Patents Assigned to Hydroblock S.R.L.
  • Patent number: 11660683
    Abstract: The device (1) for restraining/locking mechanical parts on machines tools comprises: a hydraulic cylinder (2); a first piston (9) comprising a head (10) which projects from the hydraulic cylinder (2), the first piston (9) being slidable along a main line (B1); at least two self-centring locking elements (19) joined to the head (10) in such a way that they are movable along lines of sliding (B2) which are substantially transversal to the main line (B1); and movement means (21, 22) for moving the self-centring locking elements (19) between a retracted position and an extracted position, wherein the movement means (21, 22) comprise: a hydraulic chamber (21) made in the first piston (9); a second piston (22) which is slidable along the main line (B1) between a starting position and an arrival position and which comprises an operating portion (23) joined to the self-centring locking elements (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Hydroblock S.r.l.
    Inventor: Davide Zanni
  • Publication number: 20230138486
    Abstract: The apparatus (1) for clamping workpieces on machine tools comprises: a basic frame (2) fixable to a machine tool (M) for machining a workpiece (P); a clamping unit (3); a hydraulic actuator (22, 23) comprising a first chamber (26) which can be supplied with a first pressurized hydraulic fluid and is connectable to a first sensing device (27) for sensing the pressure of the first hydraulic fluid; a sensing channel (15) which can be supplied with pressurized air and which is connectable to a sensing sensor (16) for sensing the pressure of the air; wherein the first sensing device (27) and the sensing sensor (16) are connectable to a control system adapted to authorize the machining of the workpiece (P) when the pressure of the first hydraulic fluid and the pressure of the air are simultaneously higher than their respective threshold values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Hydroblock S.r.l.
    Inventor: Davide ZANNI
  • Publication number: 20220023958
    Abstract: The device (1) for restraining/locking mechanical parts on machines tools comprises: a hydraulic cylinder (2); a first piston (9) comprising a head (10) which projects from the hydraulic cylinder (2), the first piston (9) being slidable along a main line (B1); at least two self-centring locking elements (19) joined to the head (10) in such a way that they are movable along lines of sliding (B2) which are substantially transversal to the main line (B1); and movement means (21, 22) for moving the self-centring locking elements (19) between a retracted position and an extracted position, wherein the movement means (21, 22) comprise: a hydraulic chamber (21) made in the first piston (9); a second piston (22) which is slidable along the main line (B1) between a starting position and an arrival position and which comprises an operating portion (23) joined to the self-centring locking elements (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Hydroblock S.r.l.
    Inventor: Davide ZANNI
  • Patent number: 10751854
    Abstract: The device (1) for locking workpieces on machine tools comprises: —a first hydraulic cylinder (2) inside which at least one piston (3, 4) is inserted slidably along a main line (A); —a second hydraulic cylinder (15) inside which the first hydraulic cylinder (2) is inserted slidably along the main line (A), the feeding of a pressurised hydraulic fluid into a first chamber (8) being designed to apply to the first hydraulic cylinder (2) a primary force (F) that shifts the first hydraulic cylinder (2) from a home position to a second operating position; —an auxiliary chamber (28) provided between the first hydraulic cylinder (2) and the second hydraulic cylinder (15) and associated with pneumatic feeding means (29, 30, 31) designed to feed pressurised air into the auxiliary chamber (28), the feeding of the pressurised air applying to the first hydraulic cylinder (2) an auxiliary force (Fa) along the main line (A) in the same direction as and operating in conjunction with the primary force (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Hydroblock S.r.l.
    Inventor: Davide Zanni
  • Patent number: 10646978
    Abstract: The device (1) for locking workpieces on machine tools comprises:—a base body (2) fixable to a machine tool (M) and provided with an oil hydraulic cylinder (3, 4, 5); 5—a rod (8, 9) partly inserted in the oil hydraulic cylinder (3, 4, 5) slidably;—roto-translation means (14, 15, 16) designed to divide the motion of the rod (8, 9) into:—a first stretch (12) of roto-translation; and—a second stretch (13) of translation; 10—a clamp element (19, 20) associated with the rod (8, 9) and movable between:—a home configuration;—an intermediate configuration; and—an operating configuration; 15—at least a prismatic guiding body (21) associated with the base body (2) and prismatically couplable with the clamp element (19, 20) during the shifting of the rod (8, 9) along the second stretch (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hydroblock S.R.L.
    Inventor: Davide Zanni
  • Patent number: 10632593
    Abstract: The device (1) for the locking of pieces on machine tools comprises: —a base body (2, 3, 4) fixable to a machine tool (M); —a gripping assembly (5, 6, 7) for gripping a piece (P) to be machined having a cavity (C) with a cavity axis (A1), the gripping assembly (5, 6, 7) comprising: —a main head (5) having a main axis (A3) and associated with the base body (2, 3, 4) with a lateral play adapted to allow the shift of the main head (5) along a plane of alignment (B) substantially orthogonal to the main axis (A3); —at least two self-centering locking elements (6) associated with the main head (5) in a movable way; and —movement means (7) of the self-centering locking elements (6); —removable locking means (18) adapted to temporarily lock the main head (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hydroblock S.R.L.
    Inventor: Davide Zanni