Patents by Inventor David Spielmann

David Spielmann 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: 8066611
    Abstract: An electrical tool includes a multi-stage gear transmission (10) located in the gear transmission housing (6) and having at least two axially displaceable indexing gear (42a, 42b), a shifting device (12) for shifting the gear transmission from one stage to another stage and having a shifting slide (14) linearly displaceable between different shifting positions, and at least two connection elements (32) for connecting the shifting slide (14) with respective indexing gears (42a, 42b), with the shifting slide (14) having a tracing profile (20) having two control tracks (22, 24), and the connection elements each having a first and second tracing sections (30a, 30b) to which the tracing profile (20) applies a shifting force in stages and which are arranged on opposite sides of a pivot axis (SA) of a respective connection element (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7806200
    Abstract: A power tool includes an output member (8) projecting from the tool housing (4), a drive (6) located in the housing for rotating the output member (8), and a slip clutch (22) for transmitting torque from the drive (6) to the output member (8) and including a plurality of clutch elements (24) retained against rotation relative to the housing (4), a plurality of separate spring elements (28) for adjustable preloading the clutch elements (24) against the counter-clutch elements (51) of the control element (18) for retaining the control element (18) against rotation upon application of the torque thereto until threshold of the torque is reached, and a common support element for supporting the spring elements and movable relative to the housing (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20080210450
    Abstract: A power tool includes an output member (8) projecting from the tool housing (4), a drive (6) located in the housing for rotating the output member (8), and a slip clutch (22) for transmitting torque from the drive (6) to the output member (8) and including a plurality of clutch elements (24) retained against rotation relative to the housing (4), a plurality of separate spring elements (28) for adjustable preloading the clutch elements (24) against the counter-clutch elements (51) of the control element (18) for retaining the control element (18) against rotation upon application of the torque thereto until threshold of the torque is reached, and a common support element for supporting the spring elements and movable relative to the housing (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser
  • Publication number: 20080098842
    Abstract: An electrical tool includes a multi-stage gear transmission (10) located in the gear transmission housing (6) and having at least two axially displaceable indexing gear (42a, 42b), a shifting device (12) for shifting the gear transmission from one stage to another stage and having a shifting slide (14) linearly displaceable between different shifting positions, and at least two connection elements (32) for connecting the shifting slide (14) with respective indexing gears (42a, 42b), with the shifting slide (14) having a tracing profile (20) having two control tracks (22, 24), and the connection elements each having a first and second tracing sections (30a, 30b) to which the tracing profile (20) applies a shifting force in stages and which are arranged on opposite sides of a pivot axis (SA) of a respective connection element (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Remo Breitenmoser
  • Publication number: 20070137875
    Abstract: An electric hand-held power tool (2) has a main housing (4) of a shell-type construction a tool spindle (14) projecting from the main housing (4) at a working tool-side end (18) of the housing and which can be rotated around a operational axis (A) by a motor (12) and a gear unit (16) which are accommodated in the main housing (4), with an axial percussion movements being applied to the tool spindle (14) by a ratchet percussion mechanism (38) having a toothed rim (43), which is fixed with respect to the housing and which is connected to a supporting body (44) that is supported in the main housing (4), the toothed rim (43) cooperating with a toothed rim (41) which is movable so as to be coupled with the tool spindle (14) for joint rotation therewith, and the supporting body (44) being supported by a supporting element (58) in a direction remote from the working tool-side end (18) of the housing, with the supporting element (58) being formed in a circumferentially extending manner at an inner surface (56) of an
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: David Spielmann
  • Publication number: 20050215385
    Abstract: A planetary gear (7) includes a gear block (6) having at least two planetary stages (12, 14) and at least partially located in gear housing (4), and a hollow gear (16) arranged between the gear housing (4) and the gear block (6), axially displaceable in the gear housing (4), and supported against at least two support elements (30) provided on the inner surface (28) of the gear housing (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Armin Breitenmoser
  • Patent number: 6860341
    Abstract: A gear transmission assembly for an electrical power tool includes a housing (6), a multi-stage gear train (1) located in the housing and having a plurality of axially displaceable indexing gears (4a, 4b) associated with respective stages of the gear train (1) and a shift device (2) for shifting the gear train (1) from one stage to another and having a shifting slide (3) displaceable from one shift stage to another, and a plurality of springable shifting stirrups (5a, 5b) connected with the shifting slide (3) and cooperating with respective indexing gears (4a, 4b) for displacing same in response to displacement of the shifting slide (3) between shift stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Christian Laube
  • Patent number: 6843141
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a torque cut-off device (2) for presetting a torque of the driving shaft (3) of the hand-held power tool and formed as a control device (4) having a rotatable control sleeve (5) including a control cam (6) having at least two cam sections (6a, 6b), and a control element (7) secured in the housing (1) of the power tool without a possibility of rotation but with a possibility of an axial displacement relative to a rotational axis (D) of the control sleeve (5) and having at least two probing sections (8a, 8b) cooperating with respective cam sections (6a, 6b) for presetting the torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Christian Laube, Armin Breitenmoser
  • Publication number: 20040069511
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a torque cut-off device (2) for presetting a torque of the driving shaft (3) of the hand-held power tool and formed as a control device (4) having a rotatable control sleeve (5) including a control cam (6) having at least two cam sections (6a, 6b), and a control element (7) secured in the housing (1) of the power tool without a possibility of rotation but with a possibility of an axial displacement relative to a rotational axis (D) of the control sleeve (5) and having at least two probing sections (8a, 8b) cooperating with respective cam sections (6a, 6b) for presetting the torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Christian Laube, Armin Breitenmoser
  • Publication number: 20040020669
    Abstract: A gear transmission assembly for an electrical power tool includes a housing (6), a multi-stage gear train (1) located in the housing and having a plurality of axially displaceable indexing gears (4a, 4b) associated with respective stages of the gear train (1) and a shift device (2) for shifting the gear train (1) from one stage to another and having a shifting slide (3) displaceable from one shift stage to another, and a plurality of springable shifting stirrups (5a, 5b) connected with the shifting slide (3) and cooperating with respective indexing gears (4a, 4b) for displacing same in response to displacement of the shifting slide (3) between shift stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: David Spielmann, Othmar Gerschwiler, Armin Breitenmoser, Christian Laube