Patents by Inventor Richard HAENSEL

Richard HAENSEL 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: 11117494
    Abstract: A locking unit (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes a locking pawl (80) which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and which has a retention contour (27) for securing a locking bolt (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92), offset in the axial direction with respect to the locking pawl (80), is mounted so as to be pivotable about the same pivot axis. The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closure contour (25). The locking pawl (80) can be pivoted from the open position to the closed position by the closure contour (25) being acted upon by the locking bolt (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andreas Vedder, Uwe Moeller, Igor Gordeenko, Oezkan Demirci, Patrick Handl, Silke Labuk, Christina Jungblut, Peter Mueller, Stefan Haber, Volker Windecker, Richard Haensel
  • Patent number: 10500983
    Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a pawl (80) which is mounted pivotably about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and has a retaining contour (27) for securing a locking pin (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92) is mounted pivotably about the same pivot axis in a manner offset in the axial direction with respect to the pawl (80). The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closing contour (25). The pawl (80) is pivotable from the open position into the closed position by the closing contour (25) being acted upon by the locking pin (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.á r.l.
    Inventors: Peter Mueller, Andreas Vedder, Volker Windecker, Richard Haensel, Stefan Haber, Silke Labuk, Oezkan Demirci, Igor Gordeenko, Patrick Handl, Uwe Moeller, Christina Jungblut
  • Patent number: 10358071
    Abstract: An adapter arrangement (100) for a vehicle seat (1) connects a locking unit (20) to a structural component (10) of the vehicle seat (1). The locking unit (20) includes a housing (22) and the adapter arrangement (100) supports the housing (22) in two opposite directions. The vehicle seat (1) has a structural component (10) and a locking unit (20) for locking the structural component (10) with a further component (30). The locking unit (20) is connected to the structural component (10) by the adapter arrangement (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Joerg Rapedius, Peter Mueller, Richard Haensel, Piotr Mizerski
  • Publication number: 20180056825
    Abstract: An adapter arrangement (100) for a vehicle seat (1) connects a locking unit (20) to a structural component (10) of the vehicle seat (1). The locking unit (20) includes a housing (22) and the adapter arrangement (100) supports the housing (22) in two opposite directions. The vehicle seat (1) has a structural component (10) and a locking unit (20) for locking the structural component (10) with a further component (30). The locking unit (20) is connected to the structural component (10) by the adapter arrangement (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Joerg RAPEDIUS, Peter MUELLER, Richard HAENSEL, Piotr MIZERSKI
  • Publication number: 20180050611
    Abstract: A locking unit (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes a locking pawl (80) which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and which has a retention contour (27) for securing a locking bolt (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92), offset in the axial direction with respect to the locking pawl (80), is mounted so as to be pivotable about the same pivot axis. The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closure contour (25). The locking pawl (80) can be pivoted from the open position to the closed position by the closure contour (25) being acted upon by the locking bolt (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas VEDDER, Uwe MOELLER, Igor GORDEENKO, Oezkan DEMIRCI, Patrick HANDL, Silke LABUK, Christina JUNGBLUT, Peter MUELLER, Stefan HABER, Volker WINDECKER, Richard HAENSEL
  • Publication number: 20160214506
    Abstract: A locking unit (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes a pawl (80) which is mounted pivotably about a pivot axis between an open position and a closed position and has a retaining contour (27) for securing a locking pin (12) in the closed position. At least one claw (90, 91, 92) is mounted pivotably about the same pivot axis in a manner offset in the axial direction with respect to the pawl (80). The claw (90, 91, 92) has a closing contour (25). The pawl (80) is pivotable from the open position into the closed position by the closing contour (25) being acted upon by the locking pin (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Peter MUELLER, Andreas VEDDER, Volker WINDECKER, Richard HAENSEL, Stefan HABER, Silke LABUK, Oezkan DEMIRCI, Igor GORDEENKO, Patrick HANDL, Uwe MOELLER, Christina JUNGBLUT
  • Patent number: 6893093
    Abstract: In the case of a locking device (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a pivotably mounted locking element (15), a counterpart element (18) which interacts with the locking element (15), a pivotably mounted, spring-loaded clamping eccentric (21) which acts on the locking element (15) and keeps the latter in engagement with the counterpart element (18) in a normal situation, and an intercepting component (25) which is coupled to the clamping eccentric (21) and supports the locking element (15) in a crash situation, a stop (35) which is assigned to the locking element (15) is provided for interaction with the clamping eccentric (21) in a crash situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Eckhard Nock, Richard Hänsel, Mario Klein, Martin Kraus
  • Patent number: 6840579
    Abstract: In an unlocking device (21) in a vehicle seat, in particular an automobile seat, which is adapted for unlocking an adjuster or seat mounting (5), the unlocking device (21) comprises an unlocking element (27) extending into the adjuster or seat mounting (5), with the unlocking element (27) being mounted on a pivotally supported entrainment member (25) arranged on the outside of the adjuster or seat mounting (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Mario Klein, Eckhard Nock, Richard Hänsel, Martin Kraus
  • Patent number: 6540297
    Abstract: In an adjuster (101) for a vehicle seat, in particular a hinged fitting functioning as an inclination adjuster for a motor vehicle rear seat bank, having a first adjuster part (105), a second adjuster part (108) mounted such that it can move relative to the first adjuster part (105), and a pawl which is pivotably mounted on the first adjuster part (105) and interacts with the second adjuster part (108) in order to lock the adjuster (101), the bearing device (113) of the pawl is supported on the bearing device (110) of the second adjuster part (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Richard Hänsel, Andreas Rueth
  • Patent number: 6540232
    Abstract: In an articulated fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor-vehicle rear-seat bench, having a lower fitting part (5) and an upper fitting part (8), which can rotate relative to the lower fitting part (5), for attaching the backrest of the vehicle seat, the backrest (4) being pivotable by means of the articulated fitting (1) between at least one upright seat position, which can be locked by means of the articulated fitting (1), and a flat table position and/or lying position, which can be secured by means of the articulated fitting (1), a control cam (24) is provided on one of the two fitting parts (8), said control cam interacting with a control element (23) of the upper fitting part (5) in order to control the locking and/or securing by the articulated fitting (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Richard Hänsel, Wolfgang Boltze, Eckhard Nock, Mario Klein
  • Patent number: 6464298
    Abstract: An adjuster for a vehicle seat includes a bearing element and a toothed element that includes a plurality of teeth. The toothed element is mounted to be capable of moving relative to the bearing element. The adjuster further includes a pawl floatably supported by the bearing element so that it is capable of both pivoting relative to the bearing element and moving along the toothed element. The pawl is movable between locked and unlocked positions. The pawl floats into the locked position by pivoting into contact with at least one tooth of the toothed element and moving along the toothed element to permit a proper engagement between the pawl and the teeth of the toothed element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Richard Hänsel, Eckhard Nock, Timo Bauer