Patents by Inventor Guenter Franzmann
Guenter Franzmann 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: 8973998Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular motor vehicle seat, comprises at least one fitting which has two fitting parts rotatable relative to one another, and which defines an axis. At least one structural part has at least one first opening having a first diameter for partially accommodating the fitting, and at least one fastening region surrounding the first opening for fastening the fitting. The fastening region is reinforced relative to the other regions of the structural part by an additional part which has a second opening having a second diameter. The additional part is fixedly connected to the structural part, and the fitting is fixedly connected to the additional part and is at least partially inserted into the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Georg Fischer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer, Elfriede Monika Schaefer
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Patent number: 8851572Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one fitting (10) including two fitting components (11, 12) that can rotate relative to each other. At least one structural component (15) has at least one opening (16) for partially receiving the fitting (11, 12) and at least one mounting area (18) enclosing the opening (16) for mounting the fitting (10), by at least one weld seam (19) between the mounting area (18) and one of the two fitting components (11, 12). The mounting area (18) is reinforced by additional material relative to the other areas of the structural component (15).Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG.Inventors: Gerd Schuhmacher, Dieter Henkel, Volker Scharwächter, Heinz Voss, Uwe Assmann, Georg Fischer, Volker Schäfer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer
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Publication number: 20130049434Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular motor vehicle seat, comprises at least one fitting which has two fitting parts rotatable relative to one another, and which defines an axis. At least one structural part has at least one first opening having a first diameter for partially accommodating the fitting, and at least one fastening region surrounding the first opening for fastening the fitting. The fastening region is reinforced relative to the other regions of the structural part by an additional part which has a second opening having a second diameter. The additional part is fixedly connected to the structural part, and the fitting is fixedly connected to the additional part and is at least partially inserted into the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2010Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: Keiper Gmbh & Co., KGInventors: Georg Fischer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer, Elfriede Monika Schaefer
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Publication number: 20110260520Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one fitting (10) including two fitting components (11, 12) that can rotate relative to each other. At least one structural component (15) has at least one opening (16) for partially receiving the fitting (11, 12) and at least one mounting area (18) enclosing the opening (16) for mounting the fitting (10), by at least one weld seam (19) between the mounting area (18) and one of the two fitting components (11, 12). The mounting area (18) is reinforced by additional material relative to the other areas of the structural component (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Gerd Schuhmacher, Dieter Henkel, Volker Scharwächter, Heinz Voss, Uwe Assmann, Georg Fischer, Volker Schäfer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer
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Patent number: 7213884Abstract: A vehicle seat has a headrest with a center pad and two side pads that are laterally hinged to the center pad. The side pads are swivellable forward into a resting position and back into a supporting position. The center pad has a variable pad hardness, with a firmer pad hardness in the supporting position than in the resting position.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2003Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Gerhard Flory, Thomas Geisel, Karsten Radonaut, Andreas Schmidt, Andreas Weingart, Guenter Franzmann
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Patent number: 6938926Abstract: In order to provide a safety device for a comfortable seat having a seat surface and a backrest which may be transferred from a sitting position into a resting position and vice versa, the safety device being used to increase the safety of vehicle occupants on the comfortable seat, the comfortable seat includes with a seat belt system which includes a belt strap which is fixed in the region of the seat surface via a belt end fitting and is stored on a belt-retracting mechanism arranged in the upper region of the backrest, a belt buckle being provided on that side of the seat surface which is opposite the belt end fitting so as to couple up the belt strap via a belt tongue in accordance with a three-point belt system, and, in the event of an accident, the belt strap being tightened via the belt-retracting mechanism and a pretensioning system engaging on the belt end fitting.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Hans Edrich, Gerhard Flory, Guenter Franzmann, Thomas Geisel, Ralf-Henning Schrom
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Patent number: 6773074Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a lower-leg support, transferable from a stowed position into a utilization position, and a footrest. To achieve comfortable support with easy operation, the footrest has a footplate that may be folded out and that is located in the stowed position approximately parallel, and in the utilization position approximately perpendicular, to the lower-leg support, and coacts with an energy storage device.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Gerhard Flory, Guenter Franzmann, Hermann Gaus, Thomas Geisel, Klaus Hassler, Christoph Jung, Rainer Leucht, Heiko Utsch, Erik Weber, Norman Windham
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Publication number: 20030209933Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a lower-leg support, transferable from a stowed position into a utilization position, and a footrest. To achieve comfortable support with easy operation, the footrest has a footplate that may be folded out and that is located in the stowed position approximately parallel, and in the utilization position approximately perpendicular, to the lower-leg support, and coacts with an energy storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2003Publication date: November 13, 2003Inventors: Gerhard Flory, Guenter Franzmann, Hermann Gaus, Thomas Geisel, Klaus Hassler, Christoph Jung, Rainer Leucht, Heiko Utsch, Erik Weber, Norman Windham
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Publication number: 20030164610Abstract: In order to provide a safety device for a comfortable seat having a seat surface and a backrest which may be transferred from a sitting position into a resting position and vice versa, the safety device being used to increase the safety of vehicle occupants on the comfortable seat, the comfortable seat includes with a seat belt system which includes a belt strap which is fixed in the region of the seat surface via a belt end fitting and is stored on a belt-retracting mechanism arranged in the upper region of the backrest, a belt buckle being provided on that side of the seat surface which is opposite the belt end fitting so as to couple up the belt strap via a belt tongue in accordance with a three-point belt system, and, in the event of an accident, the belt strap being tightened via the belt-retracting mechanism and a pretensioning system engaging on the belt end fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: September 4, 2003Inventors: Hans Edrich, Gerhard Flory, Guenter Franzmann, Thomas Geisel, Ralf-Henning Schrom