Patents by Inventor Timo Wetzel
Timo Wetzel 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).
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Patent number: 10696167Abstract: A charging robot connects a contact-making device of an electric charging apparatus to an electric charging interface of a vehicle. The charging robot has a robot arm, which can be connected to the contact-making device. The robot arm is movable in at least three degrees of freedom in order to connect the contact-making device to the charging interface. The charging robot has a detection device for detecting an alignment of the vehicle charging interface. The robot arm has an adjuster for adjusting the contact-making device on the robot. Also described is a charging system for charging an electric energy store of a vehicle, and a method for adjusting the charging robot. The method includes detecting an alignment of the charging interface on the vehicle, and adjusting the contact-making device on the charging robot on the basis of the detected alignment of the charging interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Timo Wetzel
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Patent number: 10017063Abstract: An electrical distributor arrangement, in particular for electrically driven motor vehicles, having a housing which has two electrical terminals which are connectable in each case to an external electrical energy source, a multiplicity of through lines which are connected at their ends in each case to one of the terminals, and a multiplicity of electrical attachment lines which are led into the housing for the purposes of electrically contacting a multiplicity of electrical consumers with the through lines, wherein the through lines are in the form of rigid current rails, and wherein the attachment lines are fixedly connected in each case to one of the current rails.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sascha Martens, Timo Wetzel
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Publication number: 20180154785Abstract: A charging robot connects a contact-making device of an electric charging apparatus to an electric charging interface of a vehicle. The charging robot has a robot arm, which can be connected to the contact-making device. The robot arm is movable in at least three degrees of freedom in order to connect the contact-making device to the charging interface. The charging robot has a detection device for detecting an alignment of the vehicle charging interface. The robot arm has an adjuster for adjusting the contact-making device on the robot. Also described is a charging system for charging an electric energy store of a vehicle, and a method for adjusting the charging robot. The method includes detecting an alignment of the charging interface on the vehicle, and adjusting the contact-making device on the charging robot on the basis of the detected alignment of the charging interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Timo Wetzel
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Publication number: 20170028860Abstract: An electrical distributor arrangement, in particular for electrically driven motor vehicles, having a housing which has two electrical terminals which are connectable in each case to an external electrical energy source, a multiplicity of through lines which are connected at their ends in each case to one of the terminals, and a multiplicity of electrical attachment lines which are led into the housing for the purposes of electrically contacting a multiplicity of electrical consumers with the through lines, wherein the through lines are in the form of rigid current rails, and wherein the attachment lines are fixedly connected in each case to one of the current rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Sascha Martens, Timo Wetzel
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Patent number: 9048588Abstract: A connecting apparatus for transmitting high-voltage current in a motor vehicle has a first connection element (4), a second connection element (6), a shielding housing (12) and fasteners (8, 10). The first connection element (4) has a housing (20) having a first insulating housing (21), a first contact (18) connected electrically to an internal conductor (16) of a cable (14), and a shielding arrangement (28) connected to a shield (30) of the cable (14). The shielding arrangement (28) is connected to the shielding housing (12) by a shielding part (32). The second connection element (6) has a second housing (41) having a second insulating housing part (42) with a second contact element (46) connected to a current line element. A weak-current contact arrangement creates a control circuit, and has a ring contact (52) and two spring contacts (60, 62).Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignees: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Timo Wetzel, Christian Eckart, Willem Blakborn, Helmut Muehlfellner
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Patent number: 9048590Abstract: A connecting apparatus for transmitting high-voltage current in a motor vehicle has a first connector (4), a second connector (6) and a shielding housing (12). The first connector (4) has at least one housing arrangement (20) with a first insulating housing (21) with at least one first contact (18) that is connected electrically to an internal conductor (16) of a cable (14), and has a shielding arrangement (28) connected to a shield (30) of the cable (14). The shielding arrangement (28) is connected to the shielding housing (12) by a shielding part (32). The second connection element (6) has at least one second housing arrangement (41) with a second insulating housing part (42) and at least one second contact (46) connected to a current line element. The shielding part (32) is a shielding sleeve (34) with a spring ring (36).Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Timo Wetzel, Peter Bormuth
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Publication number: 20140120772Abstract: A connecting apparatus for transmitting high-voltage current in a motor vehicle has a first connector (4), a second connector (6) and a shielding housing (12). The first connector (4) has at least one housing arrangement (20) with a first insulating housing (21) with at least one first contact (18) that is connected electrically to an internal conductor (16) of a cable (14), and has a shielding arrangement (28) connected to a shield (30) of the cable (14). The shielding arrangement (28) is connected to the shielding housing (12) by a shielding part (32). The second connection element (6) has at least one second housing arrangement (41) with a second insulating housing part (42) and at least one second contact (46) connected to a current line element. The shielding part (32) is a shielding sleeve (34) with a spring ring (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Timo Wetzel, Peter Bormuth
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Publication number: 20140120768Abstract: A connecting apparatus for transmitting high-voltage current in a motor vehicle has a first connection element (4), a second connection element (6), a shielding housing (12) and fasteners (8, 10). The first connection element (4) has a housing (20) having a first insulating housing (21), a first contact (18) connected electrically to an internal conductor (16) of a cable (14), and a shielding arrangement (28) connected to a shield (30) of the cable (14). The shielding arrangement (28) is connected to the shielding housing (12) by a shielding part (32). The second connection element (6) has a second housing (41) having a second insulating housing part (42) with a second contact element (46) connected to a current line element. A weak-current contact arrangement creates a control circuit, and has a ring contact (52) and two spring contacts (60, 62).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co., Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Timo Wetzel, Christian Eckart, Willem Blakborn, Helmut Muehlfellner