Patents by Inventor Andreas Baechle

Andreas Baechle 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: 11958650
    Abstract: A method for producing packagings (12a; 12b), in particular cartons, in which in at least one method step packaging parts (32a; 32b), in particular carton parts, are conveyed by a transport device (14a; 14b) having a planar drive. The packaging parts (32a; 32b) are in each case moved via at least one platform (30a; 30b) of the transport device (14a; 14b) which is movable by the planar drive, and are processed during a movement that is induced by the platform (30a; 30b). At least one processing step for producing a packaging (12a; 12b) from a packaging part (32a; 32b) is realized at least partly by a force generated by the at least one movable platform (30a; 30b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Syntegon Packaging Systems AG
    Inventors: Andreas Baechle, Philipp Kuettel, Roger Meili
  • Publication number: 20230234741
    Abstract: A method for producing packagings (12a; 12b), in particular cartons, wherein in at least one method step packaging parts (32a; 32b), in particular carton parts, are conveyed by means of a transport device (14a; 14b) having a planar drive, wherein the packaging parts (32a; 32b) are in each case moved via at least one platform (30a; 30b) of the transport device (14a; 14b) which is movable by the planar drive, and are processed during a movement that is induced by the platform (30a; 30b), wherein at least one processing step for producing a packaging (12a; 12b) from a packaging part (32a; 32b) is realized at least partly by a force generated by the at least one movable platform (30a; 30b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Baechle, Philipp Kuettel, Roger Meili
  • Patent number: 10723096
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing packaging (18) from paper material (5), in particular paper, cardboard or paperboard, said method comprising the following steps: forming packaging (18) from a blank (19) made of paper material (5), which paper material overlaps at at least one joining site (21); positioning the at least one joining site (21) between a sonotrode (2) and an anvil (3); applying the joining site (21) with a joining force in a joining force direction (6); and making the sonotrode (2) ultrasonically vibrate in order to ultrasonically weld the paper material (5) at the joining site (21), which method is characterised in that the paper material (5) is moistened, preferably on the inner sides of the joining sites (21), before forming the packaging (18) and/or while forming the packaging (18) and/or after forming the packaging (18) and/or during the ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Wieduwilt, Bernhard Vaihinger, Roland Czuday, Andreas Baechle
  • Patent number: 10087018
    Abstract: The invention proceeds from a transporting apparatus for a packaging machine, for transferring pack groups, in particular groups of cardboard boxes and/or cardboard blanks, along a transporting route from at least a first pack-group arrangement in a first transporting-route portion into at least one further pack-group arrangement in at least one further transporting-route portion, wherein the first pack-group arrangement and the at least one further pack-group arrangement are spaced apart internally in each case by different distances, having at least two transporting units, which can be driven independently in a movement plane along the transporting route, at least between the first transporting-route portion and the further transporting-route portion, in a transporting direction and in a return direction, which is counter to the transporting direction, wherein the transporting units each have at least one driving element, by means of which, in at least one operating state, the respective transporting unit i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Baechle
  • Publication number: 20170341875
    Abstract: The invention proceeds from a transporting apparatus for a packaging machine, for transferring pack groups, in particular groups of cardboard boxes and/or cardboard blanks, along a transporting route from at least a first pack-group arrangement in a first transporting-route portion into at least one further pack-group arrangement in at least one further transporting-route portion, wherein the first pack-group arrangement and the at least one further pack-group arrangement are spaced apart internally in each case by different distances, having at least two transporting units, which can be driven independently in a movement plane along the transporting route, at least between the first transporting-route portion and the further transporting-route portion, in a transporting direction and in a return direction, which is counter to the transporting direction, wherein the transporting units each have at least one driving element, by means of which, in at least one operating state, the respective transporting unit i
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Andreas Baechle
  • Patent number: 9828192
    Abstract: An arrangement for transferring and/or grouping products (32) is proposed, comprising at least one mover (20) which has at least one permanent magnet (19) which is connected to the mover (20), wherein the permanent magnet (19) interacts with at least one coil plane (18) of a drive surface (13) for the in particular contactless driving of the mover (20), wherein the mover (20) is arranged displaceably and/or rotatably in at least two degrees of freedom on the drive surface (13), furthermore comprising at least one conveying system (34, 38) which conveys products (32), characterized in that the mover (20) picks up or deposits at least one product (32) by means of a movement of the mover (20) with at least one vertical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Baechle, Hansruedi Wanner
  • Publication number: 20170225911
    Abstract: An arrangement for transferring and/or grouping products (32) is proposed, comprising at least one mover (20) which has at least one permanent magnet (19) which is connected to the mover (20), wherein the permanent magnet (19) interacts with at least one coil plane (18) of a drive surface (13) for the in particular contactless driving of the mover (20), wherein the mover (20) is arranged displaceably and/or rotatably in at least two degrees of freedom on the drive surface (13), furthermore comprising at least one conveying system (34, 38) which conveys products (32), characterized in that the mover (20) picks up or deposits at least one product (32) by means of a movement of the mover (20) with at least one vertical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Baechle, Hansruedi Wanner
  • Publication number: 20160311189
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing packaging (18) from paper material (5), in particular paper, cardboard or paperboard, said method comprising the following steps: forming packaging (18) from a blank (19) made of paper material (5), which paper material overlaps at at least one joining site (21); positioning the at least one joining site (21) between a sonotrode (2) and an anvil (3); applying the joining site (21) with a joining force in a joining force direction (6); and making the sonotrode (2) ultrasonically vibrate in order to ultrasonically weld the paper material (5) at the joining site (21), which method is characterised in that the paper material (5) is moistened, preferably on the inner sides of the joining sites (21), before forming the packaging (18) and/or while forming the packaging (18) and/or after forming the packaging (18) and/or during the ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Ulrich WIEDUWILT, Bernhard VAIHINGER, Roland CZUDAY, Andreas BAECHLE
  • Patent number: 8944238
    Abstract: A closed transport track, includes two tubular or rod-shaped guide rails (12, 14), which are arranged parallel to and substantially vertically on top of each other. At least one transport module (10) is connected to each guide rail (12, 14) via at least one support roll pair (46, 48), wherein the rolls of each support roll pair (46, 48) can be rotated about roll axes (a) which are substantially perpendicular to a guide rail axis (x) and include an angle of less than 180° and the rolls are seated against one of the guide rails (12, 14) in a detent position. The support roll pairs (46, 48) are non-positively seated against the guide rails (12, 14) via at least one force element (40), which acts on the support roll pairs (46, 48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Baechle
  • Patent number: 8718816
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for moving piece goods from at least one piece goods conveyor (12) running in a transport direction (x) into placement positions of at least one placement position conveyor (14, 16) running in the same or opposite transport direction (+x?, ?x?) as the transport direction (x) of the piece good conveyor(s) (12) in a robot processing line, having robots (18) disposed at least on one side of a centerline (m) of the piece goods conveyor (12) of a width, wherein the piece goods are picked from the piece goods conveyor(s) by means of the robots (18) and placed in placement positions on the placement position conveyors (14, 16). At least part of the piece goods are transported transverse to the transport direction (x) of the piece goods conveyor(s) (12) when transiting the robot line (10) at a location of the robot line (10) into the pick region of the robots (18) disposed on the other side of the longitudinal centerline (m) of the piece goods conveyor(s) (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Lukas Sutter, Hans-Peter Kientz, Andreas Baechle
  • Publication number: 20130299316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transporting objects along a closed transport track, comprising, as the transport track, two tubular or rod-shaped guide rails (12, 14), which are arranged parallel to and substantially vertically on top of each other. At least one transport module (10) is connected to each guide rail (12, 14) via at least one support roll pair (46, 48), wherein the rolls of each support roll pair (46, 48) can be rotated about roll axes (a) which are substantially perpendicular to a guide rail axis (x) and include an angle of less than 180° and the rolls are seated against one of the guide rails (12, 14) in a detent position. The device is equipped with a drive means which is arranged so as to rotate substantially parallel to the guide rails (12, 14) and which can be connected to the at least one transport module (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Baechle
  • Publication number: 20120209423
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for moving piece goods from at least one piece goods conveyor (12) miming in a transport direction (x) into placement positions of at least one placement position conveyor (14, 16) running in the same or opposite transport direction (+x?, ?x?) as the transport direction (x) of the piece good conveyor(s) (12) in a robot processing line, having robots (18) disposed at least on one side of a centerline (m) of the piece goods conveyor (12) of a width, wherein the piece goods are picked from the piece goods conveyor(s) by means of the robots (18) and placed in placement positions on the placement position conveyors (14, 16). At least part of the piece goods are transported transverse to the transport direction (x) of the piece goods conveyor(s) (12) when transiting the robot line (10) at a location of the robot line (10) into the pick region of the robots (18) disposed on the other side of the longitudinal centerline (m) of the piece goods conveyor(s) (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Lukas Sutter, Hans-Peter Kientz, Andreas Baechle
  • Publication number: 20120168279
    Abstract: In a device (10) for transporting containers (20), a first and a second lateral transport guide (14, 16) for guiding the containers (20) on both sides are associated with a belt-shaped container support (12) that can be moved in a transport direction (x). At least one of the transport guides (14, 16) can be moved in the transport direction (x) at the same speed as the container support (12), and the transport guides (14, 16) have clamping elements (8) for fixing the containers (20) between the first and the second transport guides (14, 16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Baechle