Patents by Inventor Erich Ruehinger

Erich Ruehinger 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: 6345860
    Abstract: A vehicle roof for a motor vehicle has a roof part which can be moved in the longitudinal direction and can be adjusted between a closed position which closes a roof opening in the motor vehicle and an open position which releases the roof opening. Furthermore, a driving motor is provided which drives, via at least one driving pinion, two driving cables which adjust the roof part and are guided along both sides of the roof 15 opening. In order to provide a drive for a vehicle roof the drive has good operational reliability and provides sufficiently high power, yet at the same time being of small construction. Each driving cable is assigned a respective motor-operated driving pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Adam, Oliver Braun, Erich Ruehinger, Wolfram Salz, Matthias Aydt, Berthold Klein, Lothar Reiff