Patents by Inventor Dirk SIKORA

Dirk SIKORA 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).

  • Method for controlling an electric sliding door in a transportation vehicle
    Patent number: 12123242
    Abstract: A method for driving an electromechanical sliding door in a transportation vehicle, wherein the sliding door has an adjusting mechanism with a rolling carriage guided in a guide rail and a first electric drive motor. A fixing mechanism with a second electric drive motor and also a locking mechanism is also provided, which locking mechanism allows the rolling carriage to be arrested in any desired position. Here, the locking mechanism is driven by the second electric drive motor. The method may include driving the second electric drive motor with an input voltage which lies below a threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism, continuously increasing the input voltage for the second electric drive motor, and locking the locking mechanism when the input voltage for the second electric drive motor exceeds the threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tuan Minh Nguyen, Dirk Sikora, Sönke Detlefsen
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR IN A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230228142
    Abstract: A method for driving an electromechanical sliding door in a transportation vehicle, wherein the sliding door has an adjusting mechanism with a rolling carriage guided in a guide rail and a first electric drive motor. A fixing mechanism with a second electric drive motor and also a locking mechanism is also provided, which locking mechanism allows the rolling carriage to be arrested in any desired position. Here, the locking mechanism is driven by the second electric drive motor. The method may include driving the second electric drive motor with an input voltage which lies below a threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism, continuously increasing the input voltage for the second electric drive motor, and locking the locking mechanism when the input voltage for the second electric drive motor exceeds the threshold voltage for tripping the locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Tuan Minh NGUYEN, Dirk SIKORA, Sönke DETLEFSEN