Patents by Inventor Jerome Thiery

Jerome Thiery 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).

  • Patent number: 10400948
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for regulating at least one fluid flow in a vehicle (5), having a first fluid regulation unit (20), in particular a pump or a valve, for regulating a first fluid flow, and a first holder (20) with a receiving region (22) for the first fluid regulation unit (10) and with a first fastening means (28), wherein the first fluid regulation unit (10) is arranged in the receiving region (22) of the first holder (20), and wherein the first fastening means (28) is provided for fastening the holder (20) to the vehicle (5). The first holder (20) has at least one connecting means (26) for connecting the first holder (20) to a second holder (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Fatih Yilmaz, Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery
  • Patent number: 10103598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wet-operated armature of an electric machine, in particular of an electric motor for a fuel pump, said armature comprising a main body and a commutator, wherein the armature is surrounded by a sleeve which fully encloses the main part and the commutator in a circumferential direction. The present invention further relates to the armature sleeve, to an electric machine comprising the armature and to a fuel pump comprising the electric machine. The present invention further relates to a method for producing the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jerome Thiery, Benoit Monzie, Ursula Stucke
  • Publication number: 20170343153
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for regulating at least one fluid flow in a vehicle (5), having a first fluid regulation unit (20), in particular a pump or a valve, for regulating a first fluid flow, and a first holder (20) with a receiving region (22) for the first fluid regulation unit (10) and with a first fastening means (28), wherein the first fluid regulation unit (10) is arranged in the receiving region (22) of the first holder (20), and wherein the first fastening means (28) is provided for fastening the holder (20) to the vehicle (5). The first holder (20) has at least one connecting means (26) for connecting the first holder (20) to a second holder (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Fatih Yilmaz, Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery
  • Patent number: 9671022
    Abstract: The invention relates to known housing seals of two housing parts lying against each other, a first housing part (1) having a first sealing surface (6) and a second housing part (2) having a second sealing surface (7), which housing seals are equipped with a seal (15), which is inserted into a groove (10) in the first sealing surface (6) of the first housing part (1), wherein the groove (10) is covered by the second sealing surface (7) of the second housing part (2). According to the invention, in order to prevent crevice corrosion, the groove (10) has an opening (11) between the sealing surfaces (6, 7), which is used to ventilate the groove (10) having the inserted seal. The invention is intended for water pumps, in particular for auxiliary water pumps of motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Lojowski, Christoph Klappenbach, Roland Schmidt, Claudius Muschelknautz, Klaus Eppel, Werner Decker, Christoph Heier, Joerg Wolf, Guenther Riehl, Norbert Knab, Benoit Monzie, Jerome Thiery
  • Publication number: 20160312908
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flat slide valve (1), in particular a liquid valve, which has at least two flat slides (10a, 10b) and at least two valve plates (15a, 15b). A first flat slide (10a) interacts with a first valve plate (15a), and a second flat slide (10b) interacts with a second valve plate (15b). A first flow channel is released or blocked depending on the position of the first flat slide (10a), and/or a second flow channel is released or blocked depending on the position of the second flat slide (10b). The flat slides (10a, 10b) are connected to each other via a connecting element (30), and the connecting element (30) is substantially arranged in a flat slide valve (1) flow region (35), in particular a common flow region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jerome Thiery, Markus Hartinger, Georg Reeb, Ralph Engelberg, Andreas lllmann
  • Publication number: 20160134168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wet-operated armature of an electric machine, in particular of an electric motor for a fuel pump, said armature comprising a main body and a commutator, wherein the armature is surrounded by a sleeve which fully encloses the main part and the commutator in a circumferential direction. The present invention further relates to the armature sleeve, to an electric machine comprising the armature and to a fuel pump comprising the electric machine. The present invention further relates to a method for producing the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Jerome Thiery, Benoit Monzie, Ursula Stucke
  • Publication number: 20150337962
    Abstract: The invention relates to known housing seals of two housing parts lying against each other, a first housing part (1) having a first sealing surface (6) and a second housing part (2) having a second sealing surface (7), which housing seals are equipped with a seal (15), which is inserted into a groove (10) in the first sealing surface (6) of the first housing part (1), wherein the groove (10) is covered by the second sealing surface (7) of the second housing part (2). According to the invention, in order to prevent crevice corrosion, the groove (10) has an opening (11) between the sealing surfaces (6, 7), which is used to ventilate the groove (10) having the inserted seal. The invention is intended for water pumps, in particular for auxiliary water pumps of motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Lojewski, Christoph Klappenbach, Roland Schmidt, Claudius Muschelknautz, Klaus Eppel, Werner Decker, Christoph Heier, Joerg Wolf, Guenther Riehl, Norbert Knab, Benoit Monzie, Jerome Thiery
  • Patent number: 9184645
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine, comprising a stator (2), a rotor (3), a split cage (4), which separates a wet region (5) from a dry region (6), control electronics (9) and an interconnection element (7, 8), which produces an electrical contact between the stator (2) and the control electronics (9), wherein the rotor (3) is arranged in the wet region (5), wherein the interconnection element (7, 8) is surrounded at least partially by an insulating element (10), and wherein the insulating element (10) divides the dry region (6) into a first subregion (60), in which the stator (2) is arranged, and a second subregion (61), in which the control electronics (9) are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Riehl, Johann Braun, Joerg Schmid, Christoph Heier, Thomas Heid, Claudius Muschelknautz, Tilo Koenig, Jerome Thiery
  • Patent number: 9030065
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronically commutated electric machine (1), comprising a stator housing (3) which receives a stator (4) in a stator chamber (13) and which delimits a rotor chamber (14) receiving a rotor. According to the invention, the stator housing (3) comprises a main housing (31) and a cover (9), wherein an elastic sealing element (8) is arranged between the main housing (31) and cover (9) and extends into the inside of the stator housing (3) with at least one radial region (30) and forms a tolerance compensating element (19) acting on the stator (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery, Christoph Heier
  • Patent number: 9018811
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator assembly (7) for an electric motor (1), in particular for a rotatory claw pole motor, including: an electrically conductive stator (8, 9) having a winding channel extending in the circumferential direction; a stator winding (6) extending in the winding channel; feed lines (5) for electrically contacting the stator winding (6); and a contact element (13) that electrically connects one of the feed lines (5) to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Christoph Heier, Karlheinz Lunghard, Jerome Thiery
  • Publication number: 20140346921
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for retaining a machine component (3), in particular a stator, in a housing (2, 13) of an electric machine, wherein a pressure element (20) is provided in the housing (2, 13) in order to press the machine component (3) with a force against a stop (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Claudius Muschelknautz, Roland Schmidt, Christoph Heier, Tilo Koenig, Joerg Schmid, Samir Mahfoudh, Claude Berling, Jerome Thiery
  • Publication number: 20130270942
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine, comprising a stator (2), a rotor (3), a split cage (4), which separates a wet region (5) from a dry region (6), control electronics (9) and an interconnection element (7, 8), which produces an electrical contact between the stator (2) and the control electronics (9), wherein the rotor (3) is arranged in the wet region (5), wherein the interconnection element (7, 8) is surrounded at least partially by an insulating element (10), and wherein the insulating element (10) divides the dry region (6) into a first subregion (60), in which the stator (2) is arranged, and a second subregion (61), in which the control electronics (9) are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Riehl, Johann Braun, Joerg Schmid, Christoph Heier, Thomas Heid, Claudius Muschelknautz, Tilo Koenig, Jerome Thiery
  • Publication number: 20130193801
    Abstract: An electrical machine (100) comprises a housing (110), a stator (200) arranged in the housing and a conical spring washer (300), which holds the stator (200) in its installed position by means of a predetermined axial spring force (FA). In this case, the conical spring washer (300) comprises an annular base body (310), which is attached to a housing inner wall (110) by means of an attachment device (330), as well as a number of spring structures (320) which extend from the annular base body (310) in the direction of the stator (200) and support the stator (200) axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Schmid, Samir Mahfoudh, Christoph Heier, Claudius Muschelknautz, Tilo Koenig, Jerome Thiery
  • Publication number: 20120299413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stator assembly (7) for an electric motor (1), in particular for a rotatory claw pole motor, comprising:—an electrically conductive stator (8, 9) having a winding channel extending in the circumferential direction;—a stator winding (6) extending in the winding channel;—feed lines (5) for electrically contacting the stator winding (6);—a contact element (13), which electrically connects one of the feed lines (5) to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Christoph Heier, Karlheinz Lunghard, Jerome Thiery
  • Patent number: 8277181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid pump, in particular a liquid pump for a cooling and/or heating circuit of a motor vehicle, having a pump housing and having a rotationally fixed shaft, which is arranged in the pump housing, for an inner rotor which has an impeller wheel. According to the invention, it is proposed that the shaft is mounted at one side and, at its end remote from the bearing point, supports a bearing cap which engages at least partially around the shaft. The invention also relates to a method for producing a fluid pump of said type, in which method the shaft is fixed with its first end in a housing, in particular in a plastic housing, of the pump, the inner rotor of the pump is pushed onto the shaft and is secured axially by means of a bearing cap which is placed onto the shaft and is supported by the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery, Christoph Heier, Claudius Muschelknautz
  • Publication number: 20120219411
    Abstract: The invention relates to a centrifugal pump (100), in particular for a coolant in a motor vehicle, comprising a first centrifugal pump stage (102) having a first pump housing (108), and a first impeller (110) rotatably mounted therein, and to a drive device (106) for coaxially driving the first impeller. A second centrifugal pump stage (104) has a second pump housing (114) and a second impeller (116) rotatably mounted therein and an intermediate housing (120) is located between the first and the second pump housing (108, 114) for diverting a fluid flow dispersed by the first impeller to an inlet region of the second impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Christoph Heier, Jerome Thiery
  • Publication number: 20120091839
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor, in particular for a pump in a motor vehicle. The electric motor has a housing, a stator and an armature. The electric motor also has a control unit which is preferably formed on a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board is connected to the housing and/or to the stator via electrical connecting lines which are in particular in the form of wires and are solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery, Christoph Heier, Christoph Klappenbach, Thomas Lojowski, Petra Maly
  • Publication number: 20120007456
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronically commutated electric machine (1), comprising a stator housing (3) which receives a stator (4) in a stator chamber (13) and which delimits a rotor chamber (14) receiving a rotor. According to the invention, the stator housing (3) comprises a main housing (31) and a cover (9), wherein an elastic sealing element (8) is arranged between the main housing (31) and cover (9) and extends into the inside of the stator housing (3) with at least one radial region (30) and forms a tolerance compensating element (19) acting on the stator (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery, Christoph Heier
  • Publication number: 20090252607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid pump, in particular a liquid pump for a cooling and/or heating circuit of a motor vehicle, having a pump housing and having a rotationally fixed shaft, which is arranged in the pump housing, for an inner rotor which has an impeller wheel. According to the invention, it is proposed that the shaft is mounted at one side and, at its end remote from the bearing point, supports a bearing cap which engages at least partially around the shaft. The invention also relates to a method for producing a fluid pump of said type, in which method the shaft is fixed with its first end in a housing, in particular in a plastic housing, of the pump, the inner rotor of the pump is pushed onto the shaft and is secured axially by means of a bearing cap which is placed onto the shaft and is supported by the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery, Christoph Heier, Claudius Muschelknautz
  • Publication number: 20080258583
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric machine comprising a rotor, a claw-pole stator (11) which surrounds the rotor, and a unit detecting the rotor position. According to the invention, a flux barrier (12) is provided in the area of a sensor (13) of the unit detecting the rotor position in order to block stray fields of the claw-pole stator (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Heier, Bernd Hein, Jerome Thiery