Patents Assigned to NETUREN TAKUTO CO., LTD
  • Patent number: 10443108
    Abstract: A heating apparatus, a heat treatment apparatus, and a heating method are provided. The heating apparatus includes a workpiece support on which a ring-shaped workpiece is placed, a rotary drive assembly, and a heater configured to heat the workpiece. The workpiece support includes a plurality of rotating rollers arranged in a circumferential direction. The rotary drive assembly is configured to rotate the plurality of rotating rollers to rotate the workpiece placed on the workpiece support along a ring shape of the workpiece. The heater includes a heating coil configured to induction-heat the workpiece on the workpiece support at a heating position, and an actuator configured to move the heating coil at the heating position relative to the workpiece to adjust a distance between the workpiece and the heating coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: NETUREN CO., LTD., NETUREN TAKUTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakatsu, Hisaaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9926616
    Abstract: A heating apparatus, a heat treatment apparatus, and a heating method are provided. The heating apparatus includes a workpiece support on which a ring-shaped workpiece is placed, a rotary drive assembly, and a heater configured to heat the workpiece. The workpiece support includes a plurality of rotating rollers arranged in a circumferential direction. The rotary drive assembly is configured to rotate the plurality of rotating rollers to rotate the workpiece placed on the workpiece support along a ring shape of the workpiece. The heater includes a heating coil configured to induction-heat the workpiece on the workpiece support at a heating position, and an actuator configured to move the heating coil at the heating position relative to the workpiece to adjust a distance between the workpiece and the heating coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: NETUREN CO., LTD., NETUREN TAKUTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakatsu, Hisaaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9273373
    Abstract: A heating apparatus, a heat treatment apparatus, and a heating method are provided. The heating apparatus includes a workpiece support on which a ring-shaped workpiece is placed, a rotary drive assembly, and a heater configured to heat the workpiece. The workpiece support includes a plurality of rotating rollers arranged in a circumferential direction. The rotary drive assembly is configured to rotate the plurality of rotating rollers to rotate the workpiece placed on the workpiece support along a ring shape of the workpiece. The heater includes a heating coil configured to induction-heat the workpiece on the workpiece support at a heating position, and an actuator configured to move the heating coil at the heating position relative to the workpiece to adjust a distance between the workpiece and the heating coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignees: NETUREN CO., LTD., NETUREN TAKUTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakatsu, Hisaaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120234824
    Abstract: A heating apparatus, a heat treatment apparatus, and a heating method are provided. The heating apparatus includes a workpiece support on which a ring-shaped workpiece is placed, a rotary drive assembly, and a heater configured to heat the workpiece. The workpiece support includes a plurality of rotating rollers arranged in a circumferential direction. The rotary drive assembly is configured to rotate the plurality of rotating rollers to rotate the workpiece placed on the workpiece support along a ring shape of the workpiece. The heater includes a heating coil configured to induction-heat the workpiece on the workpiece support at a heating position, and an actuator configured to move the heating coil at the heating position relative to the workpiece to adjust a distance between the workpiece and the heating coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicants: NETUREN TAKUTO CO., LTD, NETUREN CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hitoshi Nakatsu, Hisaaki Watanabe