Patents by Inventor Thomas Herbers

Thomas Herbers 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: 10960809
    Abstract: An adjustment unit for the mechanical adjustment of the beam level of at least one light unit of a headlight for a vehicle, having at least one shaft and a securing component, wherein the shaft is rotatable arranged at a housing of the headlight, wherein the shaft comprises or is coupled with a screw member, by means of which a rotary motion of the shaft can be caused in a shaft axis of the shaft in order to adjust the beam level of the at least one light unit, and wherein the securing component is provided, which prevents the screw member from an unwanted screwing. According to the invention, the securing component is configured to interact with the screw member, when the securing component is in a mounted state in which it is directly or indirectly attached to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Herbers, Helmut Jakobsmeyer, Giuseppe Mattina, Gerd Pawliczek, Hans-Christian Schall
  • Publication number: 20200010013
    Abstract: An adjustment unit for the mechanical adjustment of the beam level of at least one light unit of a headlight for a vehicle, having at least one shaft and a securing component, wherein the shaft is rotatable arranged at a housing of the headlight, wherein the shaft comprises or is coupled with a screw member, by means of which a rotary motion of the shaft can be caused in a shaft axis of the shaft in order to adjust the beam level of the at least one light unit, and wherein the securing component is provided, which prevents the screw member from an unwanted screwing. According to the invention, the securing component is configured to interact with the screw member, when the securing component is in a mounted state in which it is directly or indirectly attached to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas HERBERS, Helmut JAKOBSMEYER, Giuseppe MATTINA, Gerd PAWLICZEK, Hans-Christian SCHALL
  • Patent number: 9803824
    Abstract: A supplementary light module for a headlamp of a vehicle, and in particular a cornering light module, a turning light module, or a fog light module. Such module can be accommodated in a housing of the headlamp, comprising a lamp and a reflector. The light generated by the lamp can be emitted in a propagation direction. A base body is provided, on which at least the lamp and the reflector are accommodated, and wherein the base body is securely accommodated in the headlamp housing by means of a pivot axle and by means of an adjustment unit for adjusting the supplementary light module about the pivot axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventor: Thomas Herbers
  • Publication number: 20150308651
    Abstract: A supplementary light module for a headlamp of a vehicle, and in particular a cornering light module, a turning light module, or a fog light module. Such module can be accommodated in a housing of the headlamp, comprising a lamp and a reflector. The light generated by the lamp can be emitted in a propagation direction. A base body is provided, on which at least the lamp and the reflector are accommodated, and wherein the base body is securely accommodated in the headlamp housing by means of a pivot axle and by means of an adjustment unit for adjusting the supplementary light module about the pivot axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas HERBERS
  • Publication number: 20110128752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for attaching a fan of a lighting apparatus, characterized in that the device comprises at least one mounting element for mounting the fan and at least one mounting device for mounting the device inside the lighting apparatus. The invention further relates to a lighting apparatus of a vehicle, comprising a light source, a fan and a housing, wherein the light source is mounted inside and/or on the housing and wherein the lighting apparatus comprises an fan attachment device of the aforementioned type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: HELLA KGAA HUECK & CO.
    Inventors: Thomas Herbers, Jürgen Schulte, Gerd Hammelbeck
  • Publication number: 20110122642
    Abstract: Headlamp comprising a housing, a carrying element pivoting around a first axis in relation to the housing and a light unit pivoting around a second axis in relation to the carrying element, wherein the headlamp comprises a drive shaft for pivoting the light unit around the second axis such that a drive unit links the drive shaft to the light unit, wherein the drive shaft is suited and set up to transmit a rotary motion from an input drive head of the drive shaft to an output drive head of the drive shaft, wherein the input drive head is mounted on the housing, wherein the drive shaft comprises a first shaft section and a second shaft section, wherein first ends of the shaft sections, in order to transmit the rotary motion, can move in relation to one another in axial direction and interlink in a torque-proof manner, wherein a rotary motion to be transmitted is performed around a first axis of rotation in the first shaft section and a second axis of rotation in the second shaft section, and wherein the shaft s
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: HELLA KGaA HUECK & CO.
    Inventor: Thomas Herbers
  • Patent number: 5993032
    Abstract: An articulated piece (4) for pivoting a pivotal reflector (2) of a vehicle headlight (1) about a first axis (7) and about a second axis (8) running perpendicular to the first axis, has, at an end facing the reflector, a joint shell (13) that can be connected to a translational-movable spherical head of an adjusting device for causing pivoting movement about the first axis, a snap-on part (11) at an opposite end that can be connected to the reflector, with the articulated piece being structured to be flexible in a plane running crosswise to the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Hella Kg Hueck & Co.
    Inventor: Thomas Herbers