (RS2). A ring gear of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft (3), wherein the second shaft (3) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fourth shift element (B1) to the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Max Bachmann, Martin Brehmer, Anton Fritzer, Suryanto Hendrawan, Matthias Horn, Johannes Kaltenbach, Raffael Kuberczyk, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker, Juri Pawlakowitsch, Martin Rattay, Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Rieger, Thomas Rosemeier, Lara Ruth Turner, Michael Roske, Viktor Warth, Bernd Unseld, Michael Wechs, Peter Ziemer
  • Publication number: 20180266525
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K1) to the first shaft (1) and by the second shift element (K2) to the second shaft (2). The second shaft (2) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fifth shift element (B2) to the housing (3). The third shaft (4) is rotationally fixedly connected to the third gear set element of the second planetary gear set (RS2) and to the first gear set element of the third planetary gear set and is rotationally fixedly connectable by the sixth shift element (B1) to the housing (3). The second gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS3) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab), and the third gear set element of the third planetary gear set (RS3) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Max Bachmann, Martin Brehmer, Anton Fritzer, Suryanto Hendrawan, Matthias Horn, Johannes Kaltenbach, Raffael Kuberczyk, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker, Juri Pawlakowitsch, Martin Rattay, Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Rieger, Thomas Rosemeier, Lara Ruth Turner, Michael Roske, Viktor Warth, Bernd Unseld, Michael Wechs, Peter Ziemer
  • Publication number: 20180266526
    Abstract: A transmission for a motor vehicle wherein the drive shaft (An) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the first shift element (K3) to the first shaft (1) and the first shaft is rotationally fixedly connectable by the second shift element (B2) to the housing (2). A sun gear of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the third shift element (K2) to the drive shaft (An). A carrier of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connected to the output shaft (Ab) and to a ring gear of the second planetary gear set (RS2). A ring gear of the first planetary gear set (RS1) is rotationally fixedly connected to the second shaft (3), wherein the second shaft (3) is rotationally fixedly connectable by the fourth shift element (B1) to the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Max Bachmann, Martin Brehmer, Anton Fritzer, Suryanto Hendrawan, Matthias Horn, Johannes Kaltenbach, Raffael Kuberczyk, Jens Moraw, Gerhard Niederbrucker, Juri Pawlakowitsch, Martin Rattay, Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Rieger, Thomas Rosemeier, Lara Ruth Turner, Michael Roske, Viktor Warth, Bernd Unseld, Michael Wechs, Peter Ziemer
  • Patent number: 9528572
    Abstract: A gear unit for a compound transmission has a planetary stage that couples an input and an output shaft for different transmission ratios. The planetary stage includes a sun gear, a ring gear and planet gears rotatably supported at a planet carrier. The planet gears have a region with two different toothings arranged axially offset with respect to an axis of rotation of the planetary stage. A meshing engagement with a first sun gear and/or a first ring gear is produced via the first toothing. The planet gears mesh at the second toothing with a second sun gear and/or a second ring gear, and one component of the planetary stage is connected to the input shaft to be fixed with respect to rotation and one component is fixed at a housing, while the rest of the components can be coupled with the output shaft, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Raphael Himmelsbach, Michael Wechs, Karl Grad, Stefan Beck, Martin Rattay
  • Patent number: 9115778
    Abstract: A holder (5) for a spring (2) which has a spring fastening area (10) for fastening the spring (2) to the holder (5) and a wheel carrier fastening area (9) for fastening a wheel carrier (4) to the spring. The holder (5) further has a deformable zone (23) for transmitting force from the spring fastening area (10) to the wheel carrier fastening area (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen, AG
    Inventors: Volker Wagner, Gabriele Fruhmann, Stefan Lehmkuhl, Arnold Middelkampf, Jorg Brandt, Holger Hoeckmann, Uwe Steinkamp, Norbert Schmudde, Martin Rattay
  • Publication number: 20150211608
    Abstract: A gear unit for a compound transmission has a planetary stage that couples an input and an output shaft for different transmission ratios. The planetary stage includes a sun gear, a ring gear and planet gears rotatably supported at a planet carrier. The planet gears have a region with two different toothings arranged axially offset with respect to an axis of rotation of the planetary stage. A meshing engagement with a first sun gear and/or a first ring gear is produced via the first toothing. The planet gears mesh at the second toothing with a second sun gear and/or a second ring gear, and one component of the planetary stage is connected to the input shaft to be fixed with respect to rotation and one component is fixed at a housing, while the rest of the components can be coupled with the output shaft, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Raphael HIMMELSBACH, Michael WECHS, Karl GRAD, Stefan BECK, Martin RATTAY
  • Publication number: 20140167339
    Abstract: A holder (5) for a spring (2) which has a spring fastening area (10) for fastening the spring (2) to the holder (5) and a wheel carrier fastening area (9) for fastening a wheel carrier (4) to the spring. The holder (5) further has a deformable zone (23) for transmitting force from the spring fastening area (10) to the wheel carrier fastening area (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Volker Wagner, Gabriele Fruhmann, Stefan Lehmkuhl, Arnold Middelkampf, Jorg Brandt, Holger Hoeckmann, Uwe Steinkamp, Norbert Schmudde, Martin Rattay