Patents by Inventor Wilfried Beneker

Wilfried Beneker 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: 20230124544
    Abstract: A rubber-metal bush bearing, in particular a control arm bearing for a motor vehicle wheel suspension, including a metal inner part, an elastomer body arranged radially relative to the inner part and a metal outer bush, wherein the elastomer body is fixed to the inner part and to the outer bush in material-bonded relationship and wherein the outer bush is for fixing in an associated bearing eye of an arm and the inner part has at both sides in terminal relationship a respective flat flange portion for fixing to a component. The inner part is an extruded hollow-chamber profile member which is cut to length and which at both longitudinal ends is transformed in terminal relationship into the respective flat flange portion in such a way that oppositely disposed wall portions of the hollow-chamber profile member are brought into mutual surface contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Dr.-Ing. Wilfried BENEKER, Frank ROEDER, Holger AHRENS, Bernd WESTERHOFF, Wasiliy Jaschenkow
  • Patent number: 9676298
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjustment device for a motor vehicle seat has two pairs of rails. It includes a locking device for each pair of rails. It has a common actuating unit for the two locking devices, the unit interacting with both locking devices and includes a handle. The actuating unit has an electric drive motor, a gearbox which is connected to the electric drive motor, an actuator and preferably a setting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Antal Teer, Burckhard Becker
  • Patent number: 9315117
    Abstract: In the method for producing a spindle drive of an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, the adjustment device comprises a spindle and a nut unit. The nut unit comprises a nut made from plastic and a retainer in which the nut is retained. The nut has an internal thread which is in engagement with the spindle and has recesses in its outer jacket. The method comprises the following steps: the tube section is pushed over the nut during assembly, the nut is located within the tube section, the tube section, in the areas in which the recesses of the nut are located, is deformed into the area of the recesses and a portion of material of the tube section is located in the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Ivica Stanic
  • Patent number: 9108538
    Abstract: An under-frame apparatus for a motor vehicle seat may include a basic body, a seat frame adjustable with respect to the basic body between an utmost rear and front positions, a pair of front and rear vibration levers joint-connected to the basic body and the seat frame, respectively, an adjustment arm joint-connected one of the front and rear vibration levers and including a saw teeth engagement part on a free end region thereof, an adjustment device rotatably coupled to the seat frame and engaged to the free end region to adjust a position of the seat frame with respect to the basic body, wherein the adjustment device includes a pinion gear engaged to the adjustment arm and driven by an operation unit, and an elastic member attached to the seat frame and applying a restoring force to the seat frame toward a starting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Burckhard Becker, Wilfried Beneker
  • Patent number: 8967580
    Abstract: A seat base frame has pairs of tracks, each having an upper rail longitudinally displaceably guided relative to a lower rail and lockable by means of a locking device on the lower rail. A seat structure is connected to the upper rails, and a transverse support extends substantially perpendicular to the upper rails and is connected thereto. The transverse support is fixed in the axial direction thereof relative to the upper rails and rotatably connected thereto, wherein an actuating lever and a control lever are disposed rotationally fixed relative to each other and spaced apart from each other on the transverse support such that each can be engaged by a locking device for adjusting the locking device between a locked position fixing the upper rail relative to the lower rail and a release position releasing the upper rail relative to the lower rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Andre Dick, Toralf Müller, Stephan Springenberg, Dirk Hanisch
  • Patent number: 8955813
    Abstract: A locking unit of a longitudinal adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat includes a latching strip, which has detent openings and detent ridges, and b) a catch unit, which includes at least two catch pins, each catch pin having a front region, a tapering region, and a shaft region. The tapering region tapers from an upper point B to a lower point A. The tapering region is delimited by a line which connects the points A and B and which does not have a rectilinear progression. The line is not located outside of a straight line connecting points A and B, and is located within the straight line over at least one third of the distance AB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Wilfried Beneker
  • Patent number: 8827584
    Abstract: A wobble joint fitting for an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, in particular for a seat back hinge fitting, comprises (a) a first fitting part comprising an internal ring gear, (b) a toothed eccentric gear that engages the internal ring gear and that has an eccentric hole, (c) an eccentric to which a rotatable drive part is associated and which comprises wedge segments, (d) a second fitting part that is adjustable with respect to the first fitting part, and (e) a wrap spring. The wrap spring is a flat open spring ring and extends over an angle of less than 360°. The eccentric gear comprises a collar for the spring ring to fit against.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Reinhard Vogel
  • Patent number: 8678506
    Abstract: The side part of a vehicle seat, meaning either a seat side part or a side part of a seat back, comprises a layered structure. It has at least two layers. A first layer is a sheet steel part determining the shape of the side part. A second layer is a reinforcement body that has a material thickness in the y direction that is greater than the material thickness of the sheet steel part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Nils Magnus, Nikolay Redkin
  • Publication number: 20140026391
    Abstract: In the method for producing a spindle drive of an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, the adjustment device comprises a spindle and a nut unit. The nut unit comprises a nut made from plastic and a retainer in which the nut is retained. The nut has an internal thread which is in engagement with the spindle and has recesses in its outer jacket. The method comprises the following steps: the tube section is pushed over the nut during assembly, the nut is located within the tube section, the tube section, in the areas in which the recesses of the nut are located, is deformed into the area of the recesses and a portion of material of the tube section is located in the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Ivica Stanic
  • Publication number: 20130320179
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjustment device for a motor vehicle seat has two pairs of rails. It includes a locking device for each pair of rails. It has a common actuating unit for the two locking devices, the unit interacting with both locking devices and includes a handle. The actuating unit has an electric drive motor, a gearbox which is connected to the electric drive motor, an actuator and preferably a setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Antal Teer, Burckhard Becker
  • Publication number: 20130299664
    Abstract: A locking unit of a longitudinal adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat includes a latching strip, which has detent openings and detent ridges, and b) a catch unit, which includes at least two catch pins, each catch pin having a front region, a tapering region, and a shaft region. The tapering region tapers from an upper point B to a lower point A. The tapering region is delimited by a line which connects the points A and B and which does not have a rectilinear progression. The line is not located outside of a straight line connecting points A and B, and is located within the straight line over at least one third of the distance AB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: C. Rob. Hammerstein GMBH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Wilfried Beneker
  • Patent number: 8544353
    Abstract: The spindle drive of an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat comprises a spindle (24) and a nut unit (28), wherein the nut unit (28) comprises a nut (30) made from plastic and a retainer. The nut (30) is in engagement with the spindle (24) by means of an internal thread (34) and retained in the retainer. The nut (30) has an outer jacket comprising recesses (38, 40). The retainer is configured as a tube section (32) comprising an inner space adapted to the outer jacket. The tube section (32), in the area of the recesses (38, 40) is deformed towards the inside such that material of the tube section (32) is located within the recesses (38, 40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Ivica Stanic
  • Publication number: 20130241262
    Abstract: A wobble joint fitting for an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, in particular for a seat back hinge fitting, comprises (a) a first fitting part comprising an internal ring gear, (b) a toothed eccentric gear that engages the internal ring gear and that has an eccentric hole, (c) an eccentric to which a rotatable drive part is associated and which comprises wedge segments, (d) a second fitting part that is adjustable with respect to the first fitting part, and (e) a wrap spring. The wrap spring is a flat open spring ring and extends over an angle of less than 360°. The eccentric gear comprises a collar for the spring ring to fit against.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Reinhard Vogel
  • Publication number: 20130200675
    Abstract: A seat base frame has pairs of tracks, each having an upper rail longitudinally displaceably guided relative to a lower rail and lockable by means of a locking device on the lower rail. A seat structure is connected to the upper rails, and a transverse support extends substantially perpendicular to the upper rails and is connected thereto. The transverse support is fixed in the axial direction thereof relative to the upper rails and rotatably connected thereto, wherein an actuating lever and a control lever are disposed rotationally fixed relative to each other and spaced apart from each other on the transverse support such that each can be engaged by a locking device for adjusting the locking device between a locked position fixing the upper rail relative to the lower rail and a release position releasing the upper rail relative to the lower rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Andre Dick, Toralf Müller, Stephan Springenberg, Dirk Hanisch
  • Patent number: 8434961
    Abstract: A wobble joint fitting for an adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat, in particular for a seat back hinge fitting, comprises (a) a first fitting part comprising an internal ring gear, (b) a toothed eccentric gear that engages the internal ring gear and that has an eccentric hole, (c) an eccentric to which a rotatable drive part is associated and which comprises wedge segments, (d) a second fitting part that is adjustable with respect to the first fitting part, and (e) a wrap spring. The wrap spring is a flat open spring ring and extends over an angle of less than 360°. The eccentric gear comprises a collar for the spring ring to fit against.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Reinhard Vogel
  • Patent number: 8336962
    Abstract: A wobble joint fitting for a vehicle seat has a first joint arm, which carries an internal gear and forms a first bearing surface, which are central to a main axis, and a second joint arm to which an eccentric gear is allocated, which comprises an externally toothed pinion and a second bearing surface. The pinion and the second bearing surface are central to an eccentric axis. An eccentric driving part is disposed in the area between the first bearing surface and the second bearing surface. Clamping parts, in a clamping state, displace the eccentric axis relative to the main axis. The eccentric driving part defines the eccentric. The rotary drive of the eccentric driving part causes a rotation of the pinion relative to the internal gear even without the clamping parts being present, wherein only play compensation is not obtained without the presence of the clamping parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Thiel, Reinhard Vogel, Burckhard Becker, Wilfried Beneker
  • Patent number: 8328154
    Abstract: An adjustable motor vehicle seat comprises an adjustment device. The adjustment device comprises a spindle drive equipped with a spindle, and having a first articulation area and a second articulation area. The adjustment device is adjustable in an adjustment direction. The spindle extends in an angle of one of alpha (?) >2° and alpha >10°, to the adjustment direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Burkhard Becker, Antal Teer
  • Publication number: 20120248840
    Abstract: An under-frame apparatus for a motor vehicle seat may include a basic body, a seat frame adjustable with respect to the basic body between an utmost rear and front positions, a pair of front and rear vibration levers joint-connected to the basic body and the seat frame, respectively, an adjustment arm joint-connected one of the front and rear vibration levers and including a saw teeth engagement part on a free end region thereof, an adjustment device rotatably coupled to the seat frame and engaged to the free end region to adjust a position of the seat frame with respect to the basic body, wherein the adjustment device includes a pinion gear engaged to the adjustment arm and driven by an operation unit, and an elastic member attached to the seat frame and applying a restoring force to the seat frame toward a starting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Burckhard Becker, Wilfried Beneker
  • Patent number: 8267584
    Abstract: The rail of a longitudinal guide of a longitudinal adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat includes one rail profile, at least one bearing block including a bearing hole, a bearing shaft extending through the bearing hole and a flap, which is pivotal about the bearing shaft. The bearing block is made from the material of the rail profile by cutting out a border of the bearing block and by bending the thus obtained blank for the bearing block about a bending line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Antal Teer
  • Patent number: 8113588
    Abstract: The base frame of the motor vehicle seat comprises two rail pairs, two front rockers, two rear rockers and one seat support. The seat support has two side parts, a front cross member and a rear cross member. Each rail pair is hinged to a side part via a front rocker and a rear rocker. An adjustment device is provided for the height adjustment of the seat support. A rocker is connected to a transverse part. A support part is provided which is connected to the transverse part and comprises a hinge area for an adjustment part of the adjustment device and a contact area on the adjacent cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Beneker, Burckhard Becker, Waldemar Luft