Patents by Inventor Stefan Gehlert

Stefan Gehlert 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: 6176516
    Abstract: An airbag module for a vehicle steering wheel comprises a gas generator (1) with an igniter, a folded gas bag (2), an assembly plate (3), a housing (4) with an intermediate cover (5), an outer cover cap (6) optically and haptically adapted to the steering wheel environment, and a horn switch foil (7) to be actuated by pressure exerted on the cover cap (6). A planar actuating element (8) is provided between the horn switch foil (7) and the cover cap (6) and has a consistently defined spacing from the horn foil (7). Range spacers (9) in the form of pins, webs or similar are provided between the actuating element (8) and the cover cap (6) to provide an approximately constant separation distance between the actuating element (8) and the cover cap (6), at least across the entire actuating area of the cover cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans-J{umlaut over (u)}rgen Bobler, Stefan Gehlert, Anke Nigrin, Willi Wissel