Patents by Inventor Hajime Ogawa

Hajime Ogawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20150241869
    Abstract: A numerical control device wherein a sinusoidal signal generated by a sine wave generation part is input by a control loop excitation part to a control loop of the control object, the input signal input to the control loop and the output signal from the control object are sampled by the data acquisition part periodically, and the sampling data is used by the frequency characteristic calculation part to calculate the frequency characteristic of the control loop to control the control object, wherein the frequency characteristic calculation part uses data obtained by inputting a sinusoidal signal obtained by shifting an initial phase of the sinusoidal signal by a phase shift part provided at a sine wave generation part by exactly a certain amount to the control loop a plurality of times to calculate the frequency characteristic of the control loop to thereby improve the measurement precision regardless of the sampling frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Junichi TEZUKA, Kenichi TAKAYAMA, Hajime OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150205282
    Abstract: A numerical control device comprising an acceleration/deceleration characteristic acquisition part which acquires predetermined acceleration/deceleration characteristic information showing a correspondence between a command speed and a maximum acceleration of a spindle, a rotation amount acquisition part which acquires predetermined rotation amount information showing the rotation amount of the spindle for a period from when feed operation of the spindle is started to when a tapping tool reaches a bottom of the hole of a workpiece, a machining time calculation part which calculates a correspondence between the command speed and a machining time required to reach the rotation amount, based on the acceleration/deceleration characteristic information and the rotation amount information, and a speed determination part which determines an optimum value of the command speed for minimizing the machining time, based on the correspondence calculated by the machining time calculation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Junichi TEZUKA, Hajime OGAWA
  • Patent number: 9071174
    Abstract: A state switching unit switches the state of a motor that has caused an alarm, from an excited state to an un-excited state at an alarm generation timing. A state switch timing setting unit sets a state switch timing of switching the state of a motor other than the motor that has caused the alarm, from an excited state to an un-excited state. This setting is made on the basis of a physical quantity concerning at least one of the motor and a driven body. At the set state switch timing, a state switching unit switches the state of the motor other than the motor that has caused the alarm, from an excited state to an un-excited state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Tezuka, Hajime Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20150160647
    Abstract: A parameter adjustment support device configured to effectively adjust an acceleration/deceleration parameter of a drive axis, even when an operator thereof is inexperienced. The Support device includes: an actual acceleration/deceleration characteristic obtaining part which obtains an actual acceleration/deceleration characteristic curve relating to a velocity and an acceleration of the drive axis, from a numerical controller or an external storing device; a parameter setting part which sets or changes the parameter based on an external input; an acceleration/deceleration characteristic displaying part which generates a commanded acceleration/deceleration characteristic curve relating to the velocity and the acceleration of the drive axis based on the setup or updated parameter, and contrastively displays the obtained actual curve and the generated commanded curve; and a setting information outputting part which outputs the setup or updated parameter to the numerical controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Junichi Tezuka, Hajime Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9048733
    Abstract: A motor driving device includes a converter that converts an input alternating current into a direct current, an inverter that inverts the direct current output by the converter into an alternating current for driving a motor, a voltage detecting unit that detects a voltage on a direct current output side of the converter, and a numerical control unit that causes the inverter to output a reactive current to increase electric power consumed in the motor, when the voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasusuke Iwashita, Hajime Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20150100150
    Abstract: The tool trajectory display device (10) includes: a start point coordinate storing unit (13) that stores a plurality of coordinate positions of a drive shaft as start point coordinate positions; a movement amount determining unit (14) that determines a movement amount of the drive shaft from a first start point coordinate position to a second start point coordinate position; a trajectory calculation unit (15) that calculates a first actual trajectory of a tool tip point of the machine tool from the actual position based on the first start point coordinate position after adding the movement amount and the repetition portion, and that calculates a second actual trajectory of the tool tip point from the actual position based on the second start point coordinate position and the repetition portion; and a display unit (16) that superimposedly displays the first and the second actual trajectories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Hajime OGAWA
  • Patent number: 8988032
    Abstract: A numerical controller capable of visually and accurately analyzing a change of the tool trajectory before and after changing a processing condition, whereby a parameter of a drive axis can be properly adjusted. The numerical controller comprises a numeric controlling part which controls each drive axis based on a predetermined position command; a position data obtaining part which obtains position data of each drive axis controlled by the numerical controlling part; a tool coordinate calculating part which calculates a coordinate of a tool center point based on position feedback or obtained position data of each drive axis and information of a mechanical structure of a machine tool; a tool trajectory storing part which stores the calculated coordinate of the tool center point as a feedback trajectory; and a displaying part which displays the stored feedback trajectory on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasusuke Iwashita, Hajime Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20150066434
    Abstract: A data acquisition device includes an operational information acquiring part for acquiring operational data from a numerical control device, an active portion acquiring part for acquiring an active portion of a machining program from the numerical control device, a stopping cause acquiring part for acquiring stopping cause information representative of cause of stoppage when the drive axis is stopped, from the numerical control device, and storing part for storing the operational data, the active portion, and the stopping cause information, in association with time of their acquisition, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Hajime OGAWA
  • Patent number: 8970156
    Abstract: A path display apparatus includes a first position command acquiring unit that acquires first position command for motors, a first position feedback acquiring unit that acquires first position feedback of each of the motors, a correction data acquiring unit that acquires correction data generated for each of the motors, a second position command calculating unit that subtracts the correction data from the first position command to calculate a second position command, a second position feedback calculating unit that subtracts the correction data from the first position feedback to calculate second position feedback, a command path display unit that displays a command path of the tip point of the tool, based on the second position command; and a feedback path display unit that displays a feedback path of the tip point of the tool, based on the second position feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Tezuka, Hajime Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20140338468
    Abstract: A numerical control device determines whether or not a spindle is in a cutting state where it machines a workpiece. If the spindle is in a cutting state, the numerical control device calculates a second rotational speed, which is obtained by multiplying a rotational speed of the spindle by a weight corresponding to a force on the spindle calculated based on a torque of a feed shaft, and integrates the calculated value into an index value. If the spindle is not in the cutting state, the numerical control device integrates the rotational speed of the spindle into the index value. The lifetime of a bearing is estimated based on the index value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Hajime OGAWA
  • Patent number: 8884565
    Abstract: A motor driving device comprises: a single DC conversion unit that converts input AC into DC; a plurality of AC conversion units that convert DC output from the DC conversion unit into AC supplied to a plurality of motor units as driving electric power; an electric power consumption calculation unit of the DC conversion unit that calculates electric power consumption of the DC conversion unit from the input voltage and input current to the DC conversion unit every predetermined time period; and a maximum output calculation unit of the DC conversion unit that extracts a maximum value from the electric power consumption of the DC conversion unit calculated every predetermined time period and outputs it as a maximum output of the DC conversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Tezuka, Hajime Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8836528
    Abstract: A data display device is adapted to associate data and parameters obtained from a numerical control apparatus with extracted information selected by an operator, and specify an arrangement condition or a selection condition based on the extracted information. The data display device is also adapted to display controlling information in an arranged manner according to the arrangement condition. Alternatively, the data display device is adapted to display only information in a selective manner which satisfies the condition specified according to the selection condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Tezuka, Hajime Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8812142
    Abstract: A numerical controller, wherein an operator, even remotely, can recognize a sound of a machine tool or the like, and can intuitively know the effect in adjusting the parameter. The numerical controller includes a drive axis controlling part configured to control a drive axis; a drive axis data storing part configured to obtain a physical quantity of the drive axis as time-series data and store the time-series data; a displaying part configured to convert the time-series data into a predetermined indication form and display the data as at least one displayed waveform; a selecting part configured to select the displayed waveform by input operation of the operator; a sound converting part configured to convert the selected waveform into sound conversion data, a type of which is capable of being output as sound; and a sound outputting part configured to output the generated sound conversion data as sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Tezuka, Hajime Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20140167672
    Abstract: A servo controller (10) includes a reversal change calculating part (24) which uses the position of a moving member (19) as the basis to calculate the amount of change of the position of the moving member, a distance calculating part (25) which uses a position of the moving member as the basis to calculate a distance from the servo motor to the moving member, an approximation equation determining part (26) which uses the amount of change of the position of the moving member, distance, and the torque command as the basis to calculate a position correction amount which corrects delay of the servo motor due to reversal of the servo motor, and a position correction calculating part (27) which uses the approximation equation as the basis to calculate the position correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi TEZUKA, Hajime OGAWA
  • Patent number: 8716965
    Abstract: A second q-axis current command value, which is set by a q-axis current command value setting unit when an alternating-current power source fails at the time of driving of a synchronous motor, and a second d-axis current command value, which is set by a d-axis current command value setting unit when the alternating-current power source fails at the time of the driving of the synchronous motor, are set so that an absolute value of power per unit time of the synchronous motor is equal to loss per unit time of the synchronous motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Yasusuke Iwashita, Hajime Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20140103852
    Abstract: A state switching unit switches the state of a motor that has caused an alarm, from an excited state to an un-excited state at an alarm generation timing. A state switch timing setting unit sets a state switch timing of switching the state of a motor other than the motor that has caused the alarm, from an excited state to an un-excited state. This setting is made on the basis of a physical quantity concerning at least one of the motor and a driven body. At the set state switch timing, a state switching unit switches the state of the motor other than the motor that has caused the alarm, from an excited state to an un-excited state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi TEZUKA, Hajime OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20140100688
    Abstract: A tool trajectory display device capable of displaying an inversion position of a servo axis on a tool trajectory. The display device has a position information obtaining part and velocity information obtaining part which obtain position information and velocity information of at least one servo axis, respectively, from numerical controller; a tool coordinate calculating part which calculates a coordinate value of a tool center point based on the position information and information of a mechanical constitution of the machine tool; an inversion position calculating part which calculates an inversion position where a polarity of a velocity of the servo axis is changed, based on the velocity information and the calculated coordinate value; and a displaying part which displays a trajectory of the tool center point based on the calculated coordinate, and displays the inversion position of the servo axis on the trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi TEZUKA, Hajime OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20140022086
    Abstract: A data display device is adapted to associate data and parameters obtained from a numerical control apparatus with extracted information selected by an operator, and specify an arrangement condition or a selection condition based on the extracted information. The data display device is also adapted to display controlling information in an arranged manner according to the arrangement condition. Alternatively, the data display device is adapted to display only information in a selective manner which satisfies the condition specified according to the selection condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Junichi TEZUKA, Hajime OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20130338816
    Abstract: A tool path display apparatus includes a display unit for displaying at least two of a program path, a command path and an actual path so that the paths can be compared with each other. The tool path display apparatus further includes a tool vector display unit for displaying tool vectors representative of tool postures corresponding to these paths so that the tool vectors can be compared with each other. Each tool vector is displayed as a line segment connecting a tool tip point and a reference point distant from the tool tip point toward a tool base end side by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi TEZUKA, Hajime OGAWA
  • Patent number: RE45199
    Abstract: A compiler apparatus, which can perform software pipelining optimization that has a considerable effect of reducing the number of execution cycles taken to complete a loop process, converts a source program into a machine program for a processor which is capable of parallel processing. The compiler apparatus is composed of: a parsing unit operable to parse the source program and then to convert the source program into an intermediate program which is described in an intermediate language; an optimization unit operable to optimize the intermediate program; and a conversion unit operable to convert the optimized intermediate program into the machine language program, wherein the optimization unit is operable to execute software pipelining, by inserting a transfer instruction, which is used for transferring data between operands, into a loop process included in the intermediate program so that a data dependence relation is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Michimoto, Taketo Heishi, Hajime Ogawa, Teruo Kawabata