Patents by Inventor Martin Spengler

Martin Spengler 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).

  • Control panel assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5577422
    Abstract: A control panel assembly for an air conditioning system in a motor vehicle with continuously freely accessible primary actuation elements is provided with selectively accessible secondary actuation elements arranged in an installation shaft recess in the front panel section of the control panel. The recess is covered with a cover element which can be moved about a horizontal axis of rotation. In order to provide access to the secondary actuation elements, an opening movement of the cover element uncovers the installation shaft recess with the control panel of the secondary actuation elements being simultaneously moved into a position which is accessible to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Oliver Beck, Martin Spengler, Manfred Ohlhausen, Dieter Heinle