Patents by Inventor Hagen Strasser

Hagen Strasser 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: 9664493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production plant (1), in particular for folding workpieces (2) to be produced from sheet metal, comprising a bending press (3), in particular a press brake, having a press beam (13, 16), at least one bending tool (4), such as a bending punch (5) and bending die (6), which is connected to the press beam (13, 16), and at least one angle-measuring device (46) for determining an angular position of at least one limb (35, 36) of the workpiece (2) formed by a bending operation relative to a reference plane (41, 42). The angle-measuring device (46) comprises at least one inclination sensor (39) having a reference surface (40) and the inclination sensor (39) is mounted by the angle-measuring device (46) so that it can be placed with the reference surface (40) lying in contact with a surface portion of at least one of the limbs (35, 36) of the workpiece (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Gerhard Angerer, Harald Boeck, Klemens Freudenthaler, Josef Gaggl, Matthias Hoerl, Bernhard Schneider, Hagen Strasser, Helmut Theis, Manfred Waldherr, Thomas Weiss
  • Patent number: 9547300
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine controller comprising a sensor module (4), an evaluation module (9) and a control module (5), and the sensor module (4) has a convertor which converts a mechanical variable acting on the sensor module (4) into a proportional electric characteristic variable, and the evaluation module (9) is connected via a first signal connection (8) to the sensor module (4) and via a second signal connection (11) to the control module (5). The evaluation module (9) generates a signal profile from the detected electric signal by means of an analysis of potential and/or change, which is compared with at least one reference signal profile stored in a memory means of the evaluation module (9) by means of a comparison module of the evaluation module (9), from which the control signal is generated. Furthermore, at least one of the two signal connections (8, 11) is based on a wireless design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Gerhard Angerer, Matthias Hoerl, Hagen Strasser, Helmut Theis, Thomas Weiss, Klemens Freudenthaler, Josef Gaggl
  • Publication number: 20150153148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a production plant (1), in particular for folding workpieces (2) to be produced from sheet metal, comprising a bending press (3), in particular a press brake, having a press beam (13, 16), at least one bending tool (4), such as a bending punch (5) and bending die (6), which is connected to the press beam (13, 16), and at least one angle-measuring device (46) for determining an angular position of at least one limb (35, 36) of the workpiece (2) formed by a bending operation relative to a reference plane (41, 42). The angle-measuring device (46) comprises at least one inclination sensor (39) having a reference surface (40) and the inclination sensor (39) is mounted by the angle-measuring device (46) so that it can be placed with the reference surface (40) lying in contact with a surface portion of at least one of the limbs (35, 36) of the workpiece (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Gerhard Angerer, Harald Boeck, Klemens Freudenthaler, Josef Gaggl, Matthias Hoerl, Bernhard Schneider, Hagen Strasser, Helmut Theis, Manfred Waldherr, Thomas Weiss
  • Publication number: 20130289760
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machine controller comprising a sensor module (4), an evaluation module (9) and a control module (5), and the sensor module (4) has a convertor which converts a mechanical variable acting on the sensor module (4) into a proportional electric characteristic variable, and the evaluation module (9) is connected via a first signal connection (8) to the sensor module (4) and via a second signal connection (11) to the control module (5). The evaluation module (9) generates a signal profile from the detected electric signal by means of an analysis of potential and/or change, which is compared with at least one reference signal profile stored in a memory means of the evaluation module (9) by means of a comparison module of the evaluation module (9), from which the control signal is generated. Furthermore, at least one of the two signal connections (8, 11) is based on a wireless design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: TRUMPF MASCHINEN AUSTRIA GMBH & CO. KG.
    Inventors: Gerhard Angerer, Matthias Hoerl, Hagen Strasser, Helmut Theis, Thomas Weiss
  • Patent number: 8424359
    Abstract: The invention describes a manufacturing device (1) and a method for bending blanks (4) or workpieces (5), having a bending press (2) and having a manipulator (3), which can be displaced in a raceway parallel to a longitudinal extent of a table and bending beam (10, 14), for workpiece transfer between a feeding or removal apparatus for the blanks (4) or the workpieces (5) and a forming region between bending tools (21). The manipulator (3) has an articulated-arm arrangement (33) having preferably three arms (34, 35, 36) which can be pivoted via pivoting bearing arrangements (37) about pivot axes (39) which are oriented parallel to the raceway, and said manipulator has a rotary unit (41), having a rotational axis (42) which extends perpendicularly with respect to the pivot axes (39), at one distal end of the articulated-arm arrangement (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Theis, Otto Walter, Hagen Strasser
  • Publication number: 20100269555
    Abstract: The invention describes a manufacturing device (1) and a method for bending blanks (4) or workpieces (5), having a bending press (2) and having a manipulator (3), which can be displaced in a raceway parallel to a longitudinal extent of a table and bending beam (10, 14), for workpiece transfer between a feeding or removal apparatus for the blanks (4) or the workpieces (5) and a forming region between bending tools (21). The manipulator (3) has an articulated-arm arrangement (33) having preferably three arms (34, 35, 36) which can be pivoted via pivoting bearing arrangements (37) about pivot axes (39) which are oriented parallel to the raceway, and said manipulator has a rotary unit (41), having a rotational axis (42) which extends perpendicularly with respect to the pivot axes (39), at one distal end of the articulated-arm arrangement (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Helmut Theis, Otto Walter, Hagen Strasser
  • Patent number: 7792609
    Abstract: A gripping device for a manipulation system, particularly a robot, for receiving workpieces and feeding them from a readied stack of the workpieces to a manufacturing plant such as a metal sheet folding machine, punching press, welding plant, etc. The device has a gripper head fitted with gripping means such as suction cups, magnets, tongs, etc., and a detection system for detecting characteristics of the workpiece gripped by the gripping means. A pulse emitter excites vibrations in the workpiece and the vibration spectrum of the workpiece is compared to reference vibration data to determine characteristics of the gripped workpiece, such as whether two or more workpieces are stuck together, or whether the workpiece is the correct workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Trumpf Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. Kg.
    Inventors: Hagen Strasser, Gerhard Sperrer
  • Publication number: 20060184282
    Abstract: The invention relates to as gripping device (1) for a manipulation system (5), particularly for a robot, for receiving parts and feeding manufacturing equipment, for example a metal sheet folding machine, punching press, welding plant etc., with workpieces (2) from a readied stack (3) of workpieces (2), with a gripper head (6) fitted with gripping means (7), e.g. suction cups (9), magnets, tongs, etc., and with a detection system (17) for the workpeice (2) received by the gripping means. The detection system (12) and at least one pulse emitter acting upon the workpiece (2) as a vibration exciter, and at least one vibration sensor (15) are arranged on the gripper head (6). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for operating such a gripper device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Hagen Strasser, Gerhard Sperrer
  • Patent number: 6938454
    Abstract: A manufacturing system for folding sheet bars, particularly sheet metal bars, comprising a folding press with two press beams, which are adjustable in relation to each other and provided with folding dies, whereby the folding press is fed by means of an automated manipulating system. The manipulating system has three hinged arms connected via pivoting devices to form an arrangement of hinged arms. A first hinged arm is swivel-mounted on a swivel axle extending in a swivel device parallel to a guide track of a linearly displaceable chassis. A second and a third swivel axles supporting the hinged arms are arranged extending parallel to the swivel axle of the swivel device. A gripping system and a seizing device for picking up the sheet bars are arranged in another end area of the hinged-arm arrangement. A positioning device assures that the sheet bar is correctly positioned for the folding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Hagen Strasser, Helmut Theis, Thomas Bongardt, Georg Wünsch
  • Publication number: 20050097940
    Abstract: A manufacturing system for folding sheet bars, particularly sheet metal bars, comprising a folding press with two press beams, which are adjustable in relation to each other and provided with folding dies, whereby the folding press is fed by means of an automated manipulating system. The manipulating system has three hinged arms connected via pivoting devices to form an arrangement of hinged arms. A first hinged arm is swivel-mounted on a swivel axle extending in a swivel device parallel to a guide track of a linearly displaceable chassis. A second and a third swivel axles supporting the hinged arms are arranged extending parallel to the swivel axle of the swivel device. A gripping system and a seizing device for picking up the sheet bars are arranged in another end area of the hinged-arm arrangement. A positioning device assures that the sheet bar is correctly positioned for the folding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Hagen Strasser, Helmut Theis, Thomas Bongardt, Georg Wunsch