Patents by Inventor Marius WENK

Marius WENK 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).

  • Wheel carrier of a vehicle with clamp fit connection
    Patent number: 9878588
    Abstract: A wheel carrier of a vehicle has a clamp fit connection to a further component, preferably a suspension strut. The wheel carrier includes a screw connection with a screw for clamping the clamp fit connection, and a lever with a fastening portion and an impact portion. The fastening portion is fastened under a head of the screw or under a nut of the screw connection. The impact portion protrudes from the fastening portion in such a manner that, in the event of a vehicle crash and the associated deformation, a part of the vehicle brings about a force on the impact portion in order at least partially to release the screw connection. The fastening portion is designed in order at least partially to break out from under the head or the nut during the action of force on the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes von Hasselbach, Thomas Boeschl, Florian Woelfle, Marius Wenk
  • Wheel Carrier of a Vehicle With a Press Fit Connection
    Publication number: 20160009153
    Abstract: A wheel carrier of a vehicle has a press fit connection to a further component, preferably a suspension strut. The wheel carrier includes a screw connection with a screw for clamping the press fit connection, and a lever with a fastening portion and an impact portion. The fastening portion is fastened under a head of the screw or under a nut of the screw connection. The impact portion protrudes from the fastening portion in such a manner that, in the event of a vehicle crash and the associated deformation, a part of the vehicle brings about a force on the impact portion in order at least partially to release the screw connection. The fastening portion is designed in order at least partially to break out from under the head or the nut during the action of force on the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Johannes von HASSELBACH, Thomas BOESCHL, Florian WOELFLE, Marius WENK