Patents by Inventor Norbert Lehmeier

Norbert Lehmeier 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: 11549288
    Abstract: A transmission mechanism for a vehicle door handle is provided, the handle including a handle lever, movable between a flushing position and a ready position, the mechanism attachable to the lever and to an electric motor, and including a lever shaft connectable to the lever, a rotation of which causes motion between the positions; a reduction mechanism to adapt an output torque of the motor into a rotational motion of the shaft, including first and second reduction stages each having a worm drive, the first including a first worm and a first worm gear, and the second having a second worm and another worm gear rotationally coupled to the shaft; and a brake mechanism frictionally engaging a rotating element of one of the stages when the shaft reaches a rotational braking position between the positions to stop the shaft in a position where the lever is in the ready position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: U-SHIN DEUTSCHLAND ZUGANGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Regis Grenouillat, Anton Linder, Norbert Lehmeier, Tomas Smeringai
  • Publication number: 20210017795
    Abstract: A transmission mechanism for a vehicle door handle is provided, the handle including a handle lever, movable between a flushing position and a ready position, the mechanism attachable to the lever and to an electric motor, and including a lever shaft connectable to the lever, a rotation of which causes motion between the positions; a reduction mechanism to adapt an output torque of the motor into a rotational motion of the shaft, including first and second reduction stages each having a worm drive, the first including a first worm and a first worm gear, and the second having a second worm and another worm gear rotationally coupled to the shaft; and a brake mechanism frictionally engaging a rotating element of one of the stages when the shaft reaches a rotational braking position between the positions to stop the shaft in a position where the lever is in the ready position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: U-SHIN DEUTSCHLAND ZUGANGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Regis GRENOUILLAT, Anton LINDER, Norbert LEHMEIER, Tomas SMERINGAI
  • Patent number: 10112578
    Abstract: An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, and an assembly for determining the rotational position of the cam wheel while the cam wheel is rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: U-SHIN DEUTSCHLAND ZUGANGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Lehmeier, Lukas Kaliebe, Helmut Neubauer
  • Patent number: 10017152
    Abstract: An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, a gear intended to rotate according to a second rotation axis and disposed so as to drive the rotation of the cam wheel, where the cam wheel and the gear are placed sensibly in a common plane have parallel rotation axes which are also parallel to the movement of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: U-Shin Deutschland Zugangssyteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Norbert Lehmeier
  • Publication number: 20160023634
    Abstract: An anti-theft device for locking a steering column of a motor vehicle includes a locking bolt that is axially mobile between an unlocked position away from a steering column and a locked position in which it blocks the rotation of said column, a rotary cam for actuating the axial movement of the locking bolt, the rotary cam including a toothed wheel intended to be driven in rotation, where the rotary cam includes an elastic return means of which a first end is secured to the toothed wheel and a second free end projects radially from the toothed wheel and engages with a locking counter-form provided in the locking bolt to block the axial movement of the locking bolt against the elastic return of same to the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: U-Shin Deutschland Zugangssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Norbert Lehmeier
  • Publication number: 20150266449
    Abstract: An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, a gear intended to rotate according to a second rotation axis and disposed so as to drive the rotation of the cam wheel, where the cam wheel and the gear are placed sensibly in a common plane have parallel rotation axes which are also parallel to the movement of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: U-SHIN DEUTSCHLAND ZUGANGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Norbert Lehmeier
  • Publication number: 20150251632
    Abstract: An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, and an assembly for determining the rotational position of the cam wheel while the cam wheel is rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: U-Shin Deutschland Zugangssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Lehmeier, Lukas Kaliebe, Helmut Neubauer