Patents by Inventor Winfried Fideler

Winfried Fideler 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).

  • Publication number: 20050263352
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic circuit (3) for oil supply of an automatic transmission, in particular a stepped automatic transmission for motor vehicles, consisting of a low pressure circuit (4) for delivering a first volume stream V1 at a first pressure level P1 and a high pressure circuit (5) for delivering a second volume stream V2 at a second, higher pressure P2. It is proposed that when necessary the first pressure level P1 of the first volume stream V1 can be modulated to the higher pressure P2 and the two volume streams V1, V2 can be summed at the same pressure level P2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Winfried Fideler, Frank Gethofer
  • Patent number: 6896636
    Abstract: The oil supply device for a change-under-load transmission having a high-pressure circuit and a low-pressure circuit is designed in such a manner that the high-pressure feed line to the consumer devices of the transmission system incorporates an inlet aperture of small size, the low-pressure feed line is connected between the inlet aperture and the consumer device, and the low-pressure feed line can be cut off from the high-pressure feed line by a one-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Winfried Fideler
  • Publication number: 20030158010
    Abstract: The oil supply device for a change-under-load transmission having a high-pressure circuit and a low-pressure circuit is designed in such a manner that the high-pressure feed line to the consumer devices of the transmission system incorporates an inlet aperture of small size, the low-pressure feed line is connected between the inlet aperture and the consumer device, and the low-pressure feed line can be cut off from the high-pressure feed line by a one-way valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventor: Winfried Fideler
  • Patent number: 5797294
    Abstract: A shift valve is proposed for switching the direction of travel of a powershift transmission and, in particular, a tractor, wherein a slide valve (20) fitted in a valve housing (1) can slide into a forward, a reverse or a neutral position. The slide valve (2) can be displaced by electro-hydraulic devices. Centering pistons (21, 22 and 210, 220) are provided in the valve housing (1) which, during normal operation, lie in a withdrawn or non-activated position, but during emergency operation can be hydraulically or pneumatically activated in such a way that they actuate the slide valve (20) while bypassing normal control of the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Bohner, Winfried Fideler