Patents by Inventor Rainer Kristl

Rainer Kristl 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: 8733821
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trim arrangement (10) for a pivot arm (12) of a motor vehicle door (14), in particular of a pivot and slide door (14), which can be moved out between a closed position covering a door opening and an open position releasing the door opening by means of the pivot arm (12) supported at the motor vehicle body (16), on the one hand, and at the motor vehicle door (14), on the other hand, wherein at least one trim element (18) is provided by means of which the pivot arm (12) can be covered at least partly on a side (20) facing the door opening, and wherein the trim element (18) can be moved relative to the pivot arm (12) between the closed position and the open position on the movement of the motor vehicle door (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: DURA Automotive Body & Glass System GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Bisinger, Rainer Kristl, Michael Krehmke, Ralf Rottmann
  • Publication number: 20120280532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trim arrangement (10) for a pivot arm (12) of a motor vehicle door (14), in particular of a pivot and slide door (14), which can be moved out between a closed position covering a door opening and an open position releasing the door opening by means of the pivot arm (12) supported at the motor vehicle body (16), on the one hand, and at the motor vehicle door (14), on the other hand, wherein at least one trim element (18) is provided by means of which the pivot arm (12) can be covered at least partly on a side (20) facing the door opening, and wherein the trim element (18) can be moved relative to the pivot arm (12) between the closed position and the open position on the movement of the motor vehicle door (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Jochen Bisinger, Rainer Kristl, Michael Krehmke, Ralf Rottmann
  • Publication number: 20100259067
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pivoting device, by means of which a vehicle door (10), in particular a wing door, is in the normal case mounted on a body (36) of a motor vehicle and can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, wherein the pivoting device comprises a separating device (18), by means of which the vehicle door (10) can be detached from the body in an emergency, in particular after a rollover. The invention also relates to a method for controlling a separating device (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Claudia Bell, Jochen Bisinger, Rainer Kristl, Jens Mueller
  • Publication number: 20060125284
    Abstract: A motor vehicle body has at least two doors, which are arranged on one side of the vehicle, and a releasable body B-column, which is arranged between the two doors on the side of the vehicle in a position fixed on the body. A first of the two doors can be opened either by way of hinges along a first trajectory or by way of a pivoting clip along a second trajectory. The invention may be used, for example, for a variable door-opening system for easy loading with bulky goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventor: Rainer Kristl
  • Patent number: 6062625
    Abstract: A hardtop for a convertible includes a front roof part and a rear roof part with a fixed rear window. The front and rear roof parts are operated by a lateral folding mechanism to be moved between a raised position and a retracted position in which the roof parts are contained in a roof box. The roof box is made variable in size via a foldable portion of the rear seat. When the roof is in the raised position, the foldable portion of the rear seat forms the rear seat. When the roof is retracted, the foldable portion of the rear seat is folded forward to enlarge the roof box. A shelf is attached to the foldable portion of the rear seat, which is an upper part of a backrest and is foldable about a horizontal axis of rotation to form a floor part of the roof box. The shelf forms a front wall of the roof box when the upper part of the backrest is folded. A roll bar is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. A roller shade box is disposed at a rear area of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Guenther Elelnrieder, Rainer Kristl, Dieter Martens, Oliver Wagner