Patents by Inventor Manfred Faerber
Manfred Faerber 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: 9227489Abstract: The invention relates to a side panel of a vehicle roof that can be opened, which is provided for closing a lateral opening between a cover raised over the vehicle roof and the adjoining vehicle roof and has a pivot mounting which can be attached on the roof side, wherein according to the present embodiments the pivot mounting extends along the side panel and in particular the pivot mounting has a curved or bowed pivot pin.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: WEBASTO SEInventor: Manfred Färber
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Publication number: 20140319882Abstract: The invention relates to a side panel of a vehicle roof that can be opened, which is provided for closing a lateral opening between a cover raised over the vehicle roof and the adjoining vehicle roof and has a pivot mounting which can be attached on the roof side, wherein according to the present embodiments the pivot mounting extends along the side panel and in particular the pivot mounting has a curved or bowed pivot pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventor: Manfred Färber
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Patent number: 8690234Abstract: A vehicle roller blind arrangement, with a roller blind web that can be wound or unwound in an extension direction, a band-shaped guide element that extends along the extension direction and is guidable in a guide rail, which can be coupled fixedly to a vehicle, in such a manner that said guide element extends parallel to the roller blind web, and a band element that extends along the extension direction and is arranged between the roller blind web and the guide element and, on a first longitudinal side, is coupled fixedly to the roller blind web and, on a second longitudinal side, is coupled fixedly to the guide element. The band element has a T-shaped or Y-shaped cross section, is formed of a different material from the roller blind web, and has a smaller material thickness than the roller blind web. In addition, the invention relates to correspondingly configured subassemblies and roof arrangements.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Webasto SEInventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Martin Pollak, Dominik Hoelzel, Erwin Steiner, Tobias Nowack, Ulrike Bruggaier, Susanne Schandel, Manfred Faerber
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Patent number: 8500193Abstract: A vehicle roof having at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which, with respect to a vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, the carrier element comprising a guide web that interacts with an adjusting device that is guided in a guide rail and comprises a drive carriage, which interacts with the guide web at least to pivot the cover element and comprises a guide element on which the guide web rests. When moving the cover element in the vehicle longitudinal direction, each guide element of the drive carriages serves as a dog element, which engages in a corresponding dog recess configured at the respectively associated carrier element of the cover element.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Manfred Faerber, Lloyd George Racine, Tsukasa Butsuen
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Patent number: 8388051Abstract: A vehicle roof comprising at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which, with respect to the vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, said carrier element being provided with a gate and interacting with an adjusting device, which is guided in a guide rail arranged in the vehicle longitudinal direction and comprises a carriage element, which interacts with the gate of the respective carrier element at least in order to pivot the cover element and comprises a guide section on which the carrier element rests. The guide section is formed by a wall of a plastic component, which can be elastically deformed and give way in a hollow space formed by the plastic component.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Manfred Faerber, Robert Birndorfer, Martin Pollak
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Publication number: 20130038092Abstract: A vehicle roller blind arrangement, with a roller blind web that can be wound or unwound in an extension direction, a band-shaped guide element that extends along the extension direction and is guidable in a guide rail, which can be coupled fixedly to a vehicle, in such a manner that said guide element extends parallel to the roller blind web, and a band element that extends along the extension direction and is arranged between the roller blind web and the guide element and, on a first longitudinal side, is coupled fixedly to the roller blind web and, on a second longitudinal side, is coupled fixedly to the guide element. The band element has a T-shaped or Y-shaped cross section, is formed of a different material from the roller blind web, and has a smaller material thickness than the roller blind web. In addition, the invention relates to correspondingly configured subassemblies and roof arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: WEBASTO AG (EFH)Inventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Martin Pollak, Dominik Hoelzel, Erwin Steiner, Tobias Nowack, Ulrike Bruggaier, Susanne Schandel, Manfred Faerber
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Patent number: 8371644Abstract: A vehicle roof having at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which can be adjusted between a closed position and a lowered displacement position and, with respect to a vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, the carrier element comprising a guide path, which interacts with at least one guide element of a drive carriage for pivoting the cover element, the carriage being guided in a guide rail fixed to the roof. At least one rear-side control slide is disposed on the carrier element and guides the cover element in a guide channel of the respective guide rail during displacement of said element and secures the cover element against pivoting. When pivoting the cover element into the lowered displacement position, the rear-side control slide recedes into the respective guide channel of the respective guide rail while sliding over a ramp.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Webasto AGInventor: Manfred Faerber
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Publication number: 20120068501Abstract: A vehicle roof having at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which, with respect to a vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, the carrier element comprising a guide web that interacts with an adjusting device that is guided in a guide rail and comprises a drive carriage, which interacts with the guide web at least to pivot the cover element and comprises a guide element on which the guide web rests. When moving the cover element in the vehicle longitudinal direction, each guide element of the drive carriages serves as a dog element, which engages in a corresponding dog recess configured at the respectively associated carrier element of the cover element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: WEBASTO AGInventors: Manfred Faerber, Lloyd George Racine, Tsukasa Butsuen
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Publication number: 20120025568Abstract: A vehicle roof having at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which can be adjusted between a closed position and a lowered displacement position and, with respect to a vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, the carrier element comprising a guide path, which interacts with at least one guide element of a drive carriage for pivoting the cover element, the carriage being guided in a guide rail fixed to the roof. At least one rear-side control slide is disposed on the carrier element and guides the cover element in a guide channel of the respective guide rail during displacement of said element and secures the cover element against pivoting. When pivoting the cover element into the lowered displacement position, the rear-side control slide recedes into the respective guide channel of the respective guide rail while sliding over a ramp.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: WEBASTO AGInventor: Manfred Faerber
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Publication number: 20110260504Abstract: A vehicle roof comprising at least one cover element, which selectively closes or at least partially exposes a roof opening and which, with respect to the vehicle longitudinal center plane, comprises a carrier element on either side, said carrier element being provided with a gate and interacting with an adjusting device, which is guided in a guide rail arranged in the vehicle longitudinal direction and comprises a carriage element, which interacts with the gate of the respective carrier element at least in order to pivot the cover element and comprises a guide section on which the carrier element rests. The guide section is formed by a wall of a plastic component, which can be elastically deformed and give way in a hollow space formed by the plastic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Manfred Faerber, Robert Birndorfer, Martin Pollak
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Patent number: 7950733Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism for generating pivot motions and displacement motions of a chassis component (30), having a displaceable carriage (40) engaging with at least one first guide element (361) disposed on the chassis component by means of at least one second guide element (42, 44, 46). In order to simplify the mechanism according to the invention, the displaceable carriage (40) has at least two second guide elements (42, 44, 46) acting together with the first guide element (361) in the closed position and during the pivot motion of the chassis component (30), and acting together with a further first guide element (362) associated with the chassis component (30) during a displacement motion of the chassis component (30). The invention is in particular suitable for the panel of a sliding tilting sunroof of a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Webasto AGInventor: Manfred Färber
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Patent number: 7946648Abstract: The invention relates to a panel device for a sliding roof arrangement of a vehicle, having a panel element for closing a gap between a frame of the sliding roof arrangement and an externally-guided sliding cover when the latter is situated in a ventilator position, having a holding element in which the panel element can be at least partially held, having an actuating element which deploys the panel element relative to the holding element in a first direction, and having force absorbing means, by means of which a force which acts in a second direction perpendicularly on a side of the panel element and perpendicularly to the first direction can be absorbed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Manfred Färber, Alexander Bergmiller
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Patent number: 7878581Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof comprising a liftable covering element that can be displaced above a fixed roof section. A control mechanism for the covering element is respectively provided on both sides of the covering element. According to the invention, the control mechanism comprises a drive carriage, a rear release lever which is connected to the covering element in the region of the rear edge thereof in an articulated manner, a front release lever which is connected to the covering element in the region of the front edge thereof in an articulated manner, and a coupling lever which is rotatably connected to the front release lever, co-operates with the drive carriage, and can be displaced in a release position in relation to the drive carriage in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Manfred Faerber, Bernhard Wingen
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Publication number: 20110012391Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism for generating pivot motions and displacement motions of a chassis component (30), having a displaceable carriage (40) engaging with at least one first guide element (361) disposed on the chassis component by means of at least one second guide element (42, 44, 46). In order to simplify the mechanism according to the invention, the displaceable carriage (40) has at least two second guide elements (42, 44, 46) acting together with the first guide element (361) in the closed position and during the pivot motion of the chassis component (30), and acting together with a further first guide element (362) associated with the chassis component (30) during a displacement motion of the chassis component (30). The invention is in particular suitable for the panel of a sliding tilting sunroof of a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: WEBASTO AGInventor: Manfred Färber
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Patent number: 7850230Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a movable roof part, which by means of a tilt lever, which is connected in an articulated manner close to the rear edge of the roof part, can first be tilted into a ventilating position and can then be slid above the vehicle roof or above an at least partially fixed roof part for the at least partial release of an opening in the vehicle roof, the movable roof part being continuously supported in the area of its rear edge when it is slid from the ventilating position backwards and the movable roof part having a continuous side skirt in the area of its side edges.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Webasto AGInventor: Manfred Faerber
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Patent number: 7762624Abstract: The invention relates to an openable vehicle roof which comprises at least one cover element (18) which is guided in lateral guiding rails (20B), by means of which said roof opening can be selectively closed or at least partially opened, and an anti-blocking device which guides along the guiding rails (20B). In order to offer active anti-blocking protection for vehicle passengers, the anti-blocking devices are formed, respectively, by a strip-shaped switching device (28) which interacts with respective guiding rail (20B) and which is connected to the control element of a cover element drive.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Manfred Faerber, Gerhard Skorianz, Andreas Josef Zunzer
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Publication number: 20100164253Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof comprising a liftable covering element that can be displaced above a fixed roof section. A control mechanism for the covering element is respectively provided on both sides of the covering element. According to the invention, the control mechanism comprises a drive carriage, a rear release lever which is connected to the covering element in the region of the rear edge thereof in an articulated manner, a front release lever which is connected to the covering element in the region of the front edge thereof in an articulated manner, and a coupling lever which is rotatably connected to the front release lever, co-operates with the drive carriage, and can be displaced in a release position in relation to the drive carriage in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: WEBASTO AGInventors: Manfred Faerber, Bernhard Wingen
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Publication number: 20100164252Abstract: The invention relates to a panel device for a sliding roof arrangement of a vehicle, having a panel element for closing a gap between a frame of the sliding roof arrangement and an externally-guided sliding cover when the latter is situated in a ventilator position, having a holding element in which the panel element can be at least partially held, having an actuating element which deploys the panel element relative to the holding element in a first direction, and having force absorbing means, by means of which a force which acts in a second direction perpendicularly on a side of the panel element and perpendicularly to the first direction can be absorbed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Manfred Färber, Alexander Bergmiller
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Publication number: 20100084893Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a movable roof part, which by means of a tilt lever, which is connected in an articulated manner close to the rear edge of the roof part, can first be tilted into a ventilating position and can then be slid above the vehicle roof or above an at least partially fixed roof part for the at least partial release of an opening in the vehicle roof, the movable roof part being continuously supported in the area of its rear edge when it is slid from the ventilating position backwards and the movable roof part having a continuous side skirt in the area of its side edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: WEBASTO AGInventor: Manfred Faerber
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Publication number: 20090079234Abstract: A adjustment device for a sliding roof cover on a vehicle, comprising a guide rail, which runs in a longitudinal direction, for guiding sliders which are arranged in series in the longitudinal direction and control the movement of the sliding roof cover, wherein the first slider can be moved along the guide rail by means of a drive device and, over a part of its movement range, drives the second slider, and over another part of its movement range, leaves the second slider behind in a predefined position along the guide rail, wherein a locking element, which can be adjusted in height in a manner controlled by the first slider, is arranged on the second slider, which locking element, when the second slider is left behind, is placed by means of a height adjustment into a form-fitting connection with a guide rail section in order to lock the second slider to the guide rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2007Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: Webasto AGInventor: Manfred Faerber