Patents by Inventor Markus Bialek

Markus Bialek 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: 10532762
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a steering column tube in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis. The steering column tube is fastened to a carrier connected to a vehicle chassis so that in normal operation the steering column tube is retained non-displaceably on the carrier, but is displaceable along the longitudinal axis in a crash event where a force that acts on the steering spindle exceeds a threshold value. An energy-absorption device may comprise a bending element that is connected to the carrier and the steering column tube and may be deformed in a crash event as a result of the longitudinal displacement of the steering column tube, thereby absorbing part of the energy of the steering column tube. The bending element may be at least partially surrounded by an insertion body, which prevents the binding element from contacting adjacent structural elements and deforms together with the bending element in a crash event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG, THYSSENKURPP AG
    Inventors: Hansjörg Sulser, Alexander Weselý, Wolfgang Xander, Markus Bialek
  • Publication number: 20180265116
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a steering column tube in which a steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis. The steering column tube is fastened to a carrier connected to a vehicle chassis so that in normal operation the steering column tube is retained non-displaceably on the carrier, but is displaceable along the longitudinal axis in a crash event where a force that acts on the steering spindle exceeds a threshold value. An energy-absorption device may comprise a bending element that is connected to the carrier and the steering column tube and may be deformed in a crash event as a result of the longitudinal displacement of the steering column tube, thereby absorbing part of the energy of the steering column tube. The bending element may be at least partially surrounded by an insertion body, which prevents the binding element from contacting adjacent structural elements and deforms together with the bending element in a crash event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Hansjörg SULSER, Alexander WESELÝ, Wolfgang XANDER, Markus BIALEK
  • Patent number: 9944308
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a guide box that accommodates a steering spindle, a bracket for holding the guide box in adjustable fashion on a chassis of the motor vehicle, and a thrust piece through which a clamping shaft extends to fix the guide box relative to the bracket. The thrust piece may be arranged on an outer side of a first side web of the bracket, and the thrust piece may include a dome that extends through a slot of the first side web and serves to generate a force-fitting connection to the guide box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Hannes Kurz, Markus Bialek, Werner Adelmann, Matthias Nicolussi, Karl Mathias Hehle
  • Publication number: 20170210410
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a guide box that accommodates a steering spindle, a bracket for holding the guide box in adjustable fashion on a chassis of the motor vehicle, and a thrust piece through which a clamping shaft extends to fix the guide box relative to the bracket. The thrust piece may be arranged on an outer side of a first side web of the bracket, and the thrust piece may include a dome that extends through a slot of the first side web and serves to generate a force-fitting connection to the guide box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: ThyssenKrupp Presta AG, ThyssenKrupp AG
    Inventors: Hannes Kurz, Markus Bialek, Werner Adelmann, Matthias Nicolussi, Karl Mathias Hehle