Patents by Inventor Heiko Albert

Heiko Albert 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: 11718161
    Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, as well as a connecting element which is arranged between the front and the rear lifting mechanisms. The rear lifting mechanism includes a lifting carriage with at least one lifting slotted guide, a lifting lever which is pivotably attached with one end to a fixed bearing and the other end of which has a guide element for the cover, and a translating lever which is pivotably connected to the lifting lever between its ends, wherein the translating lever is coupled to the lifting carriage by means of two sliders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
  • Patent number: 11440384
    Abstract: A slider unit for a roof system of a motor vehicle has a slide body and a mounting unit which has a recess in which the slide body is accommodated. The slide body is mounted in the mounting unit such that, relative to the mounting unit, the slide body is movable in at least two directions in each case limited to a predefined distance and/or is pivotable about two axes limited to a predefined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Roof Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
  • Patent number: 11142051
    Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, as well as a connecting element which is arranged between the front and the rear lifting mechanisms. The connecting element is formed as a connecting plate which is displaceable transverse to its direction of extension and in its plane of extension between an actuation position and a catch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
  • Patent number: 11040603
    Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, wherein the front lifting mechanism has a guide rail with a lifting slotted guide for a cover-side lifting slider as well as a controlling carriage which is displaceable along the guide rail in order to control the movement of the cover. The controlling carriage has a controlling slotted guide for a cover-side controlling slider, and the controlling slotted guide is provided in a slotted guide component which is pivotably attached to the controlling carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
  • Publication number: 20200164729
    Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, as well as a connecting element which is arranged between the front and the rear lifting mechanisms. The rear lifting mechanism includes a lifting carriage with at least one lifting slotted guide, a lifting lever which is pivotably attached with one end to a fixed bearing and the other end of which has a guide element for the cover, and a translating lever which is pivotably connected to the lifting lever between its ends, wherein the translating lever is coupled to the lifting carriage by means of two sliders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Christian BIEWER, Heiko ALBERT
  • Publication number: 20200164731
    Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, as well as a connecting element which is arranged between the front and the rear lifting mechanisms. The connecting element is formed as a connecting plate which is displaceable transverse to its direction of extension and in its plane of extension between an actuation position and a catch position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert
  • Publication number: 20200164728
    Abstract: A sliding roof system for a motor vehicle comprises a front lifting mechanism and a rear lifting mechanism which are assigned to a front and a rear edge respectively of a cover of the sliding roof system, wherein the front lifting mechanism has a guide rail with a lifting slotted guide for a cover-side lifting slider as well as a controlling carriage which is displaceable along the guide rail in order to control the movement of the cover. The controlling carriage has a controlling slotted guide for a cover-side controlling slider, and the controlling slotted guide is provided in a slotted guide component which is pivotably attached to the controlling carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Christian BIEWER, Heiko ALBERT
  • Publication number: 20190351747
    Abstract: A slider unit for a roof system of a motor vehicle has a slide body and a mounting unit which has a recess in which the slide body is accommodated. The slide body is mounted in the mounting unit such that, relative to the mounting unit, the slide body is movable in at least two directions in each case limited to a predefined distance and/or is pivotable about two axes limited to a predefined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Christian BIEWER, Heiko ALBERT
  • Patent number: 10350979
    Abstract: A motor vehicle sliding roof system for shifting a cover from a closed position to an open position has at least one guide rail, a carriage that is displaceable in the guide rail, a lifting mechanism that controls a displacement of the front edge of the cover, a raising mechanism that controls a displacement of the rear edge of the cover, and a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer a displacement of the carriage to the raising mechanism. The lifting mechanism, the raising mechanism and the transfer mechanism have a modular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert, Stefan Kunkel
  • Publication number: 20180099547
    Abstract: A motor vehicle sliding roof system for shifting a cover from a closed position to an open position has at least one guide rail, a carriage that is displaceable in the guide rail, a lifting mechanism that controls a displacement of the front edge of the cover, a raising mechanism that controls a displacement of the rear edge of the cover, and a transfer mechanism adapted to transfer a displacement of the carriage to the raising mechanism. The lifting mechanism, the raising mechanism and the transfer mechanism have a modular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Biewer, Heiko Albert, Stefan Kunkel