Patents by Inventor Thomas Heide

Thomas Heide 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: 11371267
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lock including a rotary latch and a pawl for latching the rotary latch in a latching position, in particular main latching position, and also a lock plate with a screw-on point for attaching the motor vehicle lock to a vehicle door or vehicle flap, wherein the rotary latch comprises a support which is provided in such a manner that, in the latching position, in particular main latching position, the rotary latch can be supported on the screw-on point via the support in the event of an overload. Opening of a vehicle door or flap can thus be avoided even in the event of a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Tobias Steffen, Thomas Heide
  • Patent number: 10619665
    Abstract: The invention relates to fastening elements for connecting transmission means such as tie rods, Bowden cables or the like to lever elements, in particular for motor vehicle locks, and to connecting arrangements equipped with such fastening elements. In order to allow reliable mounting and a structurally simple manufacture of the fastening elements, the fastening element is provided with a bayonet contour in such a manner that the fastening element, when mounted, is hinged to the lever element so as to be swiveled about a swivel axis. Owing to the swivelability and secure fastening to the lever element, the fastening element is particularly suitable for use in an actuation-force transmission chain between a motor vehicle lock and an actuating element for actuating said motor vehicle lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Heide, Armin Kleinmann, Martin Lindmayer
  • Publication number: 20190136904
    Abstract: The invention relates to fastening elements for connecting transmission means such as tie rods, Bowden cables or the like to lever elements, in particular for motor vehicle locks, and to connecting arrangements equipped with such fastening elements. In order to allow reliable mounting and a structurally simple manufacture of the fastening elements, the fastening element is provided with a bayonet contour in such a manner that the fastening element, when mounted, is hinged to the lever element so as to be swiveled about a swivel axis. Owing to the swivelability and secure fastening to the lever element, the fastening element is particularly suitable for use in an actuation-force transmission chain between a motor vehicle lock and an actuating element for actuating said motor vehicle lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Heide, Martin Lindmayer, Hans Deischl
  • Publication number: 20190003212
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lock including a rotary latch and a pawl for latching the rotary latch in a latching position, in particular main latching position, and also a lock plate with a screw-on point for attaching the motor vehicle lock to a vehicle door or vehicle flap, wherein the rotary latch comprises a support which is provided in such a manner that, in the latching position, in particular main latching position, the rotary latch can be supported on the screw-on point via the support in the event of an overload. Opening of a vehicle door or flap can thus be avoided even in the event of a crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Tobias STEFFEN, Thomas HEIDE
  • Publication number: 20160195126
    Abstract: The invention relates to fastening elements for connecting transmission means such as tie rods, Bowden cables or the like to lever elements, in particular for motor vehicle locks, and to connecting arrangements equipped with such fastening elements. In order to allow reliable mounting and a structurally simple manufacture of the fastening elements, the fastening element is provided with a bayonet contour in such a manner that the fastening element, when mounted, is hinged to the lever element so as to be swiveled about a swivel axis. Owing to the swivelability and secure fastening to the lever element, the fastening element is particularly suitable for use in an actuation-force transmission chain between a motor vehicle lock and an actuating element for actuating said motor vehicle lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Heide
  • Patent number: 6067869
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle door has a latch assembly having a door latch having a release lever displaceable to unlatch the door and a horizontally displaceable outside door handle. A transmission member rotatable about an axis is connected to the handle such that horizontal displacement of the handle rotates the transmission member about the axis. An actuating head is rotationally fixed to the transmission member and a shaft generally coaxial with the transmission member carries a formation axially fittable with the actuating head for rotationally coupling the transmission member to the shaft. A crank extending from the shaft is movable angularly about the axis on rotation of the shaft and a link is connected between the crank and the release lever so that when the handle is displaced horizontally the shaft is rotated about the axis, the crank and link are displaced and in turn displace the release lever, and the latch is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Kiekbert AG
    Inventors: Reinhold Chilla, Hans Deischl, Thomas Heide, Klaus-Jurgen Heimbrodt, Dieter Heise, Rolf Knop, Rudi Kolle, Simone Thiele nee Fischer
  • Patent number: 5385870
    Abstract: A detachable electrical plug connection, particularly for connecting a cable harness to an engine control device in a motor vehicle, has at least two connection parts including at least one spring connector provided with contact carrier strips and at least one blade connector provided with contacts, and a locking device drawing the contacts of the blade connector into the contact carrier strips of the spring connector. The locking device includes a locking lever provided at one of the connection parts and swivelable around a point of rotation and is provided with a projection. The locking device also includes a connecting link provided on another of the connection parts so that the projection cooperates with the connecting link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Heinrich Maue, Werner Hofmeister, Willi Gansert, Thomas Heide