Patents by Inventor Stefan Unseld

Stefan Unseld 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: 7841456
    Abstract: The invention concerns an adjustable hysteresis driver, with a rotor component (5) on the input side that can be driven and/or a stator component (7?, 7?), with an armature component (8) on the output side in fixed connection with a shaft (4), with a hysteresis component (9) connected to the armature component (8), the stator component (7?, 7?) comprising an electromagnet (7a) or permanent magnet (18) by means of which a magnetic flux can be induced in the rotor component (5) and/or the stator component (7?, 7?), and in which the torque that can be transmitted can be adjusted by electromagnetic or electro-mechanical means. The purpose of the invention is to propose a hysteresis driver with improved adjustability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: 2F Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Pescheck, Stefan Unseld, Konrad Thoma
  • Patent number: 7714685
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operated unit for controlling a radial connection. The unit has a first device which is optionally coupleable with a second device. The second device includes a magnet and/or electromagnet. The unit also has radially movable switching elements that are supported about the circumference of one of the devices, which additionally has contoured and/or frictional surfaces, which mate with respective contoured and/or frictional surfaces of the other one of the devices, thus effectuate engagement of the first and second devices. When the unit is designed with a closed current system the switching elements are biased to disengage when current is applied to the magnet and with an open current system the switching elements are biased to engage, against the force of a spring, when current is applied to the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Pescheck, Stefan Unseld, Konrad Thoma
  • Publication number: 20080210512
    Abstract: The invention concerns an adjustable hysteresis driver, with a rotor component (5) on the input side that can be driven and/or a stator component (7?, 7?), with an armature component (8) on the output side in fixed connection with a shaft (4), with a hysteresis component (9) connected to the armature component (8), the stator component (7?, 7?) comprising an electromagnet (7a) or permanent magnet (18) by means of which a magnetic flux can be induced in the rotor component (5) and/or the stator component (7?, 7?), and in which the torque that can be transmitted can be adjusted by electromagnetic or electro-mechanical means. The purpose of the invention is to propose a hysteresis driver with improved adjustability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Pescheck, Stefan Unseld, Konrad Thoma
  • Publication number: 20080030091
    Abstract: A hysteresis/brake having a magnetic body (2) with an inner pole ring (4), an outer pole ring (6) and an anchor (7) with a permanently magnetic hysteresis ring (9). The hysteresis/brake further includes at least one intermediate pole ring (5, 13) radially located between the inner pole ring (4) and the outer pole ring (6). The anchor (7) additionally includes further hysteresis ring (8, 14) for each intermediate pole ring (5, 13). The hysteresis rings (8, 9, 14) are arranged in such a way that each hysteresis ring is magnetically permeated by the magnetic field between two different pole rings (4, 5, 6, 13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Unseld, Konrad Thoma
  • Publication number: 20070272509
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operated unit for controlling a radial connection. The unit has a first device which is optionally coupleable with a second device. The second device includes a magnet and/or electromagnet. The unit also has radially movable switching elements that are supported about the circumference of one of the devices, which additionally has contoured and/or frictional surfaces, which mate with respective contoured and/or frictional surfaces of the other one of the devices, thus effectuate engagement of the first and second devices. When the unit is designed with a closed current system the switching elements are biased to disengage when current is applied to the magnet and with an open current system the switching elements are biased to engage, against the force of a spring, when current is applied to the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Peschek, Stefan Unseld, Konrad Thoma
  • Patent number: 6680555
    Abstract: The invention is based on an electromagnetic hysteresis unit (1, 23) with magnetic north pole (4) which are arranged to alternate with magnetic south pole (5) on a magnet body (2, 3) in a peripheral direction (15) about an axis of rotation (14) at a distance from the magnetic south poles (5). The magnet body (2, 3) comprises a magnet coil (6). A hysteresis ring (16) connected with a rotor (17) can be moved with a slight play in relation to the poles (4, 5). It is proposed that the peripheral surfaces of the north pole (4) and south pole (5) lie on the same circle and opposite the same peripheral surface of the hysteresis ring (16). Thereby is created a radial construction space for embedding the hysteresis ring (16) in the rotor (17) which consists of material of good heat conductivity and optionally for providing cooling ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Rudolf Schneider, Stefan Unseld