Patents by Inventor Reinhold Brückner

Reinhold Brückner 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: 11858338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for closing a motor vehicle cooling module, comprising: a closure element (4) for closing air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle; a guide element (8) for guiding the closure element (4) during an opening and a closing movement; and a control element (10) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closure element (4); wherein the closure element (4) and the guide element (8) are arranged with respect to one another and can be controlled by the control element (10) in such a way that air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle can be opened and closed by the closure element (4) along a vehicle width (B); wherein, at the same time, two air inlets (6) arranged opposite one another along a vehicle width (B) can be opened and closed by the closure element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HBPO GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Brückner, Christian Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230155203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery housing (1), in particular for a starter battery for a vehicle, having a housing interior (2) for an arrangement of a plurality of battery cells (3), and a housing unit (10) which at least partially surrounds the housing interior (2) and has a duct system (20) with a plurality of channels (21) for guiding a fluid for temperature control of the housing interior (2). Furthermore, the invention relates to a battery (4), as well as a method for manufacturing a battery (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Schneider, Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20230101073
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (2) for receiving a battery module (1), comprising a front housing part (4), a rear housing part (6), a first and second central housing part (8a, 8b) arranged between the front housing part (4) and the rear housing part (6), wherein the front housing part (4), the rear housing part (6) and the two central housing parts (8a, 8b), when the housing parts (4, 6, 8a, 8b) are connected to one another, ensuring that the battery module (1) is fully accommodated, and an integrated cooling channel (10) for cooling the battery module (1) being arranged inside the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20220371430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for closing a motor vehicle cooling module, comprising a first and a second closing element (4a, 4b) for closing air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle, a first and a second guide element (8a, 8b) for guiding the closing elements (4a, 4b) during an opening and a closing movement, respectively a first and a second control element (10a, 10b) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closure elements (4a, 4b), the closure elements (4a, 4b) and the guide elements (8a, 8b) being arranged relative to one another and being controllable by the control elements (10a, 10b) in such a way that air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle are guided by the closure elements (4a, 4b) along a vehicle width (B), it being possible for two air inlets (6) arranged opposite one another along a vehicle width (B) to be opened and closed simultaneously by the closure elements (4a, 4b), the closure elements (4a, 4b) and the guide elements (8a, 8b) are arranged relative to one another and can be co
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Schneider, Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20220185099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for closing a motor vehicle cooling module, comprising: a closure element (4) for closing air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle; a guide element (8) for guiding the closure element (4) during an opening and a closing movement; and a control element (10) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closure element (4); wherein the closure element (4) and the guide element (8) are arranged with respect to one another and can be controlled by the control element (10) in such a way that air inlets (6) in a motor vehicle can be opened and closed by the closure element (4) along a vehicle width (B); wherein, at the same time, two air inlets (6) arranged opposite one another along a vehicle width (B) can be opened and closed by the closure element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Reinhold Brückner, Christian Schneider
  • Patent number: 10391855
    Abstract: A device for controlling an airstream to a radiator device of an airstream, and an assembly of same between an assembly position and an operating position. When the device is in operating position, the airstream is guided via at least one opening to the radiator device. The device includes a cover element with at least one cover means that partially closes the opening while in a closed position and at least one bearing element connected to the cover means such that when the cover element is in operating position, the cover means can be moved between an open position and a closed position, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: HBPO GMBH
    Inventor: Reinhold Brueckner
  • Patent number: 9925861
    Abstract: Provided is a radiator system (1) for a vehicle comprising a radiator device (2) for cooling at least one vehicle component of the vehicle, and at least one regulation device (10) for regulating an airflow (4) to the radiator device (2) wherein the regulation device (10) comprises at least one support element (20) for the acceptance of at least one cover element (15), and wherein the airflow (4) is guidable to the radiator device (2) through at least one opening (5) of the regulation device (10). It is provided that the regulation device (10) is directly assembled at the radiator device (2) in a way that the airflow (4) is guidable to the radiator device (2) directly through the regulation device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: HBPO GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20170326967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (10) for controlling an air stream to a radiator device of a vehicle, wherein the air stream is guidable through at least one opening (1) to the radiator device with at least one cover element (20, 21), wherein the cover element (20, 21) comprises at least one cover means (20.2, 21.2) for at least partially closing the opening (1) in at least a closed position (II) and at least one bearing element (20.1, 21.1) connected to the cover means (20.2, 21.2) for the movable bearing of the cover means (20.2, 21.2) in a bearing acceptance (50.1) of a carrier (50), wherein in the operating position (B) the cover element (20, 21) is supported in the carrier (50) such that a movement of the cover element (20, 21) between an open position (I) for the at least partial release of the opening (1) and the closed position (II) is performable characterized in that in an assembly position (A) the cover means (20.2, 21.2) is partially introducible into a free space (50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Reinhold BRUECKNER
  • Patent number: 9744846
    Abstract: The invention related to a roller blind module (1) for a cooling module (2) of a vehicle wherein the roller blind module (1) is assembled at the cooling module (2) comprising a roller blind element (10), at least a drive (15), by which the roller blind element (10) is uncoilable from a first position (11) in at least a second position (12) wherein in the first position (11) the roller blind element (10) is wound up and in the second position (12) the roller blind element is assembled in front of the cooling module (2) regarding to the driving direction (30) of the vehicle, and a cleaning device (20) with at least one cleaning element (21) wherein the roller blind element (10) is cleanable by the cleaning element (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: HBPO GmbH, Audi AG
    Inventors: Ralf Schmidt, Reinhold Brückner, Jörg-Walter Rau
  • Patent number: 9676422
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air guide (10) particularly for a cooling module (12) of a front-end module (11) of a vehicle with an air guide body (20) which comprises an air inlet opening (21) and an air outlet opening (22) in order to guide air from the outside to the inside with regard to the vehicle. To this end, the invention provides that the air guide body (20) is configured from such a material (30) that the air guide body (20) can be transferred in the mounting state (I) and in the transport state (II) wherein the air guide body (20) assumes a significantly greater volume in the mounting state (I) than in the transporting state (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: HBPO GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Schmidt, Steffen Höwelkröger, Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20160368368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiator system (1) for a vehicle comprising a radiator device (2) for cooling at least one vehicle component of the vehicle, and at least one regulation device (10) for regulating an airflow (4) to the radiator device (2) wherein the regulation device (10) comprises at least one support element (20) for the acceptance of at least one cover element (15), and wherein the airflow (4) is guidable to the radiator device (2) through at least one opening (5) of the regulation device (10). It is provided that the regulation device (10) is directly assembled at the radiator device (2) in a way that the airflow (4) is guidable to the radiator device (2) directly through the regulation device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Reinhold Brückner
  • Patent number: 9463834
    Abstract: A device for aligning mounting parts on a vehicle body having a mounting structure extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle, having a holding unit fastened to the mounting structure, to which holding unit at least one mounting part can be attached via fastening means and can be aligned via aligning means relative to a further mounting part in an adjustment direction, wherein as alignment means a linear control element is provided which is connected to the mounting structure in an axially-secure manner and is adjustable in the adjustment direction relative to a holding body of the holding unit engaged with the linear control element, and that the fastening means is arranged at a location remote from the alignment means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: HBPO GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Brueckner, Steffanie Neuhaus
  • Patent number: 9365106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for regulating an air flow to a cooler device of a vehicle, wherein the air flow is directed through at least one opening (21) in a bumper cover (20) onto the cooler device, and a shutter element (10) is provided which can be adjusted between a first (11) and at least one second position (12), wherein the shutter element (10) releases the opening (21) in the first position (11) and at least partially closes it in the at least one second position (12). According to the invention, a supporting element (22) is provided on and/or in the opening (21) which supports the shutter element (10) in the at least one second position (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: HBPO GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20160052559
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air guide (10) particularly for a cooling module (12) of a front-end module (11) of a vehicle with an air guide body (20) which comprises an air inlet opening (21) and an air outlet opening (22) in order to guide air from the outside to the inside with regard to the vehicle. To this end, the invention provides that the air guide body (20) is configured from such a material (30) that the air guide body (20) can be transferred in the mounting state (I) and in the transport state (II) wherein the air guide body (20) assumes a significantly greater volume in the mounting state (I) than in the transporting state (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: HBPO GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Schmidt, Steffen Höwelkröger, Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20150246608
    Abstract: The invention related to a roller blind module (1) for a cooling module (2) of a vehicle wherein the roller blind module (1) is assembled at the cooling module (2) comprising a roller blind element (10), at least a drive (15), by which the roller blind element (10) is uncoilable from a first position (11) in at least a second position (12) wherein in the first position (11) the roller blind element (10) is wound up and in the second position (12) the roller blind element is assembled in front of the cooling module (2) regarding to the driving direction (30) of the vehicle, and a cleaning device (20) with at least one cleaning element (21) wherein the roller blind element (10) is cleanable by the cleaning element (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: HBPO GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Schmidt, Reinhold Brückner, Jörg-Walter Rau
  • Publication number: 20150183313
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for regulating an air flow to a cooler device of a vehicle, wherein the air flow is directed through at least one opening (21) in a bumper cover (20) onto the cooler device, and a shutter element (10) is provided which can be adjusted between a first (11) and at least one second position (12), wherein the shutter element (10) releases the opening (21) in the first position (11) and at least partially closes it in the at least one second position (12). According to the invention, a supporting element (22) is provided on and/or in the opening (21) which supports the shutter element (10) in the at least one second position (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: HBPO GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhold Brückner
  • Publication number: 20140212202
    Abstract: A device for aligning mounting parts on a vehicle body having a mounting structure extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle, having a holding unit fastened to the mounting structure, to which holding unit at least one mounting part can be attached via fastening means and can be aligned via aligning means relative to a further mounting part in an adjustment direction, wherein as alignment means a linear control element is provided which is connected to the mounting structure in an axially-secure manner and is adjustable in the adjustment direction relative to a holding body of the holding unit engaged with the linear control element, and that the fastening means is arranged at a location remote from the alignment means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: HBPO GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Brueckner, Steffanie Neuhaus
  • Publication number: 20070290530
    Abstract: A reclining bench seat for a recreational vehicle has a frame on which a seat part and a backrest part are arranged. The backrest part can be pivoted between a sitting position and a lying position. In the lying position, the rear of the backrest part is arranged so as to be located at the top. In order to be able to perform the pivoting between the sitting position and the lying position easily and without changing the design of the seat part, the frame, including the seat part and the backrest part, is mounted such that it can be pivoted in its entirety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Reinhold Brueckner
  • Patent number: 7246674
    Abstract: A assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed, having at least one cooling module (1) which is detachably fixed to the assembly support (33) by means of at least two connecting points (9, 15; 11, 13). The assembly support (33) is characterized in that one of the connecting points (9; 11) is embodied as a pivot bearing (17; 19), and in that the other of the connecting points (13; 15) is embodied as a clip connection (21; 23). In addition, a method for detachably fixing a cooling module (1) to a assembly support (33) of a front end of a motor vehicle is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignees: Behr GmbH & Co. KG, Hella-Behr Fahrzeugsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Andritter, Stefan Schmidgall, Hans Schlingmann, Ralf Schmidt, Reinhold Brückner, Dirk Kersting, Andreas Fischer, Martin Gehring, Horst Winkelmann
  • Patent number: 6182912
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve, in particular a high-pressure injection valve for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a compressed mixture, externally ignited internal combustion engine, has in a guide and seat area provided at the downstream end of the valve which area is formed by three disk-shaped elements. A swirl element is nested between a guide element and a valve seat element. The guide element, which can move radially in the assembled valve and which has an inner guide opening, serves to guide an axially movable valve needle which extends through it, while a valve closing section of the valve needle acts in concert with a valve seat surface of the valve seat element. The guide element is spring-loaded through a compression spring which acts upon it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Müller, Stefan Herold, Jochen Riefenstahl, Reinhold Brückner, Dirk Fischbach, Andreas Eichendorf, Martin Bühner, Rainer Norgauer, Jürgen Virnekäs, Peter Schramm, Hans Weidler, Christian Preussner, Thomas Keil, Oliver Kirsten, Ottmar Martin, Wolfgang Leuschner