Patents by Inventor Thorsten Kuhnen

Thorsten Kuhnen 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: 20140165469
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive arrangement for the motorized adjustment of a closure element of a motor vehicle, wherein the drive arrangement, in the installed state, is coupled in drive terms to the closure element. It is proposed for the drive arrangement to have at least one drive, which is intended for generating drive movements and in or on which is arranged an acoustic indicator for supplying acoustic feedback to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Weingaertner, Carsten Abert, Marcus Klopp, Robert Neundorf, Holger Wuerstlein, Christian Herrmann, Thorsten Kuhnen
  • Publication number: 20130293245
    Abstract: A capacitive sensor unit is not susceptible to failure and remotely actuates a door of a vehicle. The sensor unit contains an electrode assembly having an elongated sensor electrode and a supply line for electrically connecting the sensor electrode to an evaluation unit. The supply line is surrounded by a shield. An additional ground conductor, which is electrically conductively connected to the shield over the entire length of the supply line, is connected in parallel to the supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: THORSTEN KUHNEN, ANDRE GUNREBEN, HOLGER WUERSTLEIN
  • Patent number: 8536746
    Abstract: An electric-motor adjustment drive is provided for an adjustment element in a motor vehicle, in particular a window lifter, that has a drive module, which includes a pole pot that supports a motor shaft, and having an electronic module having a circuit board, which can be inserted into a housing of a brush holder, which housing is connected to the drive module. The circuit board is retained in an insertion plane perpendicular to the motor shaft by the housing of the brush holder in a form- and/or force-closed manner, wherein a number of contact elements for motor contacting and/or for interference suppression are arranged in the housing, which contact elements are contacted within the housing when the circuit board is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co., Kommanditgesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Kuhnen, Karl-Heinz Rosenthal, Matthias Markert, Uwe Christian
  • Publication number: 20120161561
    Abstract: An electric-motor adjustment drive is provided for an adjustment element in a motor vehicle, in particular a window lifter, that has a drive module, which includes a pole pot that supports a motor shaft, and having an electronic module having a circuit board, which can be inserted into a housing of a brush holder, which housing is connected to the drive module. The circuit board is retained in an insertion plane perpendicular to the motor shaft by the housing of the brush holder in a form- and/or force-closed manner, wherein a number of contact elements for motor contacting and/or for interference suppression are arranged in the housing, which contact elements are contacted within the housing when the circuit board is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Thorsten Kuhnen, Karl-Heinz Rosenthal, Matthias Markert, Uwe Christian
  • Publication number: 20100156440
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-pinch sensor (10, 13, 36), in particular for recognising an obstacle that obstructs an actuating element (7) of a motor vehicle (1). Said sensor comprises an electrode (17), which can be attached to a measuring potential via a signal line (26) and can be positioned opposite a counter-electrode (25) and comprises an evaluation circuit (34) for detecting the capacitance between the electrode (17) and the counter-electrode (25). The electrode (17) is sub-divided into several electrodes (35), each of which has a separate feed line (23) for connection to the measuring potential. An anti-pinch sensor of this type (10, 13, 36) has a high detection sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Weingärtner, Thorsten Kuhnen, Holger Würstlein
  • Patent number: 7669368
    Abstract: Sliding door for motor vehicles, having an outer door skin, an inner door skin and a door inside trim, supported on a guide rail on a vehicle body and movable between opened and closed positions. The sliding door includes a cable guide assembly for accommodating and guiding electric cables, which connect first electric elements provided in or on the vehicle body to second electric elements provided on the sliding door, whereby on moving the sliding door, the cable guide assembly is movable in a plane including the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and whereby a guide channel for guiding the cable guide assembly is provided on moving the sliding door. Guide surfaces of the guide channel are formed or integrated at least in sections on the inner door skin, in a door module support and/or on the door inside trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Kuhnen, Patricia Cruz, Arnd Herwig, Olaf Kriese
  • Patent number: 7294783
    Abstract: The mounting component (2) includes a module rack (4), on which components (6, 10) of a vehicle electrical system have been mounted beforehand, and is intended for installation in the motor vehicle (18) together with the previously mounted components (6, 10). At least one additional module of the vehicle electrical system (11) that extends beyond the spatial limit of the module rack (4) is connected by prior assembly with the components (6, 10) arranged on the module rack (4). The module rack (4) also serves as a self-contained transportation base for both the pre-assembled components (6, 10) and the additional electrical system module (11). This configuration enables a high degree of pre-assembly and thus also simplifies final assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Intedis GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Schneider, Thorsten Kuhnen, Stefan Schiebold, Michael Gelshorn, Winfried Scheibe
  • Publication number: 20070157523
    Abstract: Sliding door for motor vehicles, having an outer door skin, an inner door skin and a door inside trim, supported on a guide rail on a vehicle body and which is movable between an opened and closed positions. The sliding door includes a cable guide assembly for accommodating and guiding electric cables, which connect first electric elements provided in or on the vehicle body to second electric elements provided on the sliding door, whereby on moving the sliding door, the cable guide assembly is movable in a plane including the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and whereby a guide channel for guiding the cable guide assembly is provided on moving the sliding door. Guide surfaces of the guide channel are formed or integrated at least in sections on the inner door skin, in a door module support and/or on the door inside trim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE
    Inventors: Thorsten Kuhnen, Patricia Cruz, Arnd Herwig, Olaf Kriese
  • Publication number: 20060124369
    Abstract: The mounting component (2) includes a module rack (4), on which components (6, 10) of a vehicle electrical system have been mounted beforehand, and is intended for installation in the motor vehicle (18) together with the previously mounted components (6, 10). At least one additional module of the vehicle electrical system (11) that extends beyond the spatial limit of the module rack (4) is connected by prior assembly with the components (6, 10) arranged on the module rack (4). The module rack (4) also serves as a self-contained transportation base for both the pre-assembled components (6, 10) and the additional electrical system module (11). This configuration enables a high degree of pre-assembly and thus also simplifies final assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Bernd Schneider, Thorsten Kuhnen, Stefan Schiebold, Michael Gelshorn, Winfried Scheibe