Patents by Inventor Thilo Hoffmann

Thilo Hoffmann 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: 11529976
    Abstract: A chassis for rail vehicles includes at least one first wheel and one second wheel, at least one first wheel bearing having a first wheel bearing housing and a second wheel bearing having a second wheel bearing housing, at least one first primary spring and one second primary spring, at least one primary spring-loaded support structure and at least one active wheel positioning device, which has an actuator unit, where a first bearing and a second bearing are provided between the at least one wheel positioning device and the at least one support structure, and a guide is provided between the at least one wheel positioning device and the first wheel bearing housing, and where the unsuspended mass of the chassis is reduced by the suspension of the wheel positioning device on the primary spring-loaded support structure in order to create advantageous design conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS MOBILITY AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo Hoffmann, Martin Teichmann, Gerhard Weilguni
  • Patent number: 11400961
    Abstract: A chassis for rail vehicles includes at least one support structure, at least one first primary spring and a second primary spring, at least one first drive motor transmission unit connected to the at least one support structure via at least one first suspension element, at least one first wheelset and at least one first clutch connected to the at least one drive motor transmission unit and to the at least first wheelset, wherein the at least first drive motor transmission unit is connected to the at least one support structure via a coupling element that is loadable primarily in the direction of a chassis longitudinal axis so as to create advantageous construction conditions such that an advantageous movability of the support structure and the first wheelset relative to each other is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS MOBILITY AUSTRIA GMBH
    Inventors: Klemens Becher, Thilo Hoffmann, Andreas Kienberger, Michael Sumnitsch, Martin Teichmann, Michael Zekoll, Reinhard Wilding
  • Publication number: 20200130712
    Abstract: A chassis for rail vehicles includes at least one support structure, at least one first primary spring and a second primary spring, at least one first drive motor transmission unit connected to the at least one support structure via at least one first suspension element, at least one first wheelset and at least one first clutch connected to the at least one drive motor transmission unit and to the at least first wheelset, wherein the at least first drive motor transmission unit is connected to the at least one support structure via a coupling element that is loadable primarily in the direction of a chassis longitudinal axis so as to create advantageous construction conditions such that an advantageous movability of the support structure and the first wheelset relative to each other is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Klemens BECHER, Thilo HOFFMANN, Andreas KIENBERGER, Michael SUMNITSCH, Martin TEICHMANN, Michael ZEKOLL, Reinhard WILDING
  • Publication number: 20200062282
    Abstract: A chassis for rail vehicles includes at least one first wheel and one second wheel, at least one first wheel bearing having a first wheel bearing housing and a second wheel bearing having a second wheel bearing housing, at least one first primary spring and one second primary spring, at least one primary spring-loaded support structure and at least one active wheel positioning device, which has an actuator unit, where a first bearing and a second bearing are provided between the at least one wheel positioning device and the at least one support structure, and a guide is provided between the at least one wheel positioning device and the first wheel bearing housing, and where the unsuspended mass of the chassis is reduced by the suspension of the wheel positioning device on the primary spring-loaded support structure in order to create advantageous design conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Thilo HOFFMANN, Martin TEICHMANN, Gerhard WEILGUNI
  • Patent number: 9878726
    Abstract: A carrying structure of a rail vehicle upon which a carriage body is supported by coupling elements, where at least one coupling element is connected to the carrying structure via a positive and/or non-positive connection, and where at least a part of the carrying structure below or above the connection or at least one surface upwardly delimiting the coupling element is configured as a supporting element such that the coupling element can be attached at any desired location on the rail vehicle with little effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens AG Österreich
    Inventors: Thilo Hoffmann, Herfried Kaltenegger, Armin Schank
  • Patent number: 9421987
    Abstract: A chassis frame for rail vehicles includes two longitudinal beams and at least one transverse beam which is disposed between the longitudinal beams and hinged thereto. The longitudinal beams are designed in a bent shape and extend through a corresponding cutout of the transverse beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AG ÖSTERREICH
    Inventors: Klemens Becher, Thilo Hoffmann, Peter Hösch, Bernhard Kittinger, Armin Schank, Michael Sumnitsch, Martin Teichmann, Gerhard Weilguni
  • Publication number: 20160107658
    Abstract: A carrying structure of a rail vehicle upon which a carriage body is supported by coupling elements, where at least one coupling element is connected to the carrying structure via a positive and/or non-positive connection, and where at least a part of the carrying structure below or above the connection or at least one surface upwardly delimiting the coupling element is configured as a supporting element such that the coupling element can be attached at any desired location on the rail vehicle with little effort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Thilo HOFFMANN, Herfried KALTENEGGER, Armin SCHANK
  • Publication number: 20120240813
    Abstract: A chassis frame for rail vehicles includes two longitudinal beams and at least one transverse beam which is disposed between the longitudinal beams and hinged thereto. The longitudinal beams are designed in a bent shape and extend through a corresponding cutout of the transverse beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Klemens Becher, Thilo Hoffmann, Peter Hösch, Bernhard Kittinger, Armin Schank, Michael Sumnitsch, Martin Teichmann, Gerhard Weilguni
  • Patent number: 7633205
    Abstract: In order to be able to electric drives in very tight installation spaces, e.g. in propulsion vehicles or machine tools, an electric machine (1) is proposed having a stator and a rotor (28), with the laminations (2) of the stator have axial slots (4) and teeth (5, 6) extending between adjacent slots (4) in direction air gap. At least a predefined number of the teeth (6) is configured as a single-tooth winding (7), and at least one section (3) is provided in circumferential direction of the stator and is designed without slots but follows the contour of the stator bore (11) in the area of the air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thilo Hoffmann, Andreas Jöckel
  • Publication number: 20090234548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding brake for track-bound motor vehicles (1) with the holding brake being realized by means of at least one electric machine (2) which has a rotor and a stator. A control system for the electric machine is hereby provided to so control the operation of the electric machine (2) that the position of the rotor in the stator remains constant when exposed to an external torque. In other words, the electric motor (2) is used as holding brake instead of a pneumatic holding brake. In this way, the holding brake is advantageously not subject to any wear since the holding forces are produced magnetically and not by mechanical forces. In addition, no noise is generated by the use of the holding brake according to the invention. Furthermore, a starting jolt is prevented, when the electric motor (2) used as a holding brake is also used as a drive motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Bergner, Thilo Hoffmann, Andreas Jöckel, Martin Teichmann
  • Publication number: 20080036328
    Abstract: In order to be able to electric drives in very tight installation spaces, e.g. in propulsion vehicles or machine tools, an electric machine (1) is proposed having a stator and a rotor (28), with the laminations (2) of the stator have axial slots (4) and teeth (5, 6) extending between adjacent slots (4) in direction air gap. At least a predefined number of the teeth (6) is configured as a single-tooth winding (7),and at least one section (3) is provided in circumferential direction of the stator and is designed without slots but follows the contour of the stator bore (11) in the area of the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thilo Hoffmann, Andreas Jockel
  • Publication number: 20040011578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive for a wheel set (1) of a chassis, with the wheel set having two wheels (3) positioned on a wheel set shaft (2), which can be driven by at least one internal rotor motor that encompasses the wheel set shaft (2) and has a stator (10) and a rotor (19). This configuration provides a compact direct drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Thilo Hoffmann, Andreas Jockel, Martin Teichmann