Patents by Inventor Dirk Vogt

Dirk Vogt 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: 9186966
    Abstract: A drive system including a support bar to which the roof part is fastened, wherein the support bar during operation of the drive system is displaced between a closed position of the roof part and an open position of the roof part. For the displacement of the support bar between the closed position and the open position, a front guide carriage, a rear tilting mechanism as well as a control carriage mechanically controlling the guide carriage and the tilting mechanism are provided. The guide carriage and the control carriage are geometrically designed such that the guide carriage and the control carriage are able to be positioned and displaced inside the guide rail overlapping one another in parallel in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Heidan, Kristian Franz, Sebastian Krause, Dirk Vogt
  • Publication number: 20150048655
    Abstract: A drive system including a support bar to which the roof part is fastened, wherein the support bar during operation of the drive system is displaced between a closed position of the roof part and an open position of the roof part. For the displacement of the support bar between the closed position and the open position, a front guide carriage, a rear tilting mechanism as well as a control carriage mechanically controlling the guide carriage and the tilting mechanism are provided. The guide carriage and the control carriage are geometrically designed such that the guide carriage and the control carriage are able to be positioned and displaced inside the guide rail overlapping one another in parallel in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Michael HEIDAN, Kristian FRANZ, Sebastian KRAUSE, Dirk VOGT
  • Patent number: 7959210
    Abstract: A folding top bin cover assembly includes a folding top bin cover and a fixation system. The bin cover is movable to a covered position in which the bin cover covers a folding top bin of a vehicle body. The fixation system acts between the bin cover and a structural element fixable to the vehicle body. The fixation system has a fixing mechanism including a sliding element and an insertion bracket. The sliding element is connected to the bin cover and the insertion bracket is fixedly connected to the structural element. The fixation system adjusts the bin cover at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body as the sliding element operates interactively with the insertion bracket while the bin cover is in the covered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Magna Car Top Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Artur Mangold, Dirk Vogt, Rudolf Horch
  • Publication number: 20110109118
    Abstract: A folding top bin cover assembly includes a folding top bin cover and a fixation system. The bin cover is movable to a covered position in which the bin cover covers a folding top bin of a vehicle body. The fixation system acts between the bin cover and a structural element fixable to the vehicle body. The fixation system has a fixing mechanism including a sliding element and an insertion bracket. The sliding element is connected to the bin cover and the insertion bracket is fixedly connected to the structural element. The fixation system adjusts the bin cover at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body as the sliding element operates interactively with the insertion bracket while the bin cover is in the covered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Artur Mangold, Dirk Vogt, Rudolf Horch
  • Patent number: 7497497
    Abstract: A vehicle trunk cover assembly includes two coupled guide rod units which are connectable to the cover and the vehicle body such that the cover is movable between a closed position covering the trunk, a roof transport position in which the front cover end is lifted relative to the trunk, and a loading position in which the rear cover end is lifted relative to the trunk. A locking lever connectable to the vehicle body includes a lock which is movable from an engaged position to a disengaged position upon being actuated. One guide rod unit cooperates with the lock such that the guide rod unit engages the lock when the lock is in its engaged position so that the cover may move into its loading position and disengages from the lock when the lock is in its disengaged position so that the cover may move into its roof transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Magna Car Top Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Vogt
  • Publication number: 20080203771
    Abstract: A vehicle trunk cover assembly includes two coupled guide rod units which are connectable to the cover and the vehicle body such that the cover is movable between a closed position covering the trunk, a roof transport position in which the front cover end is lifted relative to the trunk, and a loading position in which the rear cover end is lifted relative to the trunk. A locking lever connectable to the vehicle body includes a lock which is movable from an engaged position to a disengaged position upon being actuated. One guide rod unit cooperates with the lock such that the guide rod unit engages the lock when the lock is in its engaged position so that the cover may move into its loading position and disengages from the lock when the lock is in its disengaged position so that the cover may move into its roof transport position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Dirk Vogt