Patents by Inventor Karl-Martin Ribbeck
Karl-Martin Ribbeck 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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Publication number: 20220379395Abstract: A method for machining and measuring workpieces includes: machining a workpiece by a gear cutting process, wherein a tooth flank of the workpiece is produced or machined; measuring an actual geometry of the tooth flank produced by the gear cutting process by a measuring process; determining a deviation of the actual geometry from a predetermined nominal geometry of the tooth flank; determining a corrected gear cutting process for at least partially reducing the deviation; and machining the workpiece and/or a further workpiece by the corrected gear cutting process. The determination of the corrected gear cutting process for at least partial reduction of the deviation has the specification that a distinction is made between first and second evaluation areas of the tooth flank, wherein first and second permissible deviations of the actual geometry from the nominal geometry is specified for the evaluation areas of the tooth flank, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventor: Karl-Martin RIBBECK
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Patent number: 11305362Abstract: A method for the chip-producing machining of a gear wheel workpiece in a machine uses a cutting tool having at least two geometrically defined cutting edges, which produce material in chip form on the gear wheel workpiece during chip-producing machining. The chip-producing machining is defined by method parameters. The method includes computer-assisted analysis of the production of chips on the multiple cutting edges of the cutting tool and computer-assisted ascertainment of relative forces which will occur on the multiple cutting edges of the cutting tool during the production of chips. The method further includes optimizing the chip-producing machining to prevent the relative forces from exceeding a predetermined limiting value or reaching a limiting range. The optimization step includes providing adapted method parameters by modifying at least one of the method parameters. Chip-producing machining of the gear wheel workpiece is performed using the adapted method parameter(s).Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Inventor: Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Publication number: 20210402495Abstract: A method for producing gears, includes the following: machining of gears with a gear tool in a single-indexing method, wherein the gear tool produces tooth gaps on each of the gears by machining. A pitch compensation with compensation parameters is predefined for the gears; wherein the compensation parameters are predefined by a machine control as a function of a wear condition of the gear tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Karl-Martin RIBBECK, Jürgen WEBER
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Publication number: 20210078090Abstract: Method for grinding a bevel gear, comprising the method steps of clamping a bevel gear (14) to be ground on a workpiece spindle (12) of a bevel gear grinding machine (2); first grinding of the tooth flanks (16, 18) of the bevel gear (14) with a first grinding tool (6), wherein the first grinding tool (6) is arranged on a first tool spindle (4) of the bevel gear grinding machine (2); fine grinding of the tooth flanks (16, 18) of the bevel gear (14) with a second grinding tool (10), wherein the second grinding tool (10) is arranged on a second tool spindle (8) of the bevel gear grinding machine (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Rolf Schalaster
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Patent number: 10857607Abstract: Method for gear cutting a bevel gear workpiece, wherein a preliminary machining phase includes a first machining procedure, wherein a first relative infeed movement moves the gear cutting tool into a first starting position relative to the bevel gear workpiece, the gear cutting tool penetrates the material of the bevel gear workpiece relative to the bevel gear workpiece, proceeding from the first starting position up to a first end position, and the gear cutting tool and bevel gear workpiece carry out a first rolling procedure in a first rolling range, carrying out a further rolling procedure, in order to post-machine at least one of the tooth gaps on the bevel gear workpiece using the rotationally-driven gear cutting tool or another rotationally-driven gear cutting tool, wherein in the scope of this further rolling, a rolling rotation is carried out in a further rolling range, which differs from the first rolling range.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Inventors: Rafael Frischtatzky, Timon Rabanus, Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Publication number: 20200246890Abstract: Method for the chip-producing machining of a gear wheel workpiece in a machine using a cutting tool having at least two geometrically defined cutting edges, which produce material in chip form on the gear wheel workpiece during chip-producing machining, wherein the chip-producing machining is defined by method parameters, the method including computer-assisted analysis of the production of chips on the multiple cutting edges of the cutting tool; computer-assisted ascertainment of relative forces which will occur on the multiple cutting edges of the cutting tool during the production of chips; optimizing the chip-producing machining to prevent the relative forces from exceeding a predetermined limiting value or reaching a limiting range, wherein adapted method parameters are provided in the scope of the optimization by an adaptation of at least one of the method parameters, and carrying out the chip-producing machining of the gear wheel workpiece using the adapted method parameter(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventor: Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Patent number: 10695851Abstract: A method for deburring bevel gears using a deburring tool, which comprises at least one cutting edge, having the following steps: rotationally driving the deburring tool around a deburring spindle axis, rotationally driving a bevel gear around a workpiece spindle axis, wherein the rotational driving of the deburring tool and the rotational driving of the bevel gear take place in a coupled manner with an inverse coupling transmission ratio, it is a continuous method for deburring, in which the cutting edge executes a relative flight movement in relation to the bevel gear, the relative flight movement is defined by a hypocycloid, and wherein a burr is removed at least on one tooth edge of a tooth gap in the region of the bevel gear toe and/or the bevel gear heel by a cutting contact of the cutting edge with the tooth edge.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: KLINGELNBERG GMBHInventors: Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Gary Töpfer, Jürgen Weber
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Publication number: 20200147706Abstract: A deburring tool including a tool base body defining a blade shaft and a bar blade defining a cutting profile having a main cutting edge and a secondary cutting edge, wherein at least a portion of the main cutting edge and/or the secondary cutting edge is concave or convex, the bar blade is held in the blade shaft, and the deburring tool is configured to deburr a bevel gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventor: Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Publication number: 20190224767Abstract: A method for deburring bevel gears using a deburring tool, which comprises at least one cutting edge, having the following steps: rotationally driving the deburring tool around a deburring spindle axis, rotationally driving a bevel gear around a workpiece spindle axis, wherein the rotational driving of the deburring tool and the rotational driving of the bevel gear take place in a coupled manner with an inverse coupling transmission ratio, it is a continuous method for deburring, in which the cutting edge executes a relative flight movement in relation to the bevel gear, the relative flight movement is defined by a hypocycloid, and wherein a burr is removed at least on one tooth edge of a tooth gap in the region of the bevel gear toe and/or the bevel gear heel by a cutting contact of the cutting edge with the tooth edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Gary Töpfer, Jürgen Weber
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Publication number: 20190217407Abstract: Method for gear cutting a bevel gear workpiece, wherein a preliminary machining phase includes a first machining procedure, wherein a first relative infeed movement moves the gear cutting tool into a first starting position relative to the bevel gear workpiece, the gear cutting tool penetrates the material of the bevel gear workpiece relative to the bevel gear workpiece, proceeding from the first starting position up to a first end position, and the gear cutting tool and bevel gear workpiece carry out a first rolling procedure in a first rolling range, carrying out a further rolling procedure, in order to post-machine at least one of the tooth gaps on the bevel gear workpiece using the rotationally-driven gear cutting tool or another rotationally-driven gear cutting tool, wherein in the scope of this further rolling, a rolling rotation is carried out in a further rolling range, which differs from the first rolling range.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Rafael Frischtatzky, Timon Rabanus, Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Patent number: 10245664Abstract: Bevel gear cutting machines having multiple numerically-controllable axes, a workpiece spindle, which accommodates a bevel gear coaxially in relation to a workpiece spindle axis, and a deburring device having a deburring spindle for accommodating at least one first deburring tool. The bevel gear cutting machines may chamfer tooth edges of the bevel gear in two passes, where, in a first pass, first chamfers are provided on the tooth edges by using the first deburring tool, and, in a second pass, second chamfers are provided in the region of the first chamfers by using the first deburring tool or by using a second deburring tool in a continuous procedure, in which the bevel gear and the first or second deburring tool rotate in a coupled manner while engaged with one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AGInventors: Ji Kyung Yoon, Jürgen Weber, Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Patent number: 10209051Abstract: A method and apparatus for carrying out contact measurement on at least one tooth flank of a gearwheel workpiece including the steps of: predetermining or defining a maximum region relating to the tooth flank, predetermining or defining a critical region relating to the tooth flank that overlaps the maximum region at least in part, executing relative movements of a probe of a measuring apparatus to guide the probe along the tooth flank to obtain actual measured values with a first resolution for a plurality of locations on the tooth flank within the maximum region, and obtain actual measured values with a second resolution for a plurality of locations on the tooth flank within the critical region, wherein the second resolution is higher than the first resolution.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AGInventors: Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Rafael Frischtatzky, Rolf Schalaster
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Patent number: 10185302Abstract: A method for operating a gear cutting machine comprising the following steps: machining a first workpiece (1) in the machine, wherein the first workpiece (1) heats up due to the machining, determining at least one characteristic workpiece variable in the first workpiece (1) in the heated state, wherein a measuring device of the machine is used for the determination, determining a compensation on the basis of the at least one characteristic workpiece variable of the first workpiece (1) and at least one characteristic workpiece variable of a reference workpiece, wherein the characteristic workpiece variable of the reference workpiece is determined in the machine after a steady-state temperature has been reached, at least one compensation value is determined in the course of determining the compensation, adjusting of the machine setting by taking into account the at least one compensation value, and machining a further workpiece (2) in the machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AGInventors: Jürgen Weber, Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Herbert Blasberg
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Publication number: 20180297134Abstract: A deburring device (50) for deburring bevel gears, having a first deburring spindle (51) for attaching a first deburring tool (60.1), wherein the first deburring spindle (51) is rotationally drivable by means of a drive about a first deburring spindle axis (Q1), wherein the deburring device (50) additionally comprises a second deburring spindle (52) for attaching a second deburring tool (60.2), wherein the second deburring spindle (52) is rotationally drivable by means of a drive about a second deburring spindle axis (Q2), and wherein the first deburring spindle axis (Q1) and the second deburring spindle axis (Q2) extend parallel to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Ji Kyung Yoon, Jürgen Weber, Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Publication number: 20180085839Abstract: Bevel gear cutting machines having multiple numerically-controllable axes, a workpiece spindle, which accommodates a bevel gear coaxially in relation to a workpiece spindle axis, and a deburring device having a deburring spindle for accommodating at least one first deburring tool. The bevel gear cutting machines may chamfer tooth edges of the bevel gear in two passes, where, in a first pass, first chamfers are provided on the tooth edges by using the first deburring tool, and, in a second pass, second chamfers are provided in the region of the first chamfers by using the first deburring tool or by using a second deburring tool in a continuous procedure, in which the bevel gear and the first or second deburring tool rotate in a coupled manner while engaged with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Jikyung Yoon, Jürgen Weber, Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Publication number: 20180056416Abstract: Semi-completing single indexing methods for machining the tooth flanks of a face coupling workpiece. A tool is used which includes at least one cutting head having two cutting edges or two grinding surfaces. Exemplary methods include executing at least one first relative setting movement, to achieve a first relative setting, finish machining a first tooth flank of a tooth gap of the face coupling workpiece using a first cutting edge or using a first grinding surface of the tool and simultaneously pre-machining a second tooth flank of the second tooth gap using the second cutting edge or using the second grinding surface, executing at least one second relative setting movement, to achieve a second relative setting, and finish machining the second tooth flank of the same or a further tooth gap using a second cutting edge or using the second grinding surface of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventor: Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Publication number: 20180052440Abstract: A method for operating a gear cutting machine comprising the following steps: machining a first workpiece (1) in the machine, wherein the first workpiece (1) heats up due to the machining, determining at least one characteristic workpiece variable in the first workpiece (1) in the heated state, wherein a measuring device of the machine is used for the determination, determining a compensation on the basis of the at least one characteristic workpiece variable of the first workpiece (1) and at least one characteristic workpiece variable of a reference workpiece, wherein the characteristic workpiece variable of the reference workpiece is determined in the machine after a steady-state temperature has been reached, at least one compensation value is determined in the course of determining the compensation, adjusting of the machine setting by taking into account the at least one compensation value, and machining a further workpiece (2) in the machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Jürgen Weber, Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Herbert Blasberg
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Publication number: 20170356732Abstract: A method and apparatus for carrying out contact measurement on at least one tooth flank of a gearwheel workpiece including the steps of: predetermining or defining a maximum region relating to the tooth flank, predetermining or defining a critical region relating to the tooth flank that overlaps the maximum region at least in part, executing relative movements of a probe of a measuring apparatus to guide the probe along the tooth flank to obtain actual measured values with a first resolution for a plurality of locations on the tooth flank within the maximum region, and obtain actual measured values with a second resolution for a plurality of locations on the tooth flank within the critical region, wherein the second resolution is higher than the first resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Rafael Frischtatzky, Rolf Schalaster
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Patent number: 9757840Abstract: Method for compensating temperature-induced deviations in a grinding machine includes controlling the movements of the dressing tool relative to the grinding tool in order to relatively move the dressing tool towards the grinding tool; checking whether a first-cut detection signalizes a contact of the grinding tool and the dressing tool; repeating the controlling and checking steps until a contact between the grinding tool and the dressing tool is detected, and when the contact is detected, then (i) recording the Current Position, and (ii) carrying out a compensation calculation using the Current Position and a reference position.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: KLINGELNBERG AGInventor: Karl-Martin Ribbeck
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Patent number: 9440328Abstract: The invention relates to a method for ascertaining topography deviations of a dressing tool. The method includes executing a predefined relative movement of a dressing tool in relation to a dressable grinding tool, wherein during the execution of the relative movement, at least one contour region of the dressing tool is transferred into a transfer region of the grinding tool. A plunging body made of material which can be ground in the machine is provided. The transfer region of the grinding tool is moved into the vicinity of the plunging body by a relative infeed movement. A rotational movement of the grinding tool around an axis of rotation is executed. Plunging the transfer region of the grinding tool into the material of the plunging body, to thus perform a transfer of the topography of the transfer region into an imaging region of the plunging body.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Klingelnberg AGInventor: Karl-Martin Ribbeck