Patents by Inventor Matthias Benkert

Matthias Benkert 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: 20090121578
    Abstract: An assembly of a brush system (3) can be simplified by at least one mechanical contact element (33) for providing an external interface. The external interface electrically connects the brush system (3) to a connecting element (4) outside the brush system (3), for example a printed circuit. Provision of the external interface on the brush system (3) allows to assemble the electric actuator (1) in separate assembly steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Matthias Benkert
  • Publication number: 20090015088
    Abstract: In order to find a simple and robust drive solution with a low installation space requirement, a drive (1) for use in a motor vehicle with a motor (2), at least two drive output shafts (16, 16?; 31, 31?) for moving drive output pinions (9, 9?), and a transmission, which is arranged between the motor (2) and the drive output shafts (16, 16?; 31, 31?), for selectively transmitting the drive input movement of the motor (2) to the drive output pinions (9, 9?) is proposed, wherein the transmission has a number of switchable clutches (11, 11?, 14, 14?; 32, 32?, 34, 34?) and at least one switching element (23) for simultaneously changing the transmission capacity of one or more clutches (11, 11?, 14, 14?; 32, 32?, 34, 34?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Aram Akopian, Matthias benkert, Benjamin Obst, Stephan Ullrich
  • Patent number: 7230362
    Abstract: An electric-motor driven actuator has a housing, in which a motor and a carrier plate are arranged and the carrier plate is connected in a fixed manner to a brush holder. The brush holder has a first brush holder which is rigidly connected to the carrier plate. A second brush holder component is also provided which is mechanically coupled to the first brush holder component and is decoupled in a vibration-neutralizing manner from the first brush holder component via at least one damping element and which holds brushes via which contact can be made with a commutator of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Matthias Benkert, Rudolf Fiedler
  • Publication number: 20050264127
    Abstract: An electric-motor driven actuator has a housing, in which a motor (3) and a carrier plate (4) are arranged, whereby the carrier plate (4) is connected in a fixed manner to a brush holder (5). The brush holder (5) has a first brush holder component (51), which is connected rigidly to the carrier plate (4). A second brush holder component (51) is also provided, which is coupled mechanically to the first brush holder component (51) and is decoupled in a vibration-neutralizing manner from the first brush holder component (51) by means of at least one damping element (54) and which holds brushes (54), via which contact can be made with a commutator (37) of the motor (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Matthias Benkert, Rudolf Fiedler
  • Patent number: 5936397
    Abstract: In order to be able to attach a rotational-speed or direction-of-rotation transmitter, in particular in the form of a rotor (3), to the circumference of a rotor shaft (2) in a simple and reliable fashion, the rotational-speed or direction-of-rotation transmitter is connected indirectly to the rotor shaft (2) by means of at least one separate, radially resilient or elastic intermediate securing part. Preferably, at least one rubber ring (4 or 5) is provided as the intermediate securing part and is clamped onto the rotor shaft (2) or pressed into a shaft orifice of the rotor (3) expediently before final assembly, to provide a premounted unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Benkert, Thomas Ziegler