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US 2019/0184446 A1Published application
Thread rolling head with energy generation apparatus
AssigneeLMT Fette Werkzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRaphael Lienau, Andreas Teetzen, Andreas Groth, Holger Luenstedt
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Abstract
A thread rolling head comprises at least one roller holder configured to retain rollers that are configured to form a screw thread on a workpiece. The rollers are configured to rotate in the course of the screw thread formation. The thread rolling head further comprises an energy generating apparatus integrated into the thread rolling head that is configured to generate electrical energy when the thread rolling head is operating.
Claims15
A thread rolling head comprising:
- at least one roller holder configured to retain rollers that are configured to rotate to form a screw thread on a workpiece;
- and
- an energy generating apparatus integrated into the thread rolling head configured to generate electrical energy when the thread rolling head is operating.
A method of generating energy with a thread rolling head, the method comprising:
- providing at least one roller holder configured to retain rollers;
- providing an energy generating apparatus integrated into the thread rolling head;
- rotating the rollers during operation of the thread rolling head to form a screw thread on a workpiece;
- and
- generating energy by the energy generating apparatus when the thread rolling head is in operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.