Patents by Inventor Bernd Wirnitzer

Bernd Wirnitzer 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: 11787030
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing in which a drive unit is arranged, and a tool holder for the detachable holding of a tool insert. The tool insert is configured to be driven percussively and/or rotationally. A sensor unit is configured to detect at least one movement variable, and electronics are configured to control or regulate the power tool. The electronics have a percussion detection unit configured to determine a percussion mode based on at least one movement variable and/or a rotation detection unit configured to determine a rotation of the housing. The electronics control the drive unit based on the determined percussion mode and/or the determined rotation of the housing. The electronics have at least two parameter sets for the percussion detection unit and/or at least two parameter sets for the rotation detection unit. The electronics are configured to select one of the at least two parameter sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Joerg Hildebrandt, Andre Kurz, Erwin Strassburger, Andreas Schlegel, Patrick Heinen
  • Publication number: 20220105616
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing in which a drive unit is arranged, and a tool holder for the detachable holding of a tool insert. The tool insert is configured to be driven percussively and/or rotationally. A sensor unit is configured to detect at least one movement variable, and electronics are configured to control or regulate the power tool. The electronics have a percussion detection unit configured to determine a percussion mode based on at least one movement variable and/or a rotation detection unit configured to determine a rotation of the housing. The electronics control the drive unit based on the determined percussion mode and/or the determined rotation of the housing. The electronics have at least two parameter sets for the percussion detection unit and/or at least two parameter sets for the rotation detection unit. The electronics are configured to select one of the at least two parameter sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Joerg Hildebrandt, Andre Kurz, Erwin Strassburger, Andreas Schlegel, Patrick Heinen
  • Patent number: 10556333
    Abstract: A machine-tool device includes at least one control and/or regulation unit. The at least one control and/or regulation unit is configured to (i) at least one of control and/or regulation of a drive unit and (ii) determine at least one actual rotational speed of the drive unit from a signal of at least one sensor element taking the form of an acceleration sensor. The machine-tool device further includes at least one sensor unit which includes the at least one sensor element taking the form of the acceleration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Helge Sprenger, Hagen Philipp Keinath
  • Patent number: 10491044
    Abstract: An induction charging device and a method for inductively transmitting energy to an induction rechargeable battery device, with at least one primary oscillating circuit that includes at least one charging coil, and with a control/regulation unit for controlling the primary oscillating circuit with an inverter circuit. An excitation frequency of an output signal of the inverter circuit made up of half-waves essentially corresponds to a resonant frequency of the primary oscillating circuit. The induction charging device provides that, for reducing a charging current, the control/regulation unit, after an end-of-charge voltage of the induction rechargeable battery device is reached, controls the inverter circuit so that the output signal periodically sets at least one first half-wave to a high value, and an odd plurality of successive half-waves is then immediately set to a value that is low compared to the high value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Dragan Krupezevic, Guenter Lohr, Juergen Mack, Martin Gonda
  • Patent number: 10322502
    Abstract: The disclosure is based on a sensor device, in particular a hand-held power-tool sensor device, for identifying an uncontrolled occurrence of jamming in the case of a hand-held power tool, having at least one sensor unit, which is provided to sense at least one motion characteristic value of the hand-held power tool, and having a protective unit, which is provided to control the hand-held power tool in dependence on at least one triggering threshold value and the at least one motion characteristic value. It is proposed that the protective unit be provided to set the at least one triggering threshold value in a variable manner and/or to define at least one further triggering threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Matthias Tauber, Christopher Wiess, Christoph Klee, Hagen Philipp Keinath, Christian Lang, Andreas Schlegel, Stefan Holst
  • Publication number: 20180233952
    Abstract: An induction charging device and a method for inductively transmitting energy to an induction rechargeable battery device, with at least one primary oscillating circuit that includes at least one charging coil, and with a control/regulation unit for controlling the primary oscillating circuit with an inverter circuit. An excitation frequency of an output signal of the inverter circuit made up of half-waves essentially corresponds to a resonant frequency of the primary oscillating circuit. The induction charging device provides that, for reducing a charging current, the control/regulation unit, after an end-of-charge voltage of the induction rechargeable battery device is reached, controls the inverter circuit so that the output signal periodically sets at least one first half-wave to a high value, and an odd plurality of successive half-waves is then immediately set to a value that is low compared to the high value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Dragan Krupezevic, Guenter Lohr, Juergen Mack, Martin Gonda
  • Patent number: 9604333
    Abstract: In an electric machine tool having an electronics unit for implementing a starting lockout, the electric machine tool being connectable to an associated power source in an electrically conductive manner, the electronics unit is configured to receive power from the power source only for a limited, predefined period of time after an electrically conductive connection between the electric machine tool and the power source has been established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Bernd Wirnitzer
  • Patent number: 9579783
    Abstract: A power tool includes: a drive unit for a tool; an operating device for activating the power tool; a measuring device for measuring a motion of the power tool; and a filter for filtering at least one measured value of the measured motion. The operating device is configured to reduce a power output of the drive unit when the filtered, measured value corresponds to a state of reduced ease of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Christoph Steurer
  • Publication number: 20160279776
    Abstract: A machine-tool device includes at least one control and/or regulation unit. The at least one control and/or regulation unit is configured to (i) at least one of control and/or regulation of a drive unit and (ii) determine at least one actual rotational speed of the drive unit from a signal of at least one sensor element taking the form of an acceleration sensor. The machine-tool device further includes at least one sensor unit which includes the at least one sensor element taking the form of the acceleration sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Helge Sprenger, Hagen Philipp Keinath
  • Publication number: 20160089757
    Abstract: The disclosure is based on a sensor device, in particular a hand-held power-tool sensor device, for identifying an uncontrolled occurrence of jamming in the case of a hand-held power tool, having at least one sensor unit, which is provided to sense at least one motion characteristic value of the hand-held power tool, and having a protective unit, which is provided to control the hand-held power tool in dependence on at least one triggering threshold value and the at least one motion characteristic value. It is proposed that the protective unit be provided to set the at least one triggering threshold value in a variable manner and/or to define at least one further triggering threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Matthias Tauber, Christopher Wiess, Christoph Klee, Hagen Philipp Keinath, Christian Lang, Andreas Schlegel, Stefan Holst
  • Patent number: 9093843
    Abstract: An electric hand-held power tool includes at least one electrical drive, at least one electrical device that requires electrical energy in order to operate, a shut-off delay device for the electrical drive and/or the electrical device, at least one rechargeable battery for supplying electrical energy to the drive and the electrical device and an exhaustive-discharge safeguard device. The exhaustive-discharge safeguard device specifies the delay time (?t) of the shut-off delay device as a function of the state of charge of the rechargeable battery it has determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
  • Publication number: 20140196920
    Abstract: A power tool includes: a drive unit for a tool; an operating device for activating the power tool; a measuring device for measuring a motion of the power tool; and a filter for filtering at least one measured value of the measured motion. The operating device is configured to reduce a power output of the drive unit when the filtered, measured value corresponds to a state of reduced ease of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd WIRNITZER, Christoph STEURER
  • Publication number: 20140091644
    Abstract: An electric hand-held power tool includes at least one electrical drive, at least one electrical device that requires electrical energy in order to operate, a shut-off delay device for the electrical drive and/or the electrical device, at least one rechargeable battery for supplying electrical energy to the drive and the electrical device and an exhaustive-discharge safeguard device. The exhaustive-discharge safeguard device specifies the delay time (?t) of the shut-off delay device as a function of the state of charge of the rechargeable battery it has determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
  • Publication number: 20120306291
    Abstract: In an electric machine tool having an electronics unit for implementing a starting lockout, the electric machine tool being connectable to an associated power source in an electrically conductive manner, the electronics unit is configured to receive power from the power source only for a limited, predefined period of time after an electrically conductive connection between the electric machine tool and the power source has been established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Bernd Wirnitzer
  • Patent number: 8305042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handheld electrical machine tool having at least one electrical drive, at least one electrical device requiring electrical energy for its operation, a shut-off delay apparatus for the electrical drive and/or the electrical device and having at least one rechargeable battery for the electrical supply to the drive and the electrical device. Provision is made for the handheld electrical machine tool to have an exhaustive discharge protection apparatus (8), which predetermines the delay time (t) of the shut-off delay apparatus (3) as a function of the state of charge of the rechargeable battery (9) detected by it. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
  • Patent number: 8130498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling body of at least one electrical component. According to the invention, a first cooling body section is designed as a spring and a contact surface is provided on the first cooling body section, between the cooling body and the at least one component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20100265661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling body of at least one electrical component. According to the invention, a first cooling body section is designed as a spring and a contact surface is provided on the first cooling body section, between the cooling body and the at least one component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Thorsten Seidel
  • Patent number: 7511439
    Abstract: A method for starting a sensorless, electronically commutatable direct current motor, having a permanent-magnetically excited rotor in which the stator carries a three-phase stator winding, whose regulated supply of current from a direct voltage source is already made possible from the standstill state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Bosch, Bernd Wirnitzer
  • Publication number: 20080224666
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handheld electrical machine tool having at least one electrical drive, at least one electrical device requiring electrical energy for its operation, a shut-off delay apparatus for the electrical drive and/or the electrical device and having at least one rechargeable battery for the electrical supply to the drive and the electrical device. Provision is made for the handheld electrical machine tool to have an exhaustive discharge protection apparatus (8), which predetermines the delay time (t) of the shut-off delay apparatus (3) as a function of the state of charge of the rechargeable battery (9) detected by it. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
  • Publication number: 20070210732
    Abstract: A method for starting a sensorless, electronically commutatable direct current motor, having a permanent-magnetically excited rotor in which the stator carries a three-phase stator winding, whose regulated supply of current from a direct voltage source is already made possible from the standstill state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Volker Bosch, Bernd Wirnitzer