Patents by Inventor Ewald Spiess

Ewald Spiess 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: 6569044
    Abstract: In an emergency hydraulic control, in which in an open hydraulic circuit for supplying the various piston chambers of the secondary and primary axial adjusters, at least one throttle valve is disposed. For regulating the primary and secondary pressure, a primary and secondary valve are used, respectively. Each valve is triggered in turn via a respective electromagnetically actuated pilot control valve in the pilot control valve that opens in emergency operation; the pilot control valves are connected to the outlet of the secondary valve, among others, via orifice valves. The pressure fluid pressure in the primary piston chamber is additionally limited by a pressure limiting valve. The outlet of this pressure limiting valve is connected via a control line to the control line located between the primary pilot control valve and the primary valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Inventors: Mehmet-Fatih Sen, Ewald Spiess, Karl-Heinz Senger, Joachim Luh, Peter Baeuerle
  • Patent number: 5971876
    Abstract: A hydraulic emergency control for changing the hydraulic oil pressure in the hydraulic conical pulley axial adjustment mechanism of a continuously variable transmission (10) for varying the clamping force ratio has a pump (20) in an open hydraulic circuit that supplies the respective piston chambers (17, 13) of the secondary and primary axial adjustment mechanisms with hydraulic oil. The primary and secondary oil pressures are regulated by separate oil pressure limiting valves (30, 40). At least one throttle valve (51) is arranged between the pump (20) and the output pipe (92) of the open hydraulic circuit, at a point where the pump volumetric flow can be influenced. The hydraulic emergency control allows a starting transmission ratio to be set in a low range when starting the vehicle, whereas a very small reduction ratio is selected at a high driving speed and at light throttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Van Doorne's Transmissie B.V.
    Inventors: Ewald Spiess, Hans Haecker, Joachim Luh, Peter Baeuerle, Rine Pelders, Wilhelmus J. M. van Wijk
  • Patent number: 5944626
    Abstract: A hydraulic emergency control for a gear-ratio-dependent change in hydraulic fluid pressures in a first and second hydraulic bevel-gear axial adjuster of a continuously variable transmission (10), is provided in which a pump (1) supplies at least the piston chamber (17) of the second axial adjuster, and at least one downstream pressure limiting valve (40) limits the fluid pressure there and moreover from this supply, via a continuous path valve (20), supplies the piston chamber (13) of the first axial adjuster, and the continuous path valve (20) is controlled with the aid of a pressure differential acting on a throttle valve (39) that is downstream of the pump (1) and is integrated with a switching valve (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ewald Spiess, Joachim Luh, Peter Baeuerle
  • Patent number: 5937729
    Abstract: A hydraulic emergency control system for a continuous looped gear type continuously variable transmission (10) includes first and second hydraulic beveled conical pulley axial actuators controlling a gear ratio. A pump supplies a first piston chamber (13) of said first axial actuator via a sensor valve (20), wherein the sensor valve (20) is controlled by a flow control valve (73) connected downstream of the pump (80). The pump (80) supplies a second piston chamber (17) of the second axial actuator, with a pressure relief valve (40) limiting fluid pressure in said second piston chamber. Fluid in the second piston chamber (17) is controlled as a function of the fluid pressure in the first piston chamber (13) via a control line (52, 113).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ewald Spiess, Hans Haecker, Joachim Luh, Peter Baeuerle, Rine Pelders, Wilhelmus J. M. van Wijk
  • Patent number: 5303804
    Abstract: A shock absorber including an electromagnetically actuatable control piston located in a damper piston within a cylinder. The damping force is determined directly with the triggering of the magnet coil, regardless of the relative speed between the piston and the cylinder. To control the forces, a first single valve is electrically acted upon, and that valve in turn acts upon a second single valve. The apparatus is used for damping relative motions of two masses, in particular with resilient wheel suspension systems in motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ewald Spiess
  • Patent number: 5085299
    Abstract: A shock absorber which in an event of an electrical defect provides a predetermined throttle cross section which provides a pressure drop in the throttle cross section that determines damping of fluid flow from one work chamber to another work chamber. Thus, in an event of a defect in a control system, an arbitrarily selectable and preferably approximately average damping is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ewald Spiess, Michael Tischer