Patents by Inventor Sascha Tränkner

Sascha Tränkner 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).

  • Gearshift device for a vehicle transmission and method for determining a selector lever position in a gearshift device for a vehicle transmission
    Patent number: 10544859
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a shifting device for a vehicle transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Vitali Fribus, Alexander Kirilenko, Karsten Straßburg, Sascha Tränkner, Ludger Rake
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATOR FOR A VEHICLE, CONTROL APPLIANCE AND PARKING LOCK DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200003304
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for actuating an actuator (104) for a vehicle, wherein the actuator (104) is or can be coupled to a drive unit (106) for powering the actuator (104) and to a sensor (110) via a sensor gearing (108) for detecting a position and/or change in position of the sensor gearing (108). In the method, a sensor signal (114) is first input, which represents a position and/or change in position of the sensor gearing (108) detected by the sensor (110). The sensor signal (114) is used along with a gear ratio of the sensor gearing (108) in another step to determine actuator information representing a position and/or change in position of an actuator (104). Lastly, a suitable actuation signal (116) is generated on the basis of the actuator information to actuate the actuator (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Sascha Tränkner
  • METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR OPERATING AN ACTUATOR DEVICE, AND ACTUATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190372487
    Abstract: A method for operating an actuator device (120) is proposed. The actuator device (120) has a magnetic actuator (122), at least one magnetic field sensor (130) for detecting a magnetic field of the actuator (122), and a drive mechanism (124) for moving the actuator (122) between two mechanical end stops (126, 128) in relation to the at least one magnetic field sensor (130). The method has a step for inputting a sensor signal (135) from an interface for the at least one magnetic field sensor (130) and a drive signal (125) from an interface for the drive mechanism (124). The sensor signal (135) represents at least one magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic field of the actuator (122). The drive signal (125) represents a drive direction and a power consumption of the drive mechanism (124). The method also has a step for determining a position of the actuator (122) using the sensor signal (135) and/or the drive signal (125).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Sascha Tränkner, Wolfgang Kliemannel
  • GEARSHIFT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SELECTOR LEVER POSITION IN A GEARSHIFT DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20170321798
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a shifting device for a vehicle transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Vitali Fribus, Alexander Kirilenko, Karsten Straßburg, Sascha Tränkner, Ludger Rake