Robert Boschgmbh

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Peter Rothfuss

Gernot Maier

Peter Drexel

Ernst Leisner

Klaus Schoen

Olaf Klemd

Hans Erne

Wolfram Baier

Rainer Utz

Wolfgang Janzen

Thomas Schmid

Guido Hettwer

Ulrich Mueller

Markus Langenbacher

Ulrich Stratemeier

Klaus Nendel

Horst Maertins

Peter Meynerts

Helmut Hauser

Hans-Jochen Kollek

A chain link ( ) of a curved conveyor chain has been proposed, which has a carrying device ( ) for transport material. A head part ( ) disposed under the carrying device ( ) has a lateral bore ( ) for a pin ( ) of a first adjacent chain link ( ). The head part ( ) is adjoined by a fork-shaped section ( ) with two legs ( ), which encompass the head part ( ) of a second adjacent chain link ( ). The legs ( ) and contain lateral bores ( ). A pin ( ) is also provided, which is contained in the lateral bores ( ) of the legs ( ) and in the head part ( ) of the second adjacent chain link ( ). Projections ( ) protrude from the legs ( ) and are designed to be guided in a guide profile and driven by means of a driving wheel. The object of the invention is to produce a chain link ( ), which permits a favorable introduction of force. To this end, the protrusions ( ) are disposed between the lateral bores ( ) of the legs ( ) and the at least one lateral bore ( ) of the head part ( ), viewed in the transport direction ( ).

Chain link, especially of a curved-negotiating conveyor chain

Conveyor belt module

Apparatus for transporting workpieces

Control device for lifting and locating pallets

Linear unit for transferring objects

Chain conveyor for workpieces and workpiece carriers

An analog of a path through which a cross slide table, for example carrying a workpiece or a tool is to be moved is traced on a drawing sheet. At points of change of direction or commanded speed of movement, graphic machine-readable symbols are placed on the drawing. A sensor, with sensing elements located in the quadrants of an x-y coordinate system, preferably secured to the cross slide itself, is placed above the graphic drawn representation of the movement path, the graphic representation is introduced by means of a program carrier beneath the cross slide and, upon recognition of symbols representing change of direction, speed of movement, suitable signals are derived which control servo motors moving the cross slide and the sensor in accordance with the sensed signals picked up by the sensor from the graphic representation of the movement immediately beneath the cross slide table itself, thus avoiding the necessity of numerical or other programmed input to the cross slide.

Graphic input controlled automatic positioning system

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Ditzingen, Germany

Peter Rothfuss