Patents by Inventor Toni Nagler

Toni Nagler 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: 11377894
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for motorized adjustment of a closure element of a motor vehicle comprising a drive having an electric drive motor and comprising a drive control for actuation of the electric drive, wherein the drive arrangement is connected to a supply voltage, wherein the drive control may include a control unit and a driver unit which may be actuated by the control unit, wherein the driver unit is used for the electric supply of the drive motor to generate drive movements. The drive control may be brought into a holding state in which the driver unit operates in a holding mode, that the driver unit interacts with the drive motor in the holding mode to hold the closure element in an intermediate position and that the drive control has a supply switch which separates the driver unit in the holding state of the drive control from the supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventor: Toni Nagler
  • Publication number: 20200300021
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for motorized adjustment of a closure element of a motor vehicle comprising a drive having an electric drive motor and comprising a drive control for actuation of the electric drive, wherein the drive arrangement is connected to a supply voltage, wherein the drive control may include a control unit and a driver unit which may be actuated by the control unit, wherein the driver unit is used for the electric supply of the drive motor to generate drive movements. The drive control may be brought into a holding state in which the driver unit operates in a holding mode, that the driver unit interacts with the drive motor in the holding mode to hold the closure element in an intermediate position and that the drive control has a supply switch which separates the driver unit in the holding state of the drive control from the supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventor: Toni NAGLER
  • Patent number: 10242519
    Abstract: A method for controlling at least one vehicle function of a vehicle assembly having a vehicle and a roof rack which is mounted on a roof of the vehicle, wherein a communication link is produced between the roof rack and the vehicle, wherein at least one piece of information comprising the mounting state of the roof rack is transmitted to the vehicle via the communication link, and wherein the piece of information is taken into account in the control of the at least one vehicle function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventor: Toni Nagler
  • Patent number: 10020150
    Abstract: A method operates an electromotive adjusting device of a motor vehicle. The adjusting device contains a relay which has two contacts. The relay is switched by an electric current flow across the contacts or by an electrical voltage drop between the contacts given a first condition. The relay is switched without an electric current flow across the contacts or without an electrical voltage drop between the contacts given a second condition. An electromotive adjusting device of a motor vehicle, in particular an electromotively operated tailgate, contains such a relay which has two contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Hallstadt
    Inventors: Toni Nagler, Markus Rosenthal
  • Publication number: 20180114388
    Abstract: A method for controlling at least one vehicle function of a vehicle assembly having a vehicle and a roof rack which is mounted on a roof of the vehicle, wherein a communication link is produced between the roof rack and the vehicle, wherein at least one piece of information comprising the mounting state of the roof rack is transmitted to the vehicle via the communication link, and wherein the piece of information is taken into account in the control of the at least one vehicle function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventor: Toni NAGLER
  • Patent number: 9935566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement for the motorized adjustment of an adjustment element of a vehicle, wherein at least one drive comprising an electric drive motor and a drive control means and is connected to a supply, wherein the drive is designed in a non-self-locking manner, the drive motor operates as a generator and generates a generator voltage, wherein the drive control means has a driver unit for supplying electrical power to the at least one drive. The invention proposes that the drive control means has a switching device and has a detection device for detecting a non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element, and that the drive control means, when a predetermined, non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element is detected, connects the supply voltage to the supply connections of the driver unit by means of the switching device in one switching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventor: Toni Nagler
  • Patent number: 9637074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein a first drive, a second drive and a third drive are provided, wherein the drives each have two supply connections, and wherein the first drive and the second drive each have their own associated driver circuit. The invention proposes that the supply connections of the third drive can be connected to high potential (V+) and low potential (V?) by means of the two driver circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventor: Toni Nagler
  • Publication number: 20170070167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement for the motorized adjustment of an adjustment element of a vehicle, wherein at least one drive comprising an electric drive motor and a drive control means and is connected to a supply, wherein the drive is designed in a non-self-locking manner, the drive motor operates as a generator and generates a generator voltage, wherein the drive control means has a driver unit for supplying electrical power to the at least one drive. The invention proposes that the drive control means has a switching device and has a detection device for detecting a non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element, and that the drive control means, when a predetermined, non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element is detected, connects the supply voltage to the supply connections of the driver unit by means of the switching device in one switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Toni Nagler
  • Patent number: 9461566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement for the motorized adjustment of an adjustment element of a vehicle, wherein at least one drive comprising an electric drive motor and a drive control means and is connected to a supply, wherein the drive is designed in a non-self-locking manner, the drive motor operates as a generator and generates a generator voltage, wherein the drive control means has a driver unit for supplying electrical power to the at least one drive. The invention proposes that the drive control means has a switching device and has a detection device for detecting a non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element, and that the drive control means, when a predetermined, non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element is detected, connects the supply voltage to the supply connections of the driver unit by means of the switching device in one switching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventor: Toni Nagler
  • Publication number: 20160141130
    Abstract: A method operates an electromotive adjusting device of a motor vehicle. The adjusting device contains a relay which has two contacts. The relay is switched by an electric current flow across the contacts or by an electrical voltage drop between the contacts given a first condition. The relay is switched without an electric current flow across the contacts or without an electrical voltage drop between the contacts given a second condition. An electromotive adjusting device of a motor vehicle, in particular an electromotively operated tailgate, contains such a relay which has two contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Toni NAGLER, Markus ROSENTHAL
  • Publication number: 20150207437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement for the motorized adjustment of an adjustment element of a vehicle, wherein at least one drive comprising an electric drive motor and a drive control means and is connected to a supply, wherein the drive is designed in a non-self-locking manner, the drive motor operates as a generator and generates a generator voltage, wherein the drive control means has a driver unit for supplying electrical power to the at least one drive. The invention proposes that the drive control means has a switching device and has a detection device for detecting a non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element, and that the drive control means, when a predetermined, non-motorized adjustment of the adjustment element is detected, connects the supply voltage to the supply connections of the driver unit by means of the switching device in one switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Toni Nagler
  • Publication number: 20130342010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement in a motor vehicle, wherein a first drive, a second drive and a third drive are provided, wherein the drives each have two supply connections, and wherein the first drive and the second drive each have their own associated driver circuit. The invention proposes that the supply connections of the third drive can be connected to high potential (V+) and low potential (V?) by means of the two driver circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, HALLSTADT
    Inventor: Toni Nagler