Patents by Inventor Gerhard Geyer

Gerhard Geyer 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: 8360377
    Abstract: The tool mounting device according to the invention comprises a first and second coupling device, wherein the first coupling device comprises at least one receptacle, the second coupling device comprises at least one receptacle pin, and the first or second coupling device comprises a tool suspension. The receptacle comprises a recess and an opening, wherein the opening extends from the first end in the direction of the second end over a length and the length of the opening is smaller than a length of the recess and a width of the opening is greater than or equal to a width of the receptacle pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Staeubli Tec-Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Norbert Ermer
  • Patent number: 8042408
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling system, a coupling arrangement, a method for mechanically coupling a coupling system and a method for measuring the mechanical loading of a coupling system. The coupling system according to the invention includes a first coupling part, at least one second coupling part, which can be coupled with the first coupling part by way of at least one coupling, and at least one sensor, wherein the first coupling part has an evaluation unit (5), which can be connected to the at least one sensor for sensing measuring signals, and the measuring signals that are sensed by the evaluation unit (5) can be called up by way of the evaluation unit, wherein the coupling in the coupling area can be checked by means of the at least one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Stäubli Tec-Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Norbert Ermer
  • Publication number: 20100301568
    Abstract: The tool mounting device according to the invention comprises a first and second coupling device, wherein the first coupling device comprises at least one receptacle, the second coupling device comprises at least one receptacle pin, and the first or second coupling device comprises a tool suspension. The receptacle comprises a recess and an opening, wherein the opening extends from the first end in the direction of the second end over a length and the length of the opening is smaller than a length of the recess and a width of the opening is greater than or equal to a width of the receptacle pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Norbert Ermer
  • Publication number: 20100067981
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling system, a coupling arrangement, a method for mechanically coupling a coupling system and a method for measuring the mechanical loading of a coupling system. The coupling system according to the invention includes a first coupling part, at least one second coupling part, which can be coupled with the first coupling part by way of at least one coupling, and at least one sensor, wherein the first coupling part has an evaluation unit (5), which can be connected to the at least one sensor for sensing measuring signals, and the measuring signals that are sensed by the evaluation unit (5) can be called up by way of the evaluation unit, wherein the coupling in the coupling area can be checked by means of the at least one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventor: Gerhard GEYER
  • Publication number: 20090199820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel injection system for internal combustion engines, having a high-pressure accumulator which has a cavity under system pressure. Provided to the high-pressure accumulator is a pressure control valve that can be actuated electromagnetically. The cavity can be connected by the latter to a low-pressure side of the high-pressure accumulator. Arranged between the cavity and the low-pressure side of the high-pressure accumulator is a check valve which enables the high-pressure accumulator to be filled from the low-pressure side to the system pressure side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Gerhard Geyer
  • Patent number: 7219659
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, having a fuel injector supplied with fuel from a high-pressure fuel source and including an injection valve member for opening or closing injection openings and a low-pressure circuit with a prefeed pump which pumps fuel from a fuel tank. Partial return fuel quantities, depressurized to the prefeed pressure of the prefeed pump, are delivered to the low-pressure circuit by pressure boosters or by fuel injectors inside an infeed portion via returns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Christoph Magel, Gerhard Geyer
  • Patent number: 7044110
    Abstract: The fuel injection device has a fuel-supply pump that delivers fuel from a fuel tank to a high-pressure pump which delivers fuel to a reservoir connected to at least one injector that injects fuel into the internal combustion engine. A fuel filter is disposed between the fuel-supply pump and the high-pressure pump, wherein a return for fuel from the at least one injector and/or from the reservoir to a low-pressure region is provided. The return is provided with an additional fuel filter and downstream of the fuel filter, the return feeds into the connection between the fuel-supply pump and the high-pressure pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Geyer
  • Publication number: 20060054138
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines, having a fuel injector that can be supplied from a high-pressure source includes a pressure boosting system containing a booster piston connected between the fuel injector and the high-pressure fuel source. The booster piston divides a chamber, connected to the high-pressure fuel source, from a high-pressure chamber communicating with the fuel injector and from a differential pressure chamber. The actuation of the pressure boosting system is effected via a 2/2-way valve assigned to the differential pressure chamber. For refilling of the differential pressure chamber and the high-pressure chamber of the pressure boosting system, hydraulically actuated check valves are provided, which upon pressure relief of the differential pressure chamber are acted upon hydraulically via a flow connection that branches off from the high-pressure chamber of the pressure boosting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventor: Gerhard Geyer
  • Publication number: 20060042598
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, having a fuel injector supplied with fuel from a high-pressure fuel source and including an injection valve member for opening or closing injection openings and a low-pressure circuit with a prefeed pump which pumps fuel from a fuel tank. Partial return fuel quantities, depressurized to the prefeed pressure of the prefeed pump, are delivered to the low-pressure circuit by pressure boosters or by fuel injectors inside an infeed portion via returns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hans-Christoph Magel, Gerhard Geyer
  • Publication number: 20050056803
    Abstract: A pressure-control valve for regulating the pressure in a fuel accumulator having a piston-shaped valve member guided axially displaceable in a bore and acts on a closing element which can be pressed against a valve seat. The valve member constitutes an armature of an electromagnet which can be supplied with electrical current. The valve is additionally equipped with a mechanical spring which presses the valve member in the direction toward the valve seat and whose initial spring tension is such that the spring pressure corresponds to the maximum desired pressure in the fuel accumulator. In this way a pressure is generated at the valve outlet and therefore an injection process is made possible, even in case of a failure of the electromagnetic regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Helmut Sattmann, Christian Braeuer, Thomas Buchberger, Frank Haerer
  • Publication number: 20040103883
    Abstract: The fuel injection device has a fuel-supply pump (10) that delivers fuel from a fuel tank (12) to a high-pressure pump (18), wherein the high-pressure pump (18) delivers fuel to a reservoir (24), which is connected to at least one injector (26) that injects fuel into the internal combustion engine. A fuel filter (20) is disposed between the fuel-supply pump (10) and the high-pressure pump (18), wherein a return (60) for fuel from the at least one injector (26) and/or from the reservoir (24) to a low-pressure region is provided. The return (60) is provided with an additional fuel filter (62) and downstream of the fuel filter (20), the return (60) feeds into the connection (16) between the fuel-supply pump (10) and the high-pressure pump (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventor: Gerhard Geyer
  • Patent number: 6714853
    Abstract: A method of operating an internal combustion engine is provided for stabilizing the fuel pressure in a pressure accumulator, for example, when the quantity of fuel withdrawn from the pressure accumulator for injection rapidly changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Andreas Holl
  • Patent number: 6581577
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-pressure assembly for a fuel injection system, including a low-pressure pump, which aspirates fuel from a fuel tank, and a high-pressure pump with a plurality of pump elements. A feed line leads from the low-pressure pump to a suction valve of the applicable pump elements. A flow control valve of the slide type and on the outlet side of it a differential pressure valve are disposed in the feed line. Between the two valves, a return line leading to the fuel tank branches off. The differential pressure valve has an opening pressure which is greater than that of the suction valves. As a result, upon zero pumping of the high-pressure pump, an aspiration of fuel by the pump elements is averted, while in partial filling operation of the high-pressure pump, a largely uniform filling of the pump elements with fuel is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Geyer
  • Publication number: 20030023366
    Abstract: A method of operating an internal combustion engine is provided for stabilizing the fuel pressure in a pressure accumulator, for example, when the quantity of fuel withdrawn from the pressure accumulator for injection rapidly changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Andreas Holl
  • Patent number: 5450825
    Abstract: The device for the relative rotation of the shaft of an internal combustion engine with respect to the drive wheel, which is rotatably arranged on the shaft, has a hydrostatic pump whose housing is torsionally securely connected to the camshaft. Within the drive wheel and the pump, there is an electromagnetically actuable control valve which controls the pressure medium connections between the pumps and the setting device (rotary piston control), i.e. it subject the pressure spaces to pressure or relieves them, so that the camshaft is correspondingly rotated relative to the drive wheel. The electromagnet of the control valve is actuated by means of a control unit influenced by sensors. The pressure medium supply to the setting device takes place via a hole in the camshaft. A very compact adjusting device for the camshaft is achieved in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Johann Mendle
  • Patent number: 5396872
    Abstract: The description relates to a fuel tank serving to provide fuel to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The fuel tank contains a vessel arranged therein, from which vessel a delivery unit pumps fuel to the internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle and in which are arranged a plurality of jet pumps for filling the vessel, which jet pumps are connected to a line system which is charged with fuel by the delivery unit, the mixing tubes of the jet pumps opening out into the vessel. A reliable filling of the vessel with fuel is ensured in spite of the compact construction even when the tank is almost empty and under unfavorable operating conditions in that jet pumps connected in parallel to the line system are arranged at a common structural member and in that a suction line leads to each mixing tube, the openings of these suction lines remote of the structural member being situated in the tank at a distance from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Ruger, Gerhard Geyer, Martin Kling
  • Patent number: 5289810
    Abstract: An arrangement for supplying fuel from a supply container to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, has a supply tank having an interior with a separate chamber, a supply aggregate having a suction side connected with the supply tank and a pressure side connectable with the internal combustion engine, the supply aggregate receiving fuel from the separate chamber of the supply tank, a branching conduit connected with the pressure side of the supply aggregate and having a portion extending near a bottom of the supply tank, an ejector arranged in the portion of the branching conduit and having a pressure pipe opening in the chamber of the supply tank, and a check valve provided in the branching conduit upstream of the ejector as considered in a flow direction of fuel, and opening in the branching conduit after a predetermined limiting pressure has been exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Otto Bauer, Gerhard Geyer
  • Patent number: 4998523
    Abstract: An injection timing adjuster for internal combustion engines, by which a mutual rotational position of a driven shaft relative to a drive shaft is variable as a function of operating characteristics. The adjuster includes two pairs of cams serving as adjusting mechanisms, the adjusting cams are connected by bolts to intermediate elements, which in turn each are coupled, by one coupling pin, to two each hydraulically actuatable adjusting pistons disposed parallel to one another on one side of the adjuster. The adjusting pistons are guided in a piston holder, which has two lateral limiting faces, which together with two walls offstanding from the intermediate elements form a sliding guide for the intermediate elements. As a result of an improved sliding guidance, the injection timing adjuster can be used for transmitting higher drive outputs than previously in prior art adjusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Geyer, Johann Mendle, Hermann-Josef Dillmann
  • Patent number: 4566421
    Abstract: An apparatus for the rpm-dependent adjustment of the timing of an injection pump for internal combustion engines (shaft-type injection adjuster), in which a rotationally driven primary part is connected in a rotationally coupled manner with a secondary part but with the rotational angle between them being variable. The connection is effected via an axially displaceable sliding sheath, which is positively connected via at least one of the parts via a bevel gear and simultaneously acts as an adjusting piston. The working face of this adjusting piston is supplied with a control pressure by a centrifugal force control piston supported in a separate transverse bore in the primary part, either directly or with the intermediacy of an additional control piston, with respect to which then the adjusting piston effecting the coupling between the driving part and the driven part is embodied as a followup piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Otto Bauer, Lernhard Eberl, Gerhard Geyer, Max Straubel
  • Patent number: 4478195
    Abstract: A fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines having an injection timing adjustment by means of a hydraulically actuated piston is proposed, the injection timing adjustment being loaded by two restoring springs. Between the two springs, which have different forces, there is a common spring support plate. The variable functional path of the springs is determined by means of a stop and a coupler member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Dorenkamp, Werner Faupel, Gerhard Geyer, Erich Jager