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).
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Publication number: 20130302626Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Keiper GMBH & Co. KGInventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
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Publication number: 20120001467Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
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Patent number: 7988229Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Dill, Ingo Teufel, Ulf Schaeffling, Kai Schumann, Heinrich Hammann
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Patent number: 7883134Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
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Patent number: 7780235Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: RECARO GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ingo Teufel, Hans Edrich, Kai Schumann
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Publication number: 20090309383Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Kai Schumann
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Publication number: 20090230740Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2007Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Thomas Dill, Ingo Teufel, Ulf Schaeffling, Kai Schumann, Heinrich Hammann
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Publication number: 20080303330Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Ingo TEUFEL, Hans EDRICH, Kai SCHUMANN
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Publication number: 20080191539Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ingo Teufel, Christian Stohl, Daniel Hippel
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Patent number: 7077471Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
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Patent number: 7044543Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
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Publication number: 20050275267Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
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Publication number: 20050231012Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
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Publication number: 20050012013Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2004Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Thomas Dill, Dieter Braun, Joachim Muhlberger, Ingo Teufel, Stefan Roth
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Patent number: 6752455Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ingo Teufel, Joachim Mühlberger
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Patent number: 6733075Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Joachim Mühlberger
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Publication number: 20030213885Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Kai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Joachim Muhlberger
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Patent number: 6533356Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 11, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Ingo Teufel
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Publication number: 20030042771Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & CoInventors: Ingo Teufel, Joachim Muhlberger
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Publication number: 20030042778Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & CoInventors: Ingo Teufel, Joachim Muhlberger