Patents by Inventor Stefan EITZINGER

Stefan EITZINGER 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).

  • Assembly for the selective coupling of two coaxially arranged shafts
    Patent number: 11319999
    Abstract: An assembly for the selective coupling of two coaxially arranged shafts, comprising a first shaft and a second shaft arranged coaxially, a selector unit for selectively coupling the first shaft to the second shaft and including an electric motor, a selector fork, and a sliding sleeve connected to the selector fork to allow an adjusting action. The first shaft has a first external tooth system, at least in some section or sections, and the second shaft has a second external tooth system, at least in some section or sections. The first external tooth system is in engagement with an internal tooth system of the sliding sleeve and the second external tooth system can be brought into engagement with the internal tooth system of the sliding sleeve. A first tooth system formed on an output shaft of the electric motor is in engagement with a second tooth system of a gear segment, wherein the gear segment is arranged in a fixed manner on the selector fork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Stefan Eitzinger, Helmut Schlatzer
  • ASSEMBLY FOR THE SELECTIVE COUPLING OF TWO COAXIALLY ARRANGED SHAFTS
    Publication number: 20210148413
    Abstract: An assembly for the selective coupling of two coaxially arranged shafts, comprising a first shaft and a second shaft arranged coaxially, a selector unit for selectively coupling the first shaft to the second shaft and including an electric motor, a selector fork, and a sliding sleeve connected to the selector fork to allow an adjusting action. The first shaft has a first external tooth system, at least in some section or sections, and the second shaft has a second external tooth system, at least in some section or sections. The first external tooth system is in engagement with an internal tooth system of the sliding sleeve and the second external tooth system can be brought into engagement with the internal tooth system of the sliding sleeve. A first tooth system formed on an output shaft of the electric motor is in engagement with a second tooth system of a gear segment, wherein the gear segment is arranged in a fixed manner on the selector fork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan EITZINGER, Helmut SCHLATZER