Patents by Inventor Philipp Tepper

Philipp Tepper 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: 11441618
    Abstract: A conducting element for conducting a pressurized fluid and for conducting a cooling fluid, as well as a hybrid module and a drive assembly having a hybrid module are provided. The conducting element for conducting a pressurized fluid for hydraulically actuating a clutch unit and for conducting cooling fluid for cooling a clutch unit has a cylindrical section and a securing section. At least one pressurized fluid channel is formed in the securing section for transporting pressurized fluid. The conducting element also has at least one cooling fluid channel which has at least one axial direction component in the cylindrical section, wherein the flow line element is fluidically connected to the cooling fluid channel for supplying a clutch unit and/or electric machine with cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simon Ortmann, Philipp Tepper, Dominik Weis
  • Patent number: 11187280
    Abstract: A frictional part for a frictionally operating device includes friction lining pieces, which are spaced apart from one another to form an annular disc-like friction surface having grooves, and the friction lining pieces have the shape of triangles and pentagons. The pentagonal friction lining pieces may be provided with a radially inward or outward directed top and may be intrinsically symmetrical with respect to a radial. The pentagonal friction lining pieces may be oriented with the tops thereof alternating radially inward and radially outward. The triangular friction lining pieces may have the shape of acute-angled or right-angled triangles having one short and two longer sides. The triangular friction lining pieces may each have a longest side which is arranged radially inward or radially outward. The pentagonal friction lining pieces may each be arranged in the circumferential direction between four triangular friction lining pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Tepper
  • Publication number: 20210277960
    Abstract: A conducting element for conducting a pressurized fluid and for conducting a cooling fluid, as well as a hybrid module and a drive assembly having a hybrid module are provided. The conducting element for conducting a pressurized fluid for hydraulically actuating a clutch unit and for conducting cooling fluid for cooling a clutch unit has a cylindrical section and a securing section. At least one pressurized fluid channel is formed in the securing section for transporting pressurized fluid. The conducting element also has at least one cooling fluid channel which has at least one axial direction component in the cylindrical section, wherein the flow line element is fluidically connected to the cooling fluid channel for supplying a clutch unit and/or electric machine with cooling fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Simon ORTMANN, Philipp TEPPER, Dominik WEIS
  • Patent number: 11067133
    Abstract: A friction part for a frictionally operating device includes a friction lining carrier and a friction lining. The friction lining includes friction lining pieces arranged in two rows to form an annular friction surface. The friction surface has an inner edge, an outer edge, and a groove set. The groove set has a first stem groove between the inner edge and a first branching point, a first branch groove between the first branching point and a first connecting point, a second branch groove between the first branching point and a second connecting point, a third branch groove between a second branching point and the second connecting point, and a second stem groove between the second connecting point and the outer edge. The first stem groove, and first and second branch grooves form a y shape. The second stem groove, and second and third branch grooves form an inverted y shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Tepper, Dirk Hofstetter
  • Patent number: 11067134
    Abstract: A friction part for a frictionally operating device includes a friction lining carrier and a friction lining. The friction lining includes pentagonal friction lining pieces arranged on the friction lining carrier to form an annular friction surface. Each of the pentagonal friction lining pieces has a two-dimensional shape made up of a rectangle and an isosceles triangle, and a base coinciding with a relatively long side of the rectangle. A radially inner row includes pentagonal friction lining pieces with a same first shape, a same first size, and a same first tip directed radially outward, and a radially outer row includes pentagonal friction lining pieces with a same second shape, a same second size, and a same second tip directed radially inward. The annular friction surface has an inner edge, an outer edge, and a groove set formed between the pentagonal friction lining pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Tepper, Dirk Hofstetter
  • Publication number: 20210010555
    Abstract: A friction part includes a friction surface with a first row of first friction lining pieces arranged radially inwardly, a second row of second friction lining pieces arranged between the first friction lining pieces and a third row of third friction lining pieces, and the third row of third friction lining pieces arranged radially outwardly. Stem grooves are formed between adjacent pairs of the first friction lining pieces. Radially inner branch grooves emerge from the stem grooves and are delimited by the adjacent pairs of the first friction lining pieces and by the second friction lining pieces. Radially outer branch grooves are delimited by the second friction lining pieces and the third friction lining pieces. The radially inner branch grooves and the radially outer branch grooves are connected to each other by offset grooves with a tangential offset between the radially inner branch grooves and the radially outer branch grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Tepper
  • Publication number: 20200393004
    Abstract: A frictional part for a frictionally operating device includes friction lining pieces, which are spaced apart from one another to form an annular disc-like friction surface having grooves, and the friction lining pieces have the shape of triangles and pentagons. The pentagonal friction lining pieces may be provided with a radially inward or outward directed top and may be intrinsically symmetrical with respect to a radial. The pentagonal friction lining pieces may be oriented with the tops thereof alternating radially inward and radially outward. The triangular friction lining pieces may have the shape of acute-angled or right-angled triangles having one short and two longer sides. The triangular friction lining pieces may each have a longest side which is arranged radially inward or radially outward. The pentagonal friction lining pieces may each be arranged in the circumferential direction between four triangular friction lining pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Tepper
  • Publication number: 20200049206
    Abstract: A friction part for a frictionally operating device includes a friction lining carrier and a friction lining. The friction lining includes friction lining pieces arranged in two rows to form an annular friction surface. The friction surface has an inner edge, an outer edge, and a groove set. The groove set has a first stem groove between the inner edge and a first branching point, a first branch groove between the first branching point and a first connecting point, a second branch groove between the first branching point and a second connecting point, a third branch groove between a second branching point and the second connecting point, and a second stem groove between the second connecting point and the outer edge. The first stem groove, and first and second branch grooves form a y shape. The second stem groove, and second and third branch grooves form an inverted y shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Tepper, Dirk Hofstetter
  • Publication number: 20200049207
    Abstract: A friction part for a frictionally operating device includes a friction lining carrier and a friction lining. The friction lining includes pentagonal friction lining pieces arranged on the friction lining carrier to form an annular friction surface. Each of the pentagonal friction lining pieces has a two-dimensional shape made up of a rectangle and an isosceles triangle, and a base coinciding with a relatively long side of the rectangle. A radially inner row includes pentagonal friction lining pieces with a same first shape, a same first size, and a same first tip directed radially outward, and a radially outer row includes pentagonal friction lining pieces with a same second shape, a same second size, and a same second tip directed radially inward. The annular friction surface has an inner edge, an outer edge, and a groove set formed between the pentagonal friction lining pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Tepper, Dirk Hofstetter
  • Publication number: 20190257368
    Abstract: A wet multi-plate clutch comprising a first friction plate including a first carrier element with a first carrier element thickness, wherein the first friction plate further includes a first friction pad attached thereto, wherein the friction pad includes friction pad segments, between which parallel fluid channels are formed, wherein the first friction pad includes a first friction pad thickness, wherein the ratio of the friction pad thickness to the first carrier element thickness is between 0.25 and 0.85, and a second friction plate including a second carrier element with a second carrier element thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Oliver NOEHL, Philipp TEPPER