Patents by Inventor Ingo Teufel

Ingo Teufel 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: 20130302626
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat includes a first rail fixed to the structure, a second rail guided in the first rail and connected to the vehicle seat, a releasable locking device for locking the position of the first rail relative to the second rail, first, second, and third end stops, which limit the movability of the rail pair, wherein one of the end stops can be disabled by a stop surface that can be moved out of the path of travel of the rails. The movable stop surface is arranged on the second rail, and the end stop that can be disabled, on which the movable stop surface is formed, can be actuated together with the locking device in order for an easy-entry position to be assumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Keiper GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
  • Publication number: 20120001467
    Abstract: A vehicle seat, especially a utility vehicle seat, includes a seat frame (16) and a seat shell (22) which is mounted so as to be displaceable relative to the seat frame (16) in the longitudinal direction of the seat (x) to adjust the seat depth. The seat depth can be adjusted by means of a motor (25) which is mounted on the seat shell (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
  • Patent number: 7988229
    Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement (1) is provided including a seat structure divided, in a transversal direction, into an outer first seat (11), a middle second seat (12), and an outer third seat (13), which can all be moved in a longitudinal direction in relation to the vehicle structure and can be locked therewith. The arrangement is provided with a coupling device (20) which couples the second seat (12) to one of the two outer seats (11, 13), forming a pair, when the other of the two outer seats (11, 13) is moved in relation to the pair in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Dill, Ingo Teufel, Ulf Schaeffling, Kai Schumann, Heinrich Hammann
  • Patent number: 7883134
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat (1), particularly a motor vehicle seat, having at least one bottom rail (21) to be connected to the vehicle chassis (S), at least one upper rail (22) displaceable in the seat longitudinal direction relative to the bottom rail (21) for the seat longitudinal adjustment, at least one fitting base (17), which is attached at least on the upper rail (22), and one backrest structure (14), which is attached by at least one fitting (15) in a manner that is pivotable about a backrest pivoting axis (C), the fitting base (17) is hinged on the upper rail (22) by a joint (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
  • Patent number: 7780235
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, is provided including a seat substructure (5), a seat cushion (31, 33) with a seat shell (31) and an inclination adjuster (21) with a drive (43). The inclination adjuster (21) with drive (43) is used to change the inclination of the seat cushion relative to the seat substructure (5). The inclination adjuster (21) is loosely positioned on the seat substructure (5) or on the seat cushion (31, 33) and movably attached to the other respective sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: RECARO GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Hans Edrich, Kai Schumann
  • Publication number: 20090309383
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat (1), particularly a motor vehicle seat, having at least one bottom rail (21) to be connected to the vehicle chassis (S), at least one upper rail (22) displaceable in the seat longitudinal direction relative to the bottom rail (21) for the seat longitudinal adjustment, at least one fitting base (17), which is attached at least on the upper rail (22), and one backrest structure (14), which is attached by means of at least one fitting (15) in a manner that is pivotable about a backrest pivoting axis (C), the fitting base (17) is hinged on the upper rail (22) by means of a joint (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
  • Publication number: 20090230740
    Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement (1) is provided including a seat structure divided, in a transversal direction, into an outer first seat (11), a middle second seat (12), and an outer third seat (13), which can all be moved in a longitudinal direction in relation to the vehicle structure and can be locked therewith. The arrangement is provided with a coupling device (20) which couples the second seat (12) to one of the two outer seats (11, 13), forming a pair, when the other of the two outer seats (11, 13) is moved in relation to the pair in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Dill, Ingo Teufel, Ulf Schaeffling, Kai Schumann, Heinrich Hammann
  • Publication number: 20080303330
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, is provided including a seat substructure (5), a seat cushion (31, 33) with a seat shell (31) and an inclination adjuster (21) with a drive (43). The inclination adjuster (21) with drive (43) is used to change the inclination of the seat cushion relative to the seat substructure (5). The inclination adjuster (21) is loosely positioned on the seat substructure (5) or on the seat cushion (31, 33) and movably attached to the other respective sub-assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Ingo TEUFEL, Hans EDRICH, Kai SCHUMANN
  • Publication number: 20080191539
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, with at least one seat component (3, 3a) and at least one backrest (4, 4a) that can pivot relative to the seat component (3, 3a) around an axis (A), and whose backrest structure (8) is hinged on both sides on the seat component structure (5, 5a) of the seat component (3, 3a), and comprising at least one base metal sheet (10, 10a), at least one side beam (12) or side beam stub (58), and at least one upper transverse beam (14, 14a) that are connected to each other, in which the backrest structure (8, 8a) can be locked in the case of identical dimensioning according to choice by way of at least one fitting (23) in the region of the axis (A) or a backrest lock (24) on the upper end of the backrest (4, 4a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Christian Stohl, Daniel Hippel
  • Patent number: 7077471
    Abstract: In the case of a vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, having at least one four-bar linkage (4), which is defined by four mechanism links, for setting the seat height, and a crash blocking unit (21) which, in the event of a crash, locks at least two of the mechanism links to one another by means of two locking members (23, 25), the crash blocking unit (21) has a passive or switchable element (51) which is separately activated prior to or at the beginning of the crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
  • Patent number: 7044543
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has a multi-bar linkage (4) which is defined by at least four link mechanisms (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and is intended for setting the seat height, and a crash locking unit (21). The link mechanisms include a frame (5), which is fixed on the vehicle structure, and a rocker (8). In the event of a crash, the crash locking unit (21) locks the frame (5) and the rocker (8) to each other. An additional link mechanism (7) is provided between the frame (5) and the rocker (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
  • Publication number: 20050275267
    Abstract: In the case of a vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, having at least one four-bar linkage (4), which is defined by four mechanism links, for setting the seat height, and a crash blocking unit (21) which, in the event of a crash, locks at least two of the mechanism links to one another by means of two locking members (23, 25), the crash blocking unit (21) has a passive or switchable element (51) which is separately activated prior to or at the beginning of the crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
  • Publication number: 20050231012
    Abstract: In the case of a vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a multi-bar linkage (4) which is defined by four link mechanisms and is intended for setting the seat height, and a crash locking unit (21) which, in the event of a crash, locks a frame (5) fixed on the vehicle structure and a rocker (8) to each other as two of the link mechanisms (5, 6, 7, 8, 9), a further link mechanism (7) being provided between the frame (5) and the rocker (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
  • Publication number: 20050012013
    Abstract: In a pair of seat rails for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, with a first seat rail (1) and a second seat rail (2), with the first seat rail (1) being guided in the longitudinal direction for displacement in the second guide rail (2) and having at least one interlocking section (11) for interacting with the second seat rail (2) and an adapter section (13), which includes at least one mounting point (15) for arranging a structural component of the vehicle seat (5), a hole (21) is provided between the mounting point (15) and the interlocking section (21), and the hole is operative for operating advantageously in the event of a crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Dill, Dieter Braun, Joachim Muhlberger, Ingo Teufel, Stefan Roth
  • Patent number: 6752455
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, especially a motor vehicle seat, having a backrest (29; 129) and having a seat part (3; 103) which has an articulated structure (7; 107) which, in the event of a rear crash, experiences a change in geometry, the change in geometry of the articulated structure (7; 107) at least partly compensates for the rearward displacement of the backrest (29; 129).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Joachim Mühlberger
  • Patent number: 6733075
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, particularly a motor vehicle seat, having a height adjuster (25) for setting the height of a seat frame (10) of the vehicle seat (1) relative to an understructure (3) connected with the vehicle structure, a substantially irreversible change in the geometry of the height adjuster (25) in the event of a crash activates at least one crash locking device (27, 30), allowing an alternative force transfer between the seat frame (10) and the understructure (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Joachim Mühlberger
  • Publication number: 20030213885
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, particularly a motor vehicle seat, having a height adjuster (25) for setting the height of a seat frame (10) of the vehicle seat (1) relative to an understructure (3) connected with the vehicle structure, a substantially irreversible change in the geometry of the height adjuster (25) in the event of a crash activates at least one crash locking device (27, 30), allowing an alternative force transfer between the seat frame (10) and the understructure (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Joachim Muhlberger
  • Patent number: 6533356
    Abstract: A gear mechanism (1) for a vehicle seat adjuster with at least two hollow wheels (11,28) having internal gears, which are mounted side by side and adapted for rotating relative to each other, with at least one rotating planet gear (24) axially arranged between the hollow wheels (11,28), and bearing sleeves (22,26) acting in radially different directions, which eliminates a radial backlash in the locked state of the gear mechanism (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ingo Teufel
  • Publication number: 20030042771
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, especially a motor vehicle seat, having a backrest (29; 129) and having a seat part (3; 103) which has an articulated structure (7; 107) which, in the event of a rear crash, experiences a change in geometry, the change in geometry of the articulated structure (7; 107) at least partly compensates for the rearward displacement of the backrest (29; 129).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Joachim Muhlberger
  • Publication number: 20030042778
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat (1), especially a motor vehicle seat, having an inclination adjuster (27, 29) for adjusting the inclination of a seat cushion of the vehicle seat (1) relative to a substructure (5, 7), a height adjuster (11) for adjusting the height of the seat cushion relative to the substructure (5, 7), and a compensating spring (35) which acts on a moving part of the inclination adjuster (27, 29) to compensate at least for the weight of the seat cushion, the compensating spring (35) is coupled to a moveable part (11) of the height adjuster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Joachim Muhlberger