Patents by Inventor Becker Burckhard

Becker Burckhard 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).

  • Publication number: 20120153755
    Abstract: An actuator for an electric adjusting device of a vehicle seat has several adjusting functions. The actuator includes a frame, an electric drive motor disposed on the frame, having an output shaft and a pinion gear disposed on the output shaft, and rotating between a first position and a second position, a first toothed wheel disposed on the frame and engaging with a pinion gear at a first position of the drive motor, a second toothed wheel disposed on the frame and engaging with the pinion gear at a second position of the drive motor, and an adjusting unit disposed on the frame and selectively moving an electric or mechanical actuating part and a motor to the first position or the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicants: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Becker Burckhard, Werner Schwanse, Van-Toan Ho
  • Publication number: 20080116679
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat with an underframe comprising two pairs of rails, each having a seat rail and a floor rail, a seat belt and a seat belt retractor. The seat further comprises a tie bar for the seat belt retractor, the tie bar extending from the one seat rail to the other seat rail and is connected to the respective one of the seat rails. The seat belt retractor is connected to the tie bar and, in one embodiment, is disposed beneath the tie bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Becker Burckhard, Wilfried Beneker, Frank Peters
  • Publication number: 20080047106
    Abstract: A hinge mounting for a motor vehicle seat with one hinge axis, one actuation part, one first hinge part having an inner toothed surface centered with respect to the hinge axis, one second hinge part with at least one stop arm comprising a toothed region cooperating with the inner toothed surface, being disposed for pivotal movement about a pivot axis disposed on the second hinge part and comprising a projection and having an actuation region that cooperates with the actuation part, and with a control part that is connected to the first hinge part and comprises a cam for the projection to fit against, the cam comprising several portions, the engagement region being located between the front holding region and a rear holding region, that, when the projection moves from the front holding region to the rear holding region, a movable baffle associated with the engagement region bridges the interposed engagement region for preventing the projection from engaging therein, the baffle being inoperable when the project
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Becker Burckhard, Wilfried Beneker, Reinhard Vogel