Patents by Inventor Motohiko Itou

Motohiko Itou 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: 10564623
    Abstract: A numerical controller that achieves detection of a lifetime of a belt in a machine whose axis and motor are interconnected by the belt includes a axis pulse acquisition unit obtaining a pulse of a axis provided in a machining tool to be controlled, a motor pulse acquisition unit obtaining a pulse of the motor driving the axis, a axis revolution speed calculation unit calculating a revolution speed of the axis based on the obtained axis pulse, a motor revolution speed calculation unit calculating a revolution speed of the motor from the obtained motor pulse, a substantial slip distance calculation unit calculating a substantial slip distance of the belt from the axis revolution speed and the motor revolution speed, and a belt lifetime determination unit determining that the belt has reached the end of its lifetime when the substantial slip distance of the belt exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromasa Itou, Motohiko Itou
  • Patent number: 10054928
    Abstract: A numerical controller capable of automatically calculating a tool path based on a command of a cutting path in skiving machining includes a command analysis unit that determines whether a block read from a machining program corresponds to a skiving machining command, a skiving machining command data calculation unit that calculates a path and a feed speed of a tool based on a path of a cutting point and a feed speed of the cutting point commanded by the skiving machining command when the command analysis unit determines that the block corresponds to the skiving machining command, and an interpolation unit that calculates interpolation data according to a progress rate of the block during actual machining based on the path of the tool calculated by the skiving machining command data calculation unit and a coordinate value during actual machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Nagano, Motohiko Itou
  • Publication number: 20180004184
    Abstract: A numerical controller capable of automatically calculating a tool path based on a command of a cutting path in skiving machining includes a command analysis unit that determines whether a block read from a machining program corresponds to a skiving machining command, a skiving machining command data calculation unit that calculates a path and a feed speed of a tool based on a path of a cutting point and a feed speed of the cutting point commanded by the skiving machining command when the command analysis unit determines that the block corresponds to the skiving machining command, and an interpolation unit that calculates interpolation data according to a progress rate of the block during actual machining based on the path of the tool calculated by the skiving machining command data calculation unit and a coordinate value during actual machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Katsunori Nagano, Motohiko Itou