Patents by Inventor Joachim PESTKE

Joachim PESTKE 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: 11752831
    Abstract: An operator element for an air vent of a vehicle, wherein the operator element is slidably or rotatably mounted relative to a carrier element, and wherein the operator element is associated with a friction brake having an elastically deformable friction body, which elastically springingly pushes against the operator element and/or the carrier element, such that the friction brake moves the operator element relative to the carrier via friction. The friction body is aligned at least in regions in the longitudinal direction of the movement path of the operator element and has at least in regions a cross-section with an at least substantially star-shaped, in particular X-shaped or Y-shaped, cross-sectional surface or a polygonal cross-sectional surface having at least three corners or a cross-sectional surface having circumferentially distributed tooth regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Joachim Pestke, Günther Krämer, Sabine Steinbeiss, Marek Prod{hacek over (e)}lal, Thomas Pacher, Manfred Groben
  • Patent number: 11691478
    Abstract: A brake device (100) for braking the movement of at least one movable element (1) relative to a housing (2) of an air outlet, wherein the movable element (1) is an air-flow-directing and/or air-flow-limiting element and/or an actuation element, wherein the brake device (100) has at least one resilient element (4), wherein the resilient element (4) has a main extent direction which is orientated at least substantially perpendicularly to a movement path of the at least one movable element (1). An air outlet, having such a brake device, is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Joachim Pestke, Günther Krämer
  • Publication number: 20220161628
    Abstract: An operator element for an air vent of a vehicle, wherein the operator element is slidably or rotatably mounted relative to a carrier element, and wherein the operator element is associated with a friction brake having an elastically deformable friction body, which elastically springingly pushes against the operator element and/or the carrier element, such that the friction brake moves the operator element relative to the carrier via friction. The friction body is aligned at least in regions in the longitudinal direction of the movement path of the operator element and has at least in regions a cross-section with an at least substantially star-shaped, in particular X-shaped or Y-shaped, cross-sectional surface or a polygonal cross-sectional surface having at least three corners or a cross-sectional surface having circumferentially distributed tooth regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Joachim PESTKE, Günther KRÄMER, Sabine STEINBEISS, Marek PRODÊLAL, Thomas PACHER, Manfred GROBEN
  • Patent number: 11052730
    Abstract: An interior component of a vehicle includes a visible component facing the vehicle interior in the mounted state and a functional component connected to the visible component, wherein an axle component is provided on which, on the one hand, the visible component and, on the other hand, the functional component are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Joachim Pestke
  • Publication number: 20210046804
    Abstract: A brake device (100) for braking the movement of at least one movable element (1) relative to a housing (2) of an air outlet, wherein the movable element (1) is an air-flow-directing and/or air-flow-limiting element and/or an actuation element, wherein the brake device (100) has at least one resilient element (4), wherein the resilient element (4) has a main extent direction which is orientated at least substantially perpendicularly to a movement path of the at least one movable element (1). An air outlet, having such a brake device, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Joachim PESTKE, Günther KRÄMER
  • Patent number: 10807537
    Abstract: A covering device for a storage compartment of a vehicle includes a cover that is slidably mounted for movement between a closed position and an open position. An actuating element is arranged on the cover for manually actuating the cover to be moved along a movement direction between the closed position and the open position. In the closed position a latching part of the cover engages a projection to lock the cover in the closed position. A spring bias is provided to bias the latching part of the cover into engagement with the projection when the cover is in the closed position. The latching part and the projection are engaged in such a way that a locking action of the latching part on the projection is released by manual actuation of the actuating element in the movement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Markus Englert, Joachim Pestke
  • Publication number: 20190366806
    Abstract: An interior component of a vehicle includes a visible component facing the vehicle interior in the mounted state and a functional component connected to the visible component, wherein an axle component is provided on which, on the one hand, the visible component and, on the other hand, the functional component are mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Joachim PESTKE
  • Publication number: 20190315200
    Abstract: An air vent for a vehicle includes a housing with an inlet opening and an outlet opening which is delimited by way of a housing outlet wall, an air duct for an air stream which flows from the inlet opening to the outlet opening being defined between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. Air guiding elements are arranged adjustably in the housing for deflecting the air stream, the air guiding elements including at least two air guiding shells which are mounted in the housing such that they can be moved between a first end position and a second end position in order to deflect the air stream, the at least two air guiding shells being covered by way of the housing outlet wall at least in one position, as viewed counter to the flow direction of the air stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Joachim PESTKE
  • Publication number: 20190031109
    Abstract: A covering device for a storage compartment of a vehicle includes a cover that is slidably mounted for movement between a closed position and an open position. An actuating element is arranged on the cover for manually actuating the cover to be moved along a movement direction between the closed position and the open position. In the closed position a latching part of the cover engages a projection to lock the cover in the closed position. A spring bias is provided to bias the latching part of the cover into engagement with the projection when the cover is in the closed position. The latching part and the projection are engaged in such a way that a locking action of the latching part on the projection is released by manual actuation of the actuating element in the movement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Markus ENGLERT, Joachim PESTKE