Patents by Inventor Christoph Eusterwiemann
Christoph Eusterwiemann 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: 11673182Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method for supplying a riveting machine with rivet elements, in particular during operation of the riveting machine, wherein at least one rivet element providing arrangement comprising at least one rivet element providing unit for providing and separating the rivet element is provided, wherein the riveting machine has a rivet element receiving arrangement comprising at least one rivet element receptacle for receiving the rivet elements, wherein at least a part of the transport from one of the rivet element providing units to one of the rivet element receptacles is realized in a robot-based manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Broetje-Automation GmbHInventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Patent number: 11548058Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a rivet element supply unit for providing rivet elements, wherein the rivet element supply unit comprises a rivet element provision unit and a handling unit, wherein the rivet element provision unit for conveying the rivet elements comprises a spiral conveyor having a longitudinal axis and a spiral, which extends around the longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined to the direction of gravity, wherein the rivet element provision unit has a pick-up region to which the spiral conveyor supplies rivet elements and from which the handling unit picks up the rivet elements for transporting to a rivet element receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Broetje-Automation GmbHInventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Publication number: 20220363309Abstract: A floor-bound vehicle, in particular for a movable production plant with a processing unit for processing a workpiece, with at least two drive units, wherein the drive units each comprise at least one drive wheel, a travel drive for driving the at least one drive wheel, a wheel carrier on which the at least one drive wheel is arranged, and a steering drive for adjusting the wheel carrier with the drive wheel about a geometric steering axis and thus steering the drive wheel, wherein for steering, the respective wheel carrier can be adjusted relative to the respective travel drive by means of the respective steering drive is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Patent number: 11167339Abstract: A method is provided for filling a rivet cartridge with rivet elements by means of a rivet loading station having a rivet delivery unit for delivering the rivet elements and having a rivet cartridge receiving means for receiving a rivet cartridge. The rivet elements are supplied from the rivet delivery unit to a rivet cartridge which is received in the rivet cartridge receiving means and are received therein in an aligned manner. The rivet loading station detects pre-determined characteristics of the rivet elements that are relevant to the drilling process and/or the riveting process prior to supplying them to the rivet cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Patent number: 11033951Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for filling a rivet cartridge with rivet elements by means of a rivet loading station having a rivet delivery unit for delivering the rivet elements and having a rivet cartridge receiving means for receiving a rivet cartridge, wherein the rivet elements are supplied from the rivet delivery unit to a rivet cartridge which is received in the rivet cartridge receiving means and are received therein in an aligned manner. It is proposed that at least part of the transport from the rivet delivery unit to the rivet cartridge is effected in a robot-based manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Broetje-Automation GmbHInventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Patent number: 11027326Abstract: The disclosure relates to an end effector for a riveting device, wherein the end effector includes a riveting module for placing a rivet element in a structural part, a rivet dispenser for dispensing rivet elements from a rivet magazine and a handling device for delivering a rivet element from the rivet dispenser to the riveting module The handling device includes an adjustment kinematics and a gripper arranged thereon for grabbing the rivet element. In some cases the adjustment kinematics has at least two adjustment axes for positioning the gripper.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Broetje-Automation GmbHInventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Publication number: 20200282449Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a rivet element supply unit for providing rivet elements, wherein the rivet element supply unit comprises a rivet element provision unit and a handling unit, wherein the rivet element provision unit for conveying the rivet elements comprises a spiral conveyor having a longitudinal axis and a spiral, which extends around the longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis is inclined to the direction of gravity, wherein the rivet element provision unit has a pick-up region to which the spiral conveyor supplies rivet elements and from which the handling unit picks up the rivet elements for transporting to a rivet element receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Publication number: 20200108438Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method for supplying a riveting machine with rivet elements, in particular during operation of the riveting machine, wherein at least one rivet element providing arrangement comprising at least one rivet element providing unit for providing and separating the rivet element is provided, wherein the riveting machine has a rivet element receiving arrangement comprising at least one rivet element receptacle for receiving the rivet elements, wherein at least a part of the transport from one of the rivet element providing units to one of the rivet element receptacles is realized in a robot-based manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Publication number: 20190291171Abstract: A method is provided for filling a rivet cartridge with rivet elements by means of a rivet loading station having a rivet delivery unit for delivering the rivet elements and having a rivet cartridge receiving means for receiving a rivet cartridge. The rivet elements are supplied from the rivet delivery unit to a rivet cartridge which is received in the rivet cartridge receiving means and are received therein in an aligned manner. The rivet loading station detects pre-determined characteristics of the rivet elements that are relevant to the drilling process and/or the riveting process prior to supplying them to the rivet cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Publication number: 20190134701Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for filling a rivet cartridge with rivet elements by means of a rivet loading station having a rivet delivery unit for delivering the rivet elements and having a rivet cartridge receiving means for receiving a rivet cartridge, wherein the rivet elements are supplied from the rivet delivery unit to a rivet cartridge which is received in the rivet cartridge receiving means and are received therein in an aligned manner. It is proposed that at least part of the transport from the rivet delivery unit to the rivet cartridge is effected in a robot-based manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Publication number: 20180345354Abstract: The invention relates to an end effector for a riveting device (1), wherein the end effector (2) comprises a riveting module (3) for placing a rivet element (4) in a structural part (5), a rivet dispenser (6) for dispensing rivet elements (4) from a rivet magazine (7) and a handling device (8) for delivering a rivet element (4) from the rivet dispenser (6) to the riveting module (3), wherein the handling device (8) comprises an adjustment kinematics (9) and a gripper (10) arranged thereon for grabbing the rivet element (4). It is proposed that the adjustment kinematics has at least two adjustment axes (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7) for positioning the gripper (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Patent number: 9604734Abstract: The invention relates to a centring arrangement for a component carrier, in particular for a mounting frame for structural aircraft components, having a centring pin, a centring receptacle for the centring pin, and a rotary drive for rotating the centring pin about a longitudinal axis of the centring pin, so that the centring pin can be brought into centring engagement with the centring receptacle as a result of the rotation. The invention further relates to a method for centring and locking a centring receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Broetje-Automation GmbHInventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann
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Publication number: 20150026961Abstract: The invention relates to a centring arrangement for a component carrier, in particular for a mounting frame for structural aircraft components, having a centring pin, a centring receptacle for the centring pin, and a rotary drive for rotating the centring pin about a longitudinal axis of the centring pin, so that the centring pin can be brought into centring engagement with the centring receptacle as a result of the rotation. The invention further relates to a method for centring and locking a centring receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventor: Christoph Eusterwiemann