Patents by Inventor Ernst-Ulrich Simon
Ernst-Ulrich Simon 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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Patent number: 6894901Abstract: A light source is described, which is composed of a large number of light-emitting diodes (7) in an array arrangement. The light source comprises a mounting board (2) on which a flexible printed circuit (4) is adhesively bonded, on whose free surface a large number of light-emitting diodes (7) are mounted. Their lines (8) make contact with contact pads (10) at the ends of conductor tracks (9) on the flexible printed circuit (4).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Ernst-Ulrich Simon
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Patent number: 6671027Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal cell (1) has electrical heating formed by an electrically conductive heating layer (3) on a substrate (2). On opposite sides, a clamp (4) forming a busbar in each case reaches over the substrate (2) and bears on the heating layer (3) by a limb (5). For connection to the heating current source, a spring element (7) is arranged between a limb (6) of the clamp (4) and a printed circuit board (8).Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Peter Brandt, Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Thomas Ritter, Manfred Zeiss
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Patent number: 6646622Abstract: A combination instrument has a base body (9) which is split into display areas oriented at different angles relative to one another. An additional printed circuit (1) extending over a plurality of display areas is arranged on the front of the base body (9). This additional printed circuit comprises rigid printed circuit parts (2, 3, 4) which have flexible connecting regions (5, 6) with conductor tracks in the junction region of the display areas.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2000Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventors: Hartmut Kronenberg, Ernst-Ulrich Simon
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Patent number: 6600427Abstract: A combination instrument (1) for displaying measured values and/or other information, having a flexible printed circuit (2) on which electrical and/or electronic components (9, 10, 13) are arranged, and with parts of the flexible printed circuit (2) being clamped in between a rear face cover (4) and a front face cover (3), with the rear face cover (4) to be made of metallic material.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Stephan Zech, Hartmut Kronenberg
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Patent number: 6502968Abstract: In a printed circuit board (1) for a display instrument, a support (3) is used for holding a light source (5). For this, the support (3) is fitted onto the printed circuit board (1), which has a conductor track (2), using a fixing means (7). This allows the light source (5) to be individually matched to different applications, and gives it a small physical height at the same time. In this arrangement, there is no need for the use of optical fibers, and this allows the reading accuracy of the instrument to be improved, particularly as a result of a uniform, high illumination level.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventor: Ernst-Ulrich Simon
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Patent number: 6433701Abstract: An instrument cluster has a rigid printed circuit board (3) on the rear side of a basic (1). On the front side, the basic body (1) is partially covered by a supporting body (10) which is connected in an articulated manner to the basic body (1). A flexible printed circuit board (12) extends over the front side of the basic body (1) and the supporting body (10), the printed circuit board having a connecting region (13) which is deflected by a defined angle with respect to an edge region of the rigid printed circuit board (3) and is connected to this printed circuit board (3) by bow-type soldering (14) for example.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Georg Nehm, Stephan Zech, Hartmut Kronenberg
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Publication number: 20020093793Abstract: A light source is described, which is composed of a large number of light-emitting diodes (7) in an array arrangement. The light source comprises a mounting board (2) on which a flexible printed circuit (4) is adhesively bonded, on whose free surface a large number of light-emitting diodes (7) are mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2001Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventor: Ernst-Ulrich Simon
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Patent number: 6409355Abstract: A combination instrument for a motor vehicle, having a front frame and a display panel and a plurality of display instruments and warning lights which are arranged on a printed circuit board and are provided for displaying information on the display panel. The front frame is produced integrally with light shafts which lead from the warning lights to the display panel. In the region of the warning lights, the display panel is formed by a diaphragm screen which is adhesively bonded to the front frame and is produced as a film. The light shafts simultaneously serve as spacers for the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1999Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Stephan Zech
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Publication number: 20020047954Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal cell (1) has electrical heating formed by an electrically conductive heating layer (3) on a substrate (2). On opposite sides, a clamp (4) forming a busbar in each case reaches over the substrate (2) and bears on the heating layer (3) by a limb (5). For connection to the heating current source, a spring element (7) is arranged between one limb (6) of the clamp (4) and a printed circuit board (8).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Peter Brandt, Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Thomas Ritter, Manfred Zeiss
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Publication number: 20020024799Abstract: In a combination instrument (1) for displaying measured values and/or other information, having a flexible printed circuit (2) on which electrical and/or electronic components (9, 10, 13) are arranged, and with parts of the flexible printed circuit (2) being clamped in between a rear-face cover (4) and a front-face cover (3), the invention provides for the rear-face cover (4) to be made of metallic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Inventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Stephan Zech, Hartmut Kronenberg
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Patent number: 6194797Abstract: A multipole electric motor having a plurality of pole laminations (8-11) guided from ends of coils (4, 5) to a permanent magnet (13) of a rotor (14), the pole laminations (8-11) are firstly produced as a coherent sheet-metal part, and is partially injection-coated with a plastic. Subsequently, the pole laminations (8-11) are separated from one another by means of a laser beam, for example. This renders the mounting of the pole laminations (8-11) particularly simple.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1998Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Stefan Zech
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Patent number: 5959844Abstract: An instrument cluster having a housing, a system support (21) to receive indicating instruments, and a circuit board (6) which is connected by fastening elements (35) to the system support (21) and mounted in floating fashion.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1994Date of Patent: September 28, 1999Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Stephan Zech, Norbert May
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Patent number: 5430612Abstract: A combination instrument having a front frame (12), a transparent cover glass (16), display systems (2) and/or operating elements mounted in the combination instrument, a circuit board (6) arranged behind them and bearing electronic components, the display systems and/or operating elements contacting the circuit board, and having a rear closure cover (13) for the combination instrument. Such a combination instrument is particularly easy to construct and mount and can thus be produced at favorable cost when it has a system support (1) developed as supporting structural part provided with recesses for the positioning and holding of the display systems and/or operating elements. The circuit board is connected to the system support. The system support thus represents the supporting element of the combination instrument around which all other parts of the combination instrument are grouped.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1993Date of Patent: July 4, 1995Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Stephan Zech, Josef Langhammer
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Patent number: 5415124Abstract: A dial arrangement is formed of plastically deformable material, in particular sheet metal, for a combination instrument. It has at least two individual dials which are connected to each other, each being provided with an imprint. In order to permit a curving, i.e. an arching of the array of dials provided with the imprint while the individual dials are connected to each other without impairing the appearance of the individual dials, the connection in each case of adjacent individual dials is effected by at least one web, the web being arranged outside the center connecting line of the individual dials. The web in question can thus plastically deform upon the curving of the dial arrangement so that the dial center points and the respective imprints, and thus the appearance of the dial arrangement, are retained.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1993Date of Patent: May 16, 1995Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Stephan Zech
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Patent number: 4954807Abstract: A combination instrument for automotive vehicles, in which different indicating instruments, indicating fields, control and warning lights, and, possibly, operating parts as well as electrical and electronic equipment parts, are arranged in common housing. The combination instrument comprises a computer unit with microcomputers (36) and/or use-specific integrated circuits which are arranged, for protection against electromagnetic disturbances, within a housing (31) which is impervious to high frequencies. Furthermore, disturbance-endangered incomiing and outgoing lines (41, 43, 46) are protected, upon entrance or exit, by suitable filter measures. These include leadthroughs with leadthrough capacitors (45) and the use of ferrite cores (47, 48) through which connecting lines are extended.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1988Date of Patent: September 4, 1990Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AGInventors: Helmut Fleischer, Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Gunter Schmitt
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Patent number: 4287504Abstract: A warning device with central indication of operating conditions to be monitored in motor vehicles, with an indicator device which is controllable by a monitoring device. The space for representation of the operating conditions to be monitored that is used is that which is already provided in the dashboard console for indication of the information concerning the clock time.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1979Date of Patent: September 1, 1981Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Horst Ullrich
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Patent number: 4272146Abstract: A connector for a ring circuit of a bus-system with a plurality of connectable information sending and/or information receiving units, whereby the connector has a housing with several plug contacts provided with cutters, which cutters cut through the insulation of the ring circuit for the contacting and which are connectable with an information sending and/or information receiving unit, and under circumstances with a consumer. The housing which receives the plug contacts is constructed as a connector upper part which can be slipped on the ring circuit and under certain circumstances additional lines. The information receiving unit is constructed with use of a printed board assembly and is housed in a capsule which is able to be slipped on the upper part of the housing. The plug contacts have contact surfaces which contact the connection surfaces of the printed board assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1979Date of Patent: June 9, 1981Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AGInventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Horst Ullrich