Patents by Inventor Jörn TÖLLE
Jörn TÖLLE 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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Patent number: 11746403Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component from a 6000 series aluminum alloy including providing a blank made of a 6000 series aluminum alloy, rapid heating of the blank to a temperature between 450 deg. C. and 600 deg. C. at a heating rate of more than 15 K/s in a period of less than 20 seconds, ending the heating process and optionally homogenizing, if a grain size between 20 and 50 ?m has been produced, quenching the blank thus tempered, applying a lubricant, preferably at 20 deg. C. to 100 deg. C., forming the cooled blank in a forming tool, wherein the time between completion of the heating process and the start of the forming is less than 30 seconds, and aging.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GmbHInventors: Jochem Grewe, Feng Jiao, Friedrich Bohner, Jörn Tölle, Nikolay Soritov
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Patent number: 11247521Abstract: The disclosure relates to a bumper arrangement on a motor vehicle, having a crossmember and crash boxes, by means of which the crossmember is coupled to a motor vehicle, wherein a receptacle for a towing eye is formed in the bumper arrangement and the receptacle is produced in the form of an extruded profile component, wherein the receptacle is inserted into the crossmember and/or into a crash box and is fixed by clinching.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Lucas Adamski, Konstantin Tatarinov, Gero Muellers, Joern Toelle, Christian Handing
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Publication number: 20200317012Abstract: The disclosure relates to a bumper arrangement on a motor vehicle, having a crossmember and crash boxes, by means of which the crossmember is coupled to a motor vehicle, wherein a receptacle for a towing eye is formed in the bumper arrangement and the receptacle is produced in the form of an extruded profile component, wherein the receptacle is inserted into the crossmember and/or into a crash box and is fixed by clinching.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Lucas ADAMSKI, Konstantin TATARINOV, Gero MUELLERS, Joern TOELLE, Christian HANDING
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Publication number: 20190291670Abstract: The disclosure relates to a crossmember for arranging on a motor vehicle, wherein the crossmember is formed in two parts from a profile, which is open on one side, as seen in cross section, and from a closing panel, each being made of metallic material, and the crossmember and the closing panel are coupled to one another, wherein the closing panel is produced in the form of an extruded light-metal component, wherein an extrusion direction is oriented transversely to the longitudinal extent of the crossmember and, as seen in the longitudinal extent of the crossmember, the closing panel has regions of different wall thicknesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Joern TOELLE, Christian HANDING, Kim-Henning SAUERLAND
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Publication number: 20190264309Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process for producing a formed lightweight metal component from a 6000 series or 7000 series aluminum alloy, having the process steps of heating a sheet metal blank, then homogenizing a solution annealing temperature, quenching the heated blank, and forming the heated blank into a component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Jochen GREWE, Friedrich BOHNER, Joern TOELLE, Ulrich HUSCHEN, Feng JIAO
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Publication number: 20190040507Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component from a 6000 series aluminum alloy including providing a blank made of a 6000 series aluminum alloy, rapid heating of the blank to a temperature between 450 deg. C. and 600 deg. C. at a heating rate of more than 15 K/s in a period of less than 20 seconds, ending the heating process and optionally homogenizing, if a grain size between 20 and 50 ?m has been produced, quenching the blank thus tempered, applying a lubricant, preferably at 20 deg. C. to 100 deg. C., forming the cooled blank in a forming tool, wherein the time between completion of the heating process and the start of the forming is less than 30 seconds, and aging.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Jochem GREWE, Feng JIAO, Friedrich BOHNER, Jörn TÖLLE, Nikolay Soritov
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Patent number: 9944153Abstract: A motor vehicle door and a method for producing the motor vehicle door is disclosed having a frame plate coupled to reinforcement components and at least half of all of the reinforcement components are produced as extruded profiles which are subsequently press-formed three-dimensionally. The extruded profiles have different wall thicknesses.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Edwin List Clausen, Jochem Grewe, Joern Toelle, Dariusz Straznikiewicz, Martin Schroeter, Gero Muellers
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Patent number: 9938613Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component is disclosed having the steps of providing a strain-hardened blank composed of a 5000 grade aluminum alloy, partially heating the blank in a first region to a temperature higher than 350° C., in particular to 400° C., the blank being kept at a temperature between 15° C. and 30° C., preferably at 20° C., in a second region, and the partial heating being performed in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, adjusting the temperature of the blank as a whole to between 150 and 350° C. in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and deforming the blank to form the motor vehicle component in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and cooling the motor vehicle component.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Friedrich Bohner, Jochen Doerr, Jochem Grewe, Christian Hielscher, Joern Toelle, Boris Rauscher
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Patent number: 9914491Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component, is disclosed having the steps of—providing a blank composed of a 5000 grade naturally hard aluminum alloy with an initial yield strength, completely heating the blank to a forming temperature between 150° C. and 350° C., preferably between 200° C. and 300° C. in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and performing forming in a forming tool in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular between 2 and 5 s, the temperature being held between 150° C. and 350° C. in at least one first region of the blank, and cooling to a temperature lower than 250° C., in particular lower than 200° C., being performed in a second region during or after the deformation.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Friedrich Bohner, Jochen Doerr, Jochem Grewe, Christian Hielscher, Joern Toelle, Boris Rauscher
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Patent number: 9821859Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component is disclosed having the steps of providing a strain-hardened blank composed of a 5000 grade aluminum alloy, partially heating the blank in a first region to a temperature higher than 350° C., in particular higher than 400° C., and in a second region to a temperature between 150° C. and 350° C., preferably to 300° C., in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and transferring the blank into a cooling tool, and performing cooling in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Friedrich Bohner, Jochen Doerr, Jochem Grewe, Christian Hielscher, Joern Toelle, Boris Rauscher
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Patent number: 9719161Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component includes the steps of providing a precipitation-hardenable blank composed of a 6000 or 7000 grade aluminum alloy, solution-annealing the blank at a temperature between 350° C. and 550° C. for a time period of 2 to 30 min., in particular 3 to 20 min. and preferably 5 to 15 min., in particular at a temperature between 440° C. and 480° C. in the case of a 7000 grade aluminum alloy, and in particular at a temperature between 490° C. and 545° C. in the case of a 6000 grade aluminum alloy, subjecting the solution-annealed blank to partially different quenching, a first region being quenched to a temperature between 150° C. and 250° C., and a further region being quenched to a temperature below 150° C., deforming the blank during or after the partially different quenching.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Friedrich Bohner, Jochen Doerr, Jochem Grewe, Christian Hielscher, Joern Toelle, Boris Rauscher
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Publication number: 20160107512Abstract: A motor vehicle door and a method for producing the motor vehicle door is disclosed having a frame plate coupled to reinforcement components and at least half of all of the reinforcement components are produced as extruded profiles which are subsequently press-formed three-dimensionally. The extruded profiles have different wall thicknesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Edwin LIST CLAUSEN, Jochem GREWE, Joern TOELLE, Dariusz STRAZNIKIEWICZ, Martin SCHROETER, Gero MUELLERS
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Publication number: 20160107511Abstract: The present invention comprises a door impact beam (1) of a vehicle door and a method for its production. The door impact beam (1) according to the present invention is made from a multi-chamber extrusion hollow profile out of a light metal alloy and formed as one-piece and materially uniform component. The door impact beam (1) comprises lengthwise (L) a Y-shaped contour with two protruding arms (2) and a base (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Edvin List CLAUSEN, Jochem GREWE, Joern TOELLE, Martin SCHROETER, Gero MUELLERS, Dariusz STRAZNIKIEWICZ
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Publication number: 20160053356Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component includes the steps of providing a precipitation-hardenable blank composed of a 6000 or 7000 grade aluminum alloy, solution-annealing the blank at a temperature between 350° C. and 550° C. for a time period of 2 to 30 min., in particular 3 to 20 min. and preferably 5 to 15 min., in particular at a temperature between 440° C. and 480° C. in the case of a 7000 grade aluminum alloy, and in particular at a temperature between 490° C. and 545° C. in the case of a 6000 grade aluminum alloy, subjecting the solution-annealed blank to partially different quenching, a first region being quenched to a temperature between 150° C. and 250° C., and a further region being quenched to a temperature below 150° C., deforming the blank during or after the partially different quenching.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Friedrich BOHNER, Jochen DOERR, Jochem GREWE, Christian HIELSCHER, Joern TOELLE, Boris RAUSCHER
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Publication number: 20150353146Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component is disclosed having the steps of providing a strain-hardened blank composed of a 5000 grade aluminum alloy, partially heating the blank in a first region to a temperature higher than 350° C., in particular higher than 400° C., and in a second region to a temperature between 150° C. and 350° C., preferably to 300° C., in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and transferring the blank into a cooling tool, and performing cooling in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Friedrich BOHNER, Jochen DOERR, Jochem GREWE, Christian HIELSCHER, Joern TOELLE, Boris RAUSCHER
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Publication number: 20150354043Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component is disclosed having the steps of providing a strain-hardened blank composed of a 5000 grade aluminum alloy, partially heating the blank in a first region to a temperature higher than 350° C., in particular to 400° C., the blank being kept at a temperature between 15° C. and 30° C., preferably at 20° C., in a second region, and the partial heating being performed in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, adjusting the temperature of the blank as a whole to between 150 and 350° C. in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and deforming the blank to form the motor vehicle component in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and cooling the motor vehicle component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Friedrich BOHNER, Jochen DOERR, Jochem GREWE, Christian HIELSCHER, Joern TOELLE, Boris RAUSCHER
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Publication number: 20150291227Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle component, is disclosed having the steps of—providing a blank composed of a 5000 grade naturally hard aluminum alloy with an initial yield strength, completely heating the blank to a forming temperature between 150° C. and 350° C., preferably between 200° C. and 300° C. in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular in 2 to 5 s, and performing forming in a forming tool in less than 20 s, preferably less than 10 s and in particular between 2 and 5 s, the temperature being held between 150° C. and 350° C. in at least one first region of the blank, and cooling to a temperature lower than 250° C., in particular lower than 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Friedrich BOHNER, Jochen DOERR, Jochem GREWE, Christian HIELSCHER, Joern TOELLE, Boris RAUSCHER