Patents by Inventor Masahiro Murota

Masahiro Murota 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: 20210146493
    Abstract: A processing method includes: a step of setting a workpiece having a workpiece surface made of a material containing metal, on a precision processing machine; and a forming step of forming multiple grooves having a V-shaped cross-section, at intervals of a constant pitch in a predetermined area on the workpiece surface, using a tool provided in the precision processing machine to thereby form a V-groove pattern made up of the multiple grooves, in the predetermined area. In the forming step, each time one groove is formed, the relative position between the tool and the workpiece is moved in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the groove and the angle of the groove face of the groove is gradually varied so that a uniform color can be visually recognized in every location in the predetermined area when the predetermined area is observed from a predetermined viewpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Yonpyo HON, Akira YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro SAKAIDA, Masahiro MUROTA, Ryuu IWATATE
  • Patent number: 10974357
    Abstract: A chuck unit as a rotating member of a spindle device includes a base portion fixed to one end of the spindle shaft, an attaching portion detachably attached to a side of the base portion that is located on an opposite side of the base portion from the one end of the spindle shaft, and an accommodation space arranged on a communication passage so as to accommodate a filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20210048288
    Abstract: An on-machine measurement device that locates a tip position of a blade of a machining tool provided on a machining device includes: a measurement unit configured to measure, in a workpiece that has been machined by the machining tool, a height of a reference plane not machined by the machining tool and a height of a machined surface machined by the machining tool; and a locating unit configured to locate the tip position of the blade of the machining tool based on information on a machining depth specified at the time of machining of the workpiece, and the height of the reference plane and the height of the machined surface that are measured by the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro Murota, Yonpyo Hon, Akira Yamamoto, Tomoki Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20210016402
    Abstract: A position adjustment device for adjusting the height of an object to be supported includes: a fixed portion; a movable portion provided to be movable in the height direction relative to the fixed portion and supporting the object to be supported; an expanding and contracting portion coupled to the fixed portion and the movable portion and configured to expand and contract in the height direction; an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the position of the movable portion in the height direction relative to the fixed portion; and a metal member fixed to the fixed portion and the movable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Toyoaki SUZUKI, Masahiro Murota
  • Patent number: 10882156
    Abstract: In a spindle device, a cover member covers a surface of a flange portion on the front side of the spindle shaft, the flange portion projecting radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the spindle housing, and the outer peripheral surface of the spindle housing extending from the surface of the flange portion toward the front of the spindle shaft. In the cover member, a flow path for allowing a coolant to flow therethrough is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200398395
    Abstract: A spindle device includes: a spindle; a spindle housing having a bearing configured to rotatably support the spindle; a rotating member arranged at one end of the spindle; and a fixing member configured to fix the spindle so that the spindle is unrotatable relative to the spindle housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Masahiro MUROTA
  • Publication number: 20200316735
    Abstract: A spindle device includes: a spindle shaft; a first housing configured to house the spindle shaft to which a gas is supplied, the first housing having a bearing that rotatably supports the spindle shaft; a motor located at an end of the spindle shaft and configured to rotate the spindle shaft; a second housing configured to house the motor, the second housing being joined to the first housing; and a duct having one end located at the bottom of a space inside the second housing and another end projecting from the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200316740
    Abstract: A holder for holding a plurality of parallel-arranged tubular members includes a first block and a second block, configured to hold the plurality of tubular members between the first and second blocks. The first block includes a plurality of first grooves formed in a surface thereof that faces the second block, the first grooves each extending in a direction in which the tubular members extend, and each of the first grooves has a semicircular shape when the first block is viewed from the direction in which the tubular members extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Masahiro MUROTA
  • Patent number: 10786881
    Abstract: A spindle device includes: a spindle housing; a spindle shaft configured to be rotatably supported inside the spindle housing; a spindle mount having an insertion cavity into which the spindle housing is inserted along the axial direction of the spindle shaft; a flange portion projecting outward from the outer peripheral surface of the spindle housing and configured to be removably fixed to an end of the spindle mount that is closer to one opening of the insertion cavity; and a support member configured to support the spindle housing inserted in the insertion cavity by using, as a base, the other end of the spindle mount that is closer to the other opening of the insertion cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Patent number: 10758985
    Abstract: In a spindle device, a movable member is provided on a cover member, which is attached to a spindle housing and covers the outer peripheral surface of a chuck portion which is a disk-shaped rotating member. The movable member is moved by a gas flowing through a flow passage formed in the cover member and thereby brought into contact with the chuck portion. The movable member is electrically connected to a ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Patent number: 10754312
    Abstract: A cleaning process optimization device includes a machine learning device that learns a cleaning condition when cleaning an object to be cleaned. The machine learning device includes: a state observation unit that observes cleaning condition data indicating the cleaning condition, and contamination state data indicating a contamination state of the object to be cleaned measured before cleaning as a state variable representing a current state of environment; a determination data acquisition unit that acquires determination data indicating an adequacy determination result on accuracy of a contamination state of the object to be cleaned after cleaning; and a learning unit that learns the cleaning condition when cleaning the object to be cleaned in association with the contamination state data using the state variable and the determination data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikara Tango, Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200136444
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a motor jacket incorporating a stator includes: the step of inserting the stator into a hole in the jacket that has a diameter larger than the outer diameter of the stator; the step of introducing an elastic adhesive into a gap between a surface of the hole and the stator; and the step of cooling the jacket for a given time after introducing the adhesive into the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Masahiro MUROTA
  • Publication number: 20200130122
    Abstract: A chuck unit as a rotating member of a spindle device includes a base portion fixed to one end of the spindle shaft, an attaching portion detachably attached to a side of the base portion that is located on an opposite side of the base portion from the one end of the spindle shaft, and an accommodation space arranged on a communication passage so as to accommodate a filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200130121
    Abstract: A spindle device includes a spindle shaft, a spindle housing, and a chuck portion as a rotating member. The chuck portion has, formed therein, a suctioning passage through which air suctioned from the outside flows. The spindle shaft has a first guide passage which guides air flowing through the suctioning passage to a clearance between the inner wall of the spindle housing defining a through hole in which the spindle shaft is inserted and the outer wall of the spindle shaft facing the inner wall, by way of the interior of the spindle shaft. The spindle housing has, formed therein, a second guide passage configured to guide the air guided to the clearance, to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200080592
    Abstract: A throttle unit is equipped with a grooved block including at least one minute groove formed on a plane surface, and an opposite block having a plane surface which is opposite to the minute groove. The grooved block and the opposite block are detachably joined so as to be opposite to each other. A throttle fluid path is formed by the minute groove and the plane surface of the opposite block. At least one surface of each of the minute groove is constituted by a curved surface or an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the plane surface of the grooved block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Toyoaki SUZUKI, Masahiro MUROTA
  • Publication number: 20200070251
    Abstract: In a spindle device, a movable member is provided on a cover member, which is attached to a spindle housing and covers the outer peripheral surface of a chuck portion which is a disk-shaped rotating member. The movable member is moved by a gas flowing through a flow passage formed in the cover member and thereby brought into contact with the chuck portion. The movable member is electrically connected to a ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200039017
    Abstract: In a spindle device, a cover member covers a surface of a flange portion on the front side of the spindle shaft, the flange portion projecting radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the spindle housing, and the outer peripheral surface of the spindle housing extending from the surface of the flange portion toward the front of the spindle shaft. In the cover member, a flow path for allowing a coolant to flow therethrough is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200039014
    Abstract: A spindle device includes a cover member. The cover member has, formed therein, a gas flow path configured to flow a compressed gas for providing sealing between a chuck portion as a rotating member and the cover member and sealing between the chuck portion and the spindle housing. The gas flow path includes a first conduit configured to communicate the outside of the cover member and a second conduit configured to allow the first conduit to communicate with a gap between the chuck portion and the spindle housing, the second conduit being larger than the outlet of the first conduit. The outlet of the second conduit faces a surface of the spindle housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota
  • Patent number: 10543575
    Abstract: A machine tool, which carries out machining on a workpiece using a tool, is equipped with a servo motor configured to cause axial movement of the tool, an imaging device configured to capture an image of the tool at a specified imaging magnification, a display unit configured to display the image captured by the imaging device, a command position calculating unit configured to, in the case that the imaging magnification is changed, calculate a movement command position of the tool on the basis of the imaging magnification before and after having been changed, so as to maintain a relative positional relationship between a specified point of the tool in the image, and an imaging center position in the image before and after the change in the imaging magnification, and a motor control unit configured to control the servo motor on the basis of the movement command position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Ootou, Masahiro Murota
  • Publication number: 20200023482
    Abstract: A spindle device includes a spindle housing, a spindle shaft rotatably supported inside the spindle housing, a spindle mount having an insertion cavity into which the spindle housing is inserted along the axial direction of the spindle shaft, and a mount cover covering the spindle mount. A temperature regulator for adjusting the temperature inside the mount cover is provided inside the mount cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Murota