Patents by Inventor Albertus van den Brink

Albertus van den Brink has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hinge actuator for a wing mirror unit
    Patent number: 7543949
    Abstract: A hinge actuator comprising a first part which is pivotably connected with a second part, and an electric drive for pivoting the parts relative to each other. The first and the second parts include stops that cooperate in a first pivoting direction for defining a position of the actuator parts. A coupling is provided between the first and the second part, so that in a first position the first part and the second part are connected via the drive and, driven by the drive, can be pivoted relative to each other, and a second position in which the first part and the second part are not connected via the drive and can be pivoted relative to each other manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: MCi (Mirros Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Albertus van den Brink, Milan Duchenne, Peter Alexander Hamming
  • Hinge actuator
    Patent number: 7374299
    Abstract: A hinge actuator for a wing mirror unit includes a base plate, including base shaft with mirror support; output part; coupling ring; and gear wheel. The base plate and mirror support include cooperating stops. The coupling ring is arranged so as to be rotatable with limited travel about the base of the shaft between a first angle ?1, which corresponds to a folded-out position, and a second angle ?2. The coupling ring can cooperate with the mirror support via a first set of cooperating stops, and can cooperate with the base plate via a second set of cooperating stops, such that in the first angle ?1 of the coupling ring, the spring force is transmitted, through cooperation of the first set of stops, and that in the second angle ?2, the spring force, through cooperation of the second set of stops, is transmitted to the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Frits Brouwer, Albertus van den Brink, Peter Alexander Hamming, Marinus Roose, Andreas Johannes Petrus Schalkwijk, Eric Gerardus Paulus van Slagmaat, Paulus Gerardus Maria van Stiphout
  • Hinge Actuator for a Wing Mirror Unit
    Publication number: 20070084707
    Abstract: A hinge actuator comprising a first part which is pivotably connected with a second part, and an electric drive for pivoting the parts relative to each other. The first and the second parts include stops that cooperate in a first pivoting direction for defining a position of the actuator parts. A coupling is provided between the first and the second part, so that in a first position the first part and the second part are connected via the drive and, driven by the drive, can be pivoted relative to each other, and a second position in which the first part and the second part are not connected via the drive and can be pivoted relative to each other manually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Eaton Automotive B.V.
    Inventors: Albertus van den Brink, Milan Duchenne, Peter Hamming
  • Hinge actuator
    Publication number: 20070035862
    Abstract: A hinge actuator for a wing mirror unit includes a base plate, including base shaft with mirror support; output part; coupling ring; and gear wheel. The base plate and mirror support include cooperating stops. The coupling ring is arranged so as to be rotatable with limited travel about the base of the shaft between a first angle ?1, which corresponds to a folded-out position, and a second angle ?2. The coupling ring can cooperate with the mirror support via a first set of cooperating stops, and can cooperate with the base plate via a second set of cooperating stops, such that in the first angle ?1 of the coupling ring, the spring force is transmitted, through cooperation of the first set of stops, and that in the second angle ?2, the spring force, through cooperation of the second set of stops, is transmitted to the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Stefan Brouwer, Albertus van den Brink, Peter Hamming, Marinus Roose, Andreas Schalkwijk, Eric van Slagmaat, Paulus van Stiphout