Patents by Inventor Manuel ERLACHER

Manuel ERLACHER 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: 11851016
    Abstract: A passenger transport vehicle includes a vehicle body having at least one left passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a left side of the vehicle, and at least one right passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a right side of the vehicle. Each passenger compartment has at least one passenger space and an access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space. A partition wall is arranged between the at least one left passenger compartment and the at least one right passenger compartment to restrict entry of passengers between the left passenger compartment and the right passenger compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik GMBH & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Maximilian Langer, Harald Zachnegger
  • Patent number: 11332041
    Abstract: A seat module for a motor vehicle that includes a carrier element having at least one seat row upon which at least two seats are secured. Each seat row has walls defining an opening which is accessible from outside of the motor vehicle and which extends laterally as a hollow space into the carrier element. The walls are fixed at least partially peripherally to facilitate raising of the seat module via introduction of a lifting element from outside of the motor vehicle into the hollow space for installation of the seat module into the motor vehicle or removal of the seat module from the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Franz Planka, Martin Rodler, Harald Zachnegger
  • Publication number: 20210291912
    Abstract: A passenger transport vehicle includes a vehicle body having at least one left passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a left side of the vehicle, and at least one right passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a right side of the vehicle. Each passenger compartment has at least one passenger space and an access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space. A partition wall is arranged between the at least one left passenger compartment and the at least one right passenger compartment to restrict entry of passengers between the left passenger compartment and the right passenger compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Maximilian LANGER, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Publication number: 20210155125
    Abstract: A seat module for a motor vehicle that includes a carrier element having at least one seat row upon which at least two seats are secured. Each seat row has walls defining an opening which is accessible from outside of the motor vehicle and which extends laterally as a hollow space into the carrier element. The walls are fixed at least partially peripherally to facilitate raising of the seat module via introduction of a lifting element from outside of the motor vehicle into the hollow space for installation of the seat module into the motor vehicle or removal of the seat module from the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Franz PLANKA, Martin RODLER, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Patent number: 10946468
    Abstract: A tool configured to join at least two material layers, of which at least one material layer is in the form of a metal material layer, by a pin. The tool includes a driving-in device which drives the pin through the at least two material layers to be joined, and a welding device which, after the driving-in of the pin, welds at least one first section of the pin to the at least one metal material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Bernhard Hofer, Martin Rodler
  • Patent number: 10737729
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes seat cross-members arranged opposite each other on both sides of a center tunnel defining a space, a battery device as an energy accumulator for an electric drive motor of the vehicle, the battery device including a battery housing which at least partially fills the space in the center tunnel, and a load path optimization component arranged in the battery housing at the space of the center tunnel, to transmit forces laterally from one seat cross-member to the other seat cross-member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Reinhard Hoermann, Franz Planka, Harald Zachnegger
  • Patent number: 10689897
    Abstract: A passenger transport vehicle that includes at least one door, an optical detection module to dynamically detect a current fill value representing a number of occupants in the passenger transport vehicle, and a control module operatively connected to the at least one door and the optical detection module. The control module is configured to automatically initiate a closing sequence that includes movement of the door to a closed position once the detected current fill value reaches a predetermined threshold fill value for the passenger transport vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Gerhard Krachler, Martin Rodler, Walter Rosinger
  • Publication number: 20200017051
    Abstract: A passenger transport vehicle includes a vehicle body having at least one left passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a left side of the vehicle, and at least one right passenger compartment arranged in a travel direction on a right side of the vehicle. Each passenger compartment has at least one passenger space and an access door to permit ingress into and egress from the at least one passenger space. A partition wall is arranged between the at least one left passenger compartment and the at least one right passenger compartment to restrict entry of passengers between the left passenger compartment and the right passenger compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Maximilian LANGER, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Patent number: 10501134
    Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform. The method includes producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component, and attaching the main floor module to an already dip-coated platform and/or to an already dip-coated vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Reinhard Hoermann, Franz Planka, Harald Zachnegger
  • Patent number: 10442473
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a component, a load-bearing structural element of the motor vehicle, and at least one fastening device. The component is fastened to the load-bearing structural element of the motor vehicle via the at least one fastening device. The fastening device has a clamping element in which in a normal state the clamping element reinforces the fastening of the component via the fastening device, with the action of an external force the clamping element being automatically transferred into an accident state in which the clamping element loosens the fastening of the component via the fastening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Franz Planka, Harald Zachnegger
  • Publication number: 20190255928
    Abstract: A drive battery for a motor vehicle. The drive battery includes a battery housing that is rotatable about a vertical axis with respect to the motor vehicle, a plurality of battery modules in the battery housing, a drive battery connection for the drive battery, and a plurality of cross beams in the battery housing to reinforce the drive battery at a transverse direction of the motor vehicle. The cross beams are arranged in a symmetrical manner such that with rotation of the battery housing by 180 degrees about the vertical axis, the cross beams are to lie in a same position in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle as prior to the rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Manuel ERLACHER
  • Publication number: 20190119970
    Abstract: A passenger transport vehicle that includes at least one door, an optical detection module to dynamically detect a current fill value representing a number of occupants in the passenger transport vehicle, and a control module operatively connected to the at least one door and the optical detection module. The control module is configured to automatically initiate a closing sequence that includes movement of the door to a closed position once the detected current fill value reaches a predetermined threshold fill value for the passenger transport vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Gerhard KRACHLER, Martin RODLER, Walter ROSINGER
  • Publication number: 20180334196
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a component, a load-bearing structural element of the motor vehicle, and at least one fastening device. The component is fastened to the load-bearing structural element of the motor vehicle via the at least one fastening device. The fastening device has a clamping element in which in a normal state the clamping element reinforces the fastening of the component via the fastening device, with the action of an external force the clamping element being automatically transferred into an accident state in which the clamping element loosens the fastening of the component via the fastening device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Franz Planka, Harald Zachnegger
  • Publication number: 20180229788
    Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle having a body shell that includes a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is fitted on the platform. The method includes producing, separately from a remainder of the body shell, a main floor module that includes a main floor of the body shell and at least one drive-specific component, and attaching the main floor module to an already dip-coated platform and/or to an already dip-coated vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Reinhard HOERMANN, Franz PLANKA, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Publication number: 20180229772
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes seat cross-members arranged opposite each other on both sides of a center tunnel defining a space, a battery device as an energy accumulator for an electric drive motor of the vehicle, the battery device including a battery housing which at least partially fills the space in the center tunnel, and a load path optimization component arranged in the battery housing at the space of the center tunnel, to transmit forces laterally from one seat cross-member to the other seat cross-member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Reinhard HOERMANN, Franz PLANKA, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Publication number: 20180147651
    Abstract: A tool configured to join at least two material layers, of which at least one material layer is in the form of a metal material layer, by a pin. The tool includes a driving-in device which drives the pin through the at least two material layers to be joined, and a welding device which, after the driving-in of the pin, welds at least one first section of the pin to the at least one metal material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Manuel ERLACHER, Bernhard HOFER, Martin RODLER
  • Patent number: 9969439
    Abstract: A load-bearing structure of a motor vehicle, having hollow profiles and junction elements to connect the hollow profiles. The hollow profiles may be fastened in receptacles of the junction elements, and the junction elements may have a plurality of areal webs in a vehicle vertical direction, at least some of the areal webs forming a framework structure which assists the load path in the respective junction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Philipp Ehrlich, Manuel Erlacher, Bernhard Hofer, Reinhard Hoermann, Stefan Maier, Franz Planka, Michael Rucker, Stefan Rud, Anton Spary, Harald Zachnegger
  • Patent number: 9702391
    Abstract: An adhesive joint of a first hollow profile to a second hollow profile, and a method of producing such an adhesive joint. The second hollow profile is surrounded in an overlapping region by the first hollow profile, and a core connected to the first hollow profile is arranged in the overlapping region inside the first hollow profile and the second hollow profile. An expandable structural adhesive is arranged between the core and the inner face of the second hollow profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Engineering AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Manuel Erlacher, Martin Rodler, Harald Zachnegger
  • Publication number: 20170144712
    Abstract: A load-bearing structure of a motor vehicle, having hollow profiles and junction elements to connect the hollow profiles. The hollow profiles may be fastened in receptacles of the junction elements, and the junction elements may have a plurality of areal webs in a vehicle vertical direction, at least some of the areal webs forming a framework structure which assists the load path in the respective junction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp EHRLICH, Manuel ERLACHER, Bernhard HOFER, Reinhard HOERMANN, Stefan MAIER, Franz PLANKA, Michael RUCKER, Stefan RUD, Anton SPARY, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Patent number: 9567013
    Abstract: A load-bearing structure of a motor vehicle, having hollow profiles and junction elements to connect the hollow profiles. The hollow profiles may be fastened in receptacles of the junction elements, and the junction elements may have a plurality of of areal webs in a vehicle vertical direction, at least some of the areal webs forming a framework structure which assists the load path in the respective junction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Engineering AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Philipp Ehrlich, Manuel Erlacher, Bernhard Hofer, Reinhard Hoermann, Stefan Maier, Franz Planka, Michael Rucker, Stefan Rud, Anton Spary, Harald Zachnegger