Patents by Inventor Arne KLEPP

Arne KLEPP 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).

  • Energy absorption device for a steering column
    Patent number: 9969421
    Abstract: An energy absorption device for a steering column for a motor vehicle may include a bending bracket for energy absorption in a crash event. The bending bracket may comprise a first fastening element and a second fastening element, with the first fastening element being displaceable relative to the second fastening element if, in a crash event, the bending bracket is deformed along a guide track delimited by a start and an end. The energy absorption device may further include one or more collision elements arranged on the guide track. An example collision element may interact with the first fastening element or an element on a retaining part that is secured to the first fastening element such that the collision element, the first fastening element, and/or the element on the retaining part are deformed and absorb additional energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG
    Inventors: Arne Klepp, Hansjörg Sulser, Felipe Segatto, Sebastian Forte
  • ENERGY ABSORPTION DEVICE FOR A STEERING COLUMN
    Publication number: 20160121920
    Abstract: An energy absorption device for a steering column for a motor vehicle may include a bending bracket for energy absorption in a crash event. The bending bracket may comprise a first fastening element and a second fastening element, with the first fastening element being displaceable relative to the second fastening element if, in a crash event, the bending bracket is deformed along a guide track delimited by a start and an end. The energy absorption device may further include one or more collision elements arranged on the guide track. An example collision element may interact with the first fastening element or an element on a retaining part that is secured to the first fastening element such that the collision element, the first fastening element, and/or the element on the retaining part are deformed and absorb additional energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG
    Inventors: Arne KLEPP, Hansjörg SULSER, Felipe SEGATTO, Sebastian FORTE