Patents by Inventor Petr Bachel

Petr Bachel 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).

  • Vehicle steering assembly
    Patent number: 7097205
    Abstract: An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle comprises an upper shroud portion (8) which is adapted to receive a steering column (1, 2), a lower guide portion (7) which is adapted to support the shroud portion (8) and be secured to a mounting bracket (14) fixed relative to the chassis of the vehicle, a connecting pin (13) which projects through an elongate opening provided in the fixed bracket (14), an opening in the lower guide portion (7) and an elongate opening in the upper shroud portion (8), a toothed rail member (19) which is connected to the upper-shroud portion by an energy absorbing device (22), and an operating lever (17) which is operatively connected to the connecting pin (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignees: TRW Lucas Varity Electric Steering Limited, Lucas Automotive Gmbh, TRW DAS A.S.
    Inventors: Eckart Op Den Camp, Jiri Nevrkla, Michael Appleyard, Petr Bachel, Josef Pivny, Petr Navratil
  • Vehicle steering assembly
    Publication number: 20050035584
    Abstract: An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle comprises an upper shroud portion (8) which is adapted to receive a steering column (1, 2), a lower guide portion (7) which is adapted to support the shroud portion (8) and be secured to a mounting bracket (14) fixed relative to the chassis of the vehicle, a connecting pin (13) which projects through an elongate opening provided in the fixed bracket (14), an opening in the lower guide portion (7) and an elongate opening in the upper shroud portion (8), a toothed rail member (19) which is connected to the upper-shroud portion by an energy absorbing device (22), and an operating lever (17) which is operatively connected to the connecting pin (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Eckart Camp, Jiri Nevrkla, Michael Appleyard, Petr Bachel, Josef Pivny, Petr Navratil