Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz Hennig

Karl-Heinz Hennig 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).

  • Clamping mechanism for clamping sheet metal workpieces
    Patent number: 6783053
    Abstract: A clamping mechanism for locating sheet metal components includes a carrier plate and a clamping jaw swivel-mounted in relation to the carrier plate, the sheet metal components being clamped in contact areas between the carrier plate and the clamping jaw. The carrier plate is bolted to a support element, which is fixed to a base unit. Between the carrier plate and the support element there is an intermediate plate, which is positioned in relation to the carrier plate by a first set of locating pins and in relation to the support element by a second set of locating pins. The use of an intermediate plate with modified orientation of the locating pins may enable the carrier plate together with the component contact areas provided thereon to be displaced in relation to the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Volker Boettinger, Karl-Heinz Hennig, Wolfgang Keller, Achim Maeutner, Hans Schikotanz, Roland Windheim
  • Clamping mechanism for clamping sheet metal workpieces
    Publication number: 20040026841
    Abstract: A clamping mechanism for locating sheet metal components includes a carrier plate and a clamping jaw swivel-mounted in relation to the carrier plate, the sheet metal components being clamped in contact areas between the carrier plate and the clamping jaw. The carrier plate is bolted to a support element, which is fixed to a base unit. Between the carrier plate and the support element there is an intermediate plate, which is positioned in relation to the carrier plate by a first set of locating pins and in relation to the support element by a second set of locating pins. The use of an intermediate plate with modified orientation of the locating pins may enable the carrier plate together with the component contact areas provided thereon to be displaced in relation to the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Volker Boettinger, Karl-Heinz Hennig, Wolfgang Keller, Achim Maeutner, Hans Schikotanz, Roland Windheim