Patents by Inventor Andreas Hitz

Andreas Hitz 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).

  • Publication number: 20220242349
    Abstract: A bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle, having an upper main crossmember, which is able to be coupled to the motor vehicle by way of crash boxes, and a lower auxiliary crossmember, wherein main crossmember and auxiliary crossmember are coupled to one another by way of vertical struts. The main crossmember and the auxiliary crossmember run so as to be curved about the vertical axis at least in certain portions, wherein main crossmember and auxiliary crossmember have different radii of curvature from one another, and/or in that the auxiliary crossmember is set back with respect to the main crossmember in a motor vehicle longitudinal direction in the direction directed toward the motor vehicle, and/or in that the auxiliary crossmember has a central portion which is offset in relation to the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Karl Kristian BERGER, Jens Chr. HAKER, Christian HANDING, Andreas HITZ, Frode PAULSEN, Frank RABE, Odd Perry SOVIK
  • Publication number: 20220242347
    Abstract: A bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle, having an upper main cross member, which is able to be coupled via crash boxes to the motor vehicle, and a lower auxiliary cross member, wherein the main cross member and auxiliary cross member are coupled together via vertical struts. The main cross member and/or the auxiliary cross member and/or the vertical element are supported on the crash box and/or on a longitudinal member via at least one additional support element oriented in the direction of the motor vehicle, wherein the support element is configured in one piece and in a single material with the main cross member or the auxiliary cross member or the vertical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Karl Kristian BERGER, Jens Chr. HAKER, Christian HANDING, Andreas HITZ, Frode PAULSEN, Frank RABE, Odd Perry SOVIK
  • Publication number: 20220063530
    Abstract: A vehicle component for a vehicle has a component body which extends longitudinally in a longitudinal direction, wherein the component body has deformation zones which are spatially distributed in the longitudinal direction and are formed in the component body of sheet metal material. At least two locally distributed and spaced-apart deformation zones have different tensile strengths configured to influence a deformation course of the component body upon a force acting on the component body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Georg Frost, Andreas Hitz, Mathias Lohberg, Martin Schroeter
  • Patent number: 11161468
    Abstract: A vehicle component for a vehicle has a component body which extends longitudinally in a longitudinal direction, wherein the component body has deformation zones which are spatially distributed in the longitudinal direction and are formed in the component body of sheet metal material. At least two locally distributed and spaced-apart deformation zones have different tensile strengths configured to influence a deformation course of the component body upon a force acting on the component body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Frost, Andreas Hitz, Mathias Lohberg, Martin Schroeter
  • Patent number: 11059525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a beam having at least one hollow chamber for receiving a bolt element in a bush of the beam. The beam is distinguished by the fact that the bush is of multipart design and at least one of these plurality of parts of the bush is cold-joined to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Lucas Adamski, Andreas Hitz, Alex Mirau
  • Patent number: 10960927
    Abstract: A longitudinal beam for a motor vehicle and also to a method for the production of the longitudinal beam is disclosed. The longitudinal beam is produced from a lightweight metal profile. The extrusion direction of the lightweight metal profile runs transverse to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Edvin List Clausen, Andreas Hitz, Tobias Svantesson Kavik, Amin Farjad Bastani
  • Patent number: 10875068
    Abstract: A method for producing a lightweight sheet-metal component with varying wall thicknesses includes extruding a lightweight metal to form a profile with a non-planar profile cross section, wherein the wall thicknesses of the profile cross section differ from one another in at least two regions, cutting the profile to length into profile pieces, widening the profile pieces, and forming the flattened profile piece into a three-dimensional shaped sheet-metal component, wherein the sheet-metal component has at least two regions with wall thicknesses that are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias Svantesson Kavik, Amin Farjad Bastani, Edwin List Clausen, Andreas Hitz
  • Publication number: 20200164928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a beam having at least one hollow chamber for receiving a bolt element in a bush of the beam. The beam is distinguished by the fact that the bush is of multipart design and at least one of these plurality of parts of the bush is cold-joined to the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Lucas ADAMSKI, Andreas HITZ, Alex MIRAU
  • Publication number: 20200164817
    Abstract: A vehicle component for a vehicle has a component body which extends longitudinally in a longitudinal direction, wherein the component body has deformation zones which are spatially distributed in the longitudinal direction and are formed in the component body of sheet metal material. At least two locally distributed and spaced-apart deformation zones have different tensile strengths configured to influence a deformation course of the component body upon a force acting on the component body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Georg Frost, Andreas Hitz, Mathias Lohberg, Martin Schroeter
  • Patent number: 10391533
    Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component from a light metal alloy includes: extruding an extruded profile with, in cross section, at least two mutually different wall thicknesses and at least one closed hollow chamber and with an extrusion width, at least partially flattening and/or widening the cross section to a processing width, wherein the processing width is greater than the extrusion width, before or after the flattening and/or widening, performing separation to form blanks, processing the blanks by deformation to form the motor vehicle component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: BENTLER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Edvin List Clausen, Andreas Hitz, Tobias Svantesson Kavik, Amin Farjad Bastani
  • Patent number: 10377216
    Abstract: A battery carrier for an electric motor vehicle is disclosed having a trough for receiving at least one battery. The trough is produced in the form of a formed sheet-metal component deep-drawn from a hardenable steel material with a base and walls arranged at an angle to the base. The load paths arising in the trough are hardened locally, and/or connecting points for struts arranged in the trough are hardened locally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hitz, Christian Handing, Thomas Olfermann
  • Patent number: 10305151
    Abstract: A battery carrier for accommodating at least one battery for an electric motor vehicle is disclosed having tension spring elements being arranged underneath a base of the battery carrier. The tension spring elements press a temperature adjustment element, which is likewise arranged underneath the base, onto the base, such that heat conduction from the base into the temperature adjustment element takes place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hitz, Christian Handing, Thomas Olfermann
  • Patent number: 10239388
    Abstract: An impact beam and a method of producing the impact beam for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A light metal profile with an extrusion width is produced by flattening the light metal profile to a working width and cutting to length to form semi-finished products. The semi-finished products are subjected to further treatment by press-forming techniques to form the impact beam. The impact beam has a longitudinal length which extends transversely to the direction of extrusion of the light metal profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOBOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Edvin List Clausen, Andreas Hitz, Tobias Svantesson Kavik, Amin Farjad Bastani
  • Publication number: 20180236950
    Abstract: A motor vehicle sheet metal molding of the invention is produced by hot forming from a metal sheet composed of an aluminum alloy which cannot be precipitation hardened, which contains at least magnesium and optionally manganese in addition to aluminum as alloy component. The motor vehicle sheet metal molding after forming has, at least locally, degrees of deformation which are above the forming limit curve of the aluminum alloy at room temperature. To produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding, the metal sheet is heated at least locally to a temperature in the range from 200° C. to 400° C. over a period of from 1 to 60 seconds. The heated metal sheet is subsequently placed in a forming tool of a forming press and formed to produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Diersmann, Jochen Dorr, Jochem Grewe, Andreas Hitz
  • Publication number: 20180229593
    Abstract: A battery carrier for an electric motor vehicle is disclosed having a trough for receiving at least one battery. The trough is produced in the form of a formed sheet-metal component deep-drawn from a hardenable steel material with a base and walls arranged at an angle to the base. The load paths arising in the trough are hardened locally, and/or connecting points for struts arranged in the trough are hardened locally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas HITZ, Christian HANDING, Thomas OLFERMANN
  • Patent number: 10029624
    Abstract: A motor vehicle sheet metal molding of the invention is produced by hot forming from a metal sheet composed of an aluminum alloy which cannot be precipitation hardened, which contains at least magnesium and optionally manganese in addition to aluminum as alloy component. The motor vehicle sheet metal molding after forming has, at least locally, degrees of deformation which are above the forming limit curve of the aluminum alloy at room temperature. To produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding, the metal sheet is heated at least locally to a temperature in the range from 200° C. to 400° C. over a period of from 1 to 60 seconds. The heated metal sheet is subsequently placed in a forming tool of a forming press and formed to produce the motor vehicle sheet metal molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Diersmann, Jochen Dörr, Jochem Grewe, Andreas Hitz
  • Publication number: 20180183116
    Abstract: A battery carrier for accommodating at least one battery for an electric motor vehicle is disclosed having tension spring elements being arranged underneath a base of the battery carrier. The tension spring elements press a temperature adjustment element, which is likewise arranged underneath the base, onto the base, such that heat conduction from the base into the temperature adjustment element takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas HITZ, Christian HANDING, Thomas OLFERMANN
  • Publication number: 20180138477
    Abstract: A battery support for an electric motor vehicle is disclosed. The battery support has a tray for receiving a plurality of batteries and a lid that closes the tray which has a base and a periphery that encircles the base. The battery support is produced as an integral thin-walled deep drawn component from a sheet metal blank, and reinforcement braces that extend from one wall side to the opposite wall side are disposed within the tray. A tolerance equalization element is disposed on the end side on a reinforcement brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Christian HANDNING, Andreas HITZ, Thomas OLFERMANN
  • Publication number: 20170210423
    Abstract: A longitudinal beam for a motor vehicle and also to a method for the production of the longitudinal beam is disclosed. The longitudinal beam is produced from a lightweight metal profile. The extrusion direction of the lightweight metal profile runs transverse to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Edvin List CLAUSEN, Andreas HITZ, Tobias Svantesson KAVIK, Amin Farjad BASTANI
  • Publication number: 20170209910
    Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component from a light metal alloy includes: extruding an extruded profile with, in cross section, at least two mutually different wall thicknesses and at least one closed hollow chamber and with an extrusion width, at least partially flattening and/or widening the cross section to a processing width, wherein the processing width is greater than the extrusion width, before or after the flattening and/or widening, performing separation to form blanks, processing the blanks by deformation to form the motor vehicle component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Edvin List CLAUSEN, Andreas HITZ, Tobias Svantesson KAVIK, Amin Farjad BASTANI