478 patents
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Utility
Vehicle driveline system
10 Aug 20
A vehicle driveline system for a vehicle is provided.
Henrik Nilsson, Warren Bates, Kristoffer Nilsson
Filed: 23 Nov 16
Utility
Hydraulic tensioner with controllable inlet pressure
10 Aug 20
A pressure regulator is in fluid communication with a supply inlet of a hydraulic tensioner to actively control fluid to the inlet of the hydraulic tensioner.
Mark M. Wigsten, Kevin B. Todd, Dale N. Smith, Sean R. Simmons, Seongdo Hong
Filed: 24 Sep 17
Utility
Control of hydraulic tensioner tuning using hole size in piston nose
10 Aug 20
A tensioner moves the flow restriction controlling the tensioner tuning to the nose of the piston through a hole ranging in cross sectional area from 0.01 mm2 to 1.1 mm2.
Paul Freemantle, Keith B. Cobb, Glenn E. Swanson
Filed: 18 Dec 17
Utility
Planetary transmission having planet carrier with thrust plate configured to aid in retaining pins to carrier body
10 Aug 20
A planetary transmission with a carrier body, a plurality of pins, a retaining ring and a thrust plate.
Shane E. Hurin, Lee V. Bolton
Filed: 16 Jul 18
Utility
Diffuser in wastegate turbine housings
3 Aug 20
A number of variations may include a turbine housing comprising a turbine body; an inlet passage and an outlet passage connected to the turbine body; a wastegate passage operatively connected to the outlet passage; a diffuser positioned within the outlet passage comprising at least one radial opening; wherein the first flow passage accepts fluid flow from the wastegate passage and the second flow passage accepts fluid flow from the turbine wheel; wherein a first end of the diffuser is attached to a first end of the turbine outlet and a second end of the diffuser is attached to a second end of the turbine outlet so that fluid flow from the first flow passage is directed into the second flow passage through the at least one radial opening before exiting the outlet passage, and wherein the at least one radial opening minimizes turbulence of fluid flow exiting the turbine housing.
Joseph P. McHenry, Daniel M. Olin, Charles J. Kurle, Gordon C. Jenks, Robert M. Wallace
Filed: 5 Feb 17
Utility
Gearbox
3 Aug 20
A gearbox (1) is placed in a drive train between an electric motor (12) and an engine (13) of a vehicle.
Johan Nilsson, Mikael Tiainen, Hans Aulin
Filed: 26 Jun 16
Utility
Bearing anti-rotation spacer with integrated oil deflection features
27 Jul 20
A turbocharger includes a compressor housing, a turbo shaft, a bearing housing, a bearing cartridge, and a spacer.
Craig Andrew Colont, Timothy Mark House
Filed: 29 Mar 18
Utility
Laminated mechanical components
20 Jul 20
Methods and apparatus for manufacturing a circular laminated component are disclosed herein.
David L. Podbielski, James R. Papania, Martin P. Keating
Filed: 15 May 18
Utility
Wastegate assembly and turbocharger including the same
13 Jul 20
A wastegate assembly for a turbocharger includes a valve element having a valve body and a shaft extending away from the valve body.
Dominic William DePaoli, Matthew Carson Colley
Filed: 5 Nov 18
Utility
Exhaust-gas switch for a vehicle
13 Jul 20
Described is an exhaust-gas switch, in particular for trucks, having a housing that has an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet, having a shaft led out from the housing, and having a valve flap arranged in the housing that is pivotable about a geometric pivot axis by means of the shaft between a first position and a second position, the valve flap having a blocking portion that in the first position blocks the first outlet and in the second position blocks the second outlet.
Till Neumann, Markus Baumann, Markus Wagner, Bernd Bareis
Filed: 25 Nov 18
Utility
Hydraulic coupling
13 Jul 20
A hydraulic disc coupling (1) for a system distributing torque between the left and right wheels and/or the front and rear axles of a vehicle is provided.
Lars Severinsson, Bo Lundström
Filed: 1 Jun 16
Utility
Freewheel and method for producing such a freewheel
13 Jul 20
The present invention relates to a freewheel (2) comprising an inner ring (30), an outer ring (28), a clamping gap (32) between the inner ring (30) and the outer ring (28), a side wall (40) for lateral limitation of the clamping gap (32) and at least one clamping element (34) in the clamping gap (32) which is biased by means of a spring element (66), wherein the spring element (66) is supported or supportable on one side on the clamping element (34) and on the other side on a support projection (70), which is formed by a supporting tongue (74) bent out of the side wall (40) and projecting into the clamping gap (32).
Matthias Gerhard Veit, Frederik Johann Metzdorf, Kay Rapp
Filed: 30 Mar 17
Utility
Brake for unintended neutral mode in transfer case
13 Jul 20
A number of variations may include a product comprising an output shaft having a radial flange comprising a plurality of teeth; a range shifter operatively connected to the output shaft constructed and arranged to selectively shift a vehicle between a low range, high range, and neutral mode; a mode shifter operatively connected to the output shaft constructed and arranged to shift the vehicle between a four-wheel and two-wheel drive mode; a dual drive gear operatively attached to the output shaft between the range shifter and the mode shifter constructed and arranged so that rotation of the dual drive gear drives the range shifter and the mode shifter; and at least one plunger radially displaced around the output shaft which is actuated by the dual drive gear to engage a slot between the plurality of teeth on the output shaft to prevent rotation of the shaft during a range shift.
Larry A. Pritchard, Joseph D. Mastie
Filed: 18 Jun 17
Utility
Retention sleeve and balance strategy for a high speed permanent magnet rotor
13 Jul 20
A method for reducing stress concentration on a rotor sleeve during balance cutting comprising: providing an axial protrusion to an outer diameter of a first end cap and a second end cap of a rotor assembly; and radially cutting at least one of the sleeve or the axial protrusion to balance the rotor assembly.
Allan D. Kelly, Charles J. Kurle
Filed: 12 Jun 16
Utility
Electric machine with combined insulator and terminal assembly
13 Jul 20
An electronics package for an alternator includes a positive carrier member having an inner side and an outer side, a plurality of switches connected to the positive carrier member, and a terminal assembly engaging the positive carrier member.
Christopher Bledsoe, Kirk Neet
Filed: 13 Dec 18
Utility
Hydraulic system
6 Jul 20
A hydraulic system (10) for a vehicle is provided.
Kristoffer Nilsson, Henrik Nilsson, Gustaf Lagunoff, Mikael Tiainen, Johan Nilsson
Filed: 20 Sep 15
Utility
Vehicle driveline component having a two-speed transmission and a failsafe spring configured to urge the transmission into a desired speed ratio
6 Jul 20
A vehicle driveline component having a housing, first and second shafts supported by the housing for rotation about a rotary axis, a two-speed transmission in a power transmission path between the first and second shafts, a shift fork and a failsafe spring.
Marc Legault, William Dodge, Gurmeet Singh Bedi
Filed: 26 Jun 18
Utility
Contact assembly for high-current applications
6 Jul 20
Contact assembly for high-current applications, comprising an electric circuit board (3); a non-flexible conductor rod (1) protruding in a longitudinal direction, the conductor rod (1) transmitting an electric current of more than 30 Ampere, in particular more than 50 Ampere, between the circuit board (3) and an electric device; and a receiving member (2), the receiving member (2) being fixed to the circuit board (3); wherein the receiving member (2) holds the conductor rod (1) and transmits the current between the conductor rod (1) and the circuit board (3); wherein the receiving member (2) comprises a plurality of elastically deformable tongues (5), the tongues (5) being arranged circumferentially about the conductor rod (1) and providing for a mechanical support as well as an electric contact between the conductor rod (1) and the receiving member (2).
Alexander Dauth, Gerd Braeuchle, Ramona Grundmeier
Filed: 21 Feb 19
Utility
Stator core and stator slot closer
6 Jul 20
A product comprising a stator core having a stator base portion and a plurality of stator teeth extending from the stator base portion in a radially inward direction from the stator base portion, wherein adjacent stator teeth define, at least in part, a stator slot therebetween, and a stator slot closer having a portion for closing an associated stator slot.
Mahir Al-Ani, Jeffrey Carter
Filed: 19 Nov 17
Utility
Electrified (4WD) four wheel drive device
22 Jun 20
A transfer case capable of multiple drive ratios (i.e. high and low) in all operating modes of a hybrid all-wheel or four-wheel drive vehicle.
Chengyun Guo
Filed: 21 Aug 17