Patents by Inventor Klaus Hampel

Klaus Hampel 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: 20230294617
    Abstract: A door assembly of a vehicle door includes a frame, a door module fastened to the frame, and a door lining fastened to the door module. The door lining includes at least one fastening element. The door module has a support plate which, at least in some sections, is made from a plastic material and which has a fastening device integrally formed thereon in the region of the plastic material. The fastening device is provided to enable the non-destructive fastening of the fastening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Salm, Jürgen Knorr, Klaus Hampel
  • Patent number: 11377892
    Abstract: A driver for a vehicle window regulator, having a pane holder for fastening to a window pane, and a rail slider with a guide region and a sliding insert lying therein. The pane holder has an approximately cylindrical connecting section which is inserted along an axial direction into a holder section of the rail slider and is surrounded by said holder section at least in sections along a circumferential direction, and the connecting section has a receptacle and the holder section has a passage opening, which receptacle and passage opening are arranged aligned with each other along a radial direction, and a joining pin is inserted into the passage opening and the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Christian Salm, Udo Taubmann, Frank Wagner
  • Publication number: 20210071455
    Abstract: A driver for a vehicle window regulator, having a pane holder for fastening to a window pane, and a rail slider with a guide region and a sliding insert lying therein. The pane holder has an approximately cylindrical connecting section which is inserted along an axial direction into a holder section of the rail slider and is surrounded by said holder section at least in sections along a circumferential direction, and the connecting section has a receptacle and the holder section has a passage opening, which receptacle and passage opening are arranged aligned with each other along a radial direction, and a joining pin is inserted into the passage opening and the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Klaus HAMPEL, Christian SALM, Udo TAUBMANN, Frank WAGNER
  • Patent number: 9920784
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a motor vehicle comprising at least a first component and a second component, for example a carrier and a guide rail of a window lifter which are fixed together by means of at least one fastening element, in this case by a plurality of rivets. A fastening element engages into openings of which one opening respectively is formed in a receiving portion of the first component and one on a protrusion of the second component, wherein a protrusion respectively protrudes in an associated receiving portion and a flexible or elastic edge section of a receiving portion can be shifted in the direction of the associated protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventors: Joachim Karl, Klaus Hampel, Ralph Gerstlauer
  • Patent number: 9707827
    Abstract: A window lifter assembly is provided which comprises at least one carrier component and a guide rail fixed at the carrier component, which defines a path of adjustment for a window pane to be adjusted. At least three geometrically differently designed first, second and third fixing regions are provided at the guide rail, which in the properly connected state with a tab each engage into a cutout of an associated fixing region at the carrier component. Identically formed screws are used at the different first, second and third fixing points defined thereby, in order to fix the guide rail at the carrier component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanitgesellschaft, Hallstadt
    Inventors: Rainer Kroack, Frank Wagner, Klaus Hampel, Carsten Haering, Philipp Barthelmann, Heike Wolf
  • Publication number: 20160040705
    Abstract: A connecting element for mechanically connecting at least two components of a motor vehicle has a bearing collar for bearing against a first component and a transverse latch which contains a clamping wedge for clamping the second component against the first component in a twisted final mounted position. The connecting element further having a shaft section which bears the transverse latch and is intended to be twistably guided through corresponding openings in the first component and in the second component. According the clamping wedge has a planar slide configured to be in linear bearing contact with the edge of the opening in the second component at least over part of the twisting movement into the final mounted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: BENJAMIN DANIEL PETER, KLAUS HAMPEL, CARSTEN HAERING
  • Publication number: 20160039272
    Abstract: A window lifter assembly is provided which comprises at least one carrier component and a guide rail fixed at the carrier component, which defines a path of adjustment for a window pane to be adjusted. At least three geometrically differently designed first, second and third fixing regions are provided at the guide rail, which in the properly connected state with a tab each engage into a cutout of an associated fixing region at the carrier component. Identically formed screws are used at the different first, second and third fixing points defined thereby, in order to fix the guide rail at the carrier component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Rainer KROACK, Frank WAGNER, Klaus HAMPEL, Carsten HAERING, Philipp BARTHELMANN
  • Publication number: 20140152036
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a motor vehicle comprising at least a first component and a second component, for example a carrier and a guide rail of a window lifter which are fixed together by means of at least one fastening element, in this case by a plurality of rivets. A fastening element engages into openings of which one opening respectively is formed in a receiving portion of the first component and one on a protrusion of the second component, wherein a protrusion respectively protrudes in an associated receiving portion and a flexible or elastic edge section of a receiving portion can be shifted in the direction of the associated protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Joachim Karl, Klaus Hampel, Ralph Gerstiauer
  • Patent number: 8701347
    Abstract: A carrier for connection of a window pane to a window lift of a motor vehicle comprises guiding claws spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of a guide rail of the window lift for guiding the carrier on the guide rail. The carrier includes a window pane holder for connecting the window pane with the carrier and an adjusting device for adjusting the position and/or orientation of the window pane with respect to the guide rail. To ensure an exact bearing of the window pane on an associated sealing contour on a motor vehicle body with simple constructive means, little mounting effort and few components, at least one guiding claw is adjustable in a direction vertical to the longitudinal extension of the guide rail or in longitudinal extension of the guide rail and vertical to the longitudinal extension of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Juergen Knorr, Erik Langmann, Michael Rattei
  • Patent number: 8646209
    Abstract: The invention relates to the adjusting and locking of the position of a guide rail for a movable window pane in a vehicle door. A device, a vehicle door equipped therewith and a tool provided for the adjusting and locking are disclosed. In the vehicle door, a first mounting plate mounted on the rail side and a second mounting plate mounted on the door side are provided, which are connected to one another by screw-fastenable mounting means. One of the mounting plates comprises an engaging element for an eccentric lever, which on rotation brings about a mutual translational displacement of the mounting plates in an adjusting (Y) direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignees: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Bayrische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Jürgen Knorr, Detlev Mathes, Michael Pangerl
  • Publication number: 20130111820
    Abstract: The invention relates to the adjusting and locking of the position of a guide rail for a movable window pane in a vehicle door. A device, a vehicle door equipped therewith and a tool provided for the adjusting and locking are disclosed. In the vehicle door, a first mounting plate mounted on the rail side and a second mounting plate mounted on the door side are provided, which are connected to one another by screw-fastenable mounting means. One of the mounting plates comprises an engaging element for an eccentric lever, which on rotation brings about a mutual translational displacement of the mounting plates in an adjusting (Y) direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: BAYRISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Jürgen Knorr, Detlev Mathes, Michael Pangerl
  • Publication number: 20100325962
    Abstract: A carrier for connection of a window pane to a window lift of a motor vehicle comprises guiding claws spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of a guide rail of the window lift for guiding the carrier on the guide rail. The carrier includes a window pane holder for connecting the window pane with the carrier and an adjusting device for adjusting the position and/or orientation of the window pane with respect to the guide rail. To ensure an exact bearing of the window pane on an associated sealing contour on a motor vehicle body with simple constructive means, little mounting effort and few components, at least one guiding claw is adjustable in a direction vertical to the longitudinal extension of the guide rail or in longitudinal extension of the guide rail and vertical to the longitudinal extension of the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Juergen Knorr, Erik Langmann, Michael Rattei
  • Patent number: 7621708
    Abstract: An apparatus for pressing a cover onto a printing material block that is moved in a transport direction has a first pressing element that can be moved in a first direction and one or more second pressing element that can be moved transversely to the first direction. The first pressing element, in particular, is a pressing table moving in the vertical direction and the second pressing element one or two pressing rail(s) that can be moved in the horizontal direction. The apparatus has a drive unit, in particular with a servo motor, to which a variable control profile can be applied via a connection to a control unit. The variable control profile allows the movement of the pressing rails, for example their stroke or the course of their stroke, to be adapted to the current processing job. The apparatus is particularly suited for use in adhesive binders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Stephan Fritsch, Thorsten Holtmeier, Frank Sommerer, Andreas Steinert
  • Publication number: 20070214627
    Abstract: An apparatus for pressing a cover onto a printing material block that is moved in a transport direction has a first pressing element that can be moved in a first direction and one or more second pressing element that can be moved transversely to the first direction. The first pressing element, in particular, is a pressing table moving in the vertical direction and the second pressing element one or two pressing rail(s) that can be moved in the horizontal direction. The apparatus has a drive unit, in particular with a servo motor, to which a variable control profile can be applied via a connection to a control unit. The variable control profile allows the movement of the pressing rails, for example their stroke or the course of their stroke, to be adapted to the current processing job. The apparatus is particularly suited for use in adhesive binders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Stephan Fritsch, Thorsten Holtmeier, Frank Sommerer, Andreas Steinert
  • Patent number: 6796553
    Abstract: A device for a bookbinding machine for applying and pressing a cover (3) on to an inner book (2) which is continuously transported in feed direction (F) comprises a vertically-movable back pressing plate (4a,b) mounted on a support plate (7) for pressing the cover (3) on to the back, and comprises horizontally displaceable side pressing bars (5, 6) mounted in bearings on the support plate (7) and controlled by an actuating arrangement for pressing against side faces adjacent to the back, the back pressing plate (4a,b) and the side pressing bars (5, 6) being able, in a cyclical reciprocating movement (H), to be advanced synchronously with the transported inner book while pressing against same and being guided at a distance from the back in the reverse movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Kolbus GbmH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Hampel
  • Publication number: 20040052614
    Abstract: A device for a bookbinding machine for applying and pressing a cover (3) on to an inner book (2) which is continuously transported in feed direction (F) comprises a vertically-movable back pressing plate (4a,b) mounted on a support plate (7) for pressing the cover (3) on to the back, and comprises horizontally displaceable side pressing bars (5, 6) mounted in bearings on the support plate (7) and controlled by an actuating arrangement for pressing against side faces adjacent to the back, the back pressing plate (4a,b) and the side pressing bars (5, 6) being able, in a cyclical reciprocating movement (H), to be advanced synchronously with the transported inner book while pressing against same and being guided at a distance from the back in the reverse movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Klaus Hampel
  • Patent number: 6575445
    Abstract: The bookbinding machine with a transport system for continuously conveying stacks of sheets at cyclical intervals having a jacket-laying-on device with a chain conveyer, and transporters which engage behind the jackets and feed them to the stacks of sheets in an aligned and synchronous manner. The movement of the transporters is controlled in such a way that they maintain their perpendicular position in the rerouting system after the feeding-in of the jackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Garlichs, Klaus Hampel
  • Patent number: 6573673
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustable motor vehicle seat with at least one of a horizontal seat adjustment, a seat height adjustment, a seat depth adjustment, and a seat back adjustment, as well as with a neck rest that is adjustable by an electric motor and guided by at least one sensor unit which is influenced by the size of the user, wherein the neck rest adjustment is controlled by an electronics unit which evaluates the sensor signals. An object of the present invention is to provide an economical vehicle seat which is independent of the level of equipment of the vehicle, wherein the neck rest is moved automatically in dependence on sensed parameters which take into account the body size of the user. This is achieved in that the electronics unit is mounted in the region of the neck rest which is adjustable by electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Anja Kliose, Gerhard Juerjens, Heinz Kaesling
  • Patent number: 5363786
    Abstract: A thread tensioning device comprising a stationary electromagnet mounted on a sewing machine arm and a tensioning wheel having a relatively low mass. The tensioning wheel is rotatable concentric to a longitudinal axis of the electromagnet and is mounted on the electromagnet so as to be moveable only slightly in the direction of the longitudinal axis. A friction disk is positioned at one end of the electromagnet so as to be between the electromagnet and the tensioning wheel. A current flows through an excitation winding in the electromagnet and its value is varied within given limits by a suitable current control device, thereby causing the electromagnet to pull a flat side of the tensioning wheel with corresponding force against an application side of the friction disk, whereby a corresponding variable thread tensioning force is applied to a sewing thread passing through the tensioning wheel to the sewing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Durkopp Adler Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Gunter Pries, Wilfried Goldbecker
  • Patent number: 5018464
    Abstract: A cutting device for an automatic sewing machine, including a knife (2) and a knife guard (3) which projects the fingers of the operator. The knife (2) is capable of being lowered to a cutting area in a cutting plane (S) only when the knife guard (3) is in its protecting position. The knife (2) and knife guard (3) are driven simultaneosuly by a single drive, the knife guard (3) reaching the cutting plane (S) earlier than the knife (2). If the knife guard (3) cannot substantially reach its protective position, then the downward movement of the knife (2) is mechanically blocked, preventing further movement of the knife (2). This mechanical blocking is carried out by the coaction of a lever (20) which is connected to the knife guard (3) by a connecting member (21), the lever (20) being moveable in translation and rotation, and by a lever (19), which is moveable rotationally only and has a stop (37) thereon for blocking movement of the knife (2) when the knife guard (3) is not in its protective position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Kochs Adler Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Reinhold Schrudde