Patents by Inventor Micah Steiner

Micah Steiner 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: 11261921
    Abstract: A hybrid module housing includes a bulkhead. The bulkhead has a first radial channel for providing a clutch apply pressure, a second radial channel for providing a clutch cooling flow, and a third radial channel for providing a motor cooling flow. In an example embodiment, the third radial channel is arranged to be on a bottom half of the hybrid module housing when the hybrid module housing is installed in a vehicle. In an example embodiment, the first radial channel and the second radial channel are open at a radially outer surface of the bulkhead, and the third radial channel is sealed at the radially outer surface of the bulkhead. In an example embodiment, the third radial channel includes an axial passage open at a radial wall of the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Micah Steiner, Matthew Payne, Patrick Lindemann
  • Patent number: 11149830
    Abstract: A torque converter for a hybrid module may include a hydraulic coupling arrangement, a front cover, an impeller shell, and an electric rotor. The hydraulic coupling arrangement may include an impeller and a turbine. The front cover may have a first rim extending in a first axial direction. The front cover may at least partially encase the hydraulic coupling arrangement. The impeller shell may be fixed to the front cover and may at least partially encase the hydraulic coupling arrangement. The impeller shell may have a second rim extending in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, a circumferential ring at a distal end of the second rim, and at least one impeller blade. The electric rotor may be fixed to the impeller shell second rim and axially retained by the circumferential ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthew Payne, Patrick Lindemann, Markus Steinberger, Micah Steiner, Daniel Sayre
  • Patent number: 11111992
    Abstract: A hybrid module includes a housing, an electric motor, a hydraulic coupling, a first clutch, a second clutch, and a flow plate assembly. The housing is arranged for fixing to a planetary transmission and an engine. The electric motor is disposed in the housing. The electric motor has a stator fixed to the housing and a rotor rotatable relative to the housing. The hydraulic coupling is disposed in the housing and is at least partially radially inside of the electric motor. The first clutch is for drivingly connecting the rotor to the engine. The second clutch is arranged in parallel with the hydraulic coupling for drivingly connecting the rotor to an input shaft of the planetary transmission. The flow plate assembly is fixed to the housing. The flow plate assembly has a first flow plate with a first radial groove forming a first portion of a first radial flow channel, and a second flow plate, fixed to the first flow plate, forming a second portion of the first radial flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Micah Steiner, Matthew Payne, Markus Steinberger
  • Publication number: 20210273542
    Abstract: A stator assembly for a hybrid module comprises a stator carrier including an axially extending portion and a radially extending portion. A stator segment is disposed on an inner surface of the axially extending portion of the stator carrier. The radially extending portion extends away from the stator segment in a radially inward direction toward an axis of rotation. A resolver stator is fixed to the radially extending portion of the stator carrier and the resolver stator is disposed radially inward of the stator segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthew Payne, Micah Steiner
  • Publication number: 20210254671
    Abstract: A hybrid module housing includes a bulkhead. The bulkhead has a first radial channel for providing a clutch apply pressure, a second radial channel for providing a clutch cooling flow, and a third radial channel for providing a motor cooling flow. In an example embodiment, the third radial channel is arranged to be on a bottom half of the hybrid module housing when the hybrid module housing is installed in a vehicle. In an example embodiment, the first radial channel and the second radial channel are open at a radially outer surface of the bulkhead, and the third radial channel is sealed at the radially outer surface of the bulkhead. In an example embodiment, the third radial channel includes an axial passage open at a radial wall of the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Micah Steiner, Matthew Payne, Patrick Lindemann
  • Publication number: 20210143717
    Abstract: A resolver assembly for an electric motor includes a housing, a resolver stator for an electric motor, and a clamping plate. The clamping plate includes a first radially extending portion fixed to the housing, a second radially extending portion pressing the resolver stator towards the housing, and an axially extending portion arranged axially between the first radially extending portion and the second radially extending portion. In an example embodiment, the clamping plate is elastically deformed. In an example embodiment, the resolver assembly includes a bolt extending through an orifice in the first radially extending portion radially outside of the axially extending portion to fix the clamping plate to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Micah Steiner, John Ramsey
  • Patent number: 10737567
    Abstract: A hybrid module includes a housing, an annular stator, first and second annular rotors, and a first bearing. The housing is arranged for fixing to a combustion engine and a multi-speed transmission of a vehicle. The annular stator is fixed to the housing. The first annular rotor is disposed on a first axial side of the stator. The second annular rotor is disposed on a second axial side of the stator, opposite the first axial side. The first bearing is installed between the first annular rotor or the second annular rotor, and the annular stator. In an example embodiment, the first annular rotor or the second annular rotor includes an annular magnet. In an example embodiment, the first annular rotor is fixed to the second annular rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Steinberger, David Smith, Micah Steiner
  • Publication number: 20200040976
    Abstract: A hybrid module includes a housing, an electric motor, a hydraulic coupling, a first clutch, a second clutch, and a flow plate assembly. The housing is arranged for fixing to a planetary transmission and an engine. The electric motor is disposed in the housing. The electric motor has a stator fixed to the housing and a rotor rotatable relative to the housing. The hydraulic coupling is disposed in the housing and is at least partially radially inside of the electric motor. The first clutch is for drivingly connecting the rotor to the engine. The second clutch is arranged in parallel with the hydraulic coupling for drivingly connecting the rotor to an input shaft of the planetary transmission. The flow plate assembly is fixed to the housing. The flow plate assembly has a first flow plate with a first radial groove forming a first portion of a first radial flow channel, and a second flow plate, fixed to the first flow plate, forming a second portion of the first radial flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Micah Steiner, Matthew Payne, Markus Steinberger
  • Publication number: 20200040974
    Abstract: A torque converter for a hybrid module may include a hydraulic coupling arrangement, a front cover, an impeller shell, and an electric rotor. The hydraulic coupling arrangement may include an impeller and a turbine. The front cover may have a first rim extending in a first axial direction. The front cover may at least partially encase the hydraulic coupling arrangement. The impeller shell may be fixed to the front cover and may at least partially encase the hydraulic coupling arrangement. The impeller shell may have a second rim extending in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, a circumferential ring at a distal end of the second rim, and at least one impeller blade. The electric rotor may be fixed to the impeller shell second rim and axially retained by the circumferential ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthew Payne, Patrick Lindemann, Markus Steinberger, Micah Steiner, Daniel Sayre
  • Publication number: 20190126738
    Abstract: A hybrid module includes a housing, an annular stator, first and second annular rotors, and a first bearing. The housing is arranged for fixing to a combustion engine and a multi-speed transmission of a vehicle. The annular stator is fixed to the housing. The first annular rotor is disposed on a first axial side of the stator. The second annular rotor is disposed on a second axial side of the stator, opposite the first axial side. The first bearing is installed between the first annular rotor or the second annular rotor, and the annular stator. In an example embodiment, the first annular rotor or the second annular rotor includes an annular magnet. In an example embodiment, the first annular rotor is fixed to the second annular rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Steinberger, David Smith, Micah Steiner