Patents by Inventor Peter Kopton

Peter Kopton 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: 12667897
    Abstract: A method for producing a workpiece threaded hole by a tapping tool, with a drilling stroke, in which the rotating tapping tool is driven into the workpiece in a drilling direction to a nominal drilling depth, and so forming a thread-free pilot hole, and with a tap-ping stroke in which the tapping tool produces an internal thread in the pilot hole with a tapping feed rate and a tapping speed synchronized therewith. The drilling stroke is followed by a reversing stroke in which the tapping tool is guided out of the pilot hole in a reversing direction opposite to the drilling direction. The tapping tool is then radially displaced by a radial offset in an offset stroke. Then, in the tapping stroke, the radially controlled, rotating tapping tool is guided in a circular rotary motion along a circular path around the hole axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Publication number: 20230094117
    Abstract: A method for producing a workpiece threaded hole by a tapping tool, with a drilling stroke, in which the rotating tapping tool is driven into the workpiece in a drilling direction to a nominal drilling depth, and so forming a thread-free pilot hole, and with a tap-ping stroke in which the tapping tool produces an internal thread in the pilot hole with a tapping feed rate and a tapping speed synchronized therewith. The drilling stroke is followed by a reversing stroke in which the tapping tool is guided out of the pilot hole in a reversing direction opposite to the drilling direction. The tapping tool is then radially displaced by a radial offset in an offset stroke. Then, in the tapping stroke, the radially controlled, rotating tapping tool is guided in a circular rotary motion along a circular path around the hole axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter KOPTON
  • Patent number: 11407049
    Abstract: A tapping tool for producing a threaded bore having an internal thread in a workpiece. The tapping tool has a main cutting edge on its drill tip and a thread profile trailing in a tapping direction. The method has a tapping stroke in which the tapping tool is driven into the workpiece at a tapping feed rate in the tapping direction and at a tapping speed synchronized therewith and the main cutting edge of the tool produces a core hole bore and the tool thread profile forms an internal thread on the inner wall of the core hole bore. Chips are produced in the tapping stroke, which are conveyed out of the threaded bore in a chip removal direction opposite to the tapping direction and collide with thread flanks of the internal thread facing toward the chips to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Patent number: 11192196
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for forming a drilled hole (B), comprising a shank that is rotatable or rotates about a tool axis (A), at least one first portion, which is rotatable or rotates about the tool axis (A), for producing and/or widening a drilled hole (B) by chip cutting, and a second portion, which rotates about the tool axis (A), for widening a drilled hole (B) without chip cutting, wherein the second portion is arranged behind the first portion in a direction of advance (V) of the tool. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing a drilled hole (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: EMUGE-WERK RICHARD GLIMPEL GMBH & CO. KG FABRIK FÜR PRÄZISIONSWERKZEUGE
    Inventors: Dietmar Hechtle, Peter Kopton
  • Publication number: 20210016376
    Abstract: A tapping tool for producing a threaded bore having an internal thread in a workpiece. The tapping tool has a main cutting edge on its drill tip and a thread profile trailing in a tapping direction. The method has a tapping stroke in which the tapping tool is driven into the workpiece at a tapping feed rate in the tapping direction and at a tapping speed synchronized therewith and the main cutting edge of the tool produces a core hole bore and the tool thread profile forms an internal thread on the inner wall of the core hole bore. Chips are produced in the tapping stroke, which are conveyed out of the threaded bore in a chip removal direction opposite to the tapping direction and collide with thread flanks of the internal thread facing toward the chips to be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter KOPTON
  • Publication number: 20200246881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for forming a drilled hole (B), comprising a shank that is rotatable or rotates about a tool axis (A), at least one first portion, which is rotatable or rotates about the tool axis (A), for producing and/or widening a drilled hole (B) by chip cutting, and a second portion, which rotates about the tool axis (A), for widening a drilled hole (B) without chip cutting, wherein the second portion is arranged behind the first portion in a direction of advance (V) of the tool. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing a drilled hole (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Dietmar Hechtle, Peter Kopton
  • Patent number: 10632553
    Abstract: A method for producing a threaded bore in a workpiece with a tapping tool bit, which, at its drill bit tip, has a main cutting lip and a thread profile trailing in a tapping direction (I) with at least one thread cutting tooth, wherein, in a tapping stroke (G), the main cutting lip produces a core hole and, at the same time, the thread profile forms an internal thread at the inner wall of the core hole until reaching an intended thread depth (tG), specifically with a tapping feed (fG) in the tapping direction (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Patent number: 10596647
    Abstract: A method for producing a threaded hole in a workpiece with a thread tapping tool bit, which, at its drill bit tip, has a main cutting edge and a thread profile that trails in a thread tapping direction with at least one thread cutting tooth, wherein, in a thread tapping stroke, the main cutting edge produces a core hole, and, at the same time, the thread profile forms an internal thread at the inner wall of the core hole until a target thread depth is reached, and this is conducted with a thread tapping advance in the thread tapping direction and at a thread tapping rotational speed of the thread tapping tool bit synchronized therewith. After the thread tapping stroke, an oppositely directed reversing stroke is produced, in which the thread tapping tool bit is withdrawn out from the threaded hole in a reversing direction and, in fact, this is conducted with an opposite reversing feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Patent number: 10525542
    Abstract: A tool for producing an internal thread in a workpiece pilot hole having a thread major diameter and a thread minor diameter, which tool has a thread-forming section, by which an internal thread profile can be produced in a pilot hole wall. The internal thread profile having the thread major diameter and a thread inner diameter. The tool has a drilling section, by which the thread inner diameter of the internal thread profile can be expanded to the thread minor diameter by machining. At least one, in particular exactly one chip groove is associated with the drilling section of the tool, by which chip groove the chips produced as the thread inner diameter is expanded to the thread minor diameter can be transported away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Publication number: 20190337060
    Abstract: A method for producing a threaded bore in a workpiece with a tapping tool bit, which, at its drill bit tip, has a main cutting lip and a thread profile trailing in a tapping direction (I) with at least one thread cutting tooth, wherein, in a tapping stroke (G), the main cutting lip produces a core hole and, at the same time, the thread profile forms an internal thread at the inner wall of the core hole until reaching an intended thread depth (tG), specifically with a tapping feed (fG) in the tapping direction (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter KOPTON
  • Publication number: 20190291195
    Abstract: A method for producing a threaded hole in a workpiece with a thread tapping tool bit, which, at its drill bit tip, has a main cutting edge and a thread profile that trails in a thread tapping direction with at least one thread cutting tooth, wherein, in a thread tapping stroke, the main cutting edge produces a core hole, and, at the same time, the thread profile forms an internal thread at the inner wall of the core hole until a target thread depth is reached, and this is conducted with a thread tapping advance in the thread tapping direction and at a thread tapping rotational speed of the thread tapping tool bit synchronized therewith. After the thread tapping stroke, an oppositely directed reversing stroke is produced, in which the thread tapping tool bit is withdrawn out from the threaded hole in a reversing direction and, in fact, this is conducted with an opposite reversing feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter KOPTON
  • Patent number: 10421139
    Abstract: A method for producing a tapped bore in a workpiece with a tap drill bit, which, at its drill bit tip, has a primary cutting edge and a thread profile trailing in a tap drilling direction. The method has a tap drilling stroke, in which the tap drill bit is driven into the workpiece with a tap drilling advance in the tap drilling direction and at a tap drilling rotational speed synchronized therewith, and the tool-primary cutting edge produces a core-hole bore, and the thread profile of the tool bit forms an inner thread at the inner wall of the core-hole bore. In the tap drilling stroke, shavings are produced, which are conveyed in a shavings discharge direction, which is oppositely directed to the tap drilling direction, out from the tapped bore and collide here with thread flanks of the inner thread that face the shavings that are discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Patent number: 10369639
    Abstract: A roughening tool for roughening a metallic surface of an inner wall of a pre-drilled workpiece bore is disclosed. The roughening tool has a profiled contour provided between the tool clamping shaft and the tool tip. With this contour, a roughened structure can be produced through rotation of the tool by processing the metallic surface in a material removing or non-material removing manner The roughening tool includes at least one profiled web which extends along the tool axis, protrudes from a main tool part, and on whose outer web back the profiled contour is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Publication number: 20190176255
    Abstract: A tool for producing an internal thread in a workpiece pilot hole having a thread major diameter and a thread minor diameter, which tool has a thread-forming section, by which an internal thread profile can be produced in a pilot hole wall. The internal thread profile having the thread major diameter and a thread inner diameter. The tool has a drilling section, by which the thread inner diameter of the internal thread profile can be expanded to the thread minor diameter by machining. At least one, in particular exactly one chip groove is associated with the drilling section of the tool, by which chip groove the chips produced as the thread inner diameter is expanded to the thread minor diameter can be transported away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter KOPTON
  • Publication number: 20190168324
    Abstract: A method for producing a tapped bore in a workpiece with a tap drill bit, which, at its drill bit tip, has a primary cutting edge and a thread profile trailing in a tap drilling direction. The method has a tap drilling stroke, in which the tap drill bit is driven into the workpiece with a tap drilling advance in the tap drilling direction and at a tap drilling rotational speed synchronized therewith, and the tool-primary cutting edge produces a core-hole bore, and the thread profile of the tool bit forms an inner thread at the inner wall of the core-hole bore. In the tap drilling stroke, shavings are produced, which are conveyed in a shavings discharge direction, which is oppositely directed to the tap drilling direction, out from the tapped bore and collide here with thread flanks of the inner thread that face the shavings that are discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter KOPTON
  • Patent number: 10058932
    Abstract: A milling tool for face milling a substantially flat workpiece surface includes at least one main cutting element rotatable in a rotation direction about a tool axis oriented at a right angle to the workpiece surface and movable transversely to the tool axis and along the workpiece surface. The main cutting element includes a face cutter having a radially outer cutting edge corner and adapted to remove material from the workpiece surface up to maximal a nominal size. At least one clearance groove cutting element is provided and leads the main cutting element in the rotation direction to produce in the workpiece surface a clearance groove, in which the radially outer cutting edge corner of the main cutting element is guided substantially without being subjected to cutting stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Patent number: 9999935
    Abstract: A drilling tool, in particular a reamer, for drilling out a workpiece core bore to a nominal diameter by means of a main blade formed on a drill body is disclosed. The main blade has a radially external cutting edge which extends along a drill-body longitudinal axis as far as a blade corner arranged at the drill tip, wherein during the drilling-out operation, the drilling tool is drivable into the workpiece core bore with a rotary movement and a feed movement. The drilling tool has at least one groove blade which is arranged so as to precede the blade corner of the main blade in the direction of rotation of the tool. During the drilling-out operation, the groove blade produces a groove in the inner wall of the core bore drilling, the blade corner of the main blade being guided in the groove with an at least reduced cutting load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Kopton
  • Patent number: 9919389
    Abstract: The provided method and material-removing tool serve for producing an exact-fit cylindrical bore with a high degree of surface quality and a length that may be a multiple of the diameter from an existing bore with a finishing allowance. In order to reduce the time taken for the finishing by means of a reamer to be performed, it is proposed to use a tool in the form of an impact die, which is formed at the front end with a circular or substantially circular cutting edge, the diameter of which corresponds to the nominal diameter of the bore to be produced, and which tapers from directly behind the cutting edge or behind a front region of a certain length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Peter Kopton, Eugen Maurer
  • Publication number: 20170291234
    Abstract: A roughening tool for roughening a metallic surface of an inner wall of a pre-drilled workpiece bore is disclosed. The roughening tool has a profiled contour provided between the tool clamping shaft and the tool tip. With this contour, a roughened structure can be produced through rotation of the tool by processing the metallic surface in a material removing or non-material removing manner The roughening tool includes at least one profiled web which extends along the tool axis, protrudes from a main tool part, and on whose outer web back the profiled contour is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: PETER KOPTON
  • Publication number: 20170216945
    Abstract: A drilling tool, in particular a reamer, for drilling out a workpiece core bore to a nominal diameter by means of a main blade formed on a drill body is disclosed. The main blade has a radially external cutting edge which extends along a drill-body longitudinal axis as far as a blade corner arranged at the drill tip, wherein during the drilling-out operation, the drilling tool is drivable into the workpiece core bore with a rotary movement and a feed movement. The drilling tool has at least one groove blade which is arranged so as to precede the blade corner of the main blade in the direction of rotation of the tool. During the drilling-out operation, the groove blade produces a groove in the inner wall of the core bore drilling, the blade corner of the main blade being guided in the groove with an at least reduced cutting load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: PETER KOPTON