Patents by Inventor Uwe-Peter Weigmann
Uwe-Peter Weigmann 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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Publication number: 20230372991Abstract: A bending machine that produces complex bent parts from straight wire rods includes computer-numerical control unit; a transport system that transports successive wire rods along a transport path, wherein the transport system has a plurality of workpiece-receiving devices each for receiving a single wire rod; a plurality of workstations arranged along the transport path, wherein at least two of the workstations are configured as bending stations, wherein at least one bending station comprises a bending unit configured as a rotary draw bending unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Oliver Kuhnert, Martin Bauer, Robin Sautter, Peter Schwellbach, Tobias Single
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Patent number: 11697146Abstract: The invention relates to a bending device (2) for bending a rod-like or tubular workpiece (4), comprising a bending machine (6), which has a bending head (8), which is designed for bending the workpiece (4) in a forming process, and a control means (24), which controls the operation of the bending machine (6), a robot (10), which comprises a multi-joint arm (11) which can be adjusted by motors, having a gripper end (12), which is designed for gripping and holding the workpiece (4), and a control unit (22), which is designed to control the operation of the robot (10), wherein the control means (24) is designed to control the bending machine (6) and the robot (10) during the bending process.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: WAFIOS AktiengesellschaftInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Thomas Walker
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Publication number: 20210162484Abstract: The invention relates to a bending device (2) for bending a rod-like or tubular workpiece (4), comprising a bending machine (6), which has a bending head (8), which is designed for bending the workpiece (4) in a forming process, and a control means (24), which controls the operation of the bending machine (6), a robot (10), which comprises a multi-joint arm (11) which can be adjusted by motors, having a gripper end (12), which is designed for gripping and holding the workpiece (4), and a control unit (22), which is designed to control the operation of the robot (10), wherein the control means (24) is designed to control the bending machine (6) and the robot (10) during the bending process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: WAFIOS AktiengesellschaftInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Thomas WALKER
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Patent number: 9586249Abstract: An apparatus for feeding wire to wire-processing machines, in which the wire is drawn off from a pay-off reel holding a wire coil and rotatable about a spindle and fed to a wire feeder upstream of the wire-processing machine, wherein at least one wire-deflecting device, via which the wire drawn off from the pay-off reel is guided and released towards the wire feeder, is connected downstream of the pay-off reel in the wire draw-off direction, and wherein a wire-storage device is provided upstream of the wire feeder, this apparatus presents a guide path, forming a closed circuit, on which the wire runs and the diameter of which can be altered between a smaller value corresponding to an inner radial position of the guide path and a larger value corresponding to an outer radial position of the guide path, wherein the guide path is spring-pretensioned towards the outer radial position.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Wafios AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jürgen Wolf, Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Ralph Steinmaier, Stefan Jetter
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Patent number: 9370817Abstract: A method of programming control of a forming machine which has a plurality of controllable machine axes includes displaying an axis selection menu with graphical symbols for machine axes of the forming machine; receiving an input for selection of a machine axis to be programmed; displaying an axial movement menu containing options for the input of movement parameters for definition of a course of movement of the axial movement of the selected machine axis; receiving inputs for definition of movement parameters; displaying an axial movement coordination menu containing options for input of coordination parameters for definition of a coordination of courses of movement of the axial movements of machine axes; receiving inputs for definition of values for coordination parameters.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: WAFIOS AGInventors: Thomas Walker, Wolfgang Schad, Uwe-Peter Weigmann
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Patent number: 9283654Abstract: A method of grinding spring ends of helical compression springs is carried out using a numerically controlled spring end grinding machine having a grinding unit, a loading unit and a control unit that controls the loading unit and the grinding unit. The grinding unit has a pair of grinding wheels including two rotatable grinding wheels between which is formed a grinding space. The loading unit has at least one loading plate substantially rotatable axially parallel to the grinding wheels and has a plurality of out-of-axis spring receptacles, each to receive a helical compression spring.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: WAFIOS AGInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Egon Reich, Thomas Kuttler
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Publication number: 20150017881Abstract: A method of grinding spring ends of helical compression springs is carried out using a numerically controlled spring end grinding machine having a grinding unit, a loading unit and a control unit that controls the loading unit and the grinding unit. The grinding unit has a pair of grinding wheels including two rotatable grinding wheels between which is formed a grinding space. The loading unit has at least one loading plate substantially rotatable axially parallel to the grinding wheels and has a plurality of out-of-axis spring receptacles, each to receive a helical compression spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Egon Reich, Thomas Kuttler
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Publication number: 20140290323Abstract: A method of manufacturing springs by a numerically controlled spring machine includes feeding a wire in a feed direction to a forming device of the spring winding machine by a feed device under control of a control program forming the wire into a spring with the aid of tools of the forming device in a forming operation, the forming device having a mandrel with a mandrel axis oriented at right angles to the feed direction, and windings of the spring surrounding the mandrel during the forming operation, and adjusting a position and/or orientation of the feed device with the aid of a controllable machine axis during the forming.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: WAFIOS AGInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Alexander Jannotti, Andreas Sigg, Dietmar Sautter
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Publication number: 20140046476Abstract: A method of programming control of a forming machine which has a plurality of controllable machine axes includes displaying an axis selection menu with graphical symbols for machine axes of the forming machine; receiving an input for selection of a machine axis to be programmed; displaying an axial movement menu containing options for the input of movement parameters for definition of a course of movement of the axial movement of the selected machine axis; receiving inputs for definition of movement parameters; displaying an axial movement coordination menu containing options for input of coordination parameters for definition of a coordination of courses of movement of the axial movements of machine axes; receiving inputs for definition of values for coordination parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: WAFIOS AGInventors: Thomas Walker, Wolfgang Schad, Uwe-Peter Weigmann
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Publication number: 20130270385Abstract: An apparatus for feeding wire to wire-processing machines, in which the wire is drawn off from a pay-off reel holding a wire coil and rotatable about a spindle and fed to a wire feeder upstream of the wire-processing machine, wherein at least one wire-deflecting device, via which the wire drawn off from the pay-off reel is guided and released towards the wire feeder, is connected downstream of the pay-off reel in the wire draw-off direction, and wherein a wire-storage device is provided upstream of the wire feeder, this apparatus presents a guide path, forming a closed circuit, on which the wire runs and the diameter of which can be altered between a smaller value corresponding to an inner radial position of the guide path and a larger value corresponding to an outer radial position of the guide path, wherein the guide path is spring-pretensioned towards the outer radial position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: WAFIOS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Jürgen Wolf, Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Ralph Steinmaier, Stefan Jetter
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Patent number: 8517804Abstract: A pressing device (50) for pressing cutting means onto circumferential surfaces (12) of substantially cylindrical workpiece portions (13) during a finishing operation is provided for pressing the cutting means onto a circumferential surface with a pressing force over a contact angle. The pressing device is steplessly adaptable for the machining of workpiece portions of differing diameters that have a diameter difference of at least 0.1 mm.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Nagel Maschinen- und Werkzeugfabrik GmbHInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Marcel Bosch
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Patent number: 8512095Abstract: According to a method for the fine machining of internal surfaces of bore holes in tools by fine boring and subsequent honing, the following steps are executed: Fine boring of at least one bore hole (131) in a tool (130) by means of a fine boring tool (128) of a fine boring device (120) for the creation of a fine bored hole; Transfer of the tool to a machining position of a honing device (140) for the machining of the fine bored bore hole by means of a honing tool (148A) of the honing device; Measurement of the fine bored bore hole with one of the measurement devices (160) allocated to the honing device in the machining position for the creation of at least one bore hole measurement signal representing the properties of the fine bored bore hole. The fine boring device is controlled subject to the bore hole measuring signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Nagel Maschinen- und Werkzeugfabrik GmbHInventors: Bernd Nagel, Uwe-Peter Weigmann
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Publication number: 20110218667Abstract: A forming machine for producing formed parts by forming wire, tube or other elongated workpieces has a plurality of driven machine axes, a drive system having a plurality of electrical drives for driving the machine axes, a control device for the coordinated control of operating movements of the machine axes in a production process according to an operating program specific to the production process, and a speed setting device for setting the operating speed of the forming machine for the production process. An operator information system is used to determine and output at least one item of operator information which makes it possible for the operator to control the operating speed with respect to at least one control criterion which represents the energy consumption required for production.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: WAFIOS AGInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Wolfgang Krueger
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Publication number: 20100236314Abstract: A pressing device (50) for pressing cutting means onto circumferential surfaces (12) of substantially cylindrical workpiece portions (13) during a finishing operation is provided for pressing the cutting means onto a circumferential surface with a pressing force over a contact angle. The pressing device is steplessly adaptable for the machining of workpiece portions of differing diameters that have a diameter difference of at least 0.1 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Nagel Maschinen-und Werkzeugfabrik GmbHInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Marcel Bosch
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Publication number: 20100105292Abstract: According to a method for the fine machining of internal surfaces of bore holes in tools by fine boring and subsequent honing, the following steps are executed: Fine boring of at least one bore hole (131) in a tool (130) by means of a fine boring tool (128) of a fine boring device (120) for the creation of a fine bored hole; Transfer of the tool to a machining position of a honing device (140) for the machining of the fine bored bore hole by means of a honing tool (148A) of the honing device; Measurement of the fine bored bore hole with one of the measurement devices (160) allocated to the honing device in the machining position for the creation of at least one bore hole measurement signal representing the properties of the fine bored bore hole. The fine boring device is controlled subject to the bore hole measuring signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: April 29, 2010Inventors: Bernd Nagel, Uwe-Peter Weigmann
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Patent number: 6793560Abstract: A honing method proposes that using an arbor honing tool a remachining be carried out using the same tool either simultaneously or following onto arbor honing, in which the ratio of the stroke speed to the rotational speed of the tool is significantly increased. This leads to a cross-structure of the honing tracks allowing a better oil holding capacity.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignee: Nagel Maschinen-und Werkzeugfabrik GmbHInventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Peter Schuele
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Publication number: 20020173236Abstract: A honing method proposes that using an arbor honing tool a remachining be carried out using the same tool either simultaneously or following onto arbor honing, in which the ratio of the stroke speed to the rotational speed of the tool is significantly increased. This leads to a cross-structure of the honing tracks allowing a better oil holding capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Inventors: Uwe-Peter Weigmann, Peter Schuele