Patents by Inventor Thorsten Seidel

Thorsten Seidel 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: 11858108
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack for a hand-held power tool, including a housing having at least first and second housing components, the pack including at least one cell holder, accommodating at least two battery cells in a parallel/series circuit, the battery cells each including two end faces extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis; and a pack electronics system including contact elements for establishing electrical connection between the pack and a power tool. The cell holder includes sleeve-like insulating walls, corresponding to the battery cells at least in some areas, to prevent electrical contact between the battery cells. A method for manufacturing a pack for a hand-held power tool, the cell holder including sleeve-like insulating walls, having cylindrical cell openings for accommodating the battery cells, the battery cells being pressed into the cell openings so that a form-locked and force-fit connection is established between the cell holder and the battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20220320882
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a charging apparatus for a rechargeable battery pack, having a housing, having at least one first rechargeable battery interface that is designed so as to releasably connect the charging apparatus to a first rechargeable battery pack along a first connection direction, having a second rechargeable battery interface that is designed so as to releasably connect the charging apparatus to a second rechargeable battery pack along a second connection direction, wherein the connection directions intersect the rechargeable battery pack in the state connected to the charging apparatus. It is proposed that the first connection direction and the second connection direction are arranged crossing each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jan Koegel, Marc-Alexandre Seibert, Maria Poess, Martin Gonda, Oliver Klee, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20220294054
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack for a hand-held power tool, including a housing having at least first and second housing components, the pack including at least one cell holder, accommodating at least two battery cells in a parallel/series circuit, the battery cells each including two end faces extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis; and a pack electronics system including contact elements for establishing electrical connection between the pack and a power tool. The cell holder includes sleeve-like insulating walls, corresponding to the battery cells at least in some areas, to prevent electrical contact between the battery cells. A method for manufacturing a pack for a hand-held power tool, the cell holder including sleeve-like insulating walls, having cylindrical cell openings for accommodating the battery cells, the battery cells being pressed into the cell openings so that a form-locked and force-fit connection is established between the cell holder and the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20210288370
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack, in particular a rechargeable battery pack for a hand-held power tool. The rechargeable battery pack includes a housing in which at least one rechargeable battery cell is accommodated. It is provided that the rechargeable battery pack includes at least one protective element that is connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Benjamin Grauer, Thorsten Seidel, Mickael Segret
  • Patent number: 10637109
    Abstract: A battery pack for a handheld power tool, having a cell holder that accommodates at least one battery cell, the battery cell having a cladding surface that runs parallel to a longitudinal axis, the cladding surface being limited by two end faces that run perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and the cladding surface and the end faces forming an outer shell of the battery cell, and a battery pack electronics. The battery pack electronics includes at least one circuit board having contact elements for producing an electrical connection between the battery pack and the handheld power tool, in addition at least one contact arrangement corresponding to the battery cell is provided, the contact arrangement electrically contacting the corresponding battery cell at the cladding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Thorsten Seidel, Christoph Klee, Mickael Segret
  • Patent number: 10630088
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes: at least one power electronics unit supplying a charging voltage; at least one cooling unit cooling the power electronics unit; and an electronics housing accommodating the at least one power electronics unit in at least one of water-tight and dust-tight manner. The electronics housing is cooled from the outside by a fan of the at least one cooling unit during at least one operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Seidel, Alexander Osswald
  • Patent number: 10601236
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes: a battery housing which delimits at least one battery receiving space at least in part; at least one power electronics unit supplying a charging voltage; and an electronics housing which (i) is formed separately from the battery housing, and (ii) accommodates the power electronics unit in at least one of water-protected manner and dust-protected manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Seidel, Alexander Osswald
  • Publication number: 20180069208
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack for a hand-held power tool, including a housing having at least first and second housing components, the pack including at least one cell holder, accommodating at least two battery cells in a parallel/series circuit, the battery cells each including two end faces extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis; and a pack electronics system including contact elements for establishing electrical connection between the pack and a power tool. The cell holder includes sleeve-like insulating walls, corresponding to the battery cells at least in some areas, to prevent electrical contact between the battery cells. A method for manufacturing a pack for a hand-held power tool, the cell holder including sleeve-like insulating walls, having cylindrical cell openings for accommodating the battery cells, the battery cells being pressed into the cell openings so that a form-locked and force-fit connection is established between the cell holder and the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20180040864
    Abstract: A battery pack for a handheld machine tool, having a cell holder and at least one battery cell, the cell holder accommodating the at least one battery cell, and the battery cell having a lateral area that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis, the lateral area being delimited by two end faces that extend at a right angle to the longitudinal axis and on which the electrical poles of the battery cell are located. At least one elastic, heat-conductive insert is situated between at least one end face of the battery cell and a wall of the battery pack housing extending parallel to the end face of the battery cell. The elastic, heat-conductive insert is in thermal contact with the end face of the battery cell and dissipates heat from the battery cell in the direction of the wall of the battery pack housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20180040927
    Abstract: A battery pack for a handheld power tool, having a cell holder that accommodates at least one battery cell, the battery cell having a cladding surface that runs parallel to a longitudinal axis, the cladding surface being limited by two end faces that run perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and the cladding surface and the end faces forming an outer shell of the battery cell, and a battery pack electronics. The battery pack electronics includes at least one circuit board having contact elements for producing an electrical connection between the battery pack and the handheld power tool, in addition at least one contact arrangement corresponding to the battery cell is provided, the contact arrangement electrically contacting the corresponding battery cell at the cladding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Thorsten Seidel, Christoph Klee, Mickael Segret
  • Patent number: 9221169
    Abstract: A tool box, especially a hand tool box, includes a basic box element, that has at least one storage space, which is provided at least for accommodating at least one tool and/or at least one accumulator unit. It is provided that the tool box have at least one light source unit that is at least partially integrated into the basic box element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20150077042
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes: a battery housing which delimits at least one battery receiving space at least in part; at least one power electronics unit supplying a charging voltage; and an electronics housing which (i) is formed separately from the battery housing, and (ii) accommodates the power electronics unit in at least one of water-protected manner and dust-protected manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Seidel, Alexander Osswald
  • Publication number: 20150077043
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes: at least one power electronics unit supplying a charging voltage; at least one cooling unit cooling the power electronics unit; and an electronics housing accommodating the at least one power electronics unit in at least one of water-tight and dust-tight manner. The electronics housing is cooled from the outside by a fan of the at least one cooling unit during at least one operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten SEIDEL, Alexander Osswald
  • Publication number: 20140011073
    Abstract: A hand tool battery device having at least a first, a second, and a third battery cell as well as at least one one-piece cell connector is described. The connector electrically and conductively connects at least the first battery cell and the second battery cell. It is provided that the hand tool battery device has a flexible cell connector which electrically and conductively connects the first battery cell and the second battery cell at least to the third battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Wolf MATTHIAS, Thorsten SEIDEL
  • Publication number: 20120206907
    Abstract: A tool box, especially a hand tool box, includes a basic box element, that has at least one storage space, which is provided at least for accommodating at least one tool and/or at least one accumulator unit. It is provided that the tool box have at least one light source unit that is at least partially integrated into the basic box element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20120171539
    Abstract: A handheld machine tool energy supply unit, particularly a battery pack or an accumulator pack having an accumulator unit and an interface element, is described. The handheld machine tool energy supply unit includes a damping unit, which is provided for supporting the accumulator unit in an oscillation-damped manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Marcin REJMAN, Rainer Glauning, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20120155030
    Abstract: A molded part is provided for accommodating multiple electrical components and for fastening to an electrical assembly, the molded part including at least one heat sink for cooling an electrical component to be cooled, the molded part being provided to be electrically nonconductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Jan Breitenbach, Thorsten Seidel
  • Patent number: 8130498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling body of at least one electrical component. According to the invention, a first cooling body section is designed as a spring and a contact surface is provided on the first cooling body section, between the cooling body and the at least one component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20100265661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling body of at least one electrical component. According to the invention, a first cooling body section is designed as a spring and a contact surface is provided on the first cooling body section, between the cooling body and the at least one component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Bernd Wirnitzer, Jan Breitenbach, Andreas Kynast, Thorsten Seidel
  • Publication number: 20100209759
    Abstract: The invention describes a battery pack having a housing and at least one battery cell. According to the invention, also provided are elements which compensates for tolerance variations of the battery cell(s). The tolerance compensation elements include at least one spreading element which is arranged in an intermediate space between at least two battery cells and/or between one battery cell and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Marcin Rejman, Wolf Matthias, Josef Baumgartner, Jan Breitenbach, Thorsten Seidel, Rainer Glauning