Patents by Inventor Stefan Bergmeier

Stefan Bergmeier 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: 8327962
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric vehicle, especially an industrial truck comprising at least one securing brace (28) for a battery block (24) that is accommodated in the vehicle (10). The securing brace (28) encompasses an engaging section (30) that can be inserted into a first frame part (34) of the vehicle (10), a fastening element (38, 56) that can be hooked into a second frame part (40), and a retaining section (44) that extends therebetween. A supporting section (70) of the securing brace (28) at least partly rests against the battery block (24) in a securing position in which the securing brace (28) is inserted in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Bergmeier, Carsten Schöttke
  • Patent number: 7967305
    Abstract: Vehicle having at least one non-driven wheel which, between outer and inner frame sections of the vehicle, can rotate about an axle arranged to be fixed against rotation and axially non-displaceable with respect to the frame sections, and the wheel having a wheel bearing arrangement which is arranged substantially without free play on the axle in such a way that the wheel is arranged with a respective spacing in the axial direction from the frame sections, the wheel bearing arrangement being clamped in between a radial projection formed at one end of the axle and a fixing arrangement fitted to the other end of the axle and comprising a bush arranged concentrically around the other end of the axle, and the axle being held non-displaceably in the axial direction with respect to the frame sections by means of the bush, the wheel bearing arrangement and the radial projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Jungheinrich AG
    Inventors: Stefan Bergmeier, Carsten Schöttke
  • Patent number: 7967335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-wheeled vehicle (10), in particular industrial truck, comprising at least one stabilizing arrangement (28), which comprises a support element (40; 140) which may be fastened or is fastened to the underside of the vehicle chassis (30) of the vehicle (10) on a mounting (36) for the stabilized support of the vehicle (10) on the ground (34), when the vehicle has a tendency to tilt over. According to the invention, it is proposed that the stabilizing arrangement (28) is configured such that the support element (40; 140) may be mounted or/and may be adjusted on the vehicle (10) in a position ready for operation in which the vehicle (10) is located with its wheels (14, 18) on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Bergmeier, Carsten Schoettke
  • Publication number: 20100300784
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric vehicle, especially an industrial truck comprising at least one securing brace (28) for a battery block (24) that is accommodated in the vehicle (10). The securing brace (28) encompasses an engaging section (30) that can be inserted into a first frame part (34) of the vehicle (10), a fastening element (38, 56) that can be hooked into a second frame part (40), and a retaining section (44) that extends therebetween. A supporting section (70) of the securing brace (28) at least partly rests against the battery block (24) in a securing position in which the securing brace (28) is inserted in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: JUNGHEINRICH AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Stefan Bergmeier, Carsten Schoettke
  • Publication number: 20090179482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle, in particular an industrial truck (10), having at least one non-driven wheel (16) which, between an outer and an inner frame section (18, 20) of the vehicle, can rotate about an axle (52) supported with respect to these frame sections (18, 20), the axle being arranged to be fixed against rotation and axially non-displaceable with respect to the frame sections (18, 20), and the wheel (16) having a wheel bearing arrangement (40, 42, 54) which is arranged substantially without free play on the axle (52) in such a way that the wheel (16) is arranged with a respective spacing A in the axial direction from the frame sections (18, 20), the wheel bearing arrangement (40, 42, 54) being clamped in between a radial projection (56) formed at one end (26) of the axle (52) and a fixing arrangement fitted to the other end (70) of the axle (52), the fixing arrangement comprising a bush (32) arranged concentrically around the other end of the axle (52), and the axle (52) being held
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Bergmeier, Carsten Schottke
  • Publication number: 20090145696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-wheeled vehicle (10), in particular industrial truck, comprising at least one stabilizing arrangement (28), which comprises a support element (40; 140) which may be fastened or is fastened to the underside of the vehicle chassis (30) of the vehicle (10) on a mounting (36) for the stabilized support of the vehicle (10) on the ground (34), when the vehicle has a tendency to tilt over. According to the invention, it is proposed that the stabilizing arrangement (28) is configured such that the support element (40; 140) may be mounted or/and may be adjusted on the vehicle (10) in a position ready for operation in which the vehicle (10) is located with its wheels (14, 18) on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Bergmeier, Carsten Schoettke