Patents by Inventor Martin Blucher

Martin Blucher 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
  • Publication number: 20200032898
    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 (4) 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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Kuster Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Martin BLUCHER, 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
  • Publication number: 20090140620
    Abstract: An article of furniture (11, 11?, 11?) has a first furniture part and at least one second furniture part that can be motor-driven in relation to the first furniture part. The at least one second furniture part may be a drawer (2; 13, 14, 15; 19, 20, 24) that can be displaced in relation to at least one body (1; 16; 21, 22, 23) of the first furniture part. An electric power supply device is arranged on the first furniture part. A control device may be provided to stop the moveable second furniture part from displacing from its initial position into its final position before it is displaced as far as an immediately adjacent moveable furniture part that is already in an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Juergen Zipp, Steffen Medebach, Martin Blucher, Holger Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20080191591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a displacement device for displacing, in particular sliding and/or for opening and closing at least one drawer (2), lid, door or similar, which can be located in an item of furniture (3), such as for example a cupboard, in particular a kitchen cupboard, or in a vehicle, such as for example a commercial vehicle, in particular a service or emergency vehicle. Said device comprises at least one electromotive drive unit, which acts on a transmission element to displace the drawer or drawers (2), lid, door or similar. The device is provided with a guide element (5), which is displaceably mounted in a guide and on which the drive unit (4) acts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Blucher, Carmelo Gutierrez, Stefan Keul, Thomas Schmidt