Patents Assigned to MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
  • Patent number: 11840287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lever system for a wheel wind deflector which is fitted to a vehicle, having a first lever and a second lever which are rotatably connected to each other by means of an articulation, wherein the articulation contains at least one ball in a sleeve, a spring and a support, wherein the ball is guided on an outer contour of the second lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventor: Bernd Knauer
  • Patent number: 11840012
    Abstract: A method for producing an injection-moulded plastic component made of a plastic having at least one recess for accommodating sensors, having the following steps: producing the injection-moulded plastic component in a mould having top and bottom mould halves; raising the top mould half and introducing a thermoregulatable ram which is guided in a sleeve; placing the sleeve with integrated annular space on the surface of the injection-moulded component, to form an annular bead in the annular space; pressing the thermoregulated ram into the surface of the injection-moulded component; and cooling the ram and raising it from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Miguel Benitez, Wolfgang Funk, Klaus Münker
  • Patent number: 11608965
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover element having a housing of a film that is formed and moulded between a front plate and a carrier plate and is used to represent multidimensional structures, the carrier plate being connected on the rear side to a heating plate, characterized in that the housing consists of an annular housing base and an annular housing front, and a circuit-board ring having LEDs and plugs is installed in the housing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Paule, Frank Weimer, Marc Huttenlocher
  • Patent number: 11584453
    Abstract: The invention concerns a trim panel arrangement for trimming a body element of a vehicle, with a pivotably mounted air guide device which is movable by means of a kinematic arrangement into a retracted first function position and a fully extended second function position and vice versa. At low speeds and also at high speeds, this should ensure an optimum aerodynamics of the motor vehicle in the air flow. This is achieved in that the air guide device is formed in two parts and comprises a first and a second trim part which are pivotably connected together, and that the kinematic arrangement is formed from a primary and a secondary lever drive. The invention furthermore concerns a method for forced movement of the air guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventor: Bernd Knauer
  • Patent number: 11462824
    Abstract: A cover element is provided for a radome in a vehicle, which has an at least partially metallised film which is over-moulded on a front side with a layer of a first plastic and back-moulded on a back side with a cover layer of the second plastic, wherein a heating element is provided on the back side or front side of the at least partially metallised film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventor: Johannes Goetzelmann
  • Patent number: 11273878
    Abstract: An active wheel air deflector arrangement for attachment to a motor vehicle, which comprises at least one actuator, wheel air deflectors for the front wheels of the motor vehicle, and swivelable holders for the wheel air deflectors, wherein the wheel air deflectors are reversibly mounted on the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Knauer, Stefan Kleinfeld, Braendon Lindberg
  • Patent number: 11254374
    Abstract: The invention exhibits an apparatus for improving the aerodynamics of a commercial vehicle having a cab with doors and below-situated footboards for climbing in and out, and having a front panel in which air inlets are present, wherein the air inlets are connected, via air ducts in or on the panel, to the front wheel case of the commercial vehicle and to an air outlet, wherein the at least one footboard of the cab can be folded away and has at least one through-flow region in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Diehl, Robert Mohr
  • Patent number: 10940810
    Abstract: A trim element on a vehicle is comprised of at least one trim element body and a design area that is modified to individualize the vehicle appearance. The design area includes at least one plastic panel which is structured for a three-dimensional appearance by laser processing, with the outer surface being unaffected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Huttenlocher
  • Patent number: 10800382
    Abstract: A motor vehicle component composed of a synthetic material and which includes a sensor mounted on at least one region thereof. Conductive elements are mounted within the at least one region, and composed of a material that may be stimulated by induction. A coil is provided for inductive heating of the conductive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Paule, Klaus Muenker
  • Patent number: 10322628
    Abstract: A controllable air inlet for controlling airflow to a cooling device of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The air inlet includes a frame, a lateral member and a closure element moveably supported by the frame and the lateral member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Knauer
  • Patent number: 10265896
    Abstract: A longitudinal cladding member for a motor vehicle, a method for manufacturing the longitudinal cladding member, and a motor vehicle having such a longitudinal cladding member. The longitudinal cladding member is to be fixedly connectable to a body of the motor vehicle, and in an assembled state covers a longitudinal member at least on the visible side of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Flaig
  • Patent number: 10150436
    Abstract: An attachment for connection to a body of a motor vehicle. The attachment having a cover member composed of plastic, a reinforcement member composed of plastic, and a stiffening member composed of metal inserted therebetween. The reinforcement member is fastened to the cover member such that at least one of the reinforcement member and the cover member at least partially engage around the stiffening member at least sectionally. As a result, the stiffening member is surrounded at least sectionally on at least three sides by the cover member and the reinforcement member. In this way, the stiffening member is thereby fixed in a locationally and positionally accurate manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventor: Joerg Sader
  • Patent number: 9987919
    Abstract: A flap system for supplying cooling air of a motor vehicle, and which includes a drive component which receives and supports at least one flap element to be pivoted about a longitudinal axis. The flap element is to be supported at ends thereof by a shaft which is received in a cylindrical bearing receiving member of a rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Knauer
  • Patent number: 9919761
    Abstract: A kick-scooter having an electric-motorized drive, a footboard, a rear wheel arranged on the footboard, a steering assembly, and a front wheel connected to the steering assembly to pivot in unison with the steering assembly about an inclined steering assembly axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventor: Christine Adam
  • Patent number: 9821539
    Abstract: A method for connecting thermoplastic components, in which the opposing surfaces thereof are at least partially melted by introducing energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Götzelmann, Heiner Salzmann
  • Patent number: 9802547
    Abstract: A structural member for an external region of a motor vehicle, the structural member exhibiting at least one receiving aperture for the reception of an electronic sensor for the external region. The structural member is to be sealed both with a cover without function, and with a support for the electronic sensor. Both the cover and the support being are to be introduced into a dovetail guide of the structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventor: Marc Huttenlocher
  • Patent number: 9707839
    Abstract: Air inlet for a motor vehicle. The air inlet is to control the air to be supplied to a cooling device of an internal combustion engine, and includes a frame, at least one closing element, and at least one latching assembly to connect the at least one closing element to the frame so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation of the closing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventor: Bernd Knauer
  • Patent number: 9669571
    Abstract: A method for producing a component from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material referred to as an organometallic sheet, and which includes an arrangement of fibers embedded in a matrix of a thermoplastic material. To produce the component, the organometallic sheet is thermally shaped and then placed into an injection mold. A mold for carrying out a method for producing a component from a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventor: Heiner Salzmann
  • Patent number: 9487169
    Abstract: A front-end module having a cross-member with crash boxes attached thereto, and a mounting support arranged spaced apart therefrom and above the cross-member. The mounting support is attached by support elements to the cross-member or to the crash boxes, and the support elements are connected by clip connections to the mounting support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MAGNA Exteriors GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Diehl, Robert Mohr