Patents by Inventor Sonja Pichler-Wilhelm

Sonja Pichler-Wilhelm 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).

  • Adjustment apparatus for a swingable comfort element of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9308843
    Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for swinging a comfort element in relation to a load-bearing structure about a pivot axis from a normal position to a pivoted position includes a locking device having a centrifugal force pendulum, a spring element, and a locking pin movable in opposition to a spring force of the spring element in parallel relationship to the pivot axis from a locked position in which the centrifugal force pendulum acts on the locking pin to seek engagement to a released position. The locking pin interacts with the comfort element in such a way that a pivoting of the comfort element from the normal position causes the locking pin to disengage from the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sonja Pichler-Wilhelm, Stefan Deckert, Hannes Rogl
  • ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR A SWINGABLE COMFORT ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140054946
    Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for swinging a comfort element in relation to a load-bearing structure about a pivot axis from a normal position to a pivoted position includes a locking device having a centrifugal force pendulum, a spring element, and a locking pin movable in opposition to a spring force of the spring element in parallel relationship to the pivot axis from a locked position in which the centrifugal force pendulum acts on the locking pin to seek engagement to a released position. The locking pin interacts with the comfort element in such a way that a pivoting of the comfort element from the normal position causes the locking pin to disengage from the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Sonja Pichler-Wilhelm, Stefan Deckert, Hannes Rogl