Patents by Inventor Thomas Huck

Thomas Huck 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: 20090134743
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor (10) and to a method for producing said electric motor, especially for adjusting mobile parts in a motor vehicle. Said electric motor comprises a collector (36), arranged on an armature (38) and electrically contacted via hammer brushes (12). The armature (38) is surrounded by a lower housing part (32) and an upper housing part (34) which can be assembled in a radial direction (50) in relation to the armature (38). The hammer brushes (12) comprise one fastening element (26) each which engages directly in a seat (30) of the lower or upper housing part (32, 34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Stefan Hornung, Thomas Huck, Tarek Mili, Armin Niederer, Diyap Bueyuekasik, Lars-Dirk Anding
  • Publication number: 20090102299
    Abstract: Transmission/drive unit (10) having a housing (16, 18, 20) which contains an electric motor (12), which has an armature core (24) and an armature shaft (22) having a worm (26), and a transmission (14) which is arranged downstream of said armature shaft, with the transmission (14) having an output gear (34) which is mounted on a rotary shaft (36), with an electrical connecting plug (58) being arranged on the housing (16, 18, 20) between the armature core (24) and the worm (26), and the housing (16, 18, 20) being formed approximately symmetrically to a plane of symmetry (46) which is arranged transverse to the armature shaft (22) and runs through the connecting plug (58) and through the rotary shaft (36) of the output gear (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Rico Lampert, Walter Haussecker, Thomas Huck, Tarek Mili
  • Publication number: 20090071279
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustment drive, particularly a window actuating drive in a motor vehicle, with a gearing worm capable of being driven by an electric motor. Said gearing worm is situated in mesh with a first worm gear. Provision is made according to the invention for at least a second worm gear to be situated in mesh with the gearing worm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas HUCK
  • Publication number: 20080252159
    Abstract: Gear drive unit (10) with a plug-in electronics module (44), in particular for adjusting moving parts in a motor vehicle, comprising an electric motor (12) which has an armature shaft (18), a lower housing shell (14) and an upper housing shell (16), which housing shells can be joined together radially with respect to the armature shaft (18) at a separating plane (32) and enclose the electric motor (12), wherein an electronics interface (42) for receiving a plug-in electronics module (44) is arranged on the lower housing shell (14), and the electronics interface (42) has a sealing plane (54) between an outer face (40) of the lower housing shell (14) and the plug-in electronics module (44), this sealing plane been arranged at least approximately parallel to the separating plane (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Huck, Tarek Mili, Lars-Dirk Anding
  • Publication number: 20080203840
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit (10) and to a method for producing said drive unit, especially for adjusting mobile parts in a motor vehicle. Said drive unit comprises a drive shaft (12), received in a housing (24) by means of at least one bearing element (22). Said housing comprises a lower housing part (26) and an upper housing part (28) which can be radially assembled in relation to the drive shaft (12). The bearing element (22) is configured as a plain bearing bush (38) that positively engages in a peripheral direction (33) in a corresponding bearing seat (30) of the housing (24) in order to form a rotational lock (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Huck, Tarek Mili
  • Publication number: 20080197734
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor (10) and to a method for producing said electric motor, especially for adjusting mobile parts in a motor vehicle. Said electric motor comprises a rotor (12), a lower housing part (16) and an upper housing part (18) which can be radially assembled in relation to the rotor (12), and at least two permanent magnets (22) that are coupled to each other by means of a magnetic feedback element (24). Said feedback element comprises a lower feedback sheet (28) and an upper feedback sheet (30), the upper feedback sheet (30) having a stop face (40) that rests on a mating stop face (42) of the lower housing part (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Huck, Tarek Mili
  • Publication number: 20080191569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit (10), especially for adjusting mobile parts in a motor vehicle, and to a method for producing such a drive unit. The drive unit comprises a housing (12) which is provided with an opening (18), leading towards the surroundings (23), on which a gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable membrane (20) rests. The housing (12) has a first housing part (14) with a peripheral collar (26) and a second housing part (16) obturating the first housing part (14). The opening is injection-molded to the second housing part (16) with a peripheral contact surface (28) which forces the membrane (20) against the collar (26) of the first housing part (14) once the housing (12) is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Rico Lampert, Thomas Huck, Marco Krauth, Diyap Bueyuekasik, Tarek Mili
  • Patent number: 7261012
    Abstract: Gearset-drive unit (10), in particular for use in motor vehicles, comprising a drive wheel (16) that meshes with a driven wheel (22), wherein a sensor wheel (26) with a position sensor (36) that interacts with a sensor (42) to detect speed meshes with the drive wheel (16) or the driven wheel (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Meyer, Stefan Reck, Juergen Herp, Markus Kliffken, Dietmar Schaible, Stefan Kotthaus, Frank Moskob, Thomas Huck, Michael Soellner, Martin Hager
  • Publication number: 20070018517
    Abstract: Gear drive unit (10)—combinable with various plug-in modules (34, 82, 94, 110)—with an electric drive motor (12) featuring an armature shaft (16) and at least one housing part (18) accommodating the armature shaft (16) and an electronic interface (36) to accommodate various plug-in modules (34, 82, 94, 110), which can be inserted into the electronic interface (36) in the insertion direction (55), wherein the electronic interface (36) features walls (38) that are spaced apart from each other, which walls form an opening (42) perpendicular to the armature shaft (16) and an opening (44) axial to the armature shaft, and at least one first sealing surface (50) and guides (64) are arranged on the walls (38) along the insertion direction (55) to seal various plug-in modules (34, 82, 94, 110) vis-à-vis the at least one housing part (14, 18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Huck, Klaus Oberle
  • Publication number: 20060158057
    Abstract: An electric machine includes brushes and a brush-holder support in which an electrical connection of components of the brush-holder support is realized with the aid of a flex foil. Furthermore, a method for producing a brush-holder support for an electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Huck, Lars-Dirk Anding
  • Publication number: 20060083583
    Abstract: The invention concerns a drive unit (10) for actuating drives in a motor vehicle with a first housing part (12), in particular a pole pot (12), and a second housing part (14), in particular a gear housing or electronic housing (14, 15), which can be connected by means of connecting elements (40), wherein the first housing part (12) features receptacles (38) for the connecting elements (40), wherein the receptacles (38) are embodied as centering holes (36) for corresponding centering pins (48), which are arranged on the second housing part (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Haussecker, Stefan Freund, Thomas Huck, Markus Ochs
  • Patent number: 6831381
    Abstract: In an electrical drive mechanism, in particular for motor vehicles, having a commutator motor (14) disposed in a housing (10), which commutator motor (14) has a rotor shaft (17) with a commutator (22) non-rotatably supported on it and has a brush holder (30) affixed to the housing (10), and having a bearing (25) disposed in the vicinity of the commutator (22), which bearing has a bearing bush (34) that encloses the rotor shaft (17) with rotary play and a bearing seat (35) that contains the bearing bush (34), in order to achieve a simple embodiment for the bearing (25), a clamping member (37) is formed onto the brush holder (30) of one piece with it, which clamps the bearing bush (34) in a frictionally engaged, axial fashion in the bearing seat (35) formed in the housing (10) (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eckhard Ursel, Bruno Droll, Walter Haussecker, Martin Karl, Wolfgang Thomar, Stefan Freund, Thomas Huck
  • Patent number: 6759783
    Abstract: Electric motor, in particular for raising and lowering panes in a motor vehicle having a transmission (11) and a transmission housing (10) and control electronics located in the transmission housing (10) such that the control electronics has precisely one essentially rectangular printed circuit board located in the transmission housing (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Hager, Thomas Huck
  • Publication number: 20040070296
    Abstract: In an electrical drive mechanism, in particular for motor vehicles, having a commutator motor (14) disposed in a housing (10), which commutator motor (14) has a rotor shaft (17) with a commutator (22) non-rotatably supported on it and has a brush holder (30) affixed to the housing (10), and having a bearing (25) disposed in the vicinity of the commutator (22), which bearing has a bearing bush (34) that encloses the rotor shaft (17) with rotary play and a bearing seat (35) that contains the bearing bush (34), in order to achieve a simple embodiment for the bearing (25), a clamping member (37) is formed onto the brush holder (30) of one piece with it, which clamps the bearing bush (34) in a frictionally engaged, axial fashion in the bearing seat (35) formed in the housing (10) (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Eckhard Ursel, Bruno Droll, Water Haussecker, Martin Karl, Wolfgang Thomas, Stefan Freund, Thomas Huck
  • Patent number: 6713913
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a motor housing (1) as well as a pole cover (2), especially for window lift or sunroof motors, having at least one pole cover (2) and a housing (3) closing off the pole cover, which are fastened together using fasteners (4), whereby the pole cover (2) has multiple receptacles (5) for the fasteners (4), and the housing (3) closing off the pole cover has multiple counterreceptacles (6) for the fasteners (4) and for differing housings (3) which close off the pole cover differing receptacles (5) on the pole cover (2) cooperate with the counterreceptacles (6) by fasteners (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Hager, Thomas Huck
  • Publication number: 20040007067
    Abstract: Gearset-drive unit (10), in particular for use in motor vehicles, comprising a drive wheel (16) that meshes with a driven wheel (22),
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Marcus Meyer, Stefan Reck, Juergen Herp, Markus Kliffken, Dietmar Schaible, Stefan Kotthaus, Frank Moskob, Thomas Huck, Michael Soellner, Martin Hager
  • Publication number: 20020149283
    Abstract: Electric motor, in particular for raising and lowering panes in a motor vehicle having a transmission (11) and a transmission housing (10) and control electronics located in the transmission housing (10) such that the control electronics has precisely one essentially rectangular printed circuit board located in the transmission housing (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Hager, Thomas Huck
  • Patent number: 6223615
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is an electric motor-driven servo-drive for use in technical means, especially motor vehicles, with a small electric drive motor (2) with a motor shaft (4) which is provided with a gear form-fit element (3) at at least one location, proceeding especially from the end, with a worm (5) of a worm gear pair, the worm (5) slipped onto the motor shaft (4), and with a worm wheel (6) of the worm gear pair, the wheel (6) consisting preferably of plastic and coupled to the worm (5) via teeth which engage one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Huck
  • Patent number: 5346256
    Abstract: Device for motorized movement of a safety belt in a motor vehicle from a stored position to a deployed position, has a drive including a pinion drivable in opposite rotation directions; a toothed rack meshing with the pinion and having a component part structured to loosely hold the safety belt at an end portion thereof, the component part being seated in an interior region of the motor vehicle when the safety belt is in the stored position and having an elongated guide carriage and toothed rack provided with a slide guide extending in a longitudinal direction in the toothed rack, the slide guide and the elongated guide carriage being structured so that the guide carriage is slidable in the slide guide; and a mechanism for displacing the component part relative to the toothed rack in a direction the component part moves during motion of the safety belt into the deployed position against a spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wiesler, Thomas Huck, Herbert Schiller