Patents by Inventor Ingo Schütz

Ingo Schütz 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).

  • Occupant protection device for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9452725
    Abstract: An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag module arranged in a hub region of a vehicle steering wheel used for steering vehicle wheels about a steering angle when the steering wheel is turned to a rotary position. The airbag module has an airbag configured for deployment between a driver and the steering wheel in the event of a crash. An adjustment unit is provided to turn the steering wheel from the rotary position to a crash position while the steering angle of the vehicle wheels remains unchanged so as to align the airbag with a posture of the driver in the event of a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lorenz, Ingo Schütz, Ulrich Pfeiffer, Werner Wilding, Alwin Tuschkan
  • OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150274106
    Abstract: An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag module arranged in a hub region of a vehicle steering wheel used for steering vehicle wheels about a steering angle when the steering wheel is turned to a rotary position. The airbag module has an airbag configured for deployment between a driver and the steering wheel in the event of a crash. An adjustment unit is provided to turn the steering wheel from the rotary position to a crash position while the steering angle of the vehicle wheels remains unchanged so as to align the airbag with a posture of the driver in the event of a crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Stephan Lorenz, Ingo Schütz, Ulrich Pfeiffer, Werner Wilding, Alwin Tuschkan
  • Motor vehicle with retractable steering wheel
    Patent number: 8899623
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes an instrument panel, a steering column defining a longitudinal axis, and a steering wheel arranged on the steering column in a region of the instrument panel. The steering wheel is configured for movement in relation to the instrument panel in a direction of the longitudinal axis towards the instrument panel from a first position to a second position. The steering column is also constructed to enable the steering wheel to move from the second position to the first position when the motor vehicle is subjected to a force caused by an accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Michael Stadler, Ingo Schütz
  • MOTOR VEHICLE WITH RETRACTABLE STEERING WHEEL
    Publication number: 20140028008
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes an instrument panel, a steering column defining a longitudinal axis, and a steering wheel arranged on the steering column in a region of the instrument panel. The steering wheel is configured for movement in relation to the instrument panel in a direction of the longitudinal axis towards the instrument panel from a first position to a second position. The steering column is also constructed to enable the steering wheel to move from the second position to the first position when the motor vehicle is subjected to a force caused by an accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Michael Stadler, Ingo Schütz