Patents by Inventor Erwin Fauser

Erwin Fauser 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).

  • Frame component for a belt winder and method for producing same
    Patent number: 10751786
    Abstract: The invention describes a method of manufacturing a substantially plate-shaped frame member (10) of a belt retractor including locking teeth (18). A plate-shaped element (24) is provided, wherein said element is plastically reshaped in portions so that a portion (28) thickened into a main portion (12) of the plate-shaped element (24) is formed. Furthermore, locking teeth (18) are produced in the thickened portion (28) so that the locking teeth (18) have a larger thickness than the plate-shaped element (24) prior to reshaping. Moreover, a frame member (10) for a belt retractor is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: TRW AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Udo Zolnai, Friedrich Littau, Erwin Fauser
  • FRAME COMPONENT FOR A BELT WINDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20170259780
    Abstract: The invention describes a method of manufacturing a substantially plate-shaped frame member (10) of a belt retractor including locking teeth (18). A plate-shaped element (24) is provided, wherein said element is plastically reshaped in portions so that a portion (28) thickened into a main portion (12) of the plate-shaped element (24) is formed. Furthermore, locking teeth (18) are produced in the thickened portion (28) so that the locking teeth (18) have a larger thickness than the plate-shaped element (24) prior to reshaping. Moreover, a frame member (10) for a belt retractor is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Udo ZOLNAI, Friedrich LITTAU, Erwin FAUSER
  • Frame for a safety belt retractor
    Patent number: 7484764
    Abstract: A frame for a safety belt retractor includes a rear wall (12) and a fastening section which provides for at least one of fastening the frame (10) to a section (22) of a component which is fixed to a vehicle and pre-positioning the frame (10) on the section (22), the fastening section being formed integrally with the rear wall (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Erwin Fauser
  • Frame for a safety belt retractor
    Publication number: 20070114317
    Abstract: A frame for a safety belt retractor includes a rear wall (12) and a fastening section which provides for at least one of fastening the frame (10) to a section (22) of a component which is fixed to a vehicle and pre-positioning the frame (10) on the section (22), the fastening section being formed integrally with the rear wall (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Erwin Fauser
  • Hot bending of a thermoplastic workpiece
    Publication number: 20020130438
    Abstract: A method for bending a largely plate-shaped, thermoplastic workpiece, e.g., a sandwich panel, the bending region of the workpiece, heated at least up to plasticization, being bent about a bending element acting upon the workpiece. The bending element is pushed into the workpiece up to the apex of the desired bending, and the bending is performed about the front end, viewed in the insertion direction, of the inserted bending element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Arno Jambor, Michael Bechtold, Erwin Fauser