Patents by Inventor Alois Mundt
Alois Mundt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10016829Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for dressing a multithread grinding worm, in which a flight of the multithread grinding worm is machined by means of a dressing tool. During machining of the multithread grinding worm, one of several flights of the grinding worm is eliminated, so that the number of flights of the grinding worm is reduced, thereby increasing the service life of the dressing tool and reducing the number of dressing tools to be kept in stock.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventor: Alois Mundt
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Patent number: 9902066Abstract: A device for automated removal of workpieces arranged in a container has a detector device, for the purpose of detecting the workpiece, and a picker, which can be moved via a robot arm having at least six axes, for picking and removing the workpieces from the container. The device also has controller for evaluating the data of the detector device, for path planning, and for controlling the robot arm and the picker. The robot arm has a picker arm element, with at least two further axes of movement, for moving the picker.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Patent number: 9855659Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a container; having an object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and having a gripper for gripping and removing the workpieces from the container; having a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the gripper; and having a buffer station on which the gripper places the workpieces after the removal from the container, wherein the workpieces are picked up from the buffer station by a gripper and are placed down in a target placement area, with the buffer station having at least two different workpiece placement areas for placing down the workpiece in at least two different, defined placement positions.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventors: Alois Mundt, Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Berhard Riedmiller
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Patent number: 9573210Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gear cutting machine for gear cutting a workpiece, in particular a toothed wheel, by form milling having at least one cutter head for mounting at least one end mill, wherein the cutter head or the end mill and/or the workpiece mount are adjustable and the end mill axis can be aligned approximately parallel to the machined tooth flank of the clamped workpiece, and wherein the cutter axis can be applied to the flank contour and the end mill has an outer contour corresponding to the flank contour.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventor: Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20170008110Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for dressing a multithread grinding worm, in which a flight of the multithread grinding worm is machined by means of a dressing tool. During machining of the multithread grinding worm, one of several flights of the grinding worm is eliminated, so that the number of flights of the grinding worm is reduced, thereby increasing the service life of the dressing tool and reducing the number of dressing tools to be kept in stock.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventor: Alois MUNDT
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Patent number: 9492926Abstract: An apparatus for the automated handling of workpieces comprising at least one gripper for picking the workpiece; a control for controlling the at least one gripper and an intermediate station for placing the workpiece, with the apparatus being configured such that the workpiece is placed in a defined position and/or defined orientation on the intermediate station and is picked up again with a changed orientation and/or with greater accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Patent number: 9302396Abstract: An apparatus for the automated handling of workpieces comprising an object recognition device for detecting the workpiece and a gripper arranged at a gripping arm for picking the workpieces and a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for track planning and for controlling the gripping arm and the gripper and comprising a compensation unit which allows an evasion movement of the gripper, wherein the compensation unit only allows an evasion movement of the gripper on the exceeding of a predefined first load of the gripping arm and remains rigid below the first load, wherein the first load is larger than a load exerted on the gripping arm solely by the gripper and/or the picked workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Patent number: 9289897Abstract: An apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a container comprising a first object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and a first gripper for picking and removing the workpieces from the container; and a control for evaluating the data of the first object recognition device, for track planning and for controlling the first gripper; wherein an intermediate station on which the first gripper places the workpiece after the removal from the container; and a positioning apparatus which positions the workpieces more accurately starting from the intermediate station and/or singularizes them.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20150352717Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a container; having an object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and having a gripper for gripping and removing the workpieces from the container; having a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the gripper; and having a buffer station on which the gripper places the workpieces after the removal from the container, wherein the workpieces are picked up from the buffer station by a gripper and are placed down in a target placement area, with the buffer station having at least two different workpiece placement areas for placing down the workpiece in at least two different, defined placement positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Alois Mundt, Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Berhard Riedmiller
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Patent number: 9002507Abstract: An apparatus for the automated detection and removal of workpieces comprising an object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and a gripper for picking the workpieces; and a gripper for picking the workpieces; and a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for track planning and for controlling the gripper, wherein the object recognition device is arranged at a travel arrangement by which it can be traveled from a position of rest into at least one measuring position and back.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20140154036Abstract: An apparatus for the automated handling of workpieces comprising at least one gripper for picking the workpiece; a control for controlling the at least one gripper and an intermediate station for placing the workpiece, with the apparatus being configured such that the workpiece is placed in a defined position and/or defined orientation on the intermediate station and is picked up again with a changed orientation and/or with greater accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20140052297Abstract: A device for automated removal of workpieces arranged in a container has a detector device, for the purpose of detecting the workpiece, and a picker, which can be moved via a robot arm having at least six axes, for picking and removing the workpieces from the container. The device also has controller for evaluating the data of the detector device, for path planning, and for controlling the robot arm and the picker. The robot arm has a picker arm element, with at least two further axes of movement, for moving the picker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbHInventors: Thomas MATTERN, David HAENSCHKE, Bernhard RIEDMILLER, Alois MUNDT
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Publication number: 20140025198Abstract: An apparatus for the automated detection and removal of workpieces comprising an object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and a gripper for picking the workpieces; and a gripper for picking the workpieces; and a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for track planning and for controlling the gripper, wherein the object recognition device is arranged at a travel arrangement by which it can be traveled from a position of rest into at least one measuring position and back.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20140025197Abstract: An apparatus for the automated handling of workpieces comprising an object recognition device for detecting the workpiece and a gripper arranged at a gripping arm for picking the workpieces and a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for track planning and for controlling the gripping arm and the gripper and comprising a compensation unit which allows an evasion movement of the gripper, wherein the compensation unit only allows an evasion movement of the gripper on the exceeding of a predefined first load of the gripping arm and remains rigid below the first load, wherein the first load is larger than a load exerted on the gripping arm solely by the gripper and/or the picked workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20140017048Abstract: An apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a container comprising a first object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and a first gripper for picking and removing the workpieces from the container; and a control for evaluating the data of the first object recognition device, for track planning and for controlling the first gripper; wherein an intermediate station on which the first gripper places the workpiece after the removal from the container; and a positioning apparatus which positions the workpieces more accurately starting from the intermediate station and/or singularizes them.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20130101367Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gear cutting machine for gear cutting a workpiece, in particular a toothed wheel, by form milling having at least one cutter head for mounting at least one end mill, wherein the cutter head or the end mill and/or the workpiece mount are adjustable and the end mill axis can be aligned approximately parallel to the machined tooth flank of the clamped workpiece, and wherein the cutter axis can be applied to the flank contour and the end mill has an outer contour corresponding to the flank contour.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: LIEBHERR-VERZAHNTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Alois Mundt
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Publication number: 20110288673Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for machining composite components in a CNC controlled machining station. In accordance with the present disclosure, a machining tool is guided along a preset tool edge by means of a measuring system, wherein it simultaneously carries out the machining operation, while the CNC control program to control the machining tool is generated in accordance with the measured result. The present disclosure furthermore relates to an apparatus for the carrying out of the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: LIEBHERR-VERZAHNTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Alois Mundt, Thomas Mattern, Wilhelm Kennerknecht
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Publication number: 20100304642Abstract: The invention relates to a gear cutting machine for the grinding of external profiles and/or internal profiles of workpieces having at least one machining head which can be rotated about an axis and which has a grinding tool, and having a dressing unit. In accordance with the invention, the dressing unit is supported in the region of the pivot axis of the machining head such that it is pivotable about the common pivot axis together with the machining head and such that it can be moved along the pivot axis toward the grinding tool to be dressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: LIEBHERR-VERZAHNTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Alois Mundt