Patents by Inventor Bart J.M. COUMANS

Bart J.M. COUMANS 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).

  • Drive gear assembly for a detachable roll
    Patent number: 10514128
    Abstract: A drive gear assembly for a roll that is detachably supported in a machine body, the assembly comprising a drive gear mounted for a rotation about a stationary axis in the machine body, a driven gear mounted on an end portion of the roller, and a bearing formed in the machine body for supporting said end portion in an operative position in which the drive gear meshes with the driven gear, the assembly further comprising by a safety cover that is pivotally supported on the machine body to be movable between an active position in which it covers at least a part of the periphery of the driven gear, except a portion where the drive gear meshes with the driven gear, and an open position in which it permits an insertion of the end portion of the roll into the bearing, the cover being elastically biased into the open position and having an engagement surface arranged to be engaged by at least one of the roll and the driven gear for holding the cover in the active position as long as the roll is in the operative posi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: OCÉ HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Anne A. Wind, Bart J. M. Coumans, Juan C. Perez Munoz, Joseph A. Schulkes
  • DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR A DETACHABLE ROLL
    Publication number: 20180187833
    Abstract: A drive gear assembly for a roll that is detachably supported in a machine body, the assembly comprising a drive gear mounted for a rotation about a stationary axis in the machine body, a driven gear mounted on an end portion of the roller, and a bearing formed in the machine body for supporting said end portion in an operative position in which the drive gear meshes with the driven gear, the assembly further comprising by a safety cover that is pivotally supported on the machine body to be movable between an active position in which it covers at least a part of the periphery of the driven gear, except a portion where the drive gear meshes with the driven gear, and an open position in which it permits an insertion of the end portion of the roll into the bearing, the cover being elastically biased into the open position and having an engagement surface arranged to be engaged by at least one of the roll and the driven gear for holding the cover in the active position as long as the roll is in the operative posi
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Océ Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Anne A. WIND, Bart J.M. COUMANS, Juan C. PEREZ MUNOZ, Joseph A. SCHULKES