Patents by Inventor Maximilian EHRMANN

Maximilian EHRMANN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240092316
    Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a see-through area of an environment sensor of a motor vehicle and for determining an operating-pressure-dependent functional state of at least one cleaning nozzle, the cleaning device having the at least one cleaning nozzle, which is configured to dispense a cleaning fluid. The at least one cleaning nozzle may have a pressure sensor configured to assume at least one position as a function of an operating pressure of the cleaning fluid at the cleaning nozzle and thus determine an operating-pressure-dependent functional state of the at least one cleaning nozzle, in particular as at least one measuring signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Maximilian EHRMANN, Andreas MAIER
  • Publication number: 20240042835
    Abstract: A vehicle having at least one roof rail and window, the window connected to the roof rail, and a roof module for forming a vehicle roof of the motor vehicle. The roof module has a frame, connected to or partially forms the one roof rail, a panel component, which at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface of the roof module, and which is connected to the roof module frame, an environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a panel see-through area in the panel component so as to detect a vehicle environment, and a cleaning feature which has at least one cleaning nozzle and is configured to clean the see-through area. The at least one window and the roof module frame and/or the panel component overlap so that an installation space is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Maximilian EHRMANN, Magnus SVIBERG, Cédric LANGLAIS, Michael HÜLSEN
  • Publication number: 20240019557
    Abstract: A see-through assembly for an environment sensor of a motor vehicle, the see-through assembly having at least one see-through area, a control feature, and a cleaning feature for cleaning the see-through area. The cleaning feature has a membrane spaced apart from an outer surface of the see-through area by a layer, or the see-through area has a shape-changing and/or volume-changing and/or thickness-changing excitation layer at least on its outer surface, the control feature being configured to cause the membrane to move in a predetermined manner relative to the outer surface of the see-through area or to cause the shape-changing and/or volume-changing and/or thickness-changing excitation layer to move in a predetermined manner so that foreign particles located on an outer surface of the membrane can be loosened and/or detached and/or removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael HUELSEN, Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cédric LANGLAIS
  • Publication number: 20230399057
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a vehicle body, a windshield and/or a rear window, and a roof module disposed on the vehicle body as a structural unit and at least partially forming a vehicle roof of the motor vehicle, the roof module having a see-through area, a panel component which at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface, and at least two environment sensors for detecting a vehicle environment. One of the at least two environment sensors is attached to the roof module and configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through the windshield or the rear window in detect a vehicle environment, and another one of the at least two environment sensors is attached to the roof module and configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through the see-through area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HUELSEN
  • Publication number: 20230382204
    Abstract: A roof assembly for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle, the roof assembly has a panel component which forms at least sections of a roof cladding of the vehicle roof, the roof cladding acting as an outer sealing surface, and a roof opening system having a lid part which is configured to selectively open or close a roof opening provided in the panel component, and at least one electric and/or electronic and/or electromagnetic component and an air conditioner, via which waste heat released by the electronic component and/or heat introduced from outside are able to be dissipated, wherein the roof opening system has at least one water gutter via which at least one cooling channel of the air conditioner is formed, the waste heat of the component and/or the heat introduced from outside being able to be dissipated from the roof assembly via cooling channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HÜLSEN, Juraj LEHOTSKY, Fabian WILL, Thomas PODOLSKI
  • Publication number: 20230373443
    Abstract: A roof assembly for forming a vehicle roof of a motor vehicle. The roof assembly may have a panel component at least partially forming a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface, at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a see-through area to detect a vehicle environment, and at least one cleaning feature. The cleaning feature may have a window wiper assembly having two wiper elements which have a common pivot axis, the one wiper element being configured to clean a windshield or a rear window and the other wiper element being configured to clean the see-through area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian EHRMANN, Magnus SVIBERG, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HÜLSEN
  • Patent number: 11820212
    Abstract: A front connecting rod for a sunroof linkage, a sunroof linkage, and a sunroof assembly. The sunroof linkage is configured to drive front glass of a sunroof assembly to slide relative to rear glass, and the front connecting rod is configured to connect a glass-supporting rod of the sunroof linkage to a front slider. The front connecting rod may have an anti-turn-over structure, configured to be matched in shape to a sealing strip disposed on a peripheral edge of the rear glass, so as to prevent the sealing strip from turning over when the sunroof linkage drives the front glass to slide. The front connecting rod for a present sunroof linkage enables a sunroof to open to the maximum extent, and during sliding will not cause the sealing strip of the rear glass to be turned over and folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Jerry Hu, Fisher Yu, Sulzer Zhu, Andreas Zunzer, Maximilian Ehrmann
  • Publication number: 20230278528
    Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning at least one viewing area of a motor vehicle, the cleaning apparatus may have at least one cleaning nozzle and an evaluation and control apparatus. The evaluation and control apparatus is configured to receive at least one sensor signal which comprises at least one piece of information on a motor vehicle environment condition and/or a motor vehicle parameter, to evaluate this information in order to determine an operation situation in this manner, to select a predetermined cleaning profile from a plurality of predefined cleaning profiles based on this information, and to control the at least one cleaning nozzle depending on the selected cleaning profile in order to clean the at least one viewing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian EHRMANN, Magnus SVIBERG, Andreas MAIER
  • Publication number: 20230278637
    Abstract: A roof module having a panel component which at least partially forms a roof skin of a vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface of the roof module, and at least one electrical and/or electronic and/or electromagnetic component. The roof module may have at least one vehicle body rail configured to form at least part of a vehicle body roof frame when the roof module is disposed on a vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HUELSEN
  • Publication number: 20230278503
    Abstract: A roof sensor module having a panel component which forms at least sections of a roof cladding of a vehicle roof, the roof cladding functioning as an outer sealing surface of the roof sensor module, at least one environment sensor for charting a vehicle environment which is connected to at least one cable, and at least one channel-shaped carrier structure. The at least one cable is guided along the channel-shaped carrier structure within a hollow cross section thereof and/or an in particular channel-shaped guide profile is formed at the channel-shaped carrier structure, the at least one cable being guided along the channel-shaped guide profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HUELSEN
  • Publication number: 20230256941
    Abstract: A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle, the roof module having a panel component, which at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface of the roof module, at least one electrical and/or electronic and/or electromagnetic component, in particular an environment sensor and/or a light feature, configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a see-through area, and at least one cleaning feature having at least one cleaning nozzle configured to spray a cleaning fluid by means of which the see-through area is cleanable. The at least one component is in heat-transferring connection with the cleaning feature in such a manner that waste heat of the at least one component can be transferred to the cleaning fluid and/or the at least one cleaning nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HUELSEN
  • Publication number: 20230256797
    Abstract: A roof assembly having a roof skin having at least one roof opening; at least one roof panel element configured to selectively open or close the roof opening and/or forming a fixed roof element having an at least partially transparent see-through area and filling the roof opening; and a roof headliner disposed below and spaced apart from the roof skin, thus limiting an installation space together with the roof skin, and having a cover element covering at least part of an edge area around the roof opening inside the vehicle. At least one functional feature is disposed on the cover element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HUELSEN
  • Publication number: 20230256916
    Abstract: A roof module having a panel component which forms at least sections of a roof cladding of a vehicle roof, which functions as an outer sealing surface of the roof module, and has a viewing area, wherein at least one transmitter and/or receiver apparatus of an environment sensor is disposed directly and without gaps at the viewing area and/or the panel component or is integrated therein and is configured to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic and/or optical signals directly via the viewing area and/or the panel component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HUELSEN
  • Publication number: 20230256798
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a roof module having a panel component, which at least partially forms a roof skin of a vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface of the roof module; and a vehicle body. At least one electrical, electronic and/or electromagnetic component is disposed on the vehicle body, and the roof module comprises at least one functional feature configured to support and/or amplify at least one function of the at least one electrical, electronic and/or electromagnetic component and/or to extend a functional range of the at least one electrical, electronic and/or electromagnetic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Magnus SVIBERG, Maximilian EHRMANN, Cèdric LANGLAIS, Michael HUELSEN
  • Publication number: 20230182829
    Abstract: A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle may have a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof; at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment and disposed at least partially below the roof skin formed by the panel component; and a cooling feature configured to discharge waste heat emitted by the environment sensor and/or externally introduced heat from the environment sensor. The cooling feature may have at least one cooling channel in which at least two cooling fans are disposed, the cooling fans being connected to at least one controller of the cooling feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Michael HUELSEN, Juraj LEHOTSKY, Markus GEY, Maximilian EHRMANN
  • Publication number: 20230074027
    Abstract: A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle. The roof module may have a panel component which at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface of the roof module; at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a see-through area for detecting a vehicle environment; and at least one cleaning nozzle configured to clean the see-through area. At least one flow guide element is disposed on the panel component, the flow guide element being configured to focus headwind onto at least part of the see-through area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian EHRMANN, Dirk AUERSWALD, Alexander KILIAS
  • Publication number: 20220410677
    Abstract: A front connecting rod for a sunroof linkage, a sunroof linkage, and a sunroof assembly. The sunroof linkage is configured to drive front glass of a sunroof assembly to slide relative to rear glass, and the front connecting rod is configured to connect a glass-supporting rod of the sunroof linkage to a front slider. The front connecting rod may have an anti-turn-over structure, configured to be matched in shape to a sealing strip disposed on a peripheral edge of the rear glass, so as to prevent the sealing strip from turning over when the sunroof linkage drives the front glass to slide. The front connecting rod for a present sunroof linkage enables a sunroof to open to the maximum extent, and during sliding will not cause the sealing strip of the rear glass to be turned over and folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jerry HU, Fisher YU, Sulzer ZHU, Andreas ZUNZER, Maximilian EHRMANN