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).
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Patent number: 12576681Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Peter Kontermann, Arnold Gurr, Markus Laile
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Patent number: 12384200Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Peter Kontermann, Frank Berger
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Publication number: 20250162370Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: May 22, 2025Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Peter Kontermann, Arnold Gurr, Markus Laile
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Patent number: 11919380Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Peter Kontermann, Benjamin Bäumer
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Patent number: 11167611Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Peter Kontermann, Alexander Neu, Andreas Pasch, Alfons Nordloh
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Publication number: 20210323393Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Peter KONTERMANN, Benjamin BÄUMER
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Publication number: 20210229493Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Peter KONTERMANN, Frank BERGER
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Publication number: 20210178844Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Peter KONTERMANN, Alexander NEU, Andreas PASCH, Alfons NORDLOH
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Patent number: 10576801Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Alexander Neu, Knut Heidsieck, Peter Kontermann, Holger Lohmüller, Nils Mühl, Philipp Grevemeyer
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Patent number: 10414224Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Alexander Neu, Knut Heidsieck, Peter Kontermann, Holger Lohmüller, Witalij Knaub, Joachim Cichy, Klaus Solik
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Publication number: 20180154717Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Alexander NEU, Knut HEIDSIECK, Peter KONTERMANN, Holger LOHMÜLLER, Witalij KNAUB, Joachim CICHY, Klaus SOLIK
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Publication number: 20180147903Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Alexander NEU, Knut HEIDSIECK, Peter KONTERMANN, Holger LOHMÜLLER, Nils MÜHL, Philipp GREVEMEYER