Patents by Inventor Huchen ZHANG

Huchen ZHANG 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).

  • Method and device for testing gearwheels
    Patent number: 10371597
    Abstract: A apparatus is provided for carrying out an optical test method for a gearwheel. The testing apparatus includes a first camera for capturing image data of a first type of tooth flanks of the gearwheel to be tested, a position sensor for determining a rotational position of the gearwheel to be tested, a control device for evaluating the rotational position determined by this position sensor and for controlling the camera on the basis of this turning position, and a first illuminating device designed for illuminating an area of the gearwheel to be tested, which area is provided for capturing the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Huchen Zhang, Anton Wildfeuer, Rainer Annast
  • Method and Device for Testing Gearwheels
    Publication number: 20170356824
    Abstract: A apparatus is provided for carrying out an optical test method for a gearwheel. The testing apparatus includes a first camera for capturing image data of a first type of tooth flanks of the gearwheel to be tested, a position sensor for determining a rotational position of the gearwheel to be tested, a control device for evaluating the rotational position determined by this position sensor and for controlling the camera on the basis of this turning position, and a first illuminating device designed for illuminating an area of the gearwheel to be tested, which area is provided for capturing the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Huchen ZHANG, Anton WILDFEUER, Rainer ANNAST