Patents by Inventor Walter KEPLINGER

Walter KEPLINGER 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).

  • BENDING INSTALLATION AND MANIPULATOR WITH ROTATABLE GRIPPER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20240091843
    Abstract: A manipulator for components, in particular sheet metal parts, includes a base body mountable stationarily or movable along a guide arrangement, a first pivot arm pivotally coupled to the base body via a horizontal first pivot axis, a second pivot arm pivotally coupled to the first pivot arm via a horizontal second pivot axis and a third pivot arm pivotally coupled to the second pivot arm via a horizontal third pivot axis. A first axis of rotation extending radially to the third pivot axis is formed on the third pivot arm. A gripper support arm is rotatably coupled to the third pivot arm via the first axis of rotation and extends radially to the first axis of rotation. A gripping arrangement is rotatably coupled to the gripper support arm via a second axis of rotation spaced from the first axis of rotation. A bending installation includes the manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TRUMPF MASCHINEN AUSTRIA GMBH & CO. KG.
    Inventors: Gerhard ANGERER, Michael SCHERNHAMMER, Florian HAUSMANN, Florian MAIER, Matthias HOERL, Helmut THEIS, Nenad KOVJENIC, Verena STEININGER, Klemens FREUDENTHALER, Richard EDLBAUER, Walter KEPLINGER, Gerhard GUGLER, Alois AUSTALLER