Patents by Inventor Andreas Josef Zunzer

Andreas Josef Zunzer 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).

  • Patent number: 12240297
    Abstract: Vehicle roof having a roof skin which encloses a roof cutout, in which a fixed roof element and a roof opening are formed, by an inner edge and to a roof opening system having a lid element and displacement kinematics. On the inner edge of the roof skin, a weatherstrip arrangement is disposed which has a longitudinal leg and a front transverse leg and a rear transverse leg on either side. Starting from the front transverse leg, the longitudinal legs each comprise a first profile portion and a second profile portion, which interacts with the fixed roof element and is wider than the first profile portion. The longitudinal legs each comprise a third profile portion, which is disposed rearward of the second profile portion. The third profile portion is narrower than the second profile portion and transitions into the rear transverse leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventor: Andreas Josef Zunzer
  • Publication number: 20250050822
    Abstract: A vehicle roof having a roof frame, an outer roof skin element and a headliner, which forms a visible surface visible from a vehicle interior. An acoustic seal fully bridges a gap between the outer roof skin element and the headliner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Andreas Josef ZUNZER, Enrico MÜNTEL, Michael ADAM
  • Publication number: 20240239167
    Abstract: An openable vehicle roof having a fixed roof element and a roof opening system having a movable lid, the fixed roof element having with a weather-strip assembly at its front and lateral edges, a rear edge of the lid element being adjacent to a transverse leg of the weather-strip assembly of the fixed roof element when in the closed position, and the kinematic mechanism having a kinematic unit on either side of the roof plane, each kinematic unit having a deployment lever which slides on an associated longitudinal leg of the weather-strip assembly when the lid element is moved, the longitudinal legs of the weather-strip assembly each being connected to the transverse leg via a corner piece. The corner piece has at least one fixing base on its underside, the fixing base engaging a corresponding geometry formed on a molded portion with which the fixed roof element is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Andreas Josef ZUNZER
  • Patent number: 11958343
    Abstract: Vehicle roof arrangement with a movable roof element held by a frame for selectively closing a roof opening. The roof element may have a first strand-like seal profile and a second strand-like seal profile, which is formed separately from the first seal profile. The first seal profile is configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element and can be fastened to the vehicle roof, and the second seal profile can be fastened to the frame by a plug connection and is configured for sealing between the frame and the vehicle roof. The plug connection may have a plug-in region of the frame, into which plug-in region a projection of the second seal profile may be plugged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Samuel Schuster, Stefan Schäufler, Andreas Josef Zunzer
  • Patent number: 11827276
    Abstract: A glass pane which covers a surface region of a vehicle roof and has an edge protection at a pane edge of the glass pane. The edge protection can be formed by an edge protection strip which covers the glass pane at its pane edge, and a vehicle roof) having such a glass pane, the glass pane being adhesively bonded to a support surface of a roof component of the vehicle roof so as to form a gap between the glass pane and the support surface and the edge protection strip being arranged so as to be contact-free with respect to the support surface and/or contact-free with respect to the adhesive bond of the glass pane to the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Zunzer, Enrico Müntel, Florian Grosser
  • Patent number: 11654758
    Abstract: A sealing plug profile for fitting to an arrangement for a vehicle roof has a sealing element and a baseboard which is coupled to the sealing element and which extends along a longitudinal axis (LF). The baseboard may have a first base hollow space and a second base hollow space and a central web which separates the first and the second base hollow space from each other in a predetermined manner so that the first and the second base hollow space form two mutually separate hollow spaces within the baseboard, which are each delimited in a predetermined manner along the longitudinal axis (LF) by the central web and an edge of the baseboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Zunzer, Michael Böhm
  • Publication number: 20230067519
    Abstract: An edge profile of a glass pane of vehicle glazing, wherein the edge profile may have a plurality of distance pieces, which are arranged at a distance from one another along the edge profile, and that the edge profile attached to a pane edge defines with the distance pieces an installation position of the glass pane relative to a vehicle frame carrying the glass pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Andreas Josef ZUNZER
  • Patent number: 11577594
    Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle roof having a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing and at least partially uncovering the roof opening, a strand-shaped sealing profile which is adapted on a sealing side for sealing against the movable roof element and can be fastened to a fastening side on the vehicle roof. The sealing profile may have a sealing tube which is elongated along a longitudinal axis (X) and which surrounds a hollow chamber, and a recess which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis (X) through the sealing tube, such that the fastening side is fluid-connected to a side of the sealing tube facing away from the fastening side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Zunzer, Stefan Schäufler
  • Publication number: 20230011405
    Abstract: Vehicle roof having a roof skin which encloses a roof cutout, in which a fixed roof element and a roof opening are formed, by an inner edge and to a roof opening system having a lid element and displacement kinematics. On the inner edge of the roof skin, a weatherstrip arrangement is disposed which has a longitudinal leg and a front transverse leg and a rear transverse leg on either side. Starting from the front transverse leg, the longitudinal legs each comprise a first profile portion and a second profile portion, which interacts with the fixed roof element and is wider than the first profile portion. The longitudinal legs each comprise a third profile portion, which is disposed rearward of the second profile portion. The third profile portion is narrower than the second profile portion and transitions into the rear transverse leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Andreas Josef ZUNZER
  • Publication number: 20220371416
    Abstract: Vehicle roof arrangement with a movable roof element held by a frame for selectively closing a roof opening. The roof element may have a first strand-like seal profile and a second strand-like seal profile, which is formed separately from the first seal profile. The first seal profile is configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element and can be fastened to the vehicle roof, and the second seal profile can be fastened to the frame by a plug connection and is configured for sealing between the frame and the vehicle roof. The plug connection may have a plug-in region of the frame, into which plug-in region a projection of the second seal profile may be plugged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel SCHUSTER, Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Andreas Josef ZUNZER
  • Publication number: 20220194191
    Abstract: An openable vehicle roof having a solid roof element, a roof opening and roof opening system having a cover element openable by displacement kinematics. The solid roof having a weatherstrip arrangement at its front edge and its lateral edges disposed on either side of a vertical longitudinal center roof plane, the front edge of the cover element abutting a transverse leg of the weatherstrip arrangement when the cover element is in the closed position, and the displacement kinematics having a kinematic unit on either side of the vertical longitudinal center roof plane, each kinematic unit having a raising lever which slides on a respective longitudinal leg of the weatherstrip arrangement when the cover element is being displaced in the longitudinal roof direction. The longitudinal legs of the weatherstrip arrangement are each connected to the transverse leg via a corner piece made of an elastomer blended with a low-friction additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Andreas Josef ZUNZER
  • Patent number: 11358457
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing or at least partially opening the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame; a first strand-like sealing profile; a second strand-like sealing profile which is formed separately from the first sealing profile, wherein the first sealing profile is configured for sealing in relation to the movable roof element and is fastenable to the vehicle roof; and the second sealing profile is fastened to the frame and is configured for sealing in relation to the frame, wherein the second sealing profile has a drip lip which lies against the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Matthias Frank, Stefan Schäufler, Andreas Josef Zunzer, Reinhard Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20220153353
    Abstract: A glass pane which covers a surface region of a vehicle roof and has an edge protection at a pane edge of the glass pane. The edge protection can be formed by an edge protection strip which covers the glass pane at its pane edge, and a vehicle roof) having such a glass pane, the glass pane being adhesively bonded to a support surface of a roof component of the vehicle roof so as to form a gap between the glass pane and the support surface and the edge protection strip being arranged so as to be contact-free with respect to the support surface and/or contact-free with respect to the adhesive bond of the glass pane to the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Josef ZUNZER, Enrico MÜNTEL, Florian GROSSER
  • Publication number: 20210339612
    Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle roof having a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing and at least partially uncovering the roof opening, a strand-shaped sealing profile which is adapted on a sealing side for sealing against the movable roof element and can be fastened to a fastening side on the vehicle roof. The sealing profile may have a sealing tube which is elongated along a longitudinal axis (X) and which surrounds a hollow chamber, and a recess which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis (X) through the sealing tube, such that the fastening side is fluid-connected to a side of the sealing tube facing away from the fastening side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Zunzer, Stefan Schäufler
  • Publication number: 20210101460
    Abstract: A sealing plug profile for fitting to an arrangement for a vehicle roof has a sealing element and a baseboard which is coupled to the sealing element and which extends along a longitudinal axis (LF). The baseboard may have a first base hollow space and a second base hollow space and a central web which separates the first and the second base hollow space from each other in a predetermined manner so that the first and the second base hollow space form two mutually separate hollow spaces within the baseboard, which are each delimited in a predetermined manner along the longitudinal axis (LF) by the central web and an edge of the baseboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Josef ZUNZER, Michael BÖHM
  • Publication number: 20200156452
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing or at least partially opening the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame; a first strand-like sealing profile; a second strand-like sealing profile which is formed separately from the first sealing profile, wherein the first sealing profile is configured for sealing in relation to the movable roof element and is fastenable to the vehicle roof; and the second sealing profile is fastened to the frame and is configured for sealing in relation to the frame, wherein the second sealing profile has a drip lip which lies against the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias FRANK, Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Andreas Josef ZUNZER, Reinhard WENZEL
  • Patent number: 9950599
    Abstract: A roof module for a vehicle roof, which can have a roof panel for closing an opening in the vehicle roof, a frame for mounting the Roof module onto the vehicle roof, a sealing which can be fixedly mounted to the frame for sealing engagement with the panel, and adjusting elements for adjusting the roof panel relative to the frame. The sealing can have a cover lip for covering the adjusting elements, wherein the cover lip can be bent away in a resilient manner for accessing the adjusting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Zunzer, Gerhard Skorianz
  • Publication number: 20170087970
    Abstract: A roof module for a vehicle roof, which can have a roof panel for closing an opening in the vehicle roof, a frame for mounting the Roof module onto the vehicle roof, a sealing which can be fixedly mounted to the frame for sealing engagement with the panel, and adjusting elements for adjusting the roof panel relative to the frame. The sealing can have a cover lip for covering the adjusting elements, wherein the cover lip can be bent away in a resilient manner for accessing the adjusting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Josef ZUNZER, Gerhard SKORIANZ
  • Patent number: 7762624
    Abstract: The invention relates to an openable vehicle roof which comprises at least one cover element (18) which is guided in lateral guiding rails (20B), by means of which said roof opening can be selectively closed or at least partially opened, and an anti-blocking device which guides along the guiding rails (20B). In order to offer active anti-blocking protection for vehicle passengers, the anti-blocking devices are formed, respectively, by a strip-shaped switching device (28) which interacts with respective guiding rail (20B) and which is connected to the control element of a cover element drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Manfred Faerber, Gerhard Skorianz, Andreas Josef Zunzer
  • Publication number: 20080258510
    Abstract: The invention relates to an openable vehicle roof which comprises at least one cover element (18) which is guided in lateral guiding rails (20B), by means of which said roof opening can be selectively closed or at least partially opened, and an anti-blocking device which guides along the guiding rails (20B). In order to offer active anti-blocking protection for vehicle passengers, the anti-blocking devices are formed, respectively, by a strip-shaped switching device (28) which interacts with respective guiding rail (20B) and which is connected to the control element of a cover element drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Manfred Faerber, Gerhard Skorianz, Andreas Josef Zunzer