Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Kennerknecht

Wilhelm Kennerknecht 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: 9914596
    Abstract: A conveying device for transport of workpiece carriers from and to one or more machining stations, has a stationary conveyor track having at least one guide rail, with at least one stopping device provided for stopping the workpiece carrier. This stopping device is formed as a pivot lever that is integrated in the at least one guide rail and pivotable for stopping the workpiece carrier from a neutral position in which it is aligned with the guide rail, to a position pivoted outwardly out of the guide rail. A method of stopping a workpiece carrier is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kennerknecht
  • Publication number: 20170240362
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveying device for the transport of workpiece carriers from and to one or more machining stations, wherein the conveying device has a stationary conveyor track having at least one guide rail for the workpiece carrier, wherein at least one stopping device is provided for stopping the workpiece carrier. In accordance with the invention, the stopping device is formed as a pivot lever that is integrated in the at least one guide rail and that is pivotable for stopping the workpiece carrier from a neutral position in which it is aligned with the guide rail in a position pivoted outwardly out of the guide rail. The invention further relates to a method of stopping a workpiece carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kennerknecht
  • Patent number: 9616578
    Abstract: A handling apparatus for handling parts, in particular large-volume workpieces, and having at least two gripper modules which are disposed opposite one another at a horizontal carrier which can be moved relative to one another and which are driven by a motor. The handling apparatus is of modular design and having at least one carrier module forming the horizontal carrier and at least two gripper modules as components which can be assembled in modular form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kennerknecht, Thomas Grötzinger
  • Publication number: 20150246445
    Abstract: A handling apparatus for handling parts, in particular large-volume workpieces, and having at least two gripper modules which are disposed opposite one another at a horizontal carrier which can be moved relative to one another and which are driven by a motor. The handling apparatus is of modular design and having at least one carrier module forming the horizontal carrier and at least two gripper modules as components which can be assembled in modular form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kennerknecht, Thomas Grötzinger
  • Publication number: 20110288673
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for machining composite components in a CNC controlled machining station. In accordance with the present disclosure, a machining tool is guided along a preset tool edge by means of a measuring system, wherein it simultaneously carries out the machining operation, while the CNC control program to control the machining tool is generated in accordance with the measured result. The present disclosure furthermore relates to an apparatus for the carrying out of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-VERZAHNTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Alois Mundt, Thomas Mattern, Wilhelm Kennerknecht