Patents by Inventor Heinz Forst

Heinz Forst 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: 8978219
    Abstract: A lathe is provided that can produce complex shapes. The lathe includes a turret movement system with a B axis, which can be activated by a control. The turret axis may be designed as an H axis, which extends in a place at right angles to the B axis and can be activated by the control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventors: Ulrich Baumann, Heinz Forst
  • Publication number: 20130032012
    Abstract: A lathe is provided that can produce complex shapes. The lathe includes a turret movement system with a B axis, which can be activated by a control. The turret axis may be designed as an H axis, which extends in a place at right angles to the B axis and can be activated by the control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky
    Inventors: Ulrich Baumann, Heinz Forst
  • Patent number: 6513410
    Abstract: The invention provides a tool support for machine tools comprising a base unit, a holding member arranged on the base unit and two supporting surfaces extending at an acute angle to one another arranged on the holding member for supporting a tool holder in first and second supporting areas. A clamping device acts on a clamping member of the tool holder such that the tool holder acts upon the supporting surfaces with the two supporting areas. The clamping element may be mounted in the holding member for rotation about an axis and bear a wedge surface movable around the axis for acting on the clamping member. The wedge surface of the clamping element may engage over the clamping member proceeding from an insert position during the rotation of the clamping element in a first direction of rotation and displace the clamping member increasingly in the clamping direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Traub Drehmaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Forst, Rainer Koeneke, Werner Sonnek
  • Patent number: 6497020
    Abstract: In order to improve a tool support for tool holders of rotationally driven tools which can be driven via a gear wheel arranged on one side of the tool holder and mounted for rotation about a gear wheel axis, comprising a receiving means provided on the tool support for at least one tool holder and a first toothed ring provided on the tool support it is suggested that a second toothed ring movable about the toothed ring axis so as to turn on a second path be provided on the tool support, that the second path have a second area of engagement nearest to the gear wheel axis for a gear wheel on the tool holder side, this area of engagement extending at a greater radial distance from the gear wheel axis that the first area of engagement and being located closer to the tool holder in the direction of the gear wheel axis than the first area of engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Traub Drehmaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Heinz Forst
  • Publication number: 20020029447
    Abstract: In order to improve a tool support for tool holders of rotationally driven tools which can be driven via a gear wheel arranged on one side of the tool holder and mounted for rotation about a gear wheel axis, comprising a receiving means provided on the tool support for at least one tool holder and a first toothed ring provided on the tool support and movable about a toothed ring axis so as to turn on a first path, wherein the first path has a first area of engagement nearest to the gear wheel axis for the gear wheel on the tool holder side, in such a manner that an adaptation of the transmission ratios can be realized in a simple manner it is suggested that a second toothed ring movable about the toothed ring axis so as to turn on a second path be provided on the tool support, that the second path have a second area of engagement nearest to the gear wheel axis for a gear wheel on the tool holder side, this area of engagement extending at a greater radial distance from the gear wheel axis that the first area o
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventor: Heinz Forst
  • Publication number: 20010039705
    Abstract: In order to improve a tool support for machine tools comprising a base unit, a holding member which is arranged on the base unit and on which two supporting surfaces extending at an acute angle to one another are arranged for supporting a tool holder in a first supporting area and a second supporting area, and a clamping device for acting on a clamping member of the tool holder in a clamping direction extending in such a manner that the tool holder acts upon the supporting surfaces with the first and the second supporting areas, in such a manner that clamping of a tool holder is possible in as simple a way as possible it is suggested that the clamping element be mounted in the holding member for rotation about an axis and bear a wedge surface movable on a path around the axis for acting on the clamping member, and that the wedge surface of the clamping element engage over the clamping member proceeding from an insert position during the rotation of the clamping element in a first direction of rotation and act
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Traub Drehmaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Forst, Rainer Koeneke, Werner Sonnek