Patents by Inventor Timo Jahnz

Timo Jahnz 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: 9403516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the activation of a brake of a hydraulic vehicle brake system of a hybrid vehicle which can be braked by the generator mode of an electric drive motor. The invention proposes equipping the vehicle brake system with an electromechanical brake booster and generating a pedal force at a brake pedal with the brake booster when braking by the generator mode of the electric drive motor occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Strengert, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz
  • Patent number: 9302657
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle hydraulic braking system having at least one electric motor-operated braking pressure generator. The output power of the electric motor-operated braking pressure generator is restricted during normal driving/braking situations and the restriction is temporarily deactivated upon identification of a critical driving situation, such as an overstressing of the brake system to include brake fade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Daniels, Ian Moore, Thomas Svensson, Joerg Riethmueller, Herbert Vollert, Timo Jahnz
  • Patent number: 9267377
    Abstract: A coupling apparatus has an input piston disposable on a braking input element and an output piston disposable on a brake master cylinder, to which a driver braking force is transferable via the input piston. In a first operating mode, the input piston displaced out of its initial position over a brake application distance less than a first minimum brake application distance, is spaced apart from the output piston. In a second operating mode, the input piston displaced out of its initial position over a brake application distance less than a second minimum brake application distance, is spaced apart from the output piston, and the driver braking force is transferable via the input piston to the output piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz
  • Patent number: 9254827
    Abstract: The invention describes a method for operating a controllable electromechanical brake booster and the corresponding brake booster which, via a coupling element between the brake booster and pedal rod, is capable of applying a force in opposition to the pedal activation force of a driver, and can therefore be operated as a pedal simulator. For this purpose, a pedal opposing force can be set by a characteristic curve as a function of a pedal position which is predefined by the driver, and can give the driver a pedal sensation even if there is no reaction of, for example, a conventional brake system. In a further operating mode, the brake booster can be operated in its original form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz
  • Patent number: 9139186
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake booster is disclosed. The brake booster is constructed with two worm gears which run in opposite directions and whose axial forces compensate one another. The worm gears drive toothed rack gears which convert a rotational driving movement into a translatory output movement for activating a master brake cylinder. As a result of the provision of two gear paths, the loading of each gear path is halved and an application of force to a booster body, which forms a gear output, is symmetrical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Remy Garnier, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle
  • Patent number: 9061673
    Abstract: A brake system includes: a brake actuating element; a first piston-cylinder unit having a first piston displaceable by the brake actuating element actuated by at least a predefined minimum actuation such that a first internal pressure in the first piston-cylinder unit is increased; at least one wheel brake cylinder having a brake pressure which is increased using the increased first internal pressure; a first brake booster; and a second piston-cylinder unit having a second piston displaceable by the first brake booster so that a second internal pressure in the second piston-cylinder unit is increased, and to which the at least one wheel brake cylinder is hydraulically connected such that the brake pressure of the at least one wheel brake cylinder is increased by the increased second internal pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz
  • Publication number: 20140375114
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle hydraulic braking system having at least one electric motor-operated braking pressure generator. The output power of the electric motor-operated braking pressure generator is restricted during normal driving/braking situations and the restriction is temporarily deactivated upon identification of a critical driving situation, such as an overstressing of the brake system to include brake fade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Rudolf Daniels, Ian Moore, Thomas Svensson, Joerg Riethmüller, Herbert Vollert, Timo Jahnz
  • Patent number: 8899696
    Abstract: A controllable brake booster and a method and a device for controlling the brake booster are disclosed. The pedal force that a driver must apply in order to convey an input element of the brake booster into an actuating position or to retain the element in an actuating position is adjusted by operating the brake booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Jochen Mayer, Jens Kolarsky
  • Patent number: 8870300
    Abstract: A method for actuating a hydraulic vehicle brake system, includes a master brake cylinder with a preferably electromechanical brake booster and a wheel slip control device. The master brake cylinder is actuated simultaneously with the brake booster, and hydraulic pumps of the wheel slip control device are driven by an electric motor. Pressure builds more quickly in the wheel brakes of the vehicle brake system for safety and assistance functions that require high pressure build-up dynamic. The method also increases the wheel brake pressure using the pressure that can be generated by actuating the master brake cylinder with the brake booster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Remy Garnier, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Volker Mehl, Frank Kneip, Dirk Mahnkopf, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle
  • Patent number: 8840198
    Abstract: A method for operating a hydraulic vehicle braking system that has an anti-lock control unit is disclosed. The system includes a brake master cylinder having an electromechanical brake booster. As the pressure level of the vehicle braking system decreases during an anti-lock control, in which all vehicle wheels are controlled, the boosting force of the brake booster is reduced in an anti-lock control of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Volker Mehl, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle, Frank Kneip
  • Publication number: 20130199364
    Abstract: A coupling apparatus has an input piston disposable on a braking input element and an output piston disposable on a brake master cylinder, to which a driver braking force is transferable via the input piston. In a first operating mode, the input piston displaced out of its initial position over a brake application distance less than a first minimum brake application distance, is spaced apart from the output piston. In a second operating mode, the input piston displaced out of its initial position over a brake application distance less than a second minimum brake application distance, is spaced apart from the output piston, and the driver braking force is transferable via the input piston to the output piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz
  • Publication number: 20130181506
    Abstract: A brake system includes: a brake actuating element; a first piston-cylinder unit having a first piston displaceable by the brake actuating element actuated by at least a predefined minimum actuation such that a first internal pressure in the first piston-cylinder unit is increased; at least one wheel brake cylinder having a brake pressure which is increased using the increased first internal pressure; a first brake booster; and a second piston-cylinder unit having a second piston displaceable by the first brake booster so that a second internal pressure in the second piston-cylinder unit is increased, and to which the at least one wheel brake cylinder is hydraulically connected such that the brake pressure of the at least one wheel brake cylinder is increased by the increased second internal pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz
  • Publication number: 20130047593
    Abstract: A controllable brake booster and to a method and a device for controlling the brake booster are disclosed. The pedal force that a driver must apply in order to convey an input element of the brake booster into an actuating position or to retain the element in said position is adjusted by operating the brake booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Jochen Mayer, Jens Kolarsky
  • Patent number: 8380412
    Abstract: A control device (10) for a brake-power-assisted brake system of a vehicle having a first input device (26) for a supplied first information item (28) relating to a supplied assistance force (Fu) of a brake booster (14) of the brake-power-assisted brake system, a second input device (30) for a supplied second information item (32) relating to a total force (Fg) comprising the assistance force (Fu) and a driver braking force (FI) supplied by activation of an activation element (12) of the brake-power-assisted brake system, an evaluation device (36) which is configured to define a third information item relating to a proportional relationship between the total force (Fg) and the assistance force (Fu) taking into account the first information item (28) and the second information item (32), and an output device (44, 50) which is configured to supply at least one control signal (46, 52) to at least one component (14, 54) of the brake-power-assisted brake system taking into account the defined third information ite
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Remy Garnier, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Volker Mehl, Frank Kneip, Dirk Mahnkopf, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle
  • Publication number: 20120256480
    Abstract: A method for actuating a hydraulic vehicle brake system, includes a master brake cylinder with a preferably electromechanical brake booster and a wheel slip control device. The master brake cylinder is actuated simultaneously with the brake booster, and hydraulic pumps of the wheel slip control device are driven by an electric motor. Pressure builds more quickly in the wheel brakes of the vehicle brake system for safety and assistance functions that require high pressure build-up dynamic. The method also increases the wheel brake pressure using the pressure that can be generated by actuating the master brake cylinder with the brake booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Remy Garnier, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Volker Mehl, Frank Kneip, Dirk Mahnkopf, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle
  • Patent number: 8240781
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a braking system for motor vehicles with electrically actuated hydraulic valves, the coils of which are powered up, at least in phases, with currents which modify the currentless state of the hydraulic valves, in order to heat the hydraulic fluid present in the system. The hydraulic fluid is heated via a heating profile which, in accordance with the hydraulic fluid temperature, activates the heating phase of the hydraulic fluid. The heating profile consists of a first heating phase and, subsequent thereto, a second heating phase. During the first heating phase, the coils are powered up in such a way that the coil temperature at the end of the first heating phase corresponds to a pre-defined temperature value of the coil which is at least approximately maintained during the second heating phase when powering up the coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Heckmann, Jens Kolarsky, Harald Hermann, Timo Jahnz, Dirk Foerch, Werner Quirant, Michael Kunz, Michael Bunk, Philipp Grell, Thomas Loeffler
  • Publication number: 20120179345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device (10) for a brake-power-assisted brake system of a vehicle having a first input device (26) for a supplied first information item (28) relating to a supplied assistance force (Fu) of a brake booster (14) of the brake-power-assisted brake system, a second input device (30) for a supplied second information item (32) relating to a total force (Fg) comprising the assistance force (Fu) and a driver braking force (Ff) supplied by activation of an activation element (12) of the brake-power-assisted brake system, an evaluation device (36) which is configured to define a third information item relating to a proportional relationship between the total force (Fg) and the assistance force (Fu) taking into account the first information item (28) and the second information item (32), and an output device (44, 50) which is configured to supply at least one control signal (46, 52) to at least one component (14, 54) of the brake-power-assisted brake system taking into account the defi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Remy Garnier, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Volker Mehl, Frank Kneip, Dirk Mahnkopf, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle
  • Publication number: 20120091788
    Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle includes: a brake activation element; an input piston displaceable by at least a predefined minimum actuator travel distance when the brake activation element is operated; an output piston to which a driver braking force is transmittable from the brake activation element via the displaced input piston such that an internal pressure in a piston-cylinder unit of the brake system is increased; a first brake booster; and a spring device which, when the brake activation element is operated for an actuator travel distance which is less than the minimum actuator travel distance, is deformed in such a way that transmission of the driver braking force to the output piston is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Reinhard WEIBERLE, Timo Jahnz
  • Publication number: 20120074771
    Abstract: A method for operating a hydraulic vehicle braking system that has an anti-lock control unit is disclosed. The system includes a brake master cylinder having an electromechanical brake booster. As the pressure level of the vehicle braking system decreases during an anti-lock control, in which all vehicle wheels are controlled, the boosting force of the brake booster is reduced in an anti-lock control of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Volker Mehl, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle, Frank Kneip
  • Publication number: 20120042647
    Abstract: An electromechanical brake booster is disclosed. The brake booster is constructed with two worm gears which run in opposite directions and whose axial forces compensate one another. The worm gears drive toothed rack gears which convert a rotational driving movement into a translatory output movement for activating a master brake cylinder. As a result of the provision of two gear paths, the loading of each gear path is halved and an application of force to a booster body, which forms a gear output, is symmetrical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Remy Garnier, Reinhard Weiberle, Timo Jahnz, Jens Kolarsky, Stephan Hoenle