Patents by Inventor Fred Knochelmann

Fred Knochelmann 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).

  • Arrangement of a fuel tank in the rear region of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 4621822
    Abstract: A fuel tank configured for universal use in the rear region of motor vehicles beneath the vehicle floor is mounted so that it can yield in the case of a rear deformation caused by an accident. The fuel tank is connected firmly to parts fixed to the vehicle in the forward region of the fuel tank in the direction of travel and is retained laterally in the rear region of the fuel tank in the direction of travel by guide bolts or the like in guides with slots open towards the rear, the guides being fixed to the vehicle frame and extending horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, so that upon rear impact, foreshortening of the vehicle frame causes the guide bolts to leave the guide slots resulting in downward rotation of the rear part of the fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fred Knochelmann, Manfred Schulz, Gunther Ast