Patents by Inventor Heiko Druckenmueller
Heiko Druckenmueller 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).
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Patent number: 11124168Abstract: In a hydraulic brake system, which includes: a hydraulic pump which is driven by an electric motor and has the purpose of generating a fluid volume flow for the hydraulic brake system; a hydraulic connection for conducting the fluid volume flow between the hydraulic pump and a wheel brake; a reservoir for storing a fluid volume; wherein the reservoir is connected to the hydraulic connection by means of a switching valve, a method includes actuating the switching valve in such a way that by this means a fluid pulsation in the hydraulic connection is counteracted. Furthermore, the method may be implemented with a control unit and a hydraulic brake system.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christoph Emde, Heiko Druckenmueller, Holger Kurz, Patrick Schellnegger, Yakup Navruz, Andreas Schmidtlein
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Patent number: 11077836Abstract: In a method for controlling a hydraulic braking system, wherein the braking system includes a hydraulic pump that is driven by an electric motor so as to generate a volume of fluid flow for the hydraulic braking system. the electric motor is controlled in such a manner that fluid pulsation in the hydraulic braking system is counteracted by means of modulating a rotational speed of the electric motor. The modulation is generated by means of the control procedure. Furthermore, a device is designed and configured so as to perform the method.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christoph Emde, Heiko Druckenmueller, Holger Kurz, Patrick Schellnegger, Yakup Navruz, Andreas Schmidtlein
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Patent number: 10988128Abstract: In a hydraulic brake system, which includes: a hydraulic pump which is driven by an electric motor and has the purpose of generating a fluid volume flow for the hydraulic brake system; and a solenoid valve for controlling the fluid volume flow from the hydraulic pump to a wheel brake, a method includes actuating the solenoid valve in such a way that by this means a fluid pulsation at the wheel brake is counteracted. Furthermore, the method may be implemented in a corresponding device.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christoph Emde, Heiko Druckenmueller, Holger Kurz, Patrick Schellnegger, Yakup Navruz, Andreas Schmidtlein
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Publication number: 20190367001Abstract: In a hydraulic brake system, which includes: a hydraulic pump which is driven by an electric motor and has the purpose of generating a fluid volume flow for the hydraulic brake system; a hydraulic connection for conducting the fluid volume flow between the hydraulic pump and a wheel brake; a reservoir for storing a fluid volume; wherein the reservoir is connected to the hydraulic connection by means of a switching valve, a method includes actuating the switching valve in such a way that by this means a fluid pulsation in the hydraulic connection is counteracted. Furthermore, the method may be implemented with a control unit and a hydraulic brake system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Christoph Emde, Heiko Druckenmueller, Holger Kurz, Patrick Schellnegger, Yakup Navruz, Andreas Schmidtlein
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Publication number: 20190366999Abstract: In a hydraulic brake system, which includes: a hydraulic pump which is driven by an electric motor and has the purpose of generating a fluid volume flow for the hydraulic brake system; and a solenoid valve for controlling the fluid volume flow from the hydraulic pump to a wheel brake, a method includes actuating the solenoid valve in such a way that by this means a fluid pulsation at the wheel brake is counteracted. Furthermore, the method may be implemented in a corresponding device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Christoph Emde, Heiko Druckenmueller, Holger Kurz, Patrick Schellnegger, Yakup Navruz, Andreas Schmidtlein
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Publication number: 20190366996Abstract: In a method for controlling a hydraulic braking system, wherein the braking system includes a hydraulic pump that is driven by an electric motor so as to generate a volume of fluid flow for the hydraulic braking system. the electric motor is controlled in such a manner that fluid pulsation in the hydraulic braking system is counteracted by means of modulating a rotational speed of the electric motor. The modulation is generated by means of the control procedure. Furthermore, a device is designed and configured so as to perform the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Christoph Emde, Heiko Druckenmueller, Holger Kurz, Patrick Schellnegger, Yakup Navruz, Andreas Schmidtlein
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Publication number: 20170096132Abstract: A slip-controllable vehicle brake system includes a brake circuit to which a master brake cylinder is connected to a wheel brake. The connection between the brake circuit and the master brake cylinder is controlled by a changeover valve. To supply the wheel brake with pressure medium, the brake circuit has a pressure generator that is externally driven and interacts with a pressure build-up valve of the wheel brake. The brake system includes a pressure pulsation damping device with a pulsation damper and a resistor which forms a flow cross-section. The pressure build-up valve and/or the changeover valve is continuously adjustable and steplessly switched from an open position into a blocked position. The flow cross-section of the resistor is actualized by an electronic triggering of the pressure build-up valve or the changeover valve such that it is variably adjusted to changing environmental or operating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Heiko Druckenmueller, Wolfgang Schuller, Goekhan Oezkan
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Patent number: 9566965Abstract: A method for dimensioning a component of a braking system; the braking system having at least two brake-circuit partial circuits; each brake-circuit partial circuit having at least one pump element for building up a brake-circuit pressure and/or for returning brake-circuit fluid in an ABS case, the pump elements of the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits being operable using a motor element; and the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits being separable using a separating element, so that different brake-circuit pressures may be created in the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Steffen Benzler, Michael Kunz, Stefan Strengert, Heiko Druckenmueller
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Patent number: 9352722Abstract: An activation device for a protection device includes: a body with a chamber that has, respectively at first and second ends, a medium inlet opening to a medium storage and a valve opening, and an outlet opening for discharging the medium into the protection device between the first and second ends; a valve for opening and closing the valve opening for passage of the medium; and a piston that (a) includes a passage along a main extension axis, from a first surface thereof adjacent to the medium inlet opening, to a second surface thereof, larger than the first surface and adjacent to the valve opening, and (b) is movable in the chamber by the medium and as a function of the control valve position between a position in which the at least one outlet opening is closed and a position in which the at least one outlet opening is opened.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Peter Wasserman, Werner Nitschke, Elmar Vier, Raed Hamada, Horst Beling, Uwe Iben, Guenther Hohl, Stefan Woerz, Rudolf Heinz, Dirk Wolf, Martin Klein, Heiko Druckenmueller, Klaus Heyer
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Publication number: 20150367823Abstract: A method for dimensioning a component of a braking system; the braking system having at least two brake-circuit partial circuits; each brake-circuit partial circuit having at least one pump element for building up a brake-circuit pressure and/or for returning brake-circuit fluid in an ABS case, the pump elements of the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits being operable using a motor element; and the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits being separable using a separating element, so that different brake-circuit pressures may be created in the at least two brake-circuit partial circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2013Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Steffen Benzler, Michael Kunz, Stefan Strengert, Heiko Druckenmueller
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Publication number: 20150210243Abstract: An activation device for a protection device includes: a body with a chamber that has, respectively at first and second ends, a medium inlet opening to a medium storage and a valve opening, and an outlet opening for discharging the medium into the protection device between the first and second ends; a valve for opening and closing the valve opening for passage of the medium; and a piston that (a) includes a passage along a main extension axis, from a first surface thereof adjacent to the medium inlet opening, to a second surface thereof, larger than the first surface and adjacent to the valve opening, and (b) is movable in the chamber by the medium and as a function of the control valve position between a position in which the at least one outlet opening is closed and a position in which the at least one outlet opening is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Peter WASSERMAN, Werner NITSCHKE, Elmar VIER, Raed HAMADA, Horst BELING, Uwe IBEN, Guenther HOHL, Stefan WOERZ, Rudolf HEINZ, Dirk WOLF, Martin KLEIN, Heiko DRUCKENMUELLER, Klaus HEYER
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Patent number: 8827380Abstract: A hydraulic vehicle braking system having a primary braking cylinder to which the vehicle braking system is connected via a separating valve is disclosed. The vehicle breaking system includes slip control. A pedal path simulator is a spring-loaded hydraulic accumulator, which can be connected to the primary brake cylinder via a differential pressure controlled simulator valve. The simulator valve opens when a braking pressure in the vehicle braking system is greater than a primary braking cylinder pressure; otherwise, the simulator valve is closed. If the separating valve is closed during slip control, for example, the primary braking cylinder forces braking fluid through the opened simulator valve into the hydraulic accumulator upon actuation so that a normal pedal characteristic occurs at least approximately when the separating valve is closed.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Heiko Druckenmueller
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Patent number: 8801408Abstract: The invention relates to a piston pump for a motor vehicle braking system having a housing section and a piston guided displaceably in the housing section. The invention further has an intake valve having a valve seat arranged on the piston. The valve seat is configured as a circular sealing edge. A spherical valve body of the intake valve seals against the spherical sealing edge.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Heiko Druckenmueller, Oliver Schmautz, Marc Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20120256478Abstract: A hydraulic vehicle braking system having a primary braking cylinder to which the vehicle braking system is connected via a separating valve is disclosed. The vehicle breaking system includes slip control. A pedal path simulator is a spring-loaded hydraulic accumulator, which can be connected to the primary brake cylinder via a differential pressure controlled simulator valve. The simulator valve opens when a braking pressure in the vehicle braking system is greater than a primary braking cylinder pressure; otherwise, the simulator valve is closed. If the separating valve is closed during slip control, for example, the primary braking cylinder forces braking fluid through the opened simulator valve into the hydraulic accumulator upon actuation so that a normal pedal characteristic occurs at least approximately when the separating valve is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Heiko Druckenmueller
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Publication number: 20100083821Abstract: The invention relates to a piston pump for a motor vehicle braking system having a housing section and a piston guided displaceably in the housing section. The invention further has an intake valve having a valve seat arranged on the piston. The valve seat is configured as a circular sealing edge. A spherical valve body of the intake valve seals against the spherical sealing edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Heiko Druckenmueller, Oliver Schmautz, Marc Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20100071362Abstract: A pressure system having at least two pressure circuits each including a respective positive-displacement element and each compression side of the positive-displacement elements being in operative communication via a compensation device in such a way that a pressure increase in the first pressure circuit leads to a pressure increase in the second pressure circuit, and the pressure increase of the first pressure circuit is essentially reduced by the amount of the pressure increase of the second pressure circuit, and the reduction in the pressure increase is less than a defined limit value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2005Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Norbert Alaze, Marcus Egle, Thomas Michl, Horst Beling, Klaus Habr, Heiko Druckenmueller