Patents by Inventor Joachim Zimmer

Joachim Zimmer 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: 20110005022
    Abstract: A wiper blade to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip (14) that can be pressed against the windshield (20) located at the bottom belt surface (13) of the support element and with a separate second component located at the other upper belt surface (11) of the support element (12) that is designed as a wind deflection strip (24) that extends at least along a longitudinal section of the wiper blade (10). A particularly low-disruption wiper blade results if the two components (14, 24) are connected together at their sides facing one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Patent number: 7849553
    Abstract: The invention concerns a wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) including a wiper rod (12a, 12c, 12k) for fixing a wiper blade, a fixing element (14a-14c, 14k, 14l) connected free of articulation to the wiper rod (12a, 12c, 12k) and at least one partial zone (16a-16m) having spring elasticity. It is proposed that the wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) can shift essentially elastically from an operating configuration to at least one first stable configuration, wherein the wiper blade can be mounted and dismounted when the wiper arm (10a-10c, 10k, 10l) is in a mounted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7832045
    Abstract: Windshield wiper device (400) for a motor vehicle with at least one wiper bearing (42) and a fastening element (44) that is connected to a vehicle body, wherein a decoupling element (43) for decoupling noise is arranged between the at least one wiper bearing (42) and the fastening element (44), wherein the decoupling element (43) and/or the wiper bearing (42) is detachably connected to the fastening element (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7810206
    Abstract: A wiper blade to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip (14) that can be pressed against the windshield (20) located at the bottom belt surface (13) of the support element and with a separate second component located at the other upper belt surface (11) of the support element (12) that is designed as a wind deflection strip (24) that extends at least along a longitudinal section of the wiper blade (10). A particularly low-disruption wiper blade results if the two components (14, 24) are connected together at their sides facing one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Patent number: 7788761
    Abstract: Device (10) for swinging a wiper arm of a windshield wiper device away from and against a motor vehicle window, wherein the device (10) comprising at least two spring elements (11), which retain the wiper arm in a stable position away from the vehicle window and press the wiper arm against said vehicle window during the operation of the wipers, wherein at least one of the at least two spring elements (11) comprises at least one compressed region (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7748076
    Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, which includes a wiper arm (10a-10j), which features a wiper rod (12a-12j) and a fastening part (14a-14j) connected in a non-articulated manner with the wiper rod (12a-12j). It is proposed that the wiper device have at least one spoiler element (16a-16j) to generate a flow-induced bearing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20100080205
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a method and system relating to the rate recovery mechanism in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth coexistence system is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Olaf Hirsch, Dietmar Knittel, Hans-Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7640619
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper system with a wiper drive (1), which is comprised of a wiper motor (2) and a gear (3). A wiper arm shaft (14) for a wiper arm (19) can be driven via the output shaft (5) of the gear (3). Linking points (31, 32, 33) for accommodating the wiper drive (1) on a surface (24, 40) are arranged in the housing area (7) of the wiper drive (1). The linking points (31, 32, 33) of the wiper drive (1) each feature a decoupling element (41, 42, 43), in which fastening elements (55) to mount the wiper drive (1) either on a vehicle body (24) or on a screw-down surface (40) are accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Moosmann, Claus Fleischer, Norbert Wegner, Thomas Weigold, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7618077
    Abstract: A windshield wiper device with fastening points (16), by means of which the windshield wiper device is fastened to a body (14) of a motor vehicle. Until now windshield wiper systems were screwed or riveted to the vehicle body so that special tools and a relatively great amount of time are required. The aim of the invention is improving the windshield wiper device so that it can be mounted on the vehicle body more quickly and therefore more cost-effectively. As a result, according to the invention, at least one of the fastening points (16) can move towards the vehicle body (14) for mounting the windshield wiper device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Zimmer, Gerard Albrecht, Juergen Rapp, Francois Schabanel, Tino Boos, Nicolas Eschenbrenner, Frank Porchet
  • Patent number: 7596479
    Abstract: The invention starts with a method to determine a blank form of an elastic component, in particular a non-articulated wiper arm (10), with the default of a target form, which the elastic component is supposed to assume under the effect of at least a predefined initial force (F1). It is proposed that a counter force (FG) that at least essentially opposes the predefined initial force (F1) is applied to a working model (12) of the elastic component, whose model blank form is at least similar to the target form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7581887
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper bearing for a windshield wiper system comprising a bearing housing (12) provided with an outer tube forming the bearing housing (12) and an inner tube (24) arranged in a concentric manner in relation thereto and a journal (30) arranged on a bearing area (14) on the bearing housing (12) for receiving a tubular plate (40). It is proposed that an annular element (16), which is arranged in a coaxial manner on the journal (30), be provided outside the journal (30) in the region of the front side thereof (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7581278
    Abstract: A windshield wiper device (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, is proposed, with at least one wiper bearing (14), which includes a bearing housing (24), [and] a wiper shaft (22), which is positioned in the bearing housing (24) and bears a wiper arm (28) on a first end (26). An element (42), which axially fixes the wiper shaft (22), is radially attachable to the wiper shaft (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20090171536
    Abstract: A method for triggering and transferring a vehicle into a pedestrian preventive safety state to increase the passive safety of the other party in an accident, in which a triggering condition of the pedestrian preventive safety state of the vehicle is generated on the basis of a signal of at least one vehicle sensor, which can indicate a high probability of a vehicle accident, particularly with a pedestrian or a bicyclist, for an immediately imminent time span, and with the presence of a positive triggering condition of the pedestrian preventive safety state, a part or a section of the vehicle, which could inflict additional bodily injury on the other party in the case of an accident with the vehicle, is moved from an area of probable impact with the other party and/or additionally shielded, whereby the vehicle is at least partially transferred to the pedestrian preventive safety state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7506400
    Abstract: The invention starts with a wiper arm (10, 28; 42, 44) with at least one fan nozzle (20, 46, 70, 88) through which wash water is sprayed on an as-needed basis in a fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) onto a part of vehicle window (68) lying in the wiper direction (58, 59) in front of a wiper blade (16, 18; 36, 48), wherein the fan stream (22, 54, 76, 78, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114) hits the vehicle window (68) in the area of an impact line (24, 56, 80, 82, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108). It is proposed that the impact line (24, 56, 80, 82, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108) essentially runs parallel to the wiper blade (16, 18; 36, 48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7503094
    Abstract: Windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, with at least one wiper arm (11) and an engine hood (12) that can be raised in the case of an impact, wherein the at least one wiper arm (11) can be moved in the case of an impact into a position below a windshield (10) or into a position in the area of a wiper field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20090064439
    Abstract: A wiper blade to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip (14) that can be pressed against the windshield (20) located at the bottom belt surface (13) of the support element and with a separate second component located at the other upper belt surface (11) of the support element (12) that is designed as a wind deflection strip (24) that extends at least along a longitudinal section of the wiper blade (10). A particularly low-disruption wiper blade results if the two components (14, 24) are connected together at their sides facing one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20090049637
    Abstract: A windshield wiper device (10), particularly for a motor vehicle, is proposed. This windshield wiper device comprises a wiper bearing (14) supporting a wiper shaft (16), which has an undercut (48) in which a securing device (40) for axially fixing the wiper shaft (16) in the wiper bearing (14) is arranged. The securing device (40) can be displaced by the effects of a defined axial force component (F) on the wiper shaft (16), whereby the wiper shaft (16) can be displaced in relationship to the wiper bearing (14). According to the invention, the securing device (40) comprises a bushing section (42) with an indentation (50), which engages in the undercut (48) of the wiper shaft (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Achim Kraus, Joachim Zimmer, Juergen Rapp, Hans Wickermann, Claus Fleischer, Marc-Oliver Karle, Christian Reiser, Heiko Volz, Martin Joerger, Swen Koehn
  • Patent number: 7451520
    Abstract: A wiper blade is proposed with which to clean windshields, in particular of automobiles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated belt-shaped, flexible spring support element (12), with a separate first component designed as an elastic rubber wiper strip (14) that can be pressed against the windshield (20) located at the bottom belt surface (13) of the support element and with a separate second component located at the other upper belt surface (11) of the support element (12) that is designed as a wind deflection strip (24) that extends at least along a longitudinal section of the wiper blade (10). A particularly low-disruption wiper blade results if the two components (14, 24) are connected together at their sides facing one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Jan Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20080092319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a windshield wiper device with fastening points (16), by means of which the windshield wiper device is fastened to a body (14) of a motor vehicle. Until now windshield wiper systems were screwed or riveted to the vehicle body so that special tools and a relatively great amount of time are required. The aim of the invention is improving the windshield wiper device so that it can be mounted on the vehicle body more quickly and therefore more cost-effectively. As a result, according to the invention, at least one of the fastening points (16) can move towards the vehicle body (14) for mounting the windshield wiper device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Zimmer, Gerard Albrecht, Juergen Rapp, Francois Schabanel, Tino Boos, Nicolas Eschenbrenner, Frank Porchet
  • Publication number: 20080052864
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper crank with a wiper arm (10a-10h) and a wiper blade (12a-12h). According to the invention, the wiper arm (10a-10h) and the wiper blade (12a-12h) have a joint-free connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Weiler, Joachim Zimmer, Harald Rapp, Jan Dietrich