Patents Assigned to Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 9272673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system consisting of a roof liner and a cassette, a method for producing the roof liner, and a method for securing a roof liner to a cassette, in particular a sliding-roof cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ralf Mailaender
  • Patent number: 8850748
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable feed device for a flat cable, or a flat cable connection, respectively, on a vehicle door, wherein the flat cable is provided being extended between the vehicle door that can be moved relative toward a vehicle chassis and the vehicle chassis, or along a component, respectively, which is substantially firmly attached to the vehicle chassis, wherein at least one seal is disposed between the vehicle door and the vehicle chassis, or the component, respectively, and further wherein the flat cable is disposed in a feed through of the seal between the seal and the vehicle door in a closed state of the vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Detlef Zimmermann, Alexander Schidan, Hans-Helmut Mieglitz, Vedat Nuyan, Jesus Galan, Thomas Schweiker
  • Publication number: 20140287195
    Abstract: The invention rotates to a method for producing an equipment part (1). According to the invention, the equipment part (1) is provided with a decorative skin (2) at least in some sections, wherein the decorative skin (2) is integrated with at least two differently colored and/or different structured material regions (2.1, 2.2) then are adjacent to one another along a separating line (3), wherein the separating line (3) of the material regions (2.1, 2.2) of the decorative skin (2) that are adjacent to one another is oriented in correspondence with a recess (12) of the equipment part (1) substantially pointing away from the visible side and then deepens into the recess (12) of the equipment part (1) in a form-closed manner in the area of the separating line (3) and is fastened in a bonded manner. The invention further relates to a tool for producing an equipment part (1). The invention further relates to an equipment part (1) for arrangement in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Mai, Jesus Galan, Francisco Acedo, Dieter Kerkhoff, Bruno Schröder, Cristoph Grun, Norberto Silva, Robert Weber
  • Publication number: 20140262005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus at least for partially laminating a component (1), in particular of a motor vehicle, having a film (2) which is cut to a width which is selected to be slightly greater than a region (1.1) to be laminated of the component (1), wherein the film (2) is heated on both sides and is arranged in an upper die (4), wherein the component (1) is provided with an adhesive (6) and is arranged in a lower die (5), wherein the adhesive (8) is heated to be activated and a tool formed by the upper die (4) and the lower die (5) is closed for a pressing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Etem Ibrahim Uysal, Werner Klusmeier
  • Patent number: 8828518
    Abstract: A trim element for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising a substrate and a film bonded to it, the film consisting of polypropylene (PP) or a polypropylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sreenivas Paruchuri, Stephan Wolf, Paul Angenheister, Vassilios Maniatopoulos, Patrick Geurts, Leonidas Kiriazis
  • Publication number: 20140202572
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air-flow channel (1) for a ventilation device of a motor vehicle. According to the invention, a sealing element (7) is arranged in a bonded manner on at least one pipe opening (6) of the air-flow channel (1), in the region of an opening edge (2), said sealing element (7) being able to be arranged in the region of the opening edge (2) of the pipe opening (6), or applied onto said air-flow channel (1), by means of a fusing process or a thermal welding method such that the melted material of the sealing element (7) becomes joined to the heated material of the air-flow channel (1). The invention additionally relates to a method for producing an air-flow channel (1) for a ventilation device of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Mirko Wiedemeyer, Martin Kuckertz, Hans-Georg Werner, Antoine Kmeid, Peter John Thurgood, Bernd Gross
  • Patent number: 8771580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of plastic molded skins which are built up by consecutively melting multiple plastics onto each other. The surface of the forming tool is partially covered with a covering or mask during the melting of a first plastic powder and the first plastic powder is applied to the forming tool by a powder spray method. Thereafter, the covering or mask is removed from the surface of the forming tool and the second plastic powder is applied to the surface of the forming tool and to the first plastic powder by rotation sintering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: André Walter, Harald Dalibor, Michael Heidkamp, Hans-Bernd Jacoby, Zbigniew Parzelski, Marco Sander
  • Patent number: 8764093
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fixture, for example a sun visor used in a vehicle, comprising a covering element provided with a latch member and a basic body rotatably carried on a spindle element. The spindle element includes a positioning member. When the covering element and basic body are counter-rotated on the spindle element, the positioning member moves the latch member from a mounting position to a fitted position. The fixture when installed can be locked by means of the latch member on a fitted body which, for example, may be an interior trim piece of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Patrick Welter
  • Publication number: 20140091592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sun visor for a vehicle which has a visor body and a fastening region, wherein the fastening region is for fastening the visor body to a counterpart attached to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventor: Jacky Dolisy
  • Publication number: 20140085918
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for interior lighting in a motor vehicle, wherein the device comprises a lamp, a reflection means and a power distribution means and wherein the lamp, the reflection means and the power distribution means are arranged on a common support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Muller, Jens Kirch, Oliver Thuma, Yasar Eroglu, Jacky Dollsy
  • Patent number: 8656646
    Abstract: A vehicle door includes a vehicle bodywork and a door lining. The vehicle door has a sealing region between the vehicle bodywork and the door lining. The door lining is mounted on the vehicle bodywork by means of attachment elements which can be moved in a mounting direction in order to bring about attachment. In the sealing region, a sealing profile is provided which is provided in a seal-forming fashion via a contact pressure force after the sealing profile has been brought to bear either against the vehicle bodywork or against the door lining. The sealing profile is provided in such a way that the contact pressure force is provided rising monotonously over a contact pressure distance which runs parallel to the mounting direction and with a positive gradient of less than approximately 5 Newton per millimeter contact pressure distance and a length of extension of the sealing profile per centimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Mieglitz, Thorsten Meyer, Alexander Schidan
  • Patent number: 8585127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle having a component whose position can be changed and which is provided with a cable. For this cable, the motor vehicle has a cable store with a force and/or torque storage means, of which the stored force and/or stored torque changes with the position of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignees: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG, Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Detlef Zimmermann, Christophe Luciani, Ansgar Blessing, Waldemar Kurpiers, Helmut Zischka, Vedat Nuyan
  • Publication number: 20130229024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle interior trim part with a first part and a second part which is fastened thereto, wherein the first and the second part have different coefficients of length expansion with respect to at least one influencing variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Interior GMBH &CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schidan, Bernd Brendel, Holger Kalus, Cueneyt Deveci
  • Patent number: 8505964
    Abstract: Disclosed is an airbag cover (10) for an airbag (1), comprising a flap (2) which is opened when the airbag (1) is triggered. The flap (2) is coupled to a trim part (6) of the trim panel (3) of the passenger compartment by means of a connecting element (5). The connecting element (5) comprises at least one hinge (7) having several hinge axes (X, Y) and which is suitable for diverting part of the actuating forces of the airbag (1) acting in the direction of opening (B) towards a force component (FQ) perpendicular to the direction of opening (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Harry Niessner, Friedrich Reiter, Andreas Sigloch, Berthold Fehr, Stephan Meyer, Martin Lippert, Franz Willi Roesnick
  • Patent number: 8434807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single or multiple-layer plastic skin as the surface covering of coated objects. Regions are disposed in the plastic skin which are made up of a mixture of the plastic material of the plastic skin and a conducting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heribert Decher, Harald Dalibor, Stefan Sostmann, Christian Seidel, Dieter Borvitz, Wolfram Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8377347
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an out of tool molded skin (1) with an embedded flat electroluminescent element, wherein an outer function or carrier layer of the electroluminescent element (5, 6, 7, 8) is made of plastic material that is substantially identical to the powdered plastic material of the molded skin and is applied to the not yet fully cured and cooled molded skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Sostmann, Christian Seidel
  • Patent number: 8240739
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sun shield for a vehicle, wherein the sun shield can be rotated from a storage position about a horizontal rotational axis in front of the windshield into at least one first shading position. The sun shield comprises a sun shield body, whereon a shield segment is mounted in a movable manner. The present invention further relates to a method for retracting and extending a shield segment relative to a sun shield body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Frotz
  • Publication number: 20120076998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of plastic molded skins, which are formed by consecutively performing a plurality of partial melting processes of a plurality of plastic materials, wherein the first plastic material is applied to the mold as a plastic powder in a centrifugal molding method and the second plastic material by a spraying method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERIORS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heribert DECHER, Walter ANDRE, Zbigniew PARZELSKI, Marko SANDER, Christian SEIDEL, Michael HEIDKAMP
  • Patent number: 8101111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of plastic molded skins, which are formed by consecutively performing a plurality of partial melting processes of a plurality of plastic materials, wherein the first plastic material is applied to the mold as a plastic powder in a centrifugal molding method and the second plastic material by a spraying method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heribert Decher, Walter Andre, Zbigniew Parzelski, Marko Sander, Christian Seidel, Michael Heidkamp
  • Patent number: 7909383
    Abstract: A mirror module for a vehicle component, for example a sun visor, includes a module frame, a mirror connected to the module frame and a having a mirrored surface and a mirror cover supported at the mirrored surface of the mirror. The mirror cover includes a guide that allows the mirror cover to be selectively displaced along a track that is separate from the mirror module between a first position in which the mirrored surface is substantially covered by the mirror cover and a second position in which the mirrored surface is at least partially not covered by the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jacky Dolisy