Patents by Inventor Timo WEHLEN

Timo WEHLEN 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: 9188199
    Abstract: A multistage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including input and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stages, shift elements and shafts. The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5) which couples, via clutch (59), shaft (9) which couples the sun gear of gearset (P3) and, via clutch (58), can couple shaft (8) and the ring gear of gearset (P2). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) connected to the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun and ring gears of respective gearsets (P1, P3) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing (G). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), gear stage (S1) and the output shaft. The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), gear stage (S2) and the output shaft. The clutch (56) couples shafts (5, 6) to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9127756
    Abstract: A multistage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including an input and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stages, shift elements and shafts. The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5) that couples the sun gear of gearset (P3) and, via clutch (58), can couple shaft (8) connected to the ring gear of gearset (P2). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) connected to the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun and ring gears of respective gearsets (P1, P3) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing. The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4) gear stage (S1) which couples the output shaft. The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7) gear stage (S2) which couples the output shaft. Clutch (56) can couple shafts (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9109672
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission having eight forward and one reverse gear, including planetary gearsets, shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) is connected to shaft (3) and the ring gear of gearset (P3) and can couple the housing via brake (03). The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple, via clutch (15), shaft (5) which couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P2, P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6), which can couple, via clutch (67), shaft (7), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (8) couples the carrier and sun gear of respective gearsets (P3, P4). Shaft (4) couples the carrier of gearset (P4) and can couple, via brake (04), the housing. The output shaft couples the ring gear of gearset (P4) and the carrier of gearset (P2). Clutch (56) can connect shafts (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9109671
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear including planetary gearsets, shafts, and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (3) and the ring gear of gearset (P4) and can couple the housing via brake (03). The drive shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple shaft (5) via clutch (15). Shaft (5) couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P2, P4). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) and the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (8) couples the carrier and sun gears of respective gearsets (P4, P3). Shaft (4) couples the carrier of gearset (P3) and can couple the housing via brake (04). Output shaft couples the ring gear of gearset (P4) and can couple, via clutch (27), shaft (7), which couples the carrier of gearset (P2). Clutch (67, 56, 57) engages to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9080648
    Abstract: A two-step multi-step transmission in which a first planetary gear set (1) has two radially nested transmission sub-assemblies. The first planetary gearset has an inner sun gear (11), inner planetary gears (12), an outer sun gear (14) which is rotationally fixed to the inner ring gear (13), outer planetary gears (15), an outer ring gear (16), and a carrier (17) on which the inner planetary gears (12) and the outer planetary gears (15) are mounted. The inner ring gear (13) and the outer sun gear (14), respectively, are rotationally fixed to a second, traditionally designed planetary gear set (2) and can be locked via a brake (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Ziemer, Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9074665
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission having eight forward and one reverse gear including planetary gears, shafts, and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples the third shaft (3) and the ring gear of gearset (P3), and can couple the housing via brake (03). The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple, via clutch (15), shaft (5), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P3) and can couple, via clutch (57), shaft (7) that couples the ring gear of gearset (P3). Shaft (6) couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P1, P2). Shaft (8) couples the carrier and the sun gear of respective gearsets (P3, P4). Shaft (4) couples the carrier of gearset (P4) and can couple, via brake (04), the housing. The output shaft couples the ring gear of gearset (P4) and the carrier of gearset (P2). Clutch (56) detachably connects shafts (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9039561
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including drive and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stage, shift elements and shafts. The drive shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple shaft (5) via clutch (15). Shaft (5) couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P2, P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun gear of gearset (P1) and the ring gear of gearset (P3) and can couple the housing via brake (03). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), which can couple the output shaft via gear stage (S1) and clutch (24). The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), which can couple the output shaft via gear stage (S2) and clutch (27), and clutch (46, 56, 45) engages to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9022895
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including input and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stages, shift elements and shafts. Input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5) that couples the ring and sun gears respectively of gearsets (P2, P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun gear of gearset (P1), can couple the housing via brake (03), and can couple shaft (8), which couples the ring gear of gearset (P3). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), which can couple the output shaft (2) via gear stage (S1) and clutch (24). The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), which couples gear stage (S2), which couples the output shaft. A clutch (46, 56 or 45) can engage to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichsahfen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Patent number: 9011288
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including input and output shafts, planetary gear sets, gear stages shift elements and shafts. The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5), which couples the ring gear of gearset (P2) and which, via clutch (58), can couple shaft (8), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) and the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun and ring gears of respective gearsets (P1, P3) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing (G). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), which can couple the output shaft via the gear stage (S1) and clutch (24). The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), which couples gear stage (S2) and the output shaft. Clutch (46) can block gearset (P2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150065290
    Abstract: A two-step multi-step transmission in which a first planetary gear set (1) has two radially nested transmission sub-assemblies. The first planetary gearset has an inner sun gear (11), inner planetary gears (12), an outer sun gear (14) which is rotationally fixed to the inner ring gear (13), outer planetary gears (15), an outer ring gear (16), and a carrier (17) on which the inner planetary gears (12) and the outer planetary gears (15) are mounted. The inner ring gear (13) and the outer sun gear (14), respectively, are rotationally fixed to a second, traditionally designed planetary gear set (2) and can be locked via a brake (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Ziemer, Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150051043
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including drive and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stage, shift elements and shafts. The drive shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple shaft (5) via clutch (15). Shaft (5) couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P2, P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun gear of gearset (P1) and the ring gear of gearset (P3) and can couple the housing via brake (03). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), which can couple the output shaft via gear stage (S1) and clutch (24). The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), which can couple the output shaft via gear stage (S2) and clutch (27), and clutch (46, 56, 45) engages to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150031493
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission having eight forward and one reverse gear includes planetary gearsets, shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (3), which can couple, via brake (03), the housing and couples the ring gear of gearset (P3). The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple, via clutch (15), shaft (5), which couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P2, P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) and the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (8) couples the carrier and sun gear of respective gearsets (P3, P4). Shaft (4) couples the carrier of gearset (P4) and can couple, via brake (04), the housing. The input shaft couples the ring gear of gearset (P4) and, via clutch (27), couples shaft (7), which couples the carrier of gearset (P2). Clutch (56, 67, 57) engages to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150031498
    Abstract: A multistage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including an input and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stages, shift elements and shafts. The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5) that couples the sun gear of gearset (P3) and, via clutch (58), can couple shaft (8) connected to the ring gear of gearset (P2). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) connected to the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun and ring gears of respective gearsets (P1, P3) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing. The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4) gear stage (S1) which couples the output shaft. The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7) gear stage (S2) which couples the output shaft. Clutch (56) can couple shafts (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150031497
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including input and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stages, shift elements and shafts. Input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5) that couples the ring and sun gears respectively of gearsets (P2, P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun gear of gearset (P1), can couple the housing via brake (03), and can couple shaft (8), which couples the ring gear of gearset (P3). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), which can couple the output shaft (2) via gear stage (S1) and clutch (24). The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), which couples gear stage (S2), which couples the output shaft. A clutch (46, 56 or 45) can engage to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150018165
    Abstract: A multistage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including input and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stages, shift elements and shafts. The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5) which couples, via clutch (59), shaft (9) which couples the sun gear of gearset (P3) and, via clutch (58), can couple shaft (8) and the ring gear of gearset (P2). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) connected to the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun and ring gears of respective gearsets (P1, P3) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing (G). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), gear stage (S1) and the output shaft. The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), gear stage (S2) and the output shaft. The clutch (56) couples shafts (5, 6) to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150018164
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including input and output shafts, planetary gear sets, gear stages shift elements and shafts. The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5), which couples the ring gear of gearset (P2) and which, via clutch (58), can couple shaft (8), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) and the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun and ring gears of respective gearsets (P1, P3) and can couple, via brake (03), the housing (G). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4), which can couple the output shaft via the gear stage (S1) and clutch (24). The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7), which couples gear stage (S2) and the output shaft. Clutch (46) can block gearset (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150011352
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear including planetary gearsets, shafts, and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (3) and the ring gear of gearset (P4) and can couple the housing via brake (03). The drive shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple shaft (5) via clutch (15). Shaft (5) couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P2, P4). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) and the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (8) couples the carrier and sun gears of respective gearsets (P4, P3). Shaft (4) couples the carrier of gearset (P3) and can couple the housing via brake (04). Output shaft couples the ring gear of gearset (P4) and can couple, via clutch (27), shaft (7), which couples the carrier of gearset (P2). Clutch (67, 56, 57) engages to block gearset (P2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20150005133
    Abstract: A multi-stage transmission having eight forward and one reverse gear, including planetary gearsets, shafts and shift elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) is connected to shaft (3) and the ring gear of gearset (P3) and can couple the housing via brake (03). The input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and can couple, via clutch (15), shaft (5) which couples the ring and sun gears of respective gearsets (P2, P3). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6), which can couple, via clutch (67), shaft (7), which couples the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (8) couples the carrier and sun gear of respective gearsets (P3, P4). Shaft (4) couples the carrier of gearset (P4) and can couple, via brake (04), the housing. The output shaft couples the ring gear of gearset (P4) and the carrier of gearset (P2). Clutch (56) can connect shafts (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen
  • Publication number: 20140373675
    Abstract: An assembly includes a transmission and an electric machine for a hybrid drive of a motor vehicle, and the transmission is a multi-stage standard transmission with first and second subtransmissions, each of which has a separate input shaft and shares an output shaft. Both input shafts are coupled to the shared output shaft via form locking shift elements of the subtransmissions. The assembly includes a first shiftable clutch which is allocated to a first input shaft such that the internal combustion engine is coupled to the first input shaft via the first shiftable clutch, and a second shiftable clutch which is allocated to the second input shaft such that the electric machine is coupled to the second input shaft via the second shiftable clutch. The electric machine is coupled to the internal combustion engine via a third shiftable clutch, and to the first input shaft via a fourth shiftable clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Johannes KALTENBACH, Timo Wehlen, Michael Roske
  • Publication number: 20140378262
    Abstract: A multistage transmission with eight forward and one reverse gear, including input and output shafts, planetary gearsets, gear stages, shift elements and shafts. Input shaft couples the carrier of gearset (P1) and, via clutch (15), can couple shaft (5) that couples the sun gear of gearset (P3) and, via clutch (58), can couple shaft (8) connected to the ring gear of gearset (P2). The ring gear of gearset (P1) couples shaft (6) connected to the sun gear of gearset (P2). Shaft (3) couples the sun and ring gears of respective gearsets (P1, P3) and can couple, via brake (03), housing (G). The carrier of gearset (P2) couples shaft (4) which couples gear stage (S1) and can couple the output shaft. The carrier of gearset (P3) couples shaft (7) which can couple, via gear stage (S2) and clutch (27), the output shaft. Clutch (56) can couple shafts (5 and 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Stefan Beck, Timo Wehlen