Patents by Inventor Gunter Spey

Gunter Spey 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).

  • Publication number: 20240088579
    Abstract: A lead terminal comprising at least one spring-loaded clamping connection for connecting an electrical conductor by spring force. The spring-loaded clamping connection comprises a clamping spring and a busbar section, associated with the clamping spring, between which a clamping point for connecting the electrical conductor is formed, and comprising a swivelable actuating lever, associated with the spring-loaded clamping connection, for actuating the clamping spring. The actuating lever has at least one support element that includes a support surface, facing the busbar section, via which the actuating lever is supported on a support region of the busbar section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Gunter SPEY, Michael MEYER
  • Publication number: 20220344852
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal having a first insulating material housing and a second insulating material housing. The first and the second insulating material housings each have a plurality of conductor insertion openings arranged side by side for inserting an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction into the insulating material housing. The first insulating material housing has a first busbar and the second insulating material housing has a second busbar, and at least two conductor insertion openings of the first insulating material housing and the second insulating material housing are each associated with a clamping spring having a clamping leg. The clamping leg and the respective busbar form a clamping point for an electrical conductor to be clamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Michael MEYER, Hans-Josef KOELLMANN, Gunter SPEY
  • Patent number: 11322861
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal, having an insulating material housing, a busbar, a clamping spring and an operating lever which is pivotably received in the insulating material housing over a pivoting range and can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, wherein the clamping spring has an operating arm which is deflected via a spring driver of the operating lever at least in the open position, characterized in that the operating lever is supported in the open position at a first and a second support point spaced from the first, and that the operating lever is pulled against the first and the second support point by a tensile force of the clamping spring acting on the spring driver from the operating arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Frank Hartmann, Gunter Spey
  • Patent number: 11283199
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal, having an insulating material housing, a busbar, a clamping spring and an operating lever which is pivotably received in the insulating material housing over a pivoting range and can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, wherein the clamping spring has an operating arm which is deflected via a spring driver of the operating lever at least in the open position. The operating lever is supported in the open position at a first and a second support point spaced from the first, and that the operating lever is pulled against the first and the second support point by a tensile force of the clamping spring acting on the spring driver from the operating arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Gunter Spey, Frank Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20210013639
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal, having an insulating material housing, a busbar, a clamping spring and an operating lever which is pivotably received in the insulating material housing over a pivoting range and can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, wherein the clamping spring has an operating arm which is deflected via a spring driver of the operating lever at least in the open position, characterized in that the operating lever is supported in the open position at a first and a second support point spaced from the first, and that the operating lever is pulled against the first and the second support point by a tensile force of the clamping spring acting on the spring driver from the operating arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: Frank HARTMANN, Gunter SPEY
  • Publication number: 20210013637
    Abstract: A conductor connection terminal, having an insulating material housing, a busbar, a clamping spring and an operating lever which is pivotably received in the insulating material housing over a pivoting range and can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, wherein the clamping spring has an operating arm which is deflected via a spring driver of the operating lever at least in the open position. The operating lever is supported in the open position at a first and a second support point spaced from the first, and that the operating lever is pulled against the first and the second support point by a tensile force of the clamping spring acting on the spring driver from the operating arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: WAGO VERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: Gunter SPEY, Frank HARTMANN
  • Patent number: 9960505
    Abstract: A terminal strip having an insulating material housing that has a latching foot for latching onto a mounting rail and has a width less than the length and height, and conductor connections in the insulating material housing that are arranged next to one another in pairs. The insulating material housing is in two parts and has a base housing and a lower housing. The base housing has, in a first connection region, a pair of conductor connections that are electrically conductively connected to one another. In a second connection region, the base housing has a cutout that is laterally bounded by the insulating material of the second connection region. The lower housing can be inserted into the cutout. The lower housing has a conductor connection that is electrically insulated from an adjacent conductor connection that is arranged in the second connection region, in the base housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: WAGO Vervaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Gunter Spey
  • Publication number: 20170250478
    Abstract: A terminal strip having an insulating material housing that has a latching foot for latching onto a mounting rail and has a width less than the length and height, and conductor connections in the insulating material housing that are arranged next to one another in pairs. The insulating material housing is in two parts and has a base housing and a lower housing. The base housing has, in a first connection region, a pair of conductor connections that are electrically conductively connected to one another. In a second connection region, the base housing has a cutout that is laterally bounded by the insulating material of the second connection region. The lower housing can be inserted into the cutout. The lower housing has a conductor connection that is electrically insulated from an adjacent conductor connection that is arranged in the second connection region, in the base housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Gunter SPEY
  • Patent number: 7607737
    Abstract: An inclination adjustment fitting for seat backs of vehicle seats includes two fitting parts that are connected in a swiveling manner relative to each other via a wobble mechanism driven by an eccentric. The eccentric is formed from an eccentric ring and two wedge segments that are arranged in mirror image and set apart from each other and that in regions cover the circumference of the eccentric ring. The wedge segments are pressed apart by a spring acting against their one end faces for increasing the eccentricity and which are capable of being acted upon against the force of the spring by driving elements between the other end faces. The spring is supported on the eccentric such that the wedge segments occupy a defined position relative to the eccentric ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Liebich, Christian Scheffler, Gunter Spey
  • Publication number: 20080197686
    Abstract: An inclination adjustment fitting for seat backs of vehicle seats includes two fitting parts that are connected in a swiveling manner relative to each other via a wobble mechanism driven by an eccentric. The eccentric is formed from an eccentric ring and two wedge segments that are arranged in mirror image and set apart from each other and that in regions cover the circumference of the eccentric ring. The wedge segments are pressed apart by a spring acting against their one end faces for increasing the eccentricity and which are capable of being acted upon against the force of the spring by driving elements between the other end faces. The spring is supported on the eccentric such that the wedge segments occupy a defined position relative to the eccentric ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Frank LIEBICH, Christian Scheffler, Gunter Spey
  • Patent number: 7055905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle seat with an adjustable reclining backrest, which is articulated to the seat frame on both sides using tilt adjusting fittings. Both tilt adjusting fittings are coupled to each other by a rigid connecting tube, which is formed as a hollow section or at least in the zone of the tilt adjusting fittings as a hollow section. It is used for the simultaneous adjustment of both tilt adjusting fittings by means of a driving device arranged on one side of the seat. The connecting element is fastened bilaterally to one of the two tilt adjusting fittings, so that it is secured on both sides against an axial movement. The object of the invention is to improve this type of seat so that a folding back or opening of the tilt adjusting fittings is prevented while at the same time mounting of the connecting elements without problematic rattling and axial jamming is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gunter Spey, Bernd Wilkening
  • Publication number: 20050099049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle seat with an adjustable reclining backrest, which is articulated to the seat frame on both sides using tilt adjusting fittings. Both tilt adjusting fittings are coupled to each other by a rigid connecting tube, which is formed as a hollow section or at least in the zone of the tilt adjusting fittings as a hollow section. It is used for the simultaneous adjustment of both tilt adjusting fittings by means of a driving device arranged on one side of the seat. The connecting element is fastened bilaterally to one of the two tilt adjusting fittings, so that it is secured on both sides against an axial movement. The object of the invention is to improve this type of seat so that a folding back or opening of the tilt adjusting fittings is prevented while at the same time mounting of the connecting elements without problematic rattling and axial jamming is made possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Gunter Spey, Bernd Wilkening