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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162620 | Method for control of a pressurised air supply system for a motor vehicle A method for control of a pressurized air supply system for a motor vehicle. In a supply condition, the air compressor is driven by the drive motor and connected to a compressed air system of the motor vehicle such that compressed air is supplied to the compressed a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8143754 | Hydrostatic energy generation unit The invention relates to a power generating unit, comprising an electric generator with a rotor; at least one hydrostatic motor for the powering of the electric generator, wherein at least one of the hydrostatic mo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8096321 | Redundant electrohydraulic valve system An electrohydraulic valve assembly having an inflow channel, a working channel and an outflow channel, including first and second valves each having a magnetic regulating device for applying a regulated activation force to the respective valve. The valves are arrang... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8047782 | Hydrodynamic machine, especially hydrodynamic coupling, of a turbine compound system A hydrodynamic machine, and especially a hydrodynamic coupling, for a turbine compound system includes (a) a bladed primary wheel and a bladed secondary wheel which together form an operating space which is filled or can be filled with operating medium, and (b) a ho... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7984610 | Hydrodynamic machine The present invention relates to a hydrodynamic machine, especially a hydrodynamic retarder, including a bladed primary wheel and a bladed secondary wheel which are arranged opposite of each other axially with respect to their blade configurations such that they joi... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7892099 | Universal joint arrangement A universal joint arrangement with a journal cross, supported by bearings in two joint yokes offset to one another by 90°. Each joint yoke comprises a flange and two bearings. Each bearing has an axial bearing mold element that is supported by a connection element ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7845477 | Automotive drive comprising a water-based retarder The invention relates to an automotive drive, comprising a cooling circuit with a coolant, a retarder having a rotor and a stator that together form a toroidal working chamber, with the coolant being the working medium of the retarder. The retarder has an inlet for ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7731019 | Downwardly conveying conveyor installation A downwardly conveying conveyor installation, such as belt-conveyor installation, for transporting the conveyable articles along a conveying path from a geodetically higher location to a geodetically lower location. There is provided a motor drive, and a hydrodynami... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7707910 | Gearbox module A gearbox module having a gearbox input and at least one gearbox output; having a starting element coupled to the gearbox input, having an input and an output that can be coupled at least indirectly to the gearbox output; having a gear-shifting device, having at lea... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694789 | Starting unit The invention relates to a starting unit comprising: an input, which can be coupled to a drive, and an output that can be coupled to a driven part; a starting element provided in the form of a hydrodynamic component, comprising at least one primary turbine wheel and... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694519 | Turbine compound system A turbo-compound system having a crankshaft driven by an internal combustion engine; having an exhaust gas turbine arranged in the flow of exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine; having a hydrodynamic coupling, having a primary impeller and a secondary impell... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7684947 | Method for matching the actual characteristic curve of a hydrodynamic component to a predefined set characteristics curve during the final test of the hydrodynamic component A method for matching an actual characteristic curve or diagram that characterizes the operating mode of a hydrodynamic component to a set characteristic curve or diagram is provided. The method includes a set characteristic curve or diagram of the hydrodynamic comp... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681391 | Hydrodynamic coupling The invention relates to a hydrodynamic coupling comprising an impeller (1), which propels a drive machine and a turbine wheel (2), which propels a drive machine. The turbine wheel and its rotationally fixed coupling shell (4) form a coupling ho... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673453 | Hydrodynamic coupling A hydrodynamic coupling that has a primary impeller and a secondary impeller. A drive shaft drives the primary impeller. The drive shaft has a first end, a second end, a central axis, and a prespecified segment between the first and second ends. There is at least on... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7665588 | Starting unit The invention relates to a starting unit (1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6) comprising a starting element in the form of a hydrodynamic component (5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6) and a housing (17, 18) that is coupled with the primary impeller (6) ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7647851 | Propulsion power transmission device with a hydrodynamic reverse clutch The invention relates to a propulsion power transmission device having a first interface (1) and a second interface (2). According to the invention, a hydrodynamic clutch is mounted in the driving connection between the first interface and the second i... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7584608 | Hydrodynamic clutch A hydrodynamic clutch having a pump and turbine and a case wherein a collection bath is provided underneath the case for the collection of work medium being discharged from the case vent openings and in which the case is immersed. There is in the collection bath at ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7560840 | Rotor arrangement for a unilateral transverse flux machine with flux concentration A rotor arrangement for a unilateral transverse flux machine with flux concentration which is in interaction via an air gap with a coaxially arranged stator arrangement with stator poles and interposed annular winding. The rotor includes rotor pole shoes in the circ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559813 | Pod ship propulsion system provided with a hydrodynamic gear The invention relates to a pod ship propulsion System comprising a housing (3) connected to a ship hüll (2), an electric drive motor (8) mounted inside the housing at least one propeller (4) disposed outside the housing, wherein said ele... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7526916 | Drive train A drive train having a hydrodynamic machine and a cooling medium circuit with a liquid or gaseous cooling medium. The hydrodynamic machine has at least one primary impeller, a secondary impeller, at least one control valve, and a control unit. The control unit actua... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7509806 | Method for optimizing the utilization ratio in a drive unit and drive unit The invention relates to a method for optimizing engine braking in a drive unit, particularly used for motor vehicles, comprising an internal combustion engine consisting of a crankshaft, and an exhaust gas turbine which is connected to a crankshaft via a transfer d... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7500929 | Hybrid drive system comprising a hydrodynamic clutch particularly for motor vehicles A drive system for a motor vehicle is provided. The drive system has a drive assembly, at least one power transmission unit that is coupled with the drive assembly and an electrical machine coupled at least indirectly with the drive assembly. The power transmission ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7478529 | Hydrodynamic clutch and method for influencing the torque that can be picked up by the hydrodynamic clutch The invention relates to a hydrodynamic clutch which comprises a primary impeller and a secondary impeller which together define a working chamber. The clutch also comprises means for influencing the transmission behavior of the hydrodynamic clutch, especially for i... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7426826 | Hydrodynamic machine, for example, hydrodynamic coupling or hydrodynamic brake The invention concerns a hydrodynamic coupling or a hydrodynamic brake with the following features: having an impeller and a turbine wheel, which together form a toroidal working chamber; the impeller sits on a dri... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7381036 | Motor-pump unit A motor-pump unit is provided that has at least two internal gearwheel pumps axially aligned that are driven off of the rotor of the electric motor. The rotor of the electric motor is U-shaped and is concentrically disposed about the pump. The web of the U-shape is ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367787 | Pumping unit for a liquid medium A pumping unit is provided with a pump that is partially disposed in a stator of an electric motor. The rotor is at an opposite end from the pump and is connected to the pump shaft to drive it for fluid flow. The pump shaft can be positioned in a central bore of the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7341026 | Propulsion system and method for optimising power supply to the cooling system thereof A drive train system having a driving engine that has a cooling system for cooling the driving engine is provided. The cooling system has a coolant circuit, a cooling device, and a fan that is associated with the cooling device and that is in driveline connection wi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338381 | Spider and universal joint arrangement A spider, for a universal joint for prop shafts suitable for the transmission of torque, comprising pins arranged around a mid-point and extending from the base body in pairs about a common axis, whereby the axes cross at the center of the spider at a right angle. E... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331775 | Pumping device A hydraulic pump is provided that reduces or eliminates unwanted noise, local pressure waves, pressure pulsations or cavitation and the like through use of pressure and suction chambers that are in substantial fluid isolation except for a backflow connection with a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7259471 | Drive line for fluid flow power engine with speed guidance, power impact reduction and short-term energy storage Control procedure for a flow machine, wherein the flow machine comprises a turbine, which picks up power from a wind or water current, and a driveline, which transfers power from the turbine to an electric generator connected to an electricity grid of constant grid ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258043 | Gearbox housing and gearbox module A gearbox housing with at least one first upper housing piece and a second lower housing piece, which may be detachably connected to each other. The gearbox housing has upper and lower housing pieces that are partially detachably connected to each other, with at lea... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254942 | Temperature-monitored hydrodynamic machine A hydrodynamic machine with a turbo coupling comprising primary and secondary wheels together forming a torus shaped workspace, which can be filled with a working medium. A temperature-sensing device installed in a component, which rotates when the machine is operat... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7210375 | Unitary case for an angular drive The application relates to a unitary case for a plurality of angular drives which comprises at least one bevel gear step with a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear, and which is provided for achieving various angles between a transmission input shaft and a tran... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192386 | Method for controlling and/or regulating the braking torque in a drive train, and control and regulating system The aim of the invention is to regulate the braking torque in a drive train comprising an internal combustion engine (2) and a gearbox unit (3) which can be coupled to the same, using a regulatable clutch (5). To this end, the power introduced b... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188712 | Hydrodynamic brakes A retarder having the following features: a rotor (1) and a stator (2) that, together, form a working space (3); a hollow shaft (4) for connecting, in a rotationally fixed manner, an input shaft (5), which is near a transmission, t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7155904 | Hydrodynamic converter A hydrodynamic converter is provided having a pump wheel, which is flowed through in operation from the inside to the outside; a turbine wheel, which is flowed through in operation from the outside to the inside; guide blades between the pump wheel and the turbine w... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131929 | Transmission module A modular transmission system for the production of a plurality of modular transmission units that are modified for different applications purposes, comprising a transmission input and transmission output a power transmitting element comprising a mechanical transmis... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129602 | Method for cooling a transverse flow synchronous machine and transverse flow synchronous machine A method and apparatus for cooling a transverse flow synchronous machine is provided which uses a coolant that is entrained by the rotor rotation during operation of the synchronous machine and is sprayed into the intermediate spaces between the plurality of stepped... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100370 | Method for regulating the speed of a drive motor The invention involves a process for controlling the rotational speed of a drive motor during a start-up period, in a drive train, containing at least one starter element that can be coupled to the drive motor, in a rotationally fixed manner, in the form of a hydrod... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081689 | Control system for a wind power plant with hydrodynamic gear A wind power plant connectable to an electric grid is provided that has at least three control levels. A controller controls an angular position of the rotor blades and/or controls a setting of the reaction member of the hydrodynamic speed transformer and/or control... | 07/25/2006 |
