Patents by Inventor Hans Boeni

Hans Boeni 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: 8950508
    Abstract: A handheld power tool, including a tool socket on a drive shaft for purposes of holding a tool, the drive shaft executing a rotating and partially tangentially striking movement using a tangential striking mechanism drivable by a drive. The tangential striking mechanism has an anvil associated with the drive shaft and a hammer associated with the drive, movable with respect to each other so as to strike each other axially when under the effect of the force of at least one first spring, and to strike each other tangentially when the anvil and the hammer are rotated. The hammer has a main mass, and an extra mass that is under the effect of a second spring couplable to the main mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Hoop, Hans Boeni, Dieter Profunser, Peter Brugger
  • Publication number: 20120132452
    Abstract: A handheld power tool, including a tool socket on a drive shaft for purposes of holding a tool, the drive shaft executing a rotating and partially tangentially striking movement using a tangential striking mechanism drivable by a drive. The tangential striking mechanism has an anvil associated with the drive shaft and a hammer associated with the drive, movable with respect to each other so as to strike each other axially when under the effect of the force of at least one first spring, and to strike each other tangentially when the anvil and the hammer are rotated. The hammer has a main mass, and an extra mass that is under the effect of a second spring couplable to the main mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Hoop, Hans Boeni, Dieter Profunser, Peter Brugger
  • Publication number: 20080289839
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a drive (4) of an electrically operated screwdriving power tool (2) during a screwdriving process, a tool holder (14) with a screw bit (16) fastened thereto is acted upon by the drive (4) to drive a fastening element (18) having a contact area (24) into a constructional component (20), with the screw bit movable up to a maximum screw-in value (Dmax) at a speed (D) and a operational torque (MA) generated between the screw bit (16) and the fastening element (18), and after it has been detected that a predetermined triggering screw-in depth (s0) has been reached, the speed (D) is reduced from the maximum screw-in value (Dmax) during a tightening process (AV), and, when it has been detected that a determined end value of the operational torque (MA) is reached, the screwdriving process is terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Hricko, Alexander John, Hans Boeni, Peer Schmidt, Jochen Kuntner
  • Patent number: 6981557
    Abstract: A control process for an at least partially axially hammering and rotating electric hand-held machine tool (1) in which an electromagnetic clutch (4) arranged in the flow of force between an electric motor (2) and a tool receptacle (3) is controllably connected to computing device (5) connected to sensors (6a, 6b, 6c), wherein the clutch (4) is repeatedly alternately opened and closed in at least one process step controlled by the computing device (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Boeni, Roland Schaer, Harald Schmitzer, Ricardo Teixeira, Christoph Wuersch
  • Publication number: 20040226728
    Abstract: A control process for an at least partially axially hammering and rotating electric hand-held machine tool (1) in which an electromagnetic clutch (4) arranged in the flow of force between an electric motor (2) and a tool receptacle (3) is controllably connected to computing means (5) connected to sensors (6a, 6b, 6c), wherein the clutch (4) is repeatedly alternately opened and closed in at least one process step controlled by the computing means (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Hans Boeni, Roland Schaer, Harald Schmitzer, Ricardo Teixeira, Christoph Wuersch
  • Publication number: 20040200628
    Abstract: A hand-held electric machine tool (1) with an at least partly rotary-driven tool receptacle (2) for a tool and a press switch (5) arranged at a handle (4) on the workpiece side for activating the connection of a power source (6) to an electric motor (7) connected to control electronics (10) which are connected to a force sensor (8), wherein the force sensor (8) is arranged between the tool receptacle (2) and the handle (4) and is designed for measuring a pressing force (F) of the hand-held electric machine tool pressing against a workpiece. In addition, an intuitive control process for the hand-held electric machine tool (1) is claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Harald Schmitzer, Hans Boeni, Carlos Oliveira, Roland Schaer, Christoph Wuersch
  • Patent number: 6799644
    Abstract: A pneumatic percussive mechanism having an axially reciprocating percussive loaded percussion piston (2), wherein a non-contacting magnetic field sensitive sensor (3) is arranged radial thereto. The percussion piston (2) features at least externally ferromagnetic material and has a plurality of axially separated zones (4) of different magnetic permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Hoop, Christoph Würsch, Hanspeter Schad, Hans Boeni, Albert Binder
  • Patent number: 6700341
    Abstract: A microcontroller for controlling operation of a safety clutch of a hand-held electrical power tool and which is arranged in a force transmitting chain of the tool, with the microcontroller including a unit (2,5,4;8) for processing at least one parameter of the power tool and for outputting a resulting parameter in form of a calculated torque (M1), and a control unit (7) for comparing an actually measured torque (M) with the calculated torque (M1), and for outputting a control signal (&thgr;) when a difference between the actually measured and calculated torques exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Schaer, Hans Böni
  • Publication number: 20030205393
    Abstract: A pneumatic percussive mechanism having an axially reciprocating percussive loaded percussion piston (2), wherein a non-contacting magnetic field sensitive sensor (3) is arranged radial thereto. The percussion piston (2) features at least externally ferromagnetic material and has a plurality of axially separated zones (4) of different magnetic permeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Alexander Hoop, Christoph Wursch, Hanspeter Schad, Hans Boeni, Albert Binder
  • Patent number: 6640205
    Abstract: The method of and a device for using this method, on equipment or assigned to equipment for working a material, for investigating and identifying the nature of the material, which is to be worked and for making available at least one operating parameter for the optimized pre-setting of the working equipment, provides for the use of a sensor, preferably assigned directly to the working tool, such as a hammer drill, in order to detect shock waves generated or induced in the tool. From the shock wave signal measured, at least one distinguishing feature characteristic of the material to be worked, is extracted and evaluated for the comparative classification of the material by means of an algorithm. Preferably, an external force, especially the contacting force, acting on the working equipment, is taken into consideration for the algorithmic evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius, Roland Schaer, Hans Böni, Harald Schmitzer
  • Patent number: 6356077
    Abstract: A method of determining a time-dependent gradient of a shock wave in a percussion or subjected to a percussion load ferromagnetic element and including subjecting the ferromagnetic element to action of a magnetic flux, providing a voltage measuring instrument associated with the ferromagnetic element for determining a change of a magnetic flux velocity, which is determined as a change in a measuring voltage, during a percussion action, and determining the gradient of the shock wave by additive superimposition of the measuring voltage; and a device for effecting the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Roland Schaer, Hans Böni, Peter Fabo, Andrey Jarosevic
  • Patent number: 4389870
    Abstract: In the formation of engagement grooves in the shank of a tool for use in a hammer drill or chipping hammer, a matrix or die is divided along a junction plane into two matrix halves. A bore for holding the tool to be punched is formed along the junction plane so that the plane divides the bore in half in its axial direction. Guide openings are formed in the opposite sides of the matrix extending into the bore for receiving punching dies. The matrix halves combine to form these guide openings which are located in the junction plane so that the punching pressure is applied in this plane. The closing pressure for holding the matrix halves together is applied at right angles to the junction plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Boeni, Beda Meier, Gabor Szacsvay