Patents by Inventor Patrick Handl
Patrick Handl 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).
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Publication number: 20230184010Abstract: A vehicle door may have a handle arrangement, where the door may also have a door support structure. The door may also have a shaft strip which is arranged on the upper side of the door support structure. The handle arrangement may be arranged movably, in particular pivotably, at the shaft strip. The handle arrangement may have a handle element which can be gripped on an exterior of the vehicle door. The handle element may be designed as a device which can be actuated in at least one direction for actively actuating at least two switching functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Reinaldo MENSCH, Ralf HÖHN, Patrick HANDL
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Patent number: 11117494Abstract: A locking unit (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes a locking pawl (80) which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and which has a retention contour (27) for securing a locking bolt (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92), offset in the axial direction with respect to the locking pawl (80), is mounted so as to be pivotable about the same pivot axis. The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closure contour (25). The locking pawl (80) can be pivoted from the open position to the closed position by the closure contour (25) being acted upon by the locking bolt (12).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.Inventors: Andreas Vedder, Uwe Moeller, Igor Gordeenko, Oezkan Demirci, Patrick Handl, Silke Labuk, Christina Jungblut, Peter Mueller, Stefan Haber, Volker Windecker, Richard Haensel
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Patent number: 10500983Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a pawl (80) which is mounted pivotably about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and has a retaining contour (27) for securing a locking pin (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92) is mounted pivotably about the same pivot axis in a manner offset in the axial direction with respect to the pawl (80). The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closing contour (25). The pawl (80) is pivotable from the open position into the closed position by the closing contour (25) being acted upon by the locking pin (12).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.á r.l.Inventors: Peter Mueller, Andreas Vedder, Volker Windecker, Richard Haensel, Stefan Haber, Silke Labuk, Oezkan Demirci, Igor Gordeenko, Patrick Handl, Uwe Moeller, Christina Jungblut
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Patent number: 10308142Abstract: A locking device is provided for a vehicle seat, for locking the back rest to a seat part and/or for locking the backrest to a body of a vehicle. The locking device uses a locking lever which can be moved from an unlocked position into a locked position in which it lockingly interacts with a bolt.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBHInventors: Igor Gordeenko, Andreas Vedder, Patrick Handl
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Patent number: 9919627Abstract: A vehicle seat locking unit (10) includes a lock housing having a receptacle opening (19) for receiving a locking bolt (12). A rotary latch (20) is mounted to swivel around a bearing bolt (51) and has a hook aperture (21) for locking together with the locking bolt. The bearing bolt is aligned in an axial direction and the receptacle opening is delimited by a locking bolt stop element (61), located in the hook aperture, which axially protrudes into the lock housing. In a locked state the locking bolt extends in the axial direction. A first contact region (71), between the locking bolt and the stop element, and a second contact region (72), between the locking bolt and the rotary latch, partially overlap in the axial direction, or the first contact region lies completely within the second contact region in the axial direction. A vehicle seat (1) includes such locking unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBHInventors: Patrick Handl, Andreas Vedder, Uwe Moeller, Igor Gordeenko
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Publication number: 20180050611Abstract: A locking unit (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes a locking pawl (80) which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and which has a retention contour (27) for securing a locking bolt (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92), offset in the axial direction with respect to the locking pawl (80), is mounted so as to be pivotable about the same pivot axis. The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closure contour (25). The locking pawl (80) can be pivoted from the open position to the closed position by the closure contour (25) being acted upon by the locking bolt (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Andreas VEDDER, Uwe MOELLER, Igor GORDEENKO, Oezkan DEMIRCI, Patrick HANDL, Silke LABUK, Christina JUNGBLUT, Peter MUELLER, Stefan HABER, Volker WINDECKER, Richard HAENSEL
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Patent number: 9771002Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a housing with a side plate (16) which has at least one first mounting aperture (17), and/or with a cover plate (18) which has at least one second mounting aperture (19), and at least one mounting stud (51, 52). The first mounting aperture (17) and/or the second mounting aperture (19) are designed so that the mounting stud (51, 52) can be placed in at least two different positions in the first mounting aperture (17) and/or in the second mounting aperture (19).Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBHInventors: Oezkan Demirci, Andreas Vedder, Igor Gordeenko, Patrick Handl, Uwe Moeller
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Patent number: 9744885Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) includes a structural part (3) which has a lock connection plate (60) and a locking unit (10) which is fixed to the lock connection plate (60). The locking unit (10) has at least one bearing bolt (51) with a passage opening (55). The lock connection plate (60) also comprises at least one mating contour (62) which projects into the passage opening (55) in the at least one bearing bolt (51).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBHInventors: Patrick Handl, Andreas Vedder, Uwe Moeller, Igor Gordeenko, Oezkan Demirci, Dennis Pohlscheidt, Martin Christall
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Publication number: 20160221473Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a housing with a side plate (16) which has at least one first mounting aperture (17), and/or with a cover plate (18) which has at least one second mounting aperture (19), and at least one mounting stud (51, 52). The first mounting aperture (17) and/or the second mounting aperture (19) are designed so that the mounting stud (51, 52) can be placed in at least two different positions in the first mounting aperture (17) and/or in the second mounting aperture (19).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBHInventors: Oezkan DEMIRCI, Andreas VEDDER, Igor GORDEENKO, Patrick HANDL, Uwe MOELLER
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Publication number: 20160214506Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a pawl (80) which is mounted pivotably about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and has a retaining contour (27) for securing a locking pin (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92) is mounted pivotably about the same pivot axis in a manner offset in the axial direction with respect to the pawl (80). The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closing contour (25). The pawl (80) is pivotable from the open position into the closed position by the closing contour (25) being acted upon by the locking pin (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Peter MUELLER, Andreas VEDDER, Volker WINDECKER, Richard HAENSEL, Stefan HABER, Silke LABUK, Oezkan DEMIRCI, Igor GORDEENKO, Patrick HANDL, Uwe MOELLER, Christina JUNGBLUT
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Publication number: 20160176319Abstract: A vehicle seat locking unit (10) includes a lock housing having a receptacle opening (19) for receiving a locking bolt (12). A rotary latch (20) is mounted to swivel around a bearing bolt (51) and has a hook aperture (21) for locking together with the locking bolt. The bearing bolt is aligned in an axial direction and the receptacle opening is delimited by a locking bolt stop element (61), located in the hook aperture, which axially protrudes into the lock housing. In a locked state the locking bolt extends in the axial direction. A first contact region (71), between the locking bolt and the stop element, and a second contact region (72), between the locking bolt and the rotary latch, partially overlap in the axial direction, or the first contact region lies completely within the second contact region in the axial direction. A vehicle seat (1) includes such locking unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Patrick HANDL, Andreas VEDDER, Uwe MOELLER, Igor GORDEENKO
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Publication number: 20160152159Abstract: A locking device is provided for a vehicle seat, for locking the back rest to a seat part and/or for locking the backrest to a body of a vehicle. The locking device uses a locking lever which can be moved from an unlocked position into a locked position in which it lockingly interacts with a bolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBHInventors: Igor GORDEENKO, Andreas VEDDER, Patrick HANDL
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Publication number: 20160144750Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) includes a structural part (3) which has a lock connecting plate (60), and a locking unit (10) secured to the lock connecting plate (60). The locking unit (10) includes at least one bearing bolt (51, 52) having a through opening (55) through which a securing device (65) passes. The at least one bearing bolt (51, 52) projects through a securing opening (61) of the lock connecting plate (60).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: Johnson Controls GMBHInventors: Patrick HANDL, Andreas VEDDER, Igor GORDEENKO, Uwe MOELLER, Oezkan DEMIRCI, Dennis POHLSCHEIDT, Martin CHRISTALL
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Publication number: 20160001678Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) includes a structural part (3) which has a lock connection plate (60) and a locking unit (10) which is fixed to the lock connection plate (60). The locking unit (10) has at least one bearing bolt (51) with a passage opening (55). The lock connection plate (60) also comprises at least one mating contour (62) which projects into the passage opening (55) in the at least one bearing bolt (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Patrick HANDL, Andreas VEDDER, Uwe MOELLER, Igor GORDEENKO, Oezkan DEMIRCI, Dennis POHLSCHEIDT, Martin CHRISTALL
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Patent number: 9156383Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a pivotally mounted rotary latch (20) for locking to a bolt (12), and a detent (30) which secures the locking unit (10) in the locked state in the event of a crash, in which the rotary latch (20) supports itself on a first contact point against the detent (30). The rotary latch (20) also supports itself on a second contact point in the event of a deformation of the latch (20) in the event of a crash. The second contact point is provided on the detent (30).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbHInventor: Patrick Handl
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Publication number: 20150061349Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a pivotally mounted rotary latch (20) for locking to a bolt (12). The rotary latch (20) includes a rotary latch hole (24) for pivotably mounting on a bearing pin (51) which protrudes through the rotary latch hole (24). A detent (30) secures the locking unit (10) in the locked state in the event of a crash. The rotary latch (20) supports itself on a first contact point against the detent (30). The rotary latch (20) includes at least one recess area (25) which enables the rotary latch (20) to deform in the event of a crash. The recess area (25) is arranged at a distance from the rotary latch hole (24) in the radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: Patrick Handl
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Publication number: 20150054320Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a pivotally mounted rotary latch (20) for locking to a bolt (12), and a detent (30) which secures the locking unit (10) in the locked state in the event of a crash, in which the rotary latch (20) supports itself on a first contact point against the detent (30). The rotary latch (20) also supports itself on a second contact point in the event of a deformation of the latch (20) in the event of a crash. The second contact point is provided on the detent (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: Johnson Controls GmbHInventor: Patrick Handl