Patents by Inventor Marcel Klopp

Marcel Klopp 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).

  • Spoiler apparatus, vehicle having such a spoiler apparatus and method for operating the spoiler apparatus
    Patent number: 11866102
    Abstract: A spoiler apparatus for a vehicle has a spoiler blade that is pivotally mounted about a transverse vehicle axis. An electric motor moves the spoiler blade between operating positions. The spoiler blade has a first mounting location on each end and is pivotally mounted there on the spoiler housing by way of a hinge. The hinges are advantageously each formed by an arched hinge lever, the hinge lever being rotatably mounted on one end on the spoiler housing fixed to the vehicle and mounted on the other end on the spoiler blade for conjoint rotation. Viewed transversely to the direction of the vehicle, the electric motor is fixed on the spoiler housing between the first mounting locations and, by way of a toggle lever mechanism, is operatively connected thereto in a second mounting location of the spoiler blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andre Hofmann, Marcel Klopp, Ingo Lanfer
  • SPOILER APPARATUS, VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A SPOILER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SPOILER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220017159
    Abstract: A spoiler apparatus for a vehicle has a spoiler blade that is pivotally mounted about a transverse vehicle axis. An electric motor moves the spoiler blade between operating positions. The spoiler blade has a first mounting location on each end and is pivotally mounted there on the spoiler housing by way of a hinge. The hinges are advantageously each formed by an arched hinge lever, the hinge lever being rotatably mounted on one end on the spoiler housing fixed to the vehicle and mounted on the other end on the spoiler blade for conjoint rotation. Viewed transversely to the direction of the vehicle, the electric motor is fixed on the spoiler housing between the first mounting locations and, by way of a toggle lever mechanism, is operatively connected thereto in a second mounting location of the spoiler blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Andre Hofmann, Marcel Klopp, Ingo Lanfer