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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen SE + Co. KG, Ditzingen, DE;
Inventors:
Ferdinand Baaij, Ditzingen, DE;
Peter Epperlein, Leonberg, DE;
Assignee:
TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN SE + CO. KG, Ditzingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/1436 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for transporting workpieces includes a manufacturing execution system (MES), a driverless transport vehicle controllable indirectly or directly by the MES, a workpiece holder for receiving a workpiece, and a docking station for receiving the workpiece holder. The docking station is reachable by the driverless transport vehicle. The device further includes a position sensor connected indirectly or directly to the MES. The position sensor is configured for detecting a position of the workpiece holder at the docking station.