Patents Assigned to Daimler
  • Device for Providing Hot Exhaust Gases
    Publication number: 20130029236
    Abstract: A device used to provide hot exhaust gases for driving a turbine. The device includes a burner, the combustion zone of which is directly mounted on or integrated into the gas inlet (turbine housing) of the turbine. The burner is supplied with at least one combustible gas or gas mixture. The combustion zone includes a porous material with a large specific surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Holger Stark, Ulf-Michael Mex, Gerhard Konrad, Benjamin Steinhauser, Gert Hinsenkamp
  • Wind deflector comprising a linearly oscillating deflector element
    Patent number: 8360513
    Abstract: A wind deflector for a vehicle is provided. The wind deflector includes a movably mounted deflector element and an actuator for moving the deflector element. The actuator can move the deflector element in a linearly oscillating manner in one direction in space, especially vertically. The linear movement can be performed regardless of a curvature of a class A surface of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Engelbert Kusch, Ludwig Schauwecker, Volker Schwarz, Marion Algermissen
  • Restraining system
    Patent number: 8360470
    Abstract: A restraining system includes a restraining volume that is bounded by a cladding, and is deployable by expansion of the restraining volume, to restrain or protect an object or person. Deployment of the restraining volume by expanding it into a restraining position is performed by a mechanical enlarging unit, rather than by a pyrotechnic gas generator, so that the restraining system may be restored to a storage position following a deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hirth, Lutz Quarg, Friedrich Reiter, Clark Ruedebusch
  • Single Cell and Battery Having a Plurality of Single Cells
    Publication number: 20130022857
    Abstract: A single cell with a cell housing is provided. The cell housing is formed from two housing side walls and an electrically insulating frame arranged between them. An electrochemically active stack is arranged inside the cell housing, of which electrodes of equal polarity are electrically conductively connected to each other to form a pole. The poles are electrically conductively connected to one of the housing side walls. At least one of the housing side walls is formed to extend completely over an edge region of the frame, wherein the projecting region forms a cooling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Dirk Schroeter
  • BILAYER CATHODE CATALYST STRUCTURE FOR SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL
    Publication number: 20130022891
    Abstract: Use of noble metal alloy catalysts, such as PtCo, as the cathode catalyst in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells can provide enhanced performance at low current densities over that obtained from the noble metal itself. Unfortunately, the performance at high current densities has been relatively poor. However, using a specific bilayer cathode construction, in which a noble metal/non-noble metal alloy layer is located adjacent the cathode gas diffusion layer and a noble metal layer is located adjacent the membrane electrolyte, can provide superior performance at all current densities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicants: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Carmen Chuy, Scott McDermid, Herwig Haas, Rajeev Vohra, Mike Davis
  • SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL WITH IMPROVED VOLTAGE REVERSAL TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20130022890
    Abstract: In solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells, an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst may be incorporated at the anode along with the primary hydrogen oxidation catalyst for purposes of tolerance to voltage reversal. Incorporating this OER catalyst in a layer at the interface between the anode's primary hydrogen oxidation anode catalyst and its gas diffusion layer can provide greatly improved tolerance to voltage reversal for a given amount of OER catalyst. Further, this improvement can be gained without sacrificing cell performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicants: Ford Motor Company, Daimler AG
    Inventors: Sumit Kundu, Scott McDermid, Amy Shun-Wen Yang, Liviu Catoiu, Darija Susac
  • Arrangement for strengthening the road grip for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8356685
    Abstract: In an arrangement for strengthening the road grip for a vehicle, particularly for a passenger car, air can be sucked from a vacuum chamber arranged under the vehicle and closed off with respect to the ambient atmosphere. As a result, a vacuum can be generated in a vacuum chamber arranged in a braking plate, and the latter can be changed from an inoperative position away from the ground into a operative position close to the ground, as a result of the generated vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Baumann
  • Front spring bracket for a truck
    Patent number: 8356838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a front spring bracket (18) for a truck, wherein said bracket can be attached to the front end of a vehicle frame (10) and comprises a side part (20) associated with a respective longitudinal frame carrier (12, 14) of the vehicle frame (10), which are connected to each other by way of at least one cross-member (22), wherein at least parts (20) of the front spring bracket (18) are configured as aluminum castings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Beuss, Norbert Sonsalla, Wilhelm Stockklausner
  • Vehicle occupant protection method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8356687
    Abstract: A vehicle has a crash detection device for detecting a crash that introduces a force acting in an effective direction into the vehicle. An acceleration device directly or indirectly cooperates with the crash detection device to absolutely accelerate at least one partial mass of the vehicle against the effective direction in which the force is introduced in case of a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Till Heinrich, Clark Ruedebusch
  • FUEL CELL WITH SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING ANODE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20130017471
    Abstract: To reduce degradation of a solid polymer fuel cell during startup and shutdown, a selectively conducting component is incorporated in electrical series with the anode components in the fuel cell. The component is characterized by a low electrical resistance in the presence of hydrogen or fuel and a high resistance in the presence of air. High cathode potentials can be prevented by integrating such a component into the fuel cell. A suitable selectively conducting component can comprise a layer of selectively conducting material, such as a metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicants: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Herwig Haas, Joy Roberts, Francine Berretta, Amy Shun-Wen Yang, Yvonne Hsieh, Guy Pepin, Andrew Leow, Richard Fellows, Nicolae Barsan
  • CAMERA ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130016219
    Abstract: A camera arrangement (1) for a vehicle, with at least one camera (1.1) with a protective cover (1.2), wherein the camera (1.1) can be pivoted about a pivot axis (X) between a starting position (A) and an operating position (B). According to the invention the pivot axis (X) is arranged so that the camera arrangement (1) can be pivoted exclusively outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Martin Hahner, Juergen Moczygemba, Roland Scheurenbrand, Guenther Weikert
  • Bipolar plate for fuel cells
    Patent number: 8354203
    Abstract: The invention relates to bipolar plates for fuel cell systems. According to the invention, the component sheets of a bipolar plate (1) are formed for a welded joint (4, 5), such that between the profile regions (6) of the channel ducts (2), only small local surfaces remain as welding zones (10). The above is achieved by means of a corresponding shape of the profile molding (8, 9) of the component sheets. As a result of said reduction of the welding zones to small regions of the total surface, a larger proportion of the area is available for the channels (2), in other words, the channel cross-section and hence the coolant flow can be increased. At the same time the structure for the use of gas diffusion layers made from non-wovens, textiles or paper can be optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Florian Finsterwalder, Joerg Kleemann, Thomas Kunick, Markus Schudy
  • Seat carrier arrangement and construction for a bus
    Patent number: 8353556
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat carrier arrangement for a vehicle seat (48) of a utility vehicle, especially a bus, said arrangement comprising a seat carrier (36) supported towards the rear on an energy-absorbing deformation element (52). The seat carrier (36) is embodied as a carrier part of a vehicle structure (10) on the front end of the utility vehicle. The invention also relates to a construction for a utility vehicle, especially a bus, comprising a vehicle structure (10) on the front end, with an upper and a lower absorber plane (12, 14). The invention also relates to at least one front axial bridge (58) of a base frame or a substructure (18) in the region of a front axle formed as a longitudinal deformation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Moennich, Gregor Steinmetz
  • Influencing device for influencing an active chassis system of a vehicle
    Patent number: 8355840
    Abstract: An influencing device for influencing an active chassis that includes a plurality of controllable spring or damper units of a vehicle is provided. The influencing device includes a roadway sensor that produces sensor data relating to a roadway located in front of the vehicle in a direction of travel, the sensor data being used to acquire a roadway profile. The influencing device also includes a pilot control unit that determines, as a function of the acquired roadway profile, a pilot control variable that is used to adapt the setting of the spring or damper units to the acquired roadway profile. An input signal for a vehicle body control system, which is used to control the position of the vehicle body, is calculated on the basis of the pilot control variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Dieter Ammon, Friedrich Boettiger, Ralph Streiter
  • Valve drive arrangement
    Patent number: 8353264
    Abstract: In a valve drive device, especially for an internal combustion engine including a camshaft with a cam element which is axially movably supported on the camshaft but in a rotationally fixed manner, the cam element includes a gate structure and an actuation device is provided with at least one shift element for engagement with the gate arrangement for axially displacing the cam element and the shift element has a rotationally asymmetrical basic shape in order to follow the gate structure when placed in engagement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jens Meintschel, Thomas Stolk, Alexander Von Gaisberg-Helfenberg
  • Wheel or wheel cover
    Patent number: D674331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Ingo Feuerherdt
  • Headlight for a vehicle
    Patent number: D674521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Matthias Bieling, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Stefan Handt, Gorden Wagener
  • Headlight for a vehicle
    Patent number: D674522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Matthias Bieling, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Stefan Handt, Gorden Wagener
  • Taillight for a vehicle
    Patent number: D674942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Stefan Handt, Gorden Wagener, Juergen Wiesen
  • Headlight for a vehicle
    Patent number: D675762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Binder, Klaus Frenzel, Hans-Dieter Futschik, Stefan Handt