Patents by Inventor Sabine Steinbeiss

Sabine Steinbeiss 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: 11752831
    Abstract: An operator element for an air vent of a vehicle, wherein the operator element is slidably or rotatably mounted relative to a carrier element, and wherein the operator element is associated with a friction brake having an elastically deformable friction body, which elastically springingly pushes against the operator element and/or the carrier element, such that the friction brake moves the operator element relative to the carrier via friction. The friction body is aligned at least in regions in the longitudinal direction of the movement path of the operator element and has at least in regions a cross-section with an at least substantially star-shaped, in particular X-shaped or Y-shaped, cross-sectional surface or a polygonal cross-sectional surface having at least three corners or a cross-sectional surface having circumferentially distributed tooth regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Joachim Pestke, Günther Krämer, Sabine Steinbeiss, Marek Prod{hacek over (e)}lal, Thomas Pacher, Manfred Groben
  • Publication number: 20220161628
    Abstract: An operator element for an air vent of a vehicle, wherein the operator element is slidably or rotatably mounted relative to a carrier element, and wherein the operator element is associated with a friction brake having an elastically deformable friction body, which elastically springingly pushes against the operator element and/or the carrier element, such that the friction brake moves the operator element relative to the carrier via friction. The friction body is aligned at least in regions in the longitudinal direction of the movement path of the operator element and has at least in regions a cross-section with an at least substantially star-shaped, in particular X-shaped or Y-shaped, cross-sectional surface or a polygonal cross-sectional surface having at least three corners or a cross-sectional surface having circumferentially distributed tooth regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Joachim PESTKE, Günther KRÄMER, Sabine STEINBEISS, Marek PRODÊLAL, Thomas PACHER, Manfred GROBEN
  • Patent number: 8740677
    Abstract: An air vent comprising a housing and an air guiding device which is pivotally and rotatably mounted in the housing and has an outer surface having the general shape of a spherical segment, the air vent having a sliding bearing which includes a first sliding surface provided on the housing and facing the air guiding device, and a second sliding surface provided on the air guiding device, the air vent having a support arranged between the housing and the air guiding device, by means of which the air guiding device is mounted to the housing for pivotal movement about at least one swiveling axis, and the support being arranged opposite the sliding bearing in the radial direction, and a prestressing device being provided on the support, which can act on the air guiding device with a force directed against the sliding bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH
    Inventors: Sabine Steinbeiss, Reinhard Krause
  • Publication number: 20110250830
    Abstract: An air vent comprising a housing and an air guiding device which is pivotally and rotatably mounted in the housing and has an outer surface having the general shape of a spherical segment, the air vent having a sliding bearing which includes a first sliding surface provided on the housing and facing the air guiding device, and a second sliding surface provided on the air guiding device, the air vent having a support arranged between the housing and the air guiding device, by means of which the air guiding device is mounted to the housing for pivotal movement about at least one swiveling axis, and the support being arranged opposite the sliding bearing in the radial direction, and a prestressing device being provided on the support, which can act on the air guiding device with a force directed against the sliding bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Sabine Steinbeiss, Reinhard Krause
  • Patent number: 7544123
    Abstract: An air vent, in particular for a vehicle, includes an air outflow channel and several operating elements which regulate the outflow direction and the volume flow of an airflow and which are designed as sliding elements, a first sliding element (14) moving horizontal vanes (16), a second sliding element (18) moving vertical vanes (20), and a third sliding element (22) moving a shutoff flap (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Krause, Sabine Steinbeiss
  • Patent number: 7527553
    Abstract: An air vent, in particular for a vehicle, includes a housing (16), a ventilation part (14), and an assembly (24) which provides a connection between the housing (16) and the ventilation part (14) and permits a rotatable and pivotal mounting of the ventilation part (14) in the housing (16). The assembly (24) comprises a rail (30), a slider (26) that is displaceable on the rail (30), and a pivot bearing (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Electronics & Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Sabine Steinbeiss
  • Publication number: 20060172681
    Abstract: An air vent, in particular for a vehicle, includes a housing (16), a ventilation part (14), and an assembly (24) which provides a connection between the housing (16) and the ventilation part (14) and permits a rotatable and pivotal mounting of the ventilation part (14) in the housing (16). The assembly (24) comprises a rail (30), a slider (26) that is displaceable on the rail (30), and a pivot bearing (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Sabine Steinbeiss
  • Publication number: 20060052046
    Abstract: An air vent, in particular for a vehicle, includes an air outflow channel and several operating elements which regulate the outflow direction and the volume flow of an airflow and which are designed as sliding elements, a first sliding element (14) moving horizontal vanes (16), a second sliding element (18) moving vertical vanes (20), and a third sliding element (22) moving a shutoff flap (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Reinhard Krause, Sabine Steinbeiss