Patents by Inventor Tobias Putzer

Tobias Putzer 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: 11945424
    Abstract: A braking system for automatic driver-independent deceleration of a vehicle includes a hydraulic vehicle brake and a backup braking system. The hydraulic vehicle brake includes an adjustable brake pressure control device. A method for automatic driver-independent deceleration of a vehicle includes decelerating the vehicle by actuating a braking pressure control device and, in response to a set point valve set in a hydraulic vehicle brake exceeding a threshold value, actuating a backup braking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Nijakowski, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 11273823
    Abstract: A method for determining a maximum speed of a vehicle during a parking maneuver, in which at least one surroundings condition is detected with the aid of at least one sensor unit and supplied to a control unit as an input variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Englert, Lukas Oppolzer, Thomas Brettschneider, Tobias Putzer, Toni Frenzel
  • Patent number: 11148652
    Abstract: A method for providing a brake force in a vehicle with a hydraulic vehicle brake and an electromechanical brake device includes determining a position of a brake piston at a brake contact point on the basis of a state variable of an electric brake motor when the electromechanical brake device is released. The method further includes displacing the brake piston in a positioning operation until reaching a braking start point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Edith Mannherz, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10919530
    Abstract: A method for decelerating a vehicle includes actuating an electric brake motor of an electromechanical braking mechanism in an event of a failure of a hydraulic vehicle brake to produce a braking force in an event of a failure of the hydraulic vehicle brake. The method further includes producing a decelerating torque in the drive train of the vehicle in the event of the failure of the hydraulic vehicle brake. The vehicle includes a brake system. The brake system has the hydraulic vehicle brake and the electromechanical braking mechanism with the electric brake motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Edith Mannherz, Tobias Putzer
  • Publication number: 20200324751
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a braking force in a vehicle that includes a braking system having a hydraulic vehicle brake and an electromechanical braking device with an electric brake motor configured to produce the braking force. The method includes enabling a hydraulic braking pressure of the hydraulic vehicle brake and the electric brake motor to act at the same time on the same brake piston of a wheel braking device. The method further includes producing a fault signal that represents a low hydraulic braking pressure in the hydraulic vehicle brake if a gradient of an electromechanical increase in braking force or a corresponding variable lies outside a permissible range of values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10766466
    Abstract: Method for operating an automated hand brake comprising at least one first actuator and one second actuator for a motor vehicle, wherein each of the actuators is activated for an operation using a defined amperage, is characterized in that, in a first phase, the actuators are operated essentially synchronously until a defined first amperage is reached and, in a subsequent phase, the actuators are sequentially operated until a defined second amperage is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Englert, Edith Mannherz, Frank Baehrle-Miller, Tobias Putzer
  • Publication number: 20200247380
    Abstract: A method for operating a braking mechanism includes controlling an actuator comprising an electric motor in such a way as to move an actuator element into a predefined position. Upon completion of the controlling action on the actuator, at least one motor coasting variable is measured. On the basis of the measured motor coasting variable, it is verified whether the actuator element has moved into the predefined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Publication number: 20200198621
    Abstract: A method for determining a maximum speed of a vehicle during a parking maneuver, in which at least one surroundings condition is detected with the aid of at least one sensor unit and supplied to a control unit as an input variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Englert, Lukas Oppolzer, Thomas Brettschneider, Tobias Putzer, Toni Frenzel
  • Patent number: 10654459
    Abstract: A control device and method for executing a holding function using a hydraulic braking system of a vehicle including building up an initial holding pressure in at least one wheel brake cylinder using at least one brake pressure buildup device and closing at least one shutoff valve situated between the at least one wheel brake cylinder and the at least one brake pressure buildup device, a new holding pressure being built up in the wheel brake cylinder, in that an intermediate pressure less than the new holding pressure is built up between the shutoff valve and the brake pressure buildup device using the brake pressure buildup device, the shutoff valve is opened upon the presence of the intermediate pressure between the shutoff valve and the brake pressure buildup device, and brake fluid is transferred using the brake pressure buildup device through the open shutoff valve into the wheel brake cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10604132
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining the actuation distance in an electromechanical brake device having an electric brake motor, wherein the distance of a spindle nut is first determined while taking into account an initial value for the motor constant and the motor total resistance and a correction of the spindle nut distance is then performed after an estimation has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10576956
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle includes detecting an operative state of the motor vehicle. The method further includes shifting the parking brake unit of the parking brake from a rest state into a predetermined operative state in response to the detected operative state of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes a service brake and a parking brake. The service brake of the motor vehicle is activated by a pressure generator. The parking brake of the motor vehicle is activated by a parking brake unit. The motor vehicle has an autonomous operating mode and/or a partially autonomous operating mode that can be activated. The parking brake is configured to, in the predetermined operative state, produce a no braking effect and/or a lower braking effect compared to a full activation of the parking brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Dieter Blattert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10538225
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle includes carrying out an automated driving process that includes using a first braking device to decelerate the motor vehicle in an automated manner. The method further includes recording at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle during the automated driving process, and carrying out a check in order to determine whether the at least one operating parameter satisfies a predetermined test criterion. The method also includes decelerating the motor vehicle in an automated manner using a second braking device if the at least one operating parameter does not satisfy the test criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Edith Mannherz, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10471946
    Abstract: A method of applying an automated parking brake of a motor vehicle includes at least two phases. In a first preceding phase, no clamping force is produced by the parking brake. In a second following phase, a clamping force is produced by the parking brake via a controllable parking brake actuator configured to produce the clamping force. The method further includes detecting a transition from the first phase to the second phase based on a temporal progression of a specific parameter of a control of the parking brake actuator. A control unit is configured to perform according to the method, and a parking brake is configured to perform according to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Dieter Blattert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10449935
    Abstract: In a method for controlling a parking brake in a vehicle, in order to set a clearance between the brake pad and the brake disk, a supply voltage is first applied to an electric motor, after which the supply voltage is switched off before the brake pad comes into contact with the brake disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Publication number: 20190283720
    Abstract: A braking system for automatic driver-independent deceleration of a vehicle includes a hydraulic vehicle brake and a backup braking system. The hydraulic vehicle brake includes an adjustable brake pressure control device. A method for automatic driver-independent deceleration of a vehicle includes decelerating the vehicle by actuating a braking pressure control device and, in response to a set point valve set in a hydraulic vehicle brake exceeding a threshold value, actuating a backup braking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Nijakowski, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10391992
    Abstract: A braking method is used for a vehicle that has at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel. A hydraulically actuatable brake is provided at the front wheel and the rear wheel, and an automatic parking brake is provided at the rear wheel. The braking method enables an optimal brake pressure to be built up as rapidly as possible. In a first step of an initiation phase of the braking method, the front wheel is braked by the hydraulically actuatable brakes and the rear wheel is braked exclusively by the automatic parking brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kunz, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10391988
    Abstract: A method for operating an automated parking brake in a motor vehicle, having a hydraulic actuator for producing a hydraulic force component and an electromechanical actuator for producing an electromechanical force component, includes superimposing the hydraulic force component and the electromechanical force component to obtain a total clamping force for a parking brake operation, and maintaining the total clamping force by self-locking of the parking brake. The method further comprises during the parking brake operation, setting at least one defined hydraulic pressure level using the hydraulic actuator, and locking-in a defined hydraulic pressure level with a valve when the at least one defined hydraulic pressure level is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10377364
    Abstract: In the case of a method for performing a function check on an electromechanical brake device having at least one electric brake motor, the motor current is measured at the brake motor and compared with a calculated motor current, wherein an error signal is generated in the event of an inadmissibly high deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10351119
    Abstract: An automated parking brake for a motor vehicle having at least one brake device is configured to adopt at least two states. In a first state, no clamping force is established by the parking brake, and in a second state, a clamping force is established by the parking brake. A transition point defines a transition between the two states. An identification of the transition point is carried out during a releasing process of the parking brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Wolff, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
  • Patent number: 10239503
    Abstract: In a method for providing the application force generated by a parking brake, which is at least partially generated by an electromechanical brake device having an electric brake motor, a retensioning process is terminated in the event that (i) the motor current exceeds a limit value or (ii) the rotational speed of the motor drops below a limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Baehrle-Miller, Dieter Blattert, Tobias Putzer