478 patents
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Utility
Electric liquid heater for vehicles with plug connector including vent duct
8 Nov 22
Described is a liquid heater having a housing, in which a flow channel runs from an inlet to an outlet, a heating resistor arranged within the housing for heating liquid flowing through the flow channel, control electronics which are arranged in an interior space of the housing, the interior space being sealed off from the flow channel, and a plug connector attached to the housing.
Nicolaus Wulff, Sven Schumm, Christian Pottiez, Timo Stifel
Filed: 16 Sep 20
Utility
Variable force tensioner arm with cap disk spring
1 Nov 22
A stack of disk springs are placed between a second piston of a dual hydraulic variable force tensioner system and a hydraulic tensioner arm to allow much higher spring rates if desired.
Keith B. Cobb, Sean Simmons, Kevin Todd
Filed: 31 Jan 18
Utility
Lever with pre-attached self locking nut for a variable turbine geometry turbocharger
1 Nov 22
An actuator assembly for a variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger is disclosed.
Eric Andrew Jones, George Heddy, Simon Jennings
Filed: 3 Nov 17
Utility
Transmission system for use in a hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same
1 Nov 22
A transmission system includes an input shaft, a transmission housing, and a planetary gear system rotatably coupled to the input shaft.
Keith Van Maanen, Joel Maguire
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Choke for electrically-driven charging devices
25 Oct 22
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a power electronics device for an electrically-driven charging device for an engine, said power electronics device comprising one or more power electronics components which are designed to operate an electrically-driven charging device for an engine, first and second conductors for guiding current for the one or more power electronics components, and a choke for filtering electromagnetic interference.
Thomas Glass, Johannes Hornbach, Ramona Grundmeier
Filed: 26 Jun 18
Utility
Turbocharger including a turbine housing to reduce high cycle fatigue
25 Oct 22
A turbocharger includes a turbine wheel rotatable about an axis and a turbine housing disposed about the turbine wheel.
Paul Troxler, David George Grabowska
Filed: 28 Sep 20
Utility
Turbocharger for an internal combustion engine
18 Oct 22
A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, comprises a housing (2) with a compressor blade (3) on the air side, a shaft (1) driving the compressor blade (3), and at least one radially acting rotary bearing (5) for mounting the shaft (3), wherein the rotary bearing (5) is designed as a hydrodynamic sliding bearing, wherein a stationary bearing element (6) is penetrated by the shaft (1) and a first mounting is formed on one first side of the bearing element (6) and acts axially against a bearing collar (7) rotating with the shaft, wherein an oil supply (9) for supplying the mountings is designed in the bearing element (6), wherein a plurality of flow surfaces (10) with a height (h) varying in the circumferential direction is formed on one surface of the bearing element (6) facing the bearing collar (7) in the axial direction, wherein an individually dimensioned throttle element (11, 12) is designed in the oil supply (9) for each of the two mountings.
Davide Peduto, Thomas Körner, Ivo Daniel, Thomas Dücker-Schulz
Filed: 6 May 19
Utility
Vehicle starter with integrated thermal protection
18 Oct 22
A starter assembly which includes a switch for energizing a solenoid.
Michael E. Kirk, William P. Whitlock, Jr., Randy L. Andis, Rodney E. Spangler
Filed: 10 Dec 20
Utility
Method of operating a shifting system for a vehicle transmission
18 Oct 22
A method of operating a shifting system for a vehicle transmission includes engaging a clutch to operatively couple one of first and second gear ratios to an input member, and moving a disconnect from a first disconnect position where a disconnectable component is disengaged from the disconnect, to a second disconnect position where the disconnectable component is engaged with the disconnect to operatively couple the other of the first and second gear ratios to the input member through a shifting assembly.
R. Keith Martin, Xinqian Xiang
Filed: 9 Dec 20
Utility
Chain guide and tensioning apparatus for vehicles
11 Oct 22
A chain guide and tensioning apparatus is disclosed that is configured for engagement (contact) with a driven chain (e.g., in an automotive engine).
Alan L. Moster, Hiroyuki Fukuyama, Timothy K. White
Filed: 3 Feb 20
Utility
Common lamination component for accommodating multiple conductor geometries in an electric machine
11 Oct 22
Rectangular conductor wires are often used in alternator applications requiring a high slot fill to maximize output and efficiency.
Jiwon Chung, Kirk Neet
Filed: 31 Aug 20
Utility
Oil cooling system for a stator of an electric machine
11 Oct 22
An electric machine including a rotor and a stator positioned about the rotor.
Michael Duane Bradfield
Filed: 29 May 20
Utility
Electrically-actuated variable camshaft timing phaser with removable fixture
27 Sep 22
An electrically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) phaser is employed for use with an internal combustion engine (ICE).
Chad McCloy, Mark Wigsten
Filed: 20 Dec 21
Utility
Torque limited variable camshaft timing assembly
27 Sep 22
An electrically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) assembly includes a gearbox assembly including an input; an electric motor having a rotor, a stator, and a motor shaft that is coupled with the input of the gearbox assembly, wherein the motor shaft includes etchings, on an outer surface of the motor shaft, that releasably couple the motor shaft to the rotor at a center aperture of the rotor when an amount of torque exerted on the motor shaft via the gearbox assembly is less than or equal to a predetermined torque value, and the etchings are further configured to decouple the motor shaft from the rotor when the amount of torque exerted on the motor shaft is greater than the predetermined torque value.
Shawn Blackmur, Anthony Mattord, Glen Kozeli, John R. Smerczak, Daniel Brown
Filed: 9 Nov 21
Utility
Torque-limiting rotor coupling for an electrically-actuated camshaft phaser
27 Sep 22
An electrically-actuated variable camshaft timing (VCT) assembly including an electric motor for controlling the VCT assembly having a rotor and a motor output shaft; a gearbox assembly having an input coupled to the motor output shaft and an output configured to be coupled with a camshaft of an internal combustion engine; and a torque-limiting assembly coupled to the motor output shaft that prevents angular displacement of the motor output shaft relative to the rotor and includes a spring that releasably engages the rotor to the motor output shaft to prevent angular displacement of the rotor relative to the motor output shaft at or below a torque limit and permits angular displacement of the rotor relative to the motor output shaft above the torque limit.
Chad M. McCloy, Daniel Scales
Filed: 9 Nov 21
Utility
Wire forming apparatus for electric machine winding
27 Sep 22
A wire forming apparatus comprises a first rack moveable relative to a second rack in a first direction, a plurality of first forming structures provided on the first rack, and a plurality of second forming structures provided on the second rack.
James Murphy, Kirk Neet
Filed: 5 Mar 21
Utility
Thermally insulated printed circuit board
20 Sep 22
A printed circuit board (PCB) including a first side and a second side; a conductive layer within the PCB between the first side and the second side; one or more first side electrical components that are physically attached to the first side and electrically connected to the conductive layer; one or more second side electrical components attached to the second side of the PCB and electrically connected to the conductive layer; and a thermally and electrically insulating dielectric layer, within the PCB between the first side electrical components and the second side electrical components, that prevents heat emitted by the first side electrical components from increasing the temperature of the second side electrical components.
Lathom Alexander Louco
Filed: 25 Jul 19
Utility
Disk for a disk clutch or brake, disk clutch or brake with such a disk, and a method for producing such a disk
20 Sep 22
The present invention relates to a disk (2) for a disk clutch or brake (4) comprising a first friction surface (28) and a second friction surface (34) facing away from the first friction surface (28), in which recesses and/or grooves (40, 42, 44) are provided.
Michael Wilhelm Schaefer, Marko Marchlewski
Filed: 7 Nov 19
Utility
Pawl clutch with pawl rejection feature
20 Sep 22
A pawl clutch may include first member having at least one notch, and a second member.
Calahan B. Campton, Michael W. Campbell
Filed: 7 Mar 18
Utility
Permanently engaged starter assembly
20 Sep 22
A permanently engaged starter system for use in a vehicle, with the vehicle including a crankshaft and an engine block, includes a dual-mass flywheel and a permanently engaged starter assembly.
Calahan B. Campton, James R. Papania, Michael W. Campbell
Filed: 29 Jul 21