Patents Assigned to TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
  • Patent number: 5947426
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding element made of plastic, with at least one dish-shaped holding area 2, 2', 2"and 2'", for at least one tube-shape element, with an attachment area 3 with engagement parts 4 for fastening to a support, such as a body of a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the attachment area 3 is connected with a frame 6 by at least two elastic connection areas 5, 5', arranged at spaced axial distances from each other. The frame 6 includes cross-pieces with at least one of the cross-pieces of the frame constituting part of the holding areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5937486
    Abstract: A closure element is provided made of plastic, particularly for sealing off at least one opening 2, 3 in at least one support member 20, 30, in particular, in a automotive body, the closure element including a head section 4 located above the support, and a basic body portion 5 extending through the support 20, 30. At least one region of the closure element is made of a material which expands under the influence of temperature. The basic body portion 5 and the head section 4 of the closure element 1' is preferably formed of a single piece of thermal plastic material, which, is with increased thermal influence, media-tight bondable via a gluing action within the openings 2, 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alexander Bockenheimer
  • Patent number: 5920957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic hand grip 1 having two end zones respectively attachable in a support opening 5 by means of a connecting part. Each connecting part 3 has at least one locking zone adapted to grasp behind the support opening 5 and to be held therein in a spread position. The connecting part 3 has two oppositely facing connecting flanges 10, 11. One connecting flange 11 is resilient and the other connecting flange 10 is rigid. In closed position, the resilient connecting flange 11 is held in the spread position S by means of a secured arresting bolt 15. The connecting part below the two contact flanges 10, 11 is provided with two locations, arranged at a distance from each other, for a spring-loaded hinge bolt 20 for penetrating the end zones of the tiltably designed hand grip 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jorg Wagner
  • Patent number: 5906342
    Abstract: A holding device (1) made of plastic for attachment to a support for holding and supporting at least one tube-shaped body comprises an attachment portion (2) connectable to the support and a holding portion (3) of two half-dishes (4, 5) enveloping the tube-shaped body. The two half-dishes are connected with each other at the side next to the attachment portion (2). At the side opposite the attachment portion (2), the half-dishes are connected by at least one hinged element (6) while at the side next to the attachment portion (2) they are joined by a snap-in catch device (7) arranged within the attachment portion (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5865278
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotation damper (1) including a plastic housing or storage part (2) carrying therein a rotor part (3). The rotor part (3) is joined to a rotatable shaft which extends through the housing. A damping device (4) is located between the storage part (2) and the rotor part (3). The damping device (4) surrounds the shaft and is made of damping plastic. The rotor part (3) and/or the damping device (4), respectively have at least one interengaging contact part which produces rotation resistance when the shaft is turning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jorg Wagner
  • Patent number: 5816543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding element made of plastic for attachment of at least one tube-shaped body to a support. The element comprises an attachment zone 1, joinable with the support, and a band-shaped holding zone 2 functioning to encircle the tube-shaped body and provided with a locking device 3 connectable with a cooperating locking device 4 of the attachment zone 1. According to the invention, the locking device 3 includes a ring 5 which can be slid onto a cooperating locking device 4 comprising a plug area 6 having a collar 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5651634
    Abstract: A connection between a support, specifically a part of a motor vehicle body, and a plate element, specifically a door panelling, comprises an upper part attachable to the plate element via an attachment zone and a contact zone for a holding piece, which is joinable with the support. The contact zone of the upper part comprises two pockets arranged one above the other and separated by a cross-piece. The holding piece is equipped above the attachment zone with two flanges having differing elasticity arranged at an axial distance cross-wise to the longitudinal direction. The flanges are insertable into the pockets of the upper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5577695
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining element 1 for attachment of a part to a support, specifically at least one signal horn to a motor vehicle body, with two areas 2, 3, wherein the one area 2 is connected with the support and the other area 3 with the part, respectively via at least one attachment element. The retaining element consists of plastic and the two areas 2, 3 of the retaining element 1 are connected with each other and each include reenforcing flange portions 5, 6 which surround the two areas 2, 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans-Werner Ruckwardt
  • Patent number: 5499737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a retainer plug 1 formed of plastic and having a bolt-like basic body 2 and a cover flange 3. The basic body 2 includes at least two stop elements 8, 9, 10, 11 arranged on the circumference of the basic body (2) at a distance spaced from the cover flange 3. The basic body 2 has an open design at the end opposite the cover flange 3 and the stop elements have a cross-piece-like shape, with a starter ramp 17, a middle area 18 that extends parallel to the basic body 2, and a stop ramp 19 that faces the underside of the cover flange 3. Additionally, the cover flange is equipped above the respective stop ramp 19 with a continuous recess 12, 13, 14, 15 which extends through the wall 16 of the basic body 2 to a point between the cover flange and the stop elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5464179
    Abstract: The invention concerns a two-piece holding assembly made of plastic for mounting of at least one tube-shaped part such as a vehicle fuel line or the like. The assembly includes an outer dish element 2 of hard plastic material which is attachable to a support via a mounting zone. An inner dish-like element 3 formed of soft plastic material and having at least one storage location 5 for acceptance of the tube-shaped part is received in outer dish element 2. In the preferred arrangement, the inner dish-like element 3 is attached on both sides of storage location 5 via an anchorage 6, 6' to the outer dish-like element 2. Between inner dish-like element 3 and outer dish-like element 2 in the area about the storage location 5, there exists an open transverse free space 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Hans-Werner Ruckwardt
  • Patent number: 5458303
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single-piece retaining element made of plastic designed for supporting at least one pipe or tubular member and comprising at least one attachment area 2 and at least one holding area 3, 4 for partial encompassing of the pipe line circumference. The attachment area 2 is connected with the holding area 3, 4 via at least one resilient cross piece of band or strap-like configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans-Werner Ruckwardt
  • Patent number: 5454479
    Abstract: A plastic closure cover for closing a collet opening in the body of a motor vehicle comprises a dish-shaped part 2 including a bottom 3 and a cylindrical side wall 4 whose outer surface is equipped with contact elements 5. The contact elements are designed as obliquely arranged wings 6 that extend at least over part of the surface at an acute angle to radial lines of the side wall 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5448809
    Abstract: A holding element 1 is formed of plastic with a basic body 2 and an adjoining resilient stop 3. There are formed onto the basic body several resilient detents 4, 4'; 5, 5', located in diagonally oppositely disposed pairs with front engagement surfaces 6, 6'; 7, 7' facing the resilient stop 3. The basic body is rectangular in cross section and exhibits an open interior S. Moreover, all four side surfaces are equipped with at least one of the resilient detents 4, 4'; 5, 5'. At least two of the diagonally opposite detents respectively have a T-shape, and the transverse cross-piece 9 on the T-shape carries the front engagement surface. The vertical cross-piece 10 of the T-shape is arranged between two recesses 11, 12 located in the plane of the side surfaces of the basic body 2. Each detent 4, 4'; 5, 5' is surrounded by perforations 13 extending to the free interior space 8 in the basic body 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5447337
    Abstract: A tube-type coupling or clamping joint is formed of plastic and comprises two cylindrical cartridge-shaped body portions 2, 3 having end regions 8, 9 which interfittingly overlap and mate with each other in a detachably connected manner. At least one locking part 10 is arranged for joining the elements 2, 3. One end region of one of the cartridge-shaped elements carries at its outer circumference at least two stop elements 11, 11' which extend at right angles to the longitudinal axis L--L. Axially behind the stops 11, 11' there is arranged to be inserted as a portion of the locking part 10 a stop arm 12, 12' that can rotate at right angles vis-a-vis the longitudinal axis of the coupling. Located in the other end region 9 of the mating cartridge-shaped element is a resilient ring element 14 and a locating flange 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans-Werner Ruckwardt
  • Patent number: 5392822
    Abstract: An apparatus for the tightening of at least one profiled band element 3 looped around at least one tube-shaped body 2. The band element having a head piece 4 which carries within a passage aperture 5 a resilient locking element which interacts with the profiled portion of the band element. The apparatus includes a spring-loaded band gripper 7 which is rotatable around a fulcrum 8. The gripper 7 is arranged on a spring-loaded sliding carriage 9 inside a housing 10. Moreover, there is provided a cutting lever 11 that is rotatable around a housing-fixed fulcrum 12 and carrying a knife 13 in the area of the band gripper. A trigger lever 14 is rotatable around a housing-fixed fulcrum 15. By means of the trigger lever, the sliding carriage 9 and the cutting lever 11 can be activated. The trigger lever 14 supports itself via a rotatable in sliding carriage 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5316245
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to a holding element made of plastic, with a first part (2) formed of hard plastic and having a storage zone (5) for acceptance of at least one tube-shaped part. A second part (3) made of soft, attenuating material is embedded in the first part (2) and a third part (4), embedded in same via a traversing aperture (6) exhibiting a holding zone (7"). According to the invention, the holding zone (7") of the third part (4") may be designed as a peg (23), equipped with at least one profiling (22) positionable into the aperture of a support, or as an arrow base (40), or as a spreader rivet (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Hans-Werner Ruckwardt
  • Patent number: 5297322
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection assembly between a support, for example a body part of an automotive vehicle, and a plate element, such as a wall covering, including a lower holding component insertable into an opening of the support. The lower holding component carries a center component whose upper portion comprises a spherical segment which can be clipped into an opening in a tubular section of upper component. The opening which receives the spherical segment has an internal prof ile defined by spring elements spaced about the interior of the tubular section. The spring elements hook behind the spherical segment, and between the spring elements there are arranged spacer elements acting upon the spherical segment to maintain it centered relative to the spring elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus
  • Patent number: 5277387
    Abstract: A plastic holding element 1 for the mounting of at least one tube or cable 2 includes a connecting base 4 attachable to a support and carrying a mounting area comprising two opposed dish-like elements 5, 6. The dish-like elements are connected to each other at a lower end and are further connected on both sides of the lower region to a resilient intermediate piece, which joins into connecting base 4. The dish-like elements 5, 6 are connectable to each other adjacent their upper end portions via contact elements 16, 17. Elastic strip portions 9, 10 connect the two dish-like elements with each other and are joined thereto at an interior end 13 and exterior ends 11, 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: TRW United Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Lewis, Daniel G. O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 5263895
    Abstract: A return air blocking device (1) in the nature of a check valve for use in the ventilation system for the interior of a motor vehicle. The device comprises a housing or main frame (2) attachable in a vehicle support panel by insertion into a panel aperture. A flap-type valve element is directly connected with housing (2). Preferably, housing (2) includes a grating structure against which the flap-type valve element rests while in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Willibald Kraus, Hans-Werner Ruckwardt
  • Patent number: 5124897
    Abstract: A lamp holder or socket 1 is intended to receive an incandescent lamp bulb 2, especially a glass socket lamp or a plastic socket lamp. Two contact elements 8 and 9 are supported within the holder and are connected within the holder with the contact wires of the glass socket lamp and the electrical supply lead or plug holder. The two contact elements 8, 9 are formed in each case from an electroconductive plastic material. The holder also has an outer sheath 10 which encloses the contact elements 8, 9, and an inner wall which defines a separation zone 11 arranged within the holder 1 to insulate the contact elements 8, 9 from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: TRW United-Carr GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willibald Kraus