Patents by Inventor Andreas Wiers

Andreas Wiers 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: 7578476
    Abstract: An aircraft door arrangement, especially for an airplane, comprising a door; a door frame; a support arm with a pivoting axis on the door side, on which the door is mounted so as to swivel, and a pivoting axis on the frame side, on which the support arm is mounted so as to swivel on the door frame, whereby at least the pivoting axis on the door side is defined by two articulated joints positioned at a distance from each other in the vertical direction of the support arm, of which articulated joints at least one articulated joint has two bearings positioned at a distance from each other in the vertical direction; a pivoting drive that is arranged in the area of the support arm on the door side and that serves to swivel the door; and a driven element that is coupled to the pivoting drive and to the door and that transmits an actuating movement of the pivoting drive to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wiers, Rainer Suchy, Steffen Kunze, Matthias Steer
  • Publication number: 20070095985
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft door arrangement, especially for an aeroplane, said arrangement comprising a door, a doorframe, a supporting section with a pivotal axis (AD) on the door side, along which the door is pivotably positioned, and a pivotal axis (AF) on the frame side, along which the supporting section (8) is pivotably positioned on the door frame. At least the pivotal axis (AD) on the door side is defined by two articulations (G1, G2) which are interspaced in the vertical direction (Y) of the supporting section (8), at least one (G1; G2) of said articulations comprising two vertically (Y) interspaced bearings (L1a, L1b). The inventive door arrangement also comprises a pivotal drive (10) which is arranged on the door side of the supporting section (8) and is used to pivot the door, and an output element (12; 14, 16) which is coupled to the pivotal drive (10) and the door and transfers an actuating movement of the pivotal drive (10) to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wiers, Rainer Suchy, Steffen Kunze, Matthias Sterr