Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Buttau

Hans-Peter Buttau 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: 11325786
    Abstract: A guide profile and a conveying system are disclosed. The conveying system is designed with a guide profile of this type. A slide bar of the guide profile is provided with an articulated leg so that it is possible to change the slide bar on the already installed conveying system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Markus Kiebel
  • Publication number: 20210323770
    Abstract: A guide profile and a conveying system are disclosed. The conveying system is designed with a guide profile of this type. A slide bar of the guide profile is provided with an articulated leg so that it is possible to change the slide bar on the already installed conveying system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Markus Kiebel
  • Patent number: 10669100
    Abstract: A lifting and conveying device includes a lifting body, a revolving conveyor element, and a linear drive. The revolving conveyor element is deflected on the lifting body to a conveyor path on which an item can be conveyed. The lifting body is engageable or engaged by the linear drive of the device for a lifting of the conveyor path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Markus Kiebel, Peter Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20190300287
    Abstract: A lifting and conveying device includes a lifting body, a revolving conveyor element, and a linear drive. The revolving conveyor element is deflected on the lifting body to a conveyor path on which an item can be conveyed. The lifting body is engageable or engaged by the linear drive of the device for a lifting of the conveyor path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Markus Kiebel, Peter Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9090401
    Abstract: A chain link for a curved conveyor chain, the chain link comprising a base body and a bolt, the base body having an articulation section and a fork section and a carrier means for carrying material that is to be conveyed, the bolt being elongated and designed in a circular cylindrical manner in at least one central section. In the articulation section, a bolt opening is provided through which the bolt can pass and can rotate relative to at least two axes. The fork section has an articulation recess for receiving the articulation section of an adjoining identical chain link, the fork section having two opposite bolt recesses which can receive the opposite ends of the bolt of the adjoining chain link. The articulation and fork sections of two adjoining, identical chain links are maintained at a distance by two slide sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Till Guener, Wolfram Baier, Peter Ludwig, Hans-Peter Buttau
  • Publication number: 20140291127
    Abstract: A chain link for a curved conveyor chain, the chain link comprising a base body and a bolt, the base body having an articulation section and a fork section and a carrier means for carrying material that is to be conveyed, the bolt being elongated and designed in a circular cylindrical manner in at least one central section. In the articulation section, a bolt opening is provided through which the bolt can pass and can rotate relative to at least two axes. The fork section has an articulation recess for receiving the articulation section of an adjoining identical chain link, the fork section having two opposite bolt recesses which can receive the opposite ends of the bolt of the adjoining chain link. The articulation and fork sections of two adjoining, identical chain links are maintained at a distance by two slide sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GmbH
    Inventors: Till Guener, Wolfram Baier, Peter Ludwig, Hans-Peter Buttau
  • Patent number: 8037995
    Abstract: A conveyor includes at least one workpiece carrier, a drive provided for the workpiece carrier and defining a plane of conveyance; an inner guide and an outer guide having a curved outer guide section and defining a conveyor track for the workpiece carrier; the inner guide includes a curved inner guide section that is assigned to the curved outer guide section. The convexly curved inner guide section is situated such that it is offset radially inwardly relative to the curved outer guide section and opposite an imagined tangential extension of a first and a second straight inner guide section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Willi, Boris Buesing, Hans-Peter Buttau
  • Publication number: 20110068570
    Abstract: A clamping component composed of metal and used to clamp a profiled element composed of metal has at least one clamping surface adapted to the profiled element, at least one cutting element which includes a cutting edge that extends beyond the clamping surface, thereby enabling the cutting element to penetrate the profiled element when the clamping component clamps the profiled element; and an engagement element for introducing a clamping force, wherein the cutting edge is situated at a slant and/or curve relative to the clamping surface such that the cutting edge initially touches the profiled element in a punctiform manner while the clamping part is clamped tightly, and an increasing region of the cutting edge subsequently penetrates the profiled element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Mario Hinderer
  • Patent number: 7882945
    Abstract: A rolling conveyor has a plurality of feed rollers that define a conveyor surface, in which the feed rollers are joined on their end regions rotatably to a first and a second bearing assembly, at least some of the feed rollers on the second bearing assembly each have a first drive wheel, which is in rotary drive communication each with one second drive wheel, the second drive wheels are located on a rotatable drive shaft, with which they are in rotary drive communication, wherein the drive shaft is joined rotatably to a third bearing assembly, which is embodied separately from the first and second bearing assemblies, so that a drive shaft assembly comprising the drive shaft and the associated third bearing assemblies is joined as a unit detachably to the rolling conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Willi, Volker Porzer, Hans-Peter Buttau, Peter Ludwig, Uwe Lindemann
  • Publication number: 20100126828
    Abstract: A conveyor includes at least one workpiece carrier, a drive provided for the workpiece carrier and defining a plane of conveyance; an inner guide and an outer guide having a curved outer guide section and defining a conveyor track for the workpiece carrier; the inner guide includes a curved inner guide section that is assigned to the curved outer guide section. The convexly curved inner guide section is situated such that it is offset radially inwardly relative to the curved outer guide section and opposite an imagined tangential extension of a first and a second straight inner guide section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Marco Willi, Boris Buesing, Hans-Peter Buttau
  • Publication number: 20100059342
    Abstract: A rolling conveyor has a plurality of feed rollers that define a conveyor surface, in which the feed rollers are joined on their end regions rotatably to a first and a second bearing assembly, at least some of the feed rollers on the second bearing assembly each have a first drive wheel, which is in rotary drive communication each with one second drive wheel, the second drive wheels are located on a rotatable drive shaft, with which they are in rotary drive communication, wherein the drive shaft is joined rotatably to a third bearing assembly, which is embodied separately from the first and second bearing assemblies, so that a drive shaft assembly comprising the drive shaft and the associated third bearing assemblies is joined as a unit detachably to the rolling conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Marco WILLI, Volker PORZER, Hans-Peter BUTTAU, Peter LUDWIG, Uwe LINDEMANN
  • Publication number: 20100059340
    Abstract: A rolling conveyor has a frame on which a plurality of feed rollers that define a conveyor surface are rotatably supported, at least some of the feed rollers each have a first drive wheel, which is in rotary drive communication with a second drive wheel, the second drive wheels are located on a rotatable drive shaft with which they are each in rotary drive communication via a respective slip clutch, at least one and preferably all the second drive wheels and the associated slip clutch are combined each into a separate drive assembly that can be installed as a unit, the drive assembly is supported rotatably on the frame, and the drive shaft is received in the drive assembly in a manner fixed against relative rotation and preferably longitudinally displaceably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Marco Willi, Volker Porzer, Hans-Peter Buttau, Peter Ludwig, Peter Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20070193210
    Abstract: A connector for fastening an angle iron to a profile section has a connector element configured so as to embrace the profile section, and a single connecting member connecting the connector element, the profile section and the angle iron, wherein the connector element is substantially U-shaped and has a base and two legs configured for embracing the profile section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Harald Kuepferle
  • Patent number: 7198424
    Abstract: A connecting element with substantially U-shaped cross-section has a U-shape having two free ends and a connecting region connecting the free ends with one another and having at least one engaging element provided and formed to engage an associated edge of an undercut groove of a first part to be connected by the connecting element, the U shape having at least one second engaging element located near one of the free ends and provided and formed to laterally engage in an associated recess of a second part to be connected by the connecting element, wherein the at least one second engaging element protrudes from an associated one of the free ends of the U shape in a direction away from the other of the free ends of the U shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Uwe Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20050095060
    Abstract: A connecting element with substantially U-shaped cross-section has a U-shape having two free ends and a connecting region connecting the free ends with one another and having at least one engaging element provided and formed to engage an associated edge of an undercut groove of a first part to be connected by the connecting element, the U shape having at least one second engaging element located near one of the free ends and provided and formed to laterally engage in an associated recess of a second part to be connected by the connecting element, wherein the at least one second engaging element protrudes from an associated one of the free ends of the U shape in a direction away from the other of the free ends of the U shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Uwe Kaiser
  • Patent number: 5540541
    Abstract: A pivotal robot arm is disclosed which includes a support body, at least one pivot arm and a working device that is provided at the outer end of the pivot arm. The pivotal robot arm is characterized in that the support body and/or at least one pivot arm and/or the housing of the working device are each composed of at least one extruded profile that extends in the direction of the articulation axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Gosdowski, Hans-Peter Buttau, Michael Leonhardt
  • Patent number: D741147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buttau, Herbert Velten