Patents by Inventor Jochen Moench

Jochen Moench 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: 12351079
    Abstract: A method for operating electrical drive units of seat components in a motor vehicle during a detected pre-crash situation. The method moves a passenger to a target position for an impending crash based on an actual position of the passenger. The method also determines a control strategy for coordinating an adjustment of the seat components in order to actuate at least two of the drive units simultaneously or immediately successively such that the required power of the drive units is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bjoern Andrews, Jens Schrader, Jochen Moench, Juri Hartmann, Rainer Berger
  • Publication number: 20220234475
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and a system for operating electrical drive units of seat components in a motor vehicle, preferably in the case of a detected pre-crash situation, wherein an optimum target position of a passenger for an imminent crash case is moved to (S1, S2) depending on a current position of the passenger, wherein, for this purpose, a rule strategy for coordinating the adjustment of the seat components is determined (S3) in order to actuate at least two of the drive units at the same time or directly in succession such that the required power of the drive units is minimized (S4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bjoern Andrews, Jens Schrader, Jochen Moench, Juri Hartmann, Rainer Berger
  • Publication number: 20130333377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromechanical brake booster with adjustable non-linear assistance force, comprising a brake booster piston (10), an adjustment means (50) which can be moved in a translatory fashion, and a non-linear coupling mechanism (40) for coupling the brake booster piston (10) to the adjustment means (50) in order to apply variable force to the brake booster piston (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Lin Feuerrohr, Jochen Moench, Christian Meyer, Hans-Peter Dommsch, Stefan Demont, Martin-Peter Bolz, Jean-Marc Ritt
  • Patent number: 8267119
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve for controlling volumetric flows in a heating and/or cooling system of a motor vehicle, comprising a valve housing (10), from which at least one inlet channel (18) and at least one outlet channel (20, 22) branch, in addition to at least one disc-type valve body (28) for controlling the flow, said body being located in the valve housing so that it can rotate about the axis (31) of a driven shaft (30). According to the invention, the valve body (28) is operatively connected to an electromotive drive (24) by means of a gear system (64). The invention also relates to a heating and/or cooling system (110) of a motor vehicle, comprising a valve (131) of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Alois Hils, Georg Reeb, Roland Schmidt, Juergen Tempel, Sven Urlaub
  • Publication number: 20110180737
    Abstract: The invention proposes a valve (1) for controlling volume flows, in particular in a heating and/or cooling system of a motor vehicle, having a disk-shaped valve body (2) with at least one control opening (3) which, to control the volume flow, interacts with a disk-shaped sealing body (10) having at least one passage opening (11), wherein the disk-shaped valve body (2) has an external toothing (49) into which a pinion (42) engages in order to rotate the valve body (2). According to the invention, the pinion (42) and the external toothing (49) of the disk-shaped valve body (2) interact with one another by means of an evoloid toothing (43; 44). The valve according to the invention is provided for controlling volume flows, in particular in a heating and/or cooling system of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Alois Hils, Georg Reeb, Claudius Muschelknautz, Sven Urlaub
  • Publication number: 20100044606
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve for controlling volumetric flows in a heating and/or cooling system of a motor vehicle, comprising a valve housing (10), from which at least one inlet channel (18) and at least one outlet channel (20, 22) branch, in addition to at least one disc-type valve body (28) for controlling the flow, said body being located in the valve housing so that it can rotate about the axis (31) of a driven shaft (30). According to the invention, the valve body (28) is operatively connected to an electromotive drive (24) by means of a gear system (64). The invention also relates to a heating and/or cooling system (110) of a motor vehicle, comprising a valve (131) of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Alois Hils, Georg Reeb, Roland Schmidt, Juergen Tempel, Sven Urlaub
  • Publication number: 20100037838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve for controlling volumetric flows in a heating and/or cooling system of a motor vehicle, comprising a valve housing (10), from which at least one inlet channel (18) and at least one outlet channel (20, 22) branch, in addition to at least one disc-type valve body (28) for controlling the flow, said body being located in the valve housing (10) so that it can rotate about the axis (31) of a driven shaft (30). According to the invention, the valve comprises means for compensating an imbalance, said means ensuring a uniform distribution of mass about the rotational axis (31) of the valve body (28). The invention also relates to a heating and/or cooling circuit (110) of motor vehicle, comprising at least one coolant control valve (131) of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Alois Hils, Georg Reeb, Roland Schmidt, Sven Urlaub
  • Patent number: 7479083
    Abstract: Gear mechanism (10), in particular for adjusting moveable parts in a motor vehicle, comprising a spur wheel (14) which is provided with external teeth (16) and meshes with an internal gear (18) that is provided with internal teeth (20), wherein the number of internal teeth (20) to generate a certain gear step-up ratio is greater by at least one than the number of external teeth (16) and the spur wheel (14) and the internal gear (18) perform an eccentric movement relative to one another, wherein the eccentric movement is directed exclusively by means of the matching tooth geometry of the internal and external teeth (20, 16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Willi Schmidt, Jochen Moench, Daniel Cettier
  • Patent number: 7362040
    Abstract: A device for opening and closing an opening (11), in particular in a motor vehicle, by means of a motor-driven, movable part (10), with a control unit (26) and a pinch prevention sensor (14), which is disposed essentially along an edge (20) of the part (10) and/or of a frame profile (12) bordering the opening (11) and which, during the closing of the part (10), detects an obstacle (24) that is in the movement path of the part (10) and sends a signal to the control unit (26) in order to stop or reverse the movement of the part (10), wherein the pinch prevention sensor (14) has a highly elastic, electroactive polymer (EAP) material (30), in particular polyurethane, fluoroelastomer, polybutadiene, fluorosilicone, or silicone, disposed between electrodes (28, 34, 36), which produces a voltage change in the electrodes (28, 34, 36) in the event of a deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Neubauer, Martin-Peter Bolz, Jochen Moench, Falk Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20070138877
    Abstract: A connecting device (1) is used to mechanically connect a motor housing (2) of a motor (5) to a transmission housing (3) of a transmission (7). The motor (5) acts on the transmission (7) via a motor shaft (6). The connecting device (1) has a connecting element (15, 26), which can connect the motor housing (2) indirectly to the transmission housing (3). The connecting element (15, 26) is embodied so that when the motor housing (2) moves relative to the transmission housing (3) in a rotating fashion around an axis (25) predetermined by the motor shaft (6), the connecting element (15, 26) can be at least partially deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Christof Bernauer
  • Publication number: 20070087887
    Abstract: Gear mechanism (10), in particular for adjusting moveable parts in a motor vehicle, comprising a spur wheel (14) which is provided with external teeth (16) and meshes with an internal gear (18) that is provided with internal teeth (20), wherein the number of internal teeth (20) to generate a certain gear step-up ratio is greater by at least one than the number of external teeth (16) and the spur wheel (14) and the internal gear (18) perform an eccentric movement relative to one another, wherein the eccentric movement is directed exclusively by means of the matching tooth geometry of the internal and external teeth (20, 16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Willi Schmidt, Jochen Moench, Daniel Cettier
  • Patent number: 7024722
    Abstract: The invention concerns a fastening for a windshield wiper system on a vehicle body, in particular for motor vehicles, whereby the windshield wiper system is composed of a premanufactured assembly having at least one fastening site arranged on it. It is provided that the at least one fastening site of the windshield wiper system (32) is bonded in each case with a fastening site arranged accordingly on the vehicle body (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Neubauer, Peter Kalchschmidt, Jochen Moench, Heiko Sponar
  • Patent number: 6969934
    Abstract: The invention is based on a control drive for operating drive components or adjusting components in motor vehicles. The control drive comprises an electric actuator (12) that acts on force-transmitting elements (19, 13; 40, 41). With these, the adjusting motion is transmitted to the drive or adjusting components to be adjusted. A throwout element (19) is provided that interrupts the transmission of force by the force-transmitting elements (10, 13; 40, 41) in the de-energized state (23, 55) of the electric actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Neubauer, Joerg Aschoff, Werner Dilger, Rolf Pierenkemper, Martin-Peter Bolz, Jochen Moench
  • Publication number: 20050218688
    Abstract: A windshield wiper apparatus (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, is proposed with at least one drive device, which is able to drive at least one wiper shaft (18) in at least a pendulum fashion, on which a wiper arm bearing a wiper blade can be fastened, whereby binders (24) to fasten the windshield wiper apparatus (10) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Achim Neubauer, Peter Kalchschmidt, Martin-Peter Bolz, Jochen Moench, Hartmut Krueger, Ken Zschweigert
  • Patent number: 6897627
    Abstract: An electronic triggering device for a two-motor wiper system with two electric motors is proposed, in which the triggering device includes a parallel circuit of three half bridges; one of the three half bridges intended for triggering both electric motors in common. A method for triggering such a triggering device is also proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Hartmut Krueger
  • Publication number: 20040245954
    Abstract: An electronic triggering device for a two-motor wiper system with two electric motors is proposed, in which the triggering device includes a parallel circuit of three half bridges; one of the three half bridges intended for triggering both electric motors in common. A method for triggering such a triggering device is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Hartmut Krueger
  • Patent number: 6727614
    Abstract: A drive unit for wiper assemblies includes a housing (2, 3; 91) surrounding a drive motor, which is associated with a gear (13, 30, 50, 60, 80, 90), whose drive shaft (5, 40, 65, 97) drive wiper components. On the housing (2, 3; 91), a connecting point (27) for a control and regulating electronics, as well as for connecting to an on-board system of a motor vehicle and a position detector (12), are provided. The drive shaft (5, 40) lies either coaxial to the drive shaft of a rotationally symmetrical motor and drive unit (1, 30, 50, 80) or the axis of symmetry (93) of the motor and gear unit (60, 90) lies in a mirror plane (78).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Neubauer, Jochen Moench
  • Publication number: 20040070316
    Abstract: A device for opening and closing an opening (11), in particular in a motor vehicle, by means of a motor-driven, movable part (10), with a control unit (26) and a pinch prevention sensor (14), which is disposed essentially along an edge (20) of the part (10) and/or of a frame profile (12) bordering the opening (11) and which, during the closing of the part (10), detects an obstacle (24) that is in the movement path of the part (10) and sends a signal to the control unit (26) in order to stop or reverse the movement of the part (10), wherein the pinch prevention sensor (14) has a highly elastic, electroactive polymer (EAP) material (30), in particular polyurethane, fluoroelastomer, polybutadiene, fluorosilicone, or silicone, disposed between electrodes (28, 34, 36), which produces a voltage change in the electrodes (28, 34, 36) in the event of a deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Achim Neubauer, Martin-Peter Bolz, Jochen Moench, Falk Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20040061393
    Abstract: A drive unit for wiper assemblies includes a housing (2, 3; 91) surrounding a drive motor, which is associated with a gear (13, 30, 50, 60, 80, 90), whose drive shaft (5, 40, 65, 97) drive wiper components. On the housing (2, 3; 91), a connecting point (27) for a control and regulating electronics, as well as for connecting to an on-board system of a motor vehicle and a position detector (12), are provided. The drive shaft (5, 40) lies either coaxial to the drive shaft of a rotationally symmetrical motor and drive unit (1, 30, 50, 80) or the axis of symmetry (93) of the motor and gear unit (60, 90) lies in a mirror plane (78).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Achim Neubauer, Jochen Moench
  • Publication number: 20040041477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit for wiper components on motor vehicles. The rive unit includes an electric drive (10), which is accommodated in a housing (3; 32, 33). The electric drive (1) includes an armature shaft (26), on which a first toothing (4) is formed. The armature shaft (26) is axially, displaceably accommodated in the housing (3; 32, 33) and is loaded via a spring element (28). On the housing (3; 32, 33), a crown wheel or a crown wheel segment (5) is pivotally accommodated. The crown wheel or crown wheel segment (5) meshes with the first toothing (4) on the armature shaft (26) of the electric drive (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Jochen Moench, Achim Neubauer, Martin-Peter Bolz, Hartmut Krueger