Patents Assigned to Johnson Controls GmbH
  • Patent number: 8459697
    Abstract: An arrangement for securing a steering column to a cross member, in particular to a cockpit carrying member, of a motor vehicle, includes a steering column with retaining means. This arrangement makes it possible on the one hand with simple means to secure the steering column to the cross member of the motor vehicle and, on the other hand, with a further reduction in costs and weight, to enable a high degree of flexibility in relation to the use of the cross member and the steering column for different motor vehicles, by including a cross member that has, for securing the steering column, at least one hole running transverse to the longitudinal direction of the cross member for at least one securing means, and retaining means of the steering column wherein the retaining means are secured by at least one securing means to the cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignees: ThyssenKrupp Presta AG, Johnson Controls GmbH, Industriestr.
    Inventors: Markus Zörnack, Mark Hirt, Peter Seyfried, Christian Dornscheidt, Matthias Hein, Martin Hinz, Paul Angenheister, Thomas Beer, Alfred Mai, Klaus Kierspel, Norberto Silva, Jochen Zimmermann, Viktor Arbanas, Michael Maag, Carsten Manneck, Max Oertle
  • Patent number: 8439324
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting device, in particular for the seat of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one first rail (lower rail (1)) and one second rail (upper rail 2)) which is embodied in a displaceable manner in relation to the first rail, in addition to a spindle (4) which is connected to the first rail and a drive housing (14) which can be penetrated by the spindle and which is arranged on the second rail, said drive housing being provided in order to receive at least one gear element which co-operates with the spindle. According to the invention, the drive housing is secured in a directly positive manner to the associated rail but also in a manner whereby the height can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst-Jürgen Hake, Bernd Engels, Martin Zynda
  • Patent number: 8434820
    Abstract: The invention discloses a vehicle seat with a stowable central segment seat part. The central segment seat part is supported by means of a support element on an additional seat part and is adjustable in a longitudinal direction relative to said additional seat part. The support element is thereby secured against unwanted movement by means of at least one securing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Stuart Woolston, Stefan Flucht, Peter Szegeny
  • Patent number: 8408644
    Abstract: A head rest for a vehicle seat has at least one first section of the head rest that is oriented towards the head of the seat occupant, a second section, a third section, and a blocking device in which the second section is arranged essentially between the first and third sections. The first section can be displaced, due to the relative displacement of the second section, from a working position into a safety position and a comfort position. The blocking device blocks or minimizes the displacement of the first section of the head rest. The blocking device is asymmetrical in relation to a central plane of the head rest and can be actuated by an actuation element that is arranged symmetrically in relation to the central plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst-Otto Fröse, Thomas Dillinger, Alexander Hasler
  • Patent number: 8398142
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle seat which is positionable between a use and not-it-use position convenient for increased storage space and access to rearward areas of the vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a seat part and a backrest. The seat part is pivotably coupled to the vehicle floor at one end so that that the seat part may be moved frontward with respect to the vehicle. A transmission link is provided, coupled to the backrest and the seat part so that the backrest pivots into the not-in-use position as the seat part is moved into its not-in-use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: Johnson Controls GmbH, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Stark, Erik Sprenger, Andreas Weiss
  • Patent number: 8398173
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headrest for a vehicle, a method for producing a headrest, and a vehicle seat comprising a headrest. The headrest is provided with a body (2) and a holding element (3). A filling material (23) is provided between a connection part (22), used to connect the holding element (3) to the headrest body (2), and a cover (21). The connection part (22) and the cover (21) define an essentially tight space in relation to the filling material (23) when the filling material (23) is in the essentially liquid processing state thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Philippe Morilhat, Francois Zaepfel, Paul Quirin, Eugenie Geisinger, Yves Olland, Nicolas Mehl
  • Patent number: 8393681
    Abstract: The invention relates to vehicle seat comprising a seat part and to a restraint device and a corresponding method of manufacture. The vehicle seat comprises an anti-submarining restraint device for preventing an occupant from slipping through on the vehicle seat when decelerated due to a crash, said restraint device being settable to a retracted inactive position and said restraint device being settable to an extended active position. The seat part, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, has lateral seat parts on both sides of the seat, a padding defining a seat area and a padding support below said padding. The restraint device is arranged between the padding support and the padding and spaced apart from the lateral parts by means of a locking element provided for locking the restraint device in the active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Gross, Harald Mund
  • Publication number: 20130057024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle interior fitting part, in particular for a motor vehicle, and to a method for producing a vehicle interior fitting part. The vehicle interior fitting part has a first support element and an energy absorption element. The support element is integrally joined to the energy absorption element by means of a connecting region. The support element is provided such that it can be pre-assembled relative to the energy absorption element by means of the connecting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wolff, Alexander Schidan, Thorsten Meyer, Oliver Hube, Holger Kalus, Detlef Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 8388068
    Abstract: A locking and releasing mechanism for a seat having a first fitting part associated with one of a seat part and a backrest and a second fitting part associated with the other one of the seat part and the backrest that may be locked and released relative to one another by the mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes a detent pawl configured to selectively latch the first fitting part to lock a displacement of the first and second fitting parts relative to one another and a detent plate configured to be reversibly displaced between a detent position, wherein the detent plate locks the detent pawl so that the detent pawl remains latched with the first fitting part, and a release position, wherein the detent plate allows the detent pawl to be released from the first fitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Kienke, James Abraham, Prasad Andhavarapu Bhavani, Kirubaharan Reginold Albert
  • Patent number: 8388062
    Abstract: A profile (9) which can be connected to a cover (4) serves to fasten the cover (4) on a supporting body (2). According to the invention, it is provided that the profile has a recess (17) for receiving a connecting region, in particular a seam (6), of cover segments (5.1, 5.2) of an at least two-piece cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Lars Hennig, Axel Posnien, Uwe Schulze
  • Publication number: 20130009437
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a backrest which is arranged on a seat part such that it can be pivoted and/or rotated by means of an adjusting mechanism, wherein the adjusting mechanism is covered with a covering and the covering is provided in two parts. The first part is made of a comparatively hard plastic material and the second part is made of a comparatively soft plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Mussmann
  • Patent number: 8308120
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting device for the longitudinal adjustment of an automotive component, especially a vehicle seat. The adjusting device comprises an upper longitudinal rail with respect to the adjusting device and a lower longitudinal rail with respect to the adjusting device. The adjusting device comprises a locking device in such a manner that when the locking device is activated, a relative adjustment of the longitudinal rails in relation to each other can be blocked and when the locking device is released, the longitudinal rails can be unblocked. The locking device comprises a plurality of detent pins, at least one detent pin being adjusted in the locking position to lock the longitudinal rails and all detent pins being adjusted in a release position to release the longitudinal rails. The detent pins have a detent profile that is designed in such a manner that a first front section of the detent pin has a flare angle and a second section of the detent pin has a transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zacharias, Uwe Schmale, Jürgen Stemmer, Denis Giorgio
  • Patent number: 8297697
    Abstract: The invention relates to vehicle seat comprising a seat part and to a restraint device and a corresponding method of manufacture. The vehicle seat comprises an anti-submarining restraint device for preventing an occupant from slipping through on the vehicle seat when decelerated due to a crash, said restraint device being settable to an extended inactive position and said restraint device being settable to an extended active position. The seat part, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, has a padding defining a seat area, and a padding support below said padding. The restraint device is arranged between the padding support and the padding and spaced apart from the lateral parts by means of a locking element (e.g. detent recesses (28) or the like) provided for locking the restraint device in the active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Gross, Harald Mund
  • Patent number: 8292369
    Abstract: An adjusting device for a vehicle seat includes a brake housing that is centered about an actuating rotational axis. The brake housing is formed in a radial direction of the actuating rotational axis and includes a housing element that is generally circular and has a outer side wall, and upper wall and an inner side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Haida, Andreas Dannheisig, Bernd Engels
  • Patent number: 8286777
    Abstract: An adjustment fitting (10) for a motor vehicle component, particularly a vehicle seat, is proposed, the adjustment fitting having a first fitting part (1) and a second fitting part (2) that is rotatably adjustable about a rotary axis (30) relative to the first fitting part by means of a gear drive, the gear drive (3) comprising a first gearing (31) on the first fitting part (1) and the gear drive (3) comprising a second gearing (32) arranged eccentrically to the first gearing (31). Two wedge segments (33, 34) are provided for securing the eccentric arrangement of the first gearing (31) relative to the second gearing (32), the wedge segments being mounted radially outward in a sliding bushing (43) having bushing gear teeth (42). The adjustment fitting (10) has a braking element (40), the braking element (40) in a release position being arranged inside the radius of the sliding bushing (43), and the braking element (40) engaging the bushing gear teeth (42) in a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventor: Reginold Albert Kirubaharan
  • Patent number: 8282167
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustment fitting for a motor vehicle component, especially a vehicle seat. Said adjustment fitting comprises a first part and a second part which is rotatable relative to the first part about a rotational shaft by means of a gear unit. The gear unit encompasses a first gear on the first part of the fitting and a second gear on the second part of the fitting, the second gear being disposed eccentric to the first gear. Two wedge segments are provided for securing the eccentric arrangement of the first gear relative to the second gear. The inventive adjustment fitting is characterized in that the wedge segments have an inner radius and an outer radius while the adjustment fitting further comprises a decelerating element which is fitted with an extension that starts at the rotational shaft, runs in an axial direction, and corresponds approximately to the outer radius of the wedge segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Albert Kirubaharan, Ingo Kienke, Mario Budweg, Jurgen Otto
  • Patent number: 8272687
    Abstract: The invention relates to vehicle seat comprising a seat part and to a restraint device and a corresponding method of manufacture. The vehicle seat comprises an anti-submarining restraint device for preventing an occupant from slipping through on the vehicle seat when decelerated due to a crash, said restraint device being settable to a retracted inactive position and said restraint device being settable to an extended active position. The seat part, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, has lateral seat parts on both sides of the seat, a padding defining a seat area and a padding support (34) below said padding. The restraint device also comprises a tilting element (24) between the padding support and the padding and spaced apart from the lateral parts, said tilting element having at least one deformable element (24) as an energy dissipation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Gross, Harald Mund
  • Patent number: 8240768
    Abstract: An adjustment device for a vehicle component, in particular for the back rest of a vehicle seat, is proposed having a first fitting and a second fitting, wherein the relative position of the two fittings to one another can be changed by means of eccentric means, wherein a rotation of the eccentric means by means of a drive element is provided, wherein the adjustment device has a central element which is connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to the first fitting, wherein the drive element is provided mounted in an overlapping region by means of the central element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Kienke, Juergen Otto, Mario Budweg, Albert Reginold Kirubaharan, Bruce A. Hiemstra, Michael Kapusky, Michael Bittner
  • Patent number: 8240756
    Abstract: A backrest (3), in particular for a motor-vehicle seat (1), has a headrest (4), of which at least one part can be displaced from at least one use position towards the head of the occupant into a safety position. Here, an actuating device (11) is provided which is arranged in the backrest and is operatively connected to a drive device (8) by means of a mechanical transmission means (9) for the displacement of at least one part of the headrest. According to the invention, the transmission means (9) has a first segment (12) which is assigned to the actuating device (11) and a second segment (12?) which is assigned to the drive device (8), which segments can be operatively connected to one another by means of a coupling device (13). Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle seat which is equipped with said backrest and to an assembly method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventor: Silvio Hartlaub
  • Patent number: D680340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Marc van Soolingen, Pierre Henry, Brian Gilmore, Norbert Truxa