Positioning arm for positioning and assembling systems and method for producing positioning arms

US6428907B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Mohammad Mehdianpour · Hersbruck, DE
• Peter Drexel · Steinenbronn, DE
• Bernd-Friedrich Scholl · Echterdingen, DE
• Helmut Macht · Kümmersbruck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 13, 2000
• Grant date: Aug 6, 2002
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/249956
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Positioning arms for positioning and assembling systems are subjected to high accelerations and must therefore be made lightweight but nevertheless resistant to bending and twisting. The use of composite materials based on metal or ceramic foams and non-expanded materials for positioning arms in positioning and assembling systems allows these positioning arms to be lightweight and nevertheless to have high rigidity. Semifinished products are arranged in the non-expanded material, since a better connection between the semifinished product and material is ensured there than in the metal or ceramic foam.