Patents by Inventor Hakan Hvittfeldt

Hakan Hvittfeldt 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: 7188544
    Abstract: An industrial delta robot with an arm system rotatable in space and including a base section, a moveable plate, several multi-jointed pull rods and a telescopic axle arranged between the base section and the moveable plate, opposite ends of the pull rods and of the telescopic axle being connected with the base section and the moveable plate respectively, and the telescopic axle comprising an inner axle and an outer tube arranged on the inner axle and displaceable in a longitudinal direction where a pair of end-to-end torsional rigid bushings are arranged in a stationary manner on the outer tube in which the inner axle is mounted to be displaceable, the bushings being spaced apart at confronting inner ends to form a transversely extending lubrication pocket for continuous lubrication of the inner axle during movement relative to the bushings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Fredrik Persson, Hakan Hvittfeldt, Jan Larsson, Pierre Mikaelsson
  • Patent number: 6766711
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an industrial robot according to the delta concept with an arm system (2) intended for rotation in space that comprises a base section (4), a movable plate (6), several jointed struts (8) and a telescopic shaft (10, 40) arranged between the base section and the movable plate, in which opposite ends (12, 14) of the struts and the telescopic shaft are connected to the base section and to the movable plate, respectively, and in which the telescopic shaft (10, 40) comprises a first telescopic arm (16, 46) and a second telescopic arm (18, 48) that are arranged longitudinally displaceable relative to each other, that each telescopic arm (16, 18; 46, 48) comprises at least two rods (20, 22; 50, 52) that are attached to holders (24-27; 54-57) at their respective end sections. The present invention also includes a method and an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: HÃ¥kan Hvittfeldt, Pierre Mikaelsson
  • Publication number: 20040143876
    Abstract: An industrial delta robot with an arm system rotatable in space and including a base section, a moveable plate, several multi-jointed pull rods and a telescopic axle arranged between the base section and the moveable plate, opposite ends of the pull rods and of the telescopic axle being connected with the base section and the moveable plate respectively, and the telescopic axle comprising an inner axle and an outer tube arranged on the inner axle and displaceable in a longitudinal direction where a pair of end-to-end torsional rigid bushings are arranged in a stationary manner on the outer tube in which the inner axle is mounted to be displaceable, the bushings being spaced apart at confronting inner ends to form a transversely extending lubrication pocket for continuous lubrication of the inner axle during movement relative to the bushings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Fredrik Persson, Hakan Hvittfeldt, Jan Larsson, Pierre Mikaelsson
  • Publication number: 20030121350
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an industrial robot according to the delta concept with an arm system (2) intended for rotation in space that comprises a base section (4), a movable plate (6), several jointed struts (8) and a telescopic shaft (10, 40) arranged between the base section and the movable plate, in which opposite ends (12, 14) of the struts and the telescopic shaft are connected to the base section and to the movable plate, respectively, and in which the telescopic shaft (10, 40) comprises a first telescopic arm (16, 46) and a second telescopic arm (18, 48) that are arranged longitudinally displaceable relative to each other, that each telescopic arm (16, 18; 46, 48) comprises at least two rods (20, 22; 50, 52) that are attached to holders (24-27; 54-57) at their respective end sections. The present invention also includes a method and an application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Hakan Hvittfeldt, Pierre Mikaelsson
  • Patent number: 6577093
    Abstract: A manipulator for an environment with hygienic requirements, comprising a stationary element (1) with a plurality of drive means (2), and arms (3) attached to the drive means, which arms, via a respective linkage (4), support a movable element (5). The drive means (2) are enclosed in an enclosure (6) which encloses a gaseous coolant which, by a forced flow, takes up heat from the motors of the drive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Hakan Hvittfeldt, Jan Larsson, Pierre Mikaelsson, Fredik Persson
  • Patent number: 6419211
    Abstract: A manipulator comprising a linkage with at least two links (1, 4) which have ball joints (3, 6) at their ends, and a spring device (10) which exerts a tensile force between the links. The spring device (10) comprises a first drawing device (11) with a first angle device (18), a second drawing device (12) with a second angle device (19), which are arranged, displaceable in parallel, side-by-side, and a spring member (13) arranged between the angle devices. The tensile force arises by the spring member exerting a compressive force against the angle devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Hakan Hvittfeldt, Jan Larsson, Pierre Mikaelsson, Fredik Persson