Patents by Inventor Ralf Buffleben

Ralf Buffleben 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).

  • Patent number: 6022113
    Abstract: A rearview mirror device for a vehicle. The mirror device includes a mirror base adapted to be fastened to the vehicle. A mirror head which includes a mirror is pivotable relative to the mirror base around the pivot axis. First contact surfaces are formed on the mirror head. Second contact surfaces are formed on the mirror base for cooperating with the first contact surfaces for limiting the pivotal rotation of the mirror head relative to the mirror base from at least a drive position to a parking position. A gear wheel is connected to the mirror base and arranged coaxially to the pivot axis. The gear wheel engages with a drive motor. A folding-path limiter is positioned between the mirror head and the mirror base for limiting the movement of the mirror head relative to the mirror base and a compression spring and a latching structure are used to connect the gear wheel to the mirror base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Gebr Buhler Nachfolger GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Stolpe, Ralf Buffleben