Patents by Inventor Thomas Schomisch

Thomas Schomisch 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: 7828185
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand power tool (2), having a housing (6), an electric motor accommodated in the housing (6), and a battery pack (4), releasably locked to the housing (6), for supplying the electric motor with electric current. At least one spring/damping element (38), mounted between the battery pack (4) and the housing (6) of the hand power tool (2), is provided, for damping vibration and -or eliminating a locking-dictated play between the battery pack (4) and the housing (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Kersten Heckmann, legal representative, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch
  • Patent number: 7767918
    Abstract: A power tool has a power supply unit that can be removed on a device side for supplying electrical power, at least one indirectly actuatable switch for switching a drive machine on and off, a decoupling device for decoupling the switch, and a switching unit that actuates the switch at least indirectly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Thomas Schomisch
  • Patent number: 7739932
    Abstract: A tool-holding device for an insert tool (14) equipped with an at least essentially disk-shaped hub (42), in particular for a hand-guided angle grinder (32) or a hand-guided circular saw, having a drive device (12) that includes a leaf spring unit (58) and is able to clamp the insert tool (14) in the axial direction (64). The leaf spring unit (58) has at least one freely extending spring piece (110) that extends at least partially in the circumference direction (50, 52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Peter Stierle, Albrecht Hofmann, Juergen Wiker, Harald Krondorfer, Joachim Schadow, Sinisa Andrasic, Thomas Schomisch, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber, Marcus Heckmann, Kirsten Heckmann, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7722445
    Abstract: An insertion tool (12) for an angle grinder (2) that has a hub (16) with at least a first fastening means for fastening the hub (16) to a driving device (22) of the angle grinder (2). The first fastening means if located on a partial circle (54) with a radius (56) of between 12 mm and 25 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Peter Stierle, Albrecht Hofmann, Juergen Wiker, Harald Krondorfer, Joachim Schadow, Sinisa Andrasic, Thomas Schomisch, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber
  • Patent number: 7628683
    Abstract: A handheld power tool has a housing, a rotating cutting tool having a clamping neck structurally connected to the housing, a guard hood that covers the cutting tool and has a guard hood part and a slip-on ring for receiving the guard hood releasably and adjustably on the clamping neck, the slip-on ring being connected to the guard hood part and having detent means for axially securing the slip-on ring to the clamping neck, and additional torsion-prevention means configured as a stop flange provided on the guard hood, the flange being provided in addition to the slip-on ring and connected to the guard hood part so that, in an installed state the stop flange is in contact with a component of the power tool that is structurally connected to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Thomas Schomisch, Ralf Bocka
  • Patent number: 7497766
    Abstract: A tool-handling device for an insert tool(14) equipped with an at least essentially disk-shaped hub (42), in particular for a hand guided angle grinder (32) or a hand-guided circular saw, having a drive shaft (16) and a drive device (12) equipped with at least one locking element(20) that is supported so that it is able to move in relation to a spring element (18) in order to fix the insert tool (14) in a form-locked manner in the circumference direction (50, 52). The drive shaft (16) has at least one form-locking element (100) formed onto it in a non-cutting manner in order to connect it in a form-locked manner in the circumference direction (50, 52) to a drive torque-transmitting mechanism of the drive device (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Peter Stierle, Albrecht Hofmann, Juergen Wiker, Harald Krondorfer, Joachim Schadow, Sinisa Andrasic, Thomas Schomisch
  • Publication number: 20080202784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable power tool with a motor housing (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 68) and a housing cover (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 72) that is attached to the motor housing (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 68). It is provided that the portable power tool includes insulation means (44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, 70a, 70b) adjacent to the motor housing (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 68) and the housing cover (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 72), which are guided through a guide means (50a, 50b, 50c, 50d, 52a, 52b, 52d, 92) in the direction toward the motor housing (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 68) and/or the housing cover (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Stierle, Albrecht Hofmann, Juergen Wiker, Mario Pauli, Stefan Heess, Thomas Schomisch, Meinhard Eule
  • Publication number: 20080099224
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand power tool (2), having a housing (6), an electric motor accommodated in the housing (6), and a battery pack (4), releasably locked to the housing (6), for supplying the electric motor with electric current. At least one spring/damping element (38), mounted between the battery pack (4) and the housing (6) of the hand power tool (2), is provided, for damping vibration and -or eliminating a locking-dictated play between the battery pack (4) and the housing (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Kersten Heckmann, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch
  • Publication number: 20070295522
    Abstract: In a hand power tool having a housing which at least in part comprises an inner housing and an outer housing, and in which the inner housing and the outer housing are spaced apart from one another, at least one damping element is provided between the inner housing and the outer housing, so that the inner housing and the outer housing are decoupled from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Ulrich Bohne, Justus Lamprecht, Juergen Wiker, Dietmar Saur, Axel Kuhnle, Steffen Tiede, Joerg Lemmel, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch, Joerg Maute
  • Publication number: 20070272064
    Abstract: A tool-holding device for an insert tool (14) equipped with an at least essentially disk-shaped hub (42), in particular for a hand-guided angle grinder (32) or a hand-guided circular saw, having a drive device (12) that includes a leaf spring unit (58) and is able to clamp the insert tool (14) in the axial direction (64). The leaf spring unit (58) has at least one freely extending spring piece (110) that extends at least partially in the circumference direction (50, 52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Peter Stierle, Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Joachim Schadow, Thomas Schomisch, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber
  • Publication number: 20070155296
    Abstract: A handheld power tool has a housing, a rotating cutting tool having a clamping neck structurally connected to the housing, a guard hood that covers the cutting tool and has a guard hood part and a slip-on ring for receiving the guard hood releasably and adjustably on the clamping neck, the slip-on ring being connected to the guard hood part and having detent means for axially securing the slip-on ring to the clamping neck, and additional torsion-prevention means configured as a stop flange provided on the guard hood, the flange being provided in addition to the slip-on ring and connected to the guard hood part so that, in an installed state the stop flange is in contact with a component of the power tool that is structurally connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Thomas Schomisch, Ralf Bocka
  • Publication number: 20070102268
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a power tool with a removable power supply unit (32, 132, 232) on the device side for supplying electrical power, with at least one indirectly actuatable switch (14, 114, 214) for switching a drive machine on and off. It is provided that a decoupling device (58, 158, 258) for decoupling the switch (14, 114, 214) and a switching element (26, 126, 226) that at least indirectly actuates the switch (14, 114, 214) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Thomas Schomisch
  • Publication number: 20070093190
    Abstract: The invention is based on a tool adapter (30), for fastening a disklike tool (12) on a slaving device (16) of a hand power tool, that has a tool retention means (36) for connection to the tool (12). It is proposed that the tool adapter (30) includes a fastening means (52, 54) for form-locking connection with the slaving device (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Schomisch
  • Publication number: 20070082590
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool receiving device for a machine tool (14), comprising an at least essentially disk-shaped hub (42), particularly for a hand-guided angle grinder (32) or a hand-held circular saw. Said tool receiving device also comprises a drive shaft (16) and a receiving device (12) comprising at least one catching element (20) which can be displaceably mounted against a spring element (18) in order to fix the machine tool in a positive fit in the direction of the periphery (50, 52). According to the invention, the drive shaft (16) comprises at least one shaped positive fit non chip-removing element (100) which is connected in a positive fit in the direction of the periphery (50, 52) to means for the transmission of drive torque in the receiving device (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Peter Stierle, Albrecht Hofmann, Juergen Wiker, Harald Krondorfer, Joachim Schadow, Sinisa Andrasic, Thomas Schomisch
  • Publication number: 20070060029
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an insertion tool (12) for an angle grinder (2) that has a hub (16) with at least a first fastening means for fastening the hub (16) to a driving device (22) of the angle grinder (2). It is provided that the first fastening means is located on a partial circle (54) with a radius (56) between 12 mm and 25 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Ernst Kraenzler, Peter Stierle, Albrecht Hofmann, Juergen Wiker, Harald Krondorfer, Joachim Shadow, Sinisa Andrasic, Thomas Schomisch, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber
  • Publication number: 20060172668
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an insertion tool (12) for a machine tool that has a hub (16) with at least one opening (42, 80) for insertion of a fastening means (40, 84), via which the hub (16) is clampable on a driving flange (22) of the machine tool connected to a drive shaft, the opening (42, 80) including a retaining region (54) and a releasing region (56), the releasing region (56) including a stop (66, 88) for limiting a release motion of the fastening means (40, 84). It is provided that the opening (42, 80) adjacent to the stop (66, 88) has a convex section (76, 90).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2004
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Albercht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Thomas Schomisch, Christof Hoelzl, Johann Huber, Marcus Heckmann
  • Patent number: 7077735
    Abstract: A system with a tool-holding socket, which has a driver device that can be used to operationally connect an insert tool to a drive shaft, and has an insert tool, wherein the insert tool can be operationally connected to the driver device by at least one detent element which is supported so that can move in opposition to a spring element, engages in detent fashion in an operating position of the insert tool, and fixes the insert tool in a positively engaging fashion, wherein at least part of a mechanism for preventing a laterally inverted installation of the insert tool is formed at least onto the tool-holding socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Tyrolit Schleifmittel Swarovski K.G.
    Inventors: Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Thomas Schomisch, Johann Huber
  • Patent number: 6988939
    Abstract: In a hand-guided electrical tool 3 with a housing 2 that has a receiving collar 20 embodied on it and with a guard hood 1 that can be attached to the receiving collar 20 and has a clamping strap 16, which can move freely around the receiving collar 20 in a first position and rests snugly against the receiving collar 20 in a second position, a secure connection between the guard hood 1 and the housing 2 is achieved by virtue of the fact that the receiving collar 20 has at least one protrusion 21, which protrudes beyond the second area in the radial direction away from the spindle axle 5, and between the protrusion 21 and the housing 2, there is a distance h, which approximately corresponds to the width b of the clamping strap 16, and by virtue of the fact that that the clamping strap 16 has at least one indentation 12 so that the first diameter d1 of the opening 10 of the clamping strap 16 in the vicinity of the indentation 12 is greater than the second diameter d2 in the remaining region, wherein the first di
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Thomas Schomisch
  • Patent number: 6942560
    Abstract: The invention is based on an insert tool with a rotationally driveable disk-shaped hub and an abrasive disposed in particular in a radially outer region, in particular of the kind used for a cut-off wheel, a grinding disk, a rough grinding disk, a cutting disk, or an abrasive paper. The invention proposes that the hub (10) have at least one mount (16, 18, 20), which is disposed off-center, extends in the axial direction (14), and is intended for a bolt that constitutes a functional element of a quick-action clamping system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Markus Heckmann, Thomas Schomisch
  • Patent number: 6938532
    Abstract: In a power tool with two cutting wheels (11, 12), which rotate past each other in opposite directions, rest directly against each other, and can be driven by two drive spindles (14, 15) disposed concentrically to each other, and with a tool fitting (13) for the cutting wheels (11, 12) that has a support flange (18, 24), which is non-rotatably connected to the respective inner or outer drive spindle and provides a centered support and form-fitting rotary slaving for the cutting wheels (11, 12), and has clamping means for securing the form-fitting engagement between the cutting wheels (11, 12) and the support flanges (18, 24), in order to produce a simple design of the tool fitting (13), with a high operational reliability and a low space requirement, as well as tool-free changing of the cutting wheels, the clamping means have a screw part (27), which supports the second support flange (24) and whose end can be screwed without tools into the inner drive spindle (15), and have a clamping part, which can be actua
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Albrecht Hofmann, Harald Krondorfer, Thomas Schomisch