Patents by Inventor Friedrich FORTHUBER

Friedrich FORTHUBER 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).

  • Publication number: 20230322506
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic transport system, a transport route is divided into transport sections, each including at least one transport segment. A section control unit is assigned to each transport section, and a segment controller is assigned to each transport segment. A logistics unit, specifies a destination of the transport units to the section control units via the logistics network. Section control units are connected to the segment controllers of associated transport segments via a segment network and are designed to; determine a track section for the associated transport section from the destination, determine target values using the track section and to transmit the target values to the segment controllers via the segment network. Segment controllers supply current to drive coils using target values and occurring actual values to generate a magnetic field which interacts with drive magnets of the transport units to move the transport units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Friedrich FORTHUBER, Philipp ROGNER, Christian KASTINGER
  • Patent number: 11515762
    Abstract: In order to provide a transport unit for a long stator linear motor, wherein the orientation thereof can be easily determined on the long stator linear motor during operational use, according to the invention, the transport unit (1) has a first guide side (FS1) on which a first guide group (G1) is arranged and a second guide side (FS2) on which a second guide group (G2) is arranged. A first magnetic side (S1) positioned laterally relative to the longitudinal direction (x) is opposite a second magnetic side (S2), wherein the first magnetic side (S1) has a magnetic variable with a first value (w1) at a first test distance (a1) from the center of the first longitudinal extension (I1) in the direction of the first end (I1e), and on the first magnetic side (S1), a magnetic variable with a second value (w2), corresponding to the first value (w1), at the first test distance (a1) from the center of the first longitudinal extension (I1) in the direction of the first start (I1a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventor: Friedrich Forthuber
  • Patent number: 11225946
    Abstract: In order to be able to better control the movement of the movable part of the wind power plant during an adjustment, the drive axles are tensioned against each other prior to the adjustment by rotating at least one drive axle relative to the other drive axles, and the drive axles are rotated together in the same direction of rotation during the adjustment the drive axles while maintaining the tensioning of the drive axles by way of a position control, until the desired end position of the movable part is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Kronberger, Friedrich Forthuber, Alexander Festerling
  • Patent number: 10917027
    Abstract: Method for transferring a transport unit of a long stator linear motor at a transfer position from a first transport section to a second transport section. On each side of the transport unit, excitation magnets are arranged to interact with driving coils, and on both sides of the transport unit, excitation-magnetic lateral forces are acting on the transport unit by an interaction of the excitation magnets with ferromagnetic components of the guide structure. Method includes supplying on at least one side of the transport unit a stator current n a driving coil to generate a lateral force-forming electromagnetic force that acts on the transport unit, so that a resulting lateral force, as a sum of the acting excitation-magnetic lateral force and of the lateral force-forming electromagnetic force, on each side of the transport unit is different to produce a steering effect on the transport unit at the transfer position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Friedrich Forthuber
  • Publication number: 20210036583
    Abstract: In order to provide a transport unit for a long stator linear motor, wherein the orientation thereof can be easily determined on the long stator linear motor during operational use, according to the invention, the transport unit (1) has a first guide side (FS1) on which a first guide group (G1) is arranged and a second guide side (FS2) on which a second guide group (G2) is arranged. A first magnetic side (S1) positioned laterally relative to the longitudinal direction (x) is opposite a second magnetic side (S2), wherein the first magnetic side (S1) has a magnetic variable with a first value (w1) at a first test distance (a1) from the center of the first longitudinal extension (I1) in the direction of the first end (I1e), and on the first magnetic side (S1), a magnetic variable with a second value (w2), corresponding to the first value (w1), at the first test distance (a1) from the center of the first longitudinal extension (I1) in the direction of the first start (I1a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventor: Friedrich FORTHUBER
  • Patent number: 10848047
    Abstract: In order to implement a transfer position in a long-stator linear motor, in which position a transport unit is magnetically steered in order to be deflected from a first transport sections to a second transport section, a stator current is impressed into the drive coils interacting with the transport unit on a first side of the transport unit in the transfer area in order to generate the steering effect on this first side, which stator current either generates only an electromagnetic lateral force or causes only a braking force against the movement direction of the transport unit, or only a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Friedrich Forthuber
  • Publication number: 20200271092
    Abstract: In order to be able to better control the movement of the movable part of the wind power plant during an adjustment, the drive axles are tensioned against each other prior to the adjustment by rotating at least one drive axle relative to the other drive axles, and the drive axles are rotated together in the same direction of rotation during the adjustment the drive axles while maintaining the tensioning of the drive axles by way of a position control, until the desired end position of the movable part is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Peter KRONBERGER, Friedrich FORTHUBER, Alexander FESTERLING
  • Patent number: 10622921
    Abstract: In a long stator linear motor, in order to implement a transfer position in which a transport unit (Tn) is magnetically steered in order to be redirected from a first transport section (Am) to a second transport section (An) and in order that the forward movement of the transport unit (Tn) remains as unaffected as possible by the transfer, it is provided that at the transfer position (U) on at least one side of the transport unit (Tn), the stator current (iA) of at least one driving coil (7, 8) interacting with an excitation magnet (4, 5) of the transport unit (Tn) is supplied as a current vector with a propulsive force-forming current component (iAq) and a lateral force-forming current component (iAd), and the stator current (iA) generates a propulsive force-forming electromagnetic force (FEMV) and/or lateral force-forming electromagnetic force component (FEMS) which is superimposed on the propulsive force (FV) acting on the transport unit (Tn) for production of a steering effect (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Weber, Friedrich Forthuber
  • Publication number: 20190372447
    Abstract: In order to implement a transfer position in a long-stator linear motor, in which position a transport unit is magnetically steered in order to be deflected from a first transport sections to a second transport section, a stator current is impressed into the drive coils interacting with the transport unit on a first side of the transport unit in the transfer area in order to generate the steering effect on this first side, which stator current either generates only an electromagnetic lateral force or causes only a braking force against the movement direction of the transport unit, or only a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas WEBER, Friedrich FORTHUBER
  • Publication number: 20180323732
    Abstract: Method for transferring a transport unit of a long stator linear motor at a transfer position from a first transport section to a second transport section. On each side of the transport unit, excitation magnets are arranged to interact with driving coils, and on both sides of the transport unit, excitation-magnetic lateral forces are acting on the transport unit by an interaction of the excitation magnets with ferromagnetic components of the guide structure. Method includes supplying on at least one side of the transport unit a stator current n a driving coil to generate a lateral force-forming electromagnetic force that acts on the transport unit, so that a resulting lateral force, as a sum of the acting excitation-magnetic lateral force and of the lateral force-forming electromagnetic force, on each side of the transport unit is different to produce a steering effect on the transport unit at the transfer position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas WEBER, Friedrich FORTHUBER
  • Publication number: 20160380562
    Abstract: In a long stator linear motor, in order to implement a transfer position in which a transport unit (Tn) is magnetically steered in order to be redirected from a first transport section (Am) to a second transport section (An) and in order that the forward movement of the transport unit (Tn) remains as unaffected as possible by the transfer, it is provided that at the transfer position (U) on at least one side of the transport unit (Tn), the stator current (iA) of at least one driving coil (7, 8) interacting with an excitation magnet (4, 5) of the transport unit (Tn) is supplied as a current vector with a propulsive force-forming current component (iAq) and a lateral force-forming current component (iAd), and the stator current (iA) generates a propulsive force-forming electromagnetic force (FEMV) and/or lateral force-forming electromagnetic force component (FEMS) which is superimposed on the propulsive force (FV) acting on the transport unit (Tn) for production of a steering effect (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: BERNECKER + RAINER INDUSTRIE-ELEKTRONIK Ges.m.b.H.
    Inventors: Andreas WEBER, Friedrich FORTHUBER