Patents by Inventor Ralf Gaudig

Ralf Gaudig 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: 10377324
    Abstract: A trim module is disclosed for a pillar of a motor vehicle, in particular for an A-pillar of a motor car. The trim module includes a trim body, a basic body configured to connect to the pillar, a latch and a jointed connection. The trim body includes a pivot portion pivotable about the jointed connection and facing the interior of the motor vehicle. The basic body includes a connecting portion, a bearing portion and a support portion. The support portion is formed in the direction of the pivot portion. The pivot portion, the bearing portion and the support portion form a first receiving region for an inflatable airbag. The pivot portion and the bearing portion are detachably connected to one another by the latch and the jointed connection is formed on the side of the support portion facing away from the first receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Ralf Gaudig
  • Patent number: 9919654
    Abstract: A storage compartment for a vehicle includes a housing structure and a cover pivotably coupled on the housing structure. The cover is pivotably positionable from a first position completely closing a compartment of the housing structure into a second position partially revealing the compartment and into a third position completely revealing the compartment. The storage compartment further includes at least one structure-side magnet and at least one cover-side damping magnet arranged in a mutually repelling manner in the first and second position of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Ralf Gaudig
  • Publication number: 20170361783
    Abstract: A trim module is disclosed for a pillar of a motor vehicle, in particular for an A-pillar of a motor car. The trim module includes a trim body, a basic body configured to connect to the pillar, a latch and a jointed connection. The trim body includes a pivot portion pivotable about the jointed connection and facing the interior of the motor vehicle. The basic body includes a connecting portion, a bearing portion and a support portion. The support portion is formed in the direction of the pivot portion. The pivot portion, the bearing portion and the support portion form a first receiving region for an inflatable airbag. The pivot portion and the bearing portion are detachably connected to one another by the latch and the jointed connection is formed on the side of the support portion facing away from the first receiving region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Ralf GAUDIG
  • Patent number: 9834148
    Abstract: A storage compartment for a motor vehicle includes a fixed structural and at least one dividing element that is magnetically fastenable to the structural part in order to form a section together therewith in such manner that a surface section of the dividing element forms a first part of a partition of the section, and a surface section of structural part forms a second part of the partition. The dividing element is deformable in such manner that it can be fastened to structural part in a plurality of different installation form, thereby creating different sections together with the structural part without requiring varied partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Juergen Maier
  • Patent number: 9676341
    Abstract: A center console for a motor vehicle includes a stowage compartment with a stowage compartment aperture. A stowage compartment lid is positionable from a closed position, in which the stowage compartment lid covers the stowage compartment aperture, into an open position, in which the stowage compartment lid opens the stowage compartment aperture. The stowage compartment lid can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in longitudinal direction in a first pivot direction from the closed position into the open position. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a motor vehicle with such a center console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Ralf Gaudig
  • Patent number: 9637060
    Abstract: A closable device for holding objects in a vehicle, encompassing a base body and a cover, is provided. The base body exhibits an opening that can be closed by the cover, and the cover can be swiveled around a first hinge from a first position into a second position and vice versa. The cover can be swiveled around a second hinge from the first position into a third position and vice versa. The base body encompasses at least one first bearing for the first hinge, and at least one second bearing for the second hinge. The first hinge and the second hinge each exhibit at least one first hinge section and at least one second hinge section, and a cross sectional area of the first hinge section is respectively larger than a cross sectional area of the second hinge section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Ralf Gaudig
  • Patent number: 9499086
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a seat arrangement, a cargo space situated behind the seat arrangement, an adjustable loading panel arranged inside the cargo space, guide rails located in the cargo space for the adjustable, laterally guided accommodation of the adjustable loading panel, and slide or roller bearings for mounting the adjustable loading panel in the guide rails. An actuating handle is mounted in the adjustable loading panel and movable through exposure to a spring action for swiveling an eccentric mounted in the adjustable loading panel out of a position that fixes the adjustable loading panel in place and into a position that releases the adjustable loading panel for adjustment purposes, and for adjusting the adjustable loading panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Werner Berhard
  • Publication number: 20160257255
    Abstract: A storage compartment for a motor vehicle includes a fixed structural and at least one dividing element that is magnetically fastenable to the structural part in order to form a section together therewith in such manner that a surface section of the dividing element forms a first part of a partition of the section, and a surface section of structural part forms a second part of the partition. The dividing element is deformable in such manner that it can he fastened to structural part in a plurality of different installation form, thereby creating different sections together with the structural part without requiring varied partitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ralf GAUDIG, Juergen MAIER
  • Publication number: 20160159289
    Abstract: A storage compartment for a vehicle includes a housing structure and a cover pivotably coupled on the housing structure. The cover is pivotably positionable from a first position completely closing a compartment of the housing structure into a second position partially revealing the compartment and into a third position completely revealing the compartment. The storage compartment further includes at least one structure-side magnet and at least one cover-side damping magnet arranged in a mutually repelling manner in the first and second position of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Ralf GAUDIG
  • Publication number: 20150367783
    Abstract: A center console for a motor vehicle includes a stowage compartment with a stowage compartment aperture. A stowage compartment lid is positionable from a closed position, in which the stowage compartment lid covers the stowage compartment aperture, into an open position, in which the stowage compartment lid opens the stowage compartment aperture. The stowage compartment lid can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in longitudinal direction in a first pivot direction from the closed position into the open position. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a motor vehicle with such a center console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Ralf GAUDIG
  • Publication number: 20150137546
    Abstract: A closable device for holding objects in a vehicle, encompassing a base body and a cover, is provided. The base body exhibits an opening that can be closed by the cover, and the cover can be swiveled around a first hinge from a first position into a second position and vice versa. The cover can be swiveled around a second hinge from the first position into a third position and vice versa. The base body encompasses at least one first bearing for the first hinge, and at least one second bearing for the second hinge. The first hinge and the second hinge each exhibit at least one first hinge section and at least one second hinge section, and a cross sectional area of the first hinge section is respectively larger than a cross sectional area of the second hinge section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Ralf Gaudig
  • Patent number: 9010831
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with a cargo space situated behind a seat arrangement and an adjustable loading panel arranged inside the cargo space is provided. Guides for adjustably accommodating the loading panel are located in the cargo space. Mounted in the loading panel is an actuating handle, which can be moved through exposure to a spring action for swiveling at least one eccentric mounted in the loading panel out of a position that fixes the loading panel in place into a position that releases the loading panel for adjustment purposes, and for adjusting the loading panel. The configuration makes it possible to ergonomically load the cargo space with the continuous adjustment and automatic braking of the loading panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Werner Berhard
  • Patent number: 8939492
    Abstract: A storage device for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided herein. The storage device has a partition that can divide a receptacle space of the storage device into partial receptacle spaces and an overload safety that prevents the partition from being destroyed or damaged under the influence of excessive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Faurecia Interieur Industrie
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Sebastian Wandtke, Martin Schulz
  • Patent number: 8905456
    Abstract: A panel-shaped partition in accordance with an embodiment is provided herein. The panel-shaped partition comprises two oppositely positioned lateral edge sections that are in the form of reinforced bearing axes (A) and an elastic panel-shaped carrier matrix that extends between the lateral edge sections in a longitudinal direction of the partition such that a wall section is formed. The partition features at least one flexurally rigid carrier matrix reinforcing device that is in the form of longitudinal profiles on or through the carrier matrix which extend transverse to the longitudinal direction of the partition to increase the flexural rigidity of the partition against bending moments, the moment axes of which extend transverse to the axial directions of the bearing axes, in comparison with the flexural rigidity of the carrier matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, Faurecia Interieur Industrie
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Sebastian Wandtke, Martin Schulz
  • Patent number: 8652611
    Abstract: A bionically designed plastic molded part is provided, in particular a carrier, for a motor vehicle, with at least one low-load region for accommodating relatively low loads, which is formed using thin-wall technology, and at least one high-load region for accommodating relatively high loads, which is formed using plastic foam technology and connected to at least one low-load region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Klaus Kuhlmann, Werner Berhard
  • Publication number: 20130343846
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a seat arrangement, a cargo space situated behind the seat arrangement, an adjustable loading panel arranged inside the cargo space, guide rails located in the cargo space for the adjustable, laterally guided accommodation of the adjustable loading panel, and slide or roller bearings for mounting the adjustable loading panel in the guide rails. An actuating handle is mounted in the adjustable loading panel and movable through exposure to a spring action for swiveling an eccentric mounted in the adjustable loading panel out of a position that fixes the adjustable loading panel in place and into a position that releases the adjustable loading panel for adjustment purposes, and for adjusting the adjustable loading panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ralf GAUDIG, Werner BERHARD
  • Publication number: 20130270858
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with a cargo space situated behind a seat arrangement and an adjustable loading panel arranged inside the cargo space is provided. Guides for adjustably accommodating the loading panel are located in the cargo space. Mounted in the loading panel is an actuating handle, which can be moved through exposure to a spring action for swiveling at least one eccentric mounted in the loading panel out of a position that fixes the loading panel in place into a position that releases the loading panel for adjustment purposes, and for adjusting the loading panel. The configuration makes it possible to ergonomically load the cargo space with the continuous adjustment and automatic braking of the loading panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ralf GAUDIG, Werner BERHARD
  • Patent number: 8480151
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided having at least one storage compartment, a storage compartment having at least one accommodation unit, and an accommodation unit for a storage compartment of a motor vehicle, including a plurality of frame sections making up a frame, with which the frame may mounted so as to be movable in the storage compartment, wherein in a space defined by the frame at least one retaining element of variable shape and connected to at least two frame sections is arranged to extend between the frame sections in the defined space, forming at least one restraining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Klaus Kuhlmann, Werner Berhard
  • Patent number: 8464890
    Abstract: A storage device is provided for objects in a motor vehicle, that includes, but is not limited to a side wall which laterally defines a receiving space for the objects, as well as an elongate, elastic band element, which is mounted in a hinged manner in the region of its ends facing away from each other in the side wall. The band element can be deformed from a first stable curved position into a second stable, oppositely curved position in which it projects into the receiving space. A band-shaped molding is mounted in the band element, which molding projects from the curved plane of the band element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Gaudig, Klaus Kuhlmann, Werner Berhard
  • Patent number: 8020923
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with a sliding door on which an armrest is provided that protrudes into the vehicle interior. The sliding door can be slid from a closing position, in which an entrance opening in a neighboring vehicle wall is closed, via an intermediate position, in which the sliding door is displaced to the outside relative to the vehicle wall into an opening position, in which the sliding door is arranged in front of an outer side of the vehicle wall and the entrance opening is opened. The armrest is connected with the sliding door in such a manner that the armrest through the sliding of the sliding door from the intermediate position into the opening position is slid in front of an inner side of the vehicle wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Ralf Gaudig