Patents by Inventor Peter Zweigle

Peter Zweigle 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: 20100279556
    Abstract: The invention relate to an electric contact (10), particularly for a controller (50). A number of contact pins (56) to be electrically contacted are located on the controller (50). The electric contact (10) comprises at least one electric cable (14), which has a connector part (12) comprising a connector lug (28). The connector part (12) is received in a firm seat (44) in a receiving chamber (44) of a housing part (36) configured as a contact strip (64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Publication number: 20090318012
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus, in particular a sensor or a control unit, includes at least one component that has at least one contacting device such as a pin or a wire, where the contacting device engages a clamping section of a housing part to produce an electrical connection and has a longitudinal axis, the clamping section being formed as part of a sliding device that is situated in the housing part and is movable transversely to the longitudinal axis of the contacting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Peter ZWEIGLE, Christian ARENS
  • Publication number: 20090072181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic block (24), in particular for an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle. The hydraulic block (24) comprises at least one valve housing (44) for housing a pressure regulating valve or a pilot valve (10), and is subjected to a supply pressure of a hydraulic medium present on a supply side (30). The hydraulic block (24) has, in the region of the at least one valve housing (44, at least one annular seal (52, 54) enclosing a valve body (20, 66).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Zweigle, Klaus Schudt, Lothar Krauter, Kurt Gensheimer
  • Patent number: 6880800
    Abstract: A pressure regulator has a magnet component group provided with a metal housing in which a winding and an armature are arranged, a flange composed of a synthetic plastic material and connected in an axial direction to the magnet component group, a metal guiding sleeve which is arranged in the flange for orientation and mounting of the magnet component group, a valve closing member which is actuated by the magnet component group and cooperates with a valve seat to separate a return side from a front side; a metal bushing which is connected with the housing through a metal connection and on which the valve seat is formed, the metal bushing having at least one discharge opening which leads to the return side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Zweigle, Martin Surerus
  • Patent number: 6808409
    Abstract: An improved guidance of a plug connector in a mating connector, particularly of a cable-harness plug connector into a multipoint connector, during the insertion and positioning process, is provided. At least one recess is disposed on the mating connector and is dimensioned in such a way that, during the insertion of the plug connector into the mating connector, guide element is guided in the recess, and in the inserted state, the recess is set apart from the guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Held, Wolfgang Schneid, Peter Zweigle
  • Publication number: 20040180565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiring harness plug (1) for producing an electrical plug connection with a mating connector (2), made of a housing and a terminal strip (4) protruding at least in part from the housing (3) having contact elements as well as a seal (6) for sealing the electrical plug connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Patent number: 6737579
    Abstract: An arrangement for sealed leading of at least one conductor has a housing having a housing wall which surrounds a housing aperture, a closing part which closes the housing aperture, a seal arranged between the closing part and the housing wall which surrounds the housing aperture, at least one conductor track serving as at least one conductor which is pressure-tightly connected with a conductor track carrier formed by an elastic flexible carrier film, the conductor track carrier being routed between the housing and the closing part, the at least one conductor being insulated from outside and being in close contact with the seal in a closing position of the closing part, the closing part being held to the seal by a closing force, a part of the conductor track carrier having an elastic flexible extension which protrudes within the housing, an electrical component which is movably arranged within the housing, the extension being bent for contacting the at least one conductor track thereon on at an end of the ext
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Laufer, Wolfgang Fehlmann, Johannes Pflug, Hans-Peter Bauer, Wolfgang Braun, Ewald Eblen, Peter Nordhaus, Peter Zweigle, Elmar Huber, Roland Gronenberg, Jörg Wolke
  • Publication number: 20040050417
    Abstract: A pressure regulator has a magnet component group provided with a metal housing in which a winding and an armature are arranged, a flange composed of a synthetic plastic material and connected in an axial direction to the magnet component group, a metal guiding sleeve which is arranged in the flange for orientation and mounting of the magnet component group, a valve closing member which is actuated by the magnet component group and cooperates with a valve seat to separate a return side from a front side; a metal bush which is connected with the housing through a metal connection and on which the valve seat is formed, the metal bushing having at least one discharge opening which leads to the return side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Zweigle, Martin Surerus
  • Patent number: 6682361
    Abstract: Locking slides of plug connections are retained in the closed position by one or more hooks. In addition, the same detent hook, with the cooperation of a stop element, prevents the locking slide from falling out of plug part. To ensure reliable functioning of the locking slide, even over longer periods of time, a locking slide is configured with two detent hooks, one detent hook being arranged on the one side of the plug part and the other detent hook being arranged on the other side of the plug part. One detent hook is provided exclusively for the latching in the closed position, and the other detent hook is provided exclusively for the cooperation with a stop element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Patent number: 6666731
    Abstract: A cable harness plug for establishing an electric connection to a plug strip. The cable harness plug includes a housing, contact elements arranged in the housing and at least one lock. The cable harness plug includes at least two different types of contacts, and a lock is assigned to each type of contact. A lock includes at least one locking plate covering at least one area of one type of contact and includes a locking element which, by insertion into cable harness plug, converts locking plate to the locked position in the one area of type of contact and at the same time activates the lock which is assigned to the other types of contacts. This allows for production of secondary lock for different types of contacts of a cable harness plug simultaneously by using a single locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Zweigle, Markus Lux
  • Patent number: 6547581
    Abstract: A protective device for a multipoint connector, which contains at least one contact element in a base that is in the form of a housing, the contact element being accessible through an opening in the base, and being connectable to a plug connector; the protective device being made of a protective element, which can be transferred from a protective position preventing the coupling, into a mounting position rendering the coupling possible; and the protective device being designed in such a manner, that it can be manufactured very inexpensively, and is very easy to handle or remove. To this end, the protective element is made of a foil, which can be applied directly to the rim of the base opening, in a detachable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Zweigle, Markus Lux
  • Patent number: 6540547
    Abstract: A cable harness plug is described, including a housing part for accommodating the contact carriers and a cover, a securing device being provided for securing a cable harness leading to the contact elements on the cable harness plug, and the cable harness being arranged inside a cable protection device provided on the cable harness plug. The securing device includes a retaining strap which forms one piece with the cable protection device. This makes it possible to arrange a cable harness directly on the cable harness plug in a vibration-proof mount and to protect it from mechanical damage at the transition from the cable protection device to the cable harness plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Publication number: 20030032340
    Abstract: A cable harness plug for establishing an electric connection to a plug strip. The cable harness plug includes a housing, contact elements arranged in the housing and at least one lock. The cable harness plug includes at least two different types of contacts, and a lock is assigned to each type of contact. A lock includes at least one locking plate covering at least one area of one type of contact and includes a locking element which, by insertion into cable harness plug, converts locking plate to the locked position in the one area of type of contact and at the same time activates the lock which is assigned to the other types of contacts. This allows for production of secondary lock for different types of contacts of a cable harness plug simultaneously by using a single locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Zweigle, Markus Lux
  • Publication number: 20030017738
    Abstract: Locking slides (1) of plug connections are retained in the closed position (II) by one or more hooks. In addition, the same detent hook (6), with the cooperation of a stop element (12), prevents the locking slide (1) from falling out of plug part (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Publication number: 20020055299
    Abstract: A cable harness plug is described, including a housing part for accommodating the contact carriers and a cover, a securing device being provided for securing a cable harness leading to the contact elements on the cable harness plug, and the cable harness being arranged inside a cable protection device provided on the cable harness plug. The securing device includes a retaining strap which forms one piece with the cable protection device. This makes it possible to arrange a cable harness directly on the cable harness plug in a vibration-proof mount and to protect it from mechanical damage at the transition from the cable protection device to the cable harness plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Patent number: 6375481
    Abstract: An electrical plug and socket connector, having a socket part and a plug part, is described, the socket part including a housing, in which an actuating lever is mounted so that it can pivot about a pivot point. The lever includes teeth at its free end, which work together with an additional gearing element, which is connected to a plug connector that is displaceable in the housing almost parallel to the direction of insertion via guide grooves. The teeth of the actuating lever are arranged on an elliptical path with respect to the pivot point of the actuating lever, and the gearing element is arranged obliquely to the actual direction of displacement of plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Publication number: 20010041468
    Abstract: A protective device for a multipoint connector, which contains at least one contact element in a base that is in the form of a housing, the contact element being accessible through an opening in the base, and being connectable to a plug connector; the protective device being made of a protective element, which can be transferred from a protective position preventing the coupling, into a mounting position rendering the coupling possible; and the protective device being designed in such a manner, that it can be manufactured very inexpensively, and is very easy to handle or remove. To this end, the protective element is made of a foil, which can be applied directly to the rim of the base opening, in a detachable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Peter Zweigle, Markus Lux
  • Publication number: 20010021604
    Abstract: An improved guidance of a plug connector in a mating connector, particularly of a cable-harness plug connector into a multipoint connector, during the insertion and positioning process, is provided. At least one recess is disposed on the mating connector and is dimensioned in such a way that, during the insertion of the plug connector into the mating connector, guide element is guided in the recess, and in the inserted state, the recess is set apart from the guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Ernst Held, Wolfgang Schneid, Peter Zweigle
  • Publication number: 20010019908
    Abstract: An electrical plug and socket connector, having a socket part and a plug part, is described, the socket part including a housing, in which an actuating lever is mounted so that it can pivot about a pivot point. The lever includes teeth at its free end, which work together with an additional gearing element, which is connected to a plug connector that is displaceable in the housing almost perpendicularly to the direction of insertion via guide grooves. The teeth of actuating lever are arranged on an elliptical path with respect to pivot point of actuating lever, and gearing element is arranged obliquely to the actual direction of displacement of plug connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle
  • Patent number: 5980280
    Abstract: A fastening device for a plug connector part of an electric plug connection including receptacle chambers for assembly with contact elements and a slide that facilitates the application of joining and separating forces of the electric plug connection are provided in a contact carrier on the plug connector part. The fastening device, which may be a retention clamp, can be secured by a catch connection to a casing of the plug connector part. The fastening device brings switch elements of the plug connector part out of a position in which they overlap with respective receptacle chambers and secures the slide in an open position for subsequent coupling with a mating connector. When the plug connector part is delivered to an assembly plant, all the receptacle chambers can be assembled directly with contact elements and the plug connector part can be coupled with the mating connector by removing the fastening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Zweigle