Patents by Inventor Georg Theiss

Georg Theiss 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: 20240166466
    Abstract: An apparatus for winding on an object extending in a longitudinal direction has a drum with a supporting surface extending over the periphery for support of the object to be wound on and raised portions which extend radially away from the axis of rotation of the drum at the sides or in lateral regions of the supporting surface, wherein there is provided a device for preventing the windings of the object from piling up, which device includes a shaft] having an external thread, the shaft extending transversely over the supporting surface at a small spacing over a narrow gap from the raised portions and is mounted at a component arranged laterally of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Georg THEISS
  • Patent number: 11975941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary guide (1) for guiding at least one line (2) between two points (3, 4), which can be rotated relative to each other, without interruptions. Two receiving parts (12, 14) for receiving a respective sub-section of two sub-sections (29, 31), which are to be wound about the common rotational axis (X) in opposite directions, of a line section (2a), which can be received in the rotary guide (1), can be rotated relative to each other about a rotational axis (X). A deflecting unit (16) supports a deflecting region (18), in which the line section (2a) of the line (2) changes over between the opposite sub-sections (29, 31) in order to deflect the line (2) to be guided from one receiving part (12, 14) to the other receiving part (12, 14) in the event of a relative rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: igus GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Theiß
  • Publication number: 20240026952
    Abstract: The invention relates to cable carriers having laterally stabilized tabs made of plastic. An arc-shaped guide region (120A, 120B) of one tab (102) engages in a free space (123) behind a retaining nub (121A, 121B) on the other tab. The retaining nub (121A, 121B) provides lateral stabilization. According to the invention, the retaining nub (121A, 121B) is spatially limited to a middle height section (hl) of the tab height and limited in dimension in the circumferential direction about the pivot axis (A). The arc-shaped guide region (120A, 120B) is thus overlapped solely by a smaller proportion, preferably ?33%, of the arc length or angle width (a) thereof by the retaining nub (121A, 121B) and remains not overlapped (that is, laterally free) over a predominant proportion, particularly 66%, of the arc length or angle width (ßa) thereof by the retaining nub (121A, 121B). This particularly facilitates the assembly of the chain tabs and their connection to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas HERMEY, Thilo-Alexander JAEKER, Stefan STRACK, Georg THEISS
  • Patent number: 11608875
    Abstract: A high-speed stroke-type moving device for an elongate flexible body having at least one supply line. The device has a guideway for guided displacement of the body, having a spiral portion, in which at least part of the body is compactly accommodatable in a plurality of spaced tracks which are not in mutual contact and extend substantially spirally inwards. The invention provides that the body has a line guideway for the at least one supply line. According to the invention, the line guideway here has a first sub-portion which is guided in the spiral portion and an unguided second sub-portion having a first end which is connected at the end to the first sub-portion and a second end which is connected at the end to a rotary feedthrough for the at least one supply line. A corresponding device having an energy chain is furthermore disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Theiss
  • Publication number: 20220340394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary guide (1) for guiding at least one line (2) between two points (3, 4), which can be rotated relative to each other, without interruptions. Two receiving parts (12, 14) for receiving a respective sub-section of two sub-sections (29, 31), which are to be wound about the common rotational axis (X) in opposite directions, of a line section (2a), which can be received in the rotary guide (1), can be rotated relative to each other about a rotational axis (X). A deflecting unit (16) supports a deflecting region (18), in which the line section (2a) of the line (2) changes over between the opposite sub-sections (29, 31) in order to deflect the line (2) to be guided from one receiving part (12, 14) to the other receiving part (12, 14) in the event of a relative rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Georg Theiß
  • Patent number: 11448247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular clamping system for fixing a plurality of supply lines, for example, for tension relief in energy chains, and to a clamping part therefor. A plurality of identical clamping parts are stackable one atop the other and hold to each other, wherein each clamping part has a first clamping jaw having a clamping surface and a second opposite clamping jaw facing away, having a clamping surface. A receiving channel for a line that is to be fixed is delimited between the clamping surfaces of facing clamping jaws. According to the invention, in each clamping part, at least the first clamping jaw forms at least one recess, in which a second clamping jaw of a following, identical clamping part can penetrate, crosswise to the lead-through direction of the lines, wherein the free cross-section of the receiving channel is reduced further compared to a non-penetrating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Theiss
  • Publication number: 20220166203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a winding device (10) for a line (1), such as a cable or hose, including a stationary frame (11) and a winding drum (12), which is rotatably mounted on said frame and has an interior (12B). From the outside (12A) of the winding drum (12), the line can be wound or unwound. An inner rotary guide (18) in the interior (12B) guides the line (1) continuously from a fixed point (F) fixed with respect to the frame to a rotation point (R) on the winding drum (12) and defines a line course, having two opposite windings (18A, 18B) about the axis of rotation (A), and a rotatable deflection element (18C), in which the line changes over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Georg Theiß
  • Publication number: 20220090706
    Abstract: A channel clip for fixing conductors to the outside of guide channels of power conduction chains. The aim of the invention is to be able to fix the conductors to the outer sides of guide channels with little effort by means of such a channel clip. This aim is achieved in that the channel clip substantially comprises a U-shaped bracket of resilient plastic material having a first U limb and a second U limb, in that the two U limbs form a receiving region for the conductors to be held, in that a transverse web is provided on the upper end of the first U limb and extends in the direction toward the upper end of the second U limb, in that, to close the receiving region at the free end of the transverse web and at the adjacent upper end of the second U limb, a snap-in connection that can be latched in is provided, and in that the first limb, provided with the transverse web, has a device for mounting the channel clip on a guide channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Joerg OTTERSBACH, Georg THEISS
  • Publication number: 20220090652
    Abstract: A transverse bar for releasably connecting two side portions of a chain link of an energy guide chain, wherein at least at one or at both of its ends the transverse bar has a fixing region for releasably fastening to the respective side portion and wherein the fixing region of the transverse bar includes a locking element which is transferable into a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein in the locking position the transverse bar is non-releasably locked to the side portion and in the unlocking position the transverse bar is releasable from the side portion, wherein the locking element includes an actuating portion for selectively transferring same into its locking or its unlocking position, and a locking portion for locking engagement with the side portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Georg THEISS, Andreas HERMEY
  • Publication number: 20220082184
    Abstract: The invention relates to a side plate (10; 30A, 30B) for an energy chain, comprising a single-piece plate body that is made of plastic and has two overlapping regions (11A, 11B; 31A . . . 31D), each for pivotable connection to a corresponding overlapping region of an adjoining plate, the plate body also having a center region (12; 32A, 32B) between the overlapping regions. The overlapping regions and the center region have a number of cross-section transitions, each of which is located between two outer partial surfaces and at least one of which is rounded or broken (Q1 . . . Q5) between a first partial surface (F11, F21, F31) of the plate body and a second partial surface (F12, F22, F32) extending at an angle, particularly an angle of 90°, to the first partial surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas HERMEY, Thilo-Alexander JAEKER, Georg THEISS, Stefan STRACK
  • Patent number: 11235947
    Abstract: The proposed line guiding system for at least one heavy and/or rigid line, for example a power cable for shore-side power supply for a ship (alternative maritime power), has a winding device which is rotatable about an axis of rotation for coiling and uncoiling the line and a rotary guide for the line from a first point to a relatively rotatable second point. The rotary guide has a helical guiding course having first helical layers, in which the line is wound about the axis of rotation, and second helical layers, in which the line is wound in the opposite direction. A return curve connects the two helical layers. According to the invention, the rotary guide has a tubular support sleeve which is coaxial with respect to the axis of rotation and serves to support the helical layers radially outwards or radially inwards. Furthermore, a rotary decoupling structure is provided, by which helical layers supported on the support sleeve are decoupled from the winding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Theiss
  • Publication number: 20210372443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular clamping system for fixing a plurality of supply lines, for example, for tension relief in energy chains, and to a clamping part therefor. A plurality of identical clamping parts are stackable one atop the other and hold to each other, wherein each clamping part has a first clamping jaw having a clamping surface and a second opposite clamping jaw facing away, having a clamping surface. A receiving channel for a line that is to be fixed is delimited between the clamping surfaces of facing clamping jaws. According to the invention, in each clamping part, at least the first clamping jaw forms at least one recess, in which a second clamping jaw of a following, identical clamping part can penetrate, crosswise to the lead-through direction of the lines, wherein the free cross-section of the receiving channel is reduced further compared to a non-penetrating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Georg THEISS
  • Publication number: 20210107765
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular rotary feed-through (1, 2) for circular movements across a limited rotational angle of one or multiple lines such as cables, hoses, or the like between two connecting points (A, B) which are rotatable relative to one another about a rotational axis. Therein, the line(s) is/are guided in an uninterrupted manner, i.e., without slip rings, rotary couplings or the like. The rotary feed-through (1, 2) has a first winding core (11a, 11) which is rotatable about the rotational axis (R) and which has a first energy guide chain (12a, 12) which winds and unwinds in a spiraling manner, correspondingly to a planar spiral. According to the invention, at least one second winding core (11b, 11) is provided axially adjacent, coaxial and rotatable about the rotational axis (R) relative to the first winding core (11a, 11), which second winding core (11b, 11) is equipped with a second energy guide chain (12b, 12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: igus GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Theiß
  • Patent number: 10862290
    Abstract: The invention concerns line guide devices, for example energy guide chains (31, 51), having a movement sensor. An aspect concerns a movement sensor (10; 20) including a bearing having a first component, for example a guide (11; 21) of a linear bearing, and a second component moveable relative thereto, for example a longitudinally displaceable slider (12; 22), and at least one pick-up (13, 14; 23, 24) whose output signal depends on the relative position of both components. The movement sensor (10; 20) can be arranged with the first component at the connecting location to be supplied and with the second component at the moveable end of the line guide device, or vice-versa. A further aspect concerns an apparatus (30; 40) for winding up and unwinding a line guide device. A rotatable drum (32; 42) for winding up and unwinding the line guide device has a drum drive (38; 48). A sensor unit (35; 45) is arranged at the load-side end region (52B) of the line guide device, for detecting a movement parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: igus GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Georg Theiss, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Philip Howold
  • Publication number: 20200185900
    Abstract: The proposed line guiding system for at least one heavy and/or rigid line, for example a power cable for shore-side power supply for a ship (alternative maritime power), has a winding device which is rotatable about an axis of rotation for coiling and uncoiling the line and a rotary guide for the line from a first point to a relatively rotatable second point. The rotary guide has a helical guiding course having first helical layers, in which the line is wound about the axis of rotation, and second helical layers, in which the line is wound in the opposite direction. A return curve connects the two helical layers. According to the invention, the rotary guide has a tubular support sleeve which is coaxial with respect to the axis of rotation and serves to support the helical layers radially outwards or radially inwards. Furthermore, a rotary decoupling structure is provided, by which helical layers supported on the support sleeve are decoupled from the winding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Georg THEISS
  • Patent number: 10570993
    Abstract: A chain link for a handling chain and to the handling chain. The handling chain has a body consisting of a plurality of chain links, which adjoin each other in the longitudinal direction of the handling chain, wherein the chain links are connected to each other in the adjoining connection regions thereof in such a way that, in each case, the chain links can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in the transverse direction. The chain link is designed to form a hinge-joint connection with the joint partner, wherein the chain link has at least one connection region designed as a first connection region, said connection region being designed in such a way that the hinge-joint connection enables at least one further relative motion of the joint partners in addition to the pivoting about the first pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Blase, Georg Theiss
  • Publication number: 20190257388
    Abstract: A high-speed stroke-type moving device for an elongate flexible body having at least one supply line. The device has a guideway for guided displacement of the body, having a spiral portion, in which at least part of the body is compactly accommodatable in a plurality of spaced tracks which are not in mutual contact and extend substantially spirally inwards. The invention provides that the body has a line guideway for the at least one supply line. According to the invention, the line guideway here has a first sub-portion which is guided in the spiral portion and an unguided second sub-portion having a first end which is connected at the end to the first sub-portion and a second end which is connected at the end to a rotary feedthrough for the at least one supply line. A corresponding device having an energy chain is furthermore disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Georg THEISS
  • Patent number: 10088015
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chain link for a circular chain and to the circular chain for accommodating and guiding energy lines between two connections points that can be moved in relation to each other, in a circular motion about an axis of rotation (d). The circular chain has a circular-arc-shaped body having a circle center-point axis (k), which body is composed of a plurality of sector-shaped chain links adjoining each other in the circumferential direction, wherein the chain links are connected to each other in the adjoining connection regions thereof in such a way that, in each case, the chain links can be pivoted about a first pivot axis (s1) radial to the circle center-point axis (k).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Theiss
  • Publication number: 20180045276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chain link for a circular chain and to the circular chain for accommodating and guiding energy lines between two connections points that can be moved in relation to each other, in a circular motion about an axis of rotation (d). The circular chain has a circular-arc-shaped body having a circle center-point axis (k), which body is composed of a plurality of sector-shaped chain links adjoining each other in the circumferential direction, wherein the chain links are connected to each other in the adjoining connection regions thereof in such a way that, in each case, the chain links can be pivoted about a first pivot axis (s1) radial to the circle center-point axis (k).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Georg THEISS
  • Publication number: 20180031076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a chain link for a handling chain and to the handling chain. The handling chain has a body consisting of a plurality of chain links, which adjoin each other in the longitudinal direction of the handling chain, wherein the chain links are connected to each other in the adjoining connection regions thereof in such a way that, in each case, the chain links can be pivoted about a first pivot axis extending in the transverse direction. The chain link is designed to form a hinge-joint connection with the joint partner, wherein the chain link has at least one connection region designed as a first connection region, said connection region being designed in such a way that the hinge-joint connection enables at least one further relative motion of the joint partners in addition to the pivoting about the first pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Frank BLASE, Georg THEISS