Patents by Inventor Bernward Welschof

Bernward Welschof 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: 11905147
    Abstract: A method for an operation of a forestry winch, which has a rope drum driven by a drive motor and on which a rope is wound up, and has a rope ejector roller for the rope driven by an additional drive motor, whereby the rope is guided from the rope drum to the rope ejector roller and is deflected on the rope ejector roller. The drive motor of the rope drum and the additional drive motor of the rope ejector roller are operated so that when the rope is unspooled from the rope drum, and when the rope is wound up onto the rope drum, a minimum rope pre-tension, in particular a constant minimum rope pre-tension, is generated in the segment of the rope between the rope drum and the rope ejector roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20240002199
    Abstract: This invention relates to a forestry winch that has a rope drum driven by a drive motor and an ejector roller driven by an additional drive motor, wherein a rope runs from the rope drum to the ejector roller and is guided over the ejector roller. The rope is pressed against the ejector roller by means of a pressing device. The pressing device has at least three pressing elements which are distributed around the periphery of the ejector roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20230373764
    Abstract: A forestry winch that has a rope drum driven by a drive motor and an ejector roller driven by an additional drive motor is disclosed. A rope is guided from the rope drum to the ejector roller and is guided over the ejector roller. The additional drive motor is located on the ejector roller and is connected to an energy supply device by means of energy supply lines. Provided on the ejector roller a protective device, which covers the energy supply lines located in the area of the additional drive motor and protects them from mechanical damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20230284573
    Abstract: A mobile working machine, in particular a forestry machine, is disclosed which is provided with a chassis, a drive unit, a rope winch, a stanchion and an adjustable ramp plate located on the rear end of a vehicle body. The working machine does not have a driver workplace for an operator and is in the form of a remotely controlled working machine. The ramp plate is provided with at least one fastening interface, to which an additional stanchion can be releasably fastened, and/or the ramp plate is provided with a fastening interface to which a trailer hitch head can be releasably fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Willenbücher, Claus Hofmann, Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20230263112
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile machine, in particular a forestry machine, which has a chassis and a drive unit which has an internal combustion engine and at least one hydraulic pump driven by the internal combustion engine, which hydraulic pump supplies a hydraulic system with pressure medium. The internal combustion engine with the hydraulic pump is located in an engine compartment formed inside a hood-like housing. The machine no driver workplace for an operator and is in the form of a machine that can be remotely controlled by means of a remote control. Inside the hood-like-housing there is at least one storage compartment that can be heated by the waste heat of the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Willenbücher, Claus Hofmann, Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20230003594
    Abstract: A winch testing device for testing the winch pulling capacity and brake holding capacity of a forestry winch of forestry equipment, in particular of a mobile forestry machine or an accessory rear shield, wherein the forestry winch has a rope drum that can be driven by a drive motor and braked by means of a brake device and on which a rope is spooled. The winch test device has a hydraulic test cylinder which has a first attachment interface, with which the hydraulic test cylinder can be fastened to an attachment point of the forestry equipment, and a second attachment interface with which the hydraulic test cylinder can be connected with the rope of the forestry winch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20220363522
    Abstract: A method for an operation of a forestry winch, which has a rope drum driven by a drive motor and on which a rope is wound up, and has a rope ejector roller for the rope driven by an additional drive motor, whereby the rope is guided from the rope drum to the rope ejector roller and is deflected on the rope ejector roller. The drive motor of the rope drum and the additional drive motor of the rope ejector roller are operated so that when the rope is unspooled from the rope drum, and when the rope is wound up onto the rope drum, a minimum rope pre-tension, in particular a constant minimum rope pre-tension, is generated in the segment of the rope between the rope drum and the rope ejector roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20220306433
    Abstract: An ejector for a forestry winch that includes a rotating ejector roller, over which a synthetic rope is guided and deflected, wherein the ejector roller is driven by a drive motor, and at least one rotating pressure roller, by means of which the synthetic roe is pressed against the ejector roller, wherein the driven ejector roller and the at least one rotating pressure roller are coupled in rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20220306432
    Abstract: An ejector for a forestry winch, the ejector may include a rotating ejector roller by means of which a synthetic rope is guided and deflected, wherein the ejector has at least one rotating pressure roller driven by a drive motor and by means of which the synthetic rope is pressed against the ejector roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20220259018
    Abstract: A forestry winch may include a rope drum driven by a drive motor, wherein a rope is wound up on the rope drum, wherein the rope drum is functionally connected with a brake device, wherein the brake device is in the form of a spring-loaded brake which is impinged by a spring device toward a braking position and by a hydraulic brake release pressure present in a brake release pressure line toward a release position, wherein the drive motor is in the form of a hydraulic motor which is connected by a first pressure medium line and a second pressure medium line to a multi-port control valve device controlling the drive motor, and a bypass valve device connecting the first and second pressure medium lines and is located in a connecting line connecting the first and second pressure medium lines and has a closed position and a flow position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Bernward Welschof
  • Patent number: 9398744
    Abstract: A drive system (1) for a harvesting machine has a drive train (4) connected by a coupling device (5) with a drive motor (6). The drive train (4) has a hydrostatic transmission (10) with a variable displacement pump (11) and a hydraulic motor (12) connected in a closed circuit to the pump (11). The hydraulic motor (12) is connected to a feeder device (2). For quickly stopping the feeder device (2), the pump (11) is set to a displacement of zero by an electronic control system (15) and the feeder device (2) is braked by a pressure protection device (40). For a chopper device (3), the hydraulic motor (12) is cut off by the electronic control system (15). The drive train (4) is isolated from the drive motor (6) by uncoupling the coupling device (5) and the pump (11) is set to the maximum displacement volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Richter, Thomas Loeffler, Bernward Welschof
  • Patent number: 9174521
    Abstract: A drive train of a vehicle has a drive motor and a traction drive driven by the drive motor. A hydraulic work system has at least one hydraulic pump driven by the drive motor. To deliver torque into the drive train and/or to absorb torque from the drive train, the drive train is provided with an additional hydraulic machine which can be placed in communication with a hydraulic pressure accumulator and/or a tank and can be operated as a pump and a motor in the same direction of rotation. The hydraulic machine has an inlet connection and an outlet connection and a switching valve device is provided to control the connection of the inlet connection and the outlet connection with the pressure accumulator or the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernward Welschof, Lukas Krittian
  • Patent number: 8920277
    Abstract: A hydromechanical transmission has a hydraulic pump-driven hydraulic motor of a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission and a mechanical multi-step variable speed transmission connected to a drive shaft of the hydraulic motor, which can be shifted into operation by a gear shifting device. In order to adapt the hydromechanical transmission with as compact as possible a design to diverse installation cases with little effort, the gear shifting device is arranged directly adjacent to the hydraulic motor and is consolidated with the latter into a preassembled constructional unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernward Welschof, Ulrich Schwarz
  • Patent number: 8818662
    Abstract: This invention relates to a drive train (1) of a mobile vehicle with an internal combustion engine (2) and a load device (3) driven by the internal combustion engine (2). The internal combustion engine (2) is controlled by an electronic engine control unit (4) and the load device (3) is controlled by an electronic control unit (5). A low idle speed (nuL) for the operation of the internal combustion engine at no load is stored in the engine control unit (4). The electronic control unit (5) detects a pause in the operation of the load device (3) and transmits a speed setpoint (nStandby) for standby operation of the internal combustion engine to the engine control unit (4) to operate the internal combustion engine (2) at idle during a pause in operation at the speed setpoint (nStandby), which is below the low idle speed (nuL) for standby operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Linde Material Handling GmbH
    Inventors: Bernward Welschof, Alfred Langen
  • Publication number: 20140162738
    Abstract: A drive system (1) for a harvesting machine has a drive train (4) connected by a coupling device (5) with a drive motor (6). The drive train (4) has a hydrostatic transmission (10) with a variable displacement pump (11) and a hydraulic motor (12) connected in a closed circuit to the pump (11). The hydraulic motor (12) is connected to a feeder device (2). For quickly stopping the feeder device (2), the pump (11) is set to a displacement of zero by an electronic control system (15) and the feeder device (2) is braked by a pressure protection device (40). For a chopper device (3), the hydraulic motor (12) is cut off by the electronic control system (15). The drive train (4) is isolated from the drive motor (6) by uncoupling the coupling device (5) and the pump (11) is set to the maximum displacement volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Richter, Thomas Loffler, Bernward Welschof
  • Publication number: 20130014500
    Abstract: A drive train of a vehicle has a drive motor and a traction drive driven by the drive motor. A hydraulic work system has at least one hydraulic pump driven by the drive motor. To deliver torque into the drive train and/or to absorb torque from the drive train, the drive train is provided with an additional hydraulic machine which can be placed in communication with a hydraulic pressure accumulator and/or a tank and can be operated as a pump and a motor in the same direction of rotation. The hydraulic machine has an inlet connection and an outlet connection and a switching valve device is provided to control the connection of the inlet connection and the outlet connection with the pressure accumulator or the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH
    Inventors: Bernward WELSCHOF, Lukas KRITTIAN
  • Publication number: 20120240724
    Abstract: A hydromechanical transmission has a hydraulic pump-driven hydraulic motor of a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission and a mechanical multi-step variable speed transmission connected to a drive shaft of the hydraulic motor, which can be shifted into operation by a gear shifting device. In order to adapt the hydromechanical transmission with as compact as possible a design to diverse installation cases with little effort, the gear shifting device is arranged directly adjacent to the hydraulic motor and is consolidated with the latter into a preassembled constructional unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH
    Inventors: Bernward Welschof, Ulrich Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20120078486
    Abstract: This invention relates to a drive train (1) of a mobile vehicle with an internal combustion engine (2) and a load device (3) driven by the internal combustion engine (2). The internal combustion engine (2) is controlled by an electronic engine control unit (4) and the load device (3) is controlled by an electronic control unit (5). A low idle speed (nuL) for the operation of the internal combustion engine at no load is stored in the engine control unit (4). The electronic control unit (5) detects a pause in the operation of the load device (3) and transmits a speed setpoint (nStandby) for standby operation of the internal combustion engine to the engine control unit (4) to operate the internal combustion engine (2) at idle during a pause in operation at the speed setpoint (nStandby), which is below the low idle speed (nuL) for standby operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH
    Inventors: Bernward Welschof, Alfred Langen
  • Patent number: 7775927
    Abstract: A traction drive of a machine has an internal combustion engine, a transmission module located downstream of the engine and having an adjustable output speed, and a drive axle with a differential transmission, having a mechanical drive connection with the transmission module. The transmission module is a removable, replaceable, and interchangeable transmission module (3) which can be selected from a plurality of transmission modules (3) having different transmission types, each with a standardized input interface and a standardized output interface. A first transmission module (3) can be a hydrostatic compact transmission having a hydraulic pump (5) with an adjustable hydraulic delivery volume, and a hydraulic motor (6) in a functional hydraulic connection with the pump (5). A second transmission module (3) can be an electric compact transmission having a generator (7) and an electric motor (8) in a functional electrical connection with it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Linde Material Handling GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Götz, Bernward Welschof
  • Patent number: 7699407
    Abstract: A working machine, such as an industrial truck, having a spring-loaded brake having a braking position and a release position and controlled by a brake valve producing a brake-release pressure. The brake valve is operatively connected to a service brake input device, such as a brake pedal, and can be acted upon in the direction of a reduction in the brake-release pressure arising at the spring-loaded brake when the service brake input device is actuated. It being possible, on actuation, for the service brake input device to be operatively connected to a pre-stressed spring device, which is operatively connected to the brake valve and can be acted upon in the direction of an increase in the spring force on increasing actuation of the service brake input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Linde Material Handling GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Dölger, Franz Huber, Andreas Hölscher, Bernward Welschof