Patents by Inventor Marcel AHLBRAND

Marcel AHLBRAND 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).

  • Method for producing a vehicle component, and vehicle component produced according to said method
    Patent number: 11414144
    Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle component (10), in which a joint housing (1) is inserted in a predetermined insertion direction (13) into a through-hole (12) of a structural component (11). The insertion of the joint housing (1) into the through-hole (12) in the insertion direction (13) terminates when an stop element (6) of the joint housing (1) abuts against the structural component (11). After the insertion, the joint housing (1) is connected to the structural component (11) in a materially-merged manner. To reduce the complexity and/or the production costs, the method includes the joint housing (1) being inserted into the through-hole (12) with its housing bottom (4) first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Marcel Ahlbrand, Wolfgang Eulerich
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE COMPONENT, AND VEHICLE COMPONENT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD
    Publication number: 20210147019
    Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle component (10), in which a joint housing (1) is inserted in a predetermined insertion direction (13) into a through-hole (12) of a structural component (11). The insertion of the joint housing (1) into the through-hole (12) in the insertion direction (13) terminates when an stop element (6) of the joint housing (1) abuts against the structural component (11). After the insertion, the joint housing (1) is connected to the structural component (11) in a materially-merged manner. To reduce the complexity and/or the production costs, the method includes the joint housing (1) being inserted into the through-hole (12) with its housing bottom (4) first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Marcel AHLBRAND, Wolfgang EULERICH