Patents by Inventor Bernd Lacher

Bernd Lacher 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).

  • Release device for mechanical energy storage means
    Patent number: 5503037
    Abstract: A device for releasing a mechanical energy storage device from an initial locked position in a release situation is comprised of a housing having a bearing connected thereto, a locking device for securing the energy storage device in the initial locked position and a supporting device deflectable in the release situation and connected to the bearing. The locking means is connected to the housing and rests on the supporting device in a prestressed manner in the initial locked position, whereby the supporting device is deflected in the release situation by forces created by its own inertia. The supporting device may be in the form of a spring, two springs with an inertia member therebetween, two bodies with an inertia member therebetween, or a ball in a ball socket. Another embodiment uses rollers and roller bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Hermann Ruelein, Alfred Liensdorf, Bernd Lacher, Peter Eckmann, Hans-Otto Kock
  • Release device for a mechanical energy storage means
    Patent number: 5377554
    Abstract: A device for releasing a mechanical energy storage device from an initial locked position in a release situation is comprised of a housing having a bearing connected thereto, a locking device for securing the energy storage device in the initial locked position and a supporting device deflectable in the release situation and connected to the bearing. The locking means is connected to the housing and rests on the supporting device in a prestressed manner in the initial locked position, whereby the supporting device is deflected in the release situation by forces created by its own inertia. The supporting device may be in the form of a spring, two springs with an inertia member therebetween, two bodies with inertia member therebetween, or a ball in a ball socket. Another embodiment uses rollers and roller bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: Autoflug GmbH & Co. Fahrzeugtechnik
    Inventors: Hermann Reulein, Alfred Liensdorf, Bernd Lacher, Peter Eckmann, Hans-Otto Kock