Patents by Inventor Wolfram Kienle

Wolfram Kienle 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).

  • Publication number: 20260088523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection element (10) for electrically connecting electronic elements (11, 12), comprising a first connection region (1), which is designed for connection to a first electronic element (11), and a second connection region (2) which is designed for connection to a second electronic element (12), wherein each connection region (1, 2) is in the form of a sheet, wherein the first connection region (1) is in a first connection plane (21), and wherein the second connection region (2) is located at a distance from the first connection plane (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Wolfram Kienle, Ingo Fritsch, Marcus Sonner
  • Publication number: 20250324513
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module (1), in particular an electronic power module for hybrid vehicles or electric vehicles, said module comprising a first circuit board (10) with an upper side (11) and an underside (12) facing away from the upper side (11), wherein a plug-in connector (40) for making electrical contact with the first circuit board (10) is arranged on the first circuit board (10), further comprising an electronics unit (20), in particular a power electronics unit, wherein the electronics unit (20) is arranged on the underside (12) of the first circuit board (10), wherein the electronics unit (20) is electrically contacted by means of a flexible second circuit board (30), wherein the flexible second circuit board (30) comprises a connection region (31) with a plug-in region (32), wherein the plug-in region (32) of the flexible second circuit board (30) is plugged into the plug-in connector (40) of the first circuit board (10) in a plug-in direction (R), and the electronics unit (20) i
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Christian Breuning, Michael Mayer, Wolfram Kienle, Uwe Rauscher
  • Publication number: 20250318068
    Abstract: A cast body having at least one positioning ramp for positioning and fastening a connecting rail to a substrate. An angle ? of the at least one positioning ramp is 40° to 85°, a width at the lower end of the at least one positioning ramp is greater than a width at the upper end of the at least one positioning ramp, the at least one positioning ramp is at least partially formed above the substrate and the connecting rail is positioned translationally, and preferably without contact, in front of a step of the cast body. A corresponding positioning ramp on a cast body, a method for positioning and fastening using the cast body, and a corresponding use thereof, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Balazs Horvath, Gunnar Bruns, Irfan Aydogmus, Patrick Gaiser, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20250280509
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device (1) for cooling electronic components (2) comprising: a bottom plate (3), a top plate (4) which is a deep-drawn component with a depression (40), wherein the bottom plate (3) and the top plate (4) are arranged in such a way that a cooling duct (5) is formed between the bottom plate (3) and the top plate (4) by way of the depression (40), wherein the cooling duct (5) extends along the longitudinal direction (11) from an inlet opening (51) to an outlet opening (52), wherein a cooling fluid flow of a cooling fluid can flow through the cooling duct (5) along the longitudinal direction (10); and at least one turbulator (6) which is arranged within a turbulator section (56) of the cooling duct (5), wherein at least one tapered portion (7) of a flow cross section of the cooling duct (5) is configured upstream and/or downstream of the turbulator section (56), in order to deflect a part region, close to the edge, of the cooling fluid flow within the cooling duct (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Christoph Jatzek, Max Florian Beck, Michael Mayer, Stefan Maurer, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20250016954
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device (1) for cooling electronic components (2), comprising: a bottom plate (3);—a top plate (4) which is a deep-drawn component having a recess (40), the bottom plate (3) and top plate (4) being disposed in such a way that the recess (40) forms a cooling channel (5) between the bottom plate (3) and the top plate (4), the cooling channel (5) extending in a longitudinal direction (11) from an inlet opening (51) to an outlet opening (52), wherein a cooling fluid flow of a cooling fluid can flow through the cooling channel (5) in the longitudinal direction (10);—at least one turbulator (6) which is disposed within a turbulator portion (56) of the cooling channel (5); and—at least one blocking element (20) which is disposed, with respect to the longitudinal direction (11) of the cooling channel (5), next to the turbulator (6) in a bypass region (55) of the cooling channel (5) between the turbulator (6), the top plate (4) and the bottom plate (3), for at least partially blocking
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Christoph Jatzek, Max Florian Beck, Michael Mayer, Stefan Maurer, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20240414880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling fin (1) of a cooler (100), through which fluid can flow, for cooling power electronics (200). The cooling fin (1) comprises a profile (10) periodically repeating in a repeating direction (501), wherein the repeating direction (501) is perpendicular to an extending direction (500) of the profile (10). The invention also relates to a cooler (100), through which fluid can flow, for cooling power electronics (200), said cooler comprising a cooling fin (1) of said type, and to a power electronics assembly (1000), comprising power electronics (200) and a cooler (100) of said type, through which fluid can flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Marco Lorenz, Max Florian Beck, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20240282602
    Abstract: A production method and an electrical arrangement (1) are proposed. The electrical arrangement (1) comprises a power substrate (2) with an electrical conductive track (3), an insulating structure (4) and a sheet metal conducting structure (5) having a first contact region (6), a connection region (11) and a first connecting region (9) between the first contact region (6) and the connection region (11), wherein the contact region (6) is connected to the electrical conductor track (3) electrically, in particular with a material bond, in a recess (12) in the insulating structure (4), merges into the connecting region (9) at an angle along an edge (7) running in an X direction and has a lug (8) for positioning the conducting structure (5), which lug extends in a Y direction over an imaginary extension of the edge (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Gerhard Braun, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20240234012
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric arrangement (1), which comprises: a circuit substrate (2) with a plurality of terminal clips (3); and a choke coil (4) with conductors (5) having stripped terminals (6), each stripped terminal (6) being held in one of the plurality of terminal clips (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Wolfram Kienle, Christoph Jatzek, Friedemann Wolff
  • Publication number: 20240006255
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic control unit, an electrotechnical arrangement, and a method for producing an electrotechnical arrangement. The electrotechnical arrangement (10) comprises a circuit substrate (3), an electrical component (2), and an insulating element (4); wherein the circuit substrate (3) is overmoulded with the insulating element (4), the insulating element (4) has a flank (5) which is aligned at an angle with respect to a direction Z defined perpendicularly to a surface of the circuit substrate (3), and the component (2) is fixed on the circuit substrate (3) at the foot of the flank (5) of the insulating element (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ingo Fritsch, Wolfram Kienle
  • Patent number: 11817794
    Abstract: For an electronic circuit module (1), more particularly a circuit module that is used as an inverter for an electrical machine or as a converter, comprising at least one electronics unit (4), more particularly a power electronics unit, wherein the electronics unit (4) comprises at least one carrier substrate (5) and at least one electrical and/or electronic component (32) provided on the carrier substrate (5), at least one first connection point (10) and at least two second connection points (20) are formed on the carrier substrate (5) on a substrate top side (7) of the carrier substrate (5), the first connection point (10) is provided between the two second connection points (20), and wherein the electronic circuit module (1) further comprises at least one electrical or electronic part (8) having at least one first bus bar (12) for electrically contacting the electronic part (8) and at least one second bus bar (22) for electrically contacting the electronic part (8), the invention proposes that an electrical
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Flamm, Reiner Schuetz, Wolfram Kienle
  • Patent number: 11735981
    Abstract: An electrical machine includes an interconnection assembly that creates contact for a stator of the electrical machine, a busbar that creates contact for the interconnection assembly, a measurement printed circuit board that is arranged perpendicularly to an axis of rotation of the electrical machine, on a side of the interconnection assembly that is averted from the stator, wherein a field sensor is arranged on the measurement printed circuit board, and a flux concentrator that engages around the busbar and the field sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marie-Luies Schoeneck, Michael Mayer, Patrick Fruehauf, Wolfram Kienle
  • Patent number: 11528005
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical filter element (1) for filtering alternating voltage interference. The electrical filter element (1) comprises two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) having a magnetic core (13) arranged between the circuit board substrates. The magnetic core (13) has a material-free inner region (13a), in which electrical connection elements (21-24) are provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12). Furthermore, electrical connection elements (31, 32) can also be provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) in an outer region of the magnetic core (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Burger, Heiner Jacobs, Konstantin Spanos, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20220200468
    Abstract: For an electronic circuit module (1), more particularly a circuit module that is used as an inverter for an electrical machine or as a converter, comprising at least one electronics unit (4), more particularly a power electronics unit, wherein the electronics unit (4) comprises at least one carrier substrate (5) and at least one electrical and/or electronic component (32) provided on the carrier substrate (5), at least one first connection point (10) and at least two second connection points (20) are formed on the carrier substrate (5) on a substrate top side (7) of the carrier substrate (5), the first connection point (10) is provided between the two second connection points (20), and wherein the electronic circuit module (1) further comprises at least one electrical or electronic part (8) having at least one first bus bar (12) for electrically contacting the electronic part (8) and at least one second bus bar (22) for electrically contacting the electronic part (8), the invention proposes that an electrical
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Gunter Flamm, Reiner Schuetz, Wolfram Kienle
  • Patent number: 11355284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device for cooling a power component, the cooling device having a one-piece cooling housing with a base, a first end face, a second end face, a first lateral face, and a second lateral face, which define a receiving area for receiving the power component. The cooling device further includes an inlet for supplying a cooling medium, an outlet for discharging a cooling medium, a first cooling channel, a second cooling channel, a third cooling channel, and a fourth cooling channel. The first cooling channel is arranged on the first end face, the second cooling channel is arranged on the second end face, the third cooling channel is arranged on the first lateral face, the fourth cooling channel is arranged on the second lateral face, and the first and the second cooling channel are each fluidically connected to the third and fourth cooling channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Kienle, Alexandre Lehr
  • Publication number: 20220140705
    Abstract: An electrical machine includes an interconnection assembly that creates contact for a stator of the electrical machine, a busbar that creates contact for the interconnection assembly, a measurement printed circuit board that is arranged perpendicularly to an axis of rotation of the electrical machine, on a side of the interconnection assembly that is averted from the stator, wherein a field sensor is arranged on the measurement printed circuit board, and a flux concentrator that engages around the busbar and the field sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Marie-Luies Schoeneck, Michael Mayer, Patrick Fruehauf, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20210203299
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical filter element (1) for filtering alternating voltage interference. The electrical filter element (1) comprises two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) having a magnetic core (13) arranged between the circuit board substrates. The magnetic core (13) has a material-free inner region (13a), in which electrical connection elements (21-24) are provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12). Furthermore, electrical connection elements (31, 32) can also be provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) in an outer region of the magnetic core (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis Burger, Heiner Jacobs, Konstantin Spanos, Wolfram Kienle
  • Patent number: 11051432
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module (1), in particular an electronic power module for hybrid vehicles or electric vehicles, comprising: a printed circuit board (10) with at least one contact point (11); an electronic unit (20), in particular a power electronic unit, with at least one connection point (21), the connection point (21) of the electronic unit (20) being electrically connected to the contact point (11) of the printed circuit board (10) by means of at least one electrically conductive contact element (30); and a heat sink (40) with a top (41), the electronic unit (20) bearing indirectly and/or directly against the top (41) of the heat sink (40). According to the invention, at least one heat-conducting element (50) is arranged between the contact element (30) and the heat sink (40) in such a manner that a thermally conductive connection is produced between the contact element (30) and the heat sink (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Boris Adam, Wolfram Kienle
  • Publication number: 20210043376
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device for cooling a power component (2), comprising a one-piece cooling housing (3) with a base (10), a first end face (11), a second end face (12), a first lateral face (13), and a second lateral face (14), which define a receiving area (15) designed to receive the power component; an inlet (16) for supplying a cooling medium; an outlet (17) for discharging a cooling medium; a first cooling channel (101); a second cooling channel (102); a third cooling channel (103); and a fourth cooling channel (104), wherein the first cooling channel (101) is arranged on the first end face (11), the second cooling channel (102) is arranged on the second end face (12), the third cooling channel (103) is arranged on the first lateral face (13), the fourth cooling channel (104) is arranged on the second lateral face (14), and the first and the second cooling channel (101, 102) are each fluidically connected to the third and fourth cooling channel (103, 104); a separate first cooling plate (
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfram Kienle, Alexandre Lehr
  • Patent number: 10892207
    Abstract: For a power module comprising at least three levels stacked one above another, including: at least one heat sink (10) having a top side (11), at least one adhesion-promoting intermediate layer (20) applied to the top side (11) of the heat sink (10) and extending in a planar fashion and having a first side (21), which faces the top side (11) of the heat sink (10), and a second side (22), which faces away from the first side (21), at least one metallic layer (30) arranged on the second side (22) of the intermediate layer (20) and subdivided into conductor track sections (31) and having a contact side (32), which faces the second side (22) of the intermediate layer (20), wherein the power module furthermore comprises at least one electronic power component (40) which is applied to at least one conductor track section (31) of the metallic layer (30) and is electrically contacted electrically with the at least one conductor track section (31) of the metallic layer (30), it is proposed that the metallic layer (30)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram Kienle, Guenter Schelling, Jan Homoth
  • Publication number: 20200022279
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module (1), in particular an electronic power module for hybrid vehicles or electric vehicles, comprising: a printed circuit board (10) with at least one contact point (11); an electronic unit (20), in particular a power electronic unit, with at least one connection point (21), the connection point (21) of the electronic unit (20) being electrically connected to the contact point (11) of the printed circuit board (10) by means of at least one electrically conductive contact element (30); and a heat sink (40) with a top (41), the electronic unit (20) bearing indirectly and/or directly against the top (41) of the heat sink (40). According to the invention, at least one heat-conducting element (50) is arranged between the contact element (30) and the heat sink (40) in such a manner that a thermally conductive connection is produced between the contact element (30) and the heat sink (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Boris Adam, Wolfram Kienle