Patents by Inventor Hermann Raabe

Hermann Raabe 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: 8146945
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering column includes a bracket fixed to the vehicle and a steering column tube. The steering column tube may be adjusted in inclination relative to the bracket fixed to the vehicle via an adjusting device. The adjusting device includes a lever which is mounted pivotably on the bracket and may be deflected about a pivot axis by a driving device. The motor vehicle steering column may permit a maximum inclination setting irrespective of the available construction space. A deflecting clamp which is connected pivotably to the steering column tube is coupled to an output end of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Christian Born, Karl-Heinz Knoll, Karsten Mausolf, Hermann Raabe, Wolfgang Schuliers
  • Publication number: 20110215560
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering column includes a bracket fixed to the vehicle and a steering column tube. The steering column tube may be adjusted in inclination relative to the bracket fixed to the vehicle via an adjusting device. The adjusting device includes a lever which is mounted pivotably on the bracket and may be deflected about a pivot axis by a driving device. The motor vehicle steering column may permit a maximum inclination setting irrespective of the available construction space. A deflecting clamp which is connected pivotably to the steering column tube is coupled to an output end of the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Christian Born, Karl-Heinz Knoll, Karsten Mausolf, Hermann Raabe, Wolfgang Schuliers
  • Publication number: 20060150763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering column train (1) for a motor vehicle, having a steering spindle (2) and a steering shaft (3) which are connected to each other via a torque-transmitting joint. For axial length compensation, an axially moveable link element (4) comprising at least one coupling member (12) with two parallel pivot axes (DBO, DBU) is provided. It is the object of the invention to develop a steering column train in which the decoupling vibrations from the steering gear is improved. According to the invention, the like element (4) is coupled via a spigot cross element (17) to that end of the steering spindle (2) which lies opposite the steering wheel. In this case, the coupling member and the spigot cross element (17) are aligned with each other in such a manner that one axis of the spigot cross element (17) forms an axis of rotation (DBU) of the coupling member (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Hermann Raabe, Peter Steinkirchner