Patents by Inventor Heinz Voss
Heinz Voss 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).
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Patent number: 9039088Abstract: With a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part and a second fitting part, which are rotatable relative to one another and are in geared connection with each other, an enclosing ring, which axially holds together the first fitting part and the second fitting part, forming a disc-shaped unit, and which is fixed to the first fitting part and engages over the second fitting part radially outside, and a third fitting part which is pivotably mounted relative to the first fitting part and which can be locked by means of a toothed pawl with a latching element which is provided on the first fitting part, the toothed latching element is formed on the first fitting part.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ulrich Lehmann, Heinz Voss, Peter Thiel
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Patent number: 8851572Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one fitting (10) including two fitting components (11, 12) that can rotate relative to each other. At least one structural component (15) has at least one opening (16) for partially receiving the fitting (11, 12) and at least one mounting area (18) enclosing the opening (16) for mounting the fitting (10), by at least one weld seam (19) between the mounting area (18) and one of the two fitting components (11, 12). The mounting area (18) is reinforced by additional material relative to the other areas of the structural component (15).Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG.Inventors: Gerd Schuhmacher, Dieter Henkel, Volker Scharwächter, Heinz Voss, Uwe Assmann, Georg Fischer, Volker Schäfer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer
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Patent number: 8783772Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular a utility vehicle seat, has a seat frame which can be pivoted by a pneumatic spring and which can be adjusted in terms of height. An adjuster (20) establishes the actual value of the height of the seat frame. The adjuster (20) has a cable roll (22) which is supported on a first portion of the seat frame so as to be able to be rotated about an axis (A), and a cable (24), which can be at least partially wound on the cable roll (22), unwound therefrom and is secured to a second portion of the seat frame that can be moved relative to the first portion, and which controls at least one control valve (36) of the pneumatic spring in accordance with a desired value of the height of the seat frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG.Inventors: Rolf Schüler, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
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Patent number: 8616646Abstract: An adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a drive, a gear stage (8) driven by the drive. The gear stage (8) includes a drive wheel (81) rotatable about a first rotational axis (A1) and drive teeth (81a) and a driven wheel (82) rotatable about a second rotational axis (A2) and including driven teeth (82a). Driven wheel (82) meshes with the drive wheel (81) with a fluctuating gear ratio and at least one load bearing gear driven by the gear stage, in particular a geared fitting. The fitting parts thereof performing a relative rotation with a superimposed wobble motion. At least two drive teeth (81a) and/or at least two driven teeth (82a) in the circumferential direction of the associated rotational axis (A1, A2) have different dimensions and/or different spacings from the adjacent teeth, and/or in the axial direction of the associated rotational axis (A1, A2), different dimensions and/or different axial positions.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Elmar Deegener, Heinz Voss, Rolf Schüler, Bernd Bossmanns
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Publication number: 20130234489Abstract: With a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part and a second fitting part, which are rotatable relative to one another and are in geared connection with each other, an enclosing ring, which axially holds together the first fitting part and the second fitting part, forming a disc-shaped unit, and which is fixed to the first fitting part and engages over the second fitting part radially outside, and a third fitting part which is pivotably mounted relative to the first fitting part and which can be locked by means of a toothed pawl with a latching element which is provided on the first fitting part, the toothed latching element is formed on the first fitting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventors: Ulrich Lehmann, Heinz Voss, Peter Thiel
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Publication number: 20120169104Abstract: A fitting (10) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a first fitting part (11) and a second fitting part (12) which are rotatable relative to each other and which are axially held together by an enclosing ring (13). The enclosing ring (13) is provided with an inner ring section (13a), by which the enclosing ring (13) engages over the second fitting part (12) radially outward, and with an outer ring section (13b), by which the enclosing ring (13) is fixed to the first fitting part (11), at its front end, in an outer end section, and with a centering section (13c) which extends axially with respect to the outer ring section (13b). The centering section (13c) engages over the first fitting part (11) radially outward and partly covers the outer surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Martin Stilleke, Ulrich Lehmann, Heinz Voss, Michael Borbe
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Publication number: 20120111707Abstract: In order to form a tensioning apparatus for a switch-on energy store of a circuit breaker, in which apparatus a tensioning shaft, which can rotate by means of a drive wheel, for tensioning the switch-on energy store is fixedly connected in each case to a cam and to a cam disc, which apparatus has a tripping stop, in which apparatus the drive wheel is coupled to the tensioning shaft via a clutch, and which apparatus has a simple and at the same time cost-effective design, the invention proposes that the clutch is a ratchet arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2005Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Karsten Freundt, Klaus Klimek, Karl-Heinz Voss
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Publication number: 20120001468Abstract: A vehicle seat, in particular a utility vehicle seat, has a seat frame which can be pivoted by a pneumatic spring and which can be adjusted in terms of height. An adjuster (20) establishes the actual value of the height of the seat frame. The adjuster (20) has a cable roll (22) which is supported on a first portion of the seat frame so as to be able to be rotated about an axis (A), and a cable (24), which can be at least partially wound on the cable roll (22), unwound therefrom and is secured to a second portion of the seat frame that can be moved relative to the first portion, and which controls at least one control valve (36) of the pneumatic spring in accordance with a desired value of the height of the seat frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Rolf Schüler, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
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Publication number: 20110260520Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one fitting (10) including two fitting components (11, 12) that can rotate relative to each other. At least one structural component (15) has at least one opening (16) for partially receiving the fitting (11, 12) and at least one mounting area (18) enclosing the opening (16) for mounting the fitting (10), by at least one weld seam (19) between the mounting area (18) and one of the two fitting components (11, 12). The mounting area (18) is reinforced by additional material relative to the other areas of the structural component (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Gerd Schuhmacher, Dieter Henkel, Volker Scharwächter, Heinz Voss, Uwe Assmann, Georg Fischer, Volker Schäfer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer
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Publication number: 20110101752Abstract: An adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a drive, a gear stage (8) driven by the drive. The gear stage (8) includes a drive wheel (81) rotatable about a first rotational axis (A1) and drive teeth (81a) and a driven wheel (82) rotatable about a second rotational axis (A2) and including driven teeth (82a). Driven wheel (82) meshes with the drive wheel (81) with a fluctuating gear ratio and at least one load bearing gear driven by the gear stage, in particular a geared fitting. The fitting parts thereof performing a relative rotation with a superimposed wobble motion. At least two drive teeth (81a) and/or at least two driven teeth (82a) in the circumferential direction of the associated rotational axis (A1, A2) have different dimensions and/or different spacings from the adjacent teeth, and/or in the axial direction of the associated rotational axis (A1, A2), different dimensions and/or different axial positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Elmar Deegener, Heinz Voss, Rolf Schüler, Bernd Bossmanns
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Publication number: 20100078298Abstract: A locking mechanism in a switch in the field of electrical power distribution prevents an energy storage device from being discharged. The mechanism has a pushbutton which, when the locking mechanism is in an unlocked position, is coupled by way of a force transmission element via an interlocking connection to a discharge initiator for discharging of the energy storage device, such that a switching-on movement acting on the pushbutton is introduced via the force transmission element into the discharge initiator in order to relieve the load on a force storage device, with the force transmission element being connected to interlock interruption means for moving the locking mechanism to a locked position in which the interlock is cancelled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Karsten Freundt, Karl-Heinz Voss
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Publication number: 20100078300Abstract: A circuit breaker has at least one pole arrangement with a movable contact. A twin-armed lever is pivotally mounted for opening and closing the movable contact. A switch-on energy storage device is provided and a cam disc that is coupled to the switch-on energy storage device and, via an actuating element, to a first end of the lever. The second end of the lever is connected to the movable contact piece of the pole arrangement. There is also provided at least one switch-off energy storage device. The circuit breaker has a simple and compact design. The actuating element is a switching shaft, which interacts with the cam disc, is mounted such that it can rotate and is connected to the first end of the twin-armed lever via the switch-off energy storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2005Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Karsten Freundt, Karl-Heinz Voss
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Patent number: 7648203Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting (10) for the seat of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, comprising a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) which is mechanically linked to the first fitting part (11), a locking eccentric, and a running eccentric (131), wherein the running eccentric (131) is mounted in relation to the first fitting part (11) and second fitting part (12) by way of a rolling bearing or sliding bearing bushing (28,33), wherein friction between the running eccentric (131) and the sliding bearing bushings (28,33) or between at least one sliding bearing bushing (28, 33) and the associated fitting part (11, 12) is lower than the friction between the locking eccentric and at least one of the fitting parts (11, 12).Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Voss, Tobias Ewald, Ulrich Lehmann, Artur Komainda, Rainer Messerschmidt, Grit Scholz, Andreas Norbisrath, Jürgen Stemmer, Heinrich Busch, Holger Finner, Dirk Angermann, Markus Vesper, Gregor Vossmann
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Patent number: 7544142Abstract: In an adjuster (80) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having at least two components (81, 82) forming a load-bearing gear, which are movable relative to each other by way of a drive unit (10), wherein the drive unit (10) has a particularly electronically commutated motor (12) and a gear stage (14), the drive unit (10) is integrated into the load-bearing gear, and the motor (12) has at least one rotor (22, 24) borne in the load-bearing gear and rotating around an axis (A).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
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Patent number: 7544143Abstract: In a drive unit (10) of an adjuster (80) in a vehicle, having at least one particularly electronically commutated motor (12) and at least one gear stage (14) provided on the output side of the motor (12), the gear stage (14) is designed as a differential gear, which by making use of two different speeds and/or directions of rotation causes a movement of an output (54) around an axis (A).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
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Publication number: 20080193203Abstract: A first fitting part is in geared connection with a second fitting part, and a rotatably mounted eccentric drives a rolling movement of the first and second fitting parts on each other. The eccentric includes at least one driver and wedge segments. The components of the eccentric bear at least indirectly by way of their inner side and/or their outer side in each case against one of the fitting parts, at least one component of the eccentric is mounted with its inner side on the first fitting part and/or with its outer side on the second fitting part and interacts directly with the relevant fitting part, wherein the component of the eccentric or the associated fitting part, in the interacting region, is coated with a thin layer, and the thin layer has a lower coefficient of friction than the material of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Voss, Ulrich Lehmann, Grit Scholz
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Patent number: 7345390Abstract: In a drive unit (10) of an adjuster (80) of a vehicle seat, in particular of a motor vehicle seat, having at least an electronically commutated motor (12) and a gear stage (14) provided on the output side of the motor (12), wherein the motor (12) has a stator (16) and at least one rotor (22, 24) rotating around an axis (A) and interacting magnetically with the stator (16), two rotors (22, 24) are provided which rotate in different directions, wherein the gear stage (14) bears directly at least one rotor (22, 24).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
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Patent number: 7329200Abstract: In a drive unit (10) of an adjuster (80) of a vehicle seat, in particular of a motor vehicle seat, having at least one particularly electronically commutated motor (12) and at least one gear stage (14) provided on the output side of the motor (12), the gear stage (14) is designed as a differential gear, which by making use of two different speeds and/or directions of rotation causes a movement of an output (54) around an axis (A).Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
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Publication number: 20070298891Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting (10) for the seat of a vehicle, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) which is mechanically linked to the first fitting part (11), a locking eccentric which is provided primarily to lock the fitting (10), a running eccentric (31) which is primarily provided for driving a relative rolling movement of the second fitting part (12) on the first fitting part (11) in order to adjust the fitting (10), and a driver (21) which controls the locking eccentric at the beginning of the adjusting movement in order to cancel the locking effect and which drives at least the running eccentric (31) during the adjusting movement. The rotating driver (21) impinges upon the rotating running eccentric (31) without any lateral force.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Voss, Tobias Ewald, Ulrich Lehmann, Artur Komainda, Rainer Messerschmidt, Grit Scholz, Andreas Norbisrath, Jurgen Stemmer
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Publication number: 20070290540Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting (10) for the seat of a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, comprising a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) which is mechanically linked to the first fitting part (11), a locking eccentric, and a running eccentric (131), wherein the running eccentric (131) is mounted in relation to the first fitting part (11) and second fitting part (12) by way of a rolling bearing or sliding bearing bushing (28,33), wherein friction between the running eccentric (131) and the sliding bearing bushings (28,33) or between at least one sliding bearing bushing (28, 33) and the associated fitting part (11, 12) is lower than the friction between the locking eccentric and at least one of the fitting parts (11, 12).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Heinz Voss, Tobias Ewald, Ulrich Lehmann, Artur Komainda, Rainer Messerschmidt, Grit Scholz, Andreas Norbisrath, Jurgen Stemmer, Heinrich Busch, Holger Finner, Dirk Angermann, Markus Vesper, Gregor Vossmann