Patents by Inventor Juergen Wiker

Juergen Wiker 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: 11607792
    Abstract: A machine tool device for a portable machine tool in one embodiments includes at least one coupling unit which couples a machining tool and at least one drive unit configured to drive the coupling unit. The machine tool device includes a recuperation unit which provides, in at least one deactivated state of the drive unit, electrical energy which supplies at least one functional unit from a kinetic energy of at least the coupling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Daniel Dennis, Matthias Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230001561
    Abstract: A machine tool, in particular a hand-held machine tool, is disclosed. The machine tool includes at least one housing unit and at least one drive unit arranged within the housing unit. The machine tool further includes at least one separator unit which is provided to divide at least one fluid flow directed through the housing unit into at least two sub-flows, in particular according to a density of foreign bodies. One sub-flow of the sub-flows has a higher density of foreign bodies in comparison to another sub-flow of the sub-flows. The machine tool also includes at least one fluid cooling unit which is provided for cooling the drive unit by way of the at least two sub-flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Daniel Barth
  • Patent number: 11509246
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brake device for an electric motor, which has at least one armature winding and at least one field winding, comprising at least one open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit at least for open-loop control and/or closed-loop control of at least one electric current through the armature winding and/or through the field winding. According to the disclosure, in the event of short-circuit braking of the electric motor, the open-loop and/or control-loop unit is intended to reduce, at least temporarily, an electric armature current flowing through the armature winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Klaus Dengler, Matthias Schneider
  • Publication number: 20220324075
    Abstract: A machine tool device includes at least one motorized machining tool, at least one, particularly capacitive, sensor unit, configured to detect at least one foreign body in at least one detection area around the machining tool, and at least one closed-loop and/or open-loop control unit configured to trigger at least one action depending on at least one signal from the sensor unit. The sensor unit includes at least one antenna configured to emit at least one electrical and/or magnetic field, which defines the at least one detection area, and/or to detect the at least one foreign body depending on at least one change in the at least one electrical and/or magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Daniel Dennis, Florian Esenwein, Simon Riggenmann
  • Publication number: 20220297252
    Abstract: A machine tool device includes at least one motor-driven machining tool; at least one sensor unit, in particular a capacitive sensor unit, which is configured to detect at least one foreign body in at least one detection area around the machining tool; and at least one open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit configured to trigger at least one action in accordance with at least one signal from the sensor unit. The sensor unit includes at least one antenna configured to emit at least one electric and/or magnetic field defining the at least one detection area and/or to detect the at least one foreign body in accordance with at least one change in at least one electric and/or magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Simon Riggenmann, Daniel Dennis, Juergen Wiker, Florian Esenwein
  • Publication number: 20220055167
    Abstract: A safety brake device for braking a machining tool includes at least one brake device configured as an at least two-part claw clutch. The claw clutch includes a first claw-clutch part, and a second claw-clutch part. The first claw-clutch part is arranged on the output shaft so as to allow no relative rotation, the second claw-clutch part is configured to allow no relative rotation with respect to the power tool, each claw-clutch part has a respective plurality of toothing elements, the respective plurality of toothing elements are configured to engage with one another during a braking operation to stop rotation of the output shaft, and a maximum angular spacing ?max of mutually adjacent toothing elements of at least one of the first plurality of toothing elements an the second plurality of toothing elements is determined depending on a maximum rotational speed of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Daniel Dennis, Florian Esenwein, Dhananjay Raghunath Zinge
  • Publication number: 20220001504
    Abstract: A safety braking device for a machine tool for braking a processing tool driven by means of an electric motor via an output unit, more particularly an output shaft, includes at least one braking device which is provided to halt rotation of the output unit in a braking process. The braking device has at least a first braking stage and a second braking stage. The disclosure further relates to a machine tool having the safety braking device and to a method for operating a safety braking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Daniel Dennis, Florian Esenwein
  • Publication number: 20210394326
    Abstract: A machine tool device in one embodiment is configured to provide open-loop and/or closed-loop control of at least one machine tool function of a portable machine tool. The machine tool device includes at least one detection unit configured to detect at least one characteristic variable of the machine tool and/or of a processing tool arranged on the machine tool. The machine tool device further includes at least one brake unit, wherein at least one brake function of the brake unit is adapted at least partially automatically, and in particular dynamically, depending on the at least one detected characteristic variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Matthias Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210323189
    Abstract: A portable circular saw has a sole plate, a housing, and a drive unit which is arranged at least partially in the housing and to which a tool receptacle for an interchangeable saw blade is assigned. The drive unit is configured to drive the interchangeable saw blade in rotation about an associated axis of rotation, and the portable circular saw is guidable along a workpiece by means of the sole plate. The saw further includes a securing device having at least one sensor element. The securing device is configured to detect at least one breaking of the portable circular saw into the workpiece during a sawing operation and, upon detecting any breaking into the workpiece, to brake and/or switch off the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Juergen WIKER, Thomas ZIEGLER, Daniel DENNIS
  • Patent number: 10967537
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circular saw, in particular a hand-held circular saw, having a housing and a drive unit, at least some sections of which are arranged in the housing and with which a tool holder for an exchangeable saw blade is associated. The drive unit is designed to rotationally drive the exchangeable saw blade about an associated axis of rotation. In the circular saw, a blade guard is associated with the exchangeable saw blade. The blade guard is mounted in the housing for rotation about the associated axis of rotation and extends around a cutting point of the exchangeable saw blade at least during a sawing operation in such a way that contact with the cutting point can be at least substantially prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Thomas Ziegler, Michael Wall, Daniel Dennis, Torsten Riek
  • Publication number: 20210058014
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a brake device for an electric motor, which has at least one armature winding and at least one field winding, comprising at least one open-loop and/or closed-loop control unit at least for open-loop control and/or closed-loop control of at least one electric current through the armature winding and/or through the field winding. According to the disclosure, in the event of short-circuit braking of the electric motor, the open-loop and/or control-loop unit is intended to reduce, at least temporarily, an electric armature current flowing through the armature winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Klaus Dengler, Matthias Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200391370
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool, in particular an angle grinder, includes a tool housing, which extends around a drive unit, an electronic unit for the open-loop and/or closed-loop control of the drive unit, and an electrical interface, around which the machine housing extends in at least one plane and which can be couplably connected to a communication unit. The machine housing has an access protection device, which is provided for protecting the interface from access, in particular, by a human finger and/or a test finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Stierle, Manfred Lutz, Juergen Wiker, Thomas Schomisch, Matthias Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200331139
    Abstract: A machine tool device for a portable machine tool in one embodiments includes at least one coupling unit which couples a machining tool and at least one drive unit configured to drive the coupling unit. The machine tool device includes a recuperation unit which provides, in at least one deactivated state of the drive unit, electrical energy which supplies at least one functional unit from a kinetic energy of at least the coupling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Daniel Dennis, Matthias Schneider
  • Patent number: 10661467
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base, a turntable rotatable in relation to the base and including a work piece support surface, a support assembly attached to the turntable, and a saw assembly attached to the support assembly and configured to cut a work piece supported on the turntable. A fence assembly includes an elongate fence body that extends along a first axis. The elongate fence body is supported by the base and positioned over the turntable. The fence body has a first connecting structure, and a fence insert defining an elongate work piece abutment surface and having a second connecting structure. The fence assembly is positionable in a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the second connecting structure cooperates with the first connecting structure to secure the fence insert at a first position in relation to the fence body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael J. Lawlor, Juergen Wiker
  • Patent number: 10631130
    Abstract: A mobile function device, in particular a mobile tool-system function device configured to be disposed on an extremity of an operator, includes at least one sensor unit configured to sense at least one emission characteristic quantity and/or at least one position-specific characteristic quantity, and at least one communication unit configured to transmit electronic data to at least one external unit, in particular to a portable power tool and/or to an item of safety clothing. The mobile function device further includes at least one computing unit configured to generate, in dependence on the at least one sensed emission characteristic quantity and/or the at least one sensed position-specific characteristic quantity, electronic data configured to control the at least one external unit by open-loop and/or closed-loop control. The at least one communication unit configured to transmit the generated electronic data to the at least one external unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Esenwein, Joachim Schadow, Joern Stock, Juergen Wiker
  • Publication number: 20190381688
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circular saw, in particular a hand-held circular saw, having a housing and a drive unit, at least some sections of which are arranged in the housing and with which a tool holder for an exchangeable saw blade is associated. The drive unit is designed to rotationally drive the exchangeable saw blade about an associated axis of rotation. In the circular saw, a blade guard is associated with the exchangeable saw blade. The blade guard is mounted in the housing for rotation about the associated axis of rotation and extends around a cutting point of the exchangeable saw blade at least during a sawing operation in such a way that contact with the cutting point can be at least substantially prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Thomas Ziegler, Michael Wall, Daniel Dennis, Torsten Riek
  • Publication number: 20180361611
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base, a turntable rotatable in relation to the base and including a work piece support surface, a support assembly attached to the turntable, and a saw assembly attached to the support assembly and configured to cut a work piece supported on the turntable. A fence assembly includes an elongate fence body that extends along a first axis. The elongate fence body is supported by the base and positioned over the turntable. The fence body has a first connecting structure, and a fence insert defining an elongate work piece abutment surface and having a second connecting structure. The fence assembly is positionable in a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the second connecting structure cooperates with the first connecting structure to secure the fence insert at a first position in relation to the fence body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. Lawlor, Juergen Wiker
  • Patent number: 10021236
    Abstract: A mobile functional apparatus is arrangeable on a body part of a user and includes at least one communication unit configured to communicate with at least one external unit and/or at least one sensor unit configured to capture at least one user and/or environment parameter. The mobile functional apparatus further includes at least one energy harvesting unit configured to convert at least one form of energy into electric power for supplying electric power at least to the at least one communication unit and/or to the at least one sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Esenwein, Joachim Schadow, Joern Stock, Juergen Wiker
  • Patent number: 9998893
    Abstract: The disclosure is a mobile tool-system function device that can be disposed on an extremity of an operator, having at least one sensor unit for sensing at least one operator-specific characteristic quantity and/or at least one position-specific characteristic quantity, and having at least one computing unit, which is designed to determine at least one state, in particular an emergency situation, in dependence on the at least one sensed operator-specific characteristic quantity and/or the at least one sensed position-specific characteristic quantity. The mobile function device further comprises at least one plausibility unit, which is designed to perform a plausibility check, in particular a plausibility check in respect of the presence of an emergency situation, in dependence on the at least one sensed operator-specific characteristic quantity and/or the at least one sensed position-specific characteristic quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Esenwein, Joachim Schadow, Joern Stock, Juergen Wiker
  • Patent number: 9776262
    Abstract: A table saw assembly includes a base portion with a base work piece support surface which defines a support plane and a saw blade opening. A saw blade is positionable to extend upwardly through the saw blade opening. A first extension includes a first extension work piece support surface which is pivotable with respect to the base portion between a first position coplanar with the base work piece support surface and a second position above the support plane. A second extension includes a second extension work piece support surface which is pivotable between a third position coplanar with the base work piece support surface and a fourth position above the support plane. The table saw assembly includes a handle located above the work piece support surface and accessible by a user when the first extension is in the second position and the second extension is in the fourth position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Ralph Dammertz