Patents by Inventor Urs Bauer

Urs Bauer 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: 11618423
    Abstract: A master brake cylinder for a brake system of a vehicle having a master brake cylinder housing, a primary piston component, a secondary piston component, a primary spring device which is preloaded with a first preload force between the primary piston component and the secondary piston component, and a secondary spring device, which is preloaded with a second preload force between the secondary piston component and a wall component (of the master brake cylinder housing, with the second preload force of the secondary spring device being greater than the first preload force of the primary spring device. A brake device for a vehicle, a brake system for a vehicle, and a production method for a mater brake cylinder for a brake system of a vehicle are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Foerch, Matthias Kistner, Otmar Bussmann, Simon Hansmann, Urs Bauer
  • Patent number: 11110802
    Abstract: A method for operating a regenerative braking system of a vehicle by activating at least one motor employable in generator mode taking into consideration a first information with regard to a requested setpoint total braking torque and a second information with regard to an available generator braking torque which is maximally executable by the at least one motor employable in generator mode, if the setpoint total braking torque exceeds a threshold value and/or a piece of warning information regarding a transition to a backup level that is potentially imminent or has occurred of the regenerative braking system, even if the setpoint total braking torque is less than or equal to the maximally executable available generator braking torque, sufficient brake fluid is transferred via at least one hydraulic actuator to a wheel brake cylinder of the regenerative braking system that an air gap of the particular wheel brake cylinder is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bertram Foitzik, Matthias Kistner, Otmar Bussmann, Rolf Ellwein, Urs Bauer, Robert Kaster
  • Publication number: 20210078552
    Abstract: A master brake cylinder for a brake system of a vehicle having a master brake cylinder housing, a primary piston component, a secondary piston component, a primary spring device which is preloaded with a first preload force between the primary piston component and the secondary piston component, and a secondary spring device, which is preloaded with a second preload force between the secondary piston component and a wall component (of the master brake cylinder housing, with the second preload force of the secondary spring device being greater than the first preload force of the primary spring device. A brake device for a vehicle, a brake system for a vehicle, and a production method for a mater brake cylinder for a brake system of a vehicle are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Foerch, Matthias Kistner, Otmar Bussmann, Simon Hansmann, Urs Bauer
  • Patent number: 10800389
    Abstract: A vehicle braking system includes a brake pedal, a master cylinder, a braking circuit with a wheel cylinder, a brake pressure generator for brake-by-wire braking, and a pedal feel simulator. In response to detecting impending wheel lock-up, a controller conducts an anti-lock braking routine during which the controller is programmed to create an artificial haptic feedback pulse to the brake pedal by opening a normally-open isolation valve between the master cylinder and the brake circuit to move a master cylinder piston until a compensation port opens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Urs Bauer, Ryan A. Kuhlman
  • Publication number: 20200070792
    Abstract: A vehicle braking system includes a brake pedal, a master cylinder, a braking circuit with a wheel cylinder, a brake pressure generator for brake-by-wire braking, and a pedal feel simulator. In response to detecting impending wheel lock-up, a controller conducts an anti-lock braking routine during which the controller is programmed to create an artificial haptic feedback pulse to the brake pedal by opening a normally-open isolation valve between the master cylinder and the brake circuit to move a master cylinder piston until a compensation port opens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Urs Bauer, Ryan A. Kuhlman
  • Patent number: 10214188
    Abstract: A control apparatus for hydraulic components of a braking system of a vehicle, having a control application device that is designed to establish by application of control to the hydraulic components, in consideration of the braking request, at least one brake pressure in at least one wheel brake cylinder in such a way that the braking request is satisfiable; and to execute an antilock braking function at the at least one wheel brake cylinder, the control application device additionally being designed to ascertain whether at least one furnished actual value with regard to a displacement travel (s) of a brake actuation element of the vehicle out of its initial position, and/or with regard to a simulator volume shifted out of a brake master cylinder of the vehicle into a linked simulator, lies within at least one predefined extreme value range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Ellwein, Urs Bauer, Bertram Foitzik, Otmar Bussmann, Matthias Kistner, Robert Kaster
  • Patent number: 9988031
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking system having: at least one wheel brake cylinder; a primary brake pressure generator that is disconnectably hydraulically coupled to the at least one wheel brake cylinder and is embodied to impinge upon the at least one wheel brake cylinder with pressure by way of a hydraulic fluid; a brake master cylinder that has at least one first pressure chamber and to which at least one wheel brake cylinder is hydraulically coupled; and a secondary brake pressure generator that is coupled to the first pressure chamber of the brake master cylinder and is embodied to impinge upon the first pressure chamber of the brake master cylinder with pressure, the secondary brake pressure generator being controllable independently of the primary brake pressure generator. Also disclosed is a related method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Urs Bauer, Michael Kunz, Ryan Kuhlman
  • Patent number: 9932023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a braking device and to a braking system, each having a master brake cylinder (10) having at least one first pressure chamber (12) that is subdivided or is able to be subdivided at least into a first partial volume (12a) and a second partial volume (12b), which are hydraulically connectable or connected to a brake fluid reservoir (24), a first brake circuit (28) being hydraulically connectable or connected to the first partial volume (12a), and having a valve device (38) that is mechanically designed in such a way that a pressure buildup up to a mechanically specified limit pressure may be brought about in the second partial volume (12b), brake fluid being transferable at least into the first brake circuit (28) via at least one subcomponent (38a) of the valve device (38), and an exceeding of the limit pressure in the second partial volume (12b) being prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Vollert, Oliver Leibfried, Stefan Strengert, Sr., Urs Bauer, Volkmar Schlotter, Michael Kunz, Matthias Kistner, Karl-Heinz Willmann, Matthias Schanzenbach, Suekrue Senol, Dagobert Masur
  • Publication number: 20180079313
    Abstract: A method for operating a regenerative braking system of a vehicle by activating at least one motor employable in generator mode taking into consideration a first information with regard to a requested setpoint total braking torque and a second information with regard to an available generator braking torque which is maximally executable by the at least one motor employable in generator mode, if the setpoint total braking torque exceeds a threshold value and/or a piece of warning information regarding a transition to a backup level that is potentially imminent or has occurred of the regenerative braking system, even if the setpoint total braking torque is less than or equal to the maximally executable available generator braking torque, sufficient brake fluid is transferred via at least one hydraulic actuator to a wheel brake cylinder of the regenerative braking system that an air gap of the particular wheel brake cylinder is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Bertram Foitzik, Matthias Kistner, Otmar Bussmann, Rolf Ellwein, Urs Bauer, Robert Kaster
  • Patent number: 9914440
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking system and a method for operating the hydraulic braking system. The hydraulic braking system has a first pressure generating unit and a second pressure generating unit. The first pressure generating unit is hydraulically interruptibly and uncircumventably connected to the second pressure generating unit via a first interrupting element in such a way that with the first interrupting means in a closed position, a hydraulic connection between the first and second pressure generating unit is no longer possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Urs Bauer, Karl-Heinz Willmann, Werner Quirant
  • Patent number: 9884569
    Abstract: A brake control device is provided for a vehicle having an activation device, with the aid of which, at least under consideration of at least one brake demand signal provided by an on-board sensor and/or control device, at least one first control signal may be output to at least one electric drive motor of the vehicle, with which the at least one electric drive motor is controllable into a motor mode, in which a generator braking torque which is unequal to zero may be exerted on at least one wheel of the vehicle by the at least one electric drive motor, the at least one electric drive motor being controllable with the aid of the at least one first control signal into at least one overload operating mode as the motor mode, in which the generator braking torque which is unequal to zero may be exerted on the at least one wheel. A method is also provided for operating at least one electric drive motor for a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Otmar Bussmann, Urs Bauer, Frank Kaestner
  • Patent number: 9840148
    Abstract: A control system for an electric motor usable as a generator of a vehicle includes: a first control device and a second control device each configured to define, in consideration of at least one furnished first specification signal with regard to a driver-requested or autonomously requested braking input, at least one target braking torque variable with regard to at least one generator braking torque to be exerted by way of the at least one electric motor on at least one wheel of the vehicle and/or on at least one axle of the vehicle, and to output to the at least one electric motor, and/or to at least one electronic control system of the at least one electric motor, at least one output signal corresponding to the at least one target braking torque variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Kistner, Otmar Bussmann, Bertram Foitzik, Urs Bauer, Rolf Ellwein, Robert Kaster
  • Patent number: 9561787
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking system is provided as well as a method, relating to a master brake cylinder, a first brake pressure generator, as well as a wheel brake cylinder. The braking system includes a second brake pressure generator which is connected to the at least one wheel brake cylinder. The master brake cylinder is hydraulically connectable to the at least one wheel brake cylinder via the second brake pressure generator. This has the advantage that a secure braking system may be provided including one additional fallback level, hydraulically via the driver as well as by providing a second, additional brake pressure generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Quirant, Karl-Heinz Willmann, Urs Bauer
  • Publication number: 20170001612
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking system and a method for operating the hydraulic braking system. The hydraulic braking system has a first pressure generating unit and a second pressure generating unit. The first pressure generating unit is hydraulically interruptibly and uncircumventably connected to the second pressure generating unit via a first interrupting element in such a way that with the first interrupting means in a closed position, a hydraulic connection between the first and second pressure generating unit is no longer possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Urs Bauer, Karl-Heinz Willmann, Werner Quirant
  • Publication number: 20160272175
    Abstract: A control apparatus for hydraulic components of a braking system of a vehicle, having a control application device that is designed to establish by application of control to the hydraulic components, in consideration of the braking request, at least one brake pressure in at least one wheel brake cylinder in such a way that the braking request is satisfiable; and to execute an antilock braking function at the at least one wheel brake cylinder, the control application device additionally being designed to ascertain whether at least one furnished actual value with regard to a displacement travel (s) of a brake actuation element of the vehicle out of its initial position, and/or with regard to a simulator volume shifted out of a brake master cylinder of the vehicle into a linked simulator, lies within at least one predefined extreme value range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Rolf ELLWEIN, Urs Bauer, Bertram Foitzik, Otmar Bussmann, Matthias Kistner, Robert Kaster
  • Patent number: 9409558
    Abstract: A hydraulic brake system has: a force-pressure conversion element, which is in hydraulic connection with at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one wheel; a volume-adaptation element in hydraulic connection with the at least one wheel brake and the force-pressure conversion element; and as an actuating unit for actuating the force-pressure conversion element, which actuating unit has an input element. The pressure in the at least one wheel brake cylinder is adjusted by operating the volume-adaptation unit and/or the actuating unit. For this purpose an actuating state of the input element is maintained by operating the actuating unit when the volume-adaptation unit is being operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Willi Nagel, Werner Harter, Martin-Peter Bolz, Urs Bauer
  • Publication number: 20160159223
    Abstract: A control system for an electric motor usable as a generator of a vehicle includes: a first control device and a second control device each configured to define, in consideration of at least one furnished first specification signal with regard to a driver-requested or autonomously requested braking input, at least one target braking torque variable with regard to at least one generator braking torque to be exerted by way of the at least one electric motor on at least one wheel of the vehicle and/or on at least one axle of the vehicle, and to output to the at least one electric motor, and/or to at least one electronic control system of the at least one electric motor, at least one output signal corresponding to the at least one target braking torque variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Matthias Kistner, Otmar Bussmann, Bertram Foitzik, Urs Bauer, Rolf Ellwein, Robert Kaster
  • Publication number: 20160152223
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking system having: at least one wheel brake cylinder; a primary brake pressure generator that is disconnectably hydraulically coupled to the at least one wheel brake cylinder and is embodied to impinge upon the at least one wheel brake cylinder with pressure by way of a hydraulic fluid; a brake master cylinder that has at least one first pressure chamber and to which at least one wheel brake cylinder is hydraulically coupled; and a secondary brake pressure generator that is coupled to the first pressure chamber of the brake master cylinder and is embodied to impinge upon the first pressure chamber of the brake master cylinder with pressure, the secondary brake pressure generator being controllable independently of the primary brake pressure generator. Also disclosed is a related method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Urs Bauer, Michael Kunz, Ryan Kuhlman
  • Publication number: 20160082938
    Abstract: A braking device and a braking system are provided, each having a master brake cylinder having at least one first pressure chamber that is subdivided or is able to be subdivided at least into a first partial volume and a second partial volume, which are hydraulically connectable or connected to a brake fluid reservoir, a first brake circuit being hydraulically connectable or connected to the first partial volume, and having a valve device that is mechanically designed in such a way that a pressure buildup up to a mechanically specified limit pressure may be brought about in the second partial volume, brake fluid being transferable at least into the first brake circuit via at least one subcomponent of the valve device, and an exceeding of the limit pressure in the second partial volume being prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Herbert VOLLERT, Oliver LEIBFRIED, Stefan STRENGERT, SR., Urs BAUER, Volkmar SCHLOTTER, Michael KUNZ, Matthias KISTNER, Karl-Heinz WILLMANN, Matthias SCHANZENBACH, Suekrue SENOL, Dagobert MASUR
  • Publication number: 20150202989
    Abstract: A brake control device is provided for a vehicle having an activation device, with the aid of which, at least under consideration of at least one brake demand signal provided by an on-board sensor and/or control device, at least one first control signal may be output to at least one electric drive motor of the vehicle, with which the at least one electric drive motor is controllable into a motor mode, in which a generator braking torque which is unequal to zero may be exerted on at least one wheel of the vehicle by the at least one electric drive motor, the at least one electric drive motor being controllable with the aid of the at least one first control signal into at least one overload operating mode as the motor mode, in which the generator braking torque which is unequal to zero may be exerted on the at least one wheel. A method is also provided for operating at least one electric drive motor for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Otmar Bussmann, Urs Bauer, Frank Kaestner