Patents by Inventor Gianluca Vecchini

Gianluca Vecchini 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: 10016823
    Abstract: A machine for cutting a moving object comprises a conveyor belt for carrying the object along an advancement direction at a line speed and comprises a driving and cutting unit configured to move in a cutting cycle according to a forward phase in order to perform the cutting of the moving object, and configured to move according to a return phase in order to return into the initial position of the cutting cycle. The cutting machine further comprises a processing unit configured to generate a driving signal for controlling the movement of the driving and cutting unit with an acceleration trend wherein the maximum absolute value of the acceleration within the return phase is smaller than the maximum absolute value of the acceleration within the forward phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: FIVES OTO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Gianluca Vecchini, Andrea Anesi
  • Patent number: 9434012
    Abstract: A cutting-off machine, comprising a cutting unit (2) being enabled to receive a tube (100) and to cut the tube (100) according to a plane transversal to a longitudinal axis (X) of the tube (100), movement means (8) enabled to grip stably a length (S) of cut tube (100) and move said length (S) away from the cutting unit (2) along a direction of advance (A) of the tube (100), and a cutting-off device (5) interposed between said cutting unit (2) and said movement means (8) and configured to realise cutting off of an inner welding seam (200) floating inside said tube (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: FIVES OTO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Luciano Micali, Andrea Anesi, Aleardo Chezzi, Gianluca Vecchini
  • Publication number: 20160221093
    Abstract: A cut-off machine comprising: an electric motor (2) arranged for rotatingly driving a cutting tool (10); a transmission (4) which is so structured as to transmit the rotary motion of the motor (2) to the cutting tool; a control module comprising an inverter, designed to allow adjustment of the rotational speed of the motor (2). The motor (2) is so structured as to impart, to the cutting tool, a first rotational speed suitable for performing a heating and friction-based cutoff of the material to be cut; the transmission (4) is provided with an at least two-speeds gearbox, which is so configured as to vary the speed transmitted to the tool between the first speed and second speed, the latter being lower than the first speed and suitable for performing a material removal cutoff (slow-speed saw cutoff).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: LUCIANO MICALI, ANDREA ANESI, ALEARDO CHEZZI, GIANLUCA VECCHINI
  • Publication number: 20150321368
    Abstract: It is disclosed a machine for cutting a moving object. The cutting machine comprises conveyor means for carrying the object along an advancement direction at a line speed and comprises a driving and cutting unit configured to move in a cutting cycle according to a forward phase in order to perform the cutting of the moving object, and configured to move according to a return phase in order to return into the initial position of the cutting cycle. The cutting machine further comprises a processing unit configured to generate a driving signal for controlling the movement of the driving and cutting unit with an acceleration trend wherein the maximum absolute value of the acceleration within the return phase is smaller than the maximum absolute value of the acceleration within the forward phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: GIANLUCA VECCHINI, ANDREA ANESI
  • Publication number: 20150158099
    Abstract: A cutting-off machine, comprising a cutting unit (2) being enabled to receive a tube (100) and to cut the tube (100) according to a plane transversal to a longitudinal axis (X) of the tube (100), movement means (8) enabled to grip stably a length (S) of cut tube (100) and move said length (S) away from the cutting unit (2) along a direction of advance (A) of the tube (100), and a cutting-off device (5) interposed between said cutting unit (2) and said movement means (8) and configured to realise cutting off of an inner welding seam (200) floating inside said tube (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Luciano MICALI, Andrea ANESI, Aleardo CHEZZI, Gianluca VECCHINI
  • Publication number: 20150082954
    Abstract: A method for cutting manufactured articles (M) comprises steps of advancing a manufactured article (M) along an advancement direction (A) at a predetermined speed; predisposing a cutting device (3) associated with the manufactured article (M) and movable along the advancement direction (A); advancing the cutting device (3); synchronizing the speed of advancement of the cutting device (3) with the speed of advancement of the manufactured article (M); activating the cutting device (3); retracting the cutting device (3); the steps of synchronising and activating the cutting device (3) are comprised between the advancement step and a corresponding retracting step in order to define a cutting cycle of the manufactured article (M). The cutting cycle comprises further steps of re-synchronising the speed of advancement of the cutting device (3) with the speed of advancement of the manufactured article (M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: FIVES OTO S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Anesi, Aleardo Chezzi, Gianluca Vecchini