Patents by Inventor Georg Mies

Georg Mies 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: 10830574
    Abstract: A coordinate measuring apparatus, comprising a rotatably driveable receptacle for a gear workpiece and a measuring assembly, and configured to perform feed movements and measuring movements of the measuring assembly relative to the gear workpiece on a plurality of axes, the measuring assembly including an optical switch sensor which operates in a contactless manner, which is designed as a focus trigger sensor and is arranged on the measuring assembly in such a way that it is able to emit a light beam along an optical axis in the direction of the gear workpiece, wherein a scanning movement relative to the gear workpiece can be carried out with the focus trigger sensor by using one or more of the axes, and wherein a switching signal can be provided by the focus trigger sensor whenever the gear workpiece has reached a nominal distance relative to the focus trigger sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Patent number: 10801920
    Abstract: An apparatus including an NC controller, a tactile system controlled by the NC controller and movable along a measurement axis, a workpiece receptacle for receiving a workpiece, a rotational drive for rotating the workpiece receptacle with the workpiece about an axis of rotation, and a contactlessly operating sensor device arranged on the tactile system and transferable from a first position into a second position by displacement relative to the tactile system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Klingelnberg GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Christof Gorgels
  • Patent number: 10753730
    Abstract: Method for analyzing surface waviness of tooth flanks of a gearwheel, comprising measuring two or more teeth of the gearwheel, wherein a deviation of their tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured along at least one measuring path on each of the teeth; measuring at least one further tooth, wherein a deviation of its tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured along at least one partial measuring path whose length is less than the length of the measuring path; and/or measuring at least one further tooth, wherein a deviation of the tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured by touching at least one point on the tooth flank; associating a rotational angle with each measured value and determining a geometrically captured order spectrum by order analysis of the deviations plotted over the rotational angle, wherein one or more compensation and/or interpolation functions are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Klingelnberg GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Patent number: 10718610
    Abstract: Roughness measurement probe (15) for scanning a surface (F), comprising an integratingly operating device (20) and an optical scanning device (30), wherein the optical scanning device (30) is arranged directly on or in the integratingly operating device (20), wherein the integratingly operating device (20) is designed, when scanning the surface (F), to predetermine a mean distance between the roughness measuring probe (15) and a larger region of the surface (F), and wherein the optical scanning device (30) is designed, when scanning the surface (F), to optically scan a smaller region of the surface (F) in a contactless manner, wherein the integratingly operating device (20) comprises an optical arrangement which is designed as a virtual skid in such a way that it images a light spot (LF) on the surface (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG GMBH
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20200056993
    Abstract: A measurement device having an axis of rotation, at least one controlled axis, a receptacle for a component to be measured rotationally-drivable around the axis of rotation, and having an optical, contactlessly operating measuring arrangement having a light source, an optics arrangement, and an optical detector, wherein the measuring arrangement is configured for emitting a light beam from the light source along an optical axis in the direction of an object plane of the component, guiding light components having different wavelengths, which were reflected on the object plane, through the optics arrangement in the direction of the optical detector, and wherein the optics arrangement comprises a first partial device and a second partial device, wherein the first partial device is fixedly connected via an optical waveguide to the detector, and wherein the second partial device is removably arranged on the first partial device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Fabian Reuter
  • Patent number: 10539407
    Abstract: A roughness measurement sensor (15), comprising a sliding element and a sensor tip (15.4), wherein the sensor tip (15.4) is arranged in the region of the extremal end of a sensor arm (13.1) which has a longitudinal extension parallel to a longitudinal axis (LA) and is mounted in a lever-like manner. In some embodiments, the sliding element is formed in the manner of a skid (15.3), and the skid (15.3) lies, as viewed in a sectional plane (SE), perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (LA), laterally adjacent to the sensor tip (15.4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20190368863
    Abstract: Method for analyzing surface waviness of tooth flanks of a gearwheel, comprising: measuring two or more teeth of the gearwheel, wherein a deviation of their tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured along at least one measuring path on each of the teeth; measuring at least one further tooth, wherein a deviation of its tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured along at least one partial measuring path whose length is less than the length of the measuring path; and/or measuring at least one further tooth, wherein a deviation of the tooth flank geometry from the setpoint geometry is measured by touching at least one point on the tooth flank; associating a rotational angle with each measured value and determining a geometrically captured order spectrum by order analysis of the deviations plotted over the rotational angle, wherein one or more compensation and/or interpolation functions are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20190353479
    Abstract: Roughness measurement probe (15) for scanning a surface (F), comprising an integratingly operating device (20) and an optical scanning device (30), wherein the optical scanning device (30) is arranged directly on or in the integratingly operating device (20), wherein the integratingly operating device (20) is designed, when scanning the surface (F), to predetermine a mean distance between the roughness measuring probe (15) and a larger region of the surface (F), and wherein the optical scanning device (30) is designed, when scanning the surface (F), to optically scan a smaller region of the surface (F) in a contactless manner, wherein the integratingly operating device (20) comprises an optical arrangement which is designed as a virtual skid in such a way that it images a light spot (LF) on the surface (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Patent number: 10245649
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping system for a measuring machine includes a rotary table disposed in a workpiece rotation axis and includes a chuck for the concentric accommodation of a workpiece, a rotary drive for the rotary table, an upper centering tip mountable or mounted on the measuring machine in the workpiece rotation axis vertically opposed to the rotary table, and a lower centering tip mountable or mounted on the rotary table in addition to the chuck for accommodating a workpiece between the centering tips instead of in the chuck, wherein the lower centering tip is provided and formed to be concentrically clamped in the chuck instead of a workpiece, and in that the workpiece clamping system is provided with a conveying device for vertically or vertically and horizontally conveying the lower centering tip into and from its clamping position in the chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Rainer Engels
  • Publication number: 20190064031
    Abstract: An apparatus including an NC controller, a tactile system controlled by the NC controller and movable along a measurement axis, a workpiece receptacle for receiving a workpiece, a rotational drive for rotating the workpiece receptacle with the workpiece about an axis of rotation, and a contactlessly operating sensor device arranged on the tactile system and transferable from a first position into a second position by displacement relative to the tactile system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Christof Gorgels
  • Publication number: 20190049233
    Abstract: A coordinate measuring device (10) having at least one controlled axis (A1, X1, Y1, Z1), a receptacle (13, 14) rotationally drivable about an axis of rotation (A1), an angle sensor (16), and a measuring assembly (17). The coordinate measuring device (10) moves the measuring assembly (17) relative to the gearwheel component (11) in a direction of the at least one controlled axis (A1, X1, Y1, Z1). The measuring assembly (17) has an optical, contactlessly operating sensor (20) configured as a measuring sensor and arranged on the measuring assembly (17) to emit a light beam (LS) in the direction of the gearwheel component (11). The angle sensor (16) supplies a rotational-angle-specific signal (sA1) as a function of the rotational position of the receptacle (13, 14) relative to the axis of rotation (A1), and the measuring sensor is operable in an active state by the rotational-angle-specific signal (sA1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20180128596
    Abstract: A coordinate measuring apparatus, comprising a rotatably driveable receptacle for a gear workpiece and a measuring assembly, and configured to perform feed movements and measuring movements of the measuring assembly relative to the gear workpiece on a plurality of axes, the measuring assembly including an optical switch sensor which operates in a contactless manner, which is designed as a focus trigger sensor and is arranged on the measuring assembly in such a way that it is able to emit a light beam along an optical axis in the direction of the gear workpiece, wherein a scanning movement relative to the gear workpiece can be carried out with the focus trigger sensor by using one or more of the axes, and wherein a switching signal can be provided by the focus trigger sensor whenever the gear workpiece has reached a nominal distance relative to the focus trigger sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20170292823
    Abstract: A roughness measurement sensor (15), comprising a sliding element and a sensor tip (15.4), wherein the sensor tip (15.4) is arranged in the region of the extremal end of a sensor arm (13.1) which has a longitudinal extension parallel to a longitudinal axis (LA) and is mounted in a lever-like manner. In some embodiments, the sliding element is formed in the manner of a skid (15.3), and the skid (15.3) lies, as viewed in a sectional plane (SE), perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (LA), laterally adjacent to the sensor tip (15.4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20170234668
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping systems for a measuring machine includes a rotary table disposed in a workpiece rotation axis and includes a chuck for the concentric accommodation of a workpiece, a rotary drive for the rotary table, an upper centering tip mountable or mounted on the measuring machine in the workpiece rotation axis vertically opposed to the rotary table and a lower centering tip mountable or mounted on the rotary table in addition to the chuck for accommodating a workpiece between the centering tips instead of in the chuck, wherein the lower centering tip is provided and formed to be concentrically clamped in the chuck instead of a workpiece, and in that the workpiece clamping system is provided with a conveying device for vertically or vertically and chuck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Rainer Engels
  • Publication number: 20150352641
    Abstract: The invention includes a clamping system for a workpiece on a measuring machine, with a multiple-jaw clamping chuck. A rotary drive rotates the multiple-jaw clamping chuck. The rotary drive includes a stator and a rotor. The multiple-jaw clamping chuck has a chuck body wherein the clamping jaws are radially movable for clamping a workpiece or loosening it from the clamping chuck, a flat spiral mounted rotating relative to the chuck body in positive engagement with the clamping jaws, and an outer rim rotating with respect to the stator. The flat spiral is firmly joined to the rotor of the rotary drive, but can turn relative to the chuck body in order to move the clamping jaws radially inward or outward. Using a coupling, a part of the clamping system can be secured so that the rotary drive takes on the function of adjusting the clamping jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventor: Georg MIES
  • Patent number: 8959986
    Abstract: An apparatus having a roughness sensing system and a roughness measurement sensor, wherein a slide element and a probe tip come to operation, and method of use thereof. The slide element is arranged on an extreme end of a probe pin in the form of a scan-slide element. The probe tip is integrated into the probe pin, and the distance between the scan-slide element and the probe tip is predetermined. The roughness sensing system is a 1D-, 2D- or 3D-scanning system having a parallelogram configuration. The apparatus further has a serving device which enables moving the probe pin together with the scan-slide element and the probe tip jointly over a surface to be scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Patent number: 8214074
    Abstract: Device and method for positioning a precision part on a turntable (130). The device (100) comprises at least two distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3), which operate in a contactless manner and are situated in a previously known configuration to a rotational axis (A1) of the turntable (130). The measurement axes (124.1, 124.2, 124.3) of the distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) are radially oriented in the direction of the rotational axis (A1) so that the measurement axes (124.1, 124.2, 124.3) of the distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) meet in a virtual measuring point (MV). The distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) are connected to analysis electronics (200). Output signals (a.1, a.2, a.3) of the distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) may be processed on the basis of the analysis electronics (200), in order to allow coaxial centering of the precision part (11) in relation to the rotational axis (A1) upon placement of the precision part (11) on the turntable (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Günter Mikoleizig, Frank Wellmann, Harald Wüster
  • Publication number: 20110277543
    Abstract: An apparatus having a roughness sensing system and a roughness measurement sensor, wherein a slide element and a probe tip come to operation, and method of use thereof. The slide element is arranged on an extreme end of a probe pin in the form of a scan-slide element. The probe tip is integrated into the probe pin, and the distance between the scan-slide element and the probe tip is predetermined. The roughness sensing system is a 1D-, 2D- or 3D-scanning system having a parallelogram configuration. The apparatus further has a serving device which enables moving the probe pin together with the scan-slide element and the probe tip jointly over a surface to be scanned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20100155168
    Abstract: Vehicle having a wheel suspension, a wheel (1) to be driven, which is connected to the vehicle using the wheel suspension (40), and having an electric motor (20). The vehicle also comprises a bevel gear pair (30), which is directly connected to the wheel (1) and has a fixed gear reduction, and a shaft (42), which is situated between the electric motor (20) and the bevel gear pair (30) so that the electric motor (20) is connected by means of drive technology to the wheel (1) using the shaft (42) and the bevel gear pair (30). The fastening of the electric motor (20) on the vehicle is designed so that the electric motor (20) is essentially decoupled by means of movement technology from wheel movements (B2) of the wheel (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Klingelnberg AG
    Inventor: Georg Mies
  • Publication number: 20100138006
    Abstract: Device and method for positioning a precision part on a turntable (130). The device (100) comprises at least two distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3), which operate in a contactless manner and are situated in a previously known configuration to a rotational axis (A1) of the turntable (130). The measurement axes (124.1, 124.2, 124.3) of the distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) are radially oriented in the direction of the rotational axis (A1) so that the measurement axes (124.1, 124.2, 124.3) of the distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) meet in a virtual measuring point (MV). The distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) are connected to analysis electronics (200). Output signals (a.1, a.2, a.3) of the distance sensors (121.1, 121.2, 121.3) may be processed on the basis of the analysis electronics (200), in order to allow coaxial centering of the precision part (11) in relation to the rotational axis (A1) upon placement of the precision part (11) on the turntable (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: KLINGELNBERG AG
    Inventors: Georg Mies, Günter Mikoleizig, Frank Wellmann, Harald Wüster