Patents by Inventor Thomas Rössler

Thomas Rössler 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: 9133861
    Abstract: A pneumatic brake servo for motor vehicles having a servo housing, the interior of which is divided into at least one working chamber and at least one vacuum chamber by at least one axially movable wall which can be loaded with a pneumatic differential pressure, having a control valve which controls the differential pressure and is arranged in a control housing for connecting the working chamber to the vacuum chamber or to atmosphere. The movable wall includes a diaphragm plate and a rolling diaphragm, and the working chamber is sealed by a sealing ring which bears against the control housing and which is clamped in the radial direction in relation to a longitudinal axis of the brake servo. An actively loaded area of the movable wall is reduced by division of the working chamber into a prechamber and a main chamber to avoid stick/slip effects and reduce disruptive noises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Ralf Jakobi, Albin Loew, Sven Mainz, Stephan Becker, Thomas Rössler, Horst Krämer, Uwe Kley, Wilfried Wagner
  • Patent number: 9016806
    Abstract: A brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type having a brake booster. In order to provide a brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type, which on the one hand fulfills the statutory requirements care and which on the other hand is inexpensive to produce, it is proposed according to aspects of the invention, that the brake booster be provided as a travel-controlled brake booster, so that when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode the brake pedal is decoupled from feedback forces of the brake actuating unit, and the return force is simulated by the pedal travel simulator even when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHG
    Inventors: Michael Vogt, Ingolf Buchholz, Alexander Schubert, Thomas Rössler, Thorsten Neu
  • Publication number: 20130192456
    Abstract: A pneumatic brake servo for motor vehicles having a servo housing, the interior of which is divided into at least one working chamber and at least one vacuum chamber by at least one axially movable wall which can be loaded with a pneumatic differential pressure, having a control valve which controls the differential pressure and is arranged in a control housing for connecting the working chamber to the vacuum chamber or to atmosphere. The movable wall includes a diaphragm plate and a rolling diaphragm, and the working chamber is sealed by a sealing ring which bears against the control housing and which is clamped in the radial direction in relation to a longitudinal axis of the brake servo. An actively loaded area of the movable wall is reduced by division of the working chamber into a prechamber and a main chamber to avoid stick/slip effects and reduce disruptive noises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & CO OHG
    Inventors: Ralf Jakobi, Albin Loew, Sven Mainz, Stephan Becker, Thomas Rössler, Horst Krämer, Uwe Kley, Wilfried Wagner
  • Patent number: 8310112
    Abstract: A control unit for triggering a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals, wherein the electric loads are triggered by pulse width modulated signals, and the input signals are PWM signals. A method is described with which the control unit triggers a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals. The control unit includes controllable switching provisions, wherein these switching provisions connect at least one load respectively with one of at least two different PWM inputs. A method is described for triggering a plurality of electric loads with the aid of the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Uli Joos, Thomas Michael, Josef Schnell, Thomas Rössler
  • Publication number: 20120167564
    Abstract: A brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type having a brake booster. In order to provide a brake actuating unit for actuating a motor vehicle braking system of the “brake-by-wire” type, which on the one hand fulfills the statutory requirements care and which on the other hand is inexpensive to produce, it is proposed according to aspects of the invention, that the brake booster be provided as a travel-controlled brake booster, so that when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode the brake pedal is decoupled from feedback forces of the brake actuating unit, and the return force is simulated by the pedal travel simulator even when not in the “brake-by-wire” operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & CO. oHG
    Inventors: Michael Vogt, Ingolf Buchholz, Alexander Schubert, Thorsten Neu, Thomas Rössler
  • Publication number: 20100141032
    Abstract: A control unit for triggering a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals, wherein the electric loads are triggered by pulse width modulated signals, and the input signals are PWM signals. A method is described with which the control unit triggers a plurality of electric loads with a plurality of input signals. The control unit includes controllable switching provisions, wherein these switching provisions connect at least one load respectively with one of at least two different PWM inputs. A method is described for triggering a plurality of electric loads with the aid of the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Uli Joos, Thomas Micheal, Josef Schnell, Thomas Rössler
  • Publication number: 20090067130
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for heat dissipation. The arrangement comprises a printed circuit board and at least one electrical and/or electronic component, with a power supply unit supplying electrical power to the electrical and/or electronic component (21). The power supply unit and the electrical and/or electronic component make electrical contact, and are thermally coupled. The power supply unit is also used for dissipation of thermal power losses from the electrical and/or electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Heiko Hahn, Bernhard Heigl, Thomas Rossler, Richard Wauschek, Thomas Michael