Patents by Inventor Sergej Kostin

Sergej Kostin 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131965
    Abstract: It is provided an adjustment device for a vehicle subassembly comprises a guide rail which extends along a longitudinal direction, an adjustment assembly which is guided on the guide rail so as to be displaceable along the longitudinal direction and which is assigned to the vehicle subassembly, a spindle which is arranged on the guide rail, and an adjustment mechanism which is operatively connected to the spindle, is arranged on the adjustment assembly and has a mechanism housing and is able to be driven so that the adjustment mechanism can be displaced, together with the adjustment assembly, along the longitudinal direction relative to the guide rail. On the adjustment assembly there is arranged at least one retaining element, which has an opening which is delimited by an edge and through which the spindle extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Sergej KOSTIN, Ulf HARTMANN, Matthias SÜSS, Abdelrahman IBRAHIM
  • Publication number: 20240067053
    Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle functional assembly comprises a guide rail which extends along a longitudinal axis, an adjusting assembly which can be adjusted on the guide rail along the longitudinal axis and is assigned to the vehicle functional assembly, and a cable assembly. It is provided here that the guide rail has a first supporting portion which extends along the longitudinal axis and a second supporting portion which extends along the longitudinal axis, wherein, as viewed along a transverse direction transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis, the first supporting portion is arranged on a first side of a portion of the adjusting assembly and the second supporting portion is arranged on a second side of the portion of the adjusting assembly, and the cable assembly is supported with a first portion on the first supporting portion and with a second portion on the second supporting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Sergej KOSTIN
  • Patent number: 11807138
    Abstract: A seat rail module with two rails for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat comprises a drive member, at least one deformation member coupled to an associated rail for longitudinal adjustment, at least one fastening member for fastening the drive member, and an actuator for locking and unlocking the at least one fastening member. The deformation member is deformed upon displacement of the vehicle seat in a main direction of travel to dissipate crash energy and decelerate the vehicle seat. In a locked position of the fastening member, the drive member is directly secured to a rail by the fastening member. The fastening member is mechanically unlocked upon displacement of the vehicle seat beyond a predetermined limit setting, so that the drive member is coupled to an associated rail via the deformation member, to enable a displacement of an upper rail relative to a lower rail for dissipating impact energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugtelle SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: Sergej Kostin
  • Publication number: 20210291699
    Abstract: A seat rail module with two rails for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat comprises a drive member, at least one deformation member coupled to an associated rail for longitudinal adjustment, at least one fastening member for fastening the drive member, and an actuator for locking and unlocking the at least one fastening member. The deformation member is deformed upon displacement of the vehicle seat in a main direction of travel to dissipate crash energy and decelerate the vehicle seat. In a locked position of the fastening member, the drive member is directly secured to a rail by the fastening member. The fastening member is mechanically unlocked upon displacement of the vehicle seat beyond a predetermined limit setting, so that the drive member is coupled to an associated rail via the deformation member, to enable a displacement of an upper rail relative to a lower rail for dissipating impact energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Sergej KOSTIN
  • Patent number: 10315541
    Abstract: A deformation element for a motor vehicle seat, which element is intended to be arranged on a subassembly of a motor vehicle seat, having a base member, a deformation portion which is formed on the base member and on which the deformation element can be deformed and/or destroyed under the action of an external force, and a force introduction region by means of which a structural element of a motor vehicle seat can be brought into operational connection with the deformation portion so that a force acting on that structural element can be introduced via the force introduction region into the deformation portion. The deformation portion is formed by means of partial deformation of the material of the deformation element and at the transition of the deformation portion to the base member of the deformation element there is a weakening region which defines at least one tear line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: Sergej Kostin
  • Patent number: 10300812
    Abstract: An adjusting device for adjusting two vehicle parts relative to each other is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Michael Flieger, Stefan Bosecker, Sergej Kostin
  • Patent number: 10220894
    Abstract: A vehicle including a rear seat arrangement for a rear seat row and having a spare wheel recess arranged in the rear region of the vehicle—relative to a vehicle longitudinal axis—a spare wheel for the vehicle being received the spare wheel recess. A rigid carrier portion, which is fixed to the body of a supporting structure of the rear seat arrangement, is located with a lower face facing the cover of the spare wheel recess above a reference plane or extends along a reference plane, wherein the reference plane runs at an angle a to the wheel plane on the front face of the spare wheel and the wheel plane intersects a cutting line which is located in a vertical plane running perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal axis and tangential to the running surface of the spare wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Sergej Kostin, Michael Boehm
  • Patent number: 10094411
    Abstract: An assembly of a vehicle seat is provided. The assembly includes a component which includes an opening which is delimited by an opening edge and a fastening device which is to be secured on the component and includes a clamping part and a screw part which is to be connected in a screwing manner to the clamping part. The clamping part includes at least one clamping portion, is insertable into the opening in a direction of insertion and is connectable to the component in a clamping manner as a result of screw-connecting the screw part to the clamping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventor: Sergej Kostin
  • Patent number: 10059227
    Abstract: An adjustment system for a vehicle seat with two rail pairs aligned in longitudinal vehicle direction, which are connected with each other via a carrier element oriented in transverse vehicle direction, which carries an electromotive driving device which via drive shafts is connected with a longitudinal adjustment device of the rail pairs. For use with different track gages of the rail pairs, the carrier element is formed as multipart element with at least two carrier element parts shiftable against each other in transverse vehicle direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Sergej Kostin, Michael Flieger
  • Publication number: 20170259713
    Abstract: A deformation element for a motor vehicle seat, which element is intended to be arranged on a subassembly of a motor vehicle seat, having a base member, a deformation portion which is formed on the base member and on which the deformation element can be deformed and/or destroyed under the action of an external force, and a force introduction region by means of which a structural element of a motor vehicle seat can be brought into operational connection with the deformation portion so that a force acting on that structural element can be introduced via the force introduction region into the deformation portion. The deformation portion is formed by means of partial deformation of the material of the deformation element and at the transition of the deformation portion to the base member of the deformation element there is a weakening region which defines at least one tear line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventor: Sergej KOSTIN
  • Publication number: 20170247066
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a rear seat arrangement for a rear seat row and comprising a spare wheel recess arranged in the rear region of the vehicle—relative to a vehicle longitudinal axis—a spare wheel for the vehicle being received in said spare wheel recess. A rigid carrier portion, which is fixed to the body, of a supporting structure of the rear seat arrangement is located with a lower face facing the cover of the spare wheel recess above a reference plane or extends along a reference plane, wherein the reference plane runs at an angle ? to the wheel plane on the front face of the spare wheel and the wheel plane intersects a cutting line which is located in a vertical plane running perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal axis and tangential to the running surface of the spare wheel received in the spare wheel recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Sergej KOSTIN, Michael BOEHM
  • Publication number: 20170067498
    Abstract: An assembly of a vehicle seat is provided. The assembly comprises a component which comprises an opening which is delimited by an opening edge and a fastening device which is to be secured on the component and comprises a clamping part and a screw part which is to be connected in a screwing manner to the clamping part. The clamping part comprises at least one clamping portion, is insertable into the opening in a direction of insertion and is connectable to the component in a clamping manner as a result of screw-connecting the screw part to the clamping part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Sergej KOSTIN
  • Publication number: 20160114704
    Abstract: An adjusting device for adjusting two vehicle parts relative to each other is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Flieger, Stefan Bosecker, Sergej Kostin
  • Publication number: 20160082863
    Abstract: An adjustment system for a vehicle seat with two rail pairs aligned in longitudinal vehicle direction, which are connected with each other via a carrier element oriented in transverse vehicle direction, which carries an electromotive driving device which via drive shafts is connected with a longitudinal adjustment device of the rail pairs. For use with different track gages of the rail pairs, the carrier element is formed as multipart element with at least two carrier element parts shiftable against each other in transverse vehicle direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Sergej KOSTIN, Michael FLIEGER
  • Patent number: 9180795
    Abstract: An adjusting device for adjusting two vehicle parts relative to each other is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, COBURG
    Inventors: Michael Flieger, Stefan Bosecker, Sergej Kostin
  • Patent number: 9045061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a seat part for providing a seat surface for a seat occupant, a guide track arrangement for the longitudinally adjustable arrangement of the vehicle seat in a vehicle and a height adjustment device comprising a plurality of rockers which are pivotably coupled to the seat part and the guide track arrangement and which connect the seat part to the guide track arrangement so as to be adjustable in height, and a electromotive drive unit for driving a first rocker of the plurality of rockers. The drive unit has an output pinion which engages in a toothing of a tooth segment and can be set into rotation with respect to the tooth segment for adjusting the seat height of the seat part relative to the guide track arrangement. To this end, the output pinion is arranged on the first rocker and the tooth segment is arranged stationary on the guide track arrangement or on the seat part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Sergej Kostin, Johannes Ultsch
  • Publication number: 20130278031
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising a seat part for providing a seat surface for a seat occupant, a guide track arrangement for the longitudinally adjustable arrangement of the vehicle seat in a vehicle and a height adjustment device comprising a plurality of rockers which are pivotably coupled to the seat part and the guide track arrangement and which connect the seat part to the guide track arrangement so as to be adjustable in height, and a electromotive drive unit for driving a first rocker of the plurality of rockers. The drive unit has an output pinion which engages in a toothing of a tooth segment and can be set into rotation with respect to the tooth segment for adjusting the seat height of the seat part relative to the guide track arrangement. To this end, the output pinion (531) is arranged on the first rocker (51a) and the tooth segment (552) is arranged stationary on the guide track arrangement (4) or on the seat part (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Sergej Kostin, Johannes Ultsch
  • Publication number: 20130025388
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjusting device for adjusting two vehicle parts relative to each other, comprising a first guide rail (10), which is longitudinally extended along a longitudinal axis and which is formed by a base (100) and lateral legs (101, 102) connected to the base, a second guide rail (11), which is movably arranged on the first guide rail and which is longitudinally extended along the longitudinal axis, an adjusting mechanism (2), which is arranged between the legs on the first guide rail and which comprises a spindle nut (23), which can be rotated about the longitudinal axis in order to drive the adjusting device, a spindle (3), which is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the second guide rail and which is longitudinally extended along the longitudinal axis and which engages with the spindle nut in such a way that, when the spinal nut is rotated, the first guide rail is moved along the longitudinal axis relative to the second guide rail, and a fastening device for fastening the adju
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Flieger, Stefan Bosecker, Sergej Kostin
  • Patent number: 8328155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail adjustment system for a motor vehicle seat, wherein the rail adjustment system includes an electromotive spindle drive and a threaded spindle that can be coupled to a flexible drive shaft for the longitudinal adjustment of a rail pair. The rails of said rail pair are connected to one another by means of a retaining element, which includes an integrated guide duct for holding the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
    Inventor: Sergej Kostin
  • Patent number: 7980525
    Abstract: A locking device for a rail adjustment system of a vehicle seat, with a number of locking bolts and with a lever element, which is pivotable about a pivoting axis, for unlocking the locking bolt is provided, wherein the locking bolts can be unlocked by an application of force to an adjusting surface of the lever element in the unlocking direction. Furthermore, a rail adjustment system is provided which comprises an upper rail which can be connected to a vehicle seat, a lower rail which can be mounted in a positionally fixed manner, an articulation shaft and a locking device of the type mentioned at the beginning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Sergej Kostin