US 12,392,397 B2
Toothed belt axis with a clamping apparatus
Erwin Bezjak, Ostfildern (DE); and Rainer Konermann, Nürtingen (DE)
Assigned to Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen (DE)
Filed by Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen (DE)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/812,612.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2023 122 569.3 (DE), filed on Aug. 23, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0067324 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. F16H 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 19/06 (2013.01) [F16H 2019/0613 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toothed belt axis comprising a toothed belt, a toothed belt disk, a deflector, a profile body extending along a motion axis, a slide and a clamping apparatus, wherein the slide comprises a first front surface, into which first front surface a first reception opening extending along the motion axis for receiving the clamping apparatus is inserted, wherein the profile body is configured for linearly movable guidance of the slide, wherein the toothed belt can be driven by means of the toothed belt disk and can be deflected by means of the deflector, the slide being movable in the profile body by means of the toothed belt, the clamping apparatus comprising a clamping body, a pressure plate, an annularly configured support body and a pressure member, the clamping body having a front side a back side, a reception room configured as a slot and a support portion, wherein the reception room extends from the front side along the motion axis and passes through the clamping body transversely to the motion axis, wherein the reception room comprises a first inner surface and a second inner surface opposite the first inner surface, wherein the pressure plate comprises a pressure plate upper side with toothing and a pressure plate lower side, wherein the toothed belt comprises a toothed belt inner side with toothing, a toothed belt outer side and at least one end portion, wherein the pressure plate and the end portion are received in the reception room in such a way that the toothed belt outer side faces the second inner surface, the pressure plate lower side faces the first inner surface and the toothed belt inner side faces the pressure plate upper side, wherein the toothing of the pressure plate upper side is configured complementary to the toothing of the toothed belt inner side, wherein the pressure plate is pressed against the toothed belt by the pressure member resting on the pressure plate lower side in order to press the toothed belt outer side against the second inner surface, wherein the support body surrounds the support portion in order to prevent the reception room from widening.