Patents by Inventor Georg Heinzelmann

Georg Heinzelmann 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: 20150165640
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has a device housing having a battery pack compartment. An electric drive motor is arranged in the device housing. An output for driving a working tool is connected to the electric drive motor and arranged in the device housing. A battery pack is arranged in the battery pack compartment and is substantially received completely in the battery pack compartment. At least one grip for guiding the power tool is provided. The device housing has a housing volume and the battery pack compartment has a compartment volume located inside the device housing. A ratio of the housing volume to the compartment volume is approximately 1.5 to maximally approximately 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Heiko Roßkamp, Harald Mang, Matthias Müller, Volker Reber, Georg Heinzelmann
  • Patent number: 8918998
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer having a rear handle, a tubular handle and a blade arrangement with at least one cutter bar disposed in a cutter bar plane. An internal combustion engine drives the cutter bars in a reciprocating manner, and has a combustion chamber and a crankshaft mounted in a crankcase so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The combustion chamber faces the rear handle, and the crankcase faces the blade arrangement. The blade arrangement has a longitudinal central axis, and the hedge trimmer has a longitudinal plane that is disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of the crankshaft and transverse to the cutter bar plane. The longitudinal central axis of the blade arrangement lies in the longitudinal plane of the hedge trimmer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Markus Hittmann, Antonio Fattorusso, Marcus Stein
  • Patent number: 8904651
    Abstract: A portable handheld work apparatus includes a drive motor (26) which drives a work tool via a drive shaft (25). The work apparatus further includes a brake drum (8), which is connected to the drive shaft so as to rotate therewith, and an oil pump (15) which is driven by the drive shaft (25) via a drive worm gear (20). A simple configuration and a long service life are obtained when the drive worm gear (20) is formed on a pot-shaped component (31). The edge (30) of the pot-shaped component (31) is connected to the brake drum so as to rotate therewith. The pot-shaped component is self supported in the region of its base (40) on the drive shaft (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Patent number: 8869912
    Abstract: An electric power tool has a device housing with a rear grip extending in the longitudinal direction of the device housing. The device housing has first opposed housing sides and second opposed housing sides. An electric drive motor and its electronic control are arranged in the device housing. A battery pack compartment arranged in the device housing receives a battery pack that has a parallelepipedal shape and extends in a direction of a height axis, width axis and depth axis. The battery pack is arranged such that the width axis and the height axis extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the device housing. The battery pack has narrow sides extending approximately parallel and at a minimal spacing relative to the first opposed housing sides, respectively. The battery pack has opposed end faces neighboring the second housing sides, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Roβkamp, Harald Mang, Matthias Müller, Volker Reber, Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20140215833
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer having a drive motor, a gear mechanism, and a blade arrangement with at least one cutter bar, which is driven in a reciprocating manner by the drive motor via the gear mechanism in a longitudinal direction. The blade arrangement includes a guide mechanism that extends over at least a part of the length of the blade arrangement. The guide mechanism is embodied as a molded part that includes a generally flat fastening portion and a profiled guide portion. The cutter bar is longitudinally movably held on the guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & CO.KG
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20140174772
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus has a drive motor for driving a tool, an operating element for operating the drive motor, a first inhibiting unit and a second inhibiting unit. Each inhibiting unit has a disable state and an enable state. The operating element is inhibited for operating the drive motor when at least one of the inhibiting units is in its disable state. The work apparatus further has a locking device which locks the first inhibiting unit in its enable state if the second inhibiting unit is in its enable state. A method for operating the work apparatus provides that the first inhibiting unit is locked in its enable state when the first inhibiting unit and the second inhibiting unit are situated in their enable states at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Mandalka, Georg Heinzelmann, Klaus Kaupp
  • Patent number: 8757288
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus having an electric drive motor has a battery pack (11) serving as a power supply unit for the drive motor. A receptacle for the battery pack (11) is provided on a housing (2) of the work apparatus. In order to simplify the mounting and arrange the battery pack (11) in a more favorable manner, a receiving compartment is provided in the housing (2) and a system carrier is arranged therein, to which electrical components (12, 13, 16) and electrical lines are affixed. A battery compartment (6) is formed in the system carrier (5) and contact elements for contacting the battery pack (11) are arranged on the system carrier (5). The electrical components (12, 13, 16) are interconnected and connected to the contact elements (18) by the lines located on the system carrier (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Andreas Binder
  • Patent number: 8713803
    Abstract: A blade assembly of a hedge trimmer includes at least one cutting blade having cutting teeth. At least one portion of the cutting teeth are configured as protective teeth which, referred to the cutting blade axis, have an inner cutting region and from which an outer protective finger extends. The protective tooth is, referred to its tooth axis, configured unsymmetrically. The protective tooth has a cutting side and an opposite-lying holding side and a cutting edge in the cutting region on the cutting side and a holding edge on the holding side. The protective finger has a forward edge on the cutting side and a rearward edge on the holding side. Starting from the blade axis, the forward edge is inclined to the tooth axis and the rearward edge, starting from the blade axis, is inclined away from the tooth axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Markus Hittmann
  • Publication number: 20120066916
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus has an electric drive motor (24) and a power supply unit for the drive motor (24). The power supply unit is arranged in a receptacle (7) of a housing (2) of the work apparatus. The work apparatus has an electronic control (17) and a blower wheel (29) for conveying cooling air. The blower wheel (29) is driven by a drive motor (24). The housing (2) has at least one air inlet opening (10) for cooling air via which the blower wheel (29) draws in a first cooling air flow (22) during operation. A second cooling air flow (23) is drawn into the housing (2) via the receptacle (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Gernot Liebhard, Dirk Förstner
  • Publication number: 20120067608
    Abstract: A handheld work apparatus having an electric drive motor has a battery pack (11) serving as a power supply unit for the drive motor. A receptacle for the battery pack (11) is provided on a housing (2) of the work apparatus. In order to simplify the mounting and arrange the battery pack (11) in a more favorable manner, a receiving compartment is provided in the housing (2) and a system carrier is arranged therein, to which electrical components (12, 13, 16) and electrical lines are affixed. A battery compartment (6) is formed in the system carrier (5) and contact elements for contacting the battery pack (11) are arranged on the system carrier (5). The electrical components (12, 13, 16) are interconnected and connected to the contact elements (18) by the lines located on the system carrier (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Andreas Binder
  • Publication number: 20120030954
    Abstract: A portable handheld work apparatus includes a drive motor (26) which drives a work tool via a drive shaft (25). The work apparatus further includes a brake drum (8), which is connected to the drive shaft so as to rotate therewith, and an oil pump (15) which is driven by the drive shaft (25) via a drive worm gear (20). A simple configuration and a long service life are obtained when the drive worm gear (20) is formed on a pot-shaped component (31). The edge (30) of the pot-shaped component (31) is connected to the brake drum so as to rotate therewith. The pot-shaped component is self supported in the region of its base (40) on the drive shaft (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20100218967
    Abstract: An electric power tool has a device housing with a rear grip extending in the longitudinal direction of the device housing. The device housing has first opposed housing sides and second opposed housing sides. An electric drive motor and its electronic control are arranged in the device housing. A battery pack compartment arranged in the device housing receives a battery pack that has a parallelepipedal shape and extends in a direction of a height axis, width axis and depth axis. The battery pack is arranged such that the width axis and the height axis extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the device housing. The battery pack has narrow sides extending approximately parallel and at a minimal spacing relative to the first opposed housing sides, respectively. The battery pack has opposed end faces neighboring the second housing sides, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Roßkamp, Harald Mang, Matthias Müller, Volker Reber, Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20100218386
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has a device housing having a battery pack compartment. An electric drive motor is arranged in the device housing. An output for driving a working tool is connected to the electric drive motor and arranged in the device housing. A battery pack is arranged in the battery pack compartment and is substantially received completely in the battery pack compartment. At least one grip for guiding the power tool is provided. The device housing has a housing volume and the battery pack compartment has a compartment volume located inside the device housing. A ratio of the housing volume to the compartment volume is approximately 1.5 to maximally io approximately 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Roßkamp, Harald Mang, Matthias Müller, Volker Reber, Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20100205811
    Abstract: A blade assembly of a hedge trimmer (16) includes at least one cutting blade (1, 1?) having cutting teeth (2, 3). At least one portion of the cutting teeth (2) is configured as protective teeth (7) which, referred to the cutting blade axis (4), has an inner cutting region (8) and from which an outer protective finger (9) extends. The protective tooth (7) is, referred to its tooth axis (5), configured unsymmetrically. The protective tooth has a cutting side (10) and an opposite-lying holding side (11) and a cutting edge (12) in the cutting region (8) on the cutting side (10) and a holding edge (13) on the holding side (11). The protective finger (9) has a forward edge (14) on the cutting side (10) and a rearward edge (15) on the holding side (11). Starting from the blade axis (4), the forward edge (14) is inclined to the tooth axis (5) and the rearward edge (15), starting from the blade axis (4), is inclined away from the tooth axis (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Markus Hittmann
  • Publication number: 20100154227
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer having a drive motor, a gear mechanism, and a blade arrangement with at least one cutter bar, which is driven in a reciprocating manner by the drive motor via the gear mechanism in a longitudinal direction. The blade arrangement includes a guide mechanism that extends over at least a part of the length of the blade arrangement. The guide mechanism is embodied as a molded part that includes a generally flat fastening portion and a profiled guide portion. The cutter bar is longitudinally movably held on the guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20100154226
    Abstract: A hedge trimmer having a rear handle, a tubular handle and a blade arrangement with at least one cutter bar disposed in a cutter bar plane. An internal combustion engine drives the cutter bars in a reciprocating manner, and has a combustion chamber and a crankshaft mounted in a crankcase so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The combustion chamber faces the rear handle, and the crankcase faces the blade arrangement. The blade arrangement has a longitudinal central axis, and the hedge trimmer has a longitudinal plane that is disposed parallel to the axis of rotation of the crankshaft and transverse to the cutter bar plane. The longitudinal central axis of the blade arrangement lies in the longitudinal plane of the hedge trimmer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Heinzelmann, Markus Hittmann, Antonio Fattorusso, Marcus Stein
  • Publication number: 20060218796
    Abstract: A cutter bar of a motor-operated hedge trimmer has a blade support and at least one cutter blade guided so as to slide oscillatingly on the blade support. The cutter blade has laterally projecting cutting teeth defining a blade plane. A cutter guard is mounted on the blade support and extends across at least a part of the cutter blade. The cutter guard has laterally projecting guard fingers covering the cutting teeth with oversize. The cutter guard is made of an impact-resistant plastic material. The cutter guard has a longitudinal support extending in a longitudinal direction of the blade support. The guard fingers are attached to the longitudinal support. The guard fingers are more bending resistant than the longitudinal support in a deformation plane that is perpendicular to the blade plane and to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. KG
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Patent number: 6915764
    Abstract: A flywheel (1) for an internal combustion engine is provided for generating a cooling air flow and is especially for a two-stroke engine on a portable handheld work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw, cutoff machine or the like. The flywheel (1) carries a parallelopipedly-shaped permanent magnet (5) for a magnetic ignition system. The permanent magnet has a short edge (6), a center edge (7) and a long edge (8). The permanent magnet (5) is polarized in the direction of the short edge (6). To provide a high moment of inertia of the flywheel (1) while achieving a low weight, the short edge of the permanent magnet (5) runs tangentially to the peripheral direction of the flywheel (1) and that the long edge (8) of the permanent magnet (5) is aligned parallel to the rotational axis (11) of the flywheel (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Publication number: 20040168541
    Abstract: A flywheel (1) for an internal combustion engine is provided for generating a cooling air flow and is especially for a two-stroke engine on a portable handheld work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw, cutoff machine or the like. The flywheel (1) carries a parallelopipedly-shaped permanent magnet (5) for a magnetic ignition system. The permanent magnet has a short edge (6), a center edge (7) and a long edge (8). The permanent magnet (5) is polarized in the direction of the short edge (6). To provide a high moment of inertia of the flywheel (1) while achieving a low weight, the short edge of the permanent magnet (5) runs tangentially to the peripheral direction of the flywheel (1) and that the long edge (8) of the permanent magnet (5) is aligned parallel to the rotational axis (11) of the flywheel (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG.
    Inventor: Georg Heinzelmann
  • Patent number: 4673881
    Abstract: The magnetic apparatus of a nuclear spin tomography system contains several magnet coils which are surrounded by an approximately hollow-cylindrical shielding device of ferromagnetic material. At each end face, this shielding device has a disc-shaped plate with a central opening. Four beam-like shielding elements of identical design having triangular or trapezoidal cross section, arranged distributed in the circumferential direction regularly on a common cylinder surface, extend between these plates at the end faces. With this magnetic apparatus, field distortions caused in the useful volume by the four beam-like shielding elements are substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunther Ries, Karl-Georg Heinzelmann