Patents by Inventor Sonja Lenke

Sonja Lenke 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: 11499633
    Abstract: A transmission for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, including a transmission casing which is or can be at least partially filled with oil and wherein a parking lock is arranged, wherein the parking lock includes a parking lock gear, which is connected rotationally conjointly to a transmission shaft and which has a locking toothing, and a locking pawl, which is mounted pivotably on the transmission casing and which has a locking tooth which, when the locking pawl is pivoted into a locking position, can be placed in positive locking engagement with the locking toothing of the parking lock gear, wherein the locking pawl is actuatable by an electromechanical parking-lock actuator which is arranged within the transmission casing. The invention furthermore relates to a motor vehicle which has a transmission of the type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FTE automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Sonja Lenke, Samir (Sam) Elflein
  • Publication number: 20200200270
    Abstract: A transmission for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, including a transmission casing which is or can be at least partially filled with oil and wherein a parking lock is arranged, wherein the parking lock includes a parking lock gear, which is connected rotationally conjointly to a transmission shaft and which has a locking toothing, and a locking pawl, which is mounted pivotably on the transmission casing and which has a locking tooth which, when the locking pawl is pivoted into a locking position, can be placed in positive locking engagement with the locking toothing of the parking lock gear, wherein the locking pawl is actuatable by an electromechanical parking-lock actuator which is arranged within the transmission casing. The invention furthermore relates to a motor vehicle which has a transmission of the type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: FTE automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Sonja LENKE, Samir (Sam) Elflein
  • Patent number: 10407041
    Abstract: An electric parking brake actuator has a transmission mechanism, which is rotationally drivable by an electric motor and converts rotational movement into an axial movement of an actuating rod that carries an actuating element for the parking brake. The actuating rod normally moves by electric motor displacement via the transmission mechanism from an unblocking position to a blocking position and vice versa. A blocking mechanism serves the purpose of holding the actuating rod in the unblocking position of the actuating rod against the force of a spring element. A blocking disc, which is in drive connection with the transmission mechanism, has a stop surface for a locking device in only one rotational direction of the blocking disc. For secondary alternate operation the stop surface is releasable by the locking device so that the actuating rod is biased by the spring element to the blocking position without electric-motorized assistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: FTE automotive GMBH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Heubner, Sonja Lenke, Katrin Ebert
  • Publication number: 20180154881
    Abstract: An electric parking brake actuator has a transmission mechanism, which is rotationally drivable by an electric motor and converts rotational movement into an axial movement of an actuating rod that carries an actuating element for the parking brake. The actuating rod normally moves by electric motor displacement via the transmission mechanism from an unblocking position to a blocking position and vice versa. A blocking mechanism serves the purpose of holding the actuating rod in the unblocking position of the actuating rod against the force of a spring element. A blocking disc, which is in drive connection with the transmission mechanism, has a stop surface for a locking device in only one rotational direction of the blocking disc. For secondary alternate operation the stop surface is releasable by the locking device so that the actuating rod is biased by the spring element to the blocking position without electric-motorized assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Wilhelm Heubner, Sonja Lenke, Katrin Ebert
  • Patent number: 9476431
    Abstract: An actuating device for hydraulically actuating at least one setting element comprising a pump, which has an electric pump drive, with reversible pumping direction, at least one double-acting piston-cylinder arrangement, which is connected therewith and the piston of which is operatively connected with the setting element, and a hydraulic fluid reservoir from which the hydraulic fluid can be pumped to the piston-cylinder arrangement in order to hydraulically load the piston thereof for a setting element movement depending on pumping direction on one (effective surface 22) or other (effective surface 24) side. In this connection, the piston-cylinder arrangement is functionally associated with a detent device with a blocking element, which is spring-biased into a blocking position preventing setting element movement and is movable by an electrically activatable actuator from the blocking position into a release position permitting setting element movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: FTE automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Heubner, Sonja Lenke
  • Publication number: 20130008156
    Abstract: An actuating device for hydraulically actuating at least one setting element comprising a pump, which has an electric pump drive, with reversible pumping direction, at least one double-acting piston-cylinder arrangement, which is connected therewith and the piston of which is operatively connected with the setting element, and a hydraulic fluid reservoir from which the hydraulic fluid can be pumped to the piston-cylinder arrangement in order to hydraulically load the piston thereof for a setting element movement depending on pumping direction on one (effective surface 22) or other (effective surface 24) side. In this connection, the piston-cylinder arrangement is functionally associated with a detent device with a blocking element, which is spring-biased into a blocking position preventing setting element movement and is movable by an electrically activatable actuator from the blocking position into a release position permitting setting element movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: FTE automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Heubner, Sonja Lenke
  • Patent number: 7316545
    Abstract: A reducing agent pump has a pump inlet part and a pump outlet part closing off the pump body at its ends. One or both of the inlet and outlet parts is of two-part construction, with a closure element and another element. The two elements are prestressed relative to one another with a spring element, so that in the event of a pressure which exceeds the spring force of the spring element, a relative movement can be carried out between the two elements of the two-part member. This makes it possible to absorb an increase in the volume of the reducing agent inside the pump body caused by freezing and therefore to prevent damage to the reducing agent pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Argillon GmbH
    Inventor: Sonja Lenke
  • Publication number: 20040179960
    Abstract: A reducing agent pump has a pump inlet part and a pump outlet part closing off the pump body at its ends. One or both of the inlet and outlet parts is of two-part construction, with a closure element and another element. The two elements are prestressed relative to one another with a spring element, so that in the event of a pressure which exceeds the spring force of the spring element, a relative movement can be carried out between the two elements of the two-part member. This makes it possible to absorb an increase in the volume of the reducing agent inside the pump body caused by freezing and therefore to prevent damage to the reducing agent pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Sonja Lenke