Patents by Inventor Manfred Lutz

Manfred Lutz 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: 20140242888
    Abstract: A hand power tool includes a drive unit, an electronic unit, and a switching unit. The switching unit includes at least one actuating element configured to activate and deactivate the drive unit. The switching unit also includes at least one switching element configured to be positioned in at least one first switching position to set at least one first operating mode. The at least one switching element is also configured to be positioned in at least one second switching position to set at least one second operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Cornelius Boeck, Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Daniel Barth
  • Publication number: 20140235145
    Abstract: A hand power tool, in particular an angle grinder, includes a drive unit and an electronic unit. The hand power tool further includes an after-run cooling unit configured, at least partially, to cool the drive unit and/or the electronic unit substantially after an operating state of at least the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Schuele, Helmut Wanek, Cornelius Boeck, Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Daniel Barth
  • Publication number: 20140231112
    Abstract: A hand power tool device includes a drive unit, an electronic unit, and a suction unit configured to extract dust out of a working region by suction. The hand power tool device further includes a cooling unit configured, at least partially, to cool the drive unit and/or the electronic unit. The cooling unit and the suction unit are configured, at least partially, as a single piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Schuele, Helmut Wanek, Cornelius Boeck, Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Daniel Barth
  • Publication number: 20140225549
    Abstract: A method for limiting a power consumption in the event of overload of an electrical drive, in particular an electric motor of a handheld power tool, by outputting power to the electrical drive and controlling the voltage of the electric motor using at least one circuit breaker. At least the control signal and therefore the power consumption of the electric motor are adapted if an overload torque and/or the power consumption is/are exceeded such that the handheld power tool is operated in a protective mode with a defined, reduced power. At least the control signal for the voltage of the electric motor and therefore the power consumption of the electric motor are reduced in the protective mode with reduced power in an interval of time that is greater than an integer multiple of half the period time of the mains frequency if the overload torque is not reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Lutz, Kamil Pogorzelski, Joern Stock
  • Publication number: 20140097048
    Abstract: A power tool brake mechanism, in particular a portable power tool brake mechanism, includes at least one mechanical brake unit that has at least one brake element mounted rotatably about a rotation axis and at least one actuating unit that has at least one movably mounted actuating element. The actuating unit is configured to activate and/or deactivate the brake unit. The power tool brake mechanism further includes at least one movement converting unit that has at least one movement converting element configured to convert a movement of the actuating element into a movement of a counter-brake element of the brake unit. The movement of the counter-brake element is at least in a direction that is different from a direction extending along the rotation axis of the brake element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz
  • Publication number: 20140080388
    Abstract: A machine tool switching device, in particular for portable machine tools, includes at least one switching unit that has at least one movably mounted operating element for actuating a mechanical, electrical, and/or electronic switching element. The machine tool switching device further includes at least one blocking device for blocking at least one movement of the operating element. The blocking device includes at least one movably mounted release element provided to lift the blockage of the operating element. The release element is mounted on the operating element so as to be movable in a translatory manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Lutz, Achim Trick, Thomas Schomisch, Florian Esenwein
  • Publication number: 20140076678
    Abstract: A machine-tool braking device, particularly a hand-held machine-tool braking device, for a portable machine-tool includes at least one mechanical braking unit that has at least one braking element and at least one output unit that has at least one movably mounted output element. The braking element is formed by an encircling mechanism which at least partially encircles the output element in a state of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Manfred Lutz, Juergen Wiker, Joerg Maute, Florian Esenwein
  • Patent number: 8586879
    Abstract: A cable kink protection unit, in particular a cable kink protection unit of a portable tool, includes at least one basic body unit. The cable kink protection unit has at least one electric device housing unit integrally connected to the basic body unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Peter Stierle, Manfred Lutz
  • Publication number: 20130293059
    Abstract: A carbon brush with a disconnection apparatus has, in a cavity in the brush body, a disconnection body. The disconnection body includes an electrically insulating material and a prestressed compression-spring body. The compression-spring body is configured to act resiliently on the disconnection body. At least one of the compression-spring body and the disconnection body is formed from plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Lutz
  • Publication number: 20130270963
    Abstract: A carbon brush with a disconnection apparatus in a cavity in a brush body includes a disconnection body and a prestressed compression-spring body. The disconnection body consists of an electrically insulating material, and the prestressed compression-spring body is configured to act resiliently on the disconnection body. The compression-spring body is formed together with the disconnection body as a short component with a short axial length. In one embodiment, the compression-spring body is in the form of a spring with a plurality of spring turns which, at least in the prestressed, compressed state, are at least partially located one inside the other, shortening them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Lutz
  • Publication number: 20130220657
    Abstract: A hand-operated machine tool device, in particular for an angle grinder, includes a housing region and at least one operating element. The housing region is at least substantially rod-shaped and is configured to be used as a main gripping element. The at least one operating element extends in the housing region in a main extension direction of the housing region. The hand-operated machine tool device also has a least one mounting which supports at least one operating face of the at least one operating element such that the at least one operating element is configured to pivot about at least one axis aligned at least substantially parallel to the main extension direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Achim Trick, Thomas Schomisch
  • Patent number: 8487503
    Abstract: A hand power tool with an oblong motor housing, particularly used as a handle, houses an electric collector motor. The brushes of the motor are housed in a brush holder with a brush shaft in a spring loaded way. Furthermore, the brush holder is solely/individually fixed in the motor housing, to which an axis intersection is associated, particularly a longitudinal, a vertical, and a transversal axis. According to the invention, the hand power tool is arranged in the motor housing in a space-saving manner with the shaft of the brush holder arranged opposite the vertical axis of the motor housing at an angle of approximately 20° in a laterally displaced way, particularly radially, relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Thomas Schomisch
  • Patent number: 8397831
    Abstract: A rotary power tool according to the invention includes a manual ratchet mechanism having a driveshaft driven by a motor, an output shaft, a disengageable shaft coupling element for mechanically coupling the driveshaft to the output shaft, and a disengageable ratchet element for blocking rotation of the output shaft unidirectionally. The invention provides that one of the coupling element and the ratchet element is engaged, the other one is disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Mohsein Wan, Manfred Lutz, Romli Norrofaizi
  • Publication number: 20130033846
    Abstract: A machine tool having a drive motor includes an electronic unit and a switch for switching the drive motor on/off. An additional contact module is connected to the electronic unit, the drive motor being electrically connected only to the contact module. Also, the switch is connected to the contact module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Allner, Thilo Koeder, Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Achim Trick
  • Patent number: 8366122
    Abstract: A rotary tool has an output shaft having an axis of rotation and a distal neck portion which has at least three neck faces that do not intersect the axis of rotation, and a substantially U-shaped spring element having a base portion and two leg portions, wherein the spring element straddles the distal neck portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Siew Yuen Lee, Mohsein Wan, Chi Hoe Leong, Manfred Lutz
  • Patent number: 8199671
    Abstract: This invention describes a method to limit the number of concurrent discovery processes into networks based upon the network traffic volume and discovery duration per device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Frietsch, Manfred Lutz, Thomas Trenz
  • Publication number: 20120138325
    Abstract: A tool machine has a housing assembled by two separate housing parts and an air directing element arranged in the housing, wherein the air directing element is implemented independently from a connection device for connecting the housing parts. The air directing element is forced by a housing part axially in a seat in the other housing part, wherein in the transmission path between the housing parts and the air directing element a spring element is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Esenwein, Manfred Lutz, Thomas Schomisch
  • Publication number: 20120125648
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool is provided with a housing comprising two separate and interconnected housing parts, one of which is designed as a handle part for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. At least one housing part is associated with a vibration reduction element designed as a spring element. The vibration reduction element is arranged in an intermediate space between the handle part and the other housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Manfred Lutz
  • Publication number: 20120118599
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has a housing comprising at least two separate and interconnected housing parts, wherein one housing part forms a handle part for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. At least two vibration reduction elements are arranged in the force transmission path between the housing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Joerg Maute, Manfred Lutz
  • Publication number: 20120111595
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has a housing including at least two separate and interconnected housing parts, wherein one housing part forms a handle housing for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. The handle housing includes a handle and a fastening component. The fastening component is connected to the other housing part and to the handle, and a vibration reduction element is arranged between the fastening component and the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Schadow, Joeng Maute, Manfred Lutz