Patents by Inventor ANDRE CARL
ANDRE CARL 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).
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Patent number: 11919372Abstract: A module assembly for a vehicle, including a shell construction, defining a window opening, and a module component fixed to the shell construction and forming a part of the sill flange extending along a longitudinal extension direction for attaching a seal in a sill region of the window opening, wherein at least one flange section of the shell construction extending along the longitudinal extension direction and/or at least one flange section of the module component extending along the longitudinal extension direction is provided for forming the sill flange. The flange section of the shell construction and/or the flange section of the module component has at least one contact region protruding transverse to the longitudinal extension direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Andre Carl, Dominik Hofmann
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Patent number: 11904668Abstract: A vehicle door assembly, having a first frame component including a window frame for a window opening and two opposing lateral frame for defining a frame cut-out and forming a sill portion connecting the two lateral frame portions to one another, a second frame component for strengthening the window frame, the second frame component fixed on the first frame component, and a door module carrier formed from an organosheet and at least partially closes the frame cut-out. The door module carrier forming an edge portion fixed to the sill portion in a longitudinal direction of the sill portion. The organosheet is a supporting structural component and an edge portion thereof is reinforced by a reinforcing structure injection-moulded onto the organosheet and the edge portion thereof strengthens the sill portion of the first frame component where no portion of the second frame component is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Inventors: Michael Thienel, Andre Carl, Dominik Hofmann, Siegfried Ordosch
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Publication number: 20230406241Abstract: An assembly of an adjustment device of a motor vehicle includes a support on which at least one guide rail is disposed. An adjustment part, in particular for a functionalized window pane, is slidably guided on the guide rail. A flexible guide tube for guiding a cable, in particular for supplying power to and/or for controlling the window pane, extends between the guide rail and the support, in a guide region extending in the rail longitudinal direction. A resilient or flexurally elastic securing element for securing the guide tube against leaving the guide region is provided along the guide rail and adjacent the guide region in a securing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventor: Andre Carl
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Patent number: 11712991Abstract: A carrier assembly for a vehicle, comprising a carrier component. A fastening point for fastening the carrier component is provided at a fastening area of the carrier component made of a fiber composite material, which specifies a position for a through-opening yet to be formed by the attachment of a fastening element along a direction of attachment and which forms at least one support element protruding along the direction of attachment, against which a head portion of the fastening element rests at least in a non-positive manner when a fastening portion of the fastening element properly extends through the material of the carrier component.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventors: Michael Thienel, André Carl, Dominik Hofmann, Sebastian Merkle
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Publication number: 20230151670Abstract: A rail-slider assembly for a window lifter of a motor vehicle. The rail-slider assembly has a rail slider with a slider interface in relation to a guide rail and a driver-device interface for an in particular functionalized and/or electrically switchable or controllable window panel and also with at least one mechanical fastening interface. The rail-slider assembly further has an interface adapter, which is or can be mounted on the mechanical fastening interface of the rail slider, or on a window-panel adapter, and has retaining elements for the in particular form-fitting fastening of a cable guide or of an electric cable and/or of an electric power connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Andre Carl, Carsten Häring
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Publication number: 20220379824Abstract: An assembly of an adjustment device of a motor vehicle includes a support plate, on which at least one guide rail is disposed. A driver is movably guided on the guide rail, for a functionalized windowpane, in particular an electrically switchable or controllable windowpane. A flexible component is provided for guiding a cable which is connected or can be connected to the functionalized windowpane, in particular for conducting a current and/or for controlling the functionalized windowpane. A window opener of a motor vehicle having the assembly is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Andre Carl, Thorsten Kuhnen, Nima Hakak
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Publication number: 20220097498Abstract: A vehicle door assembly, having a first frame component including a window frame for a window opening and two opposing lateral frame for defining a frame cut-out and forming a sill portion connecting the two lateral frame portions to one another, a second frame component for strengthening the window frame, the second frame component fixed on the first frame component, and a door module carrier formed from an organosheet and at least partially closes the frame cut-out. The door module carrier forming an edge portion fixed to the sill portion in a longitudinal direction of the sill portion. The organosheet is a supporting structural component and an edge portion thereof is reinforced by a reinforcing structure injection-moulded onto the organosheet and the edge portion thereof strengthens the sill portion of the first frame component where no portion of the second frame component is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Michael THIENEL, Andre CARL, Dominik HOFMANN, Siegfried ORDOSCH
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Publication number: 20210347234Abstract: A door module for a vehicle door, having at least one region, which is substantially formed by an organosheet. In particular, the door module has at least two different types of organosheet, by means of which different regions of the door module are formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Michael THIENEL, Eike RITTHALER, André CARL
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Publication number: 20210162846Abstract: A module assembly for a vehicle, including a shell construction, defining a window opening, and a module component fixed to the shell construction and forming a part of the sill flange extending along a longitudinal extension direction for attaching a seal in a sill region of the window opening, wherein at least one flange section of the shell construction extending along the longitudinal extension direction and/or at least one flange section of the module component extending along the longitudinal extension direction is provided for forming the sill flange. The flange section of the shell construction and/or the flange section of the module component has at least one contact region protruding transverse to the longitudinal extension direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Andre CARL, Dominik HOFMANN
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Patent number: 11008796Abstract: A window lifter assembly includes a window pane which includes a connecting portion to which an adapter is molded, the adapter thereby being an integral part of the window pane, the adapter forming a driver element for moving the window pane along an adjustment direction and forming a supporting structure which extends in the adjustment direction and in a transverse direction and running generally perpendicular to the adjustment direction and parallel to a pane plane defined by the window pane, wherein an extension of the supporting structure along the transverse direction is at least twice as large as an extension of the driver element along the transverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Matthias Heppner, Manuel Griesmann, Andre Carl, Sebastian Schneider
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Patent number: 10808443Abstract: A window lifter assembly includes a guide rail defining an adjustment direction for a window pane, a cable for transmitting an adjusting force for moving the window pane along the guide rail, a driver element connected to the window pane and the cable, and a sliding element being a separate component from the driver element, wherein the driver element and the sliding element are connected via an at least two-stage latching connection, via which the sliding element and the driver element can be first connected to each other in a mounting position, wherein when the sliding element is shifted along the guide rail to an end position, moves relative of the sliding element the driver element such that the sliding element and the driver element move into a functional position which is different from the mounting position.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Matthias Heppner, Manuel Griesmann, Andre Carl, Sebastian Schneider
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Publication number: 20200298742Abstract: A carrier assembly for a vehicle, comprising a carrier component. A fastening point for fastening the carrier component is provided at a fastening area of the carrier component made of a fiber composite material, which specifies a position for a through-opening yet to be formed by the attachment of a fastening element along a direction of attachment and which forms at least one support element protruding along the direction of attachment, against which a head portion of the fastening element rests at least in a non-positive manner when a fastening portion of the fastening element properly extends through the material of the carrier component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Michael THIENEL, André CARL, Dominik HOFMANN, Sebastian MERKLE
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Patent number: 10439321Abstract: A device for fastening and electrical contacting of a vehicle window pane with an integrated electrical functional element. The device includes a pane adapter fixed on the window pane; a pane holder that couples the pane adapter with a vehicle body; a pane-side plug that establishes electrical contact with the functional element when the window pane is assembled; and a pane-side coupling shoe for mounting the pane-side plug on the window pane. The device further includes a mating plug that couples with the pane-side plug to provide electrical contact of the functional element to a control unit. The pane adapter, the pane-side coupling shoe, the pane holder, and a plug holder that supports the mating plug, are kinematically coupled so that during assembly of the window pane using the pane adapter on the pane holder, the pane-side plug is connected to the mating plug.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN FRANCE S.A.Inventors: Marcel Klein, Dirk Doerner, Bernhard Reul, Thorsten Kuhnen, Andre Carl, Silvio Schatke, Johannes Schulz, Mathias Heppner, Olaf Kriese, Melanie Angermueller
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Publication number: 20190257131Abstract: It is provided a window lifter assembly, comprising an adapter integrally molded to a connecting portion of the window pane, which forms a supporting structure extending in particular in adjustment direction of the window pane and transversely thereto as well as the driver element, wherein an extension of the supporting structure along a transverse direction substantially transversely to the adjustment direction and substantially parallel to a pane plane defined by the window pane is at least twice as large as an extension of the driver element along the transverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Matthias HEPPNER, Manuel GRIESMANN, Andre CARL, Sebastian SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20190157801Abstract: A device for fastening and electrical contacting of a vehicle window pane with an integrated electrical functional element. The device includes a pane adapter fixed on the window pane; a pane holder that couples the pane adapter with a vehicle body; a pane-side plug that establishes electrical contact with the functional element when the window pane is assembled; and a pane-side coupling shoe for mounting the pane-side plug on the window pane. The device further includes a mating plug that couples with the pane-side plug to provide electrical contact of the functional element to a control unit. The pane adapter, the pane-side coupling shoe, the pane holder, and a plug holder that supports the mating plug, are kinematically coupled so that during assembly of the window pane using the pane adapter on the pane holder, the pane-side plug is connected to the mating plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Marcel KLEIN, Dirk DOERNER, Bernhard REUL, Thorsten KUHNEN, Andre CARL, Silvio SCHATKE, Johannes SCHULZ, Mathias HEPPNER, Olaf KRIESE, Melanie ANGERMUELLER
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Patent number: 10230195Abstract: A device for fastening and electrical contacting of a vehicle window pane with an integrated electrical functional element is presented. The device includes a pane adapter that is fixed on the window pane; a pane holder that couples the pane adapter with a vehicle body; a pane-side plug that establishes electrical contact with the functional element when the window pane is assembled; and a pane-side coupling shoe for mounting the pane-side plug on the window pane. The device further includes a mating plug that couples with the pane-side plug to provide electrical contact of the functional element to a control unit. The pane adapter, the pane-side coupling shoe, the pane holder, and a plug holder that supports the mating plug, are kinematically coupled so that during assembly of the window pane using the pane adapter on the pane holder, the pane-side plug is connected to the mating plug.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Marcel Klein, Dirk Doerner, Bernhard Reul, Thorsten Kuhnen, Andre Carl, Silvio Schatke, Johannes Schulz, Mathias Heppner, Olaf Kriese, Melanie Angermueller
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Publication number: 20180090876Abstract: A device for fastening and electrical contacting of a vehicle window pane with an integrated electrical functional element. The device includes a pane adapter fixed on the vehicle window pane; a pane holder that couples the pane adapter with a vehicle body; a pane-side plug that establishes electrical contact with the functional element when the window pane is assembled; and a pane-side coupling shoe for mounting the pane-side plug on the vehicle window pane. The device further includes a mating plug that couples with the the pane-side plug to provide electrical contact of the functional element to a control unit. Furthermore, the pane adapter, the pane-side coupling shoe, the pane holder, and a plug holder that supports the mating plug, are kinematically coupled so that during assembly of the vehicle window pane using the pane adapter on the pane holder, the pane-side plug is connected to the mating plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Marcel KLEIN, Dirk DOERNER, Bernhard REUL, Thorsten KUHNEN, Andre CARL, Silvio SCHATKE, Johannes SCHULZ, Mathias HEPPNER, Olaf KRIESE, Melanie ANGERMUELLER
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Publication number: 20180044962Abstract: It is provided a window lifter assembly, comprising an adapter integrally molded to a connecting portion of the window pane, which forms a supporting structure extending in particular in adjustment direction of the window pane and transversely thereto as well as the driver element, wherein an extension of the supporting structure along a transverse direction substantially transversely to the adjustment direction and substantially parallel to a pane plane defined by the window pane is at least twice as large as an extension of the driver element along the transverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERGInventors: Matthias HEPPNER, Manuel GRIESMANN, Andre CARL, Sebastian SCHNEIDER
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Patent number: 9333930Abstract: In the case of a collision protection method for a displaceable vehicle part of a vehicle, during the displacement of the vehicle part, a focused light beam is deflected by a light deflection unit along a predefined scanning path and reflected radiation of the same light beam is detected by a light-sensitive sensor to scan a travel path region upstream from the vehicle part. The presence or absence of an obstruction in the upstream travel path region is concluded on the basis of the reflected radiation, wherein the displacement is stopped or reversed if an obstruction is recognized in the upstream travel path region.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, HallstadtInventors: Jan Kaiser, Andre Carl, Silvio Schatke, Thomas Weingaertner, Dalibor Rietdijk
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Publication number: 20140365079Abstract: In the case of a collision protection method for a displaceable vehicle part of a vehicle, during the displacement of the vehicle part, a focused light beam is deflected by a light deflection unit along a predefined scanning path and reflected radiation of the same light beam is detected by a light-sensitive sensor to scan a travel path region upstream from the vehicle part. The presence or absence of an obstruction in the upstream travel path region is concluded on the basis of the reflected radiation, wherein the displacement is stopped or reversed if an obstruction is recognized in the upstream travel path region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: JAN KAISER, ANDRE CARL, SILVIO SCHATKE, THOMAS WEINGAERTNER, DALIBOR RIETDIJK