Patents by Inventor Dieter Schweidler

Dieter Schweidler 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: 20230311637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger assembly (1) for a vehicle (2), having a heat exchanger (3) and two lateral enclosures (4, 5), which hold the heat exchanger (3) and which are arranged on opposite sides (7) of the heat exchanger (3) in order to each enclose a section (9) of a circumferential edge (8) of the heat exchanger (3). The lateral enclosures (4, 5) each have a first plug-in part (11), which is fixed in a positive manner to the heat exchanger (3), a second plug-in part (12), which is likewise fixed in a positive manner to the heat exchanger (3), as well as a fixing part (13), which is arranged on the first plug-in part (11) and/or on the second plug-in part (12), for fixing the respective lateral enclosure (4, 5) to the structural component (10). It is essential that the first plug-in parts (11) can be locked or are locked in a positive manner with the second plug-in parts (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Reinhard Heine, Dieter Schweidler
  • Patent number: 7552757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger module (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one heat exchanger (2), preferably a coolant cooler, and laterally arranged plastic module supports (11, 12) which retain the heat exchanger module (1) and support the same on the vehicle. According to the invention, the heat exchanger (2) is provided with two receptacles (4, 5) having two longitudinal faces, one lateral face, and two front faces (4a, 4b, 4c; 5a, 5b, 5c) while the module supports are embodied as slip-on boxes (11, 12) which have the shape of the receptacles (4, 5), embrace the longitudinal, lateral, and front faces (4a, 4b, 4c-, 5a, 5b, 5c) thereof in a positive manner, and are secured to the front faces (4c, 5c) by means of locking hooks and/or snap-in hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Hassdenteufel, Volker Kurz, Chi-Duc Nguyen, Dieter Schweidler, Michael Spieth
  • Publication number: 20070051489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger module (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one heat exchanger (2), preferably a coolant cooler, and laterally arranged plastic module supports (11, 12) which retain the heat exchanger module (1) and support the same on the vehicle. According to the invention, the heat exchanger (2) is provided with two receptacles (4, 5) having two longitudinal faces, one lateral face, and two front faces (4a, 4b, 4c; 5a, 5b, 5c) while the module supports are embodied as slip-on boxes (11, 12) which have the shape of the receptacles (4, 5), embrace the longitudinal, lateral, and front faces (4a, 4b, 4c-, 5a, 5b, 5c) thereof in a positive manner, and are secured to the front faces (4c, 5c) by means of locking hooks and/or snap-in hooks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH &CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Hassdenteufel, Volker Kurz, Chi-Duc Nguyen, Dieter Schweidler, Michael Spieth