Patents by Inventor Torsten Hering

Torsten Hering 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: 8860243
    Abstract: A power supply device for a unit that is to be supplied with electrical energy and typically arranged on a commercial vehicle trailer, for example. The power supply device comprises an electro-hybrid drive system for a commercial vehicle and a supply unit which is designed to convert a direct voltage, from a high-voltage system of the electro-hybrid drive system, into a three-phase alternating voltage. The supply unit comprises an output which transmit the three-phase alternating voltage for supplying power to the unit. The output is designed to form a standardized interface together with the unit. In addition, the unit which can be connected to the power supply device is one of a refrigerator unit, a concrete mixer, a concrete pump or a shredder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Torsten Hering, Axel Michael Mueller
  • Publication number: 20130334820
    Abstract: An energy supply device (110) for a vehicle (100) which comprises a first electrical energy supply circuit (115) that is designed to connect a source (130,140) of electrical energy to at least one first consumer (145) which is inherently part of the vehicle. At least one electrical interface (165), coupled to the first energy supply circuit (115), is provided for a second electrical energy supply circuit (120) for supplying electrical energy to at least one second consumer (160) external of the vehicle. In this case, the interface (165) for the vehicle-external second consumer (160) of the second electrical energy supply circuit (120) is separated from the first electrical energy supply circuit (115) by a potential separator device (170) and, in particular, a galvanic potential separator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Manuel GOETZ, Axel Michael MUELLER, Torsten HERING, Lothar LASZIG
  • Publication number: 20110241420
    Abstract: A power supply device for a unit that is to be supplied with electrical energy and typically arranged on a commercial vehicle trailer, for example. The power supply device comprises an electro-hybrid drive system for a commercial vehicle and a supply unit which is designed to convert a direct voltage, from a high-voltage system of the electro-hybrid drive system, into a three-phase alternating voltage. The supply unit comprises an output which transmit the three-phase alternating voltage for supplying power to the unit. The output is designed to form a standardized interface together with the unit. In addition, the unit which can be connected to the power supply device is one of a refrigerator unit, a concrete mixer, a concrete pump or a shredder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Torsten HERING, Axel Michael MUELLER
  • Publication number: 20090230791
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electric drive unit with a steering motor and a propulsion motor which are arranged co-axially with one another and which, respectively, steer a wheel of the vehicle or drive it in the sense of propulsive movement. A first motor (1) has a hollow drive shaft (2), through which passes a second drive shaft (3) of the second motor (4). The second drive shaft (3) also extends through an outer wall (5) of the drive unit and, on the outside (6), is connected rotationally fixed to a fan wheel (7), such that air for cooling is blown outside along the housing of the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Stephan Scharfenberg, Roland Altvater, Kai Heinrich, Markus Nold, Torsten Hering