Patents by Inventor David HÄNSCHKE

David HÄNSCHKE 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).

  • Patent number: 11542104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a picking system for a job-related picking of goods in output bins, said picking system comprising a plurality of automated picking cells; comprising a first conveying system for the supply and/or discharge of the supply bins to and/or from the picking cells; and a second conveying system for the supply and/or discharge of the output bins to and/or from the picking cells, and a job management control for working through a plurality of picking jobs by controlling the first and second conveying systems and the plurality of picking cells, wherein at least one first picking cell has different goods handling properties than a second picking cell; and/or in that the job management control uses at least one first picking cell for working through different jobs and/or partial jobs than a second picking cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Hänschke, Michael Kluge, Regina Krause
  • Patent number: 10994872
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a picking cell for a job-related automated picking of goods that can remove different goods from supply bins and can transfer them into an output bin in an automated manner, said picking cell comprising: an object detection device for detecting the goods in a supply bin; a gripper for removing the goods from a supply bin; and a cell control for evaluating the data of the object detection device and for a path planning and a control of the gripper, wherein the cell control controls the gripper such that different goods of a job or of a partial job are placed at a predefined position and/or with a predefined orientation in the output bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-VERZAHNTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Hänschke, Michael Kluge, Regina Simon
  • Patent number: 10919709
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a bin, said apparatus having a first object recognition device for detecting the workpieces in the bin; a first picker for picking and removing the workpieces from the bin; a controller for evaluating the data of the first object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the first picker; and a transport device on which the workpieces removed from the bin are placed. Provision is made that a robot arm that is used for placing the workpieces on the transport device is arranged on a pedestal above the transport device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller
  • Publication number: 20200180874
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a picking system for a job-related picking of goods in output bins, said picking system comprising a plurality of automated picking cells; comprising a first conveying system for the supply and/or discharge of the supply bins to and/or from the picking cells; and a second conveying system for the supply and/or discharge of the output bins to and/or from the picking cells, and a job management control for working through a plurality of picking jobs by controlling the first and second conveying systems and the plurality of picking cells, wherein at least one first picking cell has different goods handling properties than a second picking cell; and/or in that the job management control uses at least one first picking cell for working through different jobs and/or partial jobs than a second picking cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas MATTERN, David HÄNSCHKE, Michael KLUGE, Regina KRAUSE
  • Patent number: 10512996
    Abstract: A gantry loader having at least one carriage travelable at a horizontal guide rail, in particular for the transport of workpieces between stations of a production system, wherein the carriage has at least one drive. The present energy is characterized in that the carriage has an energy store for the at least partial energy supply of the drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: David Haenschke, Christof Porsche, Thomas Mattern
  • Patent number: 10507989
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a bin, said apparatus having a first object recognition device for detecting the workpieces in the bin; a first picker for picking and removing the workpieces from the bin; a controller for evaluating the data of the first object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the first picker; a buffering station on which the first picker places the workpieces after the removal from the bin and a positioning apparatus that more accurately positions and/or isolates the workpieces starting from the buffering station. Provision is made that the buffering station has at least one tiltable placement area that is tiltable into a slanted position via a tilting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Zollitsch, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Thomas Mattern
  • Publication number: 20190185267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a picking cell for a job-related automated picking of goods that can remove different goods from supply bins and can transfer them into an output bin in an automated manner, said picking cell comprising: an object detection device for detecting the goods in a supply bin; a gripper for removing the goods from a supply bin; and a cell control for evaluating the data of the object detection device and for a path planning and a control of the gripper, wherein the cell control controls the gripper such that different goods of a job or of a partial job are placed at a predefined position and/or with a predefined orientation in the output bin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas MATTERN, David HÄNSCHKE, Michael KLUGE, Regina KRAUSE
  • Publication number: 20190152004
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows a workpiece lock for an apparatus for handling and/or machining workpieces, which includes a robot for handling and/or machining the workpieces and a safety fence, wherein the work-piece lock has at least one closed position in which the workpiece lock closes an opening in the safety fence, wherein on moving a workpiece from the area within the safety fence to the area outside the safety fence and/or vice versa the workpiece lock has at least one open position in which it at least partly clears the opening in the safety fence. The present disclosure includes a safety function that prevents a movement of the robot into a safety area extending around the workpiece lock within the safety fence, when the lock is in the at least one open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: David HÄNSCHKE, Michael APPEL
  • Publication number: 20180318974
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows a gantry loader having at least one carriage travelable at a horizontal guide rail, in particular for the transport of workpieces between stations of a production system, wherein the carriage has at least one drive. The present energy is characterized in that the carriage has an energy store for the at least partial energy supply of the drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: David HAENSCHKE, Christof PORSCHE, Thomas MATTERN
  • Publication number: 20180319282
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows a gantry loader having at least one carriage travelable at a horizontal guide rail, in particular for the transport of workpieces between stations of a production system, wherein the carriage has at least one drive. The present energy is characterized in that the carriage has an energy store for the at least partial energy supply of the drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: David HAENSCHKE, Christof PORSCHE, Thomas MATTERN
  • Publication number: 20180208409
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a bin, said apparatus having a first object recognition device for detecting the workpieces in the bin; a first picker for picking and removing the workpieces from the bin; a controller for evaluating the data of the first object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the first picker; a buffering station on which the first picker places the workpieces after the removal from the bin and a positioning apparatus that more accurately positions and/or isolates the workpieces starting from the buffering station. Provision is made that the buffering station has at least one tiltable placement area that is tiltable into a slanted position via a tilting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Markus ZOLLITSCH, David HAENSCHKE, Bernhard RIEDMILLER, Thomas MATTERN
  • Publication number: 20180208410
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a bin, said apparatus having a first object recognition device for detecting the workpieces in the bin; a first picker for picking and removing the workpieces from the bin; a controller for evaluating the data of the first object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the first picker; and a transport device on which the workpieces removed from the bin are placed. Provision is made that a robot arm that is used for placing the workpieces on the transport device is arranged on a pedestal above the transport device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas MATTERN, David HAENSCHKE, Bernhard RIEDMILLER
  • Patent number: 9958851
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows an apparatus for the automated removal of workpieces arranged in a container, having an object recognition device for detecting the workpieces and a gripper for gripping and removing the workpiece from the container and having a control for evaluating the data of the object recognition device, for path planning and for controlling the gripper. In this respect, the apparatus is set up in a modular manner by a handling module and a feed module, wherein the handling module has the gripper kinematics, in particular a robot or an area gantry, and the feed module has an arrangement for providing a container having workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Berhard Riedmiller
  • Patent number: 9902066
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
  • Patent number: 9855659
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Alois Mundt, Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Berhard Riedmiller
  • Patent number: 9827676
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows a robot module having a cell frame and a robot, wherein the cell frame has a base plate at which the robot is mounted and has at least one cell wall connected to the base plate, and wherein the robot module is equipped with a control module for the robot. The present disclosure furthermore comprises a feed module which is connectable to the robot module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Berhard Riedmiller
  • Patent number: 9492926
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
  • Patent number: 9302396
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
  • Patent number: 9289897
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Bernhard Riedmiller, Alois Mundt
  • Publication number: 20150352717
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Alois Mundt, Thomas Mattern, David Haenschke, Berhard Riedmiller