Patents by Inventor Simon Broicher

Simon Broicher 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: 12203509
    Abstract: An actuator and clutch assembly for a power transmission device includes a first and second clutch members arranged to selectively define a connected state of the clutch when the second clutch member is drivingly engaged with the first clutch member and a disconnected state of the clutch when the second clutch member is not drivingly engaged with the first clutch member. An electric motor drives an input member driven for rotation about an axis, and an output member is driven axially relative to the input member when the input member rotates, wherein the second clutch member moves axially with the output member. A spring provides a force on the output member that biases the output member in a direction in which the second clutch member is moved toward the first clutch member. The spring is radially and axially overlapped by the input member and the output member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Waldemar Rupp, Jan Haupt, Marc Absenger
  • Publication number: 20240250582
    Abstract: An electric drive assembly comprises a housing, an electric machine with a stator and a rotor, the stator having a stator core and winding heads, the rotor being connected to a rotor shaft, which is rotatably mounted in the housing about an axis of rotation, a transmission rotationally drivable by the rotor shaft, at least one fluid distribution element for supplying coolant to one of the winding heads, wherein the fluid distribution element at least partially covers an upper part of the winding head in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction and has a guide structure with a gradient in the circumferential direction, so that coolant supplied to the fluid distribution element from above is distributed in the circumferential direction and runs onto the winding head in several angular positions over a circumferential area of at least 30° with respect to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Torsten Tietgen, Simon Broicher
  • Patent number: 12021321
    Abstract: Connector assembly for electrically connecting an inverter busbar to an electrical connector of a drive unit comprising: a carrier, an intermediate busbar comprising a first terminal with a hole, and a first fastening element extending through the hole of the first terminal, wherein the intermediate busbar is mounted to the carrier and the intermediate busbar is connectable to the inverter busbar by the first fastening element, wherein the carrier comprises a positioning pin defining a longitudinal axis, said positioning pin being adapted to be accommodated in a receptacle of a housing of the drive unit such that the carrier is axially slidable in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and that the first fastening element is arranged within the hole of the first terminal with a radial clearance relative to the longitudinal axis of the positioning pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Itziar Ureta, Mehul Parmar, Javier Munoz, Thomas Schepanowski, Aitor Tejado
  • Publication number: 20240084860
    Abstract: An actuator and clutch assembly for a power transmission device includes a first and second clutch members arranged to selectively define a connected state of the clutch when the second clutch member is drivingly engaged with the first clutch member and a disconnected state of the clutch when the second clutch member is not drivingly engaged with the first clutch member. An electric motor drives an input member driven for rotation about an axis, and an output member is driven axially relative to the input member when the input member rotates, wherein the second clutch member moves axially with the output member. A spring provides a force on the output member that biases the output member in a direction in which the second clutch member is moved toward the first clutch member. The spring is radially and axially overlapped by the input member and the output member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Waldemar Rupp, Jan Haupt, Marc Absenger
  • Patent number: 11746898
    Abstract: An actuator arrangement for operating a clutch and a parking lock in a driveline of a motor vehicle comprises: a clutch having a clutch actuating member configured to drivingly connect or disconnect a clutch input part and a clutch output part; a parking lock having a locking element movable to a locking position to lock a ratchet wheel, and to a release position to release the ratchet wheel; and a parking lock actuating member for actuating the locking element; a controllable actuator with a movable actuator setting member which is movable into at least three setting positions and is operatively connected to the clutch actuating member and to the parking lock actuating member such that in a first setting position the parking lock is closed, in a second setting position the clutch is closed, and in a third setting position the clutch and the parking lock are opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Simon Broicher
  • Patent number: 11313464
    Abstract: A parking lock unit for a drive assembly, in particular with an electric motor, comprises a parking lock housing, a ratchet wheel rotationally fixedly connected to a part of the drive assembly, which is rotatably supported about a rotational axis by at least one bearing, and comprising a connecting portion and an engagement portion which are connected to one another via a web portion; a locking element which is supported in the parking lock housing and can lock and release a rotational movement of the parking ratchet wheel about a longitudinal axis of the parking ratchet wheel, and a controllable locking actuator which can reversibly transfer the locking element into a position locking the parking ratchet wheel and a position releasing the parking ratchet wheel, wherein the parking ratchet wheel is formed such that the engagement portion is axially offset with respect to the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Sascha Miebach, Mark Schmidt, Simon Broicher, Ervin Szilagyi
  • Publication number: 20220077606
    Abstract: Connector assembly for electrically connecting an inverter busbar to an electrical connector of a drive unit comprising: a carrier, an intermediate busbar comprising a first terminal with a hole, and a first fastening element extending through the hole of the first terminal, wherein the intermediate busbar is mounted to the carrier and the intermediate busbar is connectable to the inverter busbar by the first fastening element, wherein the carrier comprises a positioning pin defining a longitudinal axis, said positioning pin being adapted to be accommodated in a receptacle of a housing of the drive unit such that the carrier is axially slidable in the direction of the longitudinal axis; and that the first fastening element is arranged within the hole of the first terminal with a radial clearance relative to the longitudinal axis of the positioning pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Itziar Ureta, Mehul Parmar, Javier Munoz, Thomas Schepanowski, Aitor Tejado
  • Patent number: 11174927
    Abstract: An electromotive drive assembly comprises a housing arrangement with a first and second housing element between which an intermediate plate is arranged; a drive unit comprising a drive shaft which is rotatably drivable about a first axis of rotation; a transmission arrangement with an intermediate shaft which extends through an opening of the intermediate plate and is rotatably drivable by the drive shaft, and with a power split unit which is drivingly connected to the intermediate shaft and is rotatably supported about a third axis of rotation coaxial with the first axis of rotation by a first bearing in the intermediate plate and a second bearing in the second housing element; and a clutch arrangement by which the power path between the drive unit and the power split unit can be selectively connected and disconnected, wherein the opening comprises a clutch receptacle on which at least one element of the controllable clutch arrangement is axially supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Mark Schmidt, Ervin Szilagyi, Damian Dudek
  • Publication number: 20210239210
    Abstract: A parking lock unit for a drive assembly, in particular with an electric motor, comprises a parking lock housing, a ratchet wheel rotationally fixedly connected to a part of the drive assembly, which is rotatably supported about a rotational axis by at least one bearing, and comprising a connecting portion and an engagement portion which are connected to one another via a web portion; a locking element which is supported in the parking lock housing and can lock and release a rotational movement of the parking ratchet wheel about a longitudinal axis of the parking ratchet wheel, and a controllable locking actuator which can reversibly transfer the locking element into a position locking the parking ratchet wheel and a position releasing the parking ratchet wheel, wherein the parking ratchet wheel is formed such that the engagement portion is axially offset with respect to the connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sascha Miebach, Mark Schmidt, Simon Broicher, Ervin Szilagyi
  • Publication number: 20210231201
    Abstract: An electromotive drive assembly comprises a housing arrangement with a first and second housing element between which an intermediate plate is arranged; a drive unit comprising a drive shaft which is rotatably drivable about a first axis of rotation; a transmission arrangement with an intermediate shaft which extends through an opening of the intermediate plate and is rotatably drivable by the drive shaft, and with a power split unit which is drivingly connected to the intermediate shaft and is rotatably supported about a third axis of rotation coaxial with the first axis of rotation by a first bearing in the intermediate plate and a second bearing in the second housing element; and a clutch arrangement by which the power path between the drive unit and the power split unit can be selectively connected and disconnected, wherein the opening comprises a clutch receptacle on which at least one element of the controllable clutch arrangement is axially supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Broicher, Mark Schmidt, Ervin Szilagyi, Damian Dudek
  • Publication number: 20210207710
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an actuator arrangement for operating a clutch and a parking lock in a driveline of a motor vehicle, comprising: a clutch having a clutch actuating member configured to drivingly connect or disconnect a clutch input part and a clutch output part; a parking lock having a locking element movable to a locking position to lock a ratchet wheel, and to a release position to release the ratchet wheel; and a parking lock actuating member for actuating the locking element; a controllable actuator with a movable actuator setting member which is movable into at least three setting positions and is operatively connected to the clutch actuating member and to the parking lock actuating member such that in a first setting position the parking lock is closed, in a second setting position the clutch is closed, and in a third setting position the clutch and the parking lock are opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Simon Broicher
  • Patent number: 11052880
    Abstract: A parking lock arrangement for a drive train of a motor vehicle includes a controllable locking mechanism and an unlocking mechanism. The controllable locking mechanism includes a spindle drive with a spindle shaft rotationally drivable about a spindle axis, an actuator for rotating the spindle shaft and a positioning element movable by rotating the spindle shaft for actuating a blocking element. The blocking element acts at least indirectly on a drive element in a blocking or releasing manner. The unlocking mechanism includes an unlocking element and a manually operable control element. The unlocking element is movable via the control element from a normal position, in which the unlocking element is spaced apart from the spindle shaft, into an engagement position, in which the unlocking element is coupled in torque-transmitting manner to the spindle shaft for forced releasing of the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Simon Broicher
  • Publication number: 20200198597
    Abstract: A parking lock arrangement for a drive train of a motor vehicle includes: a controllable locking mechanism for blocking a rotational movement of a drive element in the drive train of the motor vehicle, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a spindle drive with a spindle shaft rotationally drivable about a spindle axis, an actuator for rotatingly driving the spindle shaft and a positioning element movable by rotating the spindle shaft for actuating a blocking element, which acts at least indirectly on the drive element in a blocking or releasing manner, and an unlocking mechanism for forced releasing of the locking mechanism, the unlocking mechanism comprises an unlocking element for rotating the spindle shaft and a manually operable control element for operating the unlocking element, characterized in that the unlocking element is movable via the control element from a normal position, in which the unlocking element is spaced apart from the spindle shaft, into an engagement position, in which the unlocking
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Schmidt, Simon Broicher
  • Patent number: 9926987
    Abstract: A plate carrier for a multi-plate clutch comprises: an annular member with a first circumferential face and a second circumferential face; a toothing in the first circumferential face of the annular member, having circumferentially distributed teeth and gaps; at least one groove in the second circumferential face of the annular member, wherein the groove extends over a circumferential portion of the annular member, wherein the groove and the toothing intersect one another, so that radial apertures are formed in the regions of intersection between the groove and the tooth gaps. A multi-plate clutch can be provided with such a plate carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Wolfgang Beigang, Waldemar Rupp, Simon Broicher, Lukas Hoets
  • Publication number: 20170146073
    Abstract: A plate carrier for a multi-plate clutch comprises: an annular member with a first circumferential face and a second circumferential face; a toothing in the first circumferential face of the annular member, having circumferentially distributed teeth and gaps; at least one groove in the second circumferential face of the annular member, wherein the groove extends over a circumferential portion of the annular member, wherein the groove and the toothing intersect one another, so that radial apertures are formed in the regions of intersection between the groove and the tooth gaps. A multi-plate clutch can be provided with such a plate carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Wolfgang Beigang, Waldemar Rupp, Simon Broicher, Lukas Hoets
  • Patent number: 9587681
    Abstract: A plate carrier for a multi-plate clutch comprises: an annular member with a first circumferential face and a second circumferential face; a toothing in the first circumferential face of the annular member, having circumferentially distributed teeth and gaps; at least one groove in the second circumferential face of the annular member, wherein the groove extends over a circumferential portion of the annular member, wherein the groove and the toothing intersect one another, so that radial apertures are formed in the regions of intersection between the groove and the tooth gaps. A multi-plate clutch can be provided with such a plate carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: GKN Driveline International GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Beigang, Waldemar Rupp, Simon Broicher, Lukas Hoets
  • Publication number: 20150114785
    Abstract: A plate carrier for a multi-plate clutch comprises: an annular member with a first circumferential face and a second circumferential face; a toothing in the first circumferential face of the annular member, having circumferentially distributed teeth and gaps; at least one groove in the second circumferential face of the annular member, wherein the groove extends over a circumferential portion of the annular member, wherein the groove and the toothing intersect one another, so that radial apertures are formed in the regions of intersection between the groove and the tooth gaps. A multi-plate clutch can be provided with such a plate carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Wolfgang Beigang, Waldemar Rupp, Simon Broicher, Lukas Hoets