Patents by Inventor Hilmar Wahlen

Hilmar Wahlen 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: 20240343166
    Abstract: A vehicle seat for an autonomously driven motor vehicle may have a seat substructure and a backrest which is articulated on the seat substructure. The seat substructure may have a base, a seat frame and adjustment kinematics which are effective between the base and the seat frame. The adjustment kinematics may have a first front swing arm, a second front swing arm and a rear swing arm. An angle between the first front swing arm and the second front swing arm may be adjustable by a linear drive. A first articulation point of the linear drive is articulated on the base to be pivotable about a sixth rotation axis. A second articulation point of the linear drive may be articulated on the second front swing arm to be pivotable about a seventh rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Tobias EWALD, Hilmar WAHLEN, Juergen OTTO, Antonios SIMEONIDIS, Martin KONAK, Martin KOZÁCEK
  • Patent number: 10023076
    Abstract: A vehicle seat and a backrest adjuster (1) for a vehicle seat are provided in order to adjust the inclination of a backrest (2.1) of a vehicle seat (2). The backrest adjuster includes a transmission element (5) that is coupled to a fitting (4) and to a pivot bearing (3). A clamping element (11) is mounted in the region of the pivot bearing (3) and in the region of the fitting (4) lying opposite the pivot bearing. In the region between the pivot bearing (3) and the fitting (4), the clamping element (11) is arranged at least in part in the transmission element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Hilmar Wahlen, Thorsten Klein-Hitpass, Ulli Genutt, Ludger Mühlenbrock
  • Publication number: 20160355107
    Abstract: A vehicle seat and a backrest adjuster (1) for a vehicle seat are provided in order to adjust the inclination of a backrest (2.1) of a vehicle seat (2). The backrest adjuster includes a transmission element (5) that is coupled to a fitting (4) and to a pivot bearing (3). A clamping element (11) is mounted in the region of the pivot bearing (3) and in the region of the fitting (4) lying opposite the pivot bearing. In the region between the pivot bearing (3) and the fitting (4), the clamping element (11) is arranged at least in part in the transmission element (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Hilmar WAHLEN, Thorsten KLEIN-HITPASS, Ulli GENUTT, Ludger MÜHLENBROCK
  • Publication number: 20160325643
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) has a driving device (20), including a pinion (25) in tooth engagement with a set of teeth (95) of an adjustment system, is fastened to a structural part (100) of the vehicle seat (1). At least one spring element (110) applies a force to the driving device (20) in the direction of the tooth engagement. A method for play-free attaching a driving device (20) to a structural part (100) of a vehicle seat (1) provides the driving device (20) as a drive of a height adjustment kinematic system (5). A force is applied to the driving device (20) in a direction of the tooth engagement by at least one spring element (110) such that a possible play between the pinion (25) and the set of teeth (95) is eliminated. The position of the driving device (20) in relation to the structural part (100) is secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten KLEIN-HITPASS, Hilmar WAHLEN, Ulli GENUTT
  • Patent number: 7198330
    Abstract: In the case of a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first part (11), a second part (12) that is rotatable and lockable relative to the first part (11), and a profiled shaft (16), the actuation of which unlocks the fitting (1), a spring (22) simultaneously pretensions the shaft (16) counter to the actuating direction and secures the shaft (16) relative to the fitting (1) in the axial direction of the shaft (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hilmar Wahlen, Gaetan Fraisse
  • Publication number: 20060125301
    Abstract: In the case of a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first part (11), a second part (12) that is rotatable and lockable relative to the first part (11), and a profiled shaft (16), the actuation of which unlocks the fitting (1), a spring (22) simultaneously pretensions the shaft (16) counter to the actuating direction and secures the shaft (16) relative to the fitting (1) in the axial direction of the shaft (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Hilmar Wahlen, Gaetan Fraisse
  • Patent number: 6880888
    Abstract: In the case of a fitting (5) for a vehicle seat (1), in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a lockable latching fitting (7) for the fine adjustment of the inclination and locking of a backrest (3) between a plurality of use positions, and a pivotable free-pivoting device (11, 23) for moving the backrest (3) beyond the use positions, a coupling (35) is provided, by way of which unlocking of the free-pivoting device (11, 23) only takes place after unlocking of the latching fitting (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Rabbach, Hilmar Wahlen
  • Publication number: 20030090138
    Abstract: In the case of a fitting (5) for a vehicle seat (1), in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a lockable latching fitting (7) for the fine adjustment of the inclination and locking of a backrest (3) between a plurality of use positions, and a pivotable free-pivoting device (11, 23) for moving the backrest (3) beyond the use positions, coupling means (35) are provided, by means of which unlocking of the free-pivoting device (11, 23) only takes place after unlocking of the latching fitting (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Andreas Rabbach, Hilmar Wahlen