Patents by Inventor Lars CRUMMENAUER

Lars CRUMMENAUER 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).

  • Actuation device for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat
    Patent number: 9914377
    Abstract: An actuation device (100), for a vehicle seat, has at least one locking mechanism (23). The actuation device (100) has an actuation handle (152), which is mounted on a housing (110), for unlocking the at least one locking mechanism (23). A connection device (200) couples the actuation device (100) to the at least one locking mechanism (23). The actuation handle (152) can be actuated in two different directions and the at least one locking mechanism (23) can be unlocked by actuating the actuation handle (152) in one direction and by actuating the actuation handle (152) in the other direction. As a result, an operating direction of the actuation handle (152) that is oriented in the movement direction of the vehicle seat is available for each movement direction of the vehicle seat. A vehicle seat (1) is also provided having at least one locking mechanism (23) and an actuation device (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marc Wagner, Heiko Pfaff, Christian Conrad, Lars Crummenauer, Annerose Bergmann, Andreas Kraemer
  • ACTUATION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20160304008
    Abstract: An actuation device (100), for a vehicle seat, has at least one locking mechanism (23). The actuation device (100) has an actuation handle (152), which is mounted on a housing (110), for unlocking the at least one locking mechanism (23). A connection device (200) couples the actuation device (100) to the at least one locking mechanism (23). The actuation handle (152) can be actuated in two different directions and the at least one locking mechanism (23) can be unlocked by actuating the actuation handle (152) in one direction and by actuating the actuation handle (152) in the other direction. As a result, an operating direction of the actuation handle (152) that is oriented in the movement direction of the vehicle seat is available for each movement direction of the vehicle seat. A vehicle seat (1) is also provided having at least one locking mechanism (23) and an actuation device (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Marc WAGNER, Heiko PFAFF, Christian CONRAD, Lars CRUMMENAUER, Annerose BERGMANN, Andreas KRAEMER