Patents by Inventor Ralf KNAUF

Ralf KNAUF 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 seat with blocking device for a lowerable seat part of the vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11772518
    Abstract: It is provided a vehicle seat having a base and a displaceable seat member which when a backrest of the vehicle seat is tilted forward can be lowered at least with a front portion in the direction of the base, wherein there is provided a guiding element which when the front portion of the seat member is lowered can be displaced on a slotted guiding member for the guiding element from a first portion of the slotted guiding member to a second portion of the slotted guiding member. The slotted guiding member or the guiding element is provided on a blocking element of a blocking device of the vehicle seat. The blocking element with the slotted guiding member or with the guiding element can be displaced under the action of acceleration forces which occur in the event of a crash relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO.
    Inventors: Bernd Freisleben, Ralf Knauf
  • VEHICLE SEAT WITH BLOCKING DEVICE FOR A LOWERABLE SEAT PART OF THE VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20230191952
    Abstract: It is provided a vehicle seat having a base and a displaceable seat member which when a backrest of the vehicle seat is tilted forward can be lowered at least with a front portion in the direction of the base, wherein there is provided a guiding element which when the front portion of the seat member is lowered can be displaced on a slotted guiding member for the guiding element from a first portion of the slotted guiding member to a second portion of the slotted guiding member. The slotted guiding member or the guiding element is provided on a blocking element of a blocking device of the vehicle seat. The blocking element with the slotted guiding member or with the guiding element can be displaced under the action of acceleration forces which occur in the event of a crash relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Bernd FREISLEBEN, Ralf KNAUF