Patents by Inventor Oliver GRONEBERG

Oliver GRONEBERG 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: 20240035522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive arrangement having an electrical machine and a gear that are in rotational driving connection with each other while forming at least one torque transmission path, wherein at least one element pair consisting of a torque-transmitting first element and a torque-transmitting second element that are in rotational driving connection with each other via a coupling device is arranged in the torque transmission path. The coupling device is designed as a slip clutch, such that the first and second element can be pivoted relative to each other when a pre-determined torque limit value is exceeded. The present invention additionally relates to components for such a drive arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Tobias Kaufhold, Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg, Florian Schneider
  • Patent number: 11879546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a parking lock for the drive train of a motor vehicle, comprising a pivotable locking lever and a locking toothing, wherein the locking lever can be pivoted from a release position, in which the locking toothing is rotatable relative to the locking lever, into a locking position, in which the locking lever engages with the locking toothing and thus fixes the locking toothing. The locking toothing is provided on a multiple disk carrier of a multiple disk clutch. In addition, the present invention relates to a drive train having such a parking lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Kaufhold, Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg, Florian Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230417324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a parking lock for the drive train of a motor vehicle, comprising a pivotable locking lever and a locking toothing, wherein the locking lever can be pivoted from a release position, in which the locking toothing is rotatable relative to the locking lever, into a locking position, in which the locking lever engages with the locking toothing and thus fixes the locking toothing. The locking toothing is provided on a multiple disk carrier of a multiple disk clutch. In addition, the present invention relates to a drive train having such a parking lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tobias KAUFHOLD, Friedrich Philipp BREZGER, Oliver GRONEBERG, Florian SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20230332678
    Abstract: A differential gear with an input side that can be rotated about an axis of rotation, which has a rotary drive contour for the rotary drive engagement with a drive wheel and at least one pinion gear that can be rotated about a pinion axle, and an output side that can be rotated about the axis of rotation, which has a first axle wheel and a second axle wheel which are in rotary drive engagement with the at least one pinion gear, wherein the input side has a rotary drive section on which the rotary drive contour is provided, and a support section on which the at least one pinion gear is arranged. The rotary drive section and the support section can optionally be brought into a rotary drive connection with one another by means of a shiftable pawl freewheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg, Tobias Kaufhold, Florian Schneider, Yun Kai Lim
  • Publication number: 20230279909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel arrangement (4) having a freewheel (2), which comprises a first running ring (44), a second running ring (46), at least one clamping element (26; 28) that is between the first and the second running ring (44, 46) and is movable between a coupling position and a release position, and an actuating element (42) for adjusting the at least one clamping element (26; 28), wherein the actuating element (42) can be arranged on the first running ring (44) and is movable relative to the first running ring (44). A friction device (52) for generating a frictional force acting on the actuating element (42) is provided, the frictional force counteracting a drive force acting on the first running ring (44) so as to move the actuating element (42) relative to the first running ring (44). The present invention furthermore relates to a drivetrain (82) having such a freewheel arrangement (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg, Calahan B. Campton, Steven J. Kowal
  • Patent number: 11639742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clutch device (6) having a clutch (46) and an actuating mechanism (48) for actuating the clutch (46), wherein the actuating mechanism (48) has a first adjusting element (84) and a second adjusting element (86) which interacts with an impinging element (68) acting on the clutch (46). The first adjusting element (84) can be rotated in the axial direction (8, 10) relative to the second adjusting element (86) with displacement of the second adjusting element (86). Moreover, the present invention relates to a drivetrain (2) for a motor vehicle with a clutch device (6) of this kind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Groneberg, Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Yun Kai Lim
  • Publication number: 20220356913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clutch device (6) having a clutch (46) and an actuating mechanism (48) for actuating the clutch (46), wherein the actuating mechanism (48) has a first adjusting element (84) and a second adjusting element (86) which interacts with an impinging element (68) acting on the clutch (46). The first adjusting element (84) can be rotated in the axial direction (8, 10) relative to the second adjusting element (86) with displacement of the second adjusting element (86). Moreover, the present invention relates to a drivetrain (2) for a motor vehicle with a clutch device (6) of this kind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver Groneberg, Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Yun Kai Lim
  • Patent number: 11428276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel (2) having a first race (16), a second race (18), a clamping gap (20) formed between the first and second race (16, 18), at least one clamping element (30) in the clamping gap (20) and a pre-tensioning device (32) for pre-tensioning the clamping element (30) in a clamping position inside the clamping gap (20), wherein the pre-tensioning device (32) has a spring element (34) supported indirectly or directly on the first race (16). The pre-tensioning device (32) further has a spring support frame (36) that can be moved in relation to the first race (16), in which spring support frame the spring element (34) is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Kaufhold, Hans Jürgen Hauck, Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg, Florian Schneider, Peter Dötterl
  • Publication number: 20210372483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel damper arrangement (2) for a motor vehicle having a torsional vibration damper (18) having a damper shell (22), spring elements (30) arranged in the damper shell (22) and a damper flange (34) coupled torsionally elastically to the damper shell (22) via the spring elements (30), and a starter freewheel (20) having a first race (58) which can be driven by a starter motor (70) and a second race (60) which is assigned to the damper shell (22), between which clamping elements (62) are arranged. The second race (60) is non-rotatably fastened to the damper shell (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Kaufhold, Jochen Bölling, Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg, Yun Kai LIM, Alexander Moser, Florian Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210372490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel (2) having a first race (16), a second race (18), a clamping gap (20) formed between the first and second race (16, 18), at least one clamping element (30) in the clamping gap (20) and a pre-tensioning device (32) for pre-tensioning the clamping element (30) in a clamping position inside the clamping gap (20), wherein the pre-tensioning device (32) has a spring element (34) supported indirectly or directly on the first race (16). The pre-tensioning device (32) further has a spring support frame (36) that can be moved in relation to the first race (16), in which spring support frame the spring element (34) is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Kaufhold, Hans Jürgen Hauck, Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg, Florian Schneider, Peter Dötterl
  • Patent number: 11047432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel (2) comprising a first race (18), a second race (20), and clamping elements (42, 44) between the first and second races (18, 20), said clamping elements connected in rotational engagement with the first race (18), wherein the clamping elements (42, 44) consist of first clamping elements (42) which are able to move between a first position, in which the first race (18) is able to rotate in relation to the second race (20) in a first direction of rotation (52), and a second position, in which the first race (18) is coupled in rotational engagement with the second race (20) via at least one of said first clamping elements (42) in the first direction of rotation (52). At least one first clamping element (42) is designed to be elastically deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Fabian Meinzer, Oliver Groneberg
  • Patent number: 10851853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel (20) comprising a first race (22), a second race (24) rotatable relative to the first race (22) in a first direction of rotation (70), and clamping elements (32) between the first and second race (22, 24) which are in rotary driving connection with the first race (22), wherein, in a second direction of rotation (72) opposite the first direction of rotation (70), the second race (24) is coupled in a rotary entrainment way to the first race (22) in a relative rotation position via at least one of the clamping elements (32). The at least one clamping element (32) is displaceable in axial direction (6) from an initial position into a disengagement position by changing the relative rotational position between the first and second race (22, 24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Friedrich Philipp Brezger, Oliver Groneberg
  • Patent number: 10801579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifugal pendulum device (2) comprising a rotatable pendulum mass carrier (18) and at least one pendulum mass (28), which is arranged thereon to be moveable between two end positions relative to the pendulum mass carrier (18) due to at least one guide element (44) which extends in guide means (46, 48, 50) in the pendulum mass carrier (18) and the pendulum mass (28), wherein a damping element (52) is arranged on the pendulum mass (28) via which the pendulum mass (28) is supported or supportable on the pendulum mass carrier (18) before reaching at least one of the end positions, preferably both end positions. In addition, the present invention relates to a torsional vibration damper comprising such a centrifugal pendulum device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Oliver Groneberg
  • Publication number: 20190345995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel (2) comprising a first race (18), a second race (20), and clamping elements (42; 44) between the first and second races (18, 20), said clamping elements connected in rotational engagement with the first race (18), wherein the clamping elements (42, 44) consist of first clamping elements (42) which are able to move between a first position, in which the first race (18) is able to rotate in relation to the second race (20) in a first direction of rotation (52), and a second position, in which the first race (18) is coupled in rotational engagement with the second race (20) via at least one of said first clamping elements (42) in the first direction of rotation (52). At least one first clamping element (42) is designed to be elastically deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Friedrich Philipp BREZGER, Fabian MEINZER, Oliver GRONEBERG
  • Publication number: 20180347644
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a freewheel (20) comprising a first race (22), a second race (24) rotatable relative to the first race (22) in a first direction of rotation (70), and clamping elements (32) between the first and second race (22, 24) which are in rotary driving connection with the first race (22), wherein, in a second direction of rotation (72) opposite the first direction of rotation (70), the second race (24) is coupled in a rotary entrainment way to the first race (22) in a relative rotation position via at least one of the clamping elements (32). The at least one clamping element (32) is displaceable in axial direction (6) from an initial position into a disengagement position by changing the relative rotational position between the first and second race (22, 24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Friedrich Philipp BREZGER, Oliver GRONEBERG
  • Publication number: 20180291980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifugal pendulum device (2) comprising a rotatable pendulum mass carrier (18) and at least one pendulum mass (28), which is arranged thereon to be moveable between two end positions relative to the pendulum mass carrier (18) due to at least one guide element (44) which extends in guide means (46, 48, 50) in the pendulum mass carrier (18) and the pendulum mass (28), wherein a damping element (52) is arranged on the pendulum mass (28) via which the pendulum mass (28) is supported or supportable on the pendulum mass carrier (18) before reaching at least one of the end positions, preferably both end positions. In addition, the present invention relates to a torsional vibration damper comprising such a centrifugal pendulum device (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Oliver GRONEBERG