Patents Assigned to Oerlikon Trading AG, Trubbach
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Publication number: 20150147588Abstract: The present invention concerns a plastic component with a coating system, wherein the coating system comprises a basecoat of paint which has been applied to the surface of the plastic and on which a coating applied by means of vapor phase deposition is provided, for its part covered by a top coat of paint, characterized in that the coating applied by vapor phase deposition comprises multiple layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Antal Keckes, Thomas Hermann, Peter Schuler, Ruediger Schaefer, Sascha Bauer
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Patent number: 8968830Abstract: A vacuum coating unit includes a reactive gas inlet, at least one PVD coating source with a laminar cathode and a substrate carrier containing a multiplicity of substrates. The substrate carrier forms a two dimensional horizontal extent, and the carrier is between at least two PVD coating sources. The substrates are cutting tools with at least one cutting edge in their peripheral margin region, which are distributed in a plane of the two dimensional extent of the substrate carrier. The substrate carrier is in a horizontal plane in the vacuum process chamber spaced between the laminar cathodes of the PVD coating sources and positioned such that at least a portion of each of the at least one cutting edge includes an active cutting edge and this active cutting edge is oriented opposite at least one of the cathodes of the PVD coating sources exposed at any time along a line of sight.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Juergen Ramm, Christian Wohlbab
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Publication number: 20140369387Abstract: The present invention relates to a temperature-measuring system, comprising a temperature sensor and a reference body, wherein means for determining temperature changes of the reference body and/or for control of the temperature of the reference body are provided. When the temperature measuring-system is used in a vacuum, the reference body forms no substantial material thermal bridges to the temperature sensor and the reference body shields the temperature sensor with respect to the environment in such a way that only radiation that comes from the surfaces of the reference and from surfaces of which the temperature is to be determined reaches the surface of the temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Siegfried Krassnitzer, Markus Esselbach
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Publication number: 20140346724Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum treatment installation having carousel carriers, in which the carousel drive is arranged on the wall that is located opposite the door of the vacuum treatment installation. In this way, the coupling of the carousel of the carousel carrier to the carousel drive is ensured without any further mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventor: Juergen Gwehenberger
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Publication number: 20140339917Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing power pulses for PVD sputter cathodes which comprise a power consumption component and a cathode element, wherein during a power increase interval for a generator the power on the power consumption component is decreased and then the power on the cathode element is decreased, with changeover being effected such that the power draw from the generator providing the power does not have to be interrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Siegfried Krassnitzer, Daniel Lendi, Markus Lechthaler
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Publication number: 20140305792Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the vapor deposition of PVD layer systems by means of sputtering on at least one substrate, wherein the layer system comprises at least a first layer, characterized in that, at least in one step of the method, a HiPIMS method is used with a power density of at least 250 W/Cm2, wherein a pulse length with a duration of at least 5 ms is used while a substrate has is applied to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Siegfried Krassnitzer, Markus Lechthaler
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Publication number: 20140242413Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative part, comprising an electroplated layer array applied to a plastic substrate. On the electroplated layer array, a PVD layer array having an adhesive layer, a mixed layer and a color-providing cover layer is provided, wherein the mixed layer provides for durability, in particular corrosion protection, and the necessary hardness of the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Carlos Ribeiro, Sascha Bauer
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Publication number: 20140238294Abstract: The invention relates to a painting system which comprises a painting device (121) in the painting chamber (103), said painting device comprising a casing (113) that surrounds the workpiece support (107) such that paint droplets that are not deposited onto the workpieces are dripped onto the casing to a large extent and can thus be reused.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventor: Carlos Ribeiro
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Publication number: 20140224768Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing carbon layers, in particular ta-C layers, from substrate surfaces of tools and components. The substrate to be de-coated is accordingly arranged on a substrate support in a vacuum chamber, the vacuum chamber is charged with at least one reactive gas assisting the evacuation of carbon in gaseous form and a low-voltage plasma discharge is created in the vacuum chamber to activate the reactive gas and hence assist the required chemical reaction or reactions to de-coat the coated substrate. The low-voltage plasma discharge is a dc low-volt arc discharge, the substrate surfaces to be de-coated are bombarded substantially exclusively with electrons and oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are used as reactive gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Jürgen Ramm, Beno Widrig
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Publication number: 20140217892Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma source which is arranged in floating fashion on a vacuum chamber, wherein the plasma source comprises a source housing, and a filament is provided in the source housing and is arranged so as to be insulated therefrom, wherein means for measuring the potential drop between the source housing and the filament are provided. The measured potential drop can be used for regulating the voltage heating the filament. According to the invention, corresponding means are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Siegfried Krassnitzer, Daniel Lendi, Juerg Hagmann
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Patent number: 8783673Abstract: A workpiece carrier has a base frame, a shaft surrounding a drive axis and a workpiece carrier and includes a rotary frame mounted on the base frame so as to be rotatable about the drive axis, workpiece holders mounted on the rotary frame so as to be rotatable about holding axes, a driving part with a holder mounted so as to be rotatable about the drive axis, a transmission part operationally connected to the rotatably mounted workpiece holders, and an intermediate gear attached to the rotatably mounted holder. The intermediate gear is connected to the shaft and to the transmission part in such a way that the transmission part engages with the driving part so as to be rotatable about an output point that is spaced apart from the drive axis by an eccentricity.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Stefan Esser, Martin Zaech
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Publication number: 20140190819Abstract: The invention relates to a method for supplying power impulses for PVD sputtering cathodes subdivided into partial cathodes. In said method, the power impulse intervals acting on the partial cathodes are selected in such a way as to overlap, thereby dispensing with the need to interrupt the drawing of power supplied by the generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Siegfried Krassnitzer, Daniel Lendi, Markus Lechthaler, Kurt Ruhm
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Publication number: 20140193572Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying hexagonal boron nitride to a rough surface, wherein it is intended for the boron nitride to be provided as a temperature-resistant lubricant of the surface. According to the invention, a pin composed of hexagonal boron nitride is rubbed with pressure over the rough surface, such that abraded boron nitride adheres to the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Oerlikon Trading AG, TrubbachInventors: Arno Moosbrugger, Jorg Kerschbaumer, Theo Bachmann, Mario Wolfgang Walch
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Publication number: 20140183678Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic proximity sensor having a decorative surface, characterized in that the decorative surface comprises a semiconductor layer, the thickness of which is between 10 nm and 100 nm. This coating imparts a desired metallic appearance to the proximity sensor, without the property thereof as a proximity sensor being lost.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Antal Keckes, Peter Schuler, Thomas Hermann
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Publication number: 20140171924Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the wear resistance of dyed surgical instruments having a vacuum-resistant material as the main body which, over the course of a vacuum coating step, is coated with a thin layer of titanium, and the coated surface is subjected to anodic oxidation. The method is characterized in that, over the course of the vacuum coating step, prior to coating with the layer of titanium, at least parts of the main body are coated with a layer of hard material which improves the wear protection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Albert Peter Gerhard Janssen, Gabriella Sinicco
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Publication number: 20140147683Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated body comprising a substrate and a coating onto the substrate, the coating having a nanolaminated coating system having a nanolaminated coating structure of alternating A and B layers (AlxTil-x-yWy)N I (Til-z-uSizWu)N, the individual thickness of each nanolayer being maximal 200 nm and the nanolaminated coating structure exhibiting a fine-grained structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventor: Mirjam Arndt
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Publication number: 20140144200Abstract: The present invention discloses a CrSiN coated hot forming tool having enhanced wear resistance, oxidation resistance and adhesion wear resistance and thereby exhibiting a longer lifetime and better performance. The CrSiN coating is especially good to improve performance by hot metal sheet forming processes where the workpiece is an AlSi-coated metal sheet and/or a metal sheet with strength of 1,500 MPa or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Arnd Muller, Mathias Lukas Sobiech, Christian Maringer
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Publication number: 20140127519Abstract: Method for performing a HIPIMS coating process, whereby a minimal distance 5 between target and substrate is reduced till achieving an essentially maximal bias current at substrate during coating process, and thereby improving considerably coating quality and increasing deposition rate in comparison with conventional HIPIMS coating processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRÜBBACHInventor: Markus Lechthaler
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Publication number: 20140128298Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating for sliding parts that allows using diamond like carbon (DLC) or DLC-comprising coatings in combination with Molybdenum- and/or Zinc-comprising lubricants in such a manner that enhanced reduction of wear and friction in comparison to the state of the art is attained. The coating system according to the present invention comprises at least a metal-comprising carbon layer of the type Me-C/a)-C:X, whose element composition can be expressed as (MeaC1-a)1-bXb with 0.3?a?0.6 and 0<b?0.3, where Me is a metal or a combination of different metals and X is an element different from Me and different from C or X is a mixture of elements different from Me and which doesn't contain C. Me can be preferably Chromium (Cr) or Molybdenum (Mo) and X can be preferably hydrogen (H) or a mixture of silicon and hydrogen (Si+H).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventors: Jürgen Becker, Martin Grischke, Astrid Gies
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Publication number: 20140123894Abstract: The present invention relates to painting plant, the individual apparatus of which, which are required for different process steps, are accommodated in individual detachable modules, thus considerably simplifying the installation of the painting plant as well as the maintenance and servicing thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACHInventor: Carlos Ribeiro