Patents by Inventor Philippe TAMIGNIAUX

Philippe TAMIGNIAUX 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).

  • Publication number: 20250172413
    Abstract: A scale support for an encoder scale of a linear electric motor includes a scale receiving part having an encoder scale receiving side, and two stands connected to the scale receiving part. Each stand comprises a fixation pad arranged to be fixed to a fixation region of a stationary part of the electric motor, the fixation pad being subjected to a displacement induced by a displacement of the fixation region when the scale support is mounted on the stationary part and the electric motor is operating. Each stand further comprises a decoupling member configured for a partial mechanical decoupling between the fixation pad and the encoder scale receiving side such that the displacement of the fixation pad of each stand does not cause a deformation of the encoder scale receiving side or a deformation occurring exclusively along a longitudinal direction of the encoder scale receiving side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Hervé TOMMASI, Philippe Tamigniaux
  • Publication number: 20250175068
    Abstract: A magnetic track base for a stationary part of a linear motor includes a magnetic receiving portion configured to fixedly receive permanent magnets, rail receiving portions configured to fixedly receive rails along both sides of the magnets receiving portion, and an encoder scale support receiving portion configured to fixedly receive an encoder scale support. The encoder scale support receiving portion includes a plurality of decoupled tabs mechanically decoupled from the rest of the magnetic track base and arranged to receive a bottom side of the encoder scale support to prevent, or at least reduce, deformation of the encoder scale support receiving portion that may be caused from the deformation of the rest of the magnetic track base when the track base is subjected to external forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Philippe TAMIGNIAUX, Yannick DROVAL
  • Patent number: 12154820
    Abstract: A magnetic stopper, for a rotary motion system that includes a base unit and a rotary unit rotatably mounted on the base unit, includes a static part configured to be mounted on the base unit and a rotary arm configured to be mounted on the rotary unit. The static part includes a rotary arm stopping portion configured to receive a distal end portion of the rotary arm, and a movable arrangement including a magnet holder and a mobile magnet mounted on the magnet holder and movable within the rotary arm stopping portion. The rotary arm includes a rotary arm magnet configured to magnetically interact with the mobile magnet when the static part and the rotary part are mounted respectively on the base and rotary units, to prevent excessive movement of the rotary unit when the rotary motion system is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ETEL S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Tamigniaux, Yannick Droval
  • Patent number: 11973393
    Abstract: A movable part of a linear motor, having a primary part movable relative to a secondary part, includes a carriage, the primary part, and an interface member for removably connecting the carriage to the primary part. The carriage is configured to fixedly support an object to be moved, such as, for example, a machine part of a machine tool. The carriage includes two opposite lateral sides and a bottom side having an interface member receiving portion including anchoring receiving parts. The carriage interface member is fixedly connected to the primary part and includes anchoring portions mounted on respective anchoring receiving parts of the carriage. Two opposite edge portions of the carriage interface member are aligned and are fixedly connected to a portion of respective opposite lateral sides of the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ETEL S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Tamigniaux, Yannick Droval
  • Publication number: 20230031626
    Abstract: A movable part of a linear motor, having a primary part movable relative to a secondary part, includes a carriage, the primary part, and an interface member for removably connecting the carriage to the primary part. The carriage is configured to fixedly support an object to be moved, such as, for example, a machine part of a machine tool. The carriage includes two opposite lateral sides and a bottom side having an interface member receiving portion including anchoring receiving parts. The carriage interface member is fixedly connected to the primary part and includes anchoring portions mounted on respective anchoring receiving parts of the carriage. Two opposite edge portions of the carriage interface member are aligned and are fixedly connected to a portion of respective opposite lateral sides of the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Philippe TAMIGNIAUX, Yannick DROVAL
  • Patent number: 11536303
    Abstract: A coupling element for a positioning device, which includes a first and second linear guides for guiding first and second carriages respectively along first and second linear directions, is configured to create a coupling between the first carriage and the second linear guide. The coupling element includes a central part and a surrounding part spaced at a distance therefrom. The surrounding part has a central portion surrounding the central part, and has two end portions adjoining the central portion in the first linear direction. Connecting flat springs are disposed to create the distance and connect together the central part and the central portion of the surrounding part. The connecting flat springs lie in planes which intersect at a center of the central part. A vertical flat spring is disposed parallel to the first linear direction at each of the two end portions of the surrounding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ETEL S.A.
    Inventors: Gorka Galdos, Philippe Tamigniaux, Pierre-Andre Zanoni, Jean-Yves Bordas
  • Patent number: 11519763
    Abstract: An assembly includes a main support having integrated therein first and second fastening devices, an intermediate support and a scale, as well as third and fourth fastening devices. The scale has a measuring graduation disposed in a measuring graduation plane and adapted for position measurement in a longitudinal direction. The first fastening device is designed to hold the intermediate support on the main support at a first position such that it is longitudinally fixed, and the second fastening device is designed to hold the intermediate support at a second position such that it is freely movable in the longitudinal direction. The third fastening device is designed to hold the scale on the intermediate support at the first position such that it is longitudinally fixed, and the fourth fastening device is designed to hold the scale at a third position such that it is freely movable in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ETEL S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Tamigniaux, Pierre-Andre Zanoni, Dennis Stone, Gorka Galdos
  • Publication number: 20220254677
    Abstract: A magnetic stopper, for a rotary motion system that includes a base unit and a rotary unit rotatably mounted on the base unit, includes a static part configured to be mounted on the base unit and a rotary arm configured to be mounted on the rotary unit. The static part includes a rotary arm stopping portion configured to receive a distal end portion of the rotary arm, and a movable arrangement including a magnet holder and a mobile magnet mounted on the magnet holder and movable within the rotary arm stopping portion. The rotary arm includes a rotary arm magnet configured to magnetically interact with the mobile magnet when the static part and the rotary part are mounted respectively on the base and rotary units, to prevent excessive movement of the rotary unit when the rotary motion system is operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Philippe TAMIGNIAUX, Yannick DROVAL
  • Publication number: 20200340509
    Abstract: A coupling element for a positioning device, which includes a first and second linear guides for guiding first and second carriages respectively along first and second linear directions, is configured to create a coupling between the first carriage and the second linear guide. The coupling element includes a central part and a surrounding part spaced at a distance therefrom. The surrounding part has a central portion surrounding the central part, and has two end portions adjoining the central portion in the first linear direction. Connecting flat springs are disposed to create the distance and connect together the central part and the central portion of the surrounding part. The connecting flat springs lie in planes which intersect at a center of the central part. A vertical flat spring is disposed parallel to the first linear direction at each of the two end portions of the surrounding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Gorka Galdos, Philippe Tamigniaux, Pierre-Andre Zanoni, Jean-Yves Bordas
  • Publication number: 20200284625
    Abstract: An assembly includes a main support having integrated therein first and second fastening devices, an intermediate support and a scale, as well as third and fourth fastening devices. The scale has a measuring graduation disposed in a measuring graduation plane and adapted for position measurement in a longitudinal direction. The first fastening device is designed to hold the intermediate support on the main support at a first position such that it is longitudinally fixed, and the second fastening device is designed to hold the intermediate support at a second position such that it is freely movable in the longitudinal direction. The third fastening device is designed to hold the scale on the intermediate support at the first position such that it is longitudinally fixed, and the fourth fastening device is designed to hold the scale at a third position such that it is freely movable in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Philippe Tamigniaux, Pierre-Andre Zanoni, Dennis Stone, Gorka Galdos
  • Patent number: 9810710
    Abstract: A vibration sensor includes a mass block supported with the aid of at least one spring in a manner allowing movement relative to a frame in a measuring direction, a displacement of the mass block in the measuring direction relative to the frame being detectable by a position-measuring device. The position-measuring device includes a measuring standard and a scanning head aligned with the measuring standard. One of these two components is secured on the mass block, and the other is secured on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ETEL S.A.
    Inventors: Gorka Galdos, Philippe Tamigniaux, Jean-Pierre Morel, Walter Kranitzky
  • Publication number: 20150331009
    Abstract: A vibration sensor includes a mass block supported with the aid of at least one spring in a manner allowing movement relative to a frame in a measuring direction, a displacement of the mass block in the measuring direction relative to the frame being detectable by a position-measuring device. The position-measuring device includes a measuring standard and a scanning head aligned with the measuring standard. One of these two components is secured on the mass block, and the other is secured on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Gorka Galdos, Philippe TAMIGNIAUX, Jean-Pierre MOREL, Walter KRANITZKY