Patents by Inventor Rolf Janke

Rolf Janke 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 having a sound-radiating element
    Patent number: 6726557
    Abstract: A vehicle (1) having a sound-radiating element (10) for emitting sound waves into a passenger compartment (2) and having an air duct (6) for the air conditioning of the passenger compartment (2), the air duct (6) having an air duct inner wall (7) facing the passenger compartment (2). To reduce the installation space for the sound-radiating element and to simplify the assembly, the sound-radiating element (10) has the air duct inner wall (7) and an oscillation exciter (9) arranged on the air duct inner wall (7), for exciting oscillation of the air duct inner wall (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Dreyer, Rolf Janke, Heiko Schnieders, Michael Hein, Winfried Möll
  • Vechicle having loudspeaker
    Publication number: 20030108210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle (1) having a loudspeaker (9) for emitting sound waves (10, 11) into a passenger compartment (2) and having an air duct (7) for the air conditioning of the passenger compartment (2), the air duct (7) having an air duct opening (6) which faces the passenger compartment (2). In order to reduce the installation space for the loudspeaker (9), the invention proposes that the loudspeaker (9) is arranged in the air duct (7) in such a manner that the sound waves (10, 11) can be emitted through the air duct opening (6) into the passenger compartment (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Jurgen Dreyer, Rolf Janke, Heiko Schnieders, Michael Hein, Winfried Moll
  • Vehicle having a sound-radiating element
    Publication number: 20030108211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle (1) having a sound-radiating element (10) for emitting sound waves into a passenger compartment (2) and having an air duct (6) for the air conditioning of the passenger compartment (2), the air duct (6) having an air duct inner wall (7) facing the passenger compartment (2). In order to reduce the installation space for the sound-radiating element and to simplify the assembly, the invention proposes that the sound-radiating element (10) has the air duct inner wall (7) and an oscillation exciter (9) arranged on the air duct inner wall (7), for exciting oscillation of the air duct inner wall (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Jurgen Dreyer, Rolf Janke, Heiko Schnieders, Michael Hein, Winfried Moll