Patents by Inventor Markus Schulze

Markus Schulze 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).

  • Adjusting apparatus for a pivotable comfort element, in particular for an armrest of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9272645
    Abstract: An adjusting apparatus for a comfort element swingable in relation to a support structure, in particular for an armrest of a vehicle, includes a latching device actuatable by adjusting the comfort element and having a latching arm connected to the comfort element and a latching lever interacting with the latching arm. A swing position of the comfort element is locked by providing a locking lever which is swingably articulated to the latching arm and has an engagement portion which locks the swing position by a spring force, when the engagement portion assumes an engagement position with a locking portion of a locking element that is fixed to the support structure, and the swing position of the comfort element is unlocked by an actuator by which the locking lever is disengageable from the engagement position with the locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jan Böhner, Heinz Lang, Markus Schulze
  • ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR A PIVOTABLE COMFORT ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ARMREST OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150091318
    Abstract: An adjusting apparatus for a comfort element swingable in relation to a support structure, in particular for an armrest of a vehicle, includes a latching device actuatable by adjusting the comfort element and having a latching arm connected to the comfort element and a latching lever interacting with the latching arm. A swing position of the comfort element is locked by providing a locking lever which is swingably articulated to the latching arm and has an engagement portion which locks the swing position by a spring force, when the engagement portion assumes an engagement position with a locking portion of a locking element that is fixed to the support structure, and the swing position of the comfort element is unlocked by an actuator by which the locking lever is disengageable from the engagement position with the locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jan Böhner, Heinz Lang, Markus Schulze