Patents by Inventor Wolf-Dieter Heine

Wolf-Dieter Heine 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).

  • Switch contact subassembly having a switch contact bridge and contact bridge retention member
    Patent number: 9449767
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch contact subassembly (1) having a switch contact bridge (2) and a resilient element (3), for example, for an operating current of a switching element which switches an electric or hybrid motor vehicle. In order to be able to produce the switch contact subassembly (1) in a cost-effective and simple manner, there is provision according to the invention for the switch contact subassembly (1) to have a contact bridge retention member (4), the contact bridge retention member (4) having a securing base (14) for securing to an actuation member (15) for the switching element and at least one retention member (17) for positioning the switch contact bridge (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Haehnel, Udo Gabel, Titus Ziegler, Wolf-Dieter Heine, Peter Sandeck, Matthias Kroeker
  • SWITCH CONTACT SUBASSEMBLY HAVING A SWITCH CONTACT BRIDGE AND CONTACT BRIDGE RETENTION MEMBER
    Publication number: 20150008105
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch contact subassembly (1) having a switch contact bridge (2) and a resilient element (3), for example, for an operating current of a switching element which switches an electric or hybrid motor vehicle. In order to be able to produce the switch contact subassembly (1) in a cost-effective and simple manner, there is provision according to the invention for the switch contact subassembly (1) to have a contact bridge retention member (4), the contact bridge retention member (4) having a securing base (14) for securing to an actuation member (15) for the switching element and at least one retention member (17) for positioning the switch contact bridge (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Haenel, Udo Gabel, Titus Ziegler, Wolf-Dieter Heine, Peter Sandeck, Matthias Kroeker