Glossary for cam drives & tool changing systems

Force acting downward; last gear link from which power is absorbed. (Mackensen, German Dictionary)

Technical component used to transmit power between the transmission and the drive wheel; part of the drive train.
(Wikipedia)

The maximum deflection during an oscillation. (Brockhaus)

The change in the velocity of a body. (Microsoft Encarta)

A turntable is a disc that is set in a rotating motion.

The double helical gear is a self-locking spur gear. The axes of rotation of the drive gear and the driven gear are parallel to each other.
Despite the self-locking feature, the gearbox has an efficiency significantly higher than 50%. Even high-speed gear ratios can be designed to be self-locking.
Applications: Blinds, shut-off valves, lifting devices, window lifters, roller shutters. (Catalog)

Curve is in a two-dimensional plane.
(Wikipedia)

A series limit switchwhich are arranged next to each other.

Spatial curve in the form of a
Globoids.

A gripper arm is a mechanical arm for holding an object.

gripper arm with rotating gripper tongs; the first movement of the
gripper arms is a rotational movement. (Catalogue)

gripper arm with straight grippers that pick up the tools from the side; the first movement is a lifting movement. (Catalog)

Gearbox with one output shaft, e.g.
Rotary indexing tables,
indexing gear,
Handling equipment,
pendulum gear. (Brockhaus)

The Handling device H(*)G based on two disc cams with downstream articulated gear;
The output element is a plate on which the working units can be mounted. (Catalog)

The Handling device H(*)S based on a globoid/complementary disk curve.
The motion transmission is positive-locking. The output is designed as a flange. (Catalog)

The Handling device MAN(*) based on a globoid/slot curve.
The motion transmission is positive-locking. The output element is a shaft. (Catalog)

The Handling device H(*)T based on our tandem gearbox with downstream sliding carriage.
The output member is a plate on which the working units can be mounted.
The drive can be provided via a drive shaft, a built-in worm gear, or a geared motor. (Catalog)

The greatest tension that exists in the middle of the contact surface between two elastic bodies.
At the contact surface, a characteristic stress distribution (surface pressure) is created in both bodies, with the stress always being highest in the middle.
(Wikipedia)

Chain conveyor / chain magazine:

Chain magazine for transporting materials.

Single part of a chain.

This Chain magazine MCM is a pick-up system; tool clamps are mounted on the chain links and serve as tool storage. (Catalog)

At the Chain magazine with transfer unit
A transfer liner of the transfer units takes the tool from the magazine pliers by moving over the tool holder from behind.
The transfer tray then extends laterally, making the tool available for other assemblies. (Catalog)

Fixed connection and thus assignment of at least two movements. (Catalogue)

One Complementary disk curve is a double-disk cam with positive locking between the two cams above the output link.

These are particularly high-performance cylindrical roller bearings for moment loads and loads from all directions, including axial and radial directions.
This is achieved by the crosswise arrangement of the cylindrical rollers, which roll in right-angle ground raceways.
(www.thk.de/pdf/382-1G.pdf)

The curve is a transmission component that is connected to the continuously rotating drive shaft,
converts this rotary motion into an intermittent motion at the output shaft. (M131)

Angle of rotation of the cam; each angle of rotation is uniquely assigned to an output stroke or output angle of rotation. (Brockhaus)

The Cam gear is a transmission in which a cam carrier (disc or cylinder) rotates, usually uniformly
a component (slider or lever) can be set into a specifically prescribed periodic motion, which is achieved through appropriate curve design.
Particularly useful when complete standstill of the engaged component (e.g., camshaft) is required between movement cycles. (Brockhaus)

Synonymous with Maltese cross gear; gear named after a characteristic component in the shape of a Maltese cross.
(Wikipedia)

The uniform rotary motion of the drive creates a Pendulum movement of the output. (Catalog) CF3 pendulum gear:

Basis for the pendulum gear is the construction of the
indexing gear – one
Complementary disk curve
with parallel arrangement of the input and output shafts. (Catalogue)

Basis for the pendulum gear is the construction of the
indexing gear – one
Complementary disk curve
with parallel arrangement of the input and output shafts. (Catalogue)

pendulum gear This is called the back-and-forth movement of an output shaft;
Also available with detents at the end positions and intermediate detents. (Catalog)

Movements in a plane as well as in space can be generated very easily using handling devices.
The most well-known are the pick & place movements
For loading and unloading assembly machines and machine tools. The forced synchronization of two or three axes allows for the creation of virtually any trajectory curve. (Catalog)

Controlled and deliberate standstill of the output. (Document MAN030)

Angle of rotation of the curve in which no movement of the output member occurs.

Spatial curves are cylindrical curves, globoid curves, and transport waves. (Brockhaus)

Roller star:

Part connected to the output shaft and set in motion by the cam. (M131)

(rotation = rotation); rotational movement; movement of a body around an axis of rotation.
(Wikipedia)

The MIKSCH pendulum gear rotoblock is based on the same constructive basis as the
indexing gear one
Globoid curve.
The input shaft is at a right angle to the output shaft. (Catalog)

Finite jump in the acceleration function. (Product overview)

Cyclic movement of a stable table top.
Rotary indexing tables During the continuous rotation of the drive shaft, a stably mounted switching plate performs a stepwise movement.
Each step is followed by a standstill. Due to the positive locking mechanism in the gear system, the shift plate is locked during the standstill.
Generously dimensioned cam rollers and the crossed roller bearing of the switching plate ensure high reliability and positioning accuracy. (Catalog)

Angle (in degrees), determined by the part of the
curve, which causes the roller star to rotate by one step. (M131)

See flat curve.

Tool changing system consisting of a
Target magazine with
rotary indexing table combined with a
Tool changer with
gripper arm consists.
The tool quiver in Target magazine Swivels 90° into the change position so that the gripper arm can pick up the tools. (Catalog)

This Disc magazine MDM is a pick-up system.
The disc with the tool grippers serves as a tool storage unit. It is driven directly by a server motor and makes the tools available at the transition position. (Catalog)

Target magazinein which materials are transported on a disc.

Category of helical gears; Worm gear consist of a helical so-called worm, which rotates a gear wheel (worm wheel) that meshes with it when rotating.
(Wikipedia)

step movement is an intermittent movement.

indexing gear:

Cyclic movement of an output shaft; indexing gear They perform step movements at the output shaft while continuously rotating the drive shaft.
Each step is followed by a standstill. Due to the positive locking mechanism in the gear system, the output is locked during the standstill.
The smooth and jerk-free execution of movements is ensured through the use of special transmission functions. (Catalog)

Double screw gear.

Indexing gear with which continuous rotary movements are converted into intermittent rotary movements.
(Wikipedia)

On the camshaft a control cam appropriate.
This activates a customer-installed switch. The signal from this switch allows the drive to be switched off when the cam gear is stationary.
The type of switch operation must be specified by the customer, as different cam shapes are used.
The package includes a mounting plate for the customer to attach the switch. (Catalog)

Gear that transmits motion between parallel shafts. (Brockhaus)

A Tandem gearbox combines two cam gears in one compact housing.
The two movements are forcibly synchronized via two cams mounted on a common cam shaft.
By rotating the drive shaft, stepping or oscillating movements can be generated at the output. These can be combined as desired. (Catalog)

Due to their inertia, bodies remain in their state of motion as long as no external force acts upon them; inertia is quantified by mass;
The greater the inertial mass of a body, the less a force acting upon it affects its movement.
Therefore, force is needed to accelerate a body, but also to decelerate it.
In the absence of external forces, a body moves in a straight line at a constant speed, unless it is at rest (and remains at rest).
The apparent contradiction to everyday experience, according to which it takes effort to maintain a speed, is explained by physics through braking frictional forces.
(Wikipedia)

Synonymous with moment of inertia; a physical quantity in mechanics that describes the inertia of a rigid body with respect to a change in its rotational motion;
The moment of inertia of a body depends on its shape, mass distribution, and also on the axis of rotation.
(Wikipedia)

Tool changing system MDS from MIKSCH:

The MDS tool change system consists of a
Target magazine with
rotary indexing table combined with a
Tool changer with
gripper arm. (Catalogue)

The MCS tool change system consists of a
MCM chain magazine with
Tool changer.
The tools are accessed via the Tool changer with
gripper arm Removed from spindle and magazine and replaced.
For this purpose, the tool holder swivels 90° into the change position. (Catalog)

A Tool change system is a combination of a magazine and a
Tool changer with
gripper arm.
A distinction is made between Target magazine and
Chain magazine.

Tool changer from MIKSCH:

Tool changer all movements necessary for tool changes are performed mechanically synchronized.
Depending on the tool weight and the gripper armradius, changeover times of less than 0.5 seconds are possible.
Tool changer are fast, precise, low-maintenance and available for all common tool holders.

Cylinder curve is a spatial curve that is unfolded onto a cylinder.

Cylinder groove curve is a spatial form-fitting curve that is developed on a cylinder in which the output member runs into a groove.

Cylinder bead curve is a spatial form-fitting curve that is developed on a cylinder and in which the output member has two rollers that run off a bead.