Patents by Inventor Jupp Fleckenstein

Jupp Fleckenstein 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: 7469921
    Abstract: A gas bag restraint system has a gas bag module and a fastening device for said gas bag module. The fastening device has at least one spring that during assembly comes into latching engagement with the hook. The spring has a mounting section and a hook-side latching section as well as at least one wound section provided between the mounting section and the latching section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Burgard, Jupp Fleckenstein, Michael Fuchs, Bernd Stransfeld
  • Patent number: 7232966
    Abstract: A steering wheel horn contact unit has a metal contact sheet (40). The metal contact sheet (40) is embedded into a carrier part (52) of plastic and mounted therein and has at least one freely projecting horn contact tongue (46). Viewed in switching movement direction (X), the horn contact tongue (46) is surrounded by the carrier part (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Burgard, Jupp Fleckenstein, Michael Fuchs, Bernd Stransfeld
  • Publication number: 20050087962
    Abstract: A gas bag restraint system has a gas bag module and a fastening device for said gas bag module. The fastening device has at least one spring that during assembly comes into latching engagement with the hook. The spring has a mounting section and a hook-side latching section as well as at least one wound section provided between the mounting section and the latching section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Jurgen Burgard, Jupp Fleckenstein, Michael Fuchs, Bernd Stransfeld
  • Publication number: 20050082151
    Abstract: A steering wheel horn contact unit has a metal contact sheet (40). The metal contact sheet (40) is embedded into a carrier part (52) of plastic and mounted therein and has at least one freely projecting horn contact tongue (46). Viewed in switching movement direction (X), the horn contact tongue (46) is surrounded by the carrier part (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Jurgen Burgard, Jupp Fleckenstein, Michael Fuchs, Bernd Stransfeld
  • Patent number: 6668683
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel with a steering wheel rim, the steering wheel comprising a skeleton, and a skeleton covering which is visible from the exterior and has recesses. The skeleton covering is provided in a region of the steering wheel rim. The steering wheel further comprises at least one decorative segment which supplements a part of the skeleton covering and has detent noses which engage into the recesses in the skeleton covering. The decorative segment is a half shell having an essentially clip-shaped form in cross-section and has free edges which are provided with the detent noses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jupp Fleckenstein
  • Publication number: 20020100342
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel comprising a skeleton made of die cast material, a reinforcement being embedded in the die cast material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Drefahl, Jupp Fleckenstein, Martin Kreuzer
  • Patent number: 6402193
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering wheel, in particular for use in motor vehicles. The steering wheel comprises a steering wheel plane, an airbag module, a support plate and a spring plate connected to the support plate via an electrically insulating element. The steering wheel further comprises an insulating support fixed to the steering wheel, and restoring springs for replacing the airbag module in an initial position after displacement for actuation of a horn contact. The airbag module, for actuation of the horn contact, is constructed so as to be displaceable approximately perpendicularly to the steering wheel plane against the restoring springs by at least a contact gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jupp Fleckenstein
  • Publication number: 20010027698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel with a steering wheel rim, the steering wheel comprising a skeleton, and a skeleton covering which is visible from the exterior and has recesses. The skeleton covering is provided in a region of the steering wheel rim. The steering wheel further comprises at least one decorative segment which supplements a part of the skeleton covering and has detent noses which engage into the recesses in the skeleton covering. The decorative segment is a half shell having an essentially clip-shaped form in cross-section and has free edges which are provided with the detent noses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jupp Fleckenstein
  • Patent number: 5810535
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for the releasable, positive fastening of the back wall of the housing of an airbag module to a supporting component of a motor vehicle body, wherein at least two fastening points are formed. For each fastening point, on the housing back wall or on the supporting component, a pin is provided and on the other of the supporting component or the housing back wall, an opening is provided. A resiliently biased catch mechanism is disposed in the area of the opening. The pin has on its shaft a detent and has a cone-shaped or wedge-shaped front portion. The catch mechanism is biased transversely of its longitudinal axis from a closed position to an open position from which it springs back into a catching position when the pin has reached the given fastening position in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: MST Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jupp Fleckenstein, Guido Hirzmann