Patents by Inventor Otmar Fischer

Otmar Fischer 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: 10646953
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device (1) includes a plasticizing unit (7), a compression unit (8), a machine head (13) that includes a spindle (54) and a component holder (34). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a spindle drive (56) and an actuation mechanism (41) that includes an actuation drive (65) for the component holder (34). The actuation drive (65) is placed between the spindle drive (56) and the spindle (54) within a drive train (57).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KUKA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer
  • Patent number: 10596656
    Abstract: A pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and a mounting (11) for the components (2,3) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device further includes a machine head (13) and an upsetting head (27) which can be moved relative one another along a machine axis (6). The mounting (11) includes a component seat (36), which is mounted on the machine frame (12) so as to be able to float between the machine head (13) and the upsetting head (27), and a preferably automatic adjusting device (17) for adaptation to different component dimensions, in particular component lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer
  • Patent number: 10543550
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device (1) are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34,35,36,37) for the components (2,3,3?,4) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a plurality of machine heads (13,14), each having a component mount (34,35), which machine heads are movably arranged on the machine frame and are connected to respective upsetting drives (22). The machine heads (13,14) and respective upsetting drives (22) can be independently driven. An upsetting head or support head (27), which is preferably secured on the frame, is arranged between the machine heads (13,14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: KUKA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 10449628
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and to a pressure welding device (1) are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34, 35, 36, 37) for the components (2, 3, 3?, 4) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) includes a machine head (13) which is arranged so as to move on the machine frame (12). The machine head (13) includes a rotatable spindle (54) and a component mounting element (34, 35) as well as an associated spindle drive (56). The machine head (13, 14) and the spindle drive (56) are separated from each other on the machine frame (12). A controllable mass decoupling (79) including an axially tolerant coupling (80), is arranged in the drive train (57) between the fixed or moveable spindle drive (56) arranged on the machine frame (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 10421149
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device are provided. The pressure welding device includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34,35,36,37), for the components (2,3,3?,4) to be welded together, and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a machine head (13,14) with a component mounting (34, 35) and an associated additional component mounting (36, 37) and the machine head (13) is moveably arranged on the machine frame (12). The pressure welding device includes a machining device (18), for the welding part (5,5?), which is associated with the machine head (13,14) or the additional component mountings (36, 37). An adjusting device (17) generates a relative movement between the machine head (13,14) and the associated additional component mounting (36,37) for machining the welding part (5,5?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 10232465
    Abstract: A pressure welding device (1) and a pressure welding method are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification unit (5), a positioning and compressing unit (6), a controller (26), and an advance unit (7) for a workpiece (3) and for the process axis (13). The advance unit (7) has an open- or closed-loop controllable hydraulic advance drive (12) that is formed as an open- or closed-loop controllable electro-hydraulic direct drive for the process axis (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Klaus Schneider, Thomas Hauck
  • Publication number: 20180290231
    Abstract: A pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and a mounting (11) for the components (2,3) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device further includes a machine head (13) and an upsetting head (27) which can be moved relative one another along a machine axis (6). The mounting (11) includes a component seat (36), which is mounted on the machine frame (12) so as to be able to float between the machine head (13) and the upsetting head (27), and a preferably automatic adjusting device (17) for adaptation to different component dimensions, in particular component lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20170348793
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and to a pressure welding device (1) are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34, 35, 36, 37) for the components (2, 3, 3?, 4) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) includes a machine head (13) which is arranged so as to move on the machine frame (12). The machine head (13) includes a rotatable spindle (54) and a component mounting element (34, 35) as well as an associated spindle drive (56). The machine head (13, 14) and the spindle drive (56) are separated from each other on the machine frame (12). A controllable mass decoupling (79) including an axially tolerant coupling (80), is arranged in the drive train (57) between the fixed or moveable spindle drive (56) arranged on the machine frame (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Harald MEYER, Klaus SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20170326667
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device (1) are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34,35,36,37) for the components (2,3,3?,4) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a plurality of machine heads (13,14), each having a component mount (34,35), which machine heads are movably arranged on the machine frame and are connected to respective upsetting drives (22). The machine heads (13,14) and respective upsetting drives (22) can be independently driven. An upsetting head or support head (27), which is preferably secured on the frame, is arranged between the machine heads (13,14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Harald MEYER, Klaus SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 9802269
    Abstract: A pressure welding method is provided and a pressure welding machine (1) is provided with a frame (10), two welding heads (13, 14), mobile along a feed axis (41), and two adjusting units (17, 18). The adjusting units (17, 18) include feed drives (23) for the welding heads (13, 14). The two adjusting units (17, 18) are mounted so as to be axially movable (41) on the frame (10) and are interlinked with an adjusting drive (25) by means of a common adjusting element (26) and supported in a closed system of forces while receiving the pressure welding forces, thereby relieving the frame (10). The common adjusting element (26) is configured as a continuous spindle (27) having two self-locking threads (28, 29) that run in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KUKA Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Rudolph, Thomas Hauck, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider, Manfred Menzinger, Otmar Fischer
  • Publication number: 20170304931
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device are provided. The pressure welding device includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34,35,36,37), for the components (2,3,3?,4) to be welded together, and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a machine head (13,14) with a component mounting (34, 35) and an associated additional component mounting (36, 37) and the machine head (13) is moveably arranged on the machine frame (12). The pressure welding device includes a machining device (18), for the welding part (5,5?), which is associated with the machine head (13,14) or the additional component mountings (36, 37). An adjusting device (17) generates a relative movement between the machine head (13,14) and the associated additional component mounting (36,37) for machining the welding part (5,5?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Harald MEYER, Klaus SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20170304932
    Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device (1) includes a plasticizing unit (7), a compression unit (8), a machine head (13) that includes a spindle (54) and a component holder (34). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a spindle drive (56) and an actuation mechanism (41) that includes an actuation drive (65) for the component holder (34). The actuation drive (65) is placed between the spindle drive (56) and the spindle (54) within a drive train (57).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20160228978
    Abstract: A pressure welding device (1) and a pressure welding method are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification unit (5), a positioning and compressing unit (6), a controller (26), and an advance unit (7) for a workpiece (3) and for the process axis (13). The advance unit (7) has an open- or closed-loop controllable hydraulic advance drive (12) that is formed as an open- or closed-loop controllable electro-hydraulic direct drive for the process axis (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Klaus SCHNEIDER, Thomas HAUCK
  • Patent number: 7975897
    Abstract: A friction welding machine (1) has two headstocks (5, 6), two spindles (8, 9) with a spindle drive (12, 13) and a workpiece holder (22). The first headstock (5) is arranged stationarily at the frame (2). The second headstock (6) is mounted axially movably at the frame (2) and is connected to a feed drive (25). The spindles (8, 9) have different sizes, the second spindle (9) and its spindle drive (13) being designed to be smaller and weaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: KUKA Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Semmlinger, Otmar Fischer, Günter Zott, Rudolf Huber
  • Publication number: 20100206861
    Abstract: A pressure welding method is provided and a pressure welding machine (1) is provided with a frame (10), two welding heads (13, 14), mobile along a feed axis (41), and two adjusting units (17, 18). The adjusting units (17, 18) include feed drives (23) for the welding heads (13, 14). The two adjusting units (17, 18) are mounted so as to be axially movable (41) on the frame (10) and are interlinked with an adjusting drive (25) by means of a common adjusting element (26) and supported in a closed system of forces while receiving the pressure welding forces, thereby relieving the frame (10). The common adjusting element (26) is configured as a continuous spindle (27) having two self-locking threads (28, 29) that run in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Frank RUDOLPH, Thomas Hauck, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider, Manfred Menzinger, Otmar Fischer
  • Publication number: 20070181639
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure welding method and a pressure welding machine (1) which is provided with a frame (10), two welding heads (13, 14), mobile along a feed axis (41), and two adjusting units (17, 18) comprising feed drives (23) for the welding heads (13, 14). The two adjusting units (17, 18) are mounted so as to be axially movable (41) on the frame (10) and are interlinked with an adjusting drive (25) by means of a common adjusting element (26) and supported in a closed system of forces while receiving the pressure welding forces, thereby relieving the frame (10). The adjusting element (26) is configured as a continuous spindle (27) having two self-locking threads (28, 29) that run in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Frank Rudolph, Thomas Hauck, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider, Manfred Menzinger, Otmar Fischer
  • Publication number: 20070101838
    Abstract: A friction welding machine (1) has two headstocks (5, 6), two spindles (8, 9) with a spindle drive (12, 13) and a workpiece holder (22). The first headstock (5) is arranged stationarily at the frame (2). The second headstock (6) is mounted axially movably at the frame (2) and is connected to a feed drive (25). The spindles (8, 9) have different sizes, the second spindle (9) and its spindle drive (13) being designed to be smaller and weaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Wolfgang Semmlinger, Otmar Fischer, Gunter Zott, Rudolf Huber