Patents Assigned to Porsche AG
  • Motor vehicle having an energy-absorbing deformation element
    Publication number: 20060012220
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a body shell element, an interior-covering part for the body shell element, an energy-absorbing deformation element arranged between the body shell element and the interior covering part, and a deformable supporting element connecting the interior-covering part to the body shell element. The deformation element is constructed as a sheet metal part in the shape of an elongated hollow profile, and includes at least one fastening leg and at least one deformation leg. The fastening leg is connected with the interior-covering part. The deformation leg starts out from the fastening leg and faces the body shell element. The deformation characteristics of the deformable supporting element are designed in consideration of the deformation characteristics of the deformation element. The deformation leg is arranged at a distance from the body shell element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Klaus Luik, Werner Maier, Matthias Zierle
  • Multi-plate clutch, particularly for a double clutch transmission
    Publication number: 20060006039
    Abstract: A multi-plate clutch, particularly for a dual clutch transmission, has at least one clutch housing alternately holds externally and internally toothed plate disks, a hub arranged at the end face on the clutch housing. The hub has a central opening for receiving a gear shaft and openings disposed to reduce weight. Additional openings are provided in the lateral surface of the clutch basket, with at least a portion of the openings distributed over at least a section of the configured as triangular recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Peter Hoebel, Michael Sternberg
  • Drive assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6981566
    Abstract: This drive assembly is suitable for a motor vehicle, particularly a passenger car of the sportscar type, and comprises an internal-combustion engine, a clutch and a transmission which form a constructional unit. The drive assembly is fastened by means of several bearings on a carrying structure of a vehicle body of the passenger car. For an advantageous installation of the drive assembly, a first bearing interacting with a first bearing receiving device of the carrying structure is provided approximately in a longitudinal center plane of the passenger car on a free side of the internal-combustion engine, in which case, a second bearing and a third bearing are mounted outside the longitudinal center plane in the area of a free end of the transmission, which hold second and third bearing receiving devices of the carrying structure in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Claus-Dieter Unfried, Ulrich Huelsemann
  • Electric actuation device
    Publication number: 20050279618
    Abstract: An electric operating part assembly has a switching mat and switching mat domes which are arranged therein and which can be operated by the effect of a vertical force. The operating part has at least one pull rocker which, in its longitudinal course, is arranged parallel to the surface of the switching mat. When the pull rocker is operated, a switching arm of the pull rocker situated opposite the operating arm will move a ram arranged between the switching arm and the switching mat dome, for operating the switching mat dome, in the direction of the switching mat dome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Christian Lau, Klaus-Dieter Baum
  • Grounding line in a vehicle
    Patent number: 6971650
    Abstract: Component made of plastic for vehicles, whereby the component is the automobile monocoque of a vehicle and is preferably made of carbon fibers, with electric lines being laminated into the carbon fiber composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Walter Marelja
  • Exhaust gas manifold of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 6959543
    Abstract: An exhaust gas manifold of an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine includes a diverging pipe elbow and exhaust pipes. Each exhaust pipe has an end and is connected to the diverging pipe elbow. The ends of the exhaust pipes extend substantially unidirectionally into the pipe elbow. The sections of the exhaust pipes adjacent to the ends are joined and together form a circular cross section. The portions of the exhaust pipes adjacent to the joined sections are separated from each other with a gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Kim Havemann, Christoph Pleuss
  • Device for adjusting the pumping capacity of a lubricant pump for an internal combustion engine
    Publication number: 20050232785
    Abstract: A system for controlling the pumping capacity of a lubricant pump for an internal-combustion engine, having a vane cell pump (2) which has a rotor body (4), rotor blades (10) which can be radially displaced in the rotor body as well as a lifting ring (12) (stator) whose position can be adjusted with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor for changing the delivery volume as a function of operating parameters of the internal-combustion engine. The lifting ring (12) is linked to an adjusting piston (28) guided in a valve bore (30) of a pressure regulating valve (26), which adjusting piston (28) is acted upon by engine oil pressure on a piston front side (34), the piston front side (34) being connected with the piston rear side (37) by way of a throttle bore (62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Peter Scholl
  • Holder for a food or drink container, and motor vehicle having such a holder
    Publication number: 20050225112
    Abstract: A holder for a food or beverage container includes a housing having an opening, a holding arm having a retracted position, and a multipartite mask arrangement associated with the housing opening. The multipartite mask arrangement includes a plurality of masks mounted for movement on the housing, and the masks are movable independently of one another from an open position uncovering the housing opening to a closed position closing the housing opening. The holding arm includes a receiver for the container and is received in the housing in the retracted position. The mask arrangement closes the housing opening when the holding arm is at the retracted position, and at least partially uncovers the housing opening for a deployment of the holding arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Friedrich Stephan, Martin Frank, Andreas Schneider
  • Guide mechanism for a track-guided toy vehicle
    Publication number: 20050215173
    Abstract: A guide mechanism for a track-guided toy vehicle which is equipped with an electric motor and can be operated on a road surface with a guide groove, engaging with a guide plate in the guide groove via a vertical axis of rotation on a chassis of the toy vehicle by means of a guide mechanism mounted on a chassis of the toy vehicle and being equipped with current collector elements for the electric motor, said collector elements cooperate with current rails in the road surface. A swing arm that is pivotable about a horizontal axis is arranged on the chassis of the toy vehicle which is placed upright on the road surface with the front wheels and rear wheels. The swing arm comprises the guide mechanism with the rotation axis, the guide plate and the current collector elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Uwe Reuter, Thomas Weidner, Ralf Kroener, Cong-Uan Doan
  • Current collecting device for a track guided sport vehicle
    Publication number: 20050208872
    Abstract: A current collecting device for a toy vehicle for use on an electrified track. The toy vehicle is for operation on a road surface, and is driven by an electric motor installed in a chassis and having a chassis frame that carries the electric motor, whereby the current collecting device has strip-like contact elements which cooperate with current rails of the road surface. The contact elements which are in contact with the current rails of the road surface are carried by a replaceable unit which is connected to the current collecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Ralf Kroener, Uwe Reuter
  • Toy vehicle, especially for track-guided racetracks
    Publication number: 20050208871
    Abstract: A toy vehicle, in particular for track-guided racetracks, is driven by an electric motor which cooperates via a first gear wheel provided on a drive shaft, with a second gear wheel connected to an axle shaft carrying wheels, where the distance between the drive shaft of the electric motor and the axle shaft is variable for the use of different first and second gear wheels such that different transmission ratios can be implemented. In a preferred embodiment, the axle shaft is supported in offset apertures in support bearings located in a receptacle frame, and the distance between the drive shaft and the axle shaft can be varied by rotating the bearings relative to the receptacle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Uwe Reuter, Thomas Weidner, Ralf Kroener, Cong-Uan Doan
  • Front axle unit for a toy vehicle
    Publication number: 20050202747
    Abstract: This front axle unit is suitable for a toy vehicle for operation on a racetrack, for example, comprising a chassis for accommodating the rear axle unit as well as the front axle unit having the front wheels. To optimize this front axle unit, an adjustment device for the wheel base of the front wheels is provided between the front wheels of the front axle unit of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Uwe Reuter, Thomas Weidner, Ralf Kroener, Cong-Uan Doan
  • Covering for a clamp of a folding top
    Patent number: 6932414
    Abstract: A covering shell connected with a folding top clamp by way of detents and holding noses so that, in the event of an emergency operation of the folding top, the shell can be removed from the clamp at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignees: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Markus Kustner, Horst Schmidt
  • Wall for a motor vehicle body
    Publication number: 20050173010
    Abstract: A wall suitable for a motor vehicle body, in particular a passenger vehicle, is formed by a laminate body of multiple plastic layers. To optimize visible surface area, the wall has the layer structure in which a first outer layer is formed by a resin film, a second layer is formed by a nonwoven adjacent to the first layer, and a third layer is adjacent to the second layer and has at least one unidirectional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: PORSCHE AG
    Inventors: Norbert Schwan, Thiemo Erb
  • Wiping system for wiping a window, particularly for motor vehicle window pane and method of assembling same
    Patent number: 6925677
    Abstract: A wiping arrangement is provided for wiping a transparent pane, particularly a motor vehicle window pane, having a driving motor on one side of the pane and a bearing unit with a wiper arm on the opposite side of the pane. The driving motor has a drive shaft and the bearing unit has a rotary shaft, while the drive shaft has a passage opening and the rotary shaft of the bearing unit has a blind hole and, for a precise positioning, the two openings are made to be congruent by means of a positioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Eduard Bente
  • Motor vehicle with air guiding means and method of making the same
    Publication number: 20050168013
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a trunk lid having a rear transverse edge, an air guide extending across the width of the vehicle, and a lower rear end panel including a continuation that runs beneath the rear transverse edge of the trunk lid. The air guide adjoins the rear transverse edge of the trunk lid and includes a slotted wing system. The slotted wing system includes a rear wing displaceable between a retracted rest position and a deployed active position and a fixed rear-deck spoiler lying below the rear wing. The continuation has a shallow trough which runs across the vehicle width and which at least partially accommodates the rear wing when the rear wing is in the rest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Gerhard Rinklin
  • Internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder crankcase
    Patent number: 6923154
    Abstract: An internal-combustion engine has a cylinder block and crankcase and a case structure which preferably has two cylinders or cylinder bank rows arranged in a V-shape with respect to one another. An endless drive extends on the face of the cylinders or cylinder bank rows, which drive comprises a timing chain for connecting a crankshaft with camshafts arranged in the cylinder heads. The timing drive chain is covered by a timing drive cover. The timing drive cover, or the case is structure situated opposite the timing drive, cover has a ribbing by which a targeted separation and/or return takes place of the oil carried along by the timing chain in the direction of the cylinder heads. As a result, among others, the venting of the crankcase is not hindered, which takes place by way of the timing chain case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Werner Gschwindt, Thomas Wasserbaech
  • Light structure
    Publication number: 20050157514
    Abstract: An illuminating device, particularly for motor vehicles, is suggested which has a housing, and a lens which form the interior space of a headlight. In addition to reflectors and lights, a component 15 is provided in the interior space of the headlight, which component 15 is arranged on the housing of the headlight and which has a heat-sensitive expansion element 16 and a valve 17, in which case the expansion element opens the valve when a defined temperature has been reached for the aerating of the interior space of the headlight. In addition, a moisture-absorbing material is arranged in the interior space of the headlight, which material absorbs the moisture in the headlight at low temperatures and thus when the valve is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Dirk Brinkmann
  • Connection element for the aligned connecting of two mutually adjoined strips
    Patent number: 6918223
    Abstract: Two mutually adjoined strips form a decorative covering for a vehicle having a connection element for the aligned connecting. This connection element, in one strip, consists of a detent hook and, in the other strip, consists of a detent hook receiving device. In the connected condition, the detent hook of one strip is held hooked into the detent hook receiving device of the other strip such that the exterior strip surfaces can be connected with one another at the same level and the strips can be connected with one another without gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Harald Neidlein
  • Fastening arrangement for an upholstery part covering a vehicle loudspeaker
    Patent number: 6918462
    Abstract: An arrangement fastens a loudspeaker covered by a loudspeaker screen to a covering part of a vehicle. The covering part has a recess adjacent to the loudspeaker. The loudspeaker screen and a holding part are mutually connected by fastening screws, and are locally supported on opposite sides of the covering part. Several mutually spaced domes are arranged on and projecting away from the loudspeaker screen to penetrate openings constructed at the covering part. Either the holding part or the loudspeaker is fitted onto the free end of each dome projecting over the covering part and being held in position thereon by a screwed-in fastening screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Olaf Benkler