Patents by Inventor Marcus HIRZEL

Marcus HIRZEL 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).

  • Chassis for a passenger car
    Patent number: 11242089
    Abstract: A chassis for a passenger car includes two main longitudinal chassis beams which are connected to one another via a bumper cross member. A support arrangement extends between the two beams and is supported on a central tunnel. The support arrangement forms a load path in an event of a collision-related force being applied to the passenger car where above and/or below the support arrangement an installation space region is provided for accommodating a component or unit in need of protection. The support arrangement includes a strut which extends in a region of a center of the passenger car between the two beams and which forms a protective device which transmits impact forces forwards to the central tunnel. The strut has a first longitudinal section that is deformable in a targeted energy-absorbing manner and a second longitudinal section which functions as a rigid beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Wirsing, Matthias Hildebrand, Andreas Freund, Peter Gere, Levent Aktay, Jan-Mark Opelka, Peter Kuemmerlen, Dietmar Kallfass, Jens Spremberg, Joerg Zimmermann, Dieter Edele, Steffen Dingfelder, Ralf Mehrholz, Marcus Hirzel, Bianca Oehm, Marie-Louise Hertfelder
  • Chassis for a Passenger Car
    Publication number: 20210284241
    Abstract: A chassis for a passenger car includes two main longitudinal chassis beams which are connected to one another via a bumper cross member. A support arrangement extends between the two beams and is supported on a central tunnel. The support arrangement forms a load path in an event of a collision-related force being applied to the passenger car where above and/or below the support arrangement an installation space region is provided for accommodating a component or unit in need of protection. The support arrangement includes a strut which extends in a region of a center of the passenger car between the two beams and which forms a protective device which transmits impact forces forwards to the central tunnel. The strut has a first longitudinal section that is deformable in a targeted energy-absorbing manner and a second longitudinal section which functions as a rigid beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael WIRSING, Matthias HILDEBRAND, Andreas FREUND, Peter GERE, Levent AKTAY, Jan-Mark OPELKA, Peter KUEMMERLEN, Dietmar KALLFASS, Jens SPREMBERG, Joerg ZIMMERMANN, Dieter EDELE, Steffen DINGFELDER, Ralf MEHRHOLZ, Marcus HIRZEL, Bianca OEHM, Marie-Louise HERTFELDER