US 12,447,558 B2
Workpiece support of a processing machine for flat workpieces and processing machine for flat workpieces comprising such a workpiece support and method for processing a flat workpiece using such a processing machine
Peter Stadler, Worb (CH); and Sergio Bossoni, Vienna (AT)
Assigned to BYSTRONIC LASER AG, Niederonz (CH)
Appl. No. 16/757,913
Filed by Bystronic Laser AG, Niederoenz (CH)
PCT Filed Oct. 24, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/079097
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 21, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/081550, PCT Pub. Date May 2, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 17198873.6 (EP), filed on Oct. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0406400 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. B23K 26/38 (2014.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01); B23Q 1/03 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 26/38 (2013.01) [B23Q 1/037 (2013.01); B23K 37/0408 (2013.01); B23K 37/0461 (2013.01); B23K 2103/42 (2018.08); B23Q 2240/002 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A workpiece support for a processing machine for flat workpieces, the workpiece support comprising:
a workpiece support frame;
support elements comprising cylindrical components with axes of rotation aligned parallel to a workpiece support plane, each of the support elements form a plurality of support points for the workpieces along a circular-shaped surface, and span the workpiece support plane for at least one of the flat workpieces,
a transfer device comprising transfer rollers configured to engage a pair of transfer rails of a base of the processing machine, and the transfer device configured to transfer at least one of the support elements from a first position into at least one further position, wherein
at least one support element of the support elements is configured to be transferred under load of the at least one of the flat workpieces a workpiece by a movement parallel to the workpiece support plane from the first position into the at least one further position;
the at least one support element is a non-driven support element and has an axis of rotation around which the at least one support element is rotatable;
the axis of rotation is aligned parallel to the workpiece support plane
the entire workpiece support is configured to be displaceable along the support plane; and
the support elements comprise at least two adjacent support elements arranged on the axis of rotation.