Patents by Inventor BERND HERTHAN
BERND HERTHAN 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).
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Publication number: 20240149792Abstract: A motor vehicle has an assistance system which contains an optical sensor which defines an acquisition area. The acquisition area is directed diagonally to a rear with respect to a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle. The optical sensor has a 3D camera. The area of the acquisition area is displayed on a display in the interior of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Thomas Liedtke, Bernd Herthan, Bertram Bopp
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Publication number: 20230295977Abstract: The proposed solution in particular relates to a method for generating a haptic feedback on a vehicle part including an operating element that is accessible for a user for manual actuation, and in response to an electronically detected actuation of the operating element, a feedback haptically perceptible for the user is generated in that the vehicle part and the operating element is adjusted back and forth in a power-operated way or is put into vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERGInventors: Florian POHL, Christian HERRMANN, Thomas LIEDTKE, Bernd HERTHAN, Christian WEIDENBACHER
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Patent number: 11692386Abstract: A vehicle door arranged on a vehicle body and a device for manually and/or electromotively adjusting the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body including an output element moved on adjustment of the vehicle door and a switching device configured to switch between a coupling state and a freewheeling state, and a control device. The switching device configured to couple the output element to a further assembly in the coupling state and to disengage it from the further assembly in the freewheeling state such that the output element is movable with respect to the further assembly. At least one sensor device configured to detect a signal indicating an occupant's wish to get out of the vehicle, and configured to evaluate the signal for detecting an exit wish and actuate the switching device to switch into the coupling state.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventors: Bernd Herthan, Alexander Müller, Stefan Bickel
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Patent number: 11649660Abstract: A door handle assembly for integration into a vehicle door including a support element coupled to the vehicle door, a handle element arranged on the support element, and a radar apparatus arranged on the support element or on or in the handle element and configured to emit radar radiation and to receive reflected radar radiation.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Inventors: Bernd Herthan, Bertram Bopp, Christoph Brueckner, Carsten Topf, Michael Richter, Sebastian Schoedel
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Publication number: 20230018226Abstract: A system for providing contactless movement of a vehicle door relative to a vehicle body including an electric-motor movement device for moving the vehicle door, a radar sensor system for detecting, in the region of the vehicle door, a gesture to be performed by a user, and a control device for controlling the movement device according to a detection by the radar sensor system. The radar sensor system is configured to detect, in a first operating mode, a movement in a detection region in an environment of the vehicle door and to detect, in a second operating mode, a gesture for moving the vehicle door, the radar sensor system being configured to switch to the second operating mode when a movement is detected in the first operating mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Christian SCHMIDT, Bernd HERTHAN, Carsten TOPF
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Patent number: 11536073Abstract: An adjustment assembly for use in a vehicle, including an adjustable part configured to move between an open position and a closed with respect to a vehicle body. The adjustable part may include an outer side and an inner side. At least a portion of the adjustable part may define an opening extending between the outer side and the inner side. The adjustment assembly may include an ultrasonic transmitter, disposed on either the adjustable part or the vehicle body and may be configured to emit a number of ultrasonic waves to an obstacle, and an ultrasonic receiver disposed on the inner side of the adjustable part and configured to receive the ultrasonic waves reflected from the obstacle through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd Herthan, Manfred Stenzel, Christoph Brückner
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Publication number: 20220364406Abstract: A method of operating a motorized flap arrangement of a motor vehicle, the flap arrangement including a flap, configured to be swiveled about a swivel axis, a drive arrangement, a drive controller, configured to control the drive arrangement, and a motion sensor arrangement, the sensor values determined by the motion sensor arrangement are checked for fulfillment of a specified actuation criterion, upon which an actuation effect manually exerted on the flap is deemed to be detected and the drive arrangement is controlled by the drive controller for motorized adjustment of the flap. The motion sensor arrangement arranged on a section of the flap facing away from the swivel axis. The actuation criterion is defined in such a way that the actuation criterion is fulfilled by a torque introduced into the flap before exceeding a breakaway torque of the flap kinematics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd HERTHAN, Manfred STENZEL
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Publication number: 20220307295Abstract: A decentralized control unit of a motor vehicle, the decentralized control unit having a communication controller, which when installed, communicates via an antenna arrangement with a wireless communication network external to the vehicle by means of a mobile communication standard in order to provide a peripheral function. According to the invention, the communication controller, when installed, generates digital data signals in a preprocessing routine from antenna signals received via the antenna arrangement, and communicates the data signals to a central control unit of the motor vehicle via a communication network internal to the motor vehicle for completion of the peripheral function there.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Thomas LIEDTKE, Bernd HERTHAN
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Patent number: 11365576Abstract: An adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, in particular for an electromotively operated tailgate, having an adjustable part. A drive unit has a first drive train and a second drive train. Each drive train has a variable-length actuation part attached to the adjustable part. The actuation part is driven by an electric motor of the respective drive train. The first drive train has at least one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part, and the second drive train has no more than one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part. We also describe a drive unit of an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd Herthan, Bertram Bopp, Reinhold Hopf
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Publication number: 20210396064Abstract: A method for the operation of a motorized flap arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the flap arrangement has a flap which is pivotable with respect to a motor vehicle body, wherein the flap arrangement has a back-driveable drive arrangement for the motorized adjustment of the flap and a control arrangement for controlling the drive arrangement. It is proposed that an, in particular gravitationally induced, predetermined flap deflection is detected by means of the control arrangement from a de-energized intermediate position of the flap in a monitoring routine and, in response to the detection of the predetermined flap deflection, a holding routine is triggered in which the drive arrangement is adjusted to a flap-holding position in a holding control circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd HERTHAN, Sebastian SCHÖDEL, Robert DICK
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Publication number: 20210198935Abstract: A vehicle door arranged on a vehicle body and a device for manually and/or electromotively adjusting the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body including an output element moved on adjustment of the vehicle door and a switching device configured to switch between a coupling state and a freewheeling state, and a control device. The switching device configured to couple the output element to a further assembly in the coupling state and to disengage it from the further assembly in the freewheeling state such that the output element is movable with respect to the further assembly. At least one sensor device configured to detect a signal indicating an occupant's wish to get out of the vehicle, and configured to evaluate the signal for detecting an exit wish and actuate the switching device to switch into the coupling state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd HERTHAN, Alexander MÜLLER, Stefan BICKEL
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Patent number: 11021902Abstract: An adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, in particular for an electromotively operated tailgate, having an adjustable part. A drive unit has a first drive train and a second drive train. Each drive train has a variable-length actuation part attached to the adjustable part. The actuation part is driven by an electric motor of the respective drive train. The first drive train has at least one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part, and the second drive train has no more than one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part. We also describe a drive unit of an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd Herthan, Bertram Bopp, Reinhold Hopf
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Publication number: 20210148153Abstract: An adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, in particular for an electromotively operated tailgate, having an adjustable part. A drive unit has a first drive train and a second drive train. Each drive train has a variable-length actuation part attached to the adjustable part. The actuation part is driven by an electric motor of the respective drive train. The first drive train has at least one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part, and the second drive train has no more than one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part. We also describe a drive unit of an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: BERND HERTHAN, BERTRAM BOPP, REINHOLD HOPF
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Publication number: 20200318402Abstract: A door handle assembly for integration into a vehicle door including a support element coupled to the vehicle door, a handle element arranged on the support element, and a radar apparatus arranged on the support element or on or in the handle element and configured to emit radar radiation and to receive reflected radar radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd HERTHAN, Bertram BOPP, Christoph BRUECKNER, Carsten TOPF, Michael RICHTER, Sebastian SCHOEDEL
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Publication number: 20200263476Abstract: An adjustment assembly for use in a vehicle, including an adjustable part configured to move between an open position and a closed with respect to a vehicle body. The adjustable part may include an outer side and an inner side. At least a portion of the adjustable part may define an opening extending between the outer side and the inner side. The adjustment assembly may include an ultrasonic transmitter, disposed on either the adjustable part or the vehicle body and may be configured to emit a number of ultrasonic waves to an obstacle, and an ultrasonic receiver disposed on the inner side of the adjustable part and configured to receive the ultrasonic waves reflected from the obstacle through the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd HERTHAN, Manfred STENZEL, Christoph BRÜCKNER
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Patent number: 10662692Abstract: A door of a motor vehicle, in particular a tailgate, having a section made of a plastic, and having a metallic strut embedded in the section, and having an ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic transducer is acoustically coupled to the strut. An electromotor door drive of a motor vehicle is also provided as well as a metallic strut of a door of a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KommanditgesellschaftInventors: Christoph Brueckner, Bernd Herthan
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Patent number: 10613519Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for controlling a sliding door arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the sliding door arrangement comprises a sliding door, a drive arrangement for motorized displacement of the sliding door, a control arrangement and a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor element, in particular implemented as a proximity sensor, where-in during operator event monitoring by means of the control arrangement the sensor signals of the sensor arrangement are monitored as to whether a predetermined operator event exists. It is proposed that the sensor arrangement is disposed at least partly in or on the sliding door and that opening the sliding door at least from a closed end position and/or closing the sliding door at least from an open end position is/are carried out by means of the drive arrangement depending on the result of the operator event monitoring.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Bernd Herthan, Frank Ebert
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Publication number: 20190305776Abstract: A capacitive sensor electrode for a capacitive sensor, the capacitive sensor comprising an electrode wire arranged over different radial positions extending around a longitudinal axis of the wire carrier distributed in a cylinder peripheral surface of the wire carrier, and an elongated wire carrier including the electrode wire embedded in a portion of the elongated wire carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHA FT, BAMBERGInventors: Bernd HERTHAN, Stefan HIELTSCHER, Markus KORDER, Florian POHL, Thomas WEINGAERTNER
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Publication number: 20190242170Abstract: A door of a motor vehicle, in particular a tailgate, having a section made of a plastic, and having a metallic strut embedded in the section, and having an ultrasonic transducer. The ultrasonic transducer is acoustically coupled to the strut. An electromotor door drive of a motor vehicle is also provided as well as a metallic strut of a door of a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellscha ft, BambergInventors: Christoph BRUECKNER, Bernd HERTHAN
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Publication number: 20190242727Abstract: A method of producing a proximity sensor, comprising integrating an electrode carrier with an electronics housing, forming an electronic housing via plastic injection moulding, embedding at least one capacitive sensor electrode into the electrode carrier, arranging a sensor electronics system in the electronics housing of the electrode carrier and inside the electronics housing, wherein the sensor electronic system is contact-connected to at least one capacitive sensor electrode, and supplying energy to the sensor electronic systems utilizing a plug element, wherein the plug element is configured to serve for contact connection to an energy source provided by the motor vehicle, wherein the energy source is produced separately from the electrode carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERGInventors: Bernd HERTHAN, Stefan HIELTSCHER, Markus KORDER, Florian POHL, Thomas WEINGAERTNER