Patents by Inventor Andreas Pally
Andreas Pally 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).
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Patent number: 11957943Abstract: Various embodiments include a blocking apparatus comprising: a holding apparatus; a receiving element mounted in the holding apparatus about an axis of rotation, defining a through-opening with a through-axis parallel to the axis of rotation; a wrap spring mechanically prestressed in the holding apparatus, with a winding arranged around the receiving element; and a thermocouple made of a material having a lower melting temperature than the holding apparatus and/or the wrap spring. The thermocouple holds at least one end of the wrap spring with respect to the holding apparatus in the prestressed state in such a way that the receiving element can be freely rotated in both drive directions about the axis of rotation. The receiving element is blocked in one of the two drive directions in the relaxed state of the wrap spring and in the triggered state of a thermal fuse.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Andreas Pally, Beat Kälin
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Publication number: 20210353985Abstract: Various embodiments include a blocking apparatus comprising: a holding apparatus; a receiving element mounted in the holding apparatus about an axis of rotation, defining a through-opening with a through-axis parallel to the axis of rotation; a wrap spring mechanically prestressed in the holding apparatus, with a winding arranged around the receiving element; and a thermocouple made of a material having a lower melting temperature than the holding apparatus and/or the wrap spring. The thermocouple holds at least one end of the wrap spring with respect to the holding apparatus in the prestressed state in such a way that the receiving element can be freely rotated in both drive directions about the axis of rotation. The receiving element is blocked in one of the two drive directions in the relaxed state of the wrap spring and in the triggered state of a thermal fuse.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AGInventors: Andreas Pally, Beat Kälin
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Patent number: 11144083Abstract: Various embodiments include a transmission element for a spring return of an actuating drive comprising: a toothed wheel element with teeth at least in sections; and a locking element including a locking section for locking engagement in the teeth of the toothed wheel element to prevent a rotation of the toothed wheel element in a return direction. The locking element includes a safety element mechanically operatively connected to the locking section and elastically deformable in order to release the locking of the toothed wheel element by elastic deformation of the safety element at a torque of the toothed wheel element in the return direction greater than a safety torque limit.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Florian Erich Böttger, Andreas Pally
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Publication number: 20200026322Abstract: Various embodiments include a transmission element for a spring return of an actuating drive comprising: a toothed wheel element with teeth at least in sections; and a locking element including a locking section for locking engagement in the teeth of the toothed wheel element to prevent a rotation of the toothed wheel element in a return direction. The locking element includes a safety element mechanically operatively connected to the locking section and elastically deformable in order to release the locking of the toothed wheel element by elastic deformation of the safety element at a torque of the toothed wheel element in the return direction greater than a safety torque limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AGInventors: Florian Erich Böttger, Andreas Pally
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Publication number: 20180340705Abstract: The present disclosure relates to design and implementation of an actuating drive, typically including at least a motor, a gear mechanism, and an actuator connection, wherein the motor drives the actuator connection by means of the gear mechanism. For example, an actuating drive may include: a motor; a gear mechanism; an actuator connection, wherein the motor drives the actuator connection through the gear mechanism; and a spring suitable to act on the actuator connection independently of the gear mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: Siemens Schweiz AGInventors: Florian Böttger, Marcel Epp, Andreas Pally
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Patent number: 9954411Abstract: An actuating drive contains a housing which has a first housing part and a second housing part. The two housing parts each have an edge, each edge having an end face, and the two end faces face each other when the two housing parts are joined. The first housing part and the second housing part can be detachably joined. The actuating drive is configured to accommodate an exchangeable connection module for a cable feed. The exchangeable connection module can be inserted into an opening of the first edge of the first housing part and the exchangeable connection module can be connected in a form-closed manner to the end faces of the edges in a region of the opening when the two housing parts are joined. Thus, an actuating drive, in particular for ventilation flaps or fire dampers, having high flexibility in the electrical connection contacting is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Siemens Schweiz AGInventors: Dean B. Anderson, Christian Grossenbacher, Beat Kaelin, Andreas Pally
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Publication number: 20150303766Abstract: An actuating drive contains a housing which has a first housing part and a second housing part. The two housing parts each have an edge, each edge having an end face, and the two end faces face each other when the two housing parts are joined. The first housing part and the second housing part can be detachably joined. The actuating drive is configured to accommodate an exchangeable connection module for a cable feed. The exchangeable connection module can be inserted into an opening of the first edge of the first housing part and the exchangeable connection module can be connected in a form-closed manner to the end faces of the edges in a region of the opening when the two housing parts are joined. Thus, an actuating drive, in particular for ventilation flaps or fire dampers, having high flexibility in the electrical connection contacting is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Dean B. Anderson, Christian Grossenbacher, Beat Kaelin, Andreas Pally
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Patent number: 9133919Abstract: At least a motor, a gear unit and an adjustment connection form an actuator. The gear unit is fitted with at least two mutually movable gear parts, as well as a spring acting on two of these that counteracts their movement out of an idle state. The gear unit is designed such that when an adjustment connection is blocked the motor moves the gear parts out of the idle state during operation to an operating point. In addition, the gear unit is designed such that during the movement out of the idle state it reduces the extent to which the movement is counteracted from a particular point upstream of the operating point.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Markus Bretz, Jörg Evertz, Jörg Hindermann, Andreas Pally, Martin Sprecher
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Patent number: 9051998Abstract: A motor and a gear unit form an actuator. The gear unit is fitted with at least two mutually movable gear parts, acted on by a spring that counteracts their movement out of an idle state. The gear unit is fitted with at least one manual actuator that when actuated switches the motor off, disengages two mutually interacting gear wheels of the at least two gear parts and forces the at least two gear parts into the idle state. When the motor moves the gear parts out of the idle state during operation to an operating point, a cam plate on a first gear part is contacted by a sensor element on a second gear part, and the spring acts on the first and second gear parts during the movement out of the idle state in accordance with a position on the cam plate of the sensor element.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Jörg Hindermann, Andreas Pally
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Publication number: 20150013485Abstract: A motor and a gear unit form an actuator. The gear unit is fitted with at least two mutually movable gear parts, acted on by a spring that counteracts their movement out of an idle state. The gear unit is fitted with at least one manual actuator that when actuated switches the motor off, disengages two mutually interacting gear wheels of the at least two gear parts and forces the at least two gear parts into the idle state. When the motor moves the gear parts out of the idle state during operation to an operating point, a cam plate on a first gear part is contacted by a sensor element on a second gear part, and the spring acts on the first and second gear parts during the movement out of the idle state in accordance with a position on the cam plate of the sensor element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Jörg HINDERMANN, Andreas PALLY
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Publication number: 20120325035Abstract: At least a motor, a gear unit and an adjustment connection form an actuator. The gear unit is fitted with at least two mutually movable gear parts, as well as a spring acting on two of these that counteracts their movement out of an idle state. The gear unit is designed such that when an adjustment connection is blocked the motor moves the gear parts out of the idle state during operation to an operating point. In addition, the gear unit is designed such that during the movement out of the idle state it reduces the extent to which the movement is counteracted from a particular point upstream of the operating point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Bretz, Jörg Evertz, Jörg Hindermann, Andreas Pally, Martin Sprecher
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Patent number: 7658283Abstract: A magazine strip for carrying fastening elements (1) including two opposite side walls (2) projecting from rear wall (3), extending parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction (L) of the magazine strip, and forming together a space (4) for receiving the fastening elements (1) at least along a portion of a longitudinal extent (a) of the fastening elements, and a loss-preventing element (7) for preventing the fastening elements from falling out in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the magazine strip and having a spring element acting in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extent of the side walls (2) and narrowing at least partially an inner width of the receiving space (4).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Patent number: 7455205Abstract: A magazining device (2) for a power tool (4) for driving in fastening elements includes a guide member (6) mountable on the power tool (4) coaxially with the drive-in axis (A), a receiving device (8) projecting from the guide member (6) and having a free receiving cross-section (30) for receiving a support strip (32) with the fastening elements (34), a transporting slide (40) spring-biased along a transporting slide guide (50), which is provided in the receiving device (8), in a direction toward the outlet opening (28) of the receiving cross-section (30) and having a bearing element (44) which extends, in a transporting position of the transporting slide (4), into the receiving cross-section (3) for transporting the fastening elements (34) in a direction toward the drive-in axis (A), with the transporting slide (40) having an open position in which the bearing element (44) opens the receiving cross-section (30) in a direction of a lead-in opening (58), and an element for retaining the transporting slide (40)Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Publication number: 20060186002Abstract: A magazine strip for carrying fastening elements (1) including two opposite side walls (2) projecting from rear wall (3), extending parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction (L) of the magazine strip, and forming together a space (4) for receiving the fastening elements (1) at least along a portion of a longitudinal extent (a) of the fastening elements, and a loss-preventing element (7) for preventing the fastening elements from falling out in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the magazine strip and having a spring element acting in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extent of the side walls (2) and narrowing at least partially an inner width of the receiving space (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2005Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Patent number: 7090077Abstract: A magazine strip (2) for fastening elements (14) includes a strip-shaped support strap (4), a plurality of uniformly spaced from each other, transporting recesses (8) for a stepwise displacement of the magazine strip (2) in a magazine receptacle and opening toward a first one (6) of opposite longitudinal edges of the strap, and a plurality of substantially cylindrical receptacles (12) for retaining fastening elements (14) and limited by a lower surface (21) and an upper surface (22) of the support strap (4) and opening toward a second one (10) of the opposite longitudinal edges of the support strap (4).Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Publication number: 20050224379Abstract: A magazining device (2) for a power tool (4) for driving in fastening elements includes a guide member (6) mountable on the power tool (4) coaxially with the drive-in axis (A), a receiving device (8) projecting from the guide member (6) and having a free receiving cross-section (30) for receiving a support strip (32) with the fastening elements (34), a transporting slide (40) spring-biased along a transporting slide guide (50), which is provided in the receiving device (8), in a direction toward the outlet opening (28) of the receiving cross-section (30) and having a bearing element (44) which extends, in a transporting position of the transporting slide (4), into the receiving cross-section (3) for transporting the fastening elements (34) in a direction toward the drive-in axis (A), with the transporting slide (40) having an open position in which the bearing element (44) opens the receiving cross-section (30) in a direction of a lead-in opening (58), and an element for retaining the transporting slide (40)Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Publication number: 20050036850Abstract: A magazine strip (2) for fastening elements (14) includes a strip-shaped support strap (4), a plurality of uniformly spaced from each other, transporting recesses (8) for a stepwise displacement of the magazine strip (2) in a magazine receptacle and opening toward a first one (6) of opposite longitudinal edges of the strap, and a plurality of substantially cylindrical receptacles (12) for retaining fastening elements (14) and limited by a lower surface (21) and an upper surface (22) of the support strap (4) and opening toward a second one (10) of the opposite longitudinal edges of the support strap (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2004Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Patent number: 6722497Abstract: A magazine has an elongated carrier strip (12) which carries several fastening elements (13) arranged one behind the other. For each fastening element (13), the carrier strip (12) has several receiving surfaces, each receiving surfaces being formed by a support surfaces (1) having an opening (11) and by two side members (2, 3) whose end parts are connected to each other and which jointly form a passage (5). The diameter of the opening (11) and of the passage (5) essentially match the diameter of the shaft (15) of the fastening element (13). Extending from the circumference of the opening (11), there are at least two slits (7, 8, 9, 10) which divide the circumferential area of the opening (11) into two circular ring segments that can be pivoted downwardly into the interior of the magazine.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Publication number: 20030178333Abstract: A magazine strip for carrying fastening elements (1) including two opposite side walls (2) projecting from rear wall (3), extending parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction (L) of the magazine strip, and forming together a space (4) for receiving the fastening elements (1) at least along a portion of a longitudinal extent (a) of the fastening elements, and a loss-preventing element (7) for preventing the fastening elements from falling out in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the magazine strip and having a spring element acting in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extent of the side walls (2) and narrowing at least partially an inner width of the receiving space (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger
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Publication number: 20030178334Abstract: A magazine strip for holding fasteners (1) comprising two opposing side walls (2) running approximately parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction (L) and projecting from a rear wall (3) to form a receiving space and having open end zones (4). The receiving space receives the fasteners (1) at least in part by their longitudinal extent and a loss prevention means (7) prevents unintentional escape of the fasteners (1). The loss prevention means (7) is formed by a constriction (8) of the receiving space extending vertical to the rear wall (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Andreas Pally, Gerd Daubinger