Patent · US Expired

Device for positioning a tool in relation to a workpiece

US6955284B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

8Claims

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Assignee

Pac Tech—Packaging Technologies Gmbh · DE

Inventors

Elke Zakel · Falkensee, DE
Paul Kasulke · Berlin, DE
Oliver Uebel · Berlin, DE
Lars Titerle · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2001
Grant date	Oct 18, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 8, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/50353
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device for positioning a tool (1) in relation to a workpiece (6) controls drives (2, 3, 4) in relation to three spatial axes (x, y, z) through two cameras (10, 11), the first (1) of which takes an image essentially along a spatial axis (y), the other (11) being oriented essentially vertically with respect to a surface (8) of the workpiece.

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