Patents by Inventor Andreas Rockelmann
Andreas Rockelmann 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: 11932093Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound and from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible hollow tube arrangement penetrated by a bearing beam attached to the vehicle. The hollow tube arrangement may have a hollow tube element which, viewed in the axial direction, may have multiple flexible portions interrupted by at least one stabilizing portion having a greater torsional strength than the flexible portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventor: Andreas Rockelmann
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Patent number: 11827083Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle may have a roller blind web which has guiding tapes on its lateral edges on either side of a longitudinal center plane of the roller blind, a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which comprises a flexible hollow tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached mounting beam and comprising a flexible middle tube which is provided with bearing bushes in a co-rotating manner on both ends, each guiding tape of the roller blind web being attached to one bearing bush. At least one of the bearing bushes can shift relative to the middle tube in the longitudinal direction of the hollow tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Daniel Schuller, Tobias Fritz, Sebastian Gering, Ulrich Schreiber, Andreas Rockelmann, Marian Riegger
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Publication number: 20230364975Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a vehicle roof of a motor vehicle, having a fixed glass element, two mutually opposite guide rails which extend along a longitudinal direction and are each curved such that a distance between the guide rails changes along the longitudinal direction, a roller blind web which is displaceably guided in the guide rails along the longitudinal direction, wherein a guide rail has a receiving channel for receiving part of the roller blind web, an insertion element is arranged on the fixed glass element and extends along the receiving channel, the roller blind web is guided between the receiving channel and the insertion element, wherein the insertion element has an extent which changes along the longitudinal direction such that a greater or lesser amount of the roller blind web is received in the receiving channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Andreas ROCKELMANN, Georg ROSSMAIR, Tobias Mech
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Patent number: 11358442Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, the roller blind arrangement having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible surrounding-tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached bearing strut and a corrugated tube as a surrounding-tube element, corrugated-tube ribs being formed on the a corrugated tube and being separated from each other by troughs. The corrugated tube is provided with a coupling overmold at each of its two ends, each coupling overmold being connected to a respective bearing bush and having an outer diameter which corresponds to the maximum outer diameter of the corrugated tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Ulrich Schreiber
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Publication number: 20210331562Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, the roller blind arrangement having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible surrounding-tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached bearing strut and a corrugated tube as a surrounding-tube element, corrugated-tube ribs being formed on the a corrugated tube and being separated from each other by troughs. The corrugated tube is provided with a coupling overmold at each of its two ends, each coupling overmold being connected to a respective bearing bush and having an outer diameter which corresponds to the maximum outer diameter of the corrugated tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Andreas ROCKELMANN, Ulrich SCHREIBER
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Publication number: 20210129639Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound and from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible hollow tube arrangement penetrated by a bearing beam attached to the vehicle. The hollow tube arrangement may have a hollow tube element which, viewed in the axial direction, may have multiple flexible portions interrupted by at least one stabilizing portion having a greater torsional strength than the flexible portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventor: Andreas ROCKELMANN
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Patent number: 10914360Abstract: A toothed belt for a movable roof element of a vehicle which may have a toothed belt body made of plastic, a coupling element, and an interface of the toothed belt, which interface is formed by the coupling element, for coupling to the movable roof element, wherein—the coupling element and the toothed belt body are coupled to each other in a form fitting manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Ulrich Schreiber, Andreas Rockelmann
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Publication number: 20200191239Abstract: A toothed belt for a movable roof element of a vehicle which may have a toothed belt body made of plastic, a coupling element, and an interface of the toothed belt, which interface is formed by the coupling element, for coupling to the movable roof element, wherein—the coupling element and the toothed belt body are coupled to each other in a form fitting manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Ulrich SCHREIBER, Andreas Rockelmann
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Publication number: 20200086720Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed which may have a roller blind web which has guiding tapes on its lateral edges on either side of a longitudinal center plane of the roller blind, a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which comprises a flexible hollow tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached mounting beam and comprising a flexible middle tube which is provided with bearing bushes in a co-rotating manner on both ends, each guiding tape of the roller blind web being attached to one bearing bush. At least one of the bearing bushes can shift relative to the middle tube in the longitudinal direction of the hollow tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Daniel SCHULLER, Tobias FRITZ, Sebastian GERING, Ulrich SCHREIBER, Andreas ROCKELMANN, Marian RIEGGER
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Patent number: 10384521Abstract: The invention concerns a shade system for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway, a winding shaft and lateral elements wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway. The lateral edges of the shade guideway have each a flat and flexible driving band. In order to ensure that said diving bands are wound on the winding shaft and are unwound therefrom in a specific manner, a lateral winding guide is arranged at the winding shaft for each driving band, said winding guides preventing the driving bands from being laterally offset at the winding shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Andreas Sedlmeir, Armin Frommer, Frank Koslowski
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Patent number: 10202073Abstract: A shading arrangement of a transparent roof section of a passenger car, having a flat shading element displaceable between a shading position and an uncovering position and having a lower side facing towards a vehicle interior and an upper side facing towards a vehicle environment. An indirect illuminating device can be provided which illuminates the shading element from the upper side and/or the lower side. The shading element can have a lighting effect material that interacts with the illuminating device.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Thomas Schuett, Andreas Rockelmann, Hubert Boehm, Thorsten Richthofen, Johannes Thannheimer, Steffen Lorenz
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Patent number: 10155434Abstract: A roller blind for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web which can be wound up to form a roller blind reel and which is guided in a guide rail at each of its lateral edges on either side of a longitudinal center plane of the roller blind, and two driving means, each of which is guided in a guide track of one of the guide rails. Each driving means is formed by a toothed belt which has a substantially rectangular cross-section and a toothing on at least one side whose teeth run at least approximately parallel to the plane of the unwound roller blind web in the transverse direction of the respective guide rail, the roller blind web being pressed between the toothed belt underside having the toothing and a bottom of the guide track and being deflected in the guide track by the toothed belt.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Dominik Hoelzel, Andreas Rockelmann
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Patent number: 10118469Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web which can be wound up to form a roller blind winding and is guided at its lateral edges in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roller blind in each case in a guide rail, as well as a drive device having a drive pinion which drives two driving means each of which is guided in a guide track of one of the guide rails. The driving means are each designed as a toothed belt which has an essentially rectangular cross section and comprises a toothing on at least one side, the teeth of said toothing extending at least approximately perpendicular to the plane of the unwound roller blind web between a lower side of the toothed belt and an upper side of the toothed belt.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Dominik Hoelzel, Andreas Rockelmann, Thomas Schuett, Susanne Schandel
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Patent number: 10099537Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web, which can be wound to form a roller blind winding and is guided at its lateral edges in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roller blind in each case in one guide rail, as well as a drive device having a drive pinion which drives two driving means which are each guided in one of the guide rails. The driving means are in each case designed as a toothed belt. The toothed belt can have at least one flat surface for coupling to the roller blind web, and the driving means are joined within the guide rails to the roller blind web in each case solely via their respective flat surfaces and are detached from the roller blind web in a section arranged between the guide rails and the roller blind winding.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventors: Dominik Hölzel, Andreas Rockelmann
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Publication number: 20180154747Abstract: A roller blind for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web which can be wound up to form a roller blind reel and which is guided in a guide rail at each of its lateral edges on either side of a longitudinal center plane of the roller blind, and two driving means, each of which is guided in a guide track of one of the guide rails. Each driving means is formed by a toothed belt which has a substantially rectangular cross-section and a toothing on at least one side whose teeth run at least approximately parallel to the plane of the unwound roller blind web in the transverse direction of the respective guide rail, the roller blind web being pressed between the toothed belt underside having the toothing and a bottom of the guide track and being deflected in the guide track by the toothed belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Dominik HOELZEL, Andreas ROCKELMANN
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Publication number: 20170158125Abstract: A shading arrangement of a transparent roof section of a passenger car, having a flat shading element displaceable between a shading position and an uncovering position and having a lower side facing towards a vehicle interior and an upper side facing towards a vehicle environment. An indirect illuminating device can be provided which illuminates the shading element from the upper side and/or the lower side. The shading element can have a lighting effect material that interacts with the illuminating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Thomas SCHUETT, Andreas ROCKELMANN, Hubert BOEHM, Thorsten RICHTHOFEN, Johannes THANNHEIMER, Steffen LORENZ
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Publication number: 20170113522Abstract: The invention concerns a shade system for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway, a winding shaft and lateral elements wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway. The lateral edges of the shade guideway have each a flat and flexible driving band. In order to ensure that said diving bands are wound on the winding shaft and are unwound therefrom in a specific manner, a lateral winding guide is arranged at the winding shaft for each driving band, said winding guides preventing the driving bands from being laterally offset at the winding shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Andreas Sedlmeir, Armin Frommer, Frank Koslowski
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Publication number: 20170050499Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web which can be wound up to form a roller blind winding and is guided at its lateral edges in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roller blind in each case in a guide rail, as well as a drive device having a drive pinion which drives two driving means each of which is guided in a guide track of one of the guide rails. The driving means are each designed as a toothed belt which has an essentially rectangular cross section and comprises a toothing on at least one side, the teeth of said toothing extending at least approximately perpendicular to the plane of the unwound roller blind web between a lower side of the toothed belt and an upper side of the toothed belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Dominik HOELZEL, Andreas ROCKELMANN, Thomas SCHUETT, Susanne SCHANDEL
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Patent number: 9358861Abstract: The invention concerns a shade system (10,40,50) for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway (12), a winding shaft and lateral guide elements (18, 20) wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway (12). The lateral edges of the shade guideway (12) have each a flat and flexible driving band (22A, 22B). In order to ensure that said driving bands (22A, 22b) are wound on the winding shaft (16) and are unwound therefrom in specific manner, a lateral winding guide (28A, 28B;42;52) is arranged at the winding shaft (16) for each driving band (22A, 22B), said winding guides (28A, 28B;42;52) preventing the driving bands (22A, 22B) from being laterally offset at the winding shaft.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: WEBASTO AGInventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Andreas Sedlmeir, Armin Frommer, Frank Koslowski
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Publication number: 20160023540Abstract: A roller blind arrangement for shading a transparent vehicle section having a roller blind web, which can be wound to form a roller blind winding and is guided at its lateral edges in relation to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roller blind in each case in one guide rail, as well as a drive device having a drive pinion which drives two driving means which are each guided in one of the guide rails. The driving means are in each case designed as a toothed belt. The toothed belt can have at least one flat surface for coupling to the roller blind web, and the driving means are joined within the guide rails to the roller blind web in each case solely via their respective flat surfaces and are detached from the roller blind web in a section arranged between the guide rails and the roller blind winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Dominik HÖLZEL, Andreas ROCKELMANN