Patents by Inventor Ulrich Schmatz

Ulrich Schmatz 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: 10033133
    Abstract: A wiring harness plug connector. The wiring harness plug connector encompasses a contact carrier and at least one electrical lead. The contact carrier has at least one passthrough conduit for the at least one electrical lead. The at least one electrical lead is passed through the passthrough conduit in an insertion direction. The contact carrier has, in front of the at least one passthrough conduit when viewed in the insertion direction, a partition that surrounds a sealing space. Provision is made that the sealing space is filled with a sealant in such a way, and that the sealant at least locally fills up the at least one passthrough conduit in such a way, that the at least one electrical lead is surrounded in fluid-tight fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Koeksal Zorlu, Ulrich Schmatz, Wolfgang Pade
  • Publication number: 20170373428
    Abstract: A wiring harness plug connector. The wiring harness plug connector encompasses a contact carrier and at least one electrical lead. The contact carrier has at least one passthrough conduit for the at least one electrical lead. The at least one electrical lead is passed through the passthrough conduit in an insertion direction. The contact carrier has, in front of the at least one passthrough conduit when viewed in the insertion direction, a partition that surrounds a sealing space. Provision is made that the sealing space is filled with a sealant in such a way, and that the sealant at least locally fills up the at least one passthrough conduit in such a way, that the at least one electrical lead is surrounded in fluid-tight fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Koeksal Zorlu, Ulrich Schmatz, Wolfgang Pade
  • Patent number: 9666969
    Abstract: A contact for a plug connector has: a housing; and a primary lance which projects obliquely outwardly over the housing counter to a plug-in direction and which is inwardly deflectable for restraining the contact plugged into a contact chamber of a plug connector. The primary lance has both a stiffened region and a resiliently deformable region which is curved and extends at least partially in the plug-in direction. The stiffened region has a crimp that extends in the longitudinal direction. A supporting region is additionally provided, against whose contact surface the primary lance rests in response to a tensile load on the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Zhenyu Hu, Ulrich Schmatz
  • Patent number: 9620880
    Abstract: A direct plug element for contacting an electrical contact includes: a two-piece flexible direct contact having a first, separate spring element, and a second, separate spring element, the first spring element and the second spring element being situated one behind the other in a contact direction, and a first spring force of the first spring element and a second spring force of the second spring element is directed in essentially the same direction, and the second spring element includes a contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Schmatz, Peter Rehbein
  • Publication number: 20160372854
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly for establishing an electrical plug connection, the plug connector assembly including a contact carrier and a contact. The contact is insertable into the contact carrier in a plug-in direction and extends along a longitudinal axis. It has a contact section and a connecting neck section. The contact section including a contact latching element, which includes a protrusion transverse to the longitudinal axis and is, in particular, immovable in relation to the contact section. The contact carrier includes a contact carrier housing having a chamber for receiving the contact section of the contact. The chamber includes a first inner wall generally in parallel to the plug-in direction, a contact carrier latching element, provided adjacent to the first inner wall generally transverse to the plug-in direction, which includes a contact carrier latching surface, and a second inner wall opposite the first inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Ulrich Schmatz, Martin Saur, Zhenyu Hu, Wolfgang Pade, Rolf Wittmann
  • Patent number: 9306342
    Abstract: In a plug connection for the direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces on a circuit board, having a plug receptacle associated with the circuit board, into which the circuit board extends, having a plug pluggable into the plug receptacle, which has a contact carrier having contact elements for the direct electrical contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, and having a contact pressure spring device for pressing the contact elements of the contact carrier against the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact pressure spring device is provided in the plug receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Sellmer, Ulrich Schmatz, Michael Schoenfeld, Hartmut Buschle, Peter Rehbein, Markus Kroeckel, Juergen Stein, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 9276344
    Abstract: A connector element includes: at least two contact elements; and at least one latching element which has two diametrically opposed detents, which latching element is situated between the at least two contact elements. The at least one latching element is configured to be pivotable or bendable, and the two contact elements each have a recess for establishing a form-fit connection to one of the detents of the latching element. The recess is further configured to enable the latching element to be pivoted or bent in the direction of one of the two contact elements, so that the form-fit connection between the other contact element and the associated detent is able to be released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Schmatz, Wolfgang Pade
  • Publication number: 20150340792
    Abstract: A contact for a plug-in connector is provided, including a housing and an inwardly deflectable primary lance which is mounted in the housing interior. A locking subarea of the primary lance protrudes outwardly from the side through an opening. The contact also includes a contact surface between the housing and the primary lance for absorbing a pull-out force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Zhenyu HU, Ulrich SCHMATZ
  • Patent number: 9130294
    Abstract: A contact is provided for latching in a contact chamber of a plug connection element. The contact has a contact box having an upper wall, a lower wall, and two opposing side walls. A primary locking lance protrudes resiliently diagonally outward from the upper wall. To protect the primary locking lance against harmful plastic deformations due to externally attacking forces, at least one of the side walls, in an area laterally adjoining the primary locking lance, is configured to protrude outward beyond a plane of the upper wall. An outside edge is bent toward the primary locking lance, so that it overlaps a side edge of the primary locking lance so that it counteracts outward bending of the primary locking lance in a form-locked manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Schmatz, Rolf Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20150126058
    Abstract: A contact for a plug connector has: a housing; and a primary lance which projects obliquely outwardly over the housing counter to a plug-in direction and which is inwardly deflectable for restraining the contact plugged into a contact chamber of a plug connector. The primary lance has both a stiffened region and a resiliently deformable region which is curved and extends at least partially in the plug-in direction. The stiffened region has a crimp that extends in the longitudinal direction. A supporting region is additionally provided, against whose contact surface the primary lance rests in response to a tensile load on the contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Zhenyu Hu, Ulrich Schmatz
  • Publication number: 20140308856
    Abstract: A connector element includes: at least two contact elements; and at least one latching element which has two diametrically opposed detents, which latching element is situated between the at least two contact elements. The at least one latching element is configured to be pivotable or bendable, and the two contact elements each have a recess for establishing a form-fit connection to one of the detents of the latching element. The recess is further configured to enable the latching element to be pivoted or bent in the direction of one of the two contact elements, so that the form-fit connection between the other contact element and the associated detent is able to be released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHMATZ, Wolfgang PADE
  • Publication number: 20140141650
    Abstract: In a plug connection for the direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces on a circuit board, having a plug receptacle associated with the circuit board, into which the circuit board extends, having a plug pluggable into the plug receptacle, which has a contact carrier having contact elements for the direct electrical contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, and having a contact pressure spring device for pressing the contact elements of the contact carrier against the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact pressure spring device is provided in the plug receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Sellmer, Ulrich Schmatz, Michael Schoenfeld, Hartmut Buschle, Peter Rehbein, Markus Kroeckel, Juergen Stein, Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20140099841
    Abstract: A contact is provided for latching in a contact chamber of a plug connection element. The contact has a contact box haying an upper wall, a lower wall, and two opposing side walls. A primary locking lance protrudes resiliently diagonally outward from the upper wall. To protect the primary locking lance against harmful plastic deformations due to externally attacking forces, at least one of the side walls, in an area laterally adjoining the primary locking lance, is configured to protrude outward beyond a plane of the upper wall. An outside edge is bent toward the primary locking lance, so that it overlaps a side edge of the primary locking lance so that it counteracts outward bending of the primary locking lance in a form-locked manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHMATZ, Rolf WITTMANN
  • Publication number: 20140057466
    Abstract: A direct plug element for contacting an electrical contact includes: a two-piece flexible direct contact having a first, separate spring element, and a second, separate spring element, the first spring element and the second spring element being situated one behind the other in a contact direction, and a first spring force of the first spring element and a second spring force of the second spring element is directed in essentially the same direction, and the second spring element includes a contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Ulrich Schmatz
  • Patent number: 8039743
    Abstract: In a method for longitudinal sealing of electrical conductors that include one or more conductor elements disposed inside an external sheath, and include cavities between the individual conductor elements and between the individual conductor elements and the external sheath, in which the one end, requiring sealing, of the conductor is immersed in a liquid sealing compound, and the other end of the conductor has negative pressure applied to it. A sealing apparatus suitable for carrying out said method encompasses a supply reservoir for the liquid sealing compound into which the one end, requiring sealing, of the conductor is immersed, and a negative-pressure source to which the other end of the conductor is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Hofmeister, Ulrich Schmatz, Thomas Frahammer
  • Patent number: 7654845
    Abstract: Disclosed is a contacting connector (53) comprising a contacting plug (25) and a contacting socket (97) which is assigned, preferably joined in a defined position, to a contact carrier (17), particularly a printed board (16). The contacting plug (25) is fitted with at least one contact element (58) while the contact carrier (17) is provided with at least one contact surface (127), preferably a land (126) or a strip conductor. A receiving direction (a) that corresponds to a plug-in direction is defined between the contacting plug (25) and the contact carrier (17) while the contact element (58) lies on the contact carrier (17) with a certain contact force (FK). The inventive contacting connector (53) is characterized in that the contact force (FK) is independent of a force (F) acting between the contacting socket (97) and the contact carrier (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Buschle, Ulrich Schmatz
  • Publication number: 20090183896
    Abstract: In a method for longitudinal sealing of electrical conductors (2) that comprise one or more conductor elements (21) disposed inside an external sheath (22), and comprise cavities (23) between the individual conductor elements (21) and between the individual conductor elements (21) and the external sheath (22), according to the present invention the one end (2a), requiring sealing, of the conductor (2) is immersed in a liquid sealing compound (3), and the other end (2b) of the conductor (2) has negative pressure applied to it. A sealing apparatus (1) suitable for carrying out said method encompasses a supply reservoir (4) for the liquid sealing compound (3) into which the one end (2a), requiring sealing, of the conductor (2) is immersed; and a negative-pressure source (5) to which the other end (2b) of the conductor (2) is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Werner Hofmeister, Ulrich Schmatz, Thomas Frahammer
  • Publication number: 20080188130
    Abstract: Disclosed is a contacting connector (53) comprising a contacting plug (25) and a contacting socket (97) which is assigned, preferably joined in a defined position, to a contact carrier (17), particularly a printed board (16). The contacting plug (25) is fitted with at least one contact element (58) while the contact carrier (17) is provided with at least one contact surface (127), preferably a land (126) or a strip conductor. A receiving direction (a) that corresponds to a plug-in direction is defined between the contacting plug (25) and the contact carrier (17) while the contact element (58) lies on the contact carrier (17) with a certain contact force (FK). The inventive contacting connector (53) is characterized in that the contact force (FK) is independent of a force (F) acting between the contacting socket (97) and the contact carrier (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Hartmut Buschle, Ulrich Schmatz