Patents by Inventor Andreas Rehs

Andreas Rehs 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: 12017621
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning device for a washing apparatus arranged in a vehicle, comprising a housing with a chamber which is formed in the housing, is configured to be filled with cleaning fluid and is hydraulically connectable to at least one spray nozzle for the cleaning fluid, and with at least one heatable heating wire protruding at least in sections into the chamber. To obtain high functional reliability even at low temperatures and to permit particularly rapid and reliable deicing, a heat-conducting element is arranged in the chamber to enlarge a heat-transferring convection surface, said heat-conducting element absorbing the heat from the heating wire, and being at least partially, and preferably completely, surrounded by the cleaning fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Weitzel, Andreas Rehs, Stefan Schäckel, Reiner Krauße
  • Publication number: 20220048476
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning device for a washing apparatus arranged in a vehicle, comprising a housing with a chamber which is formed in the housing, is configured to be filled with cleaning fluid and is hydraulically connectable to at least one spray nozzle for the cleaning fluid, and with at least one heatable heating wire protruding at least in sections into the chamber. To obtain high functional reliability even at low temperatures and to permit particularly rapid and reliable deicing, a heat-conducting element is arranged in the chamber to enlarge a heat-transferring convection surface, said heat-conducting element absorbing the heat from the heating wire, and being at least partially, and preferably completely, surrounded by the cleaning fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Heiko Weitzel, Andreas Rehs, Stefan Schäckel, Reiner Krauße
  • Patent number: 10065609
    Abstract: In a washer nozzle for a windshield washer system of a motor vehicle with a heating element held in a duct, a sealing compound for holding the heating element and a sealing element are manufactured from different materials and spaced apart from one another. Consequently, the sealing element may be manufactured from a material having poor heat conduction and the sealing compound from a material having good heat conduction. The washer nozzle has an especially long service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Winfried Munk, Andreas Rehs, Heiko Weitzel
  • Publication number: 20140374505
    Abstract: In a washer nozzle for a windshield washer system of a motor vehicle with a heating element held in a duct, a sealing compound for holding the heating element and a sealing element are manufactured from different materials and spaced apart from one another. Consequently, the sealing element may be manufactured from a material having poor heat conduction and the sealing compound from a material having good heat conduction. The washer nozzle has an especially long service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Winfried Munk, Andreas Rehs, Heiko Weitzel
  • Publication number: 20060243823
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for cleaning a window of a motor vehicle, comprising a cleaning nozzle (9) that is mounted in a nozzle holder (4) so as to be pivotable about a horizontal axis. The nozzle holder (4) is fastened in a fixed manner to a body sheet of the motor vehicle. A specific spraying range which is to be sprinkled with cleaning liquid can be adjusted on the window when the cleaning nozzle (9) is pivoted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marcus Bachmann, Andreas Rehs
  • Patent number: 6501907
    Abstract: In a heating facility (6) for a motor vehicle component to be heated, a heating element (12) is held within a receptacle (11) by a sealing compound (13). The receptacle (11) is manufactured from aluminum and can be introduced into a correspondingly formed heating well of the component. As a result, the heating facility (6) can be mounted in a very simple way and used for heating highly diverse components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventor: Andreas Rehs