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).
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Patent number: 10646953Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: KUKA DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer
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Patent number: 10596656Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBHInventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer
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Patent number: 10543550Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: KUKA DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider
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Patent number: 10449628Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBHInventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider
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Patent number: 10421149Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBHInventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider
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Patent number: 10232465Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBHInventors: Michael Büchler, Otmar Fischer, Klaus Schneider, Thomas Hauck
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Publication number: 20180290231Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER
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Publication number: 20170348793Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: KUKA INDUSTRIES GMBHInventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Harald MEYER, Klaus SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20170326667Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Harald MEYER, Klaus SCHNEIDER
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Patent number: 9802269Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: KUKA Systems GmbHInventors: Frank Rudolph, Thomas Hauck, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider, Manfred Menzinger, Otmar Fischer
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Publication number: 20170304931Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Harald MEYER, Klaus SCHNEIDER
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Publication number: 20170304932Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER
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Publication number: 20160228978Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Michael BÜCHLER, Otmar FISCHER, Klaus SCHNEIDER, Thomas HAUCK
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Patent number: 7975897Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: KUKA Systems GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Semmlinger, Otmar Fischer, Günter Zott, Rudolf Huber
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Publication number: 20100206861Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Frank RUDOLPH, Thomas Hauck, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider, Manfred Menzinger, Otmar Fischer
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Publication number: 20070181639Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2005Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: Frank Rudolph, Thomas Hauck, Harald Meyer, Klaus Schneider, Manfred Menzinger, Otmar Fischer
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Publication number: 20070101838Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2005Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Wolfgang Semmlinger, Otmar Fischer, Gunter Zott, Rudolf Huber