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Machine tool use situation monitoring device using reflected signal

US8311661B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Reiner Krapf · Reutlingen, DE
Heiko Braun · Stuttgart, DE
Michael Mahler · Echterdingen, DE
Alexander Werner Hees · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Robert E. Green · Harrisburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2007
Grant date	Nov 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 12, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/531
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a machine tool monitoring device having a detection unit for detecting an application in a machine tool. According to the invention, at least one component of the machine tool is used as a reflector for a transmitting and/or receiving signal of the detection unit.

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