Patents by Inventor Matthias Panzer
Matthias Panzer 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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Patent number: 8538648Abstract: A method for operating a drive device for adjusting an automated clutch in a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a control device by which at least one control of the drive device and one capture of measurement data of a clutch travel sensor takes place for determining the setting of the automated clutch. The drive device has a drive motor with a drive connection to a displaceable element to be positioned. A travel range of the displaceable element is monitored and a referencing procedure is performed cyclically after a prescribed time and is followed by a plausibility check if referencing is permitted at the point in time.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Michael Schindler, Matthias Panzer
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Patent number: 8135523Abstract: A method is proposed in which the distance sensor of a friction clutch operated automatically by a clutch actuator is calibrated in the disengaged state, wherein if the calibration is lost the friction clutch is slowly engaged until the friction clutch is in an engaged state, and when the friction clutch is completely engaged the distance sensor is recalibrated.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventor: Matthias Panzer
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Publication number: 20120016560Abstract: A method for operating a drive device for adjusting an automated clutch in a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a control device by which at least one control of the drive device and one capture of measurement data of a clutch travel sensor takes place for determining the setting of the automated clutch. The drive device has a drive motor with a drive connection to a displaceable element to be positioned. A travel range of the displaceable element is monitored and a referencing procedure is performed cyclically after a prescribed time and is followed by a plausibility check if referencing is permitted at the point in time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventors: Michael SCHINDLER, Matthias PANZER
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Patent number: 8052579Abstract: A method for checking the plausibility of an actuation position of a clutch of a double-clutch transmission operated by an actuator, including the following steps: disengaging the clutch assigned to the currently active old subtransmission and simultaneously engaging the clutch assigned to the other subtransmission to shift from the gear selected in the old subtransmission to a gear selected in the other, new subtransmission; deselecting the gear selected in the old subtransmission still during the overlapping operation of the clutches or immediately thereafter; detecting the difference between the speed of rotation of a drive shaft of the double-clutch transmission driven by a drive motor and the speed of rotation of the input shaft of the old subtransmission; and evaluating the state of the clutch assigned to the old subtransmission as disengaged when the difference in speeds of rotation exceeds a predetermined value within a predetermined time after deselection of the gear.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Juergen Eich, Ekkehard Reibold, Minh Nam Nguyen, Matthias Panzer
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Patent number: 7854162Abstract: In a method for referencing the position of an actuating element of a functional unit, in particular of a clutch in the drivetrain of a vehicle, the attainment of a reference position of the actuating element is assessed for plausibility in that it is checked whether a variable which can be applied to the actuating element varies in a predetermined way in a predetermined spacing of the position of the actuating element from the reference position.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Matthias Panzer, Markus Baehr, Juergen Eich, Alexander Renfer, Joachim Hirt, Thomas Weber
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Patent number: 7574296Abstract: A process and device for the currentless referencing of a clutch position in non self-locking clutch actuating systems which are switched without current for a first predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, in order to verify a clutch reference position, then the clutch position achieved is determined by first measurement and current is supplied to the clutch actuating system for a predetermined, active period of time, the clutch actuating system being then switched again without current for another predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, the clutch position being determined by another measurement; finally the measured clutch position is checked to determine whether it can be verified as a new clutch reference position.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Markus Baehr, Felix Dreher, Matthias Panzer, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Jens Martin, Martin Zimmermann, Matthias Ehrlich, Alexander Schweizer
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Publication number: 20090076695Abstract: A method is proposed in which the distance sensor of a friction clutch operated automatically by a clutch actuator is calibrated in the disengaged state, wherein if the calibration is lost the friction clutch is slowly engaged until the friction clutch is in an engaged state, and when the friction clutch is completely engaged the distance sensor is recalibrated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventor: Matthias Panzer
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Publication number: 20090064774Abstract: In a method for referencing the position of an actuating element of a functional unit, in particular of a clutch in the drivetrain of a vehicle, the attainment of a reference position of the actuating element is assessed for plausibility in that it is checked whether a variable which can be applied to the actuating element varies in a predetermined way in a predetermined spacing of the position of the actuating element from the reference position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Matthias Panzer, Markus Baehr, Juergen Eich, Alexander Renfer, Joachim Hirt, Thomas Weber
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Publication number: 20080305931Abstract: A method for checking the plausibility of an actuation position of a clutch of a double-clutch transmission operated by an actuator, including the following steps: disengaging the clutch assigned to the currently active old subtransmission and simultaneously engaging the clutch assigned to the other subtransmission to shift from the gear selected in the old subtransmission to a gear selected in the other, new subtransmission; deselecting the gear selected in the old subtransmission still during the overlapping operation of the clutches or immediately thereafter; detecting the difference between the speed of rotation of a drive shaft of the double-clutch transmission driven by a drive motor and the speed of rotation of the input shaft of the old subtransmission; and evaluating the state of the clutch assigned to the old subtransmission as disengaged when the difference in speeds of rotation exceeds a predetermined value within a predetermined time after deselection of the gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KGInventors: Juergen Eich, Ekkehard Reibold, Minh Nam Nguyen, Matthias Panzer
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Publication number: 20080215221Abstract: A process and device for the currentless referencing of a clutch position in non self-locking clutch actuating systems which are switched without current for a first predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, in order to verify a clutch reference position, then the clutch position achieved is determined by first measurement and current is supplied to the clutch actuating system for a predetermined, active period of time, the clutch actuating system being then switched again without current for another predetermined, passive period of time or until an actuator standstill occurs, the clutch position being determined by another measurement; finally the measured clutch position is checked to determine whether it can be verified as a new clutch reference position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Markus Baehr, Felix Dreher, Matthias Panzer, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Jens Martin, Martin Zimmermann, Matthias Ehrlich, Alexander Schweizer