Patents by Inventor Horst Winkelmann

Horst Winkelmann 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).

  • Assembly support of a front end of a motor vehicle and method for detachably fixing a cooling module to an assembly support of a front end
    Patent number: 7246674
    Abstract: A assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed, having at least one cooling module (1) which is detachably fixed to the assembly support (33) by means of at least two connecting points (9, 15; 11, 13). The assembly support (33) is characterized in that one of the connecting points (9; 11) is embodied as a pivot bearing (17; 19), and in that the other of the connecting points (13; 15) is embodied as a clip connection (21; 23). In addition, a method for detachably fixing a cooling module (1) to a assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Hella-Behr Fahrzeugsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Andritter, Stefan Schmidgall, Hans Schlingmann, Ralf Schmidt, Reinhold Brückner, Dirk Kersting, Andreas Fischer, Martin Gehring, Horst Winkelmann
  • Assembly support of a front end of a motor vehicle and method for detachably fixing a cooling module to an assembly support of a front end
    Publication number: 20050062315
    Abstract: A assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed, having at least one cooling module (1) which is detachably fixed to the assembly support (33) by means of at least two connecting points (9, 15; 11, 13). The assembly support (33) is characterized in that one of the connecting points (9; 11) is embodied as a pivot bearing (17; 19), and in that the other of the connecting points (13; 15) is embodied as a clip connection (21; 23). In addition, a method for detachably fixing a cooling module (1) to a assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Dirk Andritter, Stefan Schmidgall, Hans Schlingmann, Ralf Schmidt, Reinhold Bruckner, Dirk Kersting, Andreas Fischer, Martin Gehring, Horst Winkelmann