Patents by Inventor Stefan Strengert

Stefan Strengert 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: 9499143
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system and method for operating same, having a master brake cylinder, a brake medium reservoir, and a first brake circuit, connected via a reservoir line to the brake reservoir, having at least one first wheel brake cylinder, a first wheel inlet valve associated with the first brake cylinder, a first pump, by which a first brake medium volume is pumpable from the reservoir line through the open first wheel inlet valve into the first brake cylinder, a continuously adjustable first wheel outlet valve, by which a first brake medium displacement from the first cylinder into the brake reservoir is controllable, and a connecting line having a spring-loaded non-return valve, via which a delivery side of the first pump is connected to the brake reservoir, a brake medium displacement from the brake reservoir to the delivery side of the first pump being prevented by the spring-loaded non-return valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Stefan Strengert
  • Publication number: 20160304074
    Abstract: A method for checking an isolation valve of a braking system of a vehicle includes the steps of: operating at least one pump of a brake circuit of the braking system which is hydraulically connected via the isolation valve to a brake master cylinder of the braking system for a predefined pump running time; measuring at least one value regarding a pressure present in the brake circuit; and determining, in consideration of the at least one measured value, whether the isolation valve is mechanically blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten MAUCHER, Tobias LENG, Stefan STRENGERT
  • Patent number: 9421953
    Abstract: A control device is described for a brake system of a vehicle, having a valve control device that is designed to determine, at least taking into account a provided information signal relating to a generator braking moment of a generator that is currently being exerted or is to be exerted, a first target state of a first valve of the brake system that is connected to a master brake cylinder of the brake system and to a fluid storage device of the brake system in such a way that a brake fluid volume can be displaced out of the master brake cylinder into the fluid storage device via the first valve, which is controlled into an at least partly open state, and to output a first control signal, corresponding to the first target state, to the first valve, the first target state being determinable, by the valve control device, for a valve connected via at least one intake line to a brake medium reservoir of the brake system as fluid storage device, as first valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Michael Kunz, Dirk Drotleff
  • Patent number: 9403518
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle includes: a main brake cylinder with a floating piston able to be shifted at least partially into the main brake cylinder, and a brake medium storage device into which a specified storage volume of a brake medium is able to be transferred without counterpressure, the brake medium storage device being hydraulically connected via an electrically controllable first valve to the main brake cylinder in such a way that, in response to a shifting of the floating piston partially into the main brake cylinder by a shift travel that is below a shift travel limit corresponding to the storage volume, a brake medium volume less than the specified storage volume is transferred without counterpressure from the main brake cylinder into the brake medium storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Michael Kunz
  • Patent number: 9403516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the activation of a brake of a hydraulic vehicle brake system of a hybrid vehicle which can be braked by the generator mode of an electric drive motor. The invention proposes equipping the vehicle brake system with an electromechanical brake booster and generating a pedal force at a brake pedal with the brake booster when braking by the generator mode of the electric drive motor occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz
  • Publication number: 20160129897
    Abstract: A braking system for a vehicle includes: a front axle wheel brake cylinder; a rear axle wheel brake cylinder; and a control electronics system for controlling a first brake pressure in the front axle wheel brake cylinder and/or a second brake pressure in the rear axle wheel brake cylinder. A limiting value z-critical is defined for the braking system, which specifies a maximum braking action, at which a traction stress on the front axle of the vehicle and a traction stress on the rear axle of the vehicle are equal. The braking system is mechanically configured for a z-critical of at least 0.7 g, and the braking system is controlled by the control electronics system during operation using a z-critical value of at most 0.7 g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Jochen FEINAUER, Stefan Strengert, Karl-Heniz Willmann
  • Publication number: 20160082938
    Abstract: A braking device and a braking system are provided, each having a master brake cylinder having at least one first pressure chamber that is subdivided or is able to be subdivided at least into a first partial volume and a second partial volume, which are hydraulically connectable or connected to a brake fluid reservoir, a first brake circuit being hydraulically connectable or connected to the first partial volume, and having a valve device that is mechanically designed in such a way that a pressure buildup up to a mechanically specified limit pressure may be brought about in the second partial volume, brake fluid being transferable at least into the first brake circuit via at least one subcomponent of the valve device, and an exceeding of the limit pressure in the second partial volume being prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Herbert VOLLERT, Oliver LEIBFRIED, Stefan STRENGERT, SR., Urs BAUER, Volkmar SCHLOTTER, Michael KUNZ, Matthias KISTNER, Karl-Heinz WILLMANN, Matthias SCHANZENBACH, Suekrue SENOL, Dagobert MASUR
  • Publication number: 20160059706
    Abstract: A control device is provided for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle, including an actuating device which is designed for outputting, at least temporarily, at least one first control signal and at least one second control signal in at least a first operating mode, taking into account at least one sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Michael KUNZ, Ralf-Peter JAIME, Stefan STRENGERT
  • Patent number: 9248812
    Abstract: A control device for a braking system of a vehicle, with the aid of which at least one provided setpoint variable regarding a setpoint brake pressure to be set in a first brake circuit and at least one provided actual variable regarding an actual brake pressure that is present in the first brake circuit, and/or an elasticity variable regarding an elasticity of a second brake circuit of the braking system are receivable, and a default variable regarding a setpoint additional volume of a brake fluid of the second brake circuit which is in a main cylinder braking mode is establishable, by taking into account a first deviation variable of the at least one actual variable from the at least one setpoint variable, and/or a second deviation variable of the elasticity variable from a predefined setpoint elasticity variable, so that a control signal corresponding to the established default variable is outputtable to at least one volume conveying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Dirk Drotleff, Michael Kotitschke
  • Patent number: 9221437
    Abstract: A controlling device for a brake system, including a generator control device, by which a setpoint generator braking torque may be set regarding an actuating intensity of a manipulation of a brake actuating element; and a valve control device, by which, if the stipulated setpoint generator braking torque is equal to zero, at least one accumulator opening valve of a brake circuit may be forced into a first valve position in such a manner, that displacement of brake fluid from a master brake cylinder into at least one wheel brake caliper of the brake circuit may be effected and displacement of brake fluid from the master brake cylinder into an accumulator of the brake circuit is prevented. If the stipulated setpoint generator braking torque is not equal to zero, the at least one accumulator opening valve may be forced into a second valve position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Michael Kunz
  • Publication number: 20150367823
    Abstract: A method for dimensioning a component of a braking system; the braking system having at least two brake-circuit partial circuits; each brake-circuit partial circuit having at least one pump element for building up a brake-circuit pressure and/or for returning brake-circuit fluid in an ABS case, the pump elements of the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits being operable using a motor element; and the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits being separable using a separating element, so that different brake-circuit pressures may be created in the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Steffen Benzler, Michael Kunz, Stefan Strengert, Heiko Druckenmueller
  • Publication number: 20150307073
    Abstract: In a method for operating a braking system of a vehicle by limiting brake pressure buildup during an activation of a brake actuating element, the rear wheel outlet valves of the rear wheel brake cylinders, which are respectively associated with a rear wheel of the vehicle, are controlled, at least temporarily, into an open state during the activation of the brake actuating element, and the front wheel inlet valves of the front wheel brake cylinders, which are respectively associated with a front wheel of the vehicle, are controlled, at least temporarily, into a closed state during the control of the rear wheel outlet valves into the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Stefan Strengert
  • Publication number: 20150307072
    Abstract: A method for operating a braking system includes: limiting a brake pressure buildup in a brake circuit of the braking system to a response pressure of a storage volume of the brake circuit by controlling a first wheel outlet valve of a first wheel brake cylinder of the brake circuit into an opened state at least temporarily during an increasing activation intensity of an activation of a brake actuating element connected to a master break cylinder; providing an additional reduction of a brake pressure in the brake circuit to below the response pressure during a constant activation intensity by controlling the first wheel outlet valve into a closed state; and activating a brake booster in such a way that an internal pressure present in the master brake cylinder is reduced with the aid of the activated brake booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Yasutaka Nagakura
  • Publication number: 20150239350
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle regenerative braking system, having an engine control device, with which a setpoint engine braking torque variable for a setpoint engine braking torque to be imparted by an electric motor, useable in generator mode, is defineable, considering a setpoint overall braking torque variable for a predefined setpoint overall braking torque, and considering an actual friction braking torque variable for an imparted/impartable actual friction braking torque of at least one additional friction brake, wherein if the setpoint variable is below a threshold, the setpoint variable is defineable according to a difference between the setpoint overall braking torque to be imparted and the imparted/impartable braking torque, and if the setpoint variable is above the threshold, the setpoint variable is defineable according to a sum of a predefined additional braking torque and the difference. Also described are a regenerative braking system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Thorsten Maucher, Jochen Bodmann, Gottfried Bauer, Stefan Strengert
  • Patent number: 9108514
    Abstract: A control device for a braking system equipped with an electric drive device and/or generator device includes: a first receiving device with the aid of which a specified value regarding a brake pressure in at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one brake circuit is receivable, a second receiving device with the aid of which an actual value regarding a pressure in the at least one brake circuit and/or the brake pressure in the at least one wheel brake cylinder is/are receivable, and a control unit with the aid of which a setpoint mode of the electric drive device and/or generator device is specifiable taking the received specified value and the received actual value into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Werner Quirant, Niccolo Haegele, Jens Kolarsky, Stefan Strengert
  • Publication number: 20150197230
    Abstract: A method for operating a regenerative braking system of a vehicle includes: applying control to at least one valve of a brake circuit, before and/or during operation of a generator of the braking system, so that brake fluid is displaced out of a brake master cylinder and/or out of the at least one brake circuit into at least one reservoir volume; defining a target force difference variable regarding a booster force exerted by a brake booster in consideration of at least one of a generator braking torque information item, a brake master cylinder pressure variable, and an evaluation variable derived from at least the generator braking torque information item or the brake master cylinder pressure variable; and controlling the brake booster in consideration of the defined target force difference variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jens Kolarsky, Michael Kunz, Stefan Strengert, Herbert Vollert
  • Patent number: 9067578
    Abstract: A method/controller for operating a vehicle regenerative braking system by operating in a first braking mode, in which a generator braking torque of a generator is not zero and is equal to a first regenerative portion predefined for the first mode, and controlling the system out of the first mode into a second braking mode having a second regenerative portion, which is smaller than the first portion, so that brake fluid is pumped out of a storage volume of the system into at least one wheel brake cylinder and/or at least one brake circuit of the system via at least one brake fluid delivery mechanism; by activating the delivery mechanism via a setpoint delivery output variable, which is established/predefined for a setpoint brake pressure having a setpoint pressure rise which increases over time, so that an actual brake pressure having an actual pressure rise increase over time is built up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Michael Kunz, Dirk Drotleff
  • Patent number: 9061670
    Abstract: A hydraulic vehicle brake system, preferably a slip-controlled hydraulic vehicle brake system, includes two brake circuits to which wheel brakes of front wheels are attached. The brake system further includes an additional brake circuit, which is not attached to the main brake cylinder, but is provided with a hydraulic pump for power braking. Wheel brakes of vehicle wheels are attached to the additional brake circuit and are configured to be driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is operated as a generator during a braking operation to compensate for the braking moment generated in the additional brake circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Michael Kunz
  • Patent number: 9050955
    Abstract: A hydraulic vehicle brake system has a pedal travel simulator having a primary chamber and a secondary chamber, between which a piston is situated so as to be displaceable, the secondary chamber being fluidically connected to a storage chamber. Brake fluid from the storage chamber is able to be supplied via a hydraulic pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Stefan Strengert
  • Publication number: 20150137587
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system and method for operating same, having a master brake cylinder, a brake medium reservoir, and a first brake circuit, connected via a reservoir line to the brake reservoir, having at least one first wheel brake cylinder, a first wheel inlet valve associated with the first brake cylinder, a first pump, by which a first brake medium volume is pumpable from the reservoir line through the open first wheel inlet valve into the first brake cylinder, a continuously adjustable first wheel outlet valve, by which a first brake medium displacement from the first cylinder into the brake reservoir is controllable, and a connecting line having a spring-loaded non-return valve, via which a delivery side of the first pump is connected to the brake reservoir, a brake medium displacement from the brake reservoir to the delivery side of the first pump being prevented by the spring-loaded non-return valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Michael KUNZ, Stefan STRENGERT