Patents by Inventor Heinz Greiner
Heinz Greiner 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).
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Patent number: 10215228Abstract: A transfer system for transporting objects is disclosed. It includes a guide rail, which has a light-metal main body and at least one guide element, which is connected to the light-metal main body and has a guide surface. A slide for accommodating at least one object and a bearing, which interacts with the guide element and supports the slide on the guide rail in such a way that the slide can move linearly is also included. The guide rail has at least one magnetic fastening means, which makes it possible to temporarily fasten the guide rail by magnetic clamping, in particular in order to process the guide surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: WEISS GMBHInventor: Heinz Greiner
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Publication number: 20170276174Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer system for transporting objects. It includes a guide rail, which has a light-metal main body and at least one guide element, which is connected to the light-metal main body and has a guide surface. A slide for accommodating at least one object and a bearing, which interacts with the guide element and supports the slide on the guide rail in such a way that the slide can move linearly is also included. The guide rail has at least one magnetic fastening means, which makes it possible to temporarily fasten the guide rail by means of a magnetic clamping device, in particular in order to process the guide surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventor: Heinz Greiner
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Patent number: 6904679Abstract: A linear rolling bearing has a guide carriage (1) that is U-shaped in cross-section and has two U-legs (6). The guide carriage (1) is slidably supported through balls (3) on two longitudinal sides of a guide rail (2). Each U-leg (6) comprises on an inner surface opposing the guide rail (2) a ground raceway (10) for the balls (3). The raceway (10) is made by a grinding wheel whose diameter is larger than the diagonal dimension of the carriage cavity (7). According to the invention, a stop surface (12) having a retaining contour for a guide member (4) containing the balls (3) is configured on a guide rail-distal outer surface of each U-leg (6) of the guide carriage (1), and the raceway (10) on one of the two U-legs (6) and the stop surface (12) having the retaining contour on the other of the two U-legs (6) are made in common in one work step by the grinding wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2004Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHGInventor: Heinz Greiner
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Publication number: 20040213486Abstract: A linear rolling bearing has a guide carriage (1) that is U-shaped in cross-section and has two U-legs (6). The guide carriage (1) is slidably supported through balls (3) on two longitudinal sides of a guide rail (2). Each U-leg (6) comprises on an inner surface opposing the guide rail (2) a ground raceway (10) for the balls (3). The raceway (10) is made by a grinding wheel whose diameter is larger than the diagonal dimension of the carriage cavity (7). According to the invention, a stop surface (12) having a retaining contour for a guide member (4) containing the balls (3) is configured on a guide rail-distal outer surface of each U-leg (6) of the guide carriage (1), and the raceway (10) on one of the two U-legs (6) and the stop surface (12) having the retaining contour on the other of the two U-legs (6) are made in common in one work step by the grinding wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: INA WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER oHG.Inventor: Heinz Greiner
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Patent number: 6808309Abstract: A linear rolling bearing has a guide carriage (1) that is U-shaped in cross-section and has two U-legs (6). The guide carriage (1) is slidably supported through balls (3) on two longitudinal sides of a guide rail (2). Each U-leg (6) comprises on an inner surface opposing the guide rail (2) a ground raceway (10) for the balls (3). The raceway (10) is made by a grinding wheel whose diameter is larger than the diagonal dimension of the carriage cavity (7). According to the invention, a stop surface (12) having a retaining contour for a guide member (4) containing the balls (3) is configured on a guide rail-distal outer surface of each U-leg (6) of the guide carriage (1), and the raceway (10) on one of the two U-legs (6) and the stop surface (12) having the retaining contour on the other of the two U-legs (6) are made in common in one work step by the grinding wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2001Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHGInventor: Heinz Greiner
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Patent number: 6637941Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing comprising a shaft (1) acting as a guide rail and having a profiled or round, particularly circular cross-section, an outer peripheral surface of the shaft forming raceways (6) extending in longitudinal direction for rolling elements, for example, balls, cylindrical rollers or convex rollers, the linear rolling bearing further comprising a cup (2) surrounding the shaft (1) and the rolling elements (3), said cup comprising on an inner surface opposing raceways (7) for the rolling elements (3) while being arranged in a reception or a bore (10) of a connecting structure (11), the cup (2) has a divided configuration in longitudinal direction and is composed of a plurality of segments that comprise the opposing raceways (7) and further comprise support surfaces extending parallel to the opposing raceways (7), through which support surfaces, the segments are supported on one another in peripheral direction of the cup (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHGInventor: Heinz Greiner
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Patent number: 6481893Abstract: A linear rolling bearing comprises a guide carriage (46) that is slidably supported through balls (3) on a guide rail (41). The balls (45) are retained in two guide members (47) that are detachably secured to a base body of the guide carriage (46) covering the upper side of the guide rail (41) and are arranged on longitudinal sides of the guide rail (41) that comprise raceways (50). For each endless circuit of balls, the guide members (47) comprise one raceway (51) for load-bearing balls (45), one return channel (48) for returning balls (45) and two deflecting channels that connect the regions of the load-bearing and returning balls (45) to each other. The guide members (47) are made of an elastic material, and the return channel (48) of each guide member (47) comprises an opening (49) that extends over its entire length and has a width that is smaller than the diameter of the inserted balls (45).Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHGInventor: Heinz Greiner
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Publication number: 20020048417Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing comprising a shaft (1) acting as a guide rail and having a profiled or round, particularly circular cross-section, an outer peripheral surface of the shaft forming raceways (6) extending in longitudinal direction for rolling elements, for example, balls, cylindrical rollers or convex rollers, the linear rolling bearing further comprising a cup (2) surrounding the shaft (1) and the rolling elements (3), said cup comprising on an inner surface opposing raceways (7) for the rolling elements (3) while being arranged in a reception or a bore (10) of a connecting structure (11), the cup (2) has a divided configuration in longitudinal direction and is composed of a plurality of segments that comprise the opposing raceways (7) and further comprise support surfaces extending parallel to the opposing raceways (7), through which support surfaces, the segments are supported on one another in peripheral direction of the cup (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventor: Heinz Greiner
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Publication number: 20010012416Abstract: A linear rolling bearing has a guide carriage (1) that is U-shaped in cross-section and has two U-legs (6). The guide carriage (1) is slidably supported through balls (3) on two longitudinal sides of a guide rail (2). Each U-leg (6) comprises on an inner surface opposing the guide rail (2) a ground raceway (10) for the balls (3). The raceway (10) is made by a grinding wheel whose diameter is larger than the diagonal dimension of the carriage cavity (7). According to the invention, a stop surface (12) having a retaining contour for a guide member (4) containing the balls (3) is configured on a guide rail-distal outer surface of each U-leg (6) of the guide carriage (1), and the raceway (10) on one of the two U-legs (6) and the stop surface (12) having the retaining contour on the other of the two U-legs (6) are made in common in one work step by the grinding wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2001Publication date: August 9, 2001Inventor: Heinz Greiner
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Patent number: 5727884Abstract: In a linear rolling bearing comprising a solid guide rail and a U-shaped carrier body engaging therearound, the carrier body (2) being slidably supported on the guide rail by rolling elements, each deflector comprises a housing and two deflecting shells (10) inserted therein with clearance, on which shells the webs extending into the load-bearing regions for the rolling elements are formed as centering webs (11), and each deflecting shell (10) additionally comprises a projecting, centering collar (12) which extends into a return bore (6) of the carrier body (2).Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1997Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler KGInventors: Heinz Greiner, Thomas Winkler, Annette Welsch, Horst Friedrich, Frank Scheib
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Patent number: 5672011Abstract: The invention concerns a rolling bearing for linear movements comprising a carrier which is displaceable along a guide rail and supported on two longitudinal sides of the guide rail on several pairs of rolling element circuits, a one-piece cage being associated with each longitudinal side and each rolling element circuit being comprised of a rectilinear row of load-transmitting rolling elements guided by the cage, a row of returning rolling elements arranged in a return passage in the carrier and two rolling element deflector arches connecting the two said rows at ends thereof, a part of each deflector arch being arranged in the one-piece cage as a continuation of the rectilinear row of rolling elements while another part of the deflector arch is arranged in a head piece disposed on an adjacent end face of the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1995Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler KGInventors: Jean Marie Eder, Friedrich Holweg, Heinz Greiner
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Patent number: 5549391Abstract: The linear bearing consists of two identical rails (2, 3), each with two V-shaped grooves (10), in each of which a row of rolls (4) rolls off. The rolls (4) are contained in a ribbon-shaped flat cage (5) and are held there positively and captively. A high load capacity, economical manufacture, and a longer lifetime are achieved thereby.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1995Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: Hydrel AGInventors: Gerhard Engbersen, Heinz Greiner, Peter Schorscher
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Patent number: 5230568Abstract: A linear bearing with revolving roller elements has a carrier body on which a closed track is formed, the runner elements moving on this track, which comprises a load track, a return track, and two substantially U-shaped roller element deflection tracks. Lateral guide means are provided for the roller elements: the guide means have homogeneous lateral guide walls for the roller elements and are formed to be step-free and continuous over the length of the load track and over at least part of the adjacent deflection tracks.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1991Date of Patent: July 27, 1993Assignee: INA Lineartechnik oHGInventors: Heinz Greiner, Richard Negele, Siegmund H. Kaiser