Patents by Inventor Ralf Bosch

Ralf Bosch 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: 9920778
    Abstract: A valve (10) for the temperature-dependent control of at least one hydraulic load includes a valve housing (12) with a tank connection (T), a working connection (A), and a supply connection (P). A control piston (30) controls the connections (A, P, T), is moveable in the valve housing (12) and is preloaded by a working spring (74). A thermal element (62) can be supplied with a fluid at a specifiable temperature (TFIuid) and is actively coupled to the control piston (30). The control piston can be moved by control pressure present at the supply connection (P). The thermal element (62) interacts with the working spring (74) such that the thermal element causes a temperature-dependent change of the preload force acting on the control piston (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: HYDAC DRIVE CENTER GMBH
    Inventor: Ralf Bosch
  • Patent number: 9664184
    Abstract: An axial piston pump has a swash-plate construction, in particular for hydraulic systems. A cylinder drum (3) can be rotationally driven about a rotational axis (7) in a pump housing (1). Pistons (9) are axially displaceable and support at their actuation ends a swash plate (15). The swash plate can be pivoted by an adjusting device (21) to the desired angles of inclination relative to the rotational axis (7) for adjusting the stroke of the pistons (9) and the fluid pressure generated. The adjusting device has an adjusting piston (35) in a hydraulically actuated adjusting cylinder (31). Their movement can be transmitted to the swash plate (15) by a driven connection having a pivot joint (37, 39; 29, 43). The pivot joint is formed by a ball joint (37, 39) arranged between the piston (35) and the piston rod (41) of the adjusting cylinder (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: HYDAC DRIVE CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Bosch, Manuel Kronpass
  • Publication number: 20160237993
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axial piston pump having a swash-plate type construction, in particular for hydraulic systems, comprising a cylinder drum (3) which can be rotationally driven about a rotational axis (7) in a pump housing (1) and in which pistons (9) are arranged in an axially displaceable manner, supporting by means of the actuation end thereof (11) which is accessible from the outside of the cylinder drum (3), at least indirectly a awash plate (15), said swash plate can be pivoted by means of an adjusting device (21) to the desired angles of inclination with respect to the rotational axis (7) for adjusting, the stroke, of the piston (9) and also the fluid system pressure generated thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: HYDAC DRIVE DRIVE CENTER GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf BOSCH, Manuel KRONPASS
  • Publication number: 20160076525
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axial piston swash plate pump, in particular for hydraulic systems, comprising a cylinder drum (1) which can be rotationally driven about an axis (15) in a pump housing (7), in which pistons (21) are arranged in an axially displaceable manner supporting, by means of the actuation end thereof (31) which is accessible from the outside of the cylinder drum (1), at least indirectly a swash plate (3), said swash plate being pivotable to the desired angles of inclination with respect to the axis (15) in order to adjust the stroke of the piston (21) and also the fluid system pressure generated thereby. Said swash plate (3) is mounted, for the pivotable movements thereof, on the pump housing (7) by means of a swash plate bearing (39, 41); characterized in that a supply device (5), which enables a fluid which is at a system pressure to travel at least to the swash plate bearing (39, 41), is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Ralf BOSCH
  • Publication number: 20150308468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve (10) for the temperature-dependent control of at least one hydraulic load, comprising a valve housing (12), which has at least one tank connection (T), one working connection (A), and one supply connection (P), a control piston (30) for controlling the connections (A, P, T), which control piston is movably arranged in the valve housing (12) and is preloaded by an energy store, such as a working spring (74), and a thermal element (62), which can be supplied with a fluid at a specifiable temperature (TFluid) and which is actively coupled to the control piston (30), wherein the control piston can be moved by control pressure present at the supply connection (P) and wherein the thermal element (62) interacts with the energy store (74) in such a way that the thermal element causes a temperature-dependent change of the preload force acting on the control piston (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Ralf BOSCH
  • Patent number: 8682503
    Abstract: A mobile interface for controlling a plurality of vehicle functions in a motor vehicle using a controller connected to the vehicle, having a wireless data interchange with a controller, an input apparatus, and an energy store. By virtue of the wireless data interchange being connected to a data processing unit integrated in the mobile interface and which is designed to apply at least one cryptological method, a greater scope of functions becomes possible that can also include control of safety-relevant vehicle functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bosch, Gerhard Rombach
  • Patent number: 8648680
    Abstract: An electromagnet having a pole tube, and having a coil that encompasses the pole tube and is mounted so as to be displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the pole tube, a first end face of the coil or of the housing thereof bearing on a first counter-bearing disposed at a first end portion of the pole tube, and an elastic element, which is supported on a second counter-bearing and biases the coil and/or the housing thereof against the first counter-bearing, is provided between a second end face of the coil or the housing thereof and the second counter-bearing disposed at a second end portion of the pole tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Adler, Steffen Loritz, Matthias Stitz, Torsten Witte, Ralf Bosch
  • Publication number: 20120025938
    Abstract: An electromagnet having a pole tube, and having a coil that encompasses the pole tube and is mounted so as to be displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the pole tube, a first end face of the coil or of the housing thereof bearing on a first counter-bearing disposed at a first end portion of the pole tube, and an elastic element, which is supported on a second counter-bearing and biases the coil and/or the housing thereof against the first counter-bearing, is provided between a second end face of the coil or the housing thereof and the second counter-bearing disposed at a second end portion of the pole tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Adler, Steffen Loritz, Matthias Stitz, Torsten Witte, Ralf Bosch
  • Publication number: 20110208387
    Abstract: An on-board unit, which is in the form of a tachograph, and includes at least one position-finding device and/or at least one radio communication device which can be coupled to the on-board unit for the purpose of use by the on-board unit or are included by the latter. The on-board unit has at least one function of at least one of the following vehicle devices, and the on-board unit is designed to replace the respective vehicle device in terms the at least one function which is one of a toll collection device, an event data capture device, an emergency call device, a transport monitoring device, a vehicle course monitoring device, and a fleet management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bosch, Dirk Gandras, Gunnar Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20110137490
    Abstract: A mobile interface for controlling a plurality of vehicle functions in a motor vehicle using a controller connected to the vehicle, having a wireless data interchange with a controller, an input apparatus, and an energy store. By virtue of the wireless data interchange being connected to a data processing unit integrated in the mobile interface and which is designed to apply at least one cryptological method, a greater scope of functions becomes possible that can also include control of safety-relevant vehicle functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Bosch, Gerhard Rombach