US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on Nov. 11 for "Quick-change system, rotary indexing table having a quick-change system of this type, and use" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,016, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Quick-change system, rotary indexing table having a quick-change system of this type, and use" was invented by Wolfgang Volk (Frensdorf, Germany) and Lutz Mueller (Dachsbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick-change system includes an exchange tool with a ball receiving opening, a receiving part with a receiving opening for receiving the exchange tool, and a ball catch for temporarily fixing the exchange tool on the receiving part. The ball catch includes a sleeve that is closed on one side and a spring-mounted press-b...