Patents Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
  • Patent number: 10746065
    Abstract: An exhaust-gas system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes a Helmholtz resonator and two exhaust-gas lines extending toward the resonator. The resonator has two neck openings to a resonator volume. Each neck opening is coupled to one of the exhaust-gas lines, and the resonator is tuned to damp a dominant engine order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Eichmueller, Rainer Drees
  • Patent number: 9937843
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a liquid-filled vessel includes a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature related to the temperature of the liquid in the vessel and a control unit connected to the temperature sensor. The control unit takes the sensed temperature as a basis for prompting an action. At a sensed temperature that is above a prescribed hot temperature limit value, the control unit then activates and/or influences a function that increases the safety of the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventor: Olga Birth
  • Patent number: 9873323
    Abstract: A pressure vessel is provided for a motor vehicle. The pressure vessel has a fastening apparatus. The fastening apparatus is designed to connect the pressure vessel to a body of the motor vehicle. The fastening apparatus has at least one connecting pin, which is displaceable relative to the body or relative to the pressure vessel, and at least one fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism is designed to at least temporarily fixedly clamp the connecting pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventor: Hans-Ulrich Stahl
  • Patent number: 9865850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a supporting element for a housing for a vehicle traction battery, the vehicle traction battery being constructed of a number of power storage modules. The supporting element is constructed of a module supporting element and at least one closing element, which has a plate-shaped design, the module supporting element having a number of module fastening elements, to which the number of power storage modules are fastened. Furthermore, the module supporting element has at least one recess which is closed by the plate-shaped closing element. The present invention further relates to a process of producing a corresponding support element for a housing for a vehicle traction battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventors: Eberhard Pflueger, Andreas Fent, Semi Ben Salah, Dominic Mueller
  • Patent number: 9039318
    Abstract: A component connection includes a first vehicle component which has a male fixing element projecting from the first vehicle component, and a second vehicle component, which has a female fixing element that is intended for receiving the male fixing element. The male fixing element is inserted into the female fixing element in an insertion direction. The male fixing element has a functional head, which has partially or completely the shape of a sphere or partially or completely a shape similar to a sphere, and the male fixing element has a foot region, which is connected to the second component in a positive locking manner. The functional head has an excessive dimension in relation to the female fixing element in essence transversely to the insertion direction, so that the two vehicle components can be clamped together in a detachable manner at the fixing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventors: Ingo Mantei, Johann Van Niekerk
  • Patent number: 8978516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid drive, comprising an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a torque superposition device, by means of which a torque supplied by the internal combustion engine can be superposed on a torque supplied by the electric machine, wherein the torque superposition device has a first and a second torque input and a torque output. The electric machine is coupled to the first torque input via a first transmission device, and the internal combustion engine is coupled to the second torque input via a second transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventors: Kilian Funk, Dirk Schlichte, Martin Förg, Nico Daun, Alexander-Wilhelm Otte, Matthias Urbanek, Bernhard Hoess, Lutz Neumann
  • Patent number: D519415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Hohdorf, David Irwin Robb
  • Patent number: D519434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventor: Jochen Werner
  • Patent number: D814378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerrit Roland Udo Mielke
  • Patent number: D820743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiegesellschaft
    Inventor: Hussein Al Attar