Patents by Inventor Detlef Hansen

Detlef Hansen 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).

  • Patent number: 9694841
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motor vehicle, is disclosed. The steering column arrangement has a console and a steering column that is mounted between respective console arms by intercession of an intermediate section, in particular a casing pipe box. The steering column is set releasably on the console by a clamping device where the clamping device includes at least one wedge pair that is held on the console by a support element. The wedge pair has respective clamping wedges where the clamping wedges adjoin each other directly and the wedge pair is supported on its side facing away from the intermediate section, in particular the casing pipe box, by the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Detlef Hansen, Torsten Harms, Holger Kittler, Jan Maak, Paul Root
  • Patent number: 9592847
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement has a sliding sleeve and a universal joint yoke, which has a receiving section in which the sliding sleeve is included at least in sections and coaxially. The covering outer surface of the sliding sleeve and the covering inner surface of the receiving section have molded components for the positive connection. A torsion damper element is arranged between the sliding sleeve and the receiving section of the universal joint yoke. This is an annular arrangement, including an inner carrier ring, an outer carrier ring and an elastomer ring arranged between them. The inner carrier ring and outer carrier ring are elastic in a radial direction and rigid in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Detlef Hansen, Torsten Harms, Horst Hartmann, Frank Rohwer, Marco Schwieger
  • Publication number: 20160244085
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motor vehicle, is disclosed. The steering column arrangement has a console and a steering column that is mounted between respective console arms by intercession of an intermediate section, in particular a casing pipe box. The steering column is set releasably on the console by a clamping device where the clamping device includes at least one wedge pair that is held on the console by a support element. The wedge pair has respective clamping wedges where the clamping wedges adjoin each other directly and the wedge pair is supported on its side facing away from the intermediate section, in particular the casing pipe box, by the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Detlef HANSEN, Torsten HARMS, Holger KITTLER, Jan MAAK, Paul ROOT
  • Patent number: 9266554
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering column includes an inner jacket pipe that receives a steering spindle, which is received in a longitudinally adjustable manner in an outer jacket pipe held on a steering console and having a hollow cross-section. The steering column also includes a clamping device, by means of which the inner jacket pipe can be releasably secured in its adjusted longitudinal position relative to the outer jacket pipe. The outer jacket pipe has a recess at least over a longitudinal region, whereby its hollow cross-section can be altered by the clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Detlef Hansen, Torsten Harms, Axel Hebenstreit, Holger Kittler, Jan Maak, Juergen Niemoeller, Steffen Schulze, Marco Schwieger
  • Patent number: 8984983
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a bracket, to which a jacket tube of a steering column supporting a steering shaft is releasably fixed by a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes at least one clamping part that is supple in the transverse direction (y direction) of the steering column arrangement and rigid in shear terms in the longitudinal direction (x direction and z direction) of the steering column arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Detlef Hansen, Horst Hartmann, Jens-Werner Kirchner, Holger Kittler, Ivica Milicevic, Ralf Prigge
  • Publication number: 20150076804
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering column includes an inner jacket pipe that receives a steering spindle, which is received in a longitudinally adjustable manner in an outer jacket pipe held on a steering console and having a hollow cross-section. The steering column also includes a clamping device, by means of which the inner jacket pipe can be releasably secured in its adjusted longitudinal position relative to the outer jacket pipe. The outer jacket pipe has a recess at least over a longitudinal region, whereby its hollow cross-section can be altered by the clamping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Detlef Hansen, Torsten Harms, Axel Hebenstreit, Holger Kittler, Jan Maak, Juergen Niemoeller, Steffen Schulze, Marco Schwieger
  • Publication number: 20150045126
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement has a sliding sleeve and a universal joint yoke, which has a receiving section in which the sliding sleeve is included at least in sections and coaxially. The covering outer surface of the sliding sleeve and the covering inner surface of the receiving section have molded components for the positive connection. A torsion damper element is arranged between the sliding sleeve and the receiving section of the universal joint yoke. This is an annular arrangement, including an inner carrier ring, an outer carrier ring and an elastomer ring arranged between them. The inner carrier ring and outer carrier ring are elastic in a radial direction and rigid in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Detlef Hansen, Torsten Harms, Horst Hartmann, Frank Rohwer, Marco Schwieger
  • Publication number: 20120266714
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a bracket, to which a jacket tube of a steering column supporting a steering shaft is releasably fixed by a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes at least one clamping part that is supple in the transverse direction (y direction) of the steering column arrangement and rigid in shear terms in the longitudinal direction (x direction and z direction) of the steering column arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Detlef Hansen, Horst Hartmann, Jens-Werner Kirchner, Holger Kittler, Ivica Milicevic, Ralf Prigge