Patents by Inventor Mark Boehm

Mark Boehm 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: 20260159054
    Abstract: A modular system for a brake force device. The modular system includes a system housing with a predetermined system length and an elongate inner recess, wherein the system housing is usable for an auxiliary brake and/or for a power brake and/or for a pressure generator; a brake cylinder device, which is insertable into the recess of the system housing and has at least one brake cylinder and a predetermined cylinder length; and a return spring, which has a predetermined spring length and a predetermined cross-sectional shape and is insertable into the recess of the system housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Christian Jammes, Mark Boehm, Matthias Lauermann, Sebastian Bauer, Willi Nagel
  • Patent number: 12623648
    Abstract: A drive device for an electromechanical brake device, in particular a brake booster. The drive device includes an electric motor that has a housing and a rotor shaft rotatably mounted in the housing. The rotor shaft is coupled to a transmission, in particular a planetary gear train that comprises a ring gear. The rotor shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing by at least one roller bearing. The roller bearing is held in a bearing seat of a bearing cover situated in the housing. The bearing cover has a ring-gear portion, which is spaced apart from the bearing seat and in which the ring gear is situated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Mark Boehm, Sebastian Martin Reichert, Willi Nagel
  • Publication number: 20250377028
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake for a motor vehicle. The electromechanical brake includes an electric motor which drives a spindle drive unit via a transmission unit, via which spindle drive unit a brake actuator is axially movable for braking. A drive housing which accommodates at least the transmission unit and the spindle drive unit is provided. The drive housing is provided as a separate part to a brake clamp encompassing a brake disc and is connected to the brake clamp. The drive housing is formed by two interconnected housing parts, at least the transmission unit being arranged in a first housing part and at least the spindle drive unit being arranged in a second housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Andrej Gardt, Bernd Lutz, Dietmar Kratzer, Mark Boehm, Martin Winkler
  • Publication number: 20250319856
    Abstract: An actuation device for a brake system. The actuation device includes: an electric machine, wherein a rotor of the electric machine is arranged on a rotatably mounted drive shaft in a rotationally fixed manner; a displaceably mounted pressure element; and a transmission device, using which the drive shaft is operatively connected to the pressure element, wherein the transmission device has a displaceable threaded spindle, wherein a rotation-locking element is rotationally fixed to the threaded spindle, and wherein the rotation-locking element interacts with a housing of the actuation device and/or with an element of the actuation device that is arranged on the housing in a fixed manner, in order to form an anti-rotation device for the threaded spindle. The rotationally-fixed connection between the rotation-locking element and the threaded spindle is formed by a form-fitting connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Ben Ferguson, Guenter Escher, Janos Tamas Csoti, Mark Boehm
  • Publication number: 20250271041
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake for a motor vehicle. The electromechanical brake has a modular design, and a first module variant includes a brake clamp and a brake caliper housing connected to the brake clamp, in which housing a spindle drive unit and a worm gear operatively connected thereto are arranged, which are driven by an electric motor. A force can be applied to a brake piston for braking via the spindle drive unit. A second module variant, in addition to the first module variant, includes a planetary gear, which is also arranged in the brake caliper housing, between the worm gear and the spindle drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Mark Boehm, Andreas Kaub, Christoph Oehler, Martin Winkler, Martin Uhlig, Thomas Diestmann
  • Publication number: 20250257772
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake for a motor vehicle. The electromechanical brake includes a brake clamp, which at least partially surrounds a brake disk, and a brake caliper housing, in which an adjusting unit driven by an electric motor is arranged, via which adjusting unit a braking force can be applied to a brake piston, so that a brake pad can be applied to the brake disk for braking. The brake caliper housing and the brake clamp are formed as separate components, wherein the brake caliper housing and the brake clamp each form a groove in a connecting region, wherein a C-shaped ring is provided, which is partially arranged in both grooves and blocks a relative movement of the brake clamp to the brake caliper housing at least when the braking force is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Dietmar Kratzer, Andreas Baecker, Andrej Gardt, Bernd Lutz, Florian Breyer, Kornelius Loew, Mark Boehm, Martin Winkler, Michael Kloss
  • Publication number: 20250242788
    Abstract: A method for operating an electromechanical brake actuator (EMB) for a friction brake of a vehicle. A locking actuator of the EMB is controlled to lock the mechanics of the EMB when a drive of the EMB has moved the mechanics to a braking position and a standstill of the friction brake is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Dietmar Kratzer, Andrej Gardt, Bernd Lutz, Janos Tamas Csoti, Mark Boehm, Martin Winkler
  • Patent number: 12313137
    Abstract: A drive device for a braking system of a motor vehicle. The drive device includes a housing and an electric machine that includes a rotatably supported drive shaft. The drive shaft is connected or connectable to an actuator element of the braking system via a planet wheel gear situated in the housing. The drive shaft is rotatably supported in a bearing shield situated in the housing. The bearing shield is made of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Claus Oehler, Holger Seeg, Janos Tamas Csoti, Mark Boehm
  • Publication number: 20250100532
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a wear value of an electromechanical wheel brake unit for a motor vehicle. The wheel brake unit includes a displaceable actuator element which is movable by a controllable actuator against a brake disk to generate a braking force. The actuator includes an electric motor with a rotor rotatably mounted and operatively connected to the actuator element. In the method, depending on the displacement of the actuator element, the wear value of the wheel brake unit is determined. For ascertaining the wear value, the actuator element is first displaced against an end stop. The actuator element is subsequently moved against the brake disk. When the actuator element is moved from the end stop against the brake disk, the number of revolutions of the rotor is monitored. Depending on the sensed number of revolutions, the wear value of the wheel brake unit is ascertained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Andrej Gardt, Dietmar Kratzer, Mark Boehm, Martin Winkler
  • Publication number: 20250001991
    Abstract: An actuation device for a brake system. The actuation device includes an electric machine, a rotor of the electric machine is arranged on a rotatably mounted drive shaft in a rotationally fixed manner; a displaceably mounted pressure element; a transmission device by means of which the drive shaft is operatively connected to the pressure element such that the pressure element can be moved by a rotation of the drive shaft, the transmission device having a displaceable threaded spindle; and an anti-rotation device which acts between the threaded spindle and a housing of the actuation device and which includes a circumferential backlash. The actuation device includes a spring element which applies a preload force to the threaded spindle in order to close the circumferential backlash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Andreas Bresser, Mark Boehm
  • Patent number: 12172616
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The brake pressure generator has a spindle drive unit for converting an input-drive-side rotational motion into a translational motion for piston actuation of a hydraulic piston/cylinder unit. A multi-stage gear linkage is disposed between the spindle drive unit and an electric drive motor. The gear linkage encompasses a planetary gearset unit driven by a motor pinion constituting a sun gear, the output-drive-side ring gear of which unit drives the spindle drive unit. A motor shaft of the electric drive motor extends in adjacently parallel fashion next to a spindle drive shaft of the spindle drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Claus Oehler, Mark Boehm, Martin Uhlig, Christoph Oehler, Marc Micke, Konstantin Haberkorn
  • Patent number: 12168426
    Abstract: An electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator includes an electric motor, using which a driving rotational speed is generatable; a planetary gear, which is driven on the input side by the electric motor to convert the driving rotational speed of the electric motor into a slower rotational speed, the planetary gear including an annulus gear, accommodated rotatably fixedly thereto in an annulus gear receptacle; and a hydraulic module, which is connected to an output side of the planetary gear and using which a brake pressure is generatable. A torque support is situated between the annulus gear and the annulus gear receptacle, which extends in an axial direction to the planetary gear and which cooperates with a recess so that the annulus gear and the annulus gear receptacle are held rotatably fixedly with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Mark Boehm
  • Publication number: 20240410434
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake for a motor vehicle. The electromechanical brake includes a brake caliper forming a housing, in which is arranged a spindle drive that is drivable via a drive motor so that a brake piston is movable for applying an axial braking force. The brake caliper is formed in one piece and forms not only an axial support for the spindle drive but also a caliper body so that the braking force and a supporting force counteracting the braking force are absorbed by the brake caliper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Dietmar Kratzer, Andrej Gardt, Bernd Lutz, Janos Tamas Csoti, Mark Boehm, Martin Winkler
  • Publication number: 20240410435
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake for braking a motor vehicle. The electromechanical brake includes an electric motor having a shaft via which a brake piston can be axially moved for braking. A disk is arranged on the shaft and has a plurality of recesses arranged in the circumferential direction. In addition, the electromechanical brake includes a magnetic actuator which axially moves a pin so that one end of the pin interacts with the recesses of the disk and blocks a movement of the shaft in a brake release direction, whereby the pin can be held in a bistable manner. The magnetic actuator and a control unit, for controlling the electric motor and the magnetic actuator, are arranged in the axial direction relative to the electric motor, and the pin is movable parallel to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Bernd Lutz, Dietmar Kratzer, Felix Zimmermann, Mark Boehm, Martin Winkler
  • Patent number: 12162449
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake pressure generator including a spindle drive unit for converting a rotational motion of an electric motor-driven drive shaft into a translatory motion of a piston that is coupled to the spindle drive unit, the spindle drive unit being operatively connected to the drive shaft via a multi-stage transmission. The multi-stage transmission is a planetary gear set having a first and a second stage. With the aid of the transmission, a spindle or a spindle nut of the spindle drive unit is drivable, which is rotatably mounted in a housing of the brake pressure generator via a bearing assembly receiving axial and radial forces. A braking system for a vehicle including an electromechanical brake pressure generator is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Tuerk, Willi Nagel, Claus Oehler, Mark Boehm
  • Patent number: 12060045
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The electromechanical brake booster includes at least one gear for transferring a torque of the electric motor for brake pressure generation. The gear in this case includes a planetary carrier for supporting planetary wheels, planetary wheels pins which are connected to the planetary carrier and on which the planetary wheels are rotatably fastenable, and a pinion for transferring a drive torque or output torque, which is rotatably fixedly connected to the planetary carrier at a side thereof opposite the planetary wheel pins. At least the part of the planetary carrier that includes the planetary wheel pins is materially integrally formed with the latter from the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Oehler, Claus Oehler, Mark Boehm, Martin Uhlig, Sebastian Martin Reichert
  • Patent number: 11981305
    Abstract: An electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator for a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle. The brake pressure generator including a spindle drive unit for converting a rotary movement on the drive side into a translational movement for the purpose of actuating a piston of a hydraulic piston-and-cylinder unit. A gear unit is arranged between the spindle drive unit and an electric drive motor. A drive motor axis and an axis of the spindle drive unit are arranged radially offset from one another. The piston-and-cylinder unit and the electric drive motor are arranged on axially opposite sides of the gear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Claus Oehler, Mark Boehm
  • Publication number: 20240109525
    Abstract: An electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator includes an electric motor, using which a driving rotational speed is generatable; a planetary gear, which is driven on the input side by the electric motor to convert the driving rotational speed of the electric motor into a slower rotational speed, the planetary gear including an annulus gear, accommodated rotatably fixedly thereto in an annulus gear receptacle; and a hydraulic module, which is connected to an output side of the planetary gear and using which a brake pressure is generatable. A torque support is situated between the annulus gear and the annulus gear receptacle, which extends in an axial direction to the planetary gear and which cooperates with a recess so that the annulus gear and the annulus gear receptacle are held rotatably fixedly with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Boehm
  • Publication number: 20240101094
    Abstract: An electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle. The brake pressure generator includes a spindle drive unit for converting a drive-side rotary motion into a translatory motion for the actuation of a piston of a hydraulic piston/cylinder unit, a planetary gear, which is connected to an electric drive motor, being situated between the spindle drive unit and an electric drive motor at whose output-side planet carrier axle a spur gear is attached, via which the spindle drive unit is drivable. The spur gear is mounted via a first bearing, which is situated between the spur gear and the planetary gear, and via a second bearing, which is situated on an axial side of the spur gear situated opposite the first bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Claus Oehler, Mark Boehm
  • Patent number: 11834020
    Abstract: An electromechanically drivable brake pressure generator for a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle, including an electric motor unit, which is activatable with the aid of an electronic control unit in accordance with a brake pressure to be applied and whose rotary motion generated thereby is converted by a reducing gearbox unit including an output-side spindle drive unit into a translatory motion for actuating a piston of a hydraulic piston/cylinder unit. A hydraulic block of the piston/cylinder unit also at least partially accommodates the electric motor unit in such a way that a motor shaft of the electric motor unit extending at least predominantly in the area of the hydraulic block is situated axially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the piston of the piston/cylinder unit which is movable in the hydraulic block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Mark Boehm, Claus Oehler, Matthias Greiner