公开(公告)号：US11566455B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17286836

申请日：2019-10-22

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Joachim Oberst ,  Stefan Zöller ,  Elmar Fries ,  Zsolt Wilke

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  H01H1/58 ,  H01H13/04

Abstract: A signal generator, in particular opening switch, for a vehicle door or flap, including an actuator, in particular an actuator which can be manually actuated and/or gripped by an operating person, furthermore including a plug housing (14) with a switch (22) which is received therein or arranged thereon and which has electrical contacts (20) which form part of a plug connection, and including an actuator housing (12) with the actuator (30), the actuator being mounted movably on the actuator housing (12) and acting on the switch (22), the actuator housing (12) and the plug housing (14) being positionally fixed relative to one another, wherein the electrical contacts (20) are electrically connected to the switch (22) by plugged-in conductors.

公开(公告)号：US11136796B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16015942

申请日：2018-06-22

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Zsolt Wilke ,  Matthias Seubert ,  Roland Och

IPC: E05B85/10 ,  E05B79/06 ,  E05B85/16

Abstract: A door handle arrangement for a vehicle includes a housing which is fastenable to a body part of a vehicle body, and a handle lever which is mounted in a handle cutout of the housing so as to be movable between an inoperative position and an actuating position in order to unlock and/or open a vehicle door. The handle lever is mounted with play in the housing. At least one compensating element is provided which is designed to be fastened to at least one fastening portion of the body part. The compensating element forms at least one contact portion for the handle lever. The handle lever is pretensioned into its inoperative position against the at least one contact portion.

公开(公告)号：US12065032B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17299640

申请日：2019-12-06

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Zsolt Wilke ,  Andreas Rudolf ,  Christian Beck ,  Matthias Hegwein

IPC: B60K15/05

CPC classification number: B60K15/05 ,  B60K2015/053 ,  B60K2015/0538 ,  B60K2015/0546 ,  B60K2015/0561

Abstract: A covering device (100) for a vehicle, includes: a cover (10); a drive element (40a, 40b) formed to enable a movement of the cover, wherein the drive element brings about a force which acts on the cover. The covering device has a force-limitation apparatus (30a, 30b) which limits the force brought about by the drive element to a limit force so that the covering device is protected in the event of an overload acting on the covering device and/or a user is protected when using the covering device. An actuator (200) has a drive apparatus (210) with a drive element (211); an output drive element (290); and a force-decoupling apparatus (230). The force-decoupling apparatus is formed so that it at least temporarily does not output a force taken up by the drive element or at least temporarily outputs it in a delayed manner to the output drive element.

公开(公告)号：US11203887B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US16160007

申请日：2018-10-15

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Zsolt Wilke ,  Joachim Oberst ,  Andreas Rudolf ,  Matthias Seubert

IPC: E05B81/78 ,  E05B81/76 ,  H01H21/22 ,  H01H3/04 ,  H01H3/02 ,  E05D1/02 ,  E05B79/06 ,  E05B85/10 ,  H01H3/12 ,  H01H3/20 ,  H01H3/38 ,  H01H3/00 ,  F16B1/00 ,  B60R16/00 ,  H01H21/24 ,  E05D1/00

Abstract: A switch actuating device (1) for a vehicle door includes an actuating element (10) with an actuating surface (11), a mechanical switch (20) and a mechanism (30). The switch is secured on a first component/component group (31). A lever (32) is mounted for pivot in relation to the first component/component group (31). A first region (32.2) of the lever is connected to a first part of the actuating element (10) via a first articulation (10.1). A second part of the actuating element (10) is mounted on the first component/component group (31) via a second articulation (10.2). The actuating element (10) bends when the actuating surface (11) is subjected to manual pressure causing the distance between the first articulation (10.1) and the second articulation (10.2) to shorten, which causes the lever (32) to pivot toward the switch such that the switch is switched.

公开(公告)号：US11187018B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US15959893

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Rudolf ,  Zsolt Wilke

IPC: E05B85/18 ,  E05B77/06 ,  E05B85/16 ,  B60J5/04

Abstract: A door handle assembly for a door of a vehicle includes a housing that is configured to form part of or otherwise connect to the door, and a handle moveably coupled to the housing. The handle includes a spherical member that is configured to move between a rest position and a blocking position.

公开(公告)号：US20180320421A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15959893

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Andreas Rudolf ,  Zsolt Wilke

IPC: E05B85/18

CPC classification number: E05B85/18 ,  B60J5/0468 ,  E05B77/06 ,  E05B85/16

Abstract: A door handle assembly for a door of a vehicle includes a housing that is configured to form part of or otherwise connect to the door, and a handle moveably coupled to the housing. The handle includes a spherical member that is configured to move between a rest position and a blocking position.

公开(公告)号：US12030375B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17299640

申请日：2019-12-06

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Zsolt Wilke ,  Andreas Rudolf ,  Christian Beck ,  Matthias Hegwein

IPC: B60K15/05

CPC classification number: B60K15/05 ,  B60K2015/053 ,  B60K2015/0538 ,  B60K2015/0546 ,  B60K2015/0561

Abstract: A covering device (100) for a vehicle, includes: a cover (10); a drive element (40a, 40b) formed to enable a movement of the cover, wherein the drive element brings about a force which acts on the cover. The covering device has a force-limitation apparatus (30a, 30b) which limits the force brought about by the drive element to a limit force so that the covering device is protected in the event of an overload acting on the covering device and/or a user is protected when using the covering device. An actuator (200) has a drive apparatus (210) with a drive element (211); an output drive element (290); and a force-decoupling apparatus (230). The force-decoupling apparatus is formed so that it at least temporarily does not output a force taken up by the drive element or at least temporarily outputs it in a delayed manner to the output drive element.

公开(公告)号：US20230313584A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18123033

申请日：2023-03-17

Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Inventor： Zsolt Wilke ,  Andreas Rudolf

IPC: E05F1/10

CPC classification number: E05F1/1083 ,  E05Y2900/531 ,  E05Y2201/422 ,  E05Y2201/48

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an actuating mechanism for actuating, in particular opening, vehicle doors, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises the following: an actuating element, which is transfer-able from a home position into an actuating position in order to generate an electrical actuation signal and into a second actuating position for manual actuation of the vehicle doors; a first flat spring, which is connected to the actuating element in such a way that the first flat spring generates haptic and/or acoustic feedback when the actuating element is transferred into the first actuating position and that the first flat spring preferably biases the actuating element into the home position; and a second spring, in particular a second flat spring, which is connected to the actuating element.

公开(公告)号：US11572909B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US16642106

申请日：2018-08-23

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Zsolt Wilke ,  Roland Och ,  Matthias Seubert ,  Johannes Karlein ,  Andreas Rudolf

IPC: F16B5/02 ,  F16B37/04 ,  F16B41/00

Abstract: A tolerance compensation fastening apparatus (1) for fastening a first vehicle component (200) to a second vehicle component (300) by way of a bolt (100), the fastening apparatus being set up to compensate for a tolerance within a tolerance compensation range. A fastening system including such a fastening apparatus, as well as to a method for fastening a first vehicle component to a second vehicle component by way of a bolt.

公开(公告)号：US10724279B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15554358

申请日：2016-03-24

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Zsolt Wilke

IPC: E05B85/12 ,  E05D7/10 ,  E05B85/16

Abstract: Pivoting device (1) for a motor vehicle has a holder (50) and a pivoting body (10) which is mounted on the holder (50) via an articulated mounting (31) so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (12), wherein the pivoting body (10) and the holder (50) are held together by a snap fastening between at least two articulation elements (33.1, 33.2, 34.1, 34.2) of the articulated mounting (31), and the pivoting device (1) has a blocking element (40). A closing or release of the snap fastening is possible in at least one first angular position of the pivoting body (10) in relation to the holder (50) and the closing or release of the snap fastening is blocked in at least one second angular position by a relative movement of the two articulation elements (33.1, 33.2, 34.1, 34.2) being blocked in a form-fitting manner by the blocking element (40).