Patents by Inventor Dierk Tille
Dierk Tille 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: 8851352Abstract: A setting tool for driving a fastening element in a constructional component includes a housing (11), a drive member (13) displaceable in a guide (12) located in the housing, a bolt guide (15) adjoining the drive member guide (12) in direction of the operational axis (A) and forming a dog point (16) for abutting the constructional component and a drive-in depth setting tool (20) for displacing the bolt guide (15) axially relative to the drive member guide (15) for setting a distance between a drive end (14) of the drive member (13) and the dog point (16) in the initial position of the drive member.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rolf Erhardt, Peter Stauss, Dierk Tille
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Publication number: 20120292365Abstract: The invention concerns a bolt-setting tool for setting fastening elements in a substrate, with a trigger (15) that can be moved by application of a force against a counterforce to trigger a setting operation. In order to make further improvement in the operation of the bolt-setting tool, a counterforce-generating device (20) with a counterforce-travel curve that has a local maximum (34) is associated with the trigger (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dierk TILLE, Ulrich Rosenbaum
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Publication number: 20120144827Abstract: The invention concerns a fastener-driving apparatus comprising a tank (8) for storage of a fuel, in particular a liquefied gas, a combustion chamber (4, 5) connected to the tank (8) via a valve element (9), where the combustion chamber (4, 5) has a movable piston (3) to advance a driving ram (2), and an ignition device for ignition of an air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber, where an injection line (10, 11, 12) is provided between the tank (8) and the combustion chamber (4, 5), where the injection line (10, 11, 12) has optimization with regard to an expansion and/or transport time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Iwan WOLF, Dierk Tille, Thomas Sperrfechter
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Publication number: 20120132688Abstract: The invention relates to a fastener driving tool comprising a tank (5) for storing a fuel, in particular liquefied petroleum gas, a combustion chamber (2) connected to the tank (5), wherein the combustion chamber (2) has a movable piston for powering a driving plunger, and a metering device (4) arranged between the tank (5) and the combustion chamber (2) wherein a defined quantity of fuel can be transported by means of the metering device (4) from a metering space (12) into the combustion chamber (2), and wherein the metering device (4) comprises at least one electrically driven valve member (18) wherein the metering space can be cut off from the combustion chamber by the valve member (18), wherein the valve member (18) is constructed as a 3-way valve, in particular with two switching positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tilo Dittrich, Dierk Tille, Heeb Norbert
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Patent number: 7980441Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a muzzle (14), a bolt guide (15) located in the muzzle (14), a magazine (20) for fastening elements (50) and releasably mountable on the tool housing (11) and having a connection section (21) provided at an end of the magazine (20) adjacent to the muzzle (14) and with which the magazine (20) is secured to the muzzle (14), and a connection device for releasably mounting the magazine on the tool housing (11) and including a hinge bearing formed as a plug-in coupling and provided with a first support element arranged on the connection section (21) of the magazine (20) and a second support element arranged on the muzzle (14), with the hinge bearing (17) having a pivot axis (S) provided on a side of the magazine (20) remote from the housing (11), outside of the magazine (20) and outside of the muzzle (14) and extending at a right angle to a plane (E) defined by the bolt guide (15) and the magazine (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Hilti AktiengellschaftInventors: Tilo Dittrich, Harald Fielitz, Roland Schneider, Dierk Tille
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Patent number: 7959049Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a muzzle (14), a bolt guide (15) located in the muzzle (14), a magazine (20) for fastening elements (50) and releasably mountable on the tool housing (11) and having a connection section (21) provided at an end of the magazine (20) adjacent to the muzzle (14) and with which the magazine (20) is secured to the muzzle (14), and a connection device for releasably mounting the magazine (20) on the housing (11) and including a snap device (30) located between the magazine (20) and the housing (11) and having a snap member (33) and a counter-snap member (34) engageable with each other in a snap position (35) of the magazine (20), with the snap device (30) applying pressure to the muzzle (14) in the snap position (35).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tilo Dittrich, Harald Fielitz, Dierk Tille
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Publication number: 20090242606Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a muzzle (14), a bolt guide (15) located in the muzzle (14), a magazine (20) for fastening elements (50) and releasably mountable on the tool housing (11) and having a connection section (21) provided at an end of the magazine (20) adjacent to the muzzle (14) and with which the magazine (20) is secured to the muzzle (14), and a connection device for releasably mounting the magazine (20) on the housing (11) and including a snap device (30) located between the magazine (20) and the housing (11) and having a snap member (33) and a counter-snap member (34) engageable with each other in a snap position (35) of the magazine (20), with the snap device (30) applying pressure to the muzzle (14) in the snap position (35).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Harald Fielitz, Dierk Tille
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Publication number: 20090242608Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a muzzle (14), a bolt guide (15) located in the muzzle (14), a magazine (20) for fastening elements (50) and releasably mountable on the tool housing (11) and having a connection section (21) provided at an end of the magazine (20) adjacent to the muzzle (14) and with which the magazine (20) is secured to the muzzle (14), and a connection device for releasably mounting the magazine on the tool housing (11) and including a hinge bearing formed as a plug-in coupling and provided with a first support element arranged on the connection section (21) of the magazine (20) and a second support element arranged on the muzzle (14), with the hinge bearing (17) having a pivot axis (S) provided on a side of the magazine (20) remote from the housing (11), outside of the magazine (20) and outside of the muzzle (14) and extending at a right angle to a plane (E) defined by the bolt guide (15) and the magazine (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Tilo Dittrich, Herald Fielitz, Ronald Schneider, Dierk Tille
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Patent number: 7318544Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a piston guide (11) adjoining the tool combustion chamber (16), a setting piston (20) arranged in the hollow space (12) of the piston guide (12) for an axial displacement therein, a piston stopping element (30) for the setting piston (20) and arranged in an end region (17) of the hollow space (12) remote from the combustion chamber (16), and a device (40) for axially displacing the piston stopping element (30) in the hollow space (12).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: January 15, 2008Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Mario Zahner, Iwan Wolf, Dierk Tille
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Publication number: 20070290019Abstract: The present invention is directed to a setting device with a muzzle part for fasteners (51) in which a fastener guide (15) is arranged so as to be displaceable axially, with a receiving space (23) for a fastener (51), which receiving space (23) is partially encircled by guide surfaces, and with a detector element (31) for a fastener in the receiving space, wherein a first guide surface (34) of the guide surfaces for a fastener is arranged at the side of the detector element (3) facing the receiving space (23). The first guide surface (34) extends parallel to a longitudinal direction of the muzzle part. To improve a setting device of this kind, concave second and third guide surfaces (35, 36) are arranged at the side of the detector element (31) facing the receiving space (23) so as to adjoin the first guide surface on opposite sides in longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Dierk Tille, Stefan Boenig, Kurt Oehri
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Patent number: 7275673Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a guide cylinder (12), a setting piston (11) displaceable in the guide cylinder (12), a combustion chamber sleeve (15) displaceably arranged at the first axial end (27) of the guide cylinder (12), a press-on element (30) supported at the second axial end (28) of the guide cylinder (12), and a transmission device for connecting the press-on element (30) with the combustion chamber sleeve (15) and formed as a cable drive (20) having a transmission member (21, 121) and at least one deflection roller (24, 124) for the transmission member (21, 121) and supported on the press-on element (30).Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Mario Zahner, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Dierk Tille
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Publication number: 20070170224Abstract: A setting tool for driving a fastening element in a constructional component includes a housing (11), a drive member (13) displaceable in a guide (12) located in the housing, a bolt guide (15) adjoining the drive member guide (12) in direction of the operational axis (A) and forming a dog point (16) for abutting the constructional component and a drive-in depth setting tool (20) for displacing the bolt guide (15) axially relative to the drive member guide (15) for setting a distance between a drive end (14) of the drive member (13) and the dog point (16) in the initial position of the drive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Rolf Erhardt, Peter Stauss, Dierk Tille
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Publication number: 20060175374Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component, includes a guide cylinder (12), a setting piston (11) displaceable in the guide cylinder (12), a combustion chamber sleeve (15) displaceably arranged at the first axial end (27) of the guide cylinder (12), a press-on element (30) supported at the second axial end (28) of the guide cylinder (12), and a transmission device for connecting the press-on element (30) with the combustion chamber sleeve (15) and formed as a cable drive (20) having a transmission member (21, 121) and at least one deflection roller (24, 124) for the transmission member (21, 121) and supported on the press-on element (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2006Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Mario Zahner, Ulrich Rosenbaum, Dierk Tille
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Patent number: 7034523Abstract: The invention relates to a path and/or position measuring device (1) comprising a magnet (2) and a sensor (3) detecting the magnetic field intensity. The magnet (2) and/or the sensor (3) co-operate with a movable element (4), it being possible for a relative movement between the sensor (3) and the magnet (2) to be brought about by means of the movable element (4). Furthermore, the magnet (2) is formed in such a way that the magnetic field intensity varies along an axis (5) of the magnet (2) and is not constant. The relative movement is substantially in the direction of this axis (5) of the magnet (2). The path and/or the position of the movable element (4) can be determined on the basis of the magnetic field intensity detected by the sensor (3).Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Marquardt GmbHInventors: Klaus Fahrländer, Dierk Tille, Heinrich Müller, Florian Kampf
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Publication number: 20060054652Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a piston guide (11) adjoining the tool combustion chamber (16), a setting piston (20) arranged in the hollow space (12) of the piston guide (12) for an axial displacement therein, a piston stopping element (30) for the setting piston (20) and arranged in an end region (17) of the hollow space (12) remote from the combustion chamber (16), and a device (40) for axially displacing the piston stopping element (30) in the hollow space (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Mario Zahner, Iwan Wolf, Dierk Tille
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Patent number: 6989670Abstract: A path and/or position measuring device is provided, including a magnet and a sensor for detecting the magnetic field intensity. The magnet and/or the sensor cooperate with a movable element. The magnet is formed such that the magnetic field intensity varies along an axis of the magnet and is not constant. The relative movement between the sensor and the magnet is substantially in the direction of the axis of the magnet. The path and/or the position of the movable element can be determined based on the magnetic field intensity detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2004Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Marquardt GmbHInventors: Klaus Fahrländer, Dierk Tille
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Publication number: 20050007101Abstract: The invention relates to a path and/or position measuring device (1) comprising a magnet (2) and a sensor (3) detecting the magnetic field intensity. The magnet (2) and/or the sensor (3) co-operate with a movable element (4), it being possible for a relative movement between the sensor (3) and the magnet (2) to be brought about by means of the movable element (4). Furthermore, the magnet (2) is formed in such a way that the magnetic field intensity varies along an axis (5) of the magnet (2) and is not constant. The relative movement is substantially in the direction of this axis (5) of the magnet (2). The path and/or the position of the movable element (4) can be determined on the basis of the magnetic field intensity detected by the sensor (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: Marquardt GmbHInventors: Klaus Fahrlander, Dierk Tille, Heinrich Muller, Florian Kampf
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Publication number: 20040232907Abstract: The invention relates to a path and/or position measuring device (1) comprising a magnet (2) and a sensor (3) detecting the magnetic field intensity. The magnet (2) and/or the sensor (3) co-operate with a movable element (4), it being possible for a relative movement between the sensor (3) and the magnet (2) to be brought about by means of the movable element (4). Furthermore, the magnet (2) is formed in such a way that the magnetic field intensity varies along an axis (5) of the magnet (2) and is not constant. The relative movement is substantially in the direction of this axis (5) of the magnet (2). The path and/or the position of the movable element (4) can be determined on the basis of the magnetic field intensity detected by the sensor (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: Marquardt GmbHInventors: Klaus Fahrlander, Dierk Tille