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).

  • Patent number: 10215228
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: WEISS GMBH
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Publication number: 20170276174
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Patent number: 6904679
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Publication number: 20040213486
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: INA WALZLAGER SCHAEFFLER oHG.
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Patent number: 6808309
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Patent number: 6637941
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Patent number: 6481893
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Publication number: 20020048417
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Publication number: 20010012416
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventor: Heinz Greiner
  • Patent number: 5727884
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Heinz Greiner, Thomas Winkler, Annette Welsch, Horst Friedrich, Frank Scheib
  • Patent number: 5672011
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Jean Marie Eder, Friedrich Holweg, Heinz Greiner
  • Patent number: 5549391
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Hydrel AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Engbersen, Heinz Greiner, Peter Schorscher
  • Patent number: 5230568
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: INA Lineartechnik oHG
    Inventors: Heinz Greiner, Richard Negele, Siegmund H. Kaiser