The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Mike Voigt, Gaildorf, DE;
Erhard Hoffmann, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Frank Fuchs, Rutesheim, DE;
Martin Schulz, Stuttgart, DE;
Mike Voigt, Gaildorf, DE;
Erhard Hoffmann, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Frank Fuchs, Rutesheim, DE;
Martin Schulz, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An electric hand tool having a machine housing, with an electric motor accommodated in the machine housing for driving a tool, and a fan wheel accommodated in the machine housing for generating a main cooling air current that flows from a main air inlet to a main air outlet through the machine housing, which said fan wheel creates a suction space and a pressure space on opposite sides when it rotates, wherein means for generating an additional air current are provided and configured such that the additional air current flows onto at least one machine component that is located outside of or in a low-flow region of the main cooling air current, wherein the electric motor includes a motor winding with winding heads that project outward on at least one end face of the electric motor, the fan wheel is located with axial clearance in front of the end face of the electric motor and is configured such that the suction space is located in front of the end face of the electric motor where the winding heads are located, and the means for generating the additional air current have additional air inlets that lead into the suction space, wherein the additional air inlets are passages located in a dividing wall that separates the pressure space from the suction space and, preferably, the passages are separated from the axis of the fan wheel by the greatest radial distance possible.