Patents by Inventor Peter Broghammer

Peter Broghammer 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: 7411144
    Abstract: An electric tool is provided, including an electric tool housing, an electric motor located in the electric tool housing, and an energy store, particularly a battery, for supplying the electric motor with energy. An actuating member for actuating a switching means for supplying the electric motor with energy is arranged in and/or on the electric tool housing. The energy store has an energy store housing, which can be fastened in and/or to the electric tool housing. The switching means is located in the energy store housing, and a transmission means which interacts with both the actuating member and the switching means, is arranged in the electric tool housing such that the movement of the actuating member is transmitted to the switching means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Broghammer
  • Patent number: 7359628
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for an electric motor, in particular for a brushless DC motor in an electrical tool, which is powered by a rechargeable battery. The drive device has at least one power semiconductor, in particular for controllable application of an electrical voltage to the electric motor, a control circuit for controlling the power semiconductor, and a mounting plate which, for example, is in the form of a printed circuit board. At least one portion of the control circuit, in particular electrical and/or electronic components as well as the conductor tracks (which connect the electrical and/or electronic components) of the control circuit, is arranged on the mounting plate. The power semiconductor is arranged on the mounting plate and/or on a mount element, which is mounted on the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Broghammer, Daniel Hafen
  • Patent number: 7313001
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical circuit arrangement (3) having electrical and/or electronic components (4). The components (4) are arranged on a mount substrate (5). The conductor tracks (6) for electrical connection of the components (4) are also located on the mount substrate (5). The mount substrate (5) comprises a metal part (7). An electrically insulating coating (9) is applied to one surface (8) of the metal part (7), to be precise in particular to that surface (8) which faces the components (4) and the conductor tracks (6). At least one component (4) and/or at least one conductor track (6) are/is located on the coating (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Broghammer, Peter Wahl
  • Publication number: 20070108035
    Abstract: An electric tool is provided, including an electric tool housing, an electric motor located in the electric tool housing, and an energy store, particularly a battery, for supplying the electric motor with energy. An actuating member for actuating a switching means for supplying the electric motor with energy is arranged in and/or on the electric tool housing. The energy store has an energy store housing, which can be fastened in and/or to the electric tool housing. The switching means is located in the energy store housing, and a transmission means which interacts with both the actuating member and the switching means, is arranged in the electric tool housing such that the movement of the actuating member is transmitted to the switching means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventor: Peter BROGHAMMER
  • Publication number: 20060290306
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement is provided, including at least one heat-generating power component and means for monitoring the temperature of the circuit arrangement. When a preset limiting temperature is reached, the means for monitoring the temperature reduces the power of the load using the power component by reducing the load current flowing through the power component. An electric switch including such a circuit arrangement is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Broghammer
  • Patent number: 7140819
    Abstract: An adjustment device for adjusting the position of at least one cutter of a fine machining tool, particularly a reamer, with respect to a cutter support (ST) is described. To allow the cutter to be adjusted as precisely as possible, the cutter support (ST) borders at least one pressure chamber (DK) which is arranged in the adjustment direction of the cutter (S) with a displacement with respect to it and which is filled with a pressure medium which can be placed under pressure using a pressure generation device. Between the cutter (S) and the pressure chamber (DK), a cutter support wall (W) remains which is elastically deformable upon application of pressure by the pressure transfer means to adjust the cutter position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Broghammer, Rolf Ehrler
  • Patent number: 7121893
    Abstract: An electrical switch for an electric device is provided, including a contact system including at least one electrical power supply line, an electronic control circuit and an electrical connection element arranged between at least one contact face of the control circuit and the power supply line. The electrical connection element has at least one metal pin that is fixed in an electrically non-conductive fixing element such that the pin is aligned with respect to the contact face and the power supply line, and such that the pin protrudes from the fixing element on both sides thereof to contact the contact face and the power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Broghammer, Peter Wahl
  • Publication number: 20060009053
    Abstract: An electrical switch for an electric device is provided, including a contact system including at least one electrical power supply line, an electronic control circuit and an electrical connection element arranged between at least one contact face of the control circuit and the power supply line. The electrical connection element has at least one metal pin that is fixed in an electrically non-conductive fixing element such that the pin is aligned with respect to the contact face and the power supply line, and such that the pin protrudes from the fixing element on both sides thereof to contact the contact face and the power supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Broghammer, Peter Wahl
  • Publication number: 20040191022
    Abstract: An adjustment device for adjusting the position of at least one cutter of a fine machining tool, particularly a reamer, with respect to a cutter support (ST) is described. To allow the cutter to be adjusted as precisely as possible, the cutter support (ST) borders at least one pressure chamber (DK) which is arranged in the adjustment direction of the cutter (S) with a displacement with respect to it and which is filled with a pressure means which can be placed under pressure using a pressure generation device. Between the cutter (S) and the pressure chamber (DK), a cutter support wall (W) remains which is elastically deformable upon application of pressure by the pressure transfer means to adjust the cutter position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: DR. JORG GUHRING
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Broghammer, Rolf Ehrler
  • Publication number: 20040112616
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device (1) for an electric motor, in particular for a brushless DC motor in an electrical tool which is powered by a rechargeable battery. The drive device (1) has at least one power semiconductor (3), in particular for controllable application of an electrical voltage to the electric motor, a control circuit (4) for controlling the power semiconductor (3), and a mounting plate (2) which, for example, is in the form of a printed circuit board. At least one portion of the control circuit (4), in particular electrical and/or electronic components (5) as well as the conductor tracks (6) (which connect the electrical and/or electronic components (5)) of the control circuit (4), is arranged on the mounting plate (2). The power semiconductor (3) is arranged on the mounting plate (2) and/or on a mount element (7) which is mounted on the mounting plate (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Broghammer, Daniel Hafen
  • Publication number: 20040085740
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical circuit arrangement (3) having electrical and/or electronic components (4). The components (4) are arranged on a mount substrate (5). The conductor tracks (6) for electrical connection of the components (4) are also located on the mount substrate (5). The mount substrate (5) comprises a metal part (7). An electrically insulating coating (9) is applied to one surface (8) of the metal part (7), to be precise in particular to that surface (8) which faces the components (4) and the conductor tracks (6). At least one component (4) and/or at least one conductor track (6) are/is located on the coating (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Broghammer, Peter Wahl
  • Patent number: 6555773
    Abstract: An electrical switch for the speed setting of an electric motor in an electrical appliance includes a movable actuator member and a blocking structure. The actuator member is movable from an initial position into a plurality of actuating positions. The blocking means can be switched over between a blocking state for blocking the movement of the actuating member and a release state for releasing the movement of the actuating member. A first blocking means acts on the actuating member in the initial position. A second blocking means acts on the actuating member in the first actuating position. An actuating element has three switching positions for switching over the two blocking means. The first blocking means is in the blocking state in the first switching position. The first blocking means is in the release state and the second blocking means is in the blocking state in the second switching position. Both blocking means are in the release state in the third switching position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Broghammer, Uwe Stratmann
  • Patent number: 6551123
    Abstract: An electric appliance unit includes an appliance and a plug-in battery pack. The appliance has an appliance housing carrying an electric switch accommodated in a switch housing and including first electric contacts. The battery pack includes second electric contacts for engaging the first electric contacts. A first guiding arrangement guides and preliminarily centers the battery pack relative to the switch housing along a first insertion path extending to a first position to effect a coarse alignment of the first and second electric contacts upon reaching the first position. The first guiding arrangement includes a first guide component carried by the battery pack and cooperating, along the first insertion path, with a second guide component in the appliance housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Alois Schaeffeler, Peter Broghammer
  • Patent number: 5289047
    Abstract: A switch, especially for use in a hand-operated storage-battery electric tool with a DC motor is proposed, in which control electronics are provided for changing the speed of the DC motor. In order to produce the switch as compactly as possible and without additional connecting lines to the power transistor and in order furthermore to influence positively the heat budget inside the switch, a contact system (5) and a freewheeling diode (8) are pivoted to a common bearing plate (11) which is connected in current-carrying and heat-conducting fashion via a connecting bolt (12) to a power transistor (7) on the housing. In this arrangement, the power transistor is cooled by a heat sink provided on the switch housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Marquart GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Broghammer