Patents by Inventor Gebhard Schweizer

Gebhard Schweizer 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: 9238397
    Abstract: A motor vehicle air conditioning arrangement having a heater (H) and an evaporator (V) which are arranged in an air guiding housing (2). Each of the heater and evaporator have a plane that is traversed perpendicularly by air and have an inclined position such that the planes are each arranged at an angle of less than 40° with respect to the horizontal plane (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Burkhardt, Holger Gundel, Sascha Lindauer, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Patent number: 7748441
    Abstract: A heating or air conditioning system is used for a motor vehicle. The heating or air conditioning system may have a housing which is composed of several housing segments. At least one housing segment may be embodied as an insertion part which is inserted into the remaining housing after the remaining housing is mounted in the motor vehicle. The insertion part may have at least one functional module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erich Litwing, Gebhard Schweizer, Jürgen Heilemann, Wolfgang Dieksander
  • Publication number: 20090078392
    Abstract: A motor vehicle air conditioning arrangement having at least one heater (H) and at least one evaporator (V) which are arranged in an air guiding housing (2), wherein an inclined position of the heater (H) and evaporator (V) is provided, such that the planes of the evaporator (V) and heater (H), which are traversed perpendicularly by air, are arranged in each case at an angle of less than 40°, in particular of less than 30°, with respect to the horizontal plane (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: BEHR GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Burkhardt, Holger Gundel, Sascha Lindauer, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20080256965
    Abstract: The invention relates in a heating and/or air conditioning with comprising a temperature mixing flap (8) that can be driven via at least two pixel means (9) which are disposed in such a way that at least one partial area especially the wait area (10), of the mixing flap (8) performs a combined rotational and translational movement when the mixing flap (8) is moved. The aim of the invention is to improve air conditioning units such that said advantageous embodiment and pivoting of the temperature mixing flap (8) allows differently tempered air flows to be mixed more thoroughly while making the same adjustable in an optimal manner to the available assembly space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Bopp, Carsten Burkhardt, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20080051023
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for ventilating and/or tempering a motor vehicle, comprising a basic version which encompasses at least one fan arrangement (2) that is part of a motor vehicle ventilation system (1). The fan arrangement (2) is provided with at least one fan wheel (6) that is placed in a multi-part air-conducting housing (5) and a motor (7) which drives said fan wheel (6). An additional ventilation system (1) is composed of a plurality of air ducts (3) and air inlet nozzles (4). The inventive system can be expanded in a modular fashion, wherefore at least one area (10, 12) of the air-conducting housing (5) is embodied in a replaceable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Jochen Fischle, Gebhard Schweizer, Masaaki Kawaguchi, Oliveira Kleber
  • Publication number: 20080017366
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air-conditioning system (1), especially an automotive air-conditioning system, which comprises an air conduction housing (1) and components disposed therein, such as at least one heater (H; h) and one insert (E; F) for supplying and/or mixing the air. Said insert (E; F) and/or the air conduction housing (1) comprises elements, especially flaps, which can be interlinked either directly or indirectly and can be regulated together, thereby converting a multi-zone air-conditioning system into an air-conditioning system with fewer zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Evripidis Koukouravas, Wolfgang Dieksander, Harald Horig, Eugen Komarek, Otto Schulten, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20070000658
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly arrangement for an air conditioning unit, in particular, for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one housing, at least one first device for the exchange of heat, at least one second device for the exchange of heat, at least one inlet, for a particularly gaseous medium, at least one outlet for the particularly gaseous medium and at least one flow regulation device. The housing comprises at least one assembly arrangement for at least one further modular device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Evripidis Koukouravas, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Patent number: 7156166
    Abstract: A heating and air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle has a conditioning housing that includes a connecting section which is provided with at least one air outlet opening. Using connecting structure on the connecting section, the air outlet opening may be connected to either an attachable rear vehicle compartment temperature-control unit or closed tightly, in a leak-proof manner, by a removable covering part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Ian Bendell, Wolfgang Dieksander, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20060237164
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly array for an air conditioner with a heating device, particularly for motor vehicles, comprising at least one housing in which air is guided in an at least partly predetermined flow path. The flow path also receives at least one heating device and at least one control device, wherein the heating device is arranged in a first flow path and the control device is partly arranged in a second flow path. The control device is arranged relative to the heating device in such a way that it provokes almost completely the through-flow of the heating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Karim-Mathieu Bouchalat, Jörg Digele, Gebhard Schweizer, Werner Schenkewitz
  • Publication number: 20060060343
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating or air conditioning system for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (1) which is composed of several housing segments (2, 3, 4, 5). According to the invention, at least one housing segment is embodied as an insert part (5) which is inserted into the remaining housing (2, 3, 4) exclusively after said remaining housing (2, 3, 4) is mounted in the motor vehicle. The insert part comprises at least one functional module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Erich Litwing, Gebhard Schweizer, Jurgen Heilemann, Wolfgang Dieksander
  • Publication number: 20060000592
    Abstract: A device (1) for supplying air to the interior (IR) of a vehicle comprises a fan (3) arranged at the flow inlet end for generating a conditioned air stream (IL), and at least one air duct (4a to 4j) in which at least one auxiliary fan (6) is arranged at the flow outlet end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Stephane Bosquet, Laurent Crochemore, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Patent number: 6659858
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for regulating air mixing in a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle. In the system, recirculated air and/or fresh air is/are distributed via air-flow control elements to different air vents and supplied to the passenger compartment. In order to optimize energy consumption and provide a simpler and therefore more cost effective arrangement, the proportion of recirculated air is determined as a function of the position of the air-flow control element(s). The control unit is designed in such a manner, e.g., by implementation of a computer program, that signals being emitted by the control unit for opening the recirculated-air intake opening are dependent on, inter alia, the position(s) of the air-flow control element(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Andreas Kemle, Thorsten Moellert, Harald Riegel, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20020115405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for regulating air mixing in a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a motor vehicle. In the system, recirculated air and/or fresh air is/are distributed via air-flow control elements to different air vents and supplied to the passenger compartment. In order to optimize energy consumption and provide a simpler and therefore more cost effective arrangement, the proportion of recirculated air is determined as a function of the position of the air-flow control element(s). The control unit is designed in such a manner, e.g., by implementation of a computer program, that signals being emitted by the control unit for opening the recirculated-air intake opening are dependent on, inter alia, the position(s) of the air-flow control element(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: BEHR GmbH & CO.
    Inventors: Andreas Kemle, Thorsten Moellert, Harald Riegel, Gebhard Schweizer
  • Publication number: 20020014331
    Abstract: A heating and air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle having a conditioning housing in which at least one heat exchanger is integrated and which has a plurality of air outlet openings for guiding air to front interior zones of the motor vehicle is known. According to the invention, the conditioning housing has a connecting section which is provided with at least one air outlet opening and is intended for connecting to an optionally attachable rear temperature-control unit which, when not utilized can be tightly, in a leak-proof manner, closed by a removable covering part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Ian Bendell, Wolfgang Dieksander, Dipl.-Ing Gebhard Schweizer
  • Patent number: 5806479
    Abstract: A cooling system of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle has a cooling circuit, including a coolant/air radiator for cooling the engine, and a heating circuit, including a coolant/air heat exchanger for heating the passenger compartment. The cooling system includes an additional or secondary heater integrally associated with a coolant/air radiator to increase the heating capacity. The problem encountered with modern engines, particularly diesel engines, is that too little heat is available for heating the passenger compartment. Consequently, a secondary heater is needed. The secondary heater, which can be a fuel heater with a burner part and a heat exchanger part, is integrated into the radiator. This arrangement is advantageous in that the burner, with its fuel and exhaust gas line, is located outside the passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co., J. Eberspaecher GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Dieter Bauer, Michael Humburg, Michael Loehle, Wolfgang Pfister, Peter Reiser, Gebhard Schweizer