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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10596666 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2016

Coupling system for use with a spindle apparatus of a machine tool

Applicant:

Sauer Gmbh, Stipshausen, DE;

Inventors:

Gaston Schwenk, Simmern, DE;

Jens Ketelaer, Wiesbaden, DE;

Assignee:

SAUER GMBH, Stipshausen, DE;

Attorney:

Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

Primary Examiner:

Erica E Cadugan

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 23/04 (2006.01); B23B 37/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/342 (2014.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); B23Q 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23Q 5/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/34 (2014.01); B23Q 3/155 (2006.01); B23Q 3/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/0009 (2013.01); B23B 37/00 (2013.01); B23K 26/0093 (2013.01); B23K 26/14 (2013.01); B23K 26/1462 (2015.10); B23K 26/34 (2013.01); B23K 26/342 (2015.10); B23P 23/04 (2013.01); B23Q 5/043 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); B23Q 3/155 (2013.01); B23Q 2220/008 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50245 (2013.01); Y10T 29/5107 (2015.01); Y10T 409/309296 (2015.01); Y10T 483/17 (2015.01);
Abstract

The present invention relates to a coupling system for use at a spindle apparatus of a machine tool, comprising an energy transmission unit with a transmitter coil unit for the contact-free transmission of electrical energy to a receiver coil unit of a tool interface unit with an electrical load and a tool interface portion for accommodation in a tool support of a work spindle of the spindle apparatus, and a coupling interface unit having an interface body element attachable to the spindle apparatus and a second coupling element which is configured to be coupled to a first coupling element of the energy transmission unit by means of a releasable connection.

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