Patents by Inventor Joachim Currle
Joachim Currle 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).
-
Patent number: 11951807Abstract: A ventilation device of a vehicle includes an air outflow opening disposed on an upper side of a backrest of a seat of the vehicle such that an airflow from the air outflow opening flows in a direction of a roof of the vehicle. A plurality of air guiding elements are pivotably mounted in a region of the air outflow opening where an air volume of a front partial airflow and a rear partial airflow is settable by the plurality of air guiding elements. A further air guiding element is disposed on the roof in a region of the airflow where the airflow is dividable and deflectable by the further air guiding element.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Mercedes-Benz Group AGInventor: Joachim Currle
-
Publication number: 20240083221Abstract: An air outflow device for feeding tempered air for an interior of a motor vehicle includes an electric servomotor, a rotatably mounted rotation ring, and a fixed slide guide. The rotation ring has displaceable fins in an inner region of the rotation ring. A pin of the rotation ring engages with the slide guide and the pin is connected to the fins such that the fins are displaced by a rotation of the rotation ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Joachim CURRLE
-
Patent number: 11787266Abstract: A system for ventilating a vehicle interior compartment operates, at least intermittently, to set an air quality mode in which fresh air and/or circulated air is supplied to the vehicle interior compartment, and to control an interior compartment pressure in the vehicle interior compartment through variation of the flow resistance of an interior compartment ventilation device in an open-loop and/or a closed-loop manner such that the interior compartment pressure is higher than an ambient pressure outside the vehicle interior compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Daimler AGInventor: Joachim Currle
-
Publication number: 20230294482Abstract: A device for removing particulates includes an outflow opening and a fan that delivers air through the outflow opening. An air curtain is formed in front of a mouth and nose region of a person by the air delivered by the fan and which is directed in a targeted manner to remove particulates. The device has a collection element with at least one capture opening opposite the outflow opening. A least part of the air curtain, which runs in a plane stretched through transverse and vertical directions of a motor vehicle, is captured by the capture opening to remove at least a part of the particulate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Joachim CURRLE, Johannes BRAIG
-
Publication number: 20230013820Abstract: A ventilation device of a vehicle includes an air outflow opening disposed on an upper side of a backrest of a seat of the vehicle such that an airflow from the air outflow opening flows in a direction of a roof of the vehicle. A plurality of air guiding elements are pivotably mounted in a region of the air outflow opening where an air volume of a front partial airflow and a rear partial airflow is settable by the plurality of air guiding elements. A further air guiding element is disposed on the roof in a region of the airflow where the airflow is dividable and deflectable by the further air guiding element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventor: Joachim CURRLE
-
Publication number: 20220305879Abstract: A ventilation system for a motor car includes an electronic display for displaying information and an air distribution chamber disposed on a back of the electronic display where air from the air distribution chamber is flowable through an air outlet and into an internal space of the motor car. An air calming chamber is disposed on a back of the air distribution chamber. The air calming chamber is at least partially separated fluidically from the air distribution chamber and is connected fluidically to the air distribution chamber via at least one through hole where via the at least one through hole the air distribution chamber is suppliable with air to be supplied to the internal space from the air calming chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Oliver MOOS, Christoph MENZEL, Rahul GANUGA, Valentin MAIER, Joachim CURRLE
-
Publication number: 20190381863Abstract: A method for ventilating a vehicle interior compartment includes, at least intermittently, setting an air quality mode in which fresh air and/or circulated air is supplied to the vehicle interior compartment and controlling an interior compartment pressure in the vehicle interior compartment through variation of the flow resistance of an interior compartment ventilation device in an open-loop and/or a closed-loop manner such that the interior compartment pressure is higher than an ambient pressure outside the vehicle interior compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Daimler AGInventor: Joachim CURRLE
-
Patent number: 7497897Abstract: An air supply device for the passenger cell of a motor vehicle includes a rotating element formed in an axial suction intake region of the air-conditioning blower and upstream of the air-conditioning blower. The rotating element covers the air inlet region such that all the sucked-in drops impinge onto the element. Arranged in front of the housing wall of the air supply device are drop interception elements which are fixed lamellae of low inclination or wedge structures with acute wedge angles. The drop interception elements are inclined so that the drops impinge at an acute angle. Active water and particle (pre)-separation is thereby ensured.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf
-
Publication number: 20060236662Abstract: Disclosed is a deflection chamber (1) for eliminating water in a fresh air supply system of a motor vehicle, comprising an inlet port (2) located at the top in the mounted state, an outlet port (3) that is arranged essentially at a right angle therefrom, and a drainage bottom (4) which is placed below the inlet port in the mounted state and collects and drains away water. In order to prevent drops of water, which are separated from the air, from bursting and mist from forming in said deflection chamber (1), the steeply rising lamellae of the deflection chamber are disposed in such a way that the lamellae (5-9) are aligned at an acute angle from the direction of arrival (A) of the drops of water in the free craoss section between the inlet port (2) and the drainage bottom (4) while fully covering the drainage bottom (4) in the direction of arrival (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2004Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AGInventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf
-
Publication number: 20060117724Abstract: An air supply device for the passenger cell of a motor vehicle includes a rotating element formed in an axial suction intake region of the air-conditioning blower and upstream of the air-conditioning blower. The rotating element covers the air inlet region such that all the sucked-in drops impinge onto the element. Arranged in front of the housing wall of the air supply device are drop interception elements which are fixed lamellae of low inclination or wedge structures with acute wedge angles. The drop interception elements are inclined so that the drops impinge at an acute angle. Active water and particle (pre)-separation is thereby ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2005Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: DaimlerChryslerInventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf
-
Patent number: 6896047Abstract: A heating and/or air conditioning system for an interior of a vehicle has a central heating and/or cooling device and a decentralized air-conveying device which includes a plurality of air-conveying units arranged locally in the vehicle interior. In order to permit good regulation of the heating and/or air conditioning system and efficient air conditioning, respective air-conveying units of the decentralized air-conveying device are arranged in a plurality of subspaces of the vehicle interior for circulating air in the respective subspaces.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf, Juergen Maue, Juergen Wertenbach
-
Patent number: 6872135Abstract: A heating and/or air-conditioning system for vehicles, preferably passenger vehicles, has a central air-conditioning and/or air-conveying device for conditioning and/or conveying air. In order to achieve optimum air conditioning of the vehicle interior and sufficient freedom of the windows from misting with the most effective energy use possible, the air within the vehicle interior is fed so that, for example, outside air and circulating air are fed into the vehicle interior through dedicated air inlet openings and removed from the vehicle interior through dedicated air outlet openings. The air is guided on closed flow paths in order to achieve separation of circulating air and outside air.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf, Florian Kauf, Juergen Maué , Juergen Wertenbach
-
Patent number: 6805624Abstract: An air outlet nozzle of a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a vehicle is provided. It has a displacer which is connected to a nozzle mouth element mounted displaceably in the nozzle housing. In order, with as little structural space as possible and as little flow losses as possible, to be able to control the diffusivity of the air jet emerging from the air outlet nozzle, the flow resistance and the axial position of the displacer can be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf
-
Patent number: 6767042Abstract: A convertible in which at least one vehicle seat is assigned a windbreak. In this case, the at least one windbreak is adapted in shape and position to occupants who are on the vehicle seats, an aerodynamic air-guiding device being provided at least in one part of the region bounding the windbreak.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2001Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf, Alexander Moessner
-
Publication number: 20040033776Abstract: An air outlet nozzle of a heating and/or air-conditioning system of a vehicle is provided. It has a displacer which is connected to a nozzle mouth element mounted displaceably in the nozzle housing. In order, with as little structural space as possible and as little flow losses as possible, to be able to control the diffusivity of the air jet emerging from the air outlet nozzle, the flow resistance and the axial position of the displacer can be adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf
-
Publication number: 20030121640Abstract: A heating and/or air-conditioning system for the interior of a vehicle has an air-conveying device, a heat exchanger and an evaporator. At least one air-conveying assembly of the air-conveying device is designed as a disc fan so that the heating and/or air-conditioning system can have as compact a build as possible and so as to achieve high efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf, Juergen Wertenbach
-
Publication number: 20030124969Abstract: A heating and/or air-conditioning system for vehicles, preferably passenger vehicles, has a central air-conditioning and/or air-conveying device for conditioning and/or conveying air. In order to achieve optimum air conditioning of the vehicle interior and sufficient freedom of the windows from misting with the most effective energy use possible, the air within the vehicle interior is fed so that, for example, outside air and circulating air are fed into the vehicle interior through dedicated air inlet openings and removed from the vehicle interior through dedicated air outlet openings. The air is guided on closed flow paths in order to achieve separation of circulating air and outside air.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: July 3, 2003Inventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf, Florian Kauf, Juergen Maue, Juergen Wertenbach
-
Publication number: 20030115887Abstract: A heating and/or air conditioning system for an interior of a vehicle has a central heating and/or cooling device and a decentralized air-conveying device which includes a plurality of air-conveying units arranged locally in the vehicle interior. In order to permit good regulation of the heating and/or air conditioning system and efficient air conditioning, respective air-conveying units of the decentralized air-conveying device are arranged in a plurality of subspaces of the vehicle interior for circulating air in the respective subspaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf, Juergen Maue, Juergen Wertenbach
-
Publication number: 20020027372Abstract: A convertible in which at least one vehicle seat is assigned a windbreak. In this case, the at least one windbreak is adapted in shape and position to occupants who are on the vehicle seats, an aerodynamic air-guiding device being provided at least in one part of the region bounding the windbreak.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventors: Joachim Currle, Frank Fruehauf, Alexander Moessner
-
Patent number: 5824432Abstract: A high-temperature battery for the power supply of electrically powered vehicles is disclosed which has a thermally insulating housing and a cooling system with a cooling body which is arranged inside the thermally insulating housing. Air or other fluid coolant flows through the cooling body and is supplied through an insulating wall of the housing solely by means of coolant inlet and air outlet connecting elements arranged on the housing. The cooling body is formed by a parallel arrangement of plate-shaped cooling-body elements through which coolant flows and which are designed as hollow bodies. The bar-shaped battery cells are arranged in the space between the cooling-body elements. The coolant inlet and outlet are arranged at one side of the housing and are connected to inlet and outlet openings of the cooling-body elements so as to provide optimum cross-flow cooling power on the battery cells. Coolant in the form of air or oil can be used according to preferred embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1995Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AGInventor: Joachim Currle