Patents by Inventor Volker Hertweck

Volker Hertweck 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: 11904381
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a gear worm (12) which is located in particular on an armature shaft (14) of an electromotive drive unit (10), wherein firstly a worm gear (20) having screw flanks (22) axially opposite one another on a longitudinal axis (18) is formed by means of a rolling tool, and subsequently a groove structure (24) which is concentric about the longitudinal axis (18) is formed on the screw flanks (22) by means of an additional process step. The invention also relates to a gear worm (12) produced according to the method according to the invention, and to a transmission drive unit (10) containing such a gear worm (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jie Bao, Bernhard De Graaff, Daniel Cettier, Guang Qiao, Holger Thoene, Otmar Hertwig, Volker Hertweck
  • Publication number: 20220055092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a gear worm (12) which is located in particular on an armature shaft (14) of an electromotive drive unit (10), wherein firstly a worm gear (20) having screw flanks (22) axially opposite one another on a longitudinal axis (18) is formed by means of a rolling tool, and subsequently a groove structure (24) which is concentric about the longitudinal axis (18) is formed on the screw flanks (22) by means of an additional process step. The invention also relates to a gear worm (12) produced according to the method according to the invention, and to a transmission drive unit (10) containing such a gear worm (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jie Bao, Bernhard De Graaff, Daniel Cettier, Guang Qiao, Holger Thoene, Otmar Hertwig, Volker Hertweck
  • Patent number: 8347751
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission device comprising a first gear wheel and a second gear wheel that is rotatably coupled thereto, wherein a damping element acting in the circumferential direction is provided axially between the gear wheels. According to the invention it is provided that the damping element can be tensioned by the gear wheels during the operation of the transmission device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Haussecker, Max Fiedler, Volker Hertweck, Franz Tasch, Peter Bohr, Holger Thoene, Dieter Depner
  • Patent number: 8106609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive and evaluation unit for displacing an object to be displaced, particularly for raising and lowering a side window in a motor vehicle. The drive includes a commutator motor with a stator having two diametrically opposed permanent magnets. The magnets have cross-sectional shapes of a respective peripheral contour segment, having a radial inner peripheral contour segment which encompasses an armature over a respective inner peripheral angle. The armature is provided with ten grooves spaced around its periphery for holding armature windings that are configured as lap windings. The evaluation unit includes a device for determining the rotational position of the armature by evaluating the ripple count of the armature current. According to the invention, the armature windings are configured as short pitch windings, and the inner peripheral angle of the radial inner peripheral contour segment of at least one of the magnets is between 101° and 111°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Haussecker, Dirk Buehler, Peter Froehlich, Francois Schramm, Volker Hertweck
  • Publication number: 20110036189
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission device comprising a first gear wheel and a second gear wheel that is rotatably coupled thereto, wherein a damping element acting in the circumferential direction is provided axially between the gear wheels. According to the invention it is provided that the damping element can be tensioned by the gear wheels during the operation of the transmission device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Walter Hausseecker, Max Fiedler, Volker Hertweck, Franz Tasch, Peter Bohr, Holger Thoene, Dieter Depner
  • Publication number: 20090304369
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive and evaluation unit for displacing an object to be displaced, particularly for raising and lowering a side window in a motor vehicle. The drive includes a commutator motor with a stator having two diametrically opposed permanent magnets. The magnets have cross-sectional shapes of a respective peripheral contour segment, having a radial inner peripheral contour segment which encompasses an armature over a respective inner peripheral angle. The armature is provided with ten grooves spaced around its periphery for holding armature windings that are configured as lap windings. The evaluation unit includes a device for determining the rotational position of the armature by evaluating the ripple count of the armature current. According to the invention, the armature windings are configured as short pitch windings, and the inner peripheral angle of the radial inner peripheral contour segment of at least one of the magnets is between 101° and 111°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Walter Haussecker, Dirk Buehler, Peter Froehlich, Francois Schramm, Volker Hertweck