Patents by Inventor Frank Rabe
Frank Rabe 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).
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Publication number: 20220242349Abstract: A bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle, having an upper main crossmember, which is able to be coupled to the motor vehicle by way of crash boxes, and a lower auxiliary crossmember, wherein main crossmember and auxiliary crossmember are coupled to one another by way of vertical struts. The main crossmember and the auxiliary crossmember run so as to be curved about the vertical axis at least in certain portions, wherein main crossmember and auxiliary crossmember have different radii of curvature from one another, and/or in that the auxiliary crossmember is set back with respect to the main crossmember in a motor vehicle longitudinal direction in the direction directed toward the motor vehicle, and/or in that the auxiliary crossmember has a central portion which is offset in relation to the vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Karl Kristian BERGER, Jens Chr. HAKER, Christian HANDING, Andreas HITZ, Frode PAULSEN, Frank RABE, Odd Perry SOVIK
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Publication number: 20220242347Abstract: A bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle, having an upper main cross member, which is able to be coupled via crash boxes to the motor vehicle, and a lower auxiliary cross member, wherein the main cross member and auxiliary cross member are coupled together via vertical struts. The main cross member and/or the auxiliary cross member and/or the vertical element are supported on the crash box and/or on a longitudinal member via at least one additional support element oriented in the direction of the motor vehicle, wherein the support element is configured in one piece and in a single material with the main cross member or the auxiliary cross member or the vertical element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Karl Kristian BERGER, Jens Chr. HAKER, Christian HANDING, Andreas HITZ, Frode PAULSEN, Frank RABE, Odd Perry SOVIK
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Patent number: 11325452Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery holder for the receiving of a plurality of battery modules in an electrically driven vehicle. The battery holder may include a plurality of juxtaposed module receptacles, wherein each module receptacle is configured to receive the battery module, and a profile wall that defines the plurality of module receptacles, wherein a heat exchanger is configured to temper the battery modules is formed in the side wall, wherein the heat exchanger comprises a plurality of hollow channels that extend along the module receptacles.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Martin Pohl, Christian Handing, Frank Rabe, Tobias Duepmeier, Konstantin Tatarinov, Edvin List Clausen
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Publication number: 20220112568Abstract: A method and a device for adjusting the temperature of steel blanks, such that a plurality of temperature-adjusting stations are used in order to heat the steel blanks in stages with low temperature gradients.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Cordt ERFLING, Markus KETTLER, Frank RABE, Dimitri SCHNEIDER
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Patent number: 11214154Abstract: The invention relates to a battery support for an electric motor vehicle, having a tray for holding batteries, with a base and a peripheral side wall and a cover, wherein the cover is formed as a hood and the peripheral side wall is formed by a peripheral frame composed of hollow profiles, wherein the frame is coupled to a base, wherein the hood, in the closed state, is mounted on the hollow profile, and a cooling system is formed below the base, and in that a protective base is arranged below the base, in particular below the cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Frank Rabe, Peter Summerauer, Thomas Guenther, Christian Handing
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Patent number: 11186183Abstract: Battery carrier for an electric motor vehicle, having a trough formed by a base and a peripheral frame coupled to the base, wherein the frame is formed from extruded hollow profiles and a cover is arranged on the frame. In the installation position, the frame has a web protruding in each case in relation to its upper side and/or lower side in such a manner that a defined gap with respect to the base and/or with respect to the cover is produced, with a sealant and/or adhesive being incorporated.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Georg Frost, Thomas Guenther, Christian Handing, Frank Rabe, Peter Summerauer, Ludger Gehringhoff
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Patent number: 11027325Abstract: A hot-formed metal sheet has a tensile strength Rm>1300 megapascal (MPa) and includes an opening which is produced by high-speed punching at a speed of a punch of more than 6 m/s in the absence of a counter holder of a contour matching a contour of the punch, with a smooth cut proportion of the cutting surface of the opening amounting to more than 50%.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Markus Kettler, Georg Frost, Frank Rabe, Karsten Bake
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Patent number: 10933726Abstract: The disclosure comprises a battery holder for receiving at least one electric battery in a vehicle that includes a hollow chamber profile with a hollow chamber that is defined by a base wall and a cover wall, where the electric battery is configured for placement on the cover wall. The battery holder also includes a heat exchanger structure configured for tempering the electric battery, where the heat exchanger structure is formed within a cover wall section of the cover wall and includes at least one hollow channel that intersperses the cover wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Christian Handing, Tobias Duepmeier, Frank Rabe, Konstantin Tatarinov, Martin Pohl, Edvin List Clausen
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Patent number: 10800276Abstract: An electrical charging arrangement in a motor vehicle is disclosed having a power coupling element and at least one current conductor. A cooling element is arranged on the rear side of the power coupling element facing the current conductor so that the power coupling element can be cooled from the rear side.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Volker Grienitz, Frank Rabe, Mohamed Boughardain
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Publication number: 20200180442Abstract: The invention relates to a battery support for an electric motor vehicle, having a tray for holding batteries, with a base and a peripheral side wall and a cover, wherein the cover is formed as a hood and the peripheral side wall is formed by a peripheral frame composed of hollow profiles, wherein the frame is coupled to a base, wherein the hood, in the closed state, is mounted on the hollow profile, and a cooling system is formed below the base, and in that a protective base is arranged below the base, in particular below the cooling system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Frank RABE, Peter SUMMERAUER, Thomas GUENTHER, Christian HANDING
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Publication number: 20200180443Abstract: Battery carrier for an electric motor vehicle, having a trough formed by a base and a peripheral frame coupled to the base, wherein the frame is formed from extruded hollow profiles and a cover is arranged on the frame. In the installation position, the frame has a web protruding in each case in relation to its upper side and/or lower side in such a manner that a defined gap with respect to the base and/or with respect to the cover is produced, with a sealant and/or adhesive being incorporated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Georg FROST, Thomas GUENTHER, Christian HANDING, Frank RABE, Peter SUMMERAUER, Ludger GEHRINGHOFF
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Patent number: 10173617Abstract: The invention relates to a bumper arrangement with a crossmember and two crashboxes which are in each case connectable on one side to the crossmember on an outer region thereof and are arrangeable on the other side on a vehicle-side longitudinal member. It is distinguished in that the crossmember has a hollow chamber profile with a hollow chamber which is round at least in sections in cross section, which hollow chamber profile is arranged in a crossmember longitudinal axis running perpendicularly to the vehicle center longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Frank Rabe, Christian Handing, Mirko Paare, Elmar Mollemeier
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Publication number: 20180236881Abstract: An axle carrier for an electric motor vehicle and a method of manufacturing thereof is disclosed. The axle carrier has a shell component including an upper shell and a lower shell made from a fiber-composite material, and at least one induction line is integrated in the lower shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Volker GRIENITZ, Hermann OPDEMOM, Matthias KOERNER, Frank RABE
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Publication number: 20180236884Abstract: An electrical charging arrangement in a motor vehicle is disclosed having a power coupling element and at least one current conductor. A cooling element is arranged on the rear side of the power coupling element facing the current conductor so that the power coupling element can be cooled from the rear side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Volker GRIENITZ, Frank RABE, Mohamed BOUGHARDAIN
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Publication number: 20180234003Abstract: An electromagnetic impact drive includes two electroconductive helical springs in meshing relationship, with their fixed ends supported on an abutment and their movable ends joined to an electroconductive armature. Electric terminals connect the fixed ends to a electricity source for feeding a current to flow from one of the electric terminals via an associated one of the helical springs in a first direction towards the armature and from there in an opposite second direction via the other one of the helical springs to the other one of the electric terminals so that adjacent windings of the helical springs repel one another by an oppositely directed force pair when an electric circuit is closed. A control device is provided to open and close the electric circuit with the electricity source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Benteler Maschinenbau GmbHInventors: Anton Frank, GEORG FROST, FRANK RABE, MARTIN HESSELMANN
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Publication number: 20180215282Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery holder for the receiving of a plurality of battery modules in an electrically driven vehicle. The battery holder may include a plurality of juxtaposed module receptacles, wherein each module receptacle is configured to receive the battery module, and a profile wall that defines the plurality of module receptacles, wherein a heat exchanger is configured to temper the battery modules is formed in the side wall, wherein the heat exchanger comprises a plurality of hollow channels that extend along the module receptacles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Martin Pohl, Christian Handing, Frank Rabe, Tobias Duepmeier, Konstantin Tatarinov, Edvin List Clausen
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Publication number: 20180212216Abstract: The disclosure comprises a battery holder for receiving at least one electric battery in a vehicle that includes a hollow chamber profile with a hollow chamber that is defined by a base wall and a cover wall, where the electric battery is configured for placement on the cover wall. The battery holder also includes a heat exchanger structure configured for tempering the electric battery, where the heat exchanger structure is formed within a cover wall section of the cover wall and includes at least one hollow channel that intersperses the cover wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Christian Handing, Tobias Duepmeier, Frank Rabe, Konstantin Tatarinov, Martin Pohl, Edvin List Clausen
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Publication number: 20180178268Abstract: A hot-formed metal sheet has a tensile strength Rm>1300 megapascal (MPa) and includes an opening which is produced by high-speed punching at a speed of a punch of more than 6 m/s in the absence of a counter holder of a contour matching a contour of the punch, with a smooth cut proportion of the cutting surface of the opening amounting to more than 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Markus Kettler, Georg Frost, Frank Rabe, Karsten Bake
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Patent number: 9663051Abstract: The invention relates to a crashbox for a bumper system of a motor vehicle, comprising an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the crashbox is divided in the longitudinal extent thereof into a first length portion and an adjoining second length portion (4), wherein, in the first length portion, a longitudinal plane of the upper wall intersects a central longitudinal plane of the crashbox at an angle ?1, and a longitudinal plane of the lower wall intersects the central longitudinal plane of the crashbox at an angle ?2, wherein the following holds true: ?5°??1?5° and ?5°??2?5°, and wherein, in the second length portion, a longitudinal plane of the upper wall (1) intersects a longitudinal plane of the lower wall at an angle ?.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Frank Rabe, Andreas Schiller, Christian Handing, Dariusz Straznikiewicz
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Publication number: 20170129431Abstract: The invention relates to a bumper arrangement with a crossmember and two crashboxes which are in each case connectable on one side to the crossmember on an outer region thereof and are arrangeable on the other side on a vehicle-side longitudinal member. It is distinguished in that the crossmember has a hollow chamber profile with a hollow chamber which is round at least in sections in cross section, which hollow chamber profile is arranged in a crossmember longitudinal axis running perpendicularly to the vehicle center longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Frank RABE, Christian HANDING, Mirko PAARE, Elmar MOLLEMEIER