Patents by Inventor Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz
Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz 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: 11765843Abstract: A housing assembly for an electronic circuit including an electronic control unit (ECU) is a low-profile, generally rectangular device that includes a container, a cover that closes an open end of the container, and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing. The container includes an input electrical connector and an output electrical connector formed at opposed ends of the housing. The output electrical connectors includes electrically conductive pins having an irregular shape and that are partially embedded in the container in such a way that each pin has zero degrees of freedom of movement relative to the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: Robert Bosch LLC, Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Evelin Gaytan Almeyda, Roger John Narlock, Sr., George Marutz, Kevin Orava
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Publication number: 20220338359Abstract: A housing assembly for an electronic circuit including an electronic control unit (ECU) is a low-profile, generally rectangular device that includes a container, a cover that closes an open end of the container, and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing. The container includes an input electrical connector and an output electrical connector formed at opposed ends of the housing. The output electrical connectors includes electrically conductive pins having an irregular shape and that are partially embedded in the container in such a way that each pin has zero degrees of freedom of movement relative to the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Evelin Gaytan Almeyda, Roger John Narlock, SR., George Marutz, Kevin Orava
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Patent number: 11355993Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and an insertion portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a slot formed in the gear housing that is partially obstructed by an elastic member, while insertion portion is an ear that protrudes from an outer surface of the drive motor housing and forms both a snap-fit engagement with the elastic member and a press-fit engagement with the slot.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignees: Robert Bosch Mexico Sistemas Automotrices S. A. de C.V., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo, Alex Martin
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Publication number: 20220032820Abstract: A modular smart motor assembly comprising a controller and electric motor. The modular smart motor assembly is part of a smart motor system within a vehicle, and operable to adjust configurable elements of the interior of the vehicle. The controller may be detachably coupled to the electric motor, and may be utilized to retrofit existing electric motor systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Kevin Orava, George Marutz, Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz
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Patent number: 10784743Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and a retaining portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a blind hole formed in the drive motor housing that is partially obstructed by an elastic member, while the retaining component is a latch that protrudes from an outer surface of the gear housing and forms a snap-fit engagement with the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo, Alex Martin
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Patent number: 10688884Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and a retaining portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a through hole formed in the drive motor housing, while the retaining component protrudes from an outer surface of the gear housing and forms a snap-fit engagement with the receiving portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignees: Robert Bosch Mexico Sistemas Automotrices S.A. DE C.V., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo, Alex Martin
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Patent number: 10677342Abstract: An actuator housing is configured to receive an electric motor and a gear set that modifies the output of the motor. The actuator housing includes a gear housing that supports the gear set for rotation. The gear set includes a worm gear that is driven by the motor and has an opening that is concentric with a rotational axis of the gear. The gear housing includes a container and a cover that closes an open end of the container. The container houses the gear and defines a hollow gear shaft that extends through the gear opening. The cover is secured to the open end of the gear housing via a snap-fit mechanical connection between the cover and the gear shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: Robert Bosch Mexico Sistemas Automotrices S.A. de C.V., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Alex Martin, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo
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Publication number: 20200083775Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and an insertion portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a slot formed in the gear housing that is partially obstructed by an elastic member, while insertion portion is an ear that protrudes from an outer surface of the drive motor housing and forms both a snap-fit engagement with the elastic member and a press-fit engagement with the slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo, Alex Martin
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Publication number: 20200055424Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and a retaining portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a through hole formed in the drive motor housing, while the retaining component protrudes from an outer surface of the gear housing and forms a snap-fit engagement with the receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo, Alex Martin
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Publication number: 20200059131Abstract: A vehicle seat actuator includes an electric motor and a gear set that connects the drive motor to the seat and transmits the output of the motor to the vehicle seat. The drive motor and gear set are each disposed in an individual, dedicated housing component. The individual housing components are then assembled together to provide the actuator. The housing components are maintained in the assembled configuration using snap fit mechanical fasteners. Each snap-fit fastener includes a receiving portion provided on one housing component and a retaining portion provided on the other housing component. The receiving portion may be a blind hole formed in the drive motor housing that is partially obstructed by an elastic member, while the retaining component is a latch that protrudes from an outer surface of the gear housing and forms a snap-fit engagement with the elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo, Alex Martin
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Publication number: 20200011409Abstract: An actuator housing is configured to receive an electric motor and a gear set that modifies the output of the motor. The actuator housing includes a gear housing that supports the gear set for rotation. The gear set includes a worm gear that is driven by the motor and has an opening that is concentric with a rotational axis of the gear. The gear housing includes a container and a cover that closes an open end of the container. The container houses the gear and defines a hollow gear shaft that extends through the gear opening. The cover is secured to the open end of the gear housing via a snap-fit mechanical connection between the cover and the gear shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Alex Martin, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo
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Patent number: 10400881Abstract: A gear housing includes a first receptacle, a second receptacle, an elongated receptacle, a connecting portion, and a mounting arm. The first receptacle is configured to house a worm wheel. The second receptacle is configured to house an output gear. The elongated receptacle is configured to house a first portion of a shaft of a drive assembly. The elongated receptacle extends at least partly alongside the first receptacle and the second receptacle. The connecting portion is connectable to another housing that houses a second portion of the shaft of the drive assembly. The mounting arm extends outward from the first receptacle. The mounting arm is disposed between circumferentially adjacent fastening components along a periphery of the first receptacle. The first fastening component is disposed at a juncture between the first receptacle and the second receptacle. The second fastening component overlaps a part of the elongated receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Andrea Elena Tejeda Geurrero
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Patent number: 10359108Abstract: A housing a housing container, a housing cover configured to close an open end of the housing container and a snap-fit fastener that secures a rim of the housing cover to a sidewall of the housing container. The housing container includes a base and a sidewall that protrudes from the base. The fastener includes an elastic clip that is disposed on an outer surface of the sidewall and a rigid lug that protrudes from the cover and engages the clip. The clip has a U-shaped plate portion that extends in parallel to the sidewall and defines clip opening. The lug includes a ridge that protrudes into the clip opening and engages the plate portion. The plate portion is dimensioned so that an outer edge of the plate portion is disposed no further from the container base than the sidewall free edge.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: Robert Bosch Mexico Sistemas Automotrices S.A. DE C.V., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz, Alex Martin, Pablo Daniel Molina Cardozo
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Patent number: 10190664Abstract: A transmission drive unit of a seat adjusting device, comprising an electrical drive motor (2), a spindle drive (3) comprising a spindle (30) which is able to be driven by the drive motor (2), a nut (31) which is connected to a first seat component, and a housing (4), wherein the housing (4) is produced from a plastic material, the housing (4) comprises a first interface (5) for attaching to a second seat component, and the housing (4) comprises a first bearing surface (7) for bearing the spindle (30) of the spindle drive (3).Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Markus Riedinger, Andreas Stock, Gilles Peter, Christof Angerer, Allan Dassaev Cadena Lopez, Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz
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Patent number: 9856944Abstract: An epicycloidal gear assembly for use in a vehicle seat actuator includes a planetary gear that is driven by a worm gear. The planetary gear has an outer edge surface that extends between opposed sides of the gear and has a first set of external teeth, and an inner edge surface that extends between the opposed sides and defines a central opening. The worm gear includes a gear head defining a second set of external teeth, and a gear stem extending from the gear head and passing through the central opening. An outer surface of the gear stem is configured to engage the planetary gear inner edge surface in such a way as to drive the planetary gear, and the planetary gear inner edge surface defines a smooth curve between the first side and the second side.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch LLCInventor: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz
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Publication number: 20170067538Abstract: An epicycloidal gear assembly for use in a vehicle seat actuator includes a planetary gear that is driven by a worm gear. The planetary gear has an outer edge surface that extends between opposed sides of the gear and has a first set of external teeth, and an inner edge surface that extends between the opposed sides and defines a central opening. The worm gear includes a gear head defining a second set of external teeth, and a gear stem extending from the gear head and passing through the central opening. An outer surface of the gear stem is configured to engage the planetary gear inner edge surface in such a way as to drive the planetary gear, and the planetary gear inner edge surface defines a smooth curve between the first side and the second side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH LLCInventor: Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz
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Publication number: 20160123444Abstract: A transmission drive unit of a seat adjusting device, comprising an electrical drive motor (2), a spindle drive (3) comprising a spindle (30) which is able to be driven by the drive motor (2), a nut (31) which is connected to a first seat component, and a housing (4), wherein the housing (4) is produced from a plastic material, the housing (4) comprises a first interface (5) for attaching to a second seat component, and the housing (4) comprises a first bearing surface (7) for bearing the spindle (30) of the spindle drive (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Markus Riedinger, Andreas Stock, Gilles Peter, Christof Angerer, Allan Dassaev Cadena Lopez, Luis Angel Ramirez Ortiz