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: 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
  • Publication number: 20190237384
    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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfram Kienle, Guenter Schelling, Jan Homoth
  • Patent number: 8014151
    Abstract: An electrical device, particularly for driving a motively and/or regeneratively operable electric machine, having at least one switching-element module, which may be for inverting and/or rectifying electric currents, the switching-element module being able to be cooled by a cooling device and resting at least indirectly thereon, a fixation element, at least one conductor, as well as the switching-element module and cooling device being disposed one above the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Jerg, Erich Ilic, Wolfram Kienle, Dietmar Saur
  • Publication number: 20090201649
    Abstract: An electrical device, particularly for driving a motively and/or regeneratively operable electric machine, having at least one switching-element module, which may be for inverting and/or rectifying electric currents, the switching-element module being able to be cooled by a cooling device and resting at least indirectly thereon, a fixation element, at least one conductor, as well as the switching-element module and cooling device being disposed one above the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Juergen Jerg, Erich Ilic, Wolfram Kienle, Dietmar Saur