Patents Assigned to F. Zimmerman GmbH
  • Patent number: 7857558
    Abstract: A milling machine (1) for the machining of large components includes a milling head (9) which includes a support beam (8) which is movable along a longitudinal axis (Z); a pivot body (14) which is supported and guided by the support beam (8) by way of a curved guide arrangement (36) so as to be pivotable about a first pivot axis (B) which extends normal to the longitudinal axis (Z) and a motor milling spindle (11) which is supported on the pivot body (14) so as to be pivotable about a second pivot axis (A) which extends normal to the first pivot axis (B). The rotation of the pivot body (14) and of the milling spindle (11) is controlled by drive arrangements (37, 50) assigned to the pivot axis (A, B). The curved guide arrangement (36) includes guide carriages (34) attached to them support beam (8) and a circular arc segment-shaped guide track (32) which is attached to the pivot body (14) and which provide for pivot range about the first pivot axis (B) of at least 180.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: F. Zimmerman GmbH
    Inventor: Rudiger Schrott
  • Patent number: 7470095
    Abstract: A milling head (16) for a milling machine (1) arranged for machining large-size workpieces comprises a fork 18, which is rotatably arranged around a first axis (C) and demonstrates a pair of fork arms (21, 22), which are separated from one another, a spindle device (23), which is arranged between the fork arms and rotatable around a second axis A, a first torque motor (42), which is coupled to the fork 18 for directly driving and controlling of the rotation of the fork around the first axis (C), and a second torque motor (57) for driving and controlling the rotation of the spindle around the second axis (A), said second torque motor being coupled to the spindle device (23) by means of a one-stage toothed gearing (61), which is mechanically clamped free of backlash. The configuration according to the invention is arranged to achieve high torque with high dynamic stiffness and small interference contour of the milling head (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: F. Zimmerman GmbH
    Inventor: Bernhard Brunemann
  • Patent number: 6417471
    Abstract: Device for recognizing coins based on their di-electric surface properties by radiating electromagnetic radiation by a transmitter onto a coin, which is reflected from the surface of the coin and received by a receiver which transforms the reflected electromagnetic radiation into a measuring signal, said signal is then evaluated by an evaluator unit in which a wavelength-selective evaluating signal is generated and compared to wavelength-selective comparison bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: F. Zimmerman GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Wolfgang Rompel