Patents by Inventor Niclas Raeder

Niclas Raeder 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: 11958348
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drive unit for a drive axle of a vehicle having a first and second electric machines, a differential and a transmission with first and a second transmission input shafts, a transmission output shaft, at least a first planetary gearset. A first shifting unit has three shift positions. In a first shift position, a second element is connected to a rotationally fixed component. In a second shift position two of the three elements of the first planetary gearset are connected rotationally fixed to one another. A second shifting unit has exactly three shift positions. In a first shift position a first transmission input shaft and a second transmission input shaft are connected rotationally fixed to one another. In a second shift position the second transmission input shaft is connected at least indirectly to the second element of the first planetary gearset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Niclas Raeder
  • Publication number: 20230311629
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit for a drive axle of a vehicle, comprising a first and a second electric machine, a differential with a differential input and two differential output shafts which are designed to be drivingly connected to a respective drive wheel of the drive axle, and a transmission. The transmission comprises a first transmission input shaft for connecting to the first electric machine, a second transmission input shaft for connecting to the second electric machine, a transmission output shaft for connecting to the differential, a first shifting unit with three shifting elements, a second shifting unit with two shifting elements, and two planetary gearsets coupled to one another. The differential is arranged with its axis parallel to the two electric machines and to the transmission, and the transmission output shaft is connected by a first spur gear stage to a differential input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Niclas Raeder
  • Publication number: 20230311628
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drive unit for a drive axle of a vehicle having a first and second electric machines, a differential and a transmission with first and a second transmission input shafts, a transmission output shaft, at least a first planetary gearset. A first shifting unit has three shift positions. In a first shift position, a second element is connected to a rotationally fixed component. In a second shift position two of the three elements of the first planetary gearset are connected rotationally fixed to one another. A second shifting unit has exactly three shift positions. In a first shift position a first transmission input shaft and a second transmission input shaft are connected rotationally fixed to one another. In a second shift position the second transmission input shaft is connected at least indirectly to the second element of the first planetary gearset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Niclas Raeder