Adaptive tooling assembly
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11738425B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US16822291

    申请日:2020-03-18

    摘要: A fixture and a method of operating the fixture are disclosed for repositioning a workpiece disposed on the fixture to correct an offset between the centerline of the workpiece and an indexing position on the fixture. The fixture includes one or more linear actuators that linearly move vacuum grippers on their outboard ends into contact with surfaces of the workpiece. Vacuum is applied to the vacuum grippers, which enables the vacuum grippers to grip the surfaces of the workpiece. The linear actuators are driven to reposition the workpiece on the fixture to reduce the offset between the two below a threshold value. When in position, the fixture secures the workpiece in place for subsequent machining operations that may be performed on the workpiece.

    FLEXIBLE FIXTURING
    6.
    发明申请
    FLEXIBLE FIXTURING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180111239A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15567453

    申请日:2016-04-29

    摘要: A system and method for orienting a workpiece on an assembly line to prepare the workpiece for an operation is provided. The method includes positioning a flexible fixture on the assembly line. The flexible fixture has a base and at least one adjustable component. The workpiece is positioned on the flexible fixture. A first orientation of the workpiece relative to the flexible fixture is detected with a detection device and transmitted to a calibrator. The calibrator determines a difference between the detected first orientation of the workpiece and a predetermined fixture orientation and transmits instructions from the calibrator to the flexible fixture to move the workpiece from the detected first orientation to the predetermined fixture orientation. The workpiece is moved with the at least one adjustable component into the predetermined fixture orientation and is fixedly held with the adjustable component.

    Device and procedure for moving a load and for the control thereof

    公开(公告)号:US09950399B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-24

    申请号:US15312359

    申请日:2015-05-28

    申请人: OMPE S.R.L.

    发明人: Samuele Pedrini

    摘要: The object of the present invention is a device for moving a load and for the control thereof, particularly for regulating the positioning and/or orientation of a first plane, for example that is integral with an automatic machine, with respect to a reference plane or direction, for example that of the force of gravity. More specifically, the present invention consists of a device that makes it possible to move at least a number of points of the lower portion of an automatic machine and/or of the surface of an object along at least one axis (C), so as to regulate the orientation and/or inclination of the machine and/or object with respect to a reference direction.

    METHOD FOR OPERATING A GEAR CUTTING MACHINE
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180052440A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15560621

    申请日:2016-03-23

    申请人: Klingelnberg AG

    IPC分类号: G05B19/404 B23Q15/22

    摘要: A method for operating a gear cutting machine comprising the following steps: machining a first workpiece (1) in the machine, wherein the first workpiece (1) heats up due to the machining, determining at least one characteristic workpiece variable in the first workpiece (1) in the heated state, wherein a measuring device of the machine is used for the determination, determining a compensation on the basis of the at least one characteristic workpiece variable of the first workpiece (1) and at least one characteristic workpiece variable of a reference workpiece, wherein the characteristic workpiece variable of the reference workpiece is determined in the machine after a steady-state temperature has been reached, at least one compensation value is determined in the course of determining the compensation, adjusting of the machine setting by taking into account the at least one compensation value, and machining a further workpiece (2) in the machine.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND CORRECTING A SPATIAL POSITION OF A WORKPIECE HELD IN A POSITIONING DEVICE
    10.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND CORRECTING A SPATIAL POSITION OF A WORKPIECE HELD IN A POSITIONING DEVICE 审中-公开
    用于检测和校正在定位装置中工件的空间位置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160259318A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-08

    申请号:US15033761

    申请日:2014-10-28

    IPC分类号: G05B19/402 G05B15/02

    摘要: A method and an apparatus for detecting and correcting a spatial position of a workpiece held in a positioning device, wherein a machining head having at least one sensor and position sensor is fed into at least one measuring position. Contactless sensing of an actual position of a measuring point of the workpiece is carried out at the measuring position using the machining head and the sensed actual position is compared with an expected nominal position and deviation values between the actual position and the nominal position are ascertained. The ascertained deviation values are compared with an admissible tolerance value and the machining head is fed to a contour when the ascertained deviation is within the admissible tolerance value, or the machining head and the workpiece are oriented with respect to one another and to the contour such that a deviation of the actual position is within the admissible tolerance values following orientation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测和校正保持在定位装置中的工件的空间位置的方法和装置,其中具有至少一个传感器和位置传感器的加工头被馈送到至少一个测量位置。 使用加工头在测量位置进行工件测量点的实际位置的非接触式感测,并将感测到的实际位置与预期的标称位置进行比较,确定实际位置与标称位置之间的偏差值。 将确定的偏差值与允许的公差值进行比较,并且当确定的偏差在容许公差值内时,加工头被馈送到轮廓,或者加工头和工件相对于彼此和轮廓 实际位置的偏差在定向之后的允许公差值内。