Patents by Inventor Matthias List
Matthias List 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).
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Publication number: 20240141990Abstract: A transmission device (5) for an electrically drivable vehicle axle (1) includes a transmission input shaft (7), a transmission output shaft (10) connected thereto via gear-wheel pairs (8, 9), and a parking lock device (15). The parking lock device (15) is arranged in a transmission housing (11) and includes an electric actuator (16) for actuating a locking pawl (18) engageable with a parking interlock gear (19) operatively connected to the transmission output shaft (10). The locking pawl and the parking interlock gear (19) are arranged in an interior space (14) of the transmission housing (11) that is acted upon by oil, and the electric actuator (16) is arranged in an oil-free interior space (13) of the transmission housing (11). The output shaft (21) of the electric actuator (16) extends through an intermediate wall (12) and is operatively connected to the locking pawl.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Matthias List, Tobias Miller, Stefan Borchert, Jörg Buhl, Stephan Hahn, Marco Kiesel, Ralph Guehrer
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Patent number: 11708900Abstract: A parking lock includes a locking pawl (2) and an interlocking element (6) arranged on a connecting bar (5) to a selector lever (4). The end of the connecting bar (5) facing away from the interlocking element (6) is articulatedly connected to the selector lever (4). A hydraulically actuatable actuator (10) includes two pistons (11, 12) provided for disengaging the parking lock. During normal operation, a detent device (13), which is actuatable by an electromagnet (13a), locks the first piston (11) in a piston position corresponding to an engaged condition (P_ein) or a disengaged condition (P_aus). Without requiring activating the electromagnet (13a) to release the detent device (13), the parking lock, during normal operation, is manually disengagable with an emergency disengagement device (15) acting upon the second piston (12) and is manually engagable with an emergency engagement device (16) acting upon the detent device (13).Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Florian Weinl, Sebastian Deeg, Dirk Leutheuser, Tobias Miller, Arthur Strehlau, Julia Klein, Matthias List, Armin Gierling
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Patent number: 11708901Abstract: A parking lock for a motor vehicle includes a pivotably mounted locking pawl (20), an interlocking element (60), and a guide rod (40). A spring element (80) preloads the locking pawl (20) in a disengagement direction of the parking lock. A first free end (83) of the spring element (80) is supported directly on a support section (24) of the locking pawl (20) and, during the swiveling of the locking pawl (20), rests against the support section (24) in a stationary manner. A second free end (85) of the spring element (80) is supported directly on a support contour (43) of the guide rod (40) and, during an axial movement of the guide rod (40), slides along the support contour (43). The geometry of the support contour (43) is configured such that the preload force of the spring element (80) does not decrease during the disengagement of the parking lock.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventor: Matthias List
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Publication number: 20220379365Abstract: Parking detent pawls are known which are suitable for securely holding a vehicle in a parked state. The aim of the invention is to provide a detent pawl for a parking lock which is characterized by a high degree of operational reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Julia KLEIN, Tobias MILLER, Martin MEYER, Matthias LIST, Gilbert FUERER, Ulrich SCHLATTER, Marco SOLDATI
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Patent number: 11428317Abstract: A parking lock arrangement with an actuating device for engaging and disengaging a parking pawl (10) for interlocking and releasing a parking interlock gear (20) includes an axially movable actuating rod (30) with an axially displaceable actuating element (40) on an end facing the parking pawl (10). During the engagement and disengagement of the parking lock, an actuating contour (41) of the actuating element (40) is in contact with an actuating zone (13) of the parking pawl (10) and with a support contour (51) of a housing-affixed guide element (50). The actuating contour (41) is designed to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis (42) of the actuating element (40) and extends along this longitudinal axis (42). The actuating contour (41) is a circular arc as viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis (42) of the actuating element (40).Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann, Juergen Igelmaier, Tobias Miller, Armin Gierling
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Publication number: 20210381595Abstract: A parking lock for a motor vehicle includes a pivotably mounted locking pawl (20), an interlocking element (60), and a guide rod (40). A spring element (80) preloads the locking pawl (20) in a disengagement direction of the parking lock. A first free end (83) of the spring element (80) is supported directly on a support section (24) of the locking pawl (20) and, during the swiveling of the locking pawl (20), rests against the support section (24) in a stationary manner. A second free end (85) of the spring element (80) is supported directly on a support contour (43) of the guide rod (40) and, during an axial movement of the guide rod (40), slides along the support contour (43). The geometry of the support contour (43) is configured such that the preload force of the spring element (80) does not decrease during the disengagement of the parking lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventor: Matthias List
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Patent number: 11137073Abstract: A parking lock includes a locking pawl (2) and an interlocking element (7). The locking pawl (2) is pivotably mounted on a pawl pin (1) and engageable with a parking interlock gear (3). The interlocking element (7) is arranged on a connecting bar (4) to a selector disk (5), spring-loaded with a spring element (6), and clampable between the locking pawl (2) and a guiding plate (8). An end of the connecting bar (4) facing away from the interlocking element (7) is articulatedly connected to the selector disk (5). An engaging piece (16) of the selector disk (5) is operatively connected to a parking lock actuator (12). The connecting bar (4) is arranged below the locking pawl (2) such that a motion plane of the connecting bar (4) is parallel to a motion plane of the locking pawl (2) and perpendicular to the pawl pin (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Julia Klein, Matthias List, Tobias Miller, Franz Brugger, Bernd Austermann
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Publication number: 20210116026Abstract: A parking lock includes a locking pawl (2) and an interlocking element (6) arranged on a connecting bar (5) to a selector lever (4). The end of the connecting bar (5) facing away from the interlocking element (6) is articulatedly connected to the selector lever (4). A hydraulically actuatable actuator (10) includes two pistons (11, 12) provided for disengaging the parking lock. During normal operation, a detent device (13), which is actuatable by an electromagnet (13a), locks the first piston (11) in a piston position corresponding to an engaged condition (P_ein) or a disengaged condition (P_aus). Without requiring activating the electromagnet (13a) to release the detent device (13), the parking lock, during normal operation, is manually disengagable with an emergency disengagement device (15) acting upon the second piston (12) and is manually engagable with an emergency engagement device (16) acting upon the detent device (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Florian Weinl, Sebastian Deeg, Dirk Leutheuser, Tobias Miller, Arthur Strehlau, Julia Klein, Matthias List, Armin Gierling
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Publication number: 20200362965Abstract: A parking lock arrangement with an actuating device for engaging and disengaging a parking pawl (10) for interlocking and releasing a parking interlock gear (20) includes an axially movable actuating rod (30) with an axially displaceable actuating element (40) on an end facing the parking pawl (10). During the engagement and disengagement of the parking lock, an actuating contour (41) of the actuating element (40) is in contact with an actuating zone (13) of the parking pawl (10) and with a support contour (51) of a housing-affixed guide element (50). The actuating contour (41) is designed to be rotationally symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis (42) of the actuating element (40) and extends along this longitudinal axis (42). The actuating contour (41) is a circular arc as viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis (42) of the actuating element (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann, Juergen Igelmaier, Tobias Miller, Armin Gierling
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Patent number: 10823286Abstract: An actuating device (19) for manually releasing a parking lock device (9) of a transmission (1) includes a manual actuator (18) and a pivotably mounted actuating shaft (20). The actuating shaft (20) includes a shaft outer section (20a), to which the manual actuator (18) is attached, and includes a shaft inner section (20b), on which a parking disk (15) is mounted. The parking disk (15) includes a recess (21), and on which an engaging piece is mounted, which includes a projection (23) engaging into the recess (21). The engaging piece is an engaging lever (22) which includes a foot section (22a) for mounting the engaging lever (22) on the shaft inner section (20b) of the actuating shaft (20), and includes the projection (23) on a head section (22b) positioned opposite a foot section (22a). An associated parking lock device (9), transmission (1), and assembly method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Tobias Schlosser, Tobias Miller, Adalbert Schoida, Michael Linkens, Matthias List
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Patent number: 10724634Abstract: A parking lock device for a motor vehicle including a parking interlock gear and a parking pawl. The parking interlock gear has teeth and tooth gaps, wherein each of the teeth has a first and a second deflecting contour that are counter-revolving and radially increasing from a radial indentation toward a respective tooth flank. The parking pawl includes a ratchet tooth. The parking interlock gear is rotatable about an axis of rotation and the parking pawl is rotatable about or translational along a swivel axis parallel to the axis of rotation. The contours slidingly guide the ratchet tooth to catapult over the tooth gaps in a targeted rotational speed range of the parking interlock gear, the targeted rotational speed range being between a minimum limit speed and a maximum limit speed, such that contact is avoided between tooth flanks of the parking pawl and of the parking interlock gear.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann
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Publication number: 20200182353Abstract: A parking lock includes a locking pawl (2) and an interlocking element (7). The locking pawl (2) is pivotably mounted on a pawl pin (1) and engageable with a parking interlock gear (3). The interlocking element (7) is arranged on a connecting bar (4) to a selector disk (5), spring-loaded with a spring element (6), and clampable between the locking pawl (2) and a guiding plate (8). An end of the connecting bar (4) facing away from the interlocking element (7) is articulatedly connected to the selector disk (5). An engaging piece (16) of the selector disk (5) is operatively connected to a parking lock actuator (12). The connecting bar (4) is arranged below the locking pawl (2) such that a motion plane of the connecting bar (4) is parallel to a motion plane of the locking pawl (2) and perpendicular to the pawl pin (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Julia Klein, Matthias List, Tobias Miller, Franz Brugger, Bernd Austermann
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Publication number: 20190257422Abstract: An actuating device (19) for manually releasing a parking lock device (9) of a transmission (1) includes a manual actuator (18) and a pivotably mounted actuating shaft (20). The actuating shaft (20) includes a shaft outer section (20a), to which the manual actuator (18) is attached, and includes a shaft inner section (20b), on which a parking disk (15) is mounted. The parking disk (15) includes a recess (21), and on which an engaging piece is mounted, which includes a projection (23) engaging into the recess (21). The engaging piece is an engaging lever (22) which includes a foot section (22a) for mounting the engaging lever (22) on the shaft inner section (20b) of the actuating shaft (20), and includes the projection (23) on a head section (22b) positioned opposite a foot section (22a). An associated parking lock device (9), transmission (1), and assembly method are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Tobias Schlosser, Tobias Miller, Adalbert Schoida, Michael Linkens, Matthias List
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Patent number: 10330140Abstract: A device for securing a clamping element against unintentional release includes a disk-shaped structure penetrated in an axial manner by a bore hole. A driving profile is defined by the bore hole. The disk-shaped structure is positionable on a component such that the bore hole engages a profile on the component to establish a torque-proof coupling of the disk-shaped structure and the component. The disk-shaped structure has a pair of contact surfaces. Each contact surface of the pair of contact surfaces runs radially and is positioned at a respective axial side of the disk-shaped structure. A profile plane of the driving profile is tilted at an angle with respect to a radial plane of each contact surface of the pair of contact surfaces. A related mounting arrangement is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Matthias List, Ingo Decker, Siegfried Selbherr
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Publication number: 20190017599Abstract: A parking lock device for a motor vehicle including a parking interlock gear and a parking pawl. The parking interlock gear has teeth and tooth gaps, wherein each of the teeth has a first and a second deflecting contour that are counter-revolving and radially increasing from a radial indentation toward a respective tooth flank. The parking pawl includes a ratchet tooth. The parking interlock gear is rotatable about an axis of rotation and the parking pawl is rotatable about or translational along a swivel axis parallel to the axis of rotation. The contours slidingly guide the ratchet tooth to catapult over the tooth gaps in a targeted rotational speed range of the parking interlock gear, the targeted rotational speed range being between a minimum limit speed and a maximum limit speed, such that contact is avoided between tooth flanks of the parking pawl and of the parking interlock gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann
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Publication number: 20170082135Abstract: The invention relates to a device (14) for securing a clamping element against unintentional release, with a disk-shaped structure (15) that is penetrated in an axial manner by a bore hole (16). Thereby, the structure (15) is provided for an inner diameter with a driving profile (17) defined by the bore hole (16), which, in the placement of the structure (15), engages with the bore hole (16) on a radially inner component in a profile provided on the part of such component and thereby establishes a torque-proof coupling of the structure (15) with this component. In addition, the structure (15) is provided, in an axial manner on both sides, with contact surfaces (18, 19) that run in a radial manner. In order to provide a device that can be mounted on a radially inner component in a manner that is as free of backlash as possible and with low expenses, a profile plane (22) of the driving profile (17) is tilted at an angle (?) with respect to radial planes (20, 21) of the contact surfaces (18, 19).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Matthias List, Ingo Decker, Siegfried Selbherr
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Patent number: 9327691Abstract: A transmission parking lock has an actuating rod that is essentially translationally displaceable, which bears an actuating element, and with a locking lever that is essentially rotationally displaceable, bears a locking element For inserting the transmission parking lock through the displacement of the actuating rod, the locking lever is pivotable from a resting position of the same into a locked position in such a manner that the locking element engages in a recess of a gear wheel (8) allocated to a gear shaft, and with a device that withdraws the actuating element of the actuating rod in the resting position of the same from the locking lever.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann, Gert Hanker, Stefan Csajagi, Gerhard Spindler, Berthold Schraff
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Publication number: 20140251750Abstract: A transmission parking lock has an actuating rod that is essentially translationally displaceable, which bears an actuating element, and with a locking lever that is essentially rotationally displaceable, bears a locking element For inserting the transmission parking lock through the displacement of the actuating rod, the locking lever is pivotable from a resting position of the same into a locked position in such a manner that the locking element engages in a recess of a gear wheel (8) allocated to a gear shaft, and with a device that withdraws the actuating element of the actuating rod in the resting position of the same from the locking lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Matthias List, Bernd Austermann, Gert Hanker, Stefan Csajagi, Gerhard Spindler, Berthold Schraff
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Patent number: 8828194Abstract: A layer system that can be annealed comprises a transparent substrate, preferably a glass substrate, and a first layer sequence which is applied directly to the substrate or to one or more bottom layers that are deposited onto the substrate. The layer sequence includes a substrate-proximal blocking layer, a selective layer and a substrate-distal blocking layer. Also provided is a method for producing a layer system that can be annealed and has a sufficient quality even under critical climatic conditions and/or undefined conditions of the substrate. During the heat treatment (annealing, bending), the color location of the layer system is maintained substantially stable and the color location can be widely varied at a low emissivity of the layer system. For this purpose, a first dielectric intermediate layer is interposed between the substrate-proximal blocking layer and the selective layer and is configured as a substoichiometric gradient layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbHInventors: Joerg Fiukowski, Matthias List, Hans-Christian Hecht, Falk Milde
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Patent number: 8808129Abstract: A transmission device (1) with a hydraulic system (4) comprising a main transmission pump device for supplying various transmission components with hydraulic fluid. The main transmission pump device is driven by torque applied to the transmission input shaft (2). A force flow between the transmission input shaft (2) and transmission output shaft (3) is produced by various hydraulically actuated transmission components. When the hydraulic system (4) is not supplied by the main transmission pump, the force flow is interrupted. The hydraulic system (4) has an auxiliary pump device (5) by virtue of which the hydraulic system (4) too can be supplied with hydraulic fluid. The auxiliary pump device (5) is driven by torque applied to the transmission output shaft (3) at least when the force flow is interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Matthias List, Thilo Schmidt, Thomas Lindner, Peter Tiesler