Patents by Inventor Koichi Kaku

Koichi Kaku 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: 4946358
    Abstract: A mold mounting apparatus having a mold holding apparatus provided on one side at the end of rails, for positioning and holding a mold; a second mold holding apparatus provided on the opposite side of clamping machines of an injection molding machine and the rails, for preheating, positioning and holding the mold in place; a mold delivery apparatus for delivering the mold to two clamping machines; and a mold carrying apparatus for receiving and delivering the mold among the mold holding apparatus, the second mold holding apparatus, and the mold delivery apparatus, and for conveying the mold along the rails. According to this mold mounting apparatus, the mold can be automatically carried into, and out of, all of the clamping machines after the mold has been brought into the mold holding apparatus, thereby improving mold changing operation efficiency and saving a space for the molding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahisa Okuda, Atsushi Nishimura, Hiroaki Kitagawa, Koichi Kaku