Patents Assigned to BOS GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publication number: 20040066059
    Abstract: A windup window shade is provided with windup window shade means which, in the extracted state, make possible different degrees of opacity at the window. To this end, the two window shade web can either be wound on separate windup shafts and spread out in the same direction from the same starting point, or the two window shade webs have been connected with each other and, after having been extended, are moved in the manner of a film in front of the window. Two windup shafts are employed in both cases, wherein in the one case the two windup shafts are located directly next to each other, while in the other case the windup shafts are separated from each other during the extension of the shade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner P. Schlecht, Herbert Walter
  • Patent number: 6715525
    Abstract: A separation device for a motor vehicle, with a flexible flat shaped article, which is held on a winding shaft located in a box housing between a rolled-in rest position and a pulled-out protective position which is rigidly connected to the vehicle with holding devices, in a manner so it can be rolled in and rolled out, where a return spring arrangement applies pressure in the roll-in direction onto the winding shaft. According to the invention, the return spring arrangement is formed by a series or parallel connection of a stronger wound spring and a weaker convenience spring, where the switching is designed in such a manner that, between the rolled-up rest position and a first pull-out position, the stronger roll-up force is applied, and, from the first pull-out position on, for a limited time, a smaller roll-up force is applied, for the transfer into the suspended protective position, and in that the wound spring is associated with a damping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marina Ehrenberger, Werner P. Schlecht, Holger Seel
  • Patent number: 6695381
    Abstract: A windup window shade is provided with windup window shade means which, in the extracted state, make possible different degrees of opacity at the window. To this end, the two window shade web can either be wound on separate windup shafts and spread out in the same direction from the same starting point, or the two window shade webs have been connected with each other and, after having been extended, are moved in the manner of a film in front of the window. Two windup shafts are employed in both cases, wherein in the one case the two windup shafts are located directly next to each other, while in the other case the windup shafts are separated from each other during the extension of the shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner P. Schlecht, Herbert Walter
  • Publication number: 20040012225
    Abstract: For closing the outlet slit of a window shade in a rear window shelf of a motor vehicle, a winding shaft of the rear window shade is seated in a window shade support which is movable in relation to the underside of the rear window shelf. By reason of such arrangement, it is possible either to use the window shade support itself for closing the slit when the window shade web is in the retracted position, or the winding shaft can be moved to close to the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner P. Schlecht, Herbert Walter
  • Patent number: 6644710
    Abstract: A box container and loading space for a motor vehicle are provided, in which the box container is provided with wall parts that are parallelogrammatically movably mounted around axes parallel to each other relative to one another between a collapsed inoperative position and a mounted or erected operational position, particularly for use in passenger vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Seel, Werner P. Schlecht
  • Patent number: 6616389
    Abstract: In a freight compartment for a motor vehicle, with a cargo net for holding transported goods on a freight compartment floor, at least one sectioning device is provided for dividing the freight compartment into at least two spaces. Such construction can be used in passenger cars of the sedan type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eduard Ament, Holger Seel, Werner P. Schlecht, Marina Ehrenberger
  • Patent number: 6598929
    Abstract: A windup window shade for motor vehicles has a rotatably seated windup shaft, on which a window shade web is fastened by an edge. The other edge is fastened on a traction rod, whose ends are guided in guide rails. The distance between the guide rails changes very greatly, viewed in the direction of movement of the window shade web, because of which the length of the traction rod can be changed in a telescope-like manner. It is composed of a center element and two end elements, wherein it is provided with the aid of a centering device that the center element always remains centered in respect to the end elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Bos GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner P. Schlecht, Herbert Walter
  • Patent number: 6598651
    Abstract: A cargo area divider, has a flexible planar structure that can be pulled out and is held at a rear end on a roller-shade shaft and at a front end is equipped with a pull-out bar that extends over the entire width of the planar structure. The pull-out bar is conformingly into a hollow chamber region of a cover profile extending at least over the width of the planar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Bos GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Marina Ehrenberger, Holger Seel
  • Patent number: 6598921
    Abstract: A protecting device for securing a storage space in the interior of a vehicle has a winding shaft associated, both in the pullout and in the rollup direction, with a control device which determines the rotations of the winding shaft as well as a selected protective position of the flat shaped article, and which, independently of the determined position, limits the pullout path for the flat shaped article to a length corresponding to the selected protective position, or releases it to be completely pulled out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Seel, Marina Ehrenberger
  • Patent number: 6595567
    Abstract: A separating device (13) includes a separating net or a separating grid (14) of a flexible material. On two edges (16, 17) of the separating net (14) that run parallel to one another, in each case a stiffening strut (19, 21) is provided. One of the two stiffening struts (19) serves for the anchoring of the separating device underneath the vehicle roof while the other stiffening strut (21) is anchored at a distance from the roof lining, for example on the (rear) seat back or on the floor of the load compartment. The two stiffening struts (19, 21) contain in each case a hinge (30). In this manner the separating device (13) can be folded up along its width and thereupon rolled-up. A packing device (96, 97) in the form of a pocket provided on the separating device (13) serves for securing of the folded separating device (13) in the packed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eduard Ament, Marina Ehrenberger, Holger Seel, Henning Sparrer
  • Publication number: 20030131953
    Abstract: A window shade component group which includes a window shade supporting windup shaft with bearing devices for rotatably supporting opposite ends of the windup shaft. At least one of the bearing devices is provided with a blocking device, which is effective for maintaining a spring drive of the windup shaft in the wound position after assembly of the windup shaft. Following installation of the window shade component group in a motor vehicle or appropriate housing, the blocking device is releasable as an incident to actuation of the windup shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Abdoul Coulibaly, Bouaziz Belibel, Christoph Binder
  • Patent number: 6592165
    Abstract: A covering device for the load space of a motor vehicle, having a flexible surface structure, is held, in a rollable or extendable manner, on a winding shaft supported solidly with the loading space. A coiled spring apparatus for exerting the force for rolling up onto the surface structure is provided on the winding shaft. A form-stable extending element is positioned on one frontal end area of the surface structure. The surface structure is guided over its path of extension within the load space by a guiding device, in that at least one locking device for blocking the surface structure relative to the guiding device is provided in at least one partially-extended working position, and in that a manually-triggerable releasing device, by which the locking of the surface structure can be ended, is provided for the locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eduard Ament, Herbert Walter, Beate Krause, Hans-Joachim Winkler
  • Publication number: 20030094249
    Abstract: A double window shade arrangement for a divided window of a motor vehicle, the window shade arrangement includes two separate winding shafts that are arranged on the window at arbitrary angles relative to one another. Window shade strips assigned to the respective winding shafts are moved in at least one direction with the aid of a common driving motor. For this purpose, the electric motor can be coupled to the free edges of the window shade strips or directly coupled to the winding shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerald Zimmermann, Herbert Walter, Henning Sparrer
  • Patent number: 6565138
    Abstract: At least one screen apparatus is attached, on the one hand, to the seatback and, on the other hand, to the wall of the vehicle body, and is flexible in form, in order to permit the movement of the seatback, and which is rigid in form to retain its shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Henning Sparrer
  • Publication number: 20030085007
    Abstract: A louver for a louver blind curtain comprising two parts which can be moved in a telescope-like manner with respect to each other. By means of a rubber traction device, the louver parts are subjected to pre-tension in the direction toward the shortened position of the louver. The louver curtain comprises a multitude of louvers whose length can be automatically changed and which are guided at both ends on guide tracks. The connection between the louver and each guide track is achieved by a respective slider, where the slider is provided at one end of the louvers with a drive, to change the angular position of the louvers. In addition, those sliders which travel the longest distance during the opening and the closing of the curtain are provided with screwed spindle drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Hintennach, Reno Reppin
  • Patent number: 6557616
    Abstract: A rear windowpane roll-up blind is reeled out with the aid of actuating levers 9, 11. The actuating levers 9, 11 are the sole elements which carry the pull rod 13 of the roll-up blind 5. In order to prevent a damaging of the heating wires on the inside of the rear window pane 4, guide rollers 56 are rotatably supported on the outer ends of the pull rod 13. Mechanisms 42 70 are provided which allow the guide rollers 56 to yield under spring tension so that the force with which the rollers 56 are pressed on the pane 4 is held within a prescribed range regardless of installation and vehicle body tolerances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Werner P. Schlect
  • Patent number: 6547307
    Abstract: A windup window shade has a windup shaft and a window shade web fastened on it. The window shade web is provided with a traction rod, which is moved at both ends by means of drive members along the guide rails. A compensating device is provided to compensate assembly tolerances or shape tolerances, which assures that too great tensions extending parallel with the windup shaft do not occur in the window shade web, which would lead to obliquely extending waves in the extended window shade web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Bos GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner P. Schlecht, Herbert Walter
  • Patent number: 6536829
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is equipped with a protective sun shade (13), whose essential mechanical elements are housed in a roof interior space (6), above the headliner (5). The protective sun shade (13) is free of guide rails. Either the sun shade web (14) is sufficiently rigid, or its front edge is supported with the aid of guided guide and push rods (42), (43) in such a way that its front or lower edge (21) is held in contact with the respective pane (8). A gear motor (25) is provided for operating, i.e. retracting and extending the window shade web (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Bos GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner P. Schlecht, Herbert Walter
  • Patent number: 6520239
    Abstract: A windup window shade is provided with windup window shade means which, in the extracted state, make possible different degrees of opacity at the window. To this end, two window shade web are wound on separate windup shafts. Two window shade webs are wound onto separate windup shafts for this purpose. Only a single drive motor is required for the selective extension of one or the other window shade web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Bos GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner P. Schlecht, Herbert Walter
  • Patent number: 6488325
    Abstract: A cargo space cover for a motor vehicle, in which the cover includes a flexible flat sheet that is provided with two extended securing elements coaxial to each other and facing opposite sides located on the forward end with respect to the extraction direction that may be fitted into two receptacles affixed to the vehicle when the cover is in an extended position. The securing elements are connected by means of a longitudinally-extending tensioning medium, and the securing elements and the vehicle-mounted receptacles include matching securing sections that form an interlocking restraint of the flat sheet when in an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Bos GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marina Ehrenberger, Werner P. Schlecht, Holger Seel