Patents by Inventor Martin BLÜCHER

Martin BLÜCHER 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: 11879547
    Abstract: A device for actuating a park lock in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, in which a gear position selector can be used to set at least one drive-, neutral- and park position. When the park position is selected, a park lock that is operatively connected to the automatic transmission can be actuated, and it can then be activated or deactivated with an emergency actuator device that can be operated manually. The emergency actuating device has a toothed wheel (gear) that can be made to engage with a spur gear that is configured as an intermediate toothed wheel (gear). A first engaging element engages into a control cam provided on the spur gear and, when the spur gear moves, the first engaging element can be moved in order to activate and deactivate the park lock in the control cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Küster Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Blücher, Thomas Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220243813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for actuating a park lock in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, in which a gear position selector can be used to set t at least one drive-, neutral- and park position, and in which, when the park position is selected, a park lock that is operatively connected to the automatic transmission can be actuated, and it can then be activated or deactivated by means of an emergency actuator device that can be operated manually. The emergency actuating device has a toothed wheel (gear) that can be made to engage with a spur gear that is configured as an intermediate toothed wheel (gear). According to the invention, a first engaging element engages into a control cam provided on the spur gear and, when the spur gear moves, said first engaging element can be moved in order to activate and deactivate the park lock in the control cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Küster Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Martin BLÜCHER, Thomas SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 11118679
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator, comprising a drive (2) that drives a drive shaft (1), a first actuating element (3) operatively connected to the drive shaft (1) for actuating a switching apparatus, a spring element (5), which can be supported at one end on a housing component (16) of the actuator and is supported on the other end on a second actuating element (17) designed to load the spring element (5). The actuator according to the invention is characterized in that a rotatably mounted rotational element/gearwheel (13) that can be driven by means of the drive shaft (1) is provided, which rotational element has, on one side, a first control gate (7), which is operatively connected to the first actuating element (3) for actuation of the switching apparatus, and on the other side, a second control gate (8) for loading the spring element (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Küster Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Blücher, Thomas Schmidt, Heiko Schirmer, Bernd Junker
  • Patent number: 10465792
    Abstract: A shifting device (2) for an automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle has a housing (4) and a selector lever (6) for selecting a gear stage which selector lever is guided in the housing (4). The shifting device (2) has an automatic shift gate (18) and a sequential shift gate (20), and the housing (4) has fasteners (projections and recesses) (10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) for fixing the shifting device (2) in the motor vehicle. The housing (4) can be fixed in a first position for right hand driving and in a second position which is rotated by 180 degrees relative to the first position for left hand driving. The fasteners are arranged point-symmetrically in order to rotate the shifting device (2) by 180 degrees, with the result that the respective fastening points coincide with the original fastening points after the rotation and the fasteners are fixed on in each case the same motor vehicle-side fastening points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Küster Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schmidt, Martin Blücher
  • Publication number: 20180023687
    Abstract: A shifting device (2) for an automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle has a housing (4) and a selector lever (6) for selecting a gear stage which selector lever is guided in the housing (4). The shifting device (2) has an automatic shift gate (18) and a sequential shift gate (20), and the housing (4) has fastening means (102, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) for fixing the shifting device (2) in the motor vehicle. The fastening means (10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) are arranged so that the housing (4) can be fixed in a first position and in a second position which is rotated by 180 degrees relative to the first position. The fastening means (10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) are arranged point-symmetrically in order to rotate the shifting device (2) by 180 degrees, with the result that the respective fastening points coincide with the original fastening paints after the rotation and the fastening means (10.2, 10.3. 10.4, 10.5) are fixed on in each case the same motor vehicle-side fastening points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Küster Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas SCHMIDT, Martin BLÜCHER
  • Patent number: 7883162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, and having a drive unit to move the first furniture part in a driven manner relative to the second furniture part, with the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part. A pulling-pushing element is provided in order to apply a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, guided on the fixed rail via guide means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Langguth, Thomas Nussbaumer, Martin Bluecher
  • Publication number: 20090096337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, and having a drive unit by means of which the first furniture part can be moved, in a driven manner, relative to the second furniture part, with the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part. A pulling-pushing element is provided in order to apply a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, guided on the fixed rail via guide means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Langguth, Thomas Nussbaumer, Martin Bluecher