Patents by Inventor Bardo Braunbeck

Bardo Braunbeck 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: 9399438
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a bumper beam formed as a hollow body having open ends, and elongation members received within the open ends and extending laterally outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Ronald Scheer, Uwe Eckert
  • Patent number: 9102289
    Abstract: A bumper arrangement includes a bumper cross member, at least one crash box, which extends in a longitudinal direction and of which a front end is fastened to the bumper cross member, at least one support element extending along an outside of the crash box obliquely to the longitudinal direction, and a connection portion (8, 9), which is anchored on the crash box and at least on a with respect to the longitudinal direction middle region of the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Jens Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20150115633
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a bumper beam formed as a hollow body having open ends, and elongation members received within the open ends and extending laterally outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Ronald Scheer, Uwe Eckert
  • Publication number: 20140319860
    Abstract: A bumper arrangement includes a bumper cross member, at least one crash box, which extends in a longitudinal direction and of which a front end is fastened to the bumper cross member, at least one support element extending along an outside of the crash box obliquely to the longitudinal direction, and a connection portion (8, 9), which is anchored on the crash box and at least on a with respect to the longitudinal direction middle region of the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Jens Hartmann
  • Patent number: 8632108
    Abstract: A crash box for arrangement between a bumper and a longitudinal beam of a motor vehicle body is provided. The crash box is able to be arranged with a fastening profile at least partially overlapping to a mount profile of the longitudinal beam. The crash box has a support element, which penetrates the fastening profile transversely to its profile longitudinal direction (x) and is able to be brought into abutment in a supporting manner with an end section of the mount profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jens Matuschek, Uwe Eckert, Roland Schirmer, Bardo Braunbeck
  • Patent number: 8287031
    Abstract: A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Patent number: 8177269
    Abstract: Embodiments of a body of a motor vehicle are provided, as are embodiments of an energy absorbing element for a motor vehicle body. In one embodiment, the body of a vehicle includes a longitudinal member, a cross-member, and an energy absorbing element mounted between the longitudinal member and the cross-member and extending in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. The energy absorbing element includes a tube section, which is formed from a single metal strip and which includes: (i) a cross-section having at least one concavity, as taken along a plane substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the tube section, and (ii) opposing longitudinal edges disposed substantially adjacent one another and within the at least one concavity. The energy absorbing element further includes at least one weld seam joining the opposing longitudinal edges to the single metal strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Patent number: 8052184
    Abstract: A base-plate-less crashbox is provided for absorbing impact energy, which is suitable for insertion into a corresponding support frame, in particular, a motor vehicle support frame, and has a deformable profile. The base-plate-less crashbox includes, but is not limited to at least one first chamber and a second chamber formed adjacent thereto which are each surrounded by a wall of the profile. One of the chambers is formed such as to be shorter in the direction of insertion so that the other chamber has a protruding portion which is adapted to be inserted into the corresponding support frame in order to realize a coupling between the crashbox and the support frame. The protruding portion has at least one first connecting means for connecting the protruding portion to the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Publication number: 20110193358
    Abstract: A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bardo BRAUNBECK, Theobald HOCK
  • Publication number: 20110140465
    Abstract: Embodiments of a body of a motor vehicle are provided, as are embodiments of an energy absorbing element for a motor vehicle body. In one embodiment, the body of a vehicle includes a longitudinal member, a cross-member, and an energy absorbing element mounted between the longitudinal member and the cross-member and extending in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. The energy absorbing element includes a tube section, which is formed from a single metal strip and which includes: (i) a cross-section having at least one concavity, as taken along a plane substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the tube section, and (ii) opposing longitudinal edges disposed substantially adjacent one another and within the at least one concavity. The energy absorbing element further includes at least one weld seam joining the opposing longitudinal edges to the single metal strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Patent number: 7938476
    Abstract: A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Patent number: 7926868
    Abstract: An energy absorbing element for a motor vehicle body comprises a tube section that is roll-formed from a steel strip. The cross-section of the tube section has at least one concavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Patent number: 7810868
    Abstract: A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Publication number: 20100230983
    Abstract: A base-plate-less crashbox is provided for absorbing impact energy, which is suitable for insertion into a corresponding support frame, in particular, a motor vehicle support frame, and has a deformable profile. The base-plate-less crashbox includes, but is not limited to at least one first chamber and a second chamber formed adjacent thereto which are each surrounded by a wall of the profile. One of the chambers is formed such as to be shorter in the direction of insertion so that the other chamber has a protruding portion which is adapted to be inserted into the corresponding support frame in order to realize a coupling between the crashbox and the support frame. The protruding portion has at least one first connecting means for connecting the protruding portion to the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Publication number: 20100201140
    Abstract: A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Bardo BRAUNBECK, Theobald HOCK
  • Patent number: 7503603
    Abstract: A motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle has an adapter element to join an aluminum crashbox to a longitudinal supporting beam. To accommodate one end of the crashbox the adapter element has a pot-shaped design and introduced into the longitudinal supporting beam. Due to this the motor vehicle chassis is particularly simple to construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock, Viet-Hung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7494167
    Abstract: A motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle with a longitudinal support beam and with a crashbox introduced into the longitudinal supporting beam, in that state when it is separated from the longitudinal supporting beam, is narrower than two opposing walls of the longitudinal supporting beam. By virtue of this the crashbox can be simply inserted into the longitudinal supporting beam. After assembly the lateral shell parts of the crashbox are pre-tensioned against the walls of the longitudinal supporting beam. By virtue of this the crashbox) is firmly joined with the longitudinal supporting beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Publication number: 20080238142
    Abstract: A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Bardo BRAUNBECK, Theobald HOCK
  • Publication number: 20080217935
    Abstract: An energy absorbing element for a motor vehicle body comprises a tube section that is roll-formed from a steel strip. The cross-section of the tube section has at least one concavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Bardo Braunbeck, Theobald Hock
  • Publication number: 20070278824
    Abstract: A motor vehicle chassis for a motor vehicle with a longitudinal support beam and with a crashbox introduced into the longitudinal supporting beam, in that state when it is separated from the longitudinal supporting beam, is narrower than two opposing walls of the longitudinal supporting beam. By virtue of this the crashbox can be simply inserted into the longitudinal supporting beam. After assembly the lateral shell parts of the crashbox are pre-tensioned against the walls of the longitudinal supporting beam. By virtue of this the crashbox) is firmly joined with the longitudinal supporting beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Bardo BRAUNBECK, Theobald HOCK