Device for holding the control console of a machine tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10245690-B2
Application number	US-201415021840-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2014
Priority date	Sep 13, 2013
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

An apparatus for use with a machine tool, including an operating panel via which the machine tool can be controlled by an user and a supporting arm holding the operating panel, which can be mounted on the machine tool by means of a hinge in such a way that the supporting arm holding the operating panel can be pivoted relatively to the machine tool about a vertical axis of the hinge, wherein the apparatus is provided with at least one damping element and/or which dampens an impact of the apparatus which occurs, because of a collision between the apparatus and the machine tool, when the supporting arm is pivoted with respect to the machine tool about a vertical axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Apparatus for use with a machine tool, comprising:
an operating panel via which the machine tool can be controlled by a user,
and
a supporting arm supporting the operating panel and the supporting arm being mounted on the machine tool by means of a hinge in such a way that the supporting arm holding the operating panel can be pivoted relatively to the machine tool about a vertical axis of the hinge, wherein
the operating panel comprises a hinge element, which is held by the supporting arm, on which a display unit and an input unit of the operating panel are held, wherein the hinge element extends along a horizontal axis and the display unit and/or the input unit can be pivoted about the horizontal axis, and a first end portion of the hinge element is mounted on a connecting element which is provided at an end of the supporting arm,
two damping elements, which are arranged on opposite sides at the operating panel in such a way that the horizontal axis extends through both damping elements, wherein each of the damping elements is adapted to dampen an impact to the apparatus that occurs, because of the collision between the apparatus and the machine tool, when the supporting arm is pivoted with respect to the machine tool about a vertical axis,
a first damping element of the two damping elements is mounted on the connecting element and extends beyond the display unit and/or the input unit away from the operating panel in the direction of the horizontal axis, and
a second damping element of the two damping elements is arranged at a second end portion of the hinge element opposite to the first end portion and extends beyond the display unit and/or the input unit away from the operating panel, at the side opposite to the first damping element, in the direction of the horizontal axis.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the supporting arm comprises an L-shape, wherein a horizontal arm portion of the supporting arm can be mounted on the machine tool by means of the hinge and the connecting element is mounted on an upwardly extending arm portion of the supporting arm, wherein the connecting element can be pivoted relatively to the upwardly extending arm portion about a second vertical axis.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the damping elements comprise a plastic material.

4. Apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the damping elements comprise an elastic plastic material.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the damping elements are detachably mounted on the apparatus.

6. A numerically controlled machine tool, comprising:
an apparatus according to claim 1 and
a hinge,
wherein the supporting arm holds the operating panel and is mounted on the machine tool in such a way that the supporting arm holding the operating panel can be pivoted relatively to the machine tool about the vertical axis of the hinge.

7. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first damping element is removably threaded on a thread on the connecting element, and
the second damping element is removably threaded on a thread which is arranged at the second end portion of the hinge element.

8. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the first damping element and the second damping element comprises an elastic foam.

9. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the first damping element and the second damping element comprises a spring device.

Assignees

• Dmg Mori Ag
• Dmg Mori Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seitz Reinhold
• Strebelow Alexander

Classifications

• F16F7/00

  Vibration-dampers; Shock-absorbers (using fluid F16F5/00, F16F9/00; specific for rotary systems F16F15/10 {; belt tensioners F16H7/12}) · CPC title

• G06F1/181

  Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613) · CPC title

• B23Q1/0045 Primary

  Control panels or boxes · CPC title

• F16M11/10

  around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F16M11/2014

  around a vertical axis (F16M11/2035 takes precedence) · CPC title