Patents by Inventor Thomas Lechthaler

Thomas Lechthaler 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: 11926219
    Abstract: A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle includes a housing and an input shaft, which is provided to introduce torsional moments, which can be provided by an internal combustion engine, into the hybrid drive system, and which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis. The system also includes an output shaft arranged coaxially in relation to the input shaft, an electric motor having a stator and a rotor, and a rotor support, which is non-rotationally connected to the rotor. The rotor support has a support hub, a support wall, and a support cylinder. The system also includes a separating clutch having a first inner disc carrier and a first outer disc carrier. A first bearing is arranged between the support hub and the housing. A second bearing is arranged between the support hub and the input shaft. The support wall and the support cylinder are a one-piece sheet metal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Thomas Lechthaler, Jan Velthaus, Lukas Rube, Bernhard Ziegler, Bernd Koppitz, Kai Heukelbach
  • Patent number: 11628716
    Abstract: A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle includes an input shaft, which introduces torques from an internal combustion engine into the hybrid drive system and which is mounted rotatably around an axis of rotation. An output shaft is arranged coaxially to the input shaft. The system also includes an electric machine having a stator and a rotor, and a hub non-rotatably connected to the rotor. The system further includes a wet clutch which has a first actuating piston. The hub is formed as a one-piece forged part and has a first running surface for the first actuating piston. The wet clutch is provided to non-rotatably connect the hub to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Thomas Lechthaler, Jan Velthaus, Lukas Rube, Bernhard Ziegler, Bernd Koppitz, Kai Heukelbach
  • Patent number: 11628717
    Abstract: A hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, a first clutch, which is provided for coupling a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine to the rotor, and a second further clutch, which is designed as a wet clutch and which has a clutch cover. A screw connection is provided for non-rotatably connecting the rotor to the clutch cover, which screw connection includes a screw, which is substantially arranged in an axial direction and which at least partially penetrates a connecting piece non-rotatably fastened to the clutch cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Jan Velthaus, Kai Heukelbach, Thomas Lechthaler, Lukas Rube, Bernhard Ziegler, Bernd Koppitz, Axel Lange, Alexander Baier, Daniel Hopp
  • Publication number: 20220176799
    Abstract: A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle includes a housing and an input shaft, which is provided to introduce torsional moments, which can be provided by an internal combustion engine, into the hybrid drive system, and which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis. The system also includes an output shaft arranged coaxially in relation to the input shaft, an electric motor having a stator and a rotor, and a rotor support, which is non-rotationally connected to the rotor. The rotor support has a support hub, a support wall, and a support cylinder. The system also includes a separating clutch having a first inner disc carrier and a first outer disc carrier. A first bearing is arranged between the support hub and the housing. A second bearing is arranged between the support hub and the input shaft. The support wall and the support cylinder are a one-piece sheet metal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas LECHTHALER, Jan VELTHAUS, Lukas RUBE, Bernhard ZIEGLER, Bernd KOPPITZ, Kai HEUKELBACH
  • Publication number: 20220153121
    Abstract: A hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, a first clutch, which is provided for coupling a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine to the rotor, and a second further clutch, which is designed as a wet clutch and which has a clutch cover. A screw connection is provided for non-rotatably connecting the rotor to the clutch cover, which screw connection includes a screw, which is substantially arranged in an axial direction and which at least partially penetrates a connecting piece non-rotatably fastened to the clutch cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jan VELTHAUS, Kai HEUKELBACH, Thomas LECHTHALER, Lukas RUBE, Bernhard ZIEGLER, Bernd KOPPITZ, Axel LANGE, Alexander BAIER, Daniel HOPP
  • Publication number: 20220144070
    Abstract: A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle includes an input shaft, which introduces torques from an internal combustion engine into the hybrid drive system and which is mounted rotatably around an axis of rotation. An output shaft is arranged coaxially to the input shaft. The system also includes an electric machine having a stator and a rotor, and a hub non-rotatably connected to the rotor. The system further includes a wet clutch which has a first actuating piston. The hub is formed as a one-piece forged part and has a first running surface for the first actuating piston. The wet clutch is provided to non-rotatably connect the hub to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Thomas LECHTHALER, Jan VELTHAUS, Lukas RUBE, Bernhard ZIEGLER, Bernd KOPPITZ, Kai HEUKELBACH
  • Patent number: 9902020
    Abstract: A drive train device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The drive train device has a first component, a second component which is connected to the first component so as to transmit torque and consists at least substantially of a material formed from lightweight metal, and at least one element which is at least partially enclosed in the second component and which consists at least substantially of a predominantly iron-containing material. The enclosed element is a connecting element which is connected to the first component by substance-to-substance bonding in order to produce the torque-transmitting connection. The first component and/or the second component at least partially form a housing. The enclosed element projects axially on both sides out of the material of the second component and at least one side of the enclosed element which projects axially has at least one balancing element and/or at least one balancing recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Bietenbeck, Kai Heukelbach, Bernd Koppitz, Thomas Lechthaler, Tobias Schuster, Bernhard Ziegler
  • Patent number: 9890842
    Abstract: A drive train device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The drive train device has at least one component which is included for the purpose of transmitting a torque, and at least one cast-in element which is partially cast into the component, which is included for the purpose of transmitting the torque, where the component and the cast-in element are made of different materials. The drive train device has a sealing device which is included for the purpose of sealing a junction between the component and the cast-in element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Kai Heukelbach, Bernd Koppitz, Thomas Lechthaler, Lukas Rube, Tobias Schuster, Bernhard Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20170009864
    Abstract: A drive train device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The drive train device has at least one component which is included for the purpose of transmitting a torque, and at least one cast-in element which is partially cast into the component, which is included for the purpose of transmitting the torque, where the component and the cast-in element are made of different materials. The drive train device has a sealing device which is included for the purpose of sealing a junction between the component and the cast-in element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Kai HEUKELBACH, Bernd KOPPITZ, Thomas LECHTHALER, Likas RUBE, Tobias SCHUSTER, Bernhard ZIEGLER
  • Publication number: 20150328720
    Abstract: A drive train device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The drive train device has a first component, a second component which is connected to the first component so as to transmit torque and consists at least substantially of a material formed from lightweight metal, and at least one element which is at least partially enclosed in the second component and which consists at least substantially of a predominantly iron-containing material. The enclosed element is a connecting element which is connected to the first component by substance-to-substance bonding in order to produce the torque-transmitting connection. The first component and/or the second component at least partially form a housing. The enclosed element projects axially on both sides out of the material of the second component and at least one side of the enclosed element which projects axially has at least one balancing element and/or at least one balancing recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Bietenbeck, Kai Heukelbach, Bernd Koppitz, Thomas Lechthaler, Tobias Schuster, Bemhard Ziegler