Patents by Inventor Ralph Dammertz

Ralph Dammertz 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: 20130092003
    Abstract: A table saw assembly includes a base portion with a base work piece support surface which defines a support plane and a saw blade opening. A saw blade is positionable to extend upwardly through the saw blade opening. A first extension includes a first extension work piece support surface which is pivotable with respect to the base portion between a first position coplanar with the base work piece support surface and a second position above the support plane. A second extension includes a second extension work piece support surface which is pivotable between a third position coplanar with the base work piece support surface and a fourth position above the support plane. The table saw assembly includes a handle located above the work piece support surface and accessible by a user when the first extension is in the second position and the second extension is in the fourth position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Ralph Dammertz
  • Publication number: 20130092004
    Abstract: A table saw assembly in one embodiment includes a base portion with a base work piece support surface defining a support plane and a saw blade opening defined in the base work piece support surface, a saw assembly, a first extension and a first sliding support assembly. The saw assembly includes a saw blade positionable to extend upwardly through the saw blade opening. The first extension includes a first extension work piece support surface pivotable with respect to the base portion between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first extension work piece support surface is coplanar with the base work piece support surface. In the second position, the first extension work piece support surface is located above the support plane. The first sliding support assembly is movable along the support plane and is configured to support the first extension in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Ralph Dammertz
  • Publication number: 20130092002
    Abstract: A table saw assembly in one embodiment includes a base portion, a saw blade opening, a saw assembly and a first extension. The base portion includes a base work piece support surface which defines a support plane. The saw blade opening is defined in the base work piece support surface. The saw assembly includes a saw blade which is positionable to extend upwardly through the saw blade opening. The first extension includes a first extension work piece support surface which is pivotable with respect to the base portion between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first extension work piece support surface is coplanar with the base work piece support surface. In the second position, the first extension work piece support surface is located above the support plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Ralph Dammertz
  • Patent number: 8316747
    Abstract: A power tool in one embodiment is a table saw which includes a swing arm assembly movable along a swing path, an actuator configured to force the swing arm assembly away from a first swing arm position and toward a second swing arm position, and a riving knife positioned outwardly of the swing arm assembly when the swing arm assembly is in the first swing arm position, the riving knife including a channel with a first end portion and a second end portion, a first curved channel portion with a first center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a second curved channel portion with a second center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first center of curvature is not coincident with the second center of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ravinder Voruganti, Ralph Dammertz, Thomas Siwek, Srinath Srinivas, Daniel J. Williams, Stephen M. Oshgan
  • Patent number: 8297159
    Abstract: A power tool in one embodiment is a table saw which includes a latch hold mechanism, a swing arm movable along a swing arm path between a first position adjacent the latch hold mechanism and a second position spaced apart from the latch hold mechanism, a latch movable between a first position whereat the swing arm is maintained at the first position and a second position whereat the swing arm is not maintained at the first position, an actuating device configured to transfer a force to the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first position, and a control system configured to control the actuating device to transfer a force to the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first position sufficient to move the latch from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ravinder Voruganti, Ralph Dammertz, Thomas Siwek, Srinath Srinivas, Daniel J. Williams, Stephen M. Oshgan
  • Publication number: 20120266665
    Abstract: A monitoring device of a machine tool, in particular a circular saw bench, includes a safety unit having at least one first sensor. The monitoring device further includes at least one reference sensor, which is provided to convert a characterizing physical measured variable of the workpiece into an electric characteristic variable during machining of a work piece using the machine tool. The characteristic variable is provided to establish a reference value for a signal of the first sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Stellmann, Sebastian Jackisch, Ralph Dammertz
  • Publication number: 20110048196
    Abstract: A power tool in one embodiment is a table saw which includes a latch hold mechanism, a swing arm movable along a swing arm path between a first position adjacent the latch hold mechanism and a second position spaced apart from the latch hold mechanism, a latch movable between a first position whereat the swing arm is maintained at the first position and a second position whereat the swing arm is not maintained at the first position, an actuating device configured to transfer a force to the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first position, and a control system configured to control the actuating device to transfer a force to the swing arm when the swing arm is maintained at the first position sufficient to move the latch from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: Credo Technology Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ravinder Voruganti, Ralph Dammertz, Thomas Siwek, Srinath Srinivas, Daniel J. Williams, Stephen M. Oshgan
  • Publication number: 20110048199
    Abstract: A power tool in one embodiment is a table saw which includes a swing arm assembly movable along a swing path, an actuator configured to force the swing arm assembly away from a first swing arm position and toward a second swing arm position, and a riving knife positioned outwardly of the swing arm assembly when the swing arm assembly is in the first swing arm position, the riving knife including a channel with a first end portion and a second end portion, a first curved channel portion with a first center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a second curved channel portion with a second center of curvature and located between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first center of curvature is not coincident with the second center of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION, ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ravinder Voruganti, Ralph Dammertz, Thomas Siwek, Srinath Srinivas, Daniel J. Williams, Stephen M. Oshgan
  • Patent number: 7886839
    Abstract: The hand-held power tool has a vibration-damped main handle. The hand-held power tool has a device for fastening the main handle to a main element configured so that when the main element moves out of a stationary position toward the main handle the main element swivels around at least one swivel axis so that it is guided along a trajectory that extends with a slant of at least 10° relative to a flat surface, which extends through a longitudinal tool axis and which has a surface normal oriented in a normal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal tool axis. As a result vibrations with a movement component perpendicular to the longitudinal tool axis are damped as well as vibrations that induce motion of the main element in the direction of the longitudinal tool axis toward the main handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Frauhammer, Gerhard Meixner, Heiko Roehm, Willy Braun, Axel Kuhnle, Andreas Strasser, Ralph Dammertz, Joachim Schadow, Christian Koepf, Juergen Lennartz
  • Patent number: 7732954
    Abstract: An electrical machine has an armature with armature grooves for accommodating an armature winding and which is non-rotatably supported on an armature shaft, wherein at least one heat-conducting element is provided in the region of at least one end face of the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Ralph Dammertz
  • Publication number: 20090294144
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has a main element; a main handle fastened to the main element, the main handle being supported such that the main handle is movable relative to the main element, the main element including a tool fitting that defines a tool axis and the center of gravity that defines a normal direction oriented perpendicular to the tool axis and pointing toward the center of gravity, the main element being moved out of a stationary position toward the main handle so that a portion of at least 10% by weight of the main element is guided with a movement component in the normal direction along a trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Karl Frauhammer, Gerhard Meixner, Heiko Roehm, Willy Braun, Axel Kuhnle, Andreas Strasser, Ralph Dammertz, Joachim Schadow, Christian Koepf, Juergen Lennartz
  • Publication number: 20090266572
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand power tool, in particular a drill hammer and/or chipping hammer, comprising a hammer unit (10a; 10b) for producing a pulse in the direction of a hammer axis (12a; 12b). Said tool has an axial drive unit (14a; 14b) with a drive element (16a; 16b) and a motor unit (18a; 18b), in addition to a motor shaft (20a; 20b), which forms an angle (22a; 22b) not equal to zero with the hammer axis (12a; 12b) and which co-operates with the axial drive unit (14a; 14b) by means of a torque transmission wheel (24a; 24b) of said unit, the axial drive unit (14a; 14b) being mounted on the opposite side of the torque transmission wheel (24a; 24b) from the motor unit (18a; 18b). The driven element (16a; 16b) of the axial drive unit (14a; 14b) is mounted directly on the torque transmission wheel (24a; 24b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Gerhard Meixner, Ralph Dammertz, Juergen Lennartz
  • Publication number: 20080252446
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method of monitoring at least one operating characteristic of a hand power tool. In one embodiment, a hand power tool includes a housing, a motor within the housing and a tag mounted on the housing. The tag includes a first antenna for harvesting energy from an electromagnetic field associated with the motor, a microprocessor configured to operate using the harvested energy, a memory including stored commands which, when executed by the microprocessor, cause data associated with a sensed condition of the hand power tool to be stored within the memory, and a second antenna for coupling with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and for transmitting the data stored within the memory to the RFID reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicants: Credo Technology Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Dammertz
  • Publication number: 20070241624
    Abstract: An electrical machine has an armature with armature grooves for accommodating an armature winding and which is non-rotatably supported on an armature shaft, wherein at least one heat-conducting element is provided in the region of at least one end face of the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Ralph Dammertz
  • Publication number: 20070228848
    Abstract: A stator for an electrical machine includes a flux return ring, a stator winding, and stator teeth located equidistantly along the flux return ring for accommodating the stator winding, wherein the flux return ring includes cooling elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Ralph Dammertz
  • Publication number: 20060185867
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has a main element; a main handle fastened to the main element, the main handle being supported such that the main handle is movable relative to the main element, the main element including a tool fitting that defines a tool axis and the center of gravity that defines a normal direction oriented perpendicular to the tool axis and pointing toward the center of gravity, the main element being moved out of a stationary position toward the main handle so that a portion of at least 10% by weight of the main element is guided with a movement component in the normal direction along a trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Karl Frauhammer, Gerhard Meixner, Heiko Roehm, Willy Braun, Axel Kuhnle, Andreas Strasser, Ralph Dammertz, Joachim Schadow, Christian Koepf, Juergen Lennartz
  • Publication number: 20050224244
    Abstract: The invention is based on a power tool with at least one handle (10, 26, 50, 62, 104) that comprises at least one grip part (12, 72, 106) that is firmly connected to a mounting part (16, 70, 110) via at least one elastic, vibration-damping element (14, 24, 52, 108), via which the grip part (12, 72, 106) is affixable to a housing (60). It is proposed that the connection between the grip part (12, 72, 106) and the mounting part (16, 70, 110) is secured by means of the elastic element (14, 24, 52, 108) via at least one movable retaining element (20, 22, 28, 64, 112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Manfred Ruff, Harald Krondorfer, Ralph Dammertz, Joerg Goehner, Mario Frank
  • Patent number: 6869346
    Abstract: The invention is based on a tool receiver for a grinder, in particular for a handheld angle grinder (10), having a carrier device (12, 14, 16, 182, 184, 300), via which an application tool (18, 32, 186, 188) can be actively connected to a drive shaft (54). It is proposed that the application tool (18, 32, 186, 188) be actively connectable to the carrier device (14, 16, 182, 184) via at least one detent element (24, 26, 190, 192, 194, 196, 198, 200, 302) movable against a spring force that snaps into place in an operating position of the application tool (18, 32, 186, 188) and immobilizes the application tool (18, 32, 186, 188) with positive engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Tyrolit Schleifmittel Swarovski K.G.
    Inventors: Dieter Wendt, Harald Krondorfer, Ralph Dammertz, Markus Heckmann, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch, Marco Brancato, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber, Wilhelm Schulze
  • Patent number: 6794593
    Abstract: An electric hand power tool has an on/off switch, an elongated switching key having a front end and a rear end and actuating the switch, a blocking lever carried by and projecting from the switching key to prevent or to allow turning on of the latter, the switching key being supported turnably, the switching key having a convex curvature starting substantially centrally and extending toward the rear end, the switching key carrying the blocking lever near the rear end, the blocking lever having an upper edge located under a tangent between the convex curvature and the rear end of the switching key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Peter Stierle, Harald Krondorfer, Ralph Dammertz, Ralph Beetz, Mario Pauli
  • Patent number: 6786811
    Abstract: A grinding machine tool receptacle for a hand-guided angle grinding machine has a slaving device by which an insert tool is operatively connectable to a drive shaft, the insert tool is operatively connectable to the slaving device via at least one detent element supported movably counter to a spring element, which detent element snaps into place in an operating position of the insert tool driven by the spring element and fixes the insert tool by positive engagement, the detent element is displaceable in the axial direction counter to the spring element, and the insert tool is connected to the slaving device in the circumferential direction via at least a first element and in the axial direction via at least a second element, with the second element arranged for fixing of the insert tool with a spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Tyrolit Schleifmittel Swarovski K.G.
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Ralph Dammertz, Zaal-Azhar Alias, Markus Heckmann, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch, Marco Brancato, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber, Wilhelm Schulze