Patents by Inventor Atsushi Yakushigawa

Atsushi Yakushigawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9643225
    Abstract: The present invention provides an extrusion press which eliminates unevenness of dynamic and thermal fatigue degrees of the hydraulic devices which form the hydraulic circuit in the extrusion press, the electric motors which drive the hydraulic pump, the control devices, etc., which makes the dynamic and thermal fatigue degrees and remaining service lives of the component devices even, and which is excellent in energy saving effect. An extrusion press which has a plurality of variable capacity type hydraulic pumps connected to it in parallel for supplying working oil to hydraulic cylinders of the extrusion press, uses a preset working speed as the basis to find the required discharge rate of the hydraulic pumps, and selectively controls the drive operations of the hydraulic pumps, wherein the order of selection of the hydraulic pumps which are selectively controlled in drive operation is controlled by a program which progressively advances when a predetermined number of molding cycles are completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yakushigawa, Takeharu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9302304
    Abstract: An extrusion press includes a means which can prevent phenomena in which a billet is blown out during an extrusion process as well as prevent billet blowout with a simple and inexpensive constitution. The extrusion press drives a main cylinder device to extrude, by a stem , a billet filled into a container from a die and form a product. A gap measurement means that measures a gap arising at the container seal surface formed by pressing the die side end surface of the container against the container side end surface of the die is provided on an end platen on the outer edge part of the container side end surface of the die. When the gap arising during the extrusion process is measured and the measured value is within a predetermined range of allowable values, a set value for the extrusion rate is lowered and a warning is issued. When the measured value exceeds the predetermined allowable values, the extrusion process is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeharu Yamamoto, Atsushi Yakushigawa, Koji Nakano
  • Patent number: 8919163
    Abstract: An extrusion press includes a container mover that moves a container at an end platen and molding a product by extruding a billet loaded in the container from a die by a stem driven by a main cylinder device, wherein the extrusion press includes a deflection amount detector that detects a deflection amount of the die; a deflection amount of the die during extrusion is detected; a deviation between the detected deflection amount and a reference deflection amount of the die set in advance is mathematically processed; and the extrusion press includes a controller that sends an output to the container mover to reduce a container sealing force when the deviation is minus, or increase the container sealing force when the deviation is plus so that a container sealing force corresponding to the reference deflection amount acts on an end surface of the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeharu Yamamoto, Atsushi Yakushigawa
  • Publication number: 20140216122
    Abstract: Provided are an extrusion press and control method for an extrusion press, provided with a means which can prevent phenomena in which a billet is blown out during an extrusion process as well as prevent billet blowout with a simple and inexpensive constitution. The extrusion press drives a main cylinder device (12) to extrude, by means of a stem (24), a billet (20) filled into a container (18) from a die (16) and form a product (20A). A gap measurement means (60) that measures a gap, during the extrusion process, arising at the container seal surface formed by pressing the die side end surface of the container (18) against the container side end surface of the die (16) is provided on an end platen (10) on the outer edge part of the container side end surface of the die (16). When the gap arising during the extrusion process is measured and the measured value is within a predetermined range of allowable values, a set value for the extrusion rate is lowered and a warning is issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeharu Yamamoto, Atsushi Yakushigawa, Koji Nakano
  • Publication number: 20140096581
    Abstract: The present invention provides an extrusion press which eliminates unevenness of dynamic and thermal fatigue degrees of the hydraulic devices which form the hydraulic circuit in the extrusion press, the electric Motors which drive the hydraulic pump, the control devices, etc., which makes the dynamic and thermal fatigue degrees and remaining service lives of the component devices even, and which is excellent in energy saving effect. An extrusion press which has a plurality of variable capacity type hydraulic pumps connected to it in parallel for supplying working oil to hydraulic cylinders of the extrusion press, uses a preset working speed as the basis to find the required discharge rate of the hydraulic pumps, and selectively controls the drive operations of the hydraulic pumps, wherein the order of selection of the hydraulic pumps which are selectively controlled in drive operation is controlled by a program which progressively advances when a predetermined number of molding cycles are completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yakushigawa, Takeharu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8650926
    Abstract: An extrusion press and an extrusion control method obtains a uniformly-shaped extruded product by constantly applying a constant container sealing force between a container and a die even when an extrusion force varies during an extrusion process, improving product yield, and keeping a small energy consumption at the time of extrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeharu Yamamoto, Atsushi Yakushigawa
  • Publication number: 20120160003
    Abstract: An extrusion press includes a container mover that moves a container at an end platen and molding a product by extruding a billet loaded in the container from a die by a stem driven by a main cylinder device, wherein the extrusion press includes a deflection amount detector that detects a deflection amount of the die; a deflection amount of the die during extrusion is detected; a deviation between the detected deflection amount and a reference deflection amount of the die set in advance is mathematically processed; and the extrusion press includes a controller that sends an output to the container mover to reduce a container sealing force when the deviation is minus, or increase the container sealing force when the deviation is plus so that a container sealing force corresponding to the reference deflection amount acts on an end surface of the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Ube Machinery Corporation, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeharu Yamamoto, Atsushi Yakushigawa
  • Publication number: 20100000283
    Abstract: The present invention provides an extrusion press and an extrusion control method capable of obtaining a uniformly-shaped extruded product by constantly applying a constant container sealing force between a container and a die even when an extrusion force varies during an extrusion process, improving product yield, and keeping a small energy consumption at the time of extrusion. A hydraulic pressure of a main cylinder device is detected, a deviation between the detected hydraulic pressure and a reference pressure set in advance is mathematically processed, and constant pressure extrusion is performed by correcting a container sealing force to reduce the container sealing force when the deviation is larger than the reference pressure, or to increase the container sealing force when the deviation is smaller than the reference pressure, so that a container sealing force corresponding to the reference pressure acts on the end surface of the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeharu Yamamoto, Atsushi Yakushigawa