Patents by Inventor Roland Gollmer

Roland Gollmer 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: 10882388
    Abstract: A drive machine coupling device for a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive is provided. The device includes an input shaft designed to receive the drive power provided by a first drive machine, an output shaft designed to output the drive power, and a first coupling device arranged between the input shaft and the output shaft. By way of the first coupling device, a torque can selectively be transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft. The coupling device can be directly coupled to the output shaft. An additional coupling device is arranged between the input shaft and the output shaft, and can be directly coupled to the output shaft, such that a torque can selectively be transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft. The additional coupling device is arranged parallel to the first coupling device with respect to the torque transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Ohnemus, Michael Etzel, Roland Gollmer, Sebastian Liebert
  • Patent number: 10710444
    Abstract: A hybrid drive for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid drive includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, and an electric motor. The electric motor is coupled to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine by way of an automatically shifting transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Gollmer, Michael Etzel, Ulrich Ohnemus
  • Patent number: 10619738
    Abstract: A parking brake system for a motor vehicle transmission is provided. The parking, brake system includes a brake cylinder having a brake piston movable between braking and locking positions, a piston lock provided to lock the brake piston in the locking position, a piston valve configured to activate the brake cylinder using a fluid, and a locking valve configured to activate the piston lock using a fluid. The piston valve can be connected, in a fluid-conducting manner on the downstream side facing away from the brake cylinder, to a supply pressure system, and the locking valve, on the side facing away from and downstream of the piston lock, can be connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the supply pressure system, such that the locking valve is arranged downstream of and parallel to the piston valve relative to the supply pressure system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Gollmer, Sebastian Liebert, Andreas Hoppe
  • Patent number: 10428934
    Abstract: A hydraulic controller for a vehicle gearbox is provided. The controller includes a hydraulic actuator which has an oil supply port, a high-pressure hydraulic pump for providing a feed to a high-pressure line, a low-pressure hydraulic pump for providing a feed to a low-pressure line, a hydraulic reservoir for receiving the hydraulic medium from a return line, and a hydraulic control valve. The control valve includes at least three control positions and at least four valve ports. In a first control position, the high-pressure line is fluidly connected to the oil supply port for the regulation of the actuating force of the hydraulic actuator. In a second control position, the low-pressure line is fluidly connected to the oil supply port for the pre-charging of the hydraulic actuator. In a third control position, the hydraulic actuator is fluidly connected to the return line for the return of the hydraulic medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Gollmer, Sebastian Liebert, Thomas Heider
  • Publication number: 20180244143
    Abstract: A hybrid drive for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid drive includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, and an electric motor. The electric motor is coupled to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine by way of an automatically shifting transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Roland GOLLMER, Michael ETZEL, Ulrich OHNEMUS
  • Publication number: 20180244145
    Abstract: A drive machine coupling device for a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive is provided. The device includes an input shaft designed to receive the drive power provided by a first drive machine, an output shaft designed to output the drive power, and a first coupling device arranged between the input shaft and the output shaft. By way of the first coupling device, a torque can selectively be transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft. The coupling device can be directly coupled to the output shaft. An additional coupling device is arranged between the input shaft and the output shaft, and can be directly coupled to the output shaft, such that a torque can selectively be transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft. The additional coupling device is arranged parallel to the first coupling device with respect to the torque transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Ulrich OHNEMUS, Michael ETZEL, Roland GOLLMER, Sebastian LIEBERT
  • Publication number: 20180119816
    Abstract: A parking brake system for a motor vehicle transmission is provided. The parking, brake system includes a brake cylinder having a brake piston movable between braking and locking positions, a piston lock provided to lock the brake piston in the locking position, a piston valve configured to activate the brake cylinder using a fluid, and a locking valve configured to activate the piston lock using a fluid. The piston valve can be connected, in a fluid-conducting manner on the downstream side facing away from the brake cylinder, to a supply pressure system, and the locking valve, on the side facing away from and downstream of the piston lock, can be connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the supply pressure system, such that the locking valve is arranged downstream of and parallel to the piston valve relative to the supply pressure system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Roland GOLLMER, Sebastian LIEBERT, Andreas HOPPE
  • Publication number: 20180066747
    Abstract: A hydraulic controller for a vehicle gearbox is provided. The controller includes a hydraulic actuator which has an oil supply port, a high-pressure hydraulic pump for providing a feed to a high-pressure line, a low-pressure hydraulic pump for providing a feed to a low-pressure line, a hydraulic reservoir for receiving the hydraulic medium from a return line, and a hydraulic control valve. The control valve includes at least three control positions and at least four valve ports. In a first control position, the high-pressure line is fluidly connected to the oil supply port for the regulation of the actuating force of the hydraulic actuator. In a second control position, the low-pressure line is fluidly connected to the oil supply port for the pre-charging of the hydraulic actuator. In a third control position, the hydraulic actuator is fluidly connected to the return line for the return of the hydraulic medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Roland GOLLMER, Sebastian LIEBERT, Thomas HEIDER
  • Patent number: 6669568
    Abstract: A driving coupling for the torque transmission in the transmission line of a motor vehicle includes a shaft-hub coupling provided with longitudinal toothings for the releasable coupling of a crankshaft with a coaxially arranged hydrodynamic torque converter. The longitudinal toothings of the shaft-hub coupling have tooth cross-sections which become larger and smaller respectively in the longitudinal direction of the teeth. An elastomer layer is situated at least between the tooth flanks of the shaft and the hub which transmit the torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Mannesmann Sachs AG, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Josef Neuner, Roland Gollmer, Karl-Heinz Hodermann, Marco Noack, Renate Walk, Wolfgang Kundermann