Patents by Inventor Franz-Xaver SCHWEIGHART

Franz-Xaver SCHWEIGHART 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: 11204049
    Abstract: A component including at least one joint, at which a joining connection to a further component is to be formed later, is provided. A joining element having a holding section is pressed into the component, and the joining element also has a functional section, by way of which at least one further function can be implemented. The holding section of the joining element is arranged in a passage hole, and the passage hole is widened in at least one edge region by an embossing. The holding section of the joining element is pressed into the passage hole and is connected to the hole wall in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner and engages in the embossing. A component combination of at least two components which includes such a component and a method for producing the component and the component combination are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Glueck, Robert Kirschner, Josef Meinhardt, Franz-Xaver Schweighart
  • Patent number: 11143227
    Abstract: A component combination of at least two components, which are joined at at least one joint, is provided. The component combination includes a first component, wherein a first joining element having a supporting section is pressed into a passage hole in the first component at the joint, and includes a second component, in which a fastening receiving section is formed at the joint, wherein the first joining element also has a fastening section, which engages in the fastening receiving section of the second component in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner. A method for producing the component combination is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernhard Glueck, Robert Kirschner, Josef Meinhardt, Franz-Xaver Schweighart
  • Publication number: 20190338798
    Abstract: A component combination of at least two components, which are joined at at least one joint, is provided. The component combination includes a first component, wherein a first joining element having a supporting section is pressed into a passage hole in the first component at the joint, and includes a second component, in which a fastening receiving section is formed at the joint, wherein the first joining element also has a fastening section, which engages in the fastening receiving section of the second component in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner. A method for producing the component combination is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard GLUECK, Robert KIRSCHNER, Josef MEINHARDT, Franz-Xaver SCHWEIGHART
  • Publication number: 20190316617
    Abstract: A component including at least one joint, at which a joining connection to a further component is to be formed later, is provided. A joining element having a holding section is pressed into the component, and the joining element also has a functional section, by way of which at least one further function can be implemented. The holding section of the joining element is arranged in a passage hole, and the passage hole is widened in at least one edge region by an embossing. The holding section of the joining element is pressed into the passage hole and is connected to the hole wall in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner and engages in the embossing. A component combination of at least two components which includes such a component and a method for producing the component and the component combination are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard GLUECK, Robert KIRSCHNER, Josef MEINHARDT, Franz-Xaver SCHWEIGHART