Patents Assigned to Igus GmbH
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11600981
    Abstract: A tension relief for a cable carrier. A multi-part holding frame comprising bars which are connected by side parts holds block-like spacers, between which a plurality of lines, such as cables, hoses or the like, are laid. In order to exert a clamping force by the holding frame on the spacers for the purpose of strain relief, a quickly closable device is provided. A quick release clamp can be provided, which in the closed position clamps the side parts and/or the bars to one another. According to the invention, the two side parts are mounted pivotably on the lower strip and are fastened releasably to the first bar, for example by screws or the quick release clamp. Each side part can thus be pivoted from the closed position into an open position and vice versa in order to release and clamp the lines respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Ralf Steeger, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Bilal Yilmaz
  • Patent number: 11566685
    Abstract: A dynamic line guiding system for high speeds and/or long displacement paths, with an energy chain arranged as lying on the side, which chain, in the configuration of a first strand, a second strand, as well as a deflection curve, is displaceable back and forth. The energy chain is guided in a guide trough with two laterally-opposite side walls and a trough floor therebetween, wherein each strand is respectively displaceable with a lateral surface on a respective bearing surface on the trough floor, and is held, relative to the outside, by means of one of the two side walls. It is provided that the trough floor comprises at least one bearing surface with a step or a ramp, which counteracts a deviation of the first strand out of its intended target location on the respective bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker
  • Patent number: 11530719
    Abstract: A plastic sliding component for mounting without lubricant in a sliding bearing is proposed, having a moulded part which is manufactured from plastic and has a sliding face for movably guiding two bearing parts relative to one another. An electric function circuit with a sensor function for acquiring an operating parameter is arranged on the moulded part. The invention proposes that the function circuit comprises at least one conductor track structure which is formed on the moulded part as a carrier of the conductor track structure. The function circuit can preferably be applied to the prefabricated moulded part, which is made of plastic, by means of an additive fabrication method (AM method).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Niermann, Stefan Loockmann-Rittich
  • Patent number: 11530734
    Abstract: A cable carrier for accommodating and guiding cables, comprising parallel first link strands of opposing first links which are connected to each other by means of first cross stays, wherein outside at least one first link strand and parallel to this a second link strand of second links is arranged, which are opposite the first links of the adjacent first link strand and of which at least some are connected by way of second cross stays to the opposite first links, and wherein, between at least some of the opposing first and second links, rollers are arranged which project beyond the first and second links on at least one side of the cable carrier perpendicular to the first and second cross stays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Philip Howold, Sean McCaskill
  • Patent number: 11472303
    Abstract: An electrical multi-conductor cable comprising a plug-in connector, in particular a line with a charging plug for electric vehicles. The cable has a central cable core, a number of conductors which are arranged concentrically in relation to one another in a ring around the cable core and are composed of individual wires, and in each case one insulation between the conductors. According to the invention, the contact apparatus has two clamping shell parts which, on the inner side thereof, have a plurality of receptacles which are radially stepped from one another. In each case one contact body is received in the receptacles of a clamping shell part and makes contact with one of the concentric conductors. Each contact body has a channel shape with a longitudinal extent and a curved cross-sectional profile around an associated conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventor: Richard Habering
  • Patent number: 11460091
    Abstract: An energy guiding chain and side part therefore are proposed. In energy guiding chains, the pivotability of connected chain links against each other is typically limited by cooperating abutments with abutment surfaces arranged on the side parts. The invention concerns elastically deformable damping elements which dampen the abutting motion of the areas between the abutments and the abutment surfaces. In accordance with the invention, at least some abutments have a damping bow which is convexly curved in the direction of the respective other abutment surface and behind which a free space is provided, both ends of the damping bow being firmly connected to the respective abutment in the manner of an arched bridge. Furthermore, the damping bow is connected in one piece to the inner wall of the respective side part facing the inner guide channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Joerg Dommnik
  • Patent number: 11462893
    Abstract: A cable-routing device, the members of which have central joint bodies for articulation to one another, which comprise a joint head and a joint socket. The joint head has an axial region in which the cross-section thereof has a peripheral geometry with at least two corner points and lateral lines which connect the latter to one another, the lateral lines which meet at a corner point forming an internal angle of less than 180°, and the joint socket has a receiving region which geometrically corresponds to the axial region of the joint head and into which the joint head can lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Andreas Hermey
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11408483
    Abstract: In a line guiding device for receiving and guiding energy lines, which can be arranged to form at least one loop which includes two runs and a connecting region connecting same, there is provided a device which causes a restoring force to be produced in the spread-open state of the runs in which the connecting region is bent open, the runs being moved back into their folded-together position by the restoring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Moritz, Harald Nehring
  • Patent number: 11378161
    Abstract: A monitoring system for the operation of an energy chain. This has a movable strand, a stationary strand and a deflection bend therebetween. The system comprises at least one sensor which generates at least one output dependent on the condition of the energy chain, and an evaluation unit which evaluates the at least one output of the sensor in order to monitor whether a fault condition occurs during operation of the energy chain. The sensor has a non-contact working principle and is arranged so that the sensor interacts from a distance with at least a subregion of the deflection bend and/or a subregion of the movable strand. The sensor thus generates an output which is dependent on the position and/or speed of the energy chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Dominik Barten, Konstantin Schmer
  • Patent number: 11374348
    Abstract: A modular system for plug connector modules for producing plug connector units, and to at least one first housing frame for receiving a plurality of plug connector modules within the housing frame. Each housing frame has two parallel longitudinal side walls, which define the frame width of the housing frame, and perpendicularly thereto two parallel narrow side walls, which define the frame height of the housing frame. According to the invention: i) the frame width is an integer multiple of the frame height, optionally plus joint play; ii) the longitudinal side walls and the narrow side walls have connection elements for form-fitting connection, wherein in each case a connection element of a longitudinal side wall corresponds to a connection element of a narrow side wall; and iii) on each longitudinal side wall a plurality of connection elements are arranged at a grid distance which corresponds to the frame height, optionally plus joint play, along the frame width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Stremlau, Till Brinkman, Sebastian Griepenstroh, Romano Deimel
  • Patent number: 11333563
    Abstract: A monitoring system for monitoring the condition of and energy guide chain and/or a cable guided in an energy guide chain. Energy guide chains are used for guiding cables, hoses or the like, between abase and a moving end displaceable along a travel path and, in so doing, form a mobile run connected to the moving end, a stationary run with a connection end for the base and a deflection arc between the two runs. A monitoring device with at least one sensing component arranged on the energy guide chain. The monitoring device evaluates a signal generated using the sensing component in order to monitor the occurrence of a fault condition during operation of the energy guide chain. The sensing component includes an electrical indicator conductor guided by the energy guide chain and extending along the greater part of the length of the mobile run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Richard Habering, Dominik Barten, Konstantin Schmer
  • Publication number: 20220120302
    Abstract: A sliding element works with a guide system having two guide parts that can be moved relative to one another. The sliding element can be fixed to one of the guide parts by an attachment face (3) and includes, on a face opposite the attachment face (3), a sliding surface (6) so as to be slidingly supported on the other guide part. The sliding element includes a first part (I) and a second part (2) which is mounted so as to be rotatable relative thereto, which parts include a contact surface (3) for mutual support. The contact surface (7) is axially inclined in a rotational direction of the second part (2) counter to the first part (I), and the two parts (I, 2) can be locked to one another in various angular positions and the locking can be released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: igus GmbH
    Inventor: Horst Moshammer
  • Patent number: 11300182
    Abstract: A side portion for a chain link of an energy guiding chain. The side portion has at its ends a respective overlap region which, for limiting pivotal movement, are provided with corresponding abutment surfaces and with a pivot axis, that is to say a first overlap region having first abutment surfaces and a second overlap region having second abutment surfaces. For damping of the pivotal movement, disposed in front of at least each first abutment surface is a spring lip which is resiliently deformable about a bending axis parallel to the pivot axis. The spring lip has an end region which is axial with respect to its bending axis, for coupling in the kinetic energy which is transmitted to said spring lip in the position of installation by the second abutment surface, that corresponds to the first abutment surface, of the second overlap region of the adjacent chain link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Dommnik, Andreas Hermey
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11227707
    Abstract: A tension relief for supply lines and a block-like clamping part therefor, which has a lateral surface designed as a clamping surface. The clamping surface of the clamping part is formed at least in one clamping portion by an elastic wall, which is delimited on the side facing away from the clamping surface by a cavity structure, which is formed by additional walls. The clamping part can be variedly used without modification on certain line diameters, in particular in a tension relief of a cable carrier or also in a connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Ralf Steeger, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Bilal Yilmaz
  • Publication number: 20220014232
    Abstract: A monitoring system is proposed for monitoring the state of a cable which is routed through a cable routing device or an energy chain. A monitoring apparatus (10; 20; 30) is provided for this purpose and has an evaluation unit which determines information relating to the state of the cable to be monitored. The invention provides for the monitoring apparatus to comprise a first data communication device (11) with a data communication interface and a second data communication device (12; 12?) with a data communication interface. These devices (11,12) are configured for data communication according to a digital data transmission protocol and are connected by means of the interfaces thereof via the cable (13; I3A; I3B) to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: igus GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Habering, Sebastian Krista
  • Patent number: 11217973
    Abstract: A guide device for a cable, in particular for an energy chain, consisting, at least in one region, of laterally opposing wall elements integrally formed from plastic, wherein at least two directly adjacent wall elements have securing means integrally formed on their facing front-side end regions, which securing means cooperate with one another in such a way that a movement of the two directly adjacent wall elements relative to one another in their longitudinal direction can occur over a predetermined limited path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Frank Blase, Jan Hoffman
  • Patent number: D949941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: igus GmbH
    Inventor: Thilo Jaeker