Patents by Inventor Martin Staudinger

Martin Staudinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20090215584
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission which has a first clutch, actuated by a first hydraulic cylinder, a second clutch, actuated by a second hydraulic cylinder, shift devices for shifting gears, which are actuated by respective hydraulically operated cylinders, a hydraulic energy source for supplying the hydraulic cylinders and the hydraulically operated cylinders with hydraulic energy and a third clutch that is actuated by a third hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Marco GRETHEL, Manfred HOMM, Eric MUELLER, Martin STAUDINGER
  • Publication number: 20090215585
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission which has a first clutch, actuated by a first hydraulic cylinder, a second clutch, actuated by a second hydraulic cylinder, shift devices for shifting gears, which are actuated by respective hydraulically operated cylinders, and a hydraulic energy source for supplying the hydraulic cylinders and the hydraulically operated cylinders with hydraulic energy. The hydraulic energy source has a first pump, a second pump and an electric drive driving the second pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Marco GRETHEL, Manfred HOMM, Eric MUELLER, Martin STAUDINGER
  • Publication number: 20090211866
    Abstract: A double clutch gearbox which has a first volume flow valve for actuating a first clutch, which is arranged downstream, a second volume flow valve for actuating a second clutch which is arranged downstream, and a first hydraulic power source for supplying the volume flow valves and the clutches with a system pressure. In order to provide an improved double clutch gearbox, the clutches have a fluid cooling means which is arranged downstream of the first volume flow valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventors: Martin STAUDINGER, Marco GRETHEL
  • Publication number: 20090139827
    Abstract: A clutch control device for controlling the operation of a hydraulically operated clutch with a flow control valve. The control device includes a volume flow regulating valve that enables both volume flow regulated filling and volume flow regulated emptying of a hydraulic clutch positioning element, to provide rapid and precise operation of the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Manfred Homm, Eric Muller, Martin Staudinger, Felix Dreher
  • Publication number: 20090107569
    Abstract: Valve with a rotary slide. The rotary slide comprises a conduction chamber, which is connected to a first infeed and can optionally be connected to one of a plurality of outlets by changing the rotational position. The rotary slide is designed so that the when pressure is applied the area ratios ensure that a partial pressure equalization always takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Martin Staudinger, Felix Dreher, Sven-Jostein Kro
  • Publication number: 20090088297
    Abstract: A pressure medium supply unit for a hydraulic system of a motor vehicle that includes a clutch requiring a high hydraulic pressure and a low volumetric flow rate of hydraulic fluid for operation, and an automatic transmission requiring a low hydraulic pressure and a high volumetric flow rate of hydraulic fluid for operation. A single hydraulic pump is provided to supply hydraulic fluid to both the clutch and the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Marco Grethel, Manfred Homm, Eric Muller, Martin Staudinger, Reinhard Stehr
  • Publication number: 20090065322
    Abstract: A double-clutch transmission having at least three and preferably four, hydraulic shift cylinders, and a control device to actuate the hydraulic shift cylinders. To improve the speed of operation when selecting a gear, the shift cylinders needed for gear shifting are actuated with the aid of at least three electromagnetically shiftable directional valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Felix Dreher, Dietmar Lang, Martin Staudinger
  • Publication number: 20090000897
    Abstract: A dual clutch transmission comprising a first clutch (16), which is hydraulically actuated by a first hydraulic cylinder (19), and a second clutch (18), which is hydraulically actuated by a second hydraulic cylinder (20), in addition to a plurality of hydraulically actuated shift cylinders (11, 12, 13, 14) for shifting gears, which can be subjected to pressure (p1, p2) by means of a selector valve arrangement (51), wherein the first hydraulic cylinder (19) and the second hydraulic cylinder (20) and the selector valve arrangement (51) are connected to a pressure side of a pressure device (24, 25, 26, 27, 28) by means of safety valves (52, 53, 54), which are actuated in unison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Martin Staudinger, Eric Mueller, Felix Dreher
  • Publication number: 20080257439
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure reservoir having at least one pressure chamber formed between two opposed, movable inner boundary members. Each inner boundary members includes a spring cover and a diaphragm spring. An outer boundary member peripherally surrounds the movable inner boundary members and has a U-shaped cross section along at least a part of its periphery to axially support the diaphragm springs in a fixed axial position. The outer boundary member can be formed in several pieces that are held together by interconnections or by a surrounding outer tensioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Martin Staudinger, Marco Grethel, Felix Dreher, Franz Benz
  • Publication number: 20080257432
    Abstract: A valve having a housing and including a rotatable rotary spool that includes a conducting chamber. A first inlet communicates with the conducting chamber and with a plurality of outlets that are selectively individually connected with the conducting chamber as a function of the rotational position of the rotary spool within the valve housing. The conducting chamber communicates with a first pressure chamber through a first check valve carried by the rotary spool. A second check valve carried by the rotary spool provides communication between the first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber that surrounds the rotary spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Hanjo Nissen, Martin Staudinger
  • Publication number: 20080216471
    Abstract: A hydraulic system comprising a pump for feeding hydraulic fluid from an inlet side to an outlet side, wherein a pressure accumulator is disposed at the outlet side, wherein between the pump and the pressure accumulator a hydraulic control valve is disposed, which has at least two valve positions, wherein the outlet side of the pump is connected to the pressure accumulator in a first valve position, and separated from the pressure accumulator in a second valve position, wherein the outlet side of the pump is connected to the inlet side through the control valve in the second valve position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Martin Staudinger, Laurent Ineichen, Marco Grethel, Eric Muller
  • Publication number: 20080207392
    Abstract: A device for actuating a plurality of hydraulic control cylinders having a pressure regulating valve with a first and a second pressure regulating output, a first selector valve connected downline from the pressure regulating outputs, a second selector valve connected downline from the first selector valve, having a plurality of individual pressure outputs, where the second pressure regulating output is optionally assignable through the first and second selector valves to one of the individual pressure outputs, and the particular individual pressure outputs that are not assigned to the second pressure regulating output are assignable to the first pressure regulating output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Martin Staudinger, Eric Mueller
  • Publication number: 20080115661
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for supplying a hydraulic fluid to a hydraulically-operated component. A pump for delivering component the hydraulic fluid from a reservoir is connected with the reservoir through a flow control valve. The control valve is a 4/3 directional flow control valve, in which two valve outlet connections are connected to a suction side of the pump and two valve inlet connections are connected to the reservoir. A flow restriction is positioned in each of the conduits extending from the reservoir to the valve inlet connections for reducing the energy consumption of the pump when the need for hydraulic fluid is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Martin Staudinger, Eric Muller
  • Publication number: 20070186767
    Abstract: A device for detecting the position of a hydraulic piston-cylinder system, where the hydraulic piston-cylinder system is connected to a position-detecting means which comprises a magnet and a Hall sensor and the connection between the hydraulic piston-cylinder system and the position-detecting means comprises a lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Martin Staudinger, Felix Dreher
  • Publication number: 20070028981
    Abstract: An hydraulic pressure reservoir having at least one pressure chamber with a fluid connection to a hydraulic circuit. The pressure chamber is formed between a movable partition member carried in a housing and having a pressure limiting valve, and a fixed partition. The movable partition member is in the form of a diaphragm spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventor: Martin Staudinger