Patents by Inventor Davide Zanni
Davide Zanni 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).
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Patent number: 11660683Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Hydroblock S.r.l.Inventor: Davide Zanni
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Publication number: 20230138486Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Hydroblock S.r.l.Inventor: Davide ZANNI
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Publication number: 20220023958Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Hydroblock S.r.l.Inventor: Davide ZANNI
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Patent number: 10751854Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Hydroblock S.r.l.Inventor: Davide Zanni
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Patent number: 10646978Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Hydroblock S.R.L.Inventor: Davide Zanni
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Patent number: 10632593Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Hydroblock S.R.L.Inventor: Davide Zanni
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Publication number: 20190030687Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventor: Davide Zanni
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Publication number: 20190030686Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventor: Davide ZANNI
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Publication number: 20190015952Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventor: Davide Zanni