Patents Assigned to Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent number: 12172517Abstract: A method for detecting the closure status of a fuel tank closure of a motor vehicle and to a device for carrying out this method.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON Gmbh & Co. KGInventor: Poul Hedevang
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Patent number: 12176564Abstract: A battery casing system for a traction battery in a motor vehicle, said battery casing system comprising a battery casing having a plastic battery casing shell which at least partially defines a battery casing volume for accommodating at least one battery component. The battery casing system of the invention is characterized in that same includes at least one reinforcing means which can be connected to an outer face of the battery casing shell and which is formed separately from the battery casing shell. The invention further relates to a traction battery comprising a battery casing system as well as to a motor vehicle comprising a traction battery.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christine Laskowski, Utsav Panchamia, Georg Enkirch, Havya Premkumar
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Patent number: 12176556Abstract: A plate element for a battery module for receiving battery cells of the battery module includes a first plate element part and a second plate element part. The first plate element part is connected to the second plate element part. The first plate element part includes a first base body and a first organosheet arranged on the first base body. The second plate element part includes a second base body and a second organosheet arranged on the second base body.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON Gmbh & Co. KGInventors: Hartmut Wolf, Weiwei Zhao, Holger Fielon
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Patent number: 12132180Abstract: The invention relates to a battery cooling element having: an outer surface for resting at least in regions against a battery cell and/or for resting at least in regions against a battery module comprising at least two battery cells; an inner chamber for receiving a cooling medium, which inner chamber is surrounded at least in regions by the outer surface; and a cooling medium inlet connected to the inner chamber and a cooling medium outlet connected to the inner chamber, wherein the outer surface is made, at least in regions, of a thermally conductive, flexible film which can be shaped by a fluid pressure of the cooling medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Georg Enkirch, Felix Haas, Moritz Lipperheide
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Patent number: 12128737Abstract: A headliner trim for a motor vehicle includes a main body, at least one air channel formed in the main body for conducting an air flow through the main body, and at least one air outlet opening formed in the main body, through which air outlet opening the air flow conducted in the air channel can flow into the interior of the motor vehicle. The main body is formed from a particle foam, such as expanded polypropylene (EPP) or expanded polyethylene (EPE).Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Roman Bouffier, Hartmut Wolf
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Patent number: 12113229Abstract: A battery casing for accommodating at least one battery component in a battery casing volume, said battery casing having at least one plastic battery casing shell, which at least partly defines the battery casing volume, and at least one fastening device for attaching the battery component to the battery housing shell, the battery casing being characterized in that the battery casing shell includes at least one reinforcing structure which extends into the battery casing volume, and the fastening device is supported on the reinforcing structure. The present invention further discloses a traction battery for a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle having a traction battery.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christine Laskowski, Utsav Panchamia, Georg Enkirch, Havya Premkumar
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Patent number: 12107291Abstract: The invention relates to a battery shell, in particular a battery shell of a traction battery, the battery shell being formed from plastics material, the battery shell having a fastening system for fastening a component to the battery shell, the fastening system having a guide rail, an inner profile and a fastening element, the guide rail being integrally or interlockingly connected to the battery shell, the inner profile being guided by the guide rail, the fastening element being designed to establish a connection between the component and the inner profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Lenz, Hartmut Wolf, Andreas Weimer, Georg Enkirch
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Patent number: 12071000Abstract: Fuel tank for a motor vehicle, —comprising a plastic wall which delimits a storage volume for storing fuel, —comprising one or more reinforcing elements for reinforcing the plastic wall, —with at least one reinforcing element being connected to an outer side of the plastic wall that faces away from the storage volume, characterized in that—a maximum thickness of at least one reinforcing element measured normal to the plastic wall is greater than the wall thickness of the plastic wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ingo Ley, Frank Quant, Detlef Ankert
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Patent number: 12030376Abstract: Structure for reducing sloshing noises, said structure being provided for disposal in a liquids container for a motor vehicle, having a random arrangement of mutually interlinked threads, wherein a plurality of the threads at least in portions are connected in a materially integral manner to at least one or a plurality of further threads of the structure, wherein the structure has at least one side in the region of which a planar cover of the random arrangement of mutually interlinked threads is provided at least in portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Volker Treudt
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Patent number: 12011990Abstract: A plastic container for a motor vehicle having a container wall delimiting a container interior, and having at least one stiffening structure which is connected to the container wall in a planar manner. A border of the stiffening structure has at least two mutually identical edge profiles between two points located on the border. Further, the border, at least in sections along its longitudinal extension, in the region of each of the edge profiles, is at a distance from a direct connecting line connecting the two points.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Sebastian Rosenstrater, Frank Quant
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Patent number: 11981051Abstract: An extruded part is formed by extrusion of at least one polymer melt, wherein the polymer melt or polymer melts has/have two melt fronts, which form two material inner edges of the extruded part when the polymer melt or polymer melts is/are in the solidified state; —the two material inner edges are integrally bonded to each other and define a linear binding seam of the extruded part. The binding seam is situated in a connection region of the extruded part; and—the extruded part has at least one fiber grid, which is situated in the connection region of the extruded part and is connected to the extruded part such that the fiber grid bridges the two material inner edges. The extruded part may be a part of a battery housing for a traction battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignees: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG, Weber Fibertech GmbHInventors: Hartmut Wolf, Norbert Stötzner
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Patent number: 11964556Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a battery unit (100) for a hybrid vehicle (200), with a battery housing (10) which has a front side wall (23) directed towards the front side (22) of the hybrid vehicle (200) and a rear side wall (24) directed towards the rear side of the hybrid vehicle (200), and with at least one battery module (11) which is arranged in the battery housing (10), wherein at least one fuel tank (12) is arranged in the battery housing (10).Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Dirk Eulitz, Klaus Gebert, Harald Lorenz, Daniel Marx, Fabian Siggia
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Patent number: 11897325Abstract: A filler tube for a fuel tank, having a tube portion made of plastic material and a tubular adapter, which is connected to the tube portion, for coupling the filler tube to the fuel tank, wherein a lateral surface of the adapter is integrally bonded, in particular welded, to a lateral surface of the tube portion, wherein the adapter and the tube portion overlap in the region of the integrally bonded connection.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Dieter Schmitz, Daniela Selig, Claus Krueger, Harald Lorenz
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Patent number: 11872880Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a liquid container (28) for a motor vehicle, having the method steps: providing a wall (14), which is provided in order to delimit an interior chamber (26) of the liquid container (28) for receiving a liquid (34); providing a structure (2), which is provided in order to be arranged in order to reduce sloshing noises in the interior chamber (26) of the liquid container (28), wherein the structure (2) comprises a random arrangement of threads (4) cross-linked with each other and wherein a plurality of the threads (4) of the structure (2) are integrally joined, at least in sections, to at least one or more additional threads (4) of the structure (2), such that a substantially monolithic structure (2) is formed; connecting the structure (2) to the wall (14).Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co. KGInventors: Volker Treudt, Christoph Schwenk
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Patent number: 11833531Abstract: A telescopic vehicle surface cleaning device comprising a washing unit, the washing unit comprising a nozzle carrier housing, a nozzle carrier and at least one fluid nozzle with at least one nozzle aperture, the nozzle carrier being movable relative to the nozzle carrier housing between first and second positions, the first position being a rest position and the second position being an extended position, the device further comprising a heating unit, the heating unit being configured as a heating sub assembly of the device and the heating unit comprising a heating element carrier with an electrically resistive heating element, the heating element carrier being fixed relative to the nozzle carrier housing and being configured such that the heating element is arranged in front of and adjacent to the nozzle aperture in the rest position of the nozzle carrier such that an air gap remains between a heating surface of the heating element and the nozzle aperture.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Aaron Edward Luke Williams
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Patent number: 11801628Abstract: A method for producing hollow bodies made of plastics by blow molding or deep drawing using a deep-drawing tool or a blow-molding tool, comprising the extrusion of preforms from thermoplastics, the method comprising a wall thickness control of the preforms, wherein a measurement of the wall thickness of the preforms takes place within the tool on the mold cavity side on at least one reference point of a preform, the measured value obtained is compared as an actual value with a predetermined target value and the wall thickness control is triggered to change the wall thickness of the preform during extrusion or between extrusion cycles depending on the deviation between the actual value and the target value.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Thomas Mayer, Jochen Hild, Verena Thimm
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Patent number: 11787285Abstract: A method for controlling a filling process of a motor vehicle tank comprising the following steps: determine a geographical location of the motor vehicle tank; determining, by means of a tank control device, whether the geographical location of the motor vehicle tank is within a predetermined geographical area; and determining a shut-off filling volume dependent on the geographical location of the motor vehicle tank, if the geographical location of the motor vehicle tank is within the predetermined geographical area.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Axel Barkow, Dirk Eulitz, Stefan Wind
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Patent number: 11774386Abstract: A method for determining an aggregate state of an operating liquid in an operating liquid container for a motor vehicle, which operating liquid container has at least one capacitor fastened to a container wall of the operating liquid container and has a first electrode and a second electrode opposite said first electrode. A first method determines the aggregate state of the operating liquid by means of a frequency-dependent phase profile of the impedance of the at least one capacitor. Another method determines the aggregate state of the operating liquid by means of a frequency-dependent capacitance profile of the at least one capacitor. Further, an operating liquid container is designed for carrying out the methods.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Karl-Ludwig Krieger, Jakob Happel, Hartmut Wolf
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Patent number: 11760166Abstract: The invention relates to a headliner system for a motor vehicle, said headliner system comprising at least one air supply connection for connecting the headliner system to an air conditioning and ventilation system of the motor vehicle, and at least one outflow device which is fluidically connected to the at least one air supply connection, wherein at least one outflow device has at least two outflow segments, wherein one outflow segment is designed to deliver a designated air volume flow to the passenger compartment, wherein a first outflow segment surrounds a second outflow segment at least in part, and wherein at least one outflow device is designed such that it can be displaced in at least one axis of the outflow device.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co. KGInventors: Sebastian Hoppe, Milan Karsten
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Patent number: 11754430Abstract: An operating fluid tank includes a capacitor. The capacitor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. Between the first electrode and the second electrode, a clearance is formed which is fluid-connected to an operating fluid tank interior. The fluid tank also includes an evaluator electrically connected to the capacitor for determining a capacity of the capacitor by means of measurement signals determined by the capacitor. The first electrode and the second electrode include an electrically conductive plastic material.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Wind, Axel Barkow