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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1996
Norbert Knab, Appenweier, DE;
Holger Pruessel, Buehlertal, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method of positioning a part includes the steps of reciprocatingly moving a part between two end positions by a drive, generating a control signal for the drive upon reaching the end positions, stopping the drive or changing a drive direction of the drive upon receipt of the control signal; detecting a position of the drive after a first reaching of at least one of the end positions by the part, storing the detected position of the drive, and during further approaches of the end positions by the part, stopping the drive or changing the drive direction before reaching the end positions. After a selectable number of approaches of the part to at least one of the end positions the drive is stopped only when the end position is reached and the position of the drive is detected and stored once again.