Patents Assigned to E.P.B.
  • Patent number: 10458503
    Abstract: A movable element for a damping system includes an absorbent mass arranged to be positioned in a housing. At least two adapted portions are arranged on a periphery of the absorbent mass. A plurality of elastic elements are arranged in the adapted portions and are designed to bear against an internal wall of the housing. The elastic elements have optimum damping properties in different variation ranges of at least one parameter. The present invention further relates to a damping system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Mathieu Ostermann, Yannick Groll, Pascal Krumhorn
  • Patent number: 10307834
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a main body suitable to be mounted pivotably about an axis of rotation. A cutting head is carried by a carrying member. The carrying member is mounted displaceably in translation on the main body along an axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation. A counterweight is displaceably mounted in translation on the main body along an axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The cutting tool also includes an adjusting spindle for the simultaneous adjustment of the carrying member with respect to the counterweight, arranged on either side of the axis of rotation of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SECO—E.P.B.
    Inventors: Michel Schmitt, Claude Jaeger
  • Patent number: 10113608
    Abstract: A movable axial element for a damping system includes a rectilinear absorbent mass positionable in the housing and having at least one annular groove arranged on a periphery of the absorbent mass and in which at least one elastic element is arranged to bear against an internal wall of the housing. The at least one groove includes a base formed by a shoulder of the absorbent mass. An edge formed by a structure bearing an annular lip is mounted in a sliding manner on at least one part of the shoulder along at least one axis of the movable element to form an adjusting device integrated into the movable element to enable the control of a prestressing exerted by the annular lip on the elastic element mounted on the periphery of the absorbent mass, the prestressing being generated without rotation of the annular lip relative to elastic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SECO-E.P.B.(SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE)
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Yannick Groll, Pascal Krumhorn, Mathieu Ostermann
  • Patent number: 10105761
    Abstract: An assembly for tightening and securing includes a first male part and a second female part fitted together, which have complementary forms. The fitting includes at least one contact surface of the first part with the second part. The assembly also includes at least one annular means mounted on the periphery of one of the two parts. The annular means is connected in a translational manner to the part on which the annular means is mounted when the annular means abuts with the part on which the means is mounted, and arranged to interact with a peripheral surface of the complementary part during a rotation of the annular means in relation to the complementary part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SECO-E.P.B.(SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE)
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Mathieu Ostermann, Yannick Groll, Pascal Krumhorn
  • Publication number: 20160146288
    Abstract: A movable axial element for a damping system includes a rectilinear absorbent mass positionable in the housing and having at least one annular groove arranged on a periphery of the absorbent mass and in which at least one elastic element is arranged to bear against an internal wall of the housing. The at least one groove includes a base formed by a shoulder of the absorbent mass. An edge formed by a structure bearing an annular lip is mounted in a sliding manner on at least one part of the shoulder along at least one axis of the movable element to form an adjusting device integrated into the movable element to enable the control of a prestressing exerted by the annular lip on the elastic element mounted on the periphery of the absorbent mass, the prestressing being generated without rotation of the annular lip relative to elastic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: SECO-E.P.B. (SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE)
    Inventors: Alain FREYERMUTH, Yannick GROLL, Pascal KRUMHORN, Mathieu OSTERMANN
  • Patent number: 9283624
    Abstract: A boring tool on a flange consisting of at least one tool holder and a flange, in which the tool holder is fitted with a means of gripping designed to engage the guiding and clamping assembly of the slide for guiding and holding the fastening flange, which is provided, in addition, with a device for limiting the travel of the tool holder or of the counterweight, or the positioning lug of a tool holder or of a counterweight can be put aside during placement a tool holder or a counterweight and returns automatically into position after this placement and in which each tool holder is fitted with a device for lubricating the cutting edge of the tool, coupled to the means of centralized lubrication of the flange. The tool is more particularly applicable in the field of numerically-controlled machine-tool accessories, tooling centers, cubicles, and flexible workshops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Michel Schmitt, Claude Jaeger, Fabrice Ochs
  • Patent number: 9079256
    Abstract: A tool holder (1) in the form of a boring head, a chuck, a milling cutting arbor, or the like, is equipped with a damping element (2) in the form of an elongated body that is arranged in an end housing (3) of the tool holder (1), with corresponding shape and size. The tool holder that is characterized in that it includes a device (4) for preventing excessive heating of the damping element (2). The tool holder is more particularly applicable in the field of numerically-controlled machine tool accessories, machining centers, and flexible cells and workshops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Matthieu Ostermann, Cedric Roos
  • Patent number: 8899891
    Abstract: A damping tool holder, such as a boring head, a chuck, or a milling cutting arbor, integrates a damping device (2), in the form of an elongated body. The damping device (2) is housed in a mounting body (3), connected by one end to the tool-holder body (1) and having at its other end an end fitting (4) for mounting a tool, whereby the mounting body (3) is equipped with at least one lubricant feed pipe (32), emptying at its front end into the end fitting (4) for mounting a tool and connected at its other end to a circular groove (102) for distributing lubricant that is provided on the front surface of the tool holder (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Mathieu Ostermann, Cédric Roos
  • Patent number: 8876447
    Abstract: A tool holder for a machining tool includes a cooling means for a compressed air blowing tool and a device for cooling air compressed by a vortex tube device. The tool holder is generally cylindrical and the vortex tube device advantageously includes a plurality of vortex tubes placed annularly around the axis of the cylinder and the cold air outputs of which are directed at the tool held by the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: European Aeronautic Defence & Space Company, E.P.B., Sarl Albret
    Inventors: Delphine Allehaux, Patrice Rabate, Alain Freyermuth, Jean Bernard Cledat, Jean-Pierre Fantin, Ugo Masciantonio
  • Publication number: 20130294855
    Abstract: A boring tool on a flange consisting of at least one tool holder and a flange, in which the tool holder is fitted with a means of gripping designed to engage the guiding and clamping assembly of the slide for guiding and holding the fastening flange, which is provided, in addition, with a device for limiting the travel of the tool holder or of the counterweight, or the positioning lug of a tool holder or of a counterweight can be put aside during placement a tool holder or a counterweight and returns automatically into position after this placement and in which each tool holder is fitted with a device for lubricating the cutting edge of the tool, coupled to the means of centralized lubrication of the flange. The tool is more particularly applicable in the field of numerically-controlled machine-tool accessories, tooling centers, cubicles, and flexible workshops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Michel Schmitt, Claude Jaeger, Fabrice Ochs
  • Patent number: 8474831
    Abstract: An axially adjustable tool holder, having a principal body (1)with attachment, in a recess (2) of which is slidably mounted a mobile part (3) for mounting a tool (4). The mobile part (3) cooperates with a ring for transverse adjustment (5), mounted in rotation on the extremity of the principal body (1)with the recess (2) and secured transversely to said extremity, by a ball bearing device (8), in the form of a sleeve with an interior thread (5?). The ball bearing device (8) presenting axial play of the ring for transverse adjustment (5), when the mobile part (3) is tightened, application of the proximal face (51) of the adjustment ring (5)against a corresponding distal external supporting flange (1?) of the principal body (1). The mobile part (3) being locked in working position, after adjustment, by a device for tightening (6) by traction cooperating with a part (7) of the mobile part (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Willy Heyd
  • Patent number: 8308404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool holder, such as a reaming head (1), or a milling arbor, provided with a damping means (2) in the form of an elongated body, which is arranged in an end compartment (3) of the tool holder (1), which compartment is of appropriate shape and size, and closed at its end by a body (4) for receiving a reaming head or by a milling element. Tool holder characterized in that the damping means (2) is of the type presenting only radial absorption, and it is provided with at least one elastically deformable means (5), at least close to each end, where said elastically deformable means (5) extend between the envelope of the damping means (2) and the wall of the compartment (3) of the tool holder (1), and are clamped between the wall of the compartment (3) and the damping means (2), and where the ends of the damping means extend in the compartment (3) without stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: E.P.B.
    Inventors: Mathieu Ostermann, Alain Freyermuth
  • Publication number: 20120070237
    Abstract: A tool holder for a machining tool includes a cooling means for a compressed air blowing tool and a device for cooling air compressed by a vortex tube device. The tool holder is generally cylindrical and the vortex tube device advantageously includes a plurality of vortex tubes placed annularly around the axis of the cylinder and the cold air outputs of which are directed at the tool held by the tool holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicants: E.P.B., EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY EADS FRANCE, SARL ALBRET
    Inventors: Delphine Allehaux, Patrice Rabate, Alain Freyermuth, Jean Bernard Cledat, Jean-Pierre Fantin, Ugo Masciantonio
  • Publication number: 20110318130
    Abstract: A damping tool holder, such as a boring head, a chuck, or a milling cutting arbor, integrates a damping device (2), in the form of an elongated body. The damping device (2) is housed in a mounting body (3), connected by one end to the tool-holder body (1) and having at its other end an end fitting (4) for mounting a tool, whereby the mounting body (3) is equipped with at least one lubricant feed pipe (32), emptying at its front end into the end fitting (4) for mounting a tool and connected at its other end to a circular groove (102) for distributing lubricant that is provided on the front surface of the tool holder (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain FREYERMUTH, Mathieu OSTERMANN, Cédric ROOS
  • Publication number: 20110318127
    Abstract: A tool holder (1) in the form of a boring head, a chuck, a milling cutting arbor, or the like, is equipped with a damping element (2) in the form of an elongated body that is arranged in an end housing (3) of the tool holder (1), with corresponding shape and size. The tool holder that is characterized in that it includes a device (4) for preventing excessive heating of the damping element (2). The tool holder is more particularly applicable in the field of numerically-controlled machine tool accessories, machining centers, and flexible cells and workshops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SECO-E.P.B.
    Inventors: Alain FREYERMUTH, Matthieu OSTERMANN, Cédric ROOS
  • Patent number: 8006404
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and device for adjusting the fitting depth of a tool in a tool-holder, in particular in a tool-holder to be banded. The method is characterized in that it consists in performing a prior calibration of a sensing assembly (2) by positioning a sensing slide (4) of said assembly (2) into a bore (V) of a calibrating support (1) and by re-setting a viewing means of said sensing assembly (2), then in positioning the sensing assembly above a tool-holder and moving the adjustable stop of said tool-holder towards the sensing slide (4), so as to determine a travel thereof corresponding to the required fitting depth. The invention is applicable in the field of the environment of machine-tools, more particularly comprising tool-holders to be banded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: E.P.B.
    Inventor: Freyermuth Alain
  • Patent number: 6840719
    Abstract: A boring head, essentially consists of a body (1) provided with a housing (2) for receiving two tool-holders (3), capable of being radially driven via a moving device (4), and of element (5) for locking the tool-holders (3) in operational position. The boring head is characterized in that the element (5) locking the tool-holders (3) in operational position consists of a single clamping device simultaneously acting on the two tool-holders (3) and on the body (1). The invention is more particularly applicable in the field of machine-tool accessories, in particular digitally controlled machines, of machining plants and adaptable cells and workshops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: E.P.B.
    Inventors: Raymond Tugend, Alain Freyermuth
  • Patent number: 6216335
    Abstract: A device for assembling and disassembling a tool with a tool holder, such as particularly a mandrel. The device is essentially constituted by a support frame (4) provided with a unit (5) for receiving and holding a tool holder (3), elements (6 and 7) for ensleeving and extracting a tool (2) coacting with an induction heating unit (8) for the portion (3′) of the tool holder (3) adapted to receive the tool (2) by ensleeving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: E.P.B. Emile Pfalzgraf (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Alain Freyermuth
  • Patent number: 5957639
    Abstract: A hollow cone device for gripping attachments, essentially constituted by a bit-carrying socket (1) for blocking the member (2) to be fixed, prolonged by a securement element (3) in a support (4), such as a spindle or the like. The securement element is in the form of a screw-threaded element connected to the socket (1) and screwed into the support (4). The bit-carrying socket (1) comprises two radial recesses extending perpendicularly to its axis and in which are mounted two gripping bits (5) actuated simultaneously, to slide radially in a symmetrical manner, by a screw (6) maintained in translation by a stud screw (7) co-acting with a circular throat provided in the central region of the screw (6). An ejector (12) is guided in translation in a bore in the bit-carrying socket (1) and actuated by symmetrical pressure of the bits (5). The device also includes an element (15) for relative angular displacement between the bit-carrying socket (1) and the screw-threaded element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: E.P.B. Emile Pfalzgraf (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Alain Freyermuth, Raymond Tugend
  • Patent number: 5133629
    Abstract: A tool holder assembly, having a central tool holding shaft (1) provided, on the one hand, with a mounting cone for securement in a machine tool spindle and, on the other hand, on the side opposite the cone, with an intermediate cylindrical body provided at its forward portion with securement structure for a tool. It is provided also with a feeler device (2) centered on the central shaft (1) and guided in translation on this latter, with lubricating structure and with cleaning structure for the machining region at the location of application of the feeler device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignees: E.P.B. Emile Pfalzgraf S.A., Aerospatiale, Societe Nationale Industrielle, Societe Anonyme
    Inventors: Emile Pfalzgraf, Claude Jaeger, Philippe Laidet, Joseph Medard, Francis Tremolet