Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Schon

Wolfgang Schon 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: 7557477
    Abstract: The proposed electric machine with integrated power electronics is modularly constructed, it being possibly prefabricated and separately to install the parts stator carrier (2), control (10) for the power semiconductor DC+ (4), DC bars (5), power semiconductor (8), cooling duct (12) for power electronics and electric machine, stator (1) and stator winding (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schön, Jürgen Kett
  • Patent number: 7448975
    Abstract: A transmission device (3) for a vehicle with an electric machine (26) that is arranged in a housing (11) is described. The electric machine (26) can be placed in active connection with a rotating component (13, 28) that can be guided in the power flow of the transmission device such that a level of torque that can be generated by the electric machine (26) can be transmitted to the component (13, 28). At least one electric component (45; 45Y) that comprises power electronics for the electric machine (26) is arranged in a cross-sectional area inside the housing (11) that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the electric machine (26) and is located directly adjacent to the electric machine (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Martin Grumbach, Ralf Dreibholz, Wolfgang Schön, Jürgen Kett
  • Publication number: 20070145852
    Abstract: A stator for an electric motor consisting at least of a stator core (1) with grooves (2) and splines (3) and with a winding which, in turn, consists of a plurality of part-windings. The part-windings are fitted in the grooves (2) and each part-winding consists of a plurality of first and second coil groups (6, 7) having different shapes. For a part-winding, the first coil group (6) is connected in alternation to a second coil group (7) by way of their electric connection ends (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schon, Karl-Hermann Ketteler
  • Publication number: 20070123384
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle equipped with an electrodynamic starting element or an electrodynamic power plant (1) and an electrodynamic starting element or an electrodynamic power plant (1) having an electric motor (2) and a planetary transmission (5) located between the internal combustion engine (4) and the transmission (3) in which the reverse gear is implemented by adequate adjustment of the electric motor (2) of the electrodynamic starting element or of the electrodynamic power plant (1) so that the vehicle is driven in reverse gear by the electric motor (2), the mechanical parts required for the reverse gear with the internal combustion engine (4) being eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schon, Michael Roske, Martin Lamke, Uwe Griesmeier, Axel-Michael Muller, Stefan Wallner, Notker Amann
  • Publication number: 20070085509
    Abstract: A method is proposed for distributing current to the existing current directing valves or switches in the inverting converter of adjustment drives with synchronous servo-motors when the end position of the adjustment drive is reached at a time when the torque or force load is high in which the current space indicator of the current is moved electrically through ±90° about the desired end position with sufficient frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schon, Karl-Hermann Ketteler, Andreas Fuessl, Jurgen Kett, Allan Muschel
  • Publication number: 20070018501
    Abstract: A method for an electrical supply of electric setting mechanisms of motor vehicles, particularly of electromagnetic energy converters, with prevailing generator operating modes. One electromagnetic energy converter is coordinated with one accumulator element electrically connected with the power supply or with the power supply battery, the supply voltage of the one electric setting mechanism or of the one electromagnetic energy converter (2) is increased in comparison with the power supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schon, Karl-Hermann Ketteler, Andreas Fuessl, Jurgen Kett, Allan Muschel
  • Publication number: 20070007830
    Abstract: An electric machine for a transmission of a motor vehicle comprising one stator plate set (4) is connected to the transmission housing (5) and the electric machine is cooled by the transmission housing (5) and/or the transmission lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Wolfgang Schon
  • Publication number: 20070007829
    Abstract: The proposed electric machine with integrated power electronics is modularly constructed, it being possibly prefabricated and separately to install the parts stator carrier (2), control (10) for the power semiconductor DC+ (4), DC bars (5), power semiconductor (8), cooling duct (12) for power electronics and electric machine, stator (1) and stator winding (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schon, Jurgen Kett
  • Publication number: 20060201277
    Abstract: A transmission device (3) for a vehicle with an electric machine (26) that is arranged in a housing (11) is described. The electric machine (26) can be placed in active connection with a rotating component (13, 28) that can be guided in the power flow of the transmission device such that a level of torque that can be generated by the electric machine (26) can be transmitted to the component (13, 28). At least one electric component (45; 45Y) that comprises power electronics for the electric machine (26) is arranged in a cross-sectional area inside the housing (11) that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the electric machine (26) and is located directly adjacent to the electric machine (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Matthias Reisch, Martin Grumbach, Ralf Dreibholz, Wolfgang Schon, Jurgen Kett