Patents by Inventor Uwe Engelfried

Uwe Engelfried 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).

  • Publication number: 20150321378
    Abstract: A separating device for a machine tool includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit configured to guide the cutting strand. The guide unit forms a closed system together with the cutting strand. The separating device further includes at least one cutting strand tensioning unit that is positioned on the guide unit, and that is configured to compensate for at least one of play and tolerance in the cutting strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Petr Grulich
  • Publication number: 20150321381
    Abstract: A power cutting tool includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit configured to guide the cutting strand. The power cutting tool further includes at least one cutting strand contact guard unit which has at least one cutting strand contact guard element. The at least one cutting strand contact guard element is movably mounted on the guide unit and is configured to at least substantially prevent, in at least one operating position of the cutting strand contact guard element, contact between the cutting strand and a user of the power cutting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Petr Grulich
  • Publication number: 20150321375
    Abstract: A closure device, in particular a tool-holder closure device, includes at least one movably mounted closure element and at least one securing unit. The securing unit includes at least one movably mounted securing element configured to secure the closure element in at least one position thereof. The closure device further includes at least one stop unit which has at least one stop element. The stop element, depending on at least one position of the closure element, is configured to stop the securing element at least largely against a movement relative to the closure element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jens Zieger, Uwe Engelfried, Thomas Duerr
  • Publication number: 20150290830
    Abstract: A tool coupling device is configured to hold a machine tool cutting device. In particular, the tool coupling device is configured to hold a machine tool cutting device configured as a closed system, having at least one cutting train clamping unit for generating a cutting train clamping force and having at least one tool-holding unit comprising at least one movably mounted tool-holder element. The tool coupling device includes at least one movement-coupling unit by which the tool-holder element can be coupled with a clamping element for a movement of the clamping element of the cutting train clamping unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Jens Zieger, Uwe Engelfried, Petr Grulich, Thomas Duerr
  • Publication number: 20150231793
    Abstract: A cutting strand segment for a cutting strand of a machine tool separating device includes at least one blade carrier element, at least one blade element arranged on the blade carrier element, and at least one cutting depth limiting element arranged on the blade carrier element which is configured to limit a maximum cutting depth of the blade element to a value that is less than 0.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Petr Grulich
  • Publication number: 20150158199
    Abstract: A tool coupling device for a receptacle of a machine tool separating device formed as a closed system includes at least one cutting strand tensioning unit that has at least one tensioning element. The tool coupling device also includes at least one operating unit that includes at least one operating element. The cutting strand tensioning unit includes at least one gear unit that is configured to move the tensioning element as a result of an actuation of the operating element of the operating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Thomas Duerr, Jens Zieger, Petr Grulich
  • Publication number: 20150122102
    Abstract: A method for producing a cutting unit segment of a cutting unit of a machine tool separating device, includes at least one cutter support element and at least one cutter element. In at least one step, the cutter element is molded on the cutter support element by a drawing process in an at least partially staggered manner relative to an outer surface of the cutter support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Milan Bozic, Petr Grulich
  • Publication number: 20150096419
    Abstract: A power tool system includes at least one power tool which has at least one workpiece support unit that is configured to support a workpiece during machining, and also includes at least one machining tool device which extends through a workpiece support surface of the workpiece support unit in at least one operating state. The machining tool device includes at least one cutting strand that is configured to be driven in circulation. A ratio of a maximum height of the workpiece support unit to a maximum cutting depth of the machining tool device is less than 4.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Tobias Lutz, Robin Schuler, Uwe Engelfried
  • Publication number: 20150059190
    Abstract: A machine tool separating device, in particular a manual machine tool separating device, includes at least one cutting train that comprises at least one cutter-support element and at least one connecting element that is integrally formed with the cutter-support element. The cutter-support element has at least one transverse securing element that is configured to secure the cutter-support element against a transverse movement relative to another cutter-support element of the cutting train to the greatest extent possible in the assembled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Petr Grulich
  • Publication number: 20140173918
    Abstract: A machine tool separating device, in particular on a handheld machine tool separating device, includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit, which form a self-contained system. The guide unit comprises at least one main guide unit element and/or at least one cutting strand holding unit, wherein at least the main guide unit element and/or the cutting strand holding unit has at least two guide surfaces, which have different alignments in relation to one another and which, when mounted, are provided to guide the cutting strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Rudolf Fuchs, Petr Grulich, Uwe Engelfried
  • Publication number: 20140059868
    Abstract: A power-tool system has at least one power-tool parting device which includes at least one cutting strand and at least one guide unit. The power-tool system also has at least one portable power tool, which includes at least one coupling device, configured to couple the power-tool parting device, and at least one through-grip main handle. The at least one through-grip main handle includes at least one handle longitudinal axis which extends at least substantially transversely in relation to a longitudinal axis of the at least one guide unit, at least when the power-tool parting device is disposed on the at least one coupling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Rudolf Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20140041502
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a power tool separation device, in particular a hand-held power tool separation device, comprising at least one cutting unit which comprises at least two interconnected cutter support elements. At least two cutter support elements are interconnected by means of at least one connecting element of the cutting unit, and the connecting element is essentially flush with at least one outer surface of the at least two cutter support elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Fuchs, Petr Grulich, Uwe Engelfried
  • Publication number: 20130228058
    Abstract: A power-tool parting device, in particular a hand power-tool parting device, has at least one cutting strand. The at least one cutting strand includes at least one cutting-strand segment, at least one further cutting-strand segment, and at least one connecting element that is integral with the at least one cutting-strand segment. The at least one connecting element has at least one outside-face fixing surface configured to be fixed to a corresponding fixing surface of the at least one further cutting-strand segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ivo Gruber, Uwe Engelfried, Petr Grulich
  • Patent number: 8490715
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held machine tool, in particular a hammer drill and/or chipping hammer. The tool according to the invention has a transmission device with a drive bearing that has at least one torque-transmitting means with a transmitting contour for transmitting a torque onto the drive bearing. According to the invention, the transmitting contour of the torque-transmitting means is produced by axial machining and/or a stamping and/or planning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Andre Ullrich, Richard Engel, Tobias Herr
  • Patent number: 8069930
    Abstract: A hand power tool, in particular a drill hammer, percussion drill or percussion screwdriver, includes a pistol grip (2), which is connected in vibration-damped fashion to the tool housing (1). The pistol grip (2) is supported on the tool housing (1) pivotably about a shaft (5), and the shaft (5) extends transversely to the primary direction of vibration (3) of the hand power tool. At least one spring element (10), which acts in the direction of vibration, is located between the tool housing (1) and the pistol grip (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Engelfried
  • Patent number: 7971656
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool, has a housing, at least one partially hollow U-shaped C-shaped handle with a yoke part and two parallel leg parts and supported in a resilient manner such that the handle is movable relative to the housing in order to dampen vibrations, at least one coupling element accommodated at least partially inside the C-shaped handle to synchronize motion between the two leg parts and having a recess, and a switch arranged in a vicinity of the coupling element and having a switch housing extending in an interior of the handle and accommodated in the recess of the coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Gerhard Meixner
  • Patent number: 7921935
    Abstract: The invention is based on a portable power tool having a vibration-damped handle (10) which has two legs (12, 14) running in the longitudinal direction (48) of the portable power tool and which is motionally coupled to its housing (28), wherein at least one lever (20, 22; 20a, 22a; 20b, 22b) oriented transversely to the longitudinal direction (48) is coupled to each of the two legs (12, 14) at an articulation point (16, 18; 16a, 18a), and wherein the levers (20, 22; 20a, 22a; 20b, 22b) are coupled to a joint region (50) lying between the two legs (12, 14) of the handle (10). It is proposed that each lever (20, 22; 20a, 22a; 20b, 22b) have a bearing point (24, 26; 24a, 20 26a; 24b, 26b) between the joint region (50) and the respective articulation point (16, 18; 16a, 18a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Lars Schmid, Johannes Schnitzler, Gerhard Meixner, Juergen Lennartz, Jan Koalick
  • Patent number: 7823256
    Abstract: The invention relates to an additional hand grip (2) for a hand machine tool, comprising a clamp (4) for clamping the additional hand grip (2) to a part of the hand machine tool, a handlebar (6) for gripping and holding of the additional hand grip (2), and a pivot joint (8) that can be blocked, arranged between the clamp (4) and the handlebar (6). The pivot joint (8) can be blocked with an eccentric tension lever (10), which is formed by a pivotable part (24) of the handlebar (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Lars Schmid, Johannes Schnitzler, Gerhard Meixner, Jan Koalick
  • Publication number: 20100108339
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held Machine tool, in particular a hammer drill and/or chipping hammer. The tool according to the invention has a transmission device with a drive bearing that has at least one torque-transmitting means with a transmitting contour for transmitting a torque onto the drive bearing. According to the invention, the transmitting contour of the torque-transmitting means is produced by axial machining and/or a stamping and/or planning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Andre Ullrich, Richard Engel, Tobias Herr
  • Publication number: 20100025062
    Abstract: The invention is based on a portable power tool having a vibration-damped handle (10) which has two legs (12, 14) running in the longitudinal direction (48) of the portable power tool and which is motionally coupled to its housing (28), wherein at least one lever (20, 22; 20a, 22a; 20b, 22b) oriented transversely to the longitudinal direction (48) is coupled to each of the two legs (12, 14) at an articulation point (16, 18; 16a, 18a), and wherein the levers (20, 22; 20a, 22a; 20b, 22b) are coupled to a joint region (50) lying between the two legs (12, 14) of the handle (10). It is proposed that each lever (20, 22; 20a, 22a; 20b, 22b) have a bearing point (24, 26; 24a, 20 26a; 24b, 26b) between the joint region (50) and the respective articulation point (16, 18; 16a, 18a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Lars Schmid, Johannes Schnitzler, Gerhard Meixner, Juergen Lennartz, Jan Koalick