Patents by Inventor Tobias Kuentzle

Tobias Kuentzle 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).

  • Rotary encoder comprising an elastic element for attaching a code disk
    Patent number: 11237027
    Abstract: A rotary encoder (1) comprising a housing (2), a shaft (3), a code disk (4) which is attached to the shaft (3), and a reading head (5) which is designed to detect the rotation of the code disk (4) are disclosed herein. The code disk (4) is affixed in the axial position thereof on an axial side by way of an abutment (6), and a resilient element (7, 17, 19) is arranged on the other axial side providing a clamping force for pressing the code disk (4) against the abutment (6). A method for assembling a rotary encoder is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: FRUITCORE ROBOTICS GMBH
    Inventors: Adrian Flaig, Manuel Tobias Frey, Jens Robert Riegger, Tobias Kuentzle, Johannes Füssl
  • ROTARY ENCODER COMPRISING AN ELASTIC ELEMENT FOR ATTACHING A CODE DISK
    Publication number: 20210247217
    Abstract: A rotary encoder (1) comprising a housing (2), a shaft (3), a code disk (4) which is attached to the shaft (3), and a reading head (5) which is designed to detect the rotation of the code disk (4) are disclosed herein. The code disk (4) is affixed in the axial position thereof on an axial side by way of an abutment (6), and a resilient element (7, 17, 19) is arranged on the other axial side providing a clamping force for pressing the code disk (4) against the abutment (6). A method for assembling a rotary encoder is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Flaig, Manuel Tobias Frey, Jens Robert Riegger, Tobias Kuentzle, Johannes Füssl