Patents by Inventor Christof Ott

Christof Ott 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).

  • Publication number: 20100090142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure control valve (10) having a magnet coil (16) which is accommodated in a coil body (18). The pressure control valve (10) comprises an armature (26) which can move relative to a pole piece (20) for actuating a valve closing element (36). A magnetic circuit (48) is formed in the pressure control valve (10), which magnetic circuit (48) comprises at most three components (20, 26, 50) which together form magnetic transitions (72, 74) which are oriented in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Werner Schmid, Klaus Schudt, Lothar Krauter, Guenther Krehl, Christof Ott
  • Publication number: 20100084589
    Abstract: A slide valve is used for controlling the hydraulic system in a motor vehicle automatic transmission. It includes a housing, a valve slide that is guided in the housing, which has a plurality of adjacent sections having different diameters. Furthermore, an electromagnetic operating device is provided, which is able to impinge upon the valve slide at least in a first effective direction. An impingement device impinges upon the valve slide counter to the first effective direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Mehmet-Fatih SEN, Andrzej Pilawski, Klaus Schudt, Martin Pilz, Guenther Krehl, Dirk Kube, Christof Ott
  • Publication number: 20080265190
    Abstract: An electromagnetic pressure regulating valve device for regulating a hydraulic pressure including at least one pressure regulating valve which includes a solenoid part having at least one bobbin holding an electric coil, a coil core and a movably guided armature; a valve part having at least one supply connection, one return connection, one load connection and one actuating element operated by the armature and cooperating with a valve seat; and an electronic part having at least one pressure sensor for measuring the hydraulic pressure present at the load connection. At least the pressure sensor is situated on an end of the solenoid part facing the valve part upstream from the electronic part. Positioning the pressure sensor close to the valve part may substantially reduce the filter effect of the transmission link, and the hydraulic pressure to be measured is therefore transmittable free of errors up to a much higher cutoff frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Walter Fleischer, Klaus Schudt, Christof Ott, Ulrich Foerch
  • Patent number: 7260462
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electromagnetic valve, in particular for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. With known methods, electromagnetic valves are triggered with a pulse-width-modulated signal having a constant clock frequency. The object is to provide a method by which a rapid response characteristic and a high adjustment precision of the electromagnetic valve are made possible. The specific properties of a hydraulic system in which electromagnetic valves are used, in particular the rigidity and damping, are not constant but instead change considerably under different operating states of the hydraulic system and/or with different performance quantities of the electromagnetic valve. These different properties are taken into account through the change in the clock frequency as a function of performance quantities of the electromagnetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Keim, Christof Ott, Wulf-Siegfried Bayha, Martin Krohn, Bernd Huber, Jens Dorfschmid, Juergen Semler
  • Patent number: 6895999
    Abstract: The invention proposes a solenoid valve (10), in particular for automatic transmissions of motor vehicles. Solenoid valves (10) have the problem of vibrations that detract from shifting comfort. Integrating a throttle restriction (52) into the solenoid valve (10) on the part of the solenoid valve (10) oriented toward the consumer as proposed by the invention makes it possible to efficiently reduce such vibrations. In addition, the production costs are low, in particular because the throttle restriction (52) is provided In a filter cage (44) of the solenoid valve (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Fleischer, Wolfgang Rudolf, Christof Ott, Juergen Semler, Martin Krohn, Bernd Huber, Jens Dorfschmid
  • Publication number: 20040225429
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electromagnetic valve, in particular for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. With known methods, electromagnetic valves are triggered with a pulse-width-modulated signal having a constant clock frequency. The object is to provide a method by which a rapid response characteristic and a high adjustment precision of the electromagnetic valve are made possible. The specific properties of a hydraulic system in which electromagnetic valves are used, in particular the rigidity and damping, are not constant but instead change considerably under different operating states of the hydraulic system and/or with different performance quantities of the electromagnetic valve. These different properties are taken into account through the change in the clock frequency as a function of performance quantities of the electromagnetic valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Norbert Keim, Christof Ott, Wulf-Siegfried Bayha, Martin Krohn, Bernd Huber, Jens Dorfschmid, Juergen Semler
  • Publication number: 20040173269
    Abstract: The invention proposes a solenoid valve (10), in particular for automatic transmissions of motor vehicles. Solenoid valves (10) have the problem of vibrations that detract from shifting comfort. Integrating a throttle restriction (52) into the solenoid valve (10) at the end oriented toward the consumer as proposed by the invention makes it possible to efficiently reduce such vibrations. In addition, the production costs are low, in particular because the throttle restriction (52) is provided in a filter cage (44) of the solenoid valve (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Walter Fleischer, Wolfgang Rudolf, Christof Ott, Juergen Semler, Martin Krohn, Bernd Huber, Jens Dorfschmid
  • Patent number: 6719006
    Abstract: The invention is based on an apparatus (10) for regulating the pressure in a hydraulic circuit that comprises an electrically triggerable pressure-control valve (12), a receptacle device (14) in which the pressure-control valve (12) is installed, and means (54, 64) for damping pressure pulsations. In order to save space, simplify the manufacture of the receptacle device (14), and save additional holding elements, it is proposed according to the invention that the means (54, 64) for damping pressure pulsations be designed as integral components of the pressure-control valve (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Fleischer, Werner Schmid, Christof Ott
  • Publication number: 20020134228
    Abstract: The invention is based on an apparatus (10) for regulating the pressure in a hydraulic circuit that comprises an electrically triggerable pressure-control valve (12), a receptacle device (14) in which the pressure-control valve (12) is installed, and means (54, 64) for damping pressure pulsations. In order to save space, simplify the manufacture of the receptacle device (14), and save additional holding elements, it is proposed according to the invention that the means (54, 64) for damping pressure pulsations be designed as integral components of the pressure-control valve (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Walter Fleischer, Werner Schmid, Christof Ott
  • Patent number: 6378545
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuable proportional hydraulic valve (10) is described, which is distinguished in particular by a constant, low-wear operating performance. This is attained by means of a closing member (60) having an approximately conical sealing body (60c, 70) with a curved dome-like face end oriented toward the valve seat (58). The sealing body (60c, 70) together with the valve seat (58) forms a conical seat valve. The sealing body of the closing member (60) is provided with a flow separation edge (60d), which improves the temperature sensitivity of the proportional valve (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Aytekin Bozkan, Tilo Hofmann, Christof Ott
  • Patent number: 6328065
    Abstract: In a proposed electromagnetic pressure regulating valve (10, 10a), the functional characteristics of a pressure regulating valve are combined with those of a switching valve. The pressure regulating valve (10, 10a) can be used in particular to control automatic transmissions in motor vehicles and is characterized by reduced manufacturing costs, reduced leakage and an operating range which is expanded for reduced operating pressures and with a continuous characteristic line. For this purpose, the valve part (11, 11a) of the pressure regulating valve (10, 10a) has a first seat valve (45) with a closing element (34). This closing element (34) cooperates with an actuating element (35, 35a) which has a control edge (50) to form a second seat valve (49).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Schmid, Raymond Schuurman, Christof Ott