Patents Assigned to Komet Group GmbH
  • Patent number: 11110523
    Abstract: A machining tool for use in machine tools for rotating cutting operations has a main body, which can be rotated about a center axis and which is elongate in the direction of the center axis, at least one cutting element fastened to the main body and at least one chip removal channel, which extends along the main body outside of the center axis and which is bounded inwardly by a core of the main body, through which core the center axis passes. The chip removal channel is outwardly closed at least over a longitudinal section by an outer chip space wall adjoining the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Komet Group GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bierl, Rico Schneider, Frank Schmid, Karl-Heinz Edelmann
  • Patent number: 11103940
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a metal-cutting machine tool with a base body, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to a workpiece to be machined, at least one plate seat disposed outside the axis of rotation on the base body and a cutting insert, which is inserted into the plate seat and held therein by at least one fastening means and which is provided with a coating, at least in the area of its cutting edge. In order to compensate for positional tolerances, according to this disclosure the plate seat comprises a positioning surface oriented toward the axis of rotation, and the cutting insert has a reference surface lying against the positioning surface and facing away from the axis of rotation, for radially determining the position of its cutting edge, wherein the coating is also applied to the reference surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Komet Group GmbH
    Inventors: Waldemar Dubs, Steffen Schmid, Frederik Peters
  • Patent number: 11027343
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a cutting tool, having a main body, a cutting head, which is joined to the free end of the main body and is formed, by primary shaping, as a sintered piece provided with at least one cutting edge, and a cooling lubricant feed, which is led through the main body axially and which has a cooling lubricant distributor inserted into the cutting head for redirecting cooling lubricant into the region of the at least one cutting edge. According to this disclosure, a plurality of protruding spacers for keeping a gap clear with respect to the cooling lubricant distributor and/or the main body are sintered on a supporting surface of the cutting head as primary shaped elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Manuel Mayer, Niklas Kramer
  • Patent number: 10835968
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a machining tool having a base body which is rotatable about a rotary axis and movable in a feed direction along the rotary axis, at least one cutting element which is fixed on the base body and has a front cutting edge pointing in the feed direction, and a flute associated with the cutting element and formed by a recess in the base body. In order to control the chip flow, according to this disclosure, a flute cover mounted on the base body is proposed, which outwardly covers a chip removal area of the flute adjoining the cutting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Schmid, Karl-Heinz Edelmann
  • Patent number: 10543544
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a machine tool comprising a tool holder which rotates relative to a workpiece to be machined and has a tool axis, and a plurality of cutting inserts that are removably attached to the tool holder, the active cutting edges of said cutting inserts having a common cutting circle which is coaxial to the tool axis. According to this disclosure, the tool holder has a cylinder-type insert seat shell for radially positioning the cutting inserts, which rotates about the tool axis. The cutting inserts have at least one contact surface that can be brought into contact with the insert seat shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Cristian Colletta, Wolfgang Bierl, Simone Nägele, Waldemar Dubs, Frederik Peters, Peter Leuze
  • Publication number: 20190025795
    Abstract: Method for monitoring a machine tool (10), in particular a material-removing tool (10), having the steps of: (a) determining process variable measured values (B(i)) of a process variable (B) on the basis of a parameter, (b) determining whether the process variable measured values (B(i)) are in a predefined tolerance range (T(i)) which depends on the parameter, (c) if not, outputting a warning signal, and (d) constantly repeating steps (a) to (c), wherein the parameter is a control variable (i), in particular a scalar control variable (i), which always characterizes progress of the machining process. The invention provides for the control variable (i) to be calculated from the real time (t) and at least one process parameter (O, ?tstill) which characterizes the processing speed of the machining process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Jan-Wilm BRINKHAUS, Joachim IMIELA
  • Patent number: 10131008
    Abstract: A reaming element for a reaming tool capable of being driven to rotate about an axis of rotation for fine machining of a prefabricated bore, the reaming element having a front main cutting edge and a secondary cutting edge adjoining the radially outward end of the main cutting edge, wherein the main cutting edge and the secondary cutting edge delimit a chip-removing surface, and a polished chamfer, which forms a support zone for guidance on the wall of the bore, is formed between the secondary cutting edge and the rear flank face thereof. The support zone is smaller than the polished chamfer and is kept a lateral distance away from the secondary cutting edge by an intermediate part, more particularly, a recessed intermediate part of the polished chamfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Erkan Hodza
  • Patent number: 10040128
    Abstract: A tool arrangement containing a tool holder and a tool having a tool head for processing workpieces and a shaft supporting the tool head, wherein the tool holder and the shaft each have a planar surface oriented transversely with respect to the axial direction of the tool holder and the shaft, the planar surfaces lying opposite one another. The tool holder and the shaft are connected non-rotatably and releasably to one another by a connecting mechanism which has a journal projecting in the axial direction and a receptacle which receives the journal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Benno Spors, Hendrik Nitzsche, Manuel Mayer
  • Patent number: 9744599
    Abstract: A tool head having a main body (2) that is rotatable about a tool head axis (5), a slide (6) for holding a cutting tool, the slide (6) being guided on the main body (2) in a slide guide (8) in a linearly moveable manner transversely to the tool head axis (5), and a clamping device (48) for clamping the slide (6) on the main body (2). The clamping device (48) has a clamping body (50) that is adjustable parallel to the tool head axis (5), the clamping body (50), in a clamping position, pressing a sliding face (46) of the slide (6) against a guiding surface (44) of the slide guide (8) with a clamping force (FN) being introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Jochen Frank, Benno Spors
  • Patent number: 9539658
    Abstract: A reaming tool, having a rotationally drivable main body (16) and at least one cutting body (18) fastened thereto. The at least one cutting body has at least one reaming blade (26) at the edge of a rake face (28). A chip-forming step (32) and/or chip-breaking elements (34) are formed in the rake face (28) and the reaming blade (26) has a ground cutting edge (40, 42, 44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Roman Eigenmann, Erkan Hodza, Niklas Kramer, Henry Schütt
  • Patent number: 9537540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary transmitter (2) for machine tools, having an inductive energy transmission section (31), which is arranged between a stator part (4) fixed to the machine and a rotor part (6) fixed to the tool, and a contactless bidirectional data transmission section (35). A special feature of the invention consists in that, in order to make maximum use of the capacity of the energy transmission section (31), precautions are taken with which the optimal operating frequency (fopt) of the energy transmission operating according to the transformer principle is determined at every system start in a test run with a connected test resister (51) and a variable frequency (fp). Furthermore, for the purpose of interference-free data transmission, buffer storage of the data to be transmitted via the data transmission section (35) is proposed, which data are synchronized in predefined time windows with interference-free periods of the energy transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Heiko Graf
  • Patent number: 9486885
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling tool for machine tools has a drill body, a cutting head arranged on the front face of the drill body and a shaft arranged at the end thereof, wherein the drill body has two chip flutes, which are delimited at their flanks by ribs and a first chip flute of which is spirally curved. A second chip flute is not spiraled or is spirally curved with a pitch differing from the first chip flute, preferably running in the same direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Hendrik Nitzsche, Gerhard Stolz, Hans Haidinger, Benno Spors
  • Patent number: 9460170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a server connected to a network on which a database application is running for collecting and managing data. The server is connected to several machine tools and has means for receiving identification data and/or identification data and/or operating parameters and/or dynamic information items with respect to the tools. Static information about the tools are stored in the database, and the server processes the received data, parameters and information items to generate updated information about the tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Komet Group GmbH
    Inventors: Christof Boensch, Niklas Kramer, Juergen Fronius
  • Patent number: 9413433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary transmitter (2) for machine tools, having an inductive energy transmission section (31), which is arranged between a stator part (4) fixed to the machine and a rotor part (6) fixed to the tool, and a contactless bidirectional data transmission section (35). A special feature of the invention consists in that, in order to make maximum use of the capacity of the energy transmission section (31), precautions are taken with which the optimal operating frequency (fopt) of the energy transmission operating according to the transformer principle is determined at every system start in a test run with a connected test resister (51) and a variable frequency (fp). Furthermore, for the purpose of interference-free data transmission, buffer storage of the data to be transmitted via the data transmission section (35) is proposed, which data are synchronized in predefined time windows with interference-free periods of the energy transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Heiko Graf
  • Patent number: 9358616
    Abstract: A device for connecting two components (10, 14), for example two tool parts. The first component (10) has a cylindrical locating pin (12) and an annular face (22) projecting radially beyond this locating pin (12), while the second component (14) has a cylindrical locating bore (16) for receiving the locating pin (12) and an annular face (24) surrounding the locating bore (16). Also provided is a clamping mechanism (18), which ensures during the clamping operation that the locating pin (12) is drawn into the locating bore (16) and at the same time the annular faces (22, 24) are pressed against one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Benno Spors, Gerhard Stolz, Wolfgang Bierl, Waldemar Dubs
  • Patent number: 9227282
    Abstract: A machine tool has a mechatronic assembly which has a machine spindle and has a tool head which is held on the machine spindle and which has a basic body and also at least one working slide, which is adjustable relative to the basic body, for holding a tool. The mechatronic assembly contains an electric adjusting motor which acts on the working slide. The machine tool has a support device which holds the mechatronic assembly and which has an articulated joint arrangement at which the mechatronic assembly can be pivoted at least about a first axis and about a second axis which differs from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignees: KOMET GROUP GMBH, MACHINES SERDI S.A.
    Inventors: Jürgen Fronius, Michel Soquet, Rémi Mugnier, Karl-Heinz Braun
  • Patent number: 9184803
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary transmitter (2) for machine tools, having an inductive energy transmission section (31), which is arranged between a stator part (4) fixed to the machine and a rotor part (6) fixed to the tool, and a contactless bidirectional data transmission section (35). A special feature of the invention consists in that, in order to make maximum use of the capacity of the energy transmission section (31), precautions are taken with which the optimal operating frequency (fopt) of the energy transmission operating according to the transformer principle is determined at every system start in a test run with a connected test resister (51) and a variable frequency (fp). Furthermore, for the purpose of interference-free data transmission, buffer storage of the data to be transmitted via the data transmission section (35) is proposed, which data are synchronized in predefined time windows with interference-free periods of the energy transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Heiko Graf
  • Patent number: 9162291
    Abstract: A tool head for use in machine tools, has a main body which can be rotated around an axis of rotation. The tool head has a slide. The slide can be moved by means of a pull rod axially oriented in the main body. The slide can be fitted with at least one tool or one tool holder. At least one adjustable toothed plate is fixedly arranged on the slide. The toothed plate has a helical gearing functioning as a gear means for engaging with a helical gearing of the pull rod which is complementary thereto. The slide has an adjustment unit for moving the at least one toothed plate and the helical gearing thereof into the complementary helical gearing of the pull rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Rudolf Wiest, Arthur Antoni, Frank Stadler
  • Patent number: 9149899
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machining center for work piece machining. The machining center comprises a machine frame, a machine spindle driven by a motor and rotatably arranged on the machine frame, and a group of machine tools that can be exchanged on the machine spindle. The machine tools comprise a coupling shaft that is compatible with a holder of the machine spindle. Furthermore, a rotary transmitter for electric energy is provided, having a stator fixed to the machine in a stationary manner and a rotor rotating along with the machine spindle. It is claimed as novel that the rotary transmitter comprises at least two transmission paths for electric energy which can be selected according to the electric power to be transmitted and the rotational speed of the spindle to be set and which can be activated in the coupled state of the machine tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Fronius, Wolfgang Bierl, Heiko Graf, Ewald Hasselkuss, Roland Hoerl, Gerhard Stolz
  • Patent number: 9144874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine tool having a machine frame, a motor-driven machine spindle rotatably mounted on the machine frame, and at least one exchangeable processing head on the machine spindle. The processing head comprises a coupling element compatible with a receiving portion of the machine spindle. Furthermore, a rotary transmitter for data transfer between a stator fixed to the frame and a rotor fixed to the spindle is provided. The invention is characterized in that the machine spindle comprises a plurality of function modules on the spindle side as well as a line system forming a component of a spindle bus to which the function modules on the spindle side are connected to form subscriber stations of the spindle bus and wherein the spindle bus communicates via the rotary transmission path with a field bus fixed to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: KOMET GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Fronius, Heiko Graf, Ewald Hasselkuss