Patents by Inventor Achim Kraus

Achim Kraus 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: 20080313842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper having a wiper arm (1) and a fastening element (3), the fastening element (3) being fastened on the wiper arm (1), and the fastening element (3) having a hub (4) which can be plugged onto a drive shaft (5). Precision alignment of the wiper relative to the drive shaft (5) is made possible in that the fastening element (3) is plugged into a cutout (2) in the wiper arm (1) in a form-fitting manner in one of at least two possible alignments. A wiper constructed in this way is, in addition, compact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Nicolas Eschenbrenner, Achim Kraus
  • Publication number: 20080189896
    Abstract: The invention starts with a windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, with at least one drive element (16) that can be fastened to the vehicle body (26) and that has a driven shaft (28) and at least two axially rigid fastening elements (22), which engage in receiving openings (24) on the vehicle body (26) and are provided with at least one damping element (76, 90, 96) for damping mechanical vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Gerard Albrecht, Roland Bohn, Francois Schabanel, Guenther Friderichs, Didier Pierron
  • Publication number: 20080022476
    Abstract: A wiper installation (1) which is easy to install and can be fixed on the body without screws. For this purpose, a plate-shaped area (15, 16) having a through bore (17, 18) is provided on both on the wiper installation side and on the vehicle side. A clamp lock (20) is comprised of a tie bolt (21) that can be inserted through the bores (17, 18) and a tension lever (22) which is rotatably disposed on its head portion (26). The clamp lock (20) is made of plastic and manufactured in a multi-component injection molding process as a one-part piece with a tension lever (22) rotatably disposed on the tie bolt (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Juergen Rapp, Guillaume Hirtz, Nicolas Eschenbrenner
  • Publication number: 20070289081
    Abstract: The invention relates to a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, with at least one fastening part (10) for fastening a wiper arm on a wiper shaft (11). The windshield wiper device is located in an area where pedestrians often collide in an impact with a vehicle. As a result, the components of the windshield wiper device frequently represent a great risk of injury for pedestrians. The object of the invention is improving the windshield wiper device to the effect that the risk of injury to the pedestrian is reduced in an impact with the vehicle. According to the invention, the fastening part (10) is provided with a predetermined breaking point (12) and can therefore detach from the wiper shaft (11) in the case of an impact on at least one fastening part (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Francois Schabanel
  • Publication number: 20070215175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting a wiping angle (?1, ?2) between a park position and a reversal position (28, 30) of a wiper lever (16, 18) of a windshield wiper system for a motor vehicle with at least one wiper lever (18) whose park position or reversal position (30) runs approximately parallel to an A pillar (14) of a vehicle body, which laterally delimits a windshield (10), wherein the wiping angle (?2) is adjusted by means of an eccentric ball pivot (60), which is arranged on a free end of a driving crank (54) and connects the same to a motor crank (52) in an articulated manner by means of an articulated rod (42), while the other end of the driving crank (54) sits on a drive shaft (56) in a rotationally fixed manner, said drive shaft driving a fastening part (58) of the wiper lever (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Gundolf Surkamp
  • Publication number: 20070163068
    Abstract: A windshield wiper device (10) especially for a motor vehicle is proposed. Said device is comprised essentially of a plate-shaped base (12), on which a drive unit (18), a wiper bearing (14) and a retaining element (26) are arranged. In accordance with the invention, the plate-shaped base (12) is provided with predetermined breaking points (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Juergen Rapp, Heiko Volz
  • Publication number: 20060260085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a support (12), on which a bearing (18) is arranged, which supports a wiper shaft (22). In this case, a retaining element (20) is provided, which detachably connects the bearing (18) to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Francois Schabanel
  • Publication number: 20060123580
    Abstract: Windshield wiper device for a motor vehicle with at least one molded tube (10) to accommodate a drive shaft to drive at least one wiper arm, wherein the at least one molded tube (10) can be attached to a holding element (11) that can be connected to the body, and to a stub (12) accommodating a mounting plate tube, and connecting bridges (14, 15) are provided to attach the at least one molded tube (10) to the holding element (11) and/or to the stub (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Jan Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20040255424
    Abstract: A windshield wiper device for a motor vehicle is proposed with at least one drive part (10), which features a first coupling part (18) and at least one wiper part (12), which bears a wiper shaft (22) and features a second coupling part (20), which is essentially rigidly connected to the wiper shaft (22), whereby the second coupling part (20) can be brought eccentrically into effective connection with the first coupling part (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Sofiene Gharbi
  • Patent number: 6553608
    Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper comprising a mounting part (12) and an articulated part (14) that are connected to each other via a hinged joint (18) that has a hub (24) permanently connected with one part (14 or 12) and open toward the other part (12 or 14), and an articulated axle (22) permanently connected with the other part (12 or 14), wherein one of the ends of a tension spring (20) is attached to an attachment device (26, 28) of the articulated part (14) and the other end is attached to the mounting part (12), and the hub (24) and the articulated axle (22) mutually loaded in the assembled state, and the hinged joint (18), in a preassembled state of the wiper arm (10) in a defined transport position, grips a seating surface that is situated on the side of the parts named above opposite to the hub (24) in relation to the line of force (46) of the tension spring (20) and is formed by at least one bearing surface (32, 34) on the articulated part (14) and on the mounting pa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Stephan Mayer
  • Publication number: 20020157204
    Abstract: The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper comprising a mounting part (12) and an articulated part (14) that are connected to each other via a hinged joint (18) that has a hub (24) permanently connected with one part (14 or 12) and open toward the other part (12 or 14), and an articulated axle (22) permanently connected with the other part (12 or 14), wherein one of the ends of a tension spring (20) is attached to an attachment device (26, 28) of the articulated part (14) and the other end is attached to the mounting part (12), and the hub (24) and the articulated axle (22) mutually loaded in the assembled state, and the hinged joint (18), in a preassembled state of the wiper arm (10) in a defined transport position, grips a seating surface that is situated on the side of the parts named above opposite to the hub (24) in relation to the line of force (46) of the tension spring (20) and is formed by at least one bearing surface (32, 34) on the articulated part (14) and on the mounting pa
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Stephan Mayer