Patents by Inventor Michael Fleig

Michael Fleig 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: 9306342
    Abstract: In a plug connection for the direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces on a circuit board, having a plug receptacle associated with the circuit board, into which the circuit board extends, having a plug pluggable into the plug receptacle, which has a contact carrier having contact elements for the direct electrical contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, and having a contact pressure spring device for pressing the contact elements of the contact carrier against the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact pressure spring device is provided in the plug receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Sellmer, Ulrich Schmatz, Michael Schoenfeld, Hartmut Buschle, Peter Rehbein, Markus Kroeckel, Juergen Stein, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 9033735
    Abstract: A contact plug for direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces is provided on both sides of a circuit board. The contact plug includes two flexibly interconnected contact carriers, which form, between each other, a plug receptacle for the circuit board and each have at least one contact element extending into the plug receptacle. A spring is provided whose two free spring legs engage over the two contact carriers i the insertion direction of the contact plug and bias them in the direction of each other. A control channel, which is formed between the two contact carriers nd laterally adjacent to the plug receptacle and, in cooperation with a control wedge provided on the circuit board, pivots the two contact carriers open in opposition to the action of the spring upon insertion of the circuit board. A seal seals the two contact carriers in a mating contact plug on the reverse side. The two free spring legs of the springengage over the two contact carriers in the insertion direction of the contact plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Timo Gaiser, Michael Schoenfeld, Lars Berger, Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20140141650
    Abstract: In a plug connection for the direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces on a circuit board, having a plug receptacle associated with the circuit board, into which the circuit board extends, having a plug pluggable into the plug receptacle, which has a contact carrier having contact elements for the direct electrical contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, and having a contact pressure spring device for pressing the contact elements of the contact carrier against the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact pressure spring device is provided in the plug receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Frank Sellmer, Ulrich Schmatz, Michael Schoenfeld, Hartmut Buschle, Peter Rehbein, Markus Kroeckel, Juergen Stein, Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20140057491
    Abstract: A contact plug for direct electrical contacting of contact surfaces is provided on both sides of a circuit board. The contact plug includes two flexibly interconnected contact carriers, which form, between each other, a plug receptacle for the circuit board and each have at least one contact element extending into the plug receptacle. A spring is provided whose two free spring legs engage over the two contact carriers i the insertion direction of the contact plug and bias them in the direction of each other. A control channel, which is formed between the two contact carriers nd laterally adjacent to the plug receptacle and, in cooperation with a control wedge provided on the circuit board, pivots the two contact carriers open in opposition to the action of the spring upon insertion of the circuit board. A seal seals the two contact carriers in a mating contact plug on the reverse side. The two free spring legs of the springengage over the two contact carriers in the insertion direction of the contact plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Timo Gaiser, Michael Schoenfeld, Lars Berger, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 8636530
    Abstract: A contacting plug for contacting a contact carrier, in particular a circuit board, having two clamping claws able to be pivoted relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of which is implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is implemented with a contact force for resting on the contact carrier, and a spring arrangement for generating a clamping force that is independent of the contact force. According to the invention, the spring arrangement is designed for bracing exclusively on the contacting plug for generating the clamping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Wolfgang Pade, Hartmut Buschle, Michael Fleig, Achim Puettner
  • Patent number: 8398423
    Abstract: A contacting plug for contacting a contract carrier, in particular a circuit board, includes two clamping claws able to be swiveled relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of the clamping claws being implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is designed to rest on the contact carrier with a contact force and has spring devices for generating a clamping force which is independent of the contact force. The clamping claws have at least one stop face in each case, which rest against each other in the non-contacting state of the contacting plug and thereby prevent plastic deformation of the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Simmel, Wolfgang Pade, Michael Schoenfeld, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 8322629
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel injector in which at least one electrically triggered valve is disposed inside an injector member and is connected to an externally accessible injector member contact by means of a solid conductor, the solid conductor and the electrical valve contact being interconnected directly via an electrically conducting positive connection or indirectly via an electrically conducting connecting element. The solid conductor is configured so as to substantially maintain the shape thereof under the influence of the proper weight thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20120015529
    Abstract: A contacting plug for contacting a contact carrier, in particular a circuit board, having two clamping claws able to be pivoted relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of which is implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is implemented with a contact force for resting on the contact carrier, and a spring arrangement for generating a clamping force that is independent of the contact force. According to the invention, the spring arrangement is designed for bracing exclusively on the contacting plug for generating the clamping force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Wolfgang Pade, Hartmut Buschle, Michael Fleig, Achim Puettner
  • Publication number: 20110300737
    Abstract: A contacting plug for contacting a contact carrier having two, at least approximately parallel surface sides, in particular a circuit board, two clamping claws able to be pivoted relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of which is implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is designed to rest on the contact carrier with a contact force, and a spring for generating a clamping force which is independent of the contact force. An arrangement for the automatic parallelization of the clamping claws are provided, especially of contact surfaces of the clamping claws, with the surface sides of the contact carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Simmel, Michael Schoenfeld, Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20110281456
    Abstract: A contacting plug for contacting a contract carrier, in particular a circuit board, includes two clamping claws able to be swiveled relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of the clamping claws being implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is designed to rest on the contact carrier with a contact force and has spring devices for generating a clamping force which is independent of the contact force. The clamping claws have at least one stop face in each case, which rest against each other in the non-contacting state of the contacting plug and thereby prevent plastic deformation of the contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Simmel, Wolfgang Pade, Michael Schoenfeld, Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20100258651
    Abstract: In an electrical plug connector in the form of a socket contact, having an inner contact part for the electrical contacting of a pin and having an external retention spring surrounding the inner contact part, the inner contact part is formed of nickel brass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Refik Alp Tekoral, Peter Rehbein, Sabas Roman Tena, Michael Fleig
  • Patent number: 7770824
    Abstract: A fuel injector is disclosed in which at least one electrically-controlled valve is arranged within an injector body and is connected to an injector body contact which is accessible from outside the injector body by at least one solid conductor having an essentially stable form under the influence of its intrinsic weight. The at least one solid conductor is run through at least one conductor channel and at least one alignment sleeve which may be completely or partly inserted in the at least one conductor channel and forces the at least one solid conductor completely or partly to adopt a given inclination to the injector axis and hence aligns the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Patent number: 7571715
    Abstract: A fuel injector with an injector body is disclosed which has at least two separate function units that are largely independent of one another. The function units are reversibly joined to one another by a connecting element and at least one positioning pin. The two function units can be produced and tested separately, which greatly simplifies both the production process and maintenance of the fuel injectors and lessens the vulnerability of the fuel injectors to malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20080265054
    Abstract: An injector in which it is possible to switch a pressure booster on or off so that it is possible to control not only the injection duration, but also the progression of the injection pressure within a broad range during the injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Christoph Buehler, Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20080185461
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel injector in which at least one electrically triggered valve is disposed inside an injector member and is connected to an externally accessible injector member contact by means of a solid conductor, the solid conductor and the electrical valve contact being interconnected directly via an electrically conducting positive connection or indirectly via an electrically conducting connecting element. The solid conductor is configured so as to substantially maintain the shape thereof under the influence of the proper weight thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Fleig
  • Publication number: 20080121215
    Abstract: A fuel injector with an injector body is disclosed which has at least two separate function units that are largely independent of one another. The function units are reversibly joined to one another by a connecting element and at least one positioning pin. The two function units can be produced and tested separately, which greatly simplifies both the production process and maintenance of the fuel injectors and lessens the vulnerability of the fuel injectors to malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr
  • Publication number: 20080110442
    Abstract: A fuel injector is disclosed in which at least one electrically-controlled valve is arranged within an injector body and is connected to an injector body contact which is accessible from outside by means of a solid conductor having an essentially stable form under the influence of its intrinsic weight. The at least one solid conductor is run through at least one conductor channel and at least one alignment sleeve which may be completely or partly inserted in at least one conductor channel and forces the at least one solid conductor completely or partly to adopt a given inclination to the injector axis and hence aligns the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Juergen Frasch, Christoph Butscher, Michael Fleig, Stephan Wehr