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).
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Patent number: 11787030Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Joerg Hildebrandt, Andre Kurz, Erwin Strassburger, Andreas Schlegel, Patrick Heinen
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Publication number: 20220105616Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Joerg Hildebrandt, Andre Kurz, Erwin Strassburger, Andreas Schlegel, Patrick Heinen
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Patent number: 10556333Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Helge Sprenger, Hagen Philipp Keinath
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Patent number: 10491044Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Dragan Krupezevic, Guenter Lohr, Juergen Mack, Martin Gonda
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Patent number: 10322502Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Matthias Tauber, Christopher Wiess, Christoph Klee, Hagen Philipp Keinath, Christian Lang, Andreas Schlegel, Stefan Holst
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Publication number: 20180233952Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Dragan Krupezevic, Guenter Lohr, Juergen Mack, Martin Gonda
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Patent number: 9604333Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Bernd Wirnitzer
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Patent number: 9579783Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Christoph Steurer
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Publication number: 20160279776Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Helge Sprenger, Hagen Philipp Keinath
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Publication number: 20160089757Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Matthias Tauber, Christopher Wiess, Christoph Klee, Hagen Philipp Keinath, Christian Lang, Andreas Schlegel, Stefan Holst
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Patent number: 9093843Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
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Publication number: 20140196920Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Bernd WIRNITZER, Christoph STEURER
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Publication number: 20140091644Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
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Publication number: 20120306291Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventor: Bernd Wirnitzer
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Patent number: 8305042Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
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Patent number: 8130498Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Thorsten Seidel
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Publication number: 20100265661Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Thorsten Seidel
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Patent number: 7511439Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2005Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Volker Bosch, Bernd Wirnitzer
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Publication number: 20080224666Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2007Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Rainer Glauning
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Publication number: 20070210732Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Volker Bosch, Bernd Wirnitzer