Patents by Inventor Eberhard Benz

Eberhard Benz 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: 11787273
    Abstract: A roof module for a vehicle roof of a passenger vehicle includes a module frame which includes a front module frame transverse element, a rear module frame transverse element, a first lateral module frame longitudinal element, and a second lateral module frame longitudinal element, where the first and the second lateral module frame longitudinal elements connect the front and the rear module frame transverse elements to each other. A cover element is mounted on the module frame. The front module frame transverse element is a first shell element and the first shell element is connectable to a second shell element of a roof frame of the vehicle roof. When the first shell element is connected to the second shell element they together form a roof crossmember of the vehicle roof which encloses a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Achim Demmer, Eberhard Benz
  • Publication number: 20220118836
    Abstract: A roof module for a vehicle roof of a passenger vehicle includes a module frame which includes a front module frame transverse element, a rear module frame transverse element, a first lateral module frame longitudinal element, and a second lateral module frame longitudinal element, where the first and the second lateral module frame longitudinal elements connect the front and the rear module frame transverse elements to each other. A cover element is mounted on the module frame. The front module frame transverse element is a first shell element and the first shell element is connectable to a second shell element of a roof frame of the vehicle roof. When the first shell element is connected to the second shell element they together form a roof crossmember of the vehicle roof which encloses a cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Achim DEMMER, Eberhard BENZ
  • Patent number: 7540558
    Abstract: A door pillar for a supporting frame structure of a vehicle body has an upper section which extends from a vehicle roof as far as a vehicle side edge, and a lower section which extends from the vehicle side edge in the direction of a vehicle floor. In order to improve the door pillar with regard to loading and weight, it has a pillar body which extends at least in the upper section and is made of iron or iron alloy, and a pillar base which is connected fixedly thereto, extends at least in the lower section, and is made of light metal or light metal alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Eberhard Benz, Konrad Eipper, Stephan Goettker
  • Publication number: 20070236050
    Abstract: A door pillar for a supporting frame structure of a vehicle body has an upper section which extends from a vehicle roof as far as a vehicle side edge, and a lower section which extends from the vehicle side edge in the direction of a vehicle floor. In order to improve the door pillar with regard to loading and weight, it has a pillar body which extends at least in the upper section and is made of iron or iron alloy, and a pillar base which is connected fixedly thereto, extends at least in the lower section, and is made of light metal or light metal alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYLSER AG
    Inventors: Eberhard Benz, Konrad Eipper, Stephan Goettker
  • Patent number: 6338525
    Abstract: A multisectional sectional front section of a motor vehicle shell body is provided. At least two neighboring parts of the front section extended in a vehicle horizontal direction are attached to one other by connecting flanges which can especially be shifted perpendicularly to a longitude axis of the vehicle to accommodate tolerance differences in the spacing between the lateral sides of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Eberhard Benz, Oliver Zolke
  • Patent number: 6299237
    Abstract: A bodyshell of a motor vehicle has a front-end structure which has a lower and an upper longitudinal-member plane and in the region of a passenger cell is provided with lateral longitudinal sills. A respective composite strut arrangement is provided on both sides of the vehicle, each said arrangement extending obliquely downwards and also rearwards between the associated upper longitudinal member and the associated lateral longitudinal sill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Eberhard Benz, Andreas Schnitzer
  • Patent number: 6269900
    Abstract: A front-end structure for a passenger motor vehicle has a front end region, in the direction of travel, of the brake servo unit which is assigned at least one mechanical forced guidance apparatus. The latter is fixed on at least one body-shell part. In a vehicle impact, the apparatus engages with at least one movement component in the vertical direction of the vehicle, from bottom to top, on the end region of the brake servo unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Frank Adams, Eberhard Benz, Joachim Herre, Josef Sailer, Alfred Schnabel
  • Patent number: 6267435
    Abstract: A holding arrangement for a mounted vehicle element on a three-dimensionally contoured supporting wall in a vehicle interior is provided for changing mounting situations. The holding arrangement has two holding elements which are fastened to the supporting wall in a mutually spaced manner, each holding element having a holding plate which, on one side, is constructed as a plane surface and on whose other side a cylindrical holding finger is fastened which extends perpendicularly to the plane surface. For the fastening of the holding elements, two mutually spaced fastening zones are constructed on the supporting wall which each have a plane surface to which the respective holding element is fastened while resting on it with the plane surface of its holding plate. The plane surface of the respective fastening zone is larger than the plane surface of the holding plate of the pertaining holding element. The plane surfaces of the fastening zones extend in parallel to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Eberhard Benz, Oliver Zolke