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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186245 | Mechanical device for transmitting torque to generate multi-degree-of-freedom rotation A mechanical device for transmitting a torque so as to generate a multi-degree-of-freedom rotation is provided. The mechanical device is used for clipping specimens during a vacuum sputtering process. The mechanical device includes an immovable frame, a first and a ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8136426 | Rotary table mounting and drive device A rotary table mounting and drive device (1), including a rotary table (3) which is rotatably mounted on a frame (2) and for the mounting of which an axial/radial rolling bearing arrangement (4) and an active magnetic bearing arrangement ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132485 | Device to transform rectilinear alternating motion into intermittent rotary motion A device for transforming alternating rectilinear motion into intermittent rotary motion, in particular for the command of indexed rotary tables. The device includes at least one fixed base element (11) with cam guide elements (14), a moving slide elem... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8104376 | Labeling machine The invention relates to a machine for the labeling of items, such as containers or the like, with at least one carousel, at least one labeling unit for the labeling of the items positioned on its periphery, and synchronously drivable transport elements for the feed... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104377 | Index table In an index table, a left-hand specification and a right-hand specification of a motor can be changed. As solving means, there is provided an index table 1 in which a rotating table 3 is rotatably supported at a frame 2 by a rotating shaft 10... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7603930 | Rotary table apparatus A small-sized, lightweight rotary table apparatus is provided. The rotary table apparatus has: a support rest for rotatably supporting a rotary table; and a base for turnably supporting, in a cantilever fashion, the support rest by a shaft element, which is protrudi... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7530293 | Index table assembly An index table assembly includes a rotary table having a workpiece-receiving surface on one side and a through hole at a rotational center of the rotary table, the through hole having a step portion extending toward the rotational center in the middle of the through... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7437811 | Structure of a dual disc type of tool turret device of a machine A dual disc type of tool turret device is powered by means of single main power source, which also serves to power the spindle of the machine; the turret device includes an inner and outer tool turrets; when power is transmitted from the main power source through a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7375298 | Indexing mechanism An indexing mechanism with positive ON and OFF positions for a motor starter switch mounted in an NEMA 3R enclosure. The indexing mechanism includes a shaft having longitudinally extending projections coupled in fixed relationship to a handle, an index element coupl... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7275460 | Rotary indexing machine for use in a group of treatment stations A rotary indexing device for use in a group of treatment stations, includes at least one respective tensioning device for exchangeable tool holders disposed in a treatment zone. The rotary indexing machine has a rotary indexing unit with a lift-and-turn device on wh... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263915 | Structure of a twin disc type tool turret device of a machine A turret includes a central shaft, a piston sleeve positioned around the central shaft and having moving sticks thereon, a push rod, an actuating seat, and internal and external turrets; the piston sleeve is left and right movable by a power source; the moving stick... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261033 | Printing machine with a drive system for displacement of each mandrel A printing machine includes a support stand, a plate rotational with respect to the stand about an axis of rotation, elements for driving the plate in rotation, at least two mandrels for holding two articles to be printed in succession, the mandrels being carried by... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241245 | Gear-bearing differential speed transducer The inventive differential (57) Abstract: The inventive differential rotation speed transducer can be used for drives of general use machines and mechanisms. Said transducer relates to gears provided with intermediate members and comprises a wave generator an... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241241 | Device for setting a direction A direction setting device has a frame and a rotatably mounted shaft which supports a first belt pulley whose rotational position defines a direction to be set. A rotary motor on the frame supports a second belt pulley, and an endless belt extends around the first a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7210853 | Gear shaft bearing assembly The invention relates to a shaft bearing assembly and also to an industrial gear unit (30) comprising this bearing assembly. The bearing assembly (34) comprises two taper roller bearings mounted axially spaced apart on the shaft (35) with the be... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201546 | Machine tool and method for computing attachment position of balancer in machine tool When a rotary table rotates, a main control section of a multi-tasking machine detects vibration of the rotary table on which a workpiece is mounted based on fluctuation of a position droop computed by a servo system. The main control section computes the arrangemen... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191684 | Mechanism and method for rotating a machine tool element A rotate mechanism includes a fixed frame unit, a rotating frame unit, a first bearing, and a prime mover. The rotating frame unit is rotatably coupled to the fixed frame unit and rotates about an axis. The rotating frame unit includes a first surface for receiving ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7154243 | Rotary indexing table The invention relates to a rotary indexing table comprising a stationary base unit and a plate rotatably supported thereon and drivable relative to the base unit by means of a drive, in which the drive is formed by a plurality of individual drive elements arranged i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150085 | Turret for machine tool A turret for use on a machine tool has a turret body, a swivel drum, an indexing actuator, a drive motor and a joint. While one of rotating tools on the turret is indexed to an indexed position, the joint directly connects the rotating tool to the drive shaft of the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143665 | Mechanical-hydraulic control device for controlling the locking and unlocking movements of rotary disk in a rotary disc table workpiece processing apparatus An improved mechanical-hydraulic device for controlling the locking and unlocking movements of a rotary disk—ring gear system comprises a mechanical screw and screw-nut assembly for driving the disk between a locking position, and an unlocking position, and a coop... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137180 | Turret for machine tool A turret for a machine tool is provided with: a turret body; a swiveling drum on which a tool holder for holding the rotating tool is mountable; a swiveling and indexing drive portion for swiveling the swiveling drum with a swiveling and indexing motor and for index... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121991 | Bottom sealing assembly for cup forming machine A bottom sealing workstation is provided for a cup forming machine. The bottom sealing workstation has a linear motion assembly, a rotation assembly, a phase change assembly. A first motor is mechanically connected to a linear motion assembly of the bottom sealing w... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114425 | Fine-adjustment mechanism to preset a miter saw for precision miter cuts A fine-adjustment mechanism for making small adjustments to a cutting angle on a miter saw. The mechanism is used in conjunction with an apparatus that includes a base having at least one recess, and a turntable that supports a cutting tool is rotatably mounted to t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7077030 | Rotational indexing device for a machine tool A machine tool rotational indexing device is provided that is capable of avoiding or restraining the reduction in the preload force of any of rolling element rows or restraining the reduction in the support rigidity of the rotary-side coupling even if the preload is... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066063 | Power transmission mechanism for a turret of a lathe A turret of a lathe has a power transmission that is used for moving a tool Disk secured on a shaft to a secured position where the disk is engaged with a clutch. The transmission includes a piston, and a force multiplier unit, which includes a ring, a sleeve secure... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7011795 | Apparatus for dispersing scents into the environment The present invention is a device for playing a cartridge for dispersing scented materials into a room. The cartridge generally has a plurality of scent elements supported on a rotatable disk. The device includes a housing, a blower assembly, a platter, a motor, fir... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001320 | Process for producing hinge-lid boxes In the production of (cigarette) packs of the hinge-lid-box type with round edges, preliminary deformation of blanks (10) is desirable for producing hinge-lid boxes of satisfactory quality. The preliminary deformation of the round edges takes place in the reg... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964215 | Rotary positioning multi-faced tooling fixture and associated methods A tooling fixture for rotatably positioning a plurality of workpieces includes a base and a housing carried by the base. A plurality of workpiece spindles are carried by the housing. The tooling fixture also includes a spindle drive assembly for rotatably positionin... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948720 | Computer controlled positioning table A computer controlled positioning table for use in automatically rotating a large diameter article into which an evenly spaced circle of bolt holes are to be drilled. The article to be drilled is centered and clamped onto a table top of the table and then the comput... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948402 | Rotary work table with cycloidal drive gear system A rotary table or turntable includes a work supporting platform with a driven pin carrier attached thereto. The pin carrier includes a circular array of pins engaged with a driven cycloidal gear. The cycloidal gear is driven by a prime mover, such as a servomotor, a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6925694 | Tool turret A tool turret includes a housing (10) for connection to a machine tool, and an electric drive motor (28). A tool disk (14), is mounted to rotate relative to the housing (10) about a longitudinal axis (34), may be fixed in selected ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904652 | Universal machine tool A universal machine tool having a workpiece slide movable on a machine bed by means of a motor for the workpieces to be machined and a machining unit which is movable about a plurality of axes by means of a motor. The machining unit includes a motor-driven work spin... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6862786 | Rotating table apparatus A rotating table apparatus using a cam mechanism and having a higher precision than a conventional rotating table is realized. A rotating table apparatus having a driven shaft supported by a housing and driven by a driving means, and a rotating table which is rotati... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6843152 | Rotary indexing positioning system A positioning system for controlling the rotation of a shaft or other member through a defined angular increment. The system includes a rotor which may be coupled in torque transmitting communication with the shaft, and a an indexing assembly for driving the rotor. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6722005 | Turret A turret includes a housing connected to a machine tool, a rotatably mounted toolholder for mounting of machining tools, and an electric drive for rotating the toolholder into a particular working station for the machining tools. The electric drive has a rotor and a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6716146 | Tool Magazine A automatically indexing tool magazine, of the type attached to machining centers that incorporate an automatic tool change function, able to hold a relatively large number of tools in a compact space as means of improving space efficiency. The tool magazine is comp... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6702392 | Rotary feed mechanism for driving a shaft in response to turn of a lever A rotary feed mechanism includes a ratcheting mechanism intervening between an operating lever and a brake drum and operable to permit rotation of an input shaft only when the operating lever is angularly moved from the neutral position in any one of the ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6681647 | Rotational sensor mechanical limiter for automatic calibration Embodiments of the present invention are directed to preventing calibration of a device to exceed the full design travel, for instance, during aggressive operation or play. A limiter is coupled to the rotational sensor to limit the full travel output sign... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6666109 | Indexing apparatus and method of assembling the same A worm shaft having a worm thereon, a worm wheel meshed with the worm, and a motor for driving the worm shaft are provided. The worm shaft and a shaft of the motor are connected together directly without interposing a rotation transmission mechanism, such... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6609441 | Indexing device A turret tool rest (14) includes a turret (24) movably supported on a base (22), on which desired tools can be mounted at predetermined indexable angled positions. A pair of coupling elements (66, 68), which can be engaged with each other, are arranged be... | 08/26/2003 |
