IP Library Granted Patent US 8,136,426
Granted Patent B2
US 8,136,426 · App. 12/375,985 · Granted Mar 20, 2012

Rotary table mounting and drive device

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Patent No.
US 8,136,426
App. No.
12/375,985
Granted
Mar 20, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotary table mounting and drive device ( 1 ), including a rotary table ( 3 ) which is rotatably mounted on a frame ( 2 ) and for the mounting of which an axial/radial rolling bearing arrangement ( 4 ) and an active magnetic bearing arrangement ( 5 ) are provided, has an electric direct drive ( 19 ) which is preferably a torque motor having a rotor ( 20 ) rigidly connected to the rotary table ( 3 ) and a stator ( 21 ) rigidly connected to the frame ( 2 ).

Claims (13)

1. Rotary table mounting and drive device, comprising a rotary table supported rotatably on a frame by an axial-radial rolling bearing arrangement and an active magnetic bearing arrangement, and an electric direct drive having a rotor connected rigidly to the rotary table and a stator connected rigidly to the frame;

a sensor to detect at least one of the parameters of a positioning and a movement state of the rotary table, the sensor is constructed for detecting vibrations of the rotary table; and

a control device linking the sensor with the active magnetic bearing arrangement that controls the generation of forces by the active magnetic bearing arrangement to counteract vibrations of the rotary table.

2. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the electric direct drive is constructed as a permanent magnet-excited synchronous motor.

3. Device according to claim 2 , wherein the stator of the electric direct drive is constructed as an excitable primary part of the synchronous motor.

4. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device comprises several controllers connected in a cascade arrangement.

5. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device includes different controllers from a group of controllers that comprises a position controller, a velocity controller, an acceleration controller, and a current controller.

6. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device comprises a pulse-width modulator.

7. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the active magnetic bearing arrangement has an excitable primary part connected to the frame and a permanent magnet-equipped secondary part connected to the rotary table.

8. Device according to claim 7 , wherein the secondary part of the magnetic bearing arrangement has several magnets each arranged in an annular region.

9. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the active magnetic bearing arrangement is arranged radially outside of the axial-radial rolling bearing arrangement.

10. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the axial-radial rolling bearing arrangement and the electric direct drive are arranged in axially adjacent regions overlapping radially.

11. Device according to claim 1 , wherein the active magnetic bearing arrangement is connected in terms of data to a data-processing system allowing for execution of remote maintenance.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →