Patents by Inventor Peter Harbig

Peter Harbig 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).

  • Twist beam axle and method of producing same
    Patent number: 6099084
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integral motor vehicle rear axle of the twist-beam axle type, which comprises an opposed pair of longitudinal control arms (2) of a high flexural strength and torsional stiffness for carrying a wheel carrier for a wheel, and a transverse strut (3) which is resistant to bending but resilient relative to torsional stress and which comprises a profiled cross-section changing the position of the shear center. The transverse strut (3) consists of an extruded aluminum profile with an extrusion structure extending in the longitudinal direction of the transverse strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignees: VAW aluminium AG, Thyssen Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Bungarten, Olaf Elsner, Herbert Linden, Karl-Heinz von Zengen, Peter Harbig, Joachim Lowen, Franz Steimmel, Walther Hasenpatt, Kai-Uwe Jentsch, Jorg Ebert, Michael Hellenkamp, Gerhardt Sollner
  • Side impact protection member for motor vehicle doors
    Patent number: 5992922
    Abstract: A side impact protection member for motor vehicle doors with a sheet metal strip of a profiled cross section, which has at least one longitudinally extending bead and has material strips joining the bead on both sides. The sheet metal strip has essentially flat ends for fastening to the motor vehicle door, and the height of the bead decreases continuously in the transition area toward the flat ends of the sheet metal strip. The sheet metal strip is formed of a cold-formable, high-strength steel material with a yield point of at least 980 N/mm.sup.2 and a tensile strength of about 1,250 N/mm.sup.2. The bottom of the bead has an essentially semicircular profile, and outer material strips of the sheet metal strip have edge recesses, which extend at least to the bead, directly adjoining the transition area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Thyssen Industrie AG
    Inventors: Peter Harbig, Michael Schmitt, Detlef Steinhofer
  • Motor vehicle rear axle and method of producing same
    Patent number: 5800024
    Abstract: The invention relates to an integral motor vehicle rear axle of the twist-beam axle type, which comprises an opposed pair of longitudinal control arms (2) of a high flexural strength and torsional stiffness for carrying a wheel carrier for a wheel, and a transverse strut (3) which is resistant to bending but resilient relative to torsional stress and which comprises a profiled cross-section changing the position of the shear center. The transverse strut (3) consists of an extruded aluminum profile with an extrusion structure extending in the longitudinal direction of the transverse strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: VAW Aluminium AG
    Inventors: Franz Steimmel, Walther Hasenpatt, Kai-Uwe Jentsch, Jorg Ebert, Dieter Bungarten, Olaf Elsner, Herbert Linden, Michael Hellenkamp, Gerhardt Sollner, Karl-Heinz von Zengen, Peter Harbig, Joachim Lowen