Patents by Inventor Peter KONTERMANN

Peter KONTERMANN 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: 12576681
    Abstract: A wheel suspension is provided for a wheel of a vehicle. In one example, the suspension has a wheel carrier with a wheel bearing, and a wheel hub is rotatably mounted in the wheel bearing and rotatable about a wheel axis of the wheel carrier. A steering mechanism is configured for adjusting a wheel steering angle, where the wheel carrier can be rotated about a rotation axis that is orientated transversely to the wheel axis. To enable the wheel bearing and/or the wheel to be driven, and/or to improve an arrangement of a drive unit and/or the connection of the drive unit, the wheel suspension has a drive unit configured for driving the wheel hub and arranged on the wheel carrier. A drive axle of the drive unit is a distance away from the wheel axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Kontermann, Arnold Gurr, Markus Laile
  • Patent number: 12384200
    Abstract: A drive axle (1) and a motor vehicle having the drive axle (1) are proposed. The drive axle (1) includes an axle body (2) in which at least one axle shaft (3) extends. The drive axle (1) has at least one wheel carrier (5), which is arranged on a wheel-side end (4) of the axle body (2), and at least one steering assembly (6). The drive axle (1) is preferably in the form of a rigid axle and the axle body (2) has a receiving structure (7) for accommodating a drive unit (8), and the steering assembly (6) is directly connected to the axle body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Kontermann, Frank Berger
  • Publication number: 20250162370
    Abstract: A wheel suspension is provided for a wheel of a vehicle. In one example, the suspension has a wheel carrier with a wheel bearing, and a wheel hub is rotatably mounted in the wheel bearing and rotatable about a wheel axis of the wheel carrier. A steering mechanism is configured for adjusting a wheel steering angle, where the wheel carrier can be rotated about a rotation axis that is orientated transversely to the wheel axis. To enable the wheel bearing and/or the wheel to be driven, and/or to improve an arrangement of a drive unit and/or the connection of the drive unit, the wheel suspension has a drive unit configured for driving the wheel hub and arranged on the wheel carrier. A drive axle of the drive unit is a distance away from the wheel axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Kontermann, Arnold Gurr, Markus Laile
  • Patent number: 11919380
    Abstract: A drivable axle for a vehicle, in particular a rigid axle. The drivable axle has an axle body designed to accommodate an axle shaft and a receiving structure for receiving a vehicle element which is integrated into a drive-train of the vehicle. The receiving structure is connected to the axle body and is designed to receive a drive unit of the vehicle and has openings for connection to the axle shaft. The receiving structure has at least one fixing area for fixing the drive unit to the receiving structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Kontermann, Benjamin Bäumer
  • Patent number: 11167611
    Abstract: A wheel suspension having at least one chassis suspension link, a first track rod and a second track rod. A deflecting lever connects the first track rod and the second track rod to one another and the deflecting lever is mounted on the at least one chassis suspension link. To produce a simple structure of the bearing system, the bearing system is in the form of a slide bearing which is accommodated by a bearing section of the at least one chassis suspension link, in which a fastener, that connects the deflecting lever and the at least one chassis suspension link, is fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Peter Kontermann, Alexander Neu, Andreas Pasch, Alfons Nordloh
  • Publication number: 20210323393
    Abstract: A drivable axle for a vehicle, in particular a rigid axle. The drivable axle has an axle body designed to accommodate an axle shaft and a receiving structure for receiving a vehicle element which is integrated into a drive-train of the vehicle. The receiving structure is connected to the axle body and is designed to receive a drive unit of the vehicle and has openings for connection to the axle shaft. The receiving structure has at least one fixing area for fixing the drive unit to the receiving structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Peter KONTERMANN, Benjamin BÄUMER
  • Publication number: 20210229493
    Abstract: A drive axle (1) and a motor vehicle having the drive axle (1) are proposed. The drive axle (1) includes an axle body (2) in which at least one axle shaft (3) extends. The drive axle (1) has at least one wheel carrier (5), which is arranged on a wheel-side end (4) of the axle body (2), and at least one steering assembly (6). The drive axle (1) is preferably in the form of a rigid axle and the axle body (2) has a receiving structure (7) for accommodating a drive unit (8), and the steering assembly (6) is directly connected to the axle body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Peter KONTERMANN, Frank BERGER
  • Publication number: 20210178844
    Abstract: A wheel suspension having at least one chassis suspension link, a first track rod and a second track rod. A deflecting lever connects the first track rod and the second track rod to one another and the deflecting lever is mounted on the at least one chassis suspension link. To produce a simple structure of the bearing system, the bearing system is in the form of a slide bearing which is accommodated by a bearing section of the at least one chassis suspension link, in which a fastener, that connects the deflecting lever and the at least one chassis suspension link, is fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Peter KONTERMANN, Alexander NEU, Andreas PASCH, Alfons NORDLOH
  • Patent number: 10576801
    Abstract: A transverse control arm (1) of an axle arrangement for a vehicle having two transverse control arm struts (2, 3) and at least three kinematics points (4, 5, 6). Each of the two transverse control arm struts (2, 3) has a carrier hub end (9) and a carriage end (10). At least one of the two transverse control arm struts (2, 3) has a curvature (7) in a spatial direction, and this spatial direction being along a vertical axis that extends generally perpendicular relative to the plane defined by the at least three kinematic points (4, 5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Alexander Neu, Knut Heidsieck, Peter Kontermann, Holger Lohmüller, Nils Mühl, Philipp Grevemeyer
  • Patent number: 10414224
    Abstract: A wheel suspension assembly (1) for a vehicle, having a spring damper (2), a first transverse link (4), which has a first transverse link strut (4a) and a second transverse link strut (4b), a second transverse link (5), a first tie rod (6), a second tie rod (7), a reversing lever (8), a hub carrier (9), a steering gear (10) and a pendulum support (11). Each transverse link (4, 5) has an end (12), on the hub carrier side, and two ends (13, 13a, 13b), on the chassis side. The steering gear (10) is arranged in a plane with the first transverse link (4) and in a section between an end (13a) of the first transverse link strut (41) of the first transverse link (4), on the chassis side, and an end (13b) of the second transverse link strut (4b) of the first transverse link (4), on the chassis side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Alexander Neu, Knut Heidsieck, Peter Kontermann, Holger Lohmüller, Witalij Knaub, Joachim Cichy, Klaus Solik
  • Publication number: 20180154717
    Abstract: A wheel suspension assembly (1) for a vehicle, having a spring damper (2), a first transverse link (4), which has a first transverse link strut (4a) and a second transverse link strut (4b), a second transverse link (5), a first tie rod (6), a second tie rod (7), a reversing lever (8), a hub carrier (9), a steering gear (10) and a pendulum support (11). Each transverse link (4, 5) has an end (12), on the hub carrier side, and two ends (13, 13a, 13b), on the chassis side. The steering gear (10) is arranged in a plane with the first transverse link (4) and in a section between an end (13a) of the first transverse link strut (41) of the first transverse link (4), on the chassis side, and an end (13b) of the second transverse link strut (4b) of the first transverse link (4), on the chassis side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander NEU, Knut HEIDSIECK, Peter KONTERMANN, Holger LOHMÜLLER, Witalij KNAUB, Joachim CICHY, Klaus SOLIK
  • Publication number: 20180147903
    Abstract: A transverse control arm (1) of an axle arrangement for a vehicle having two transverse control arm struts (2, 3) and at least three kinematics points (4, 5, 6). Each of the two transverse control arm struts (2, 3) has a carrier hub end (9) and a carriage end (10). At least one of the two transverse control arm struts (2, 3) has a curvature (7) in a spatial direction, and this spatial direction being along a vertical axis that extends generally perpendicular relative to the plane defined by the at least three kinematic points (4, 5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander NEU, Knut HEIDSIECK, Peter KONTERMANN, Holger LOHMÜLLER, Nils MÜHL, Philipp GREVEMEYER