Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Otsuki

Toshiaki Otsuki 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: 9448551
    Abstract: A translation/rotation error compensation amount creating device creates, for a multi-axis machining apparatus having two rotation axes, a translation error compensation amount and a rotation error compensation amount both depending on the rotation axes. The translation/rotation error compensation amount creating device calculates the translation error compensation amount and the rotation error compensation amount based on an assembly error (set value) including at least an assembly error in a table surface or an assembly error in a spindle turning centerline in a multi-axis machining apparatus as well as the positions of the two rotation axes, and inputs the calculated error compensation amounts to a numerical controller controlling the multi-axis machining apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Osamu Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 9395720
    Abstract: A numerical controller controls a multi-axis machining machine having three linear axes and three rotation axes that include one rotation axis for tool phase control. The numerical controller interpolates smoothly a tool center point position and a tool posture (tool direction and tool phase direction) on the basis of a tool center point position instruction and a tool posture instruction; works out an interpolated tool center point position and an interpolated tool posture (interpolated tool direction and interpolated tool phase direction), and, on the basis of the interpolated tool center point position and the interpolated tool posture that have been worked out, calculates each position of the three linear axes and three rotation axes of the multi-axis machining machine, such that the respective axes are driven to the calculated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 9274517
    Abstract: A numerical controller that controls a multi-axis machine tool performs speed control based on an instructed path allowable acceleration and an instructed path allowable jerk in a relative path (instructed path) of a tool with respect to a workpiece, and performs speed control based on a tool reference point path allowable speed, a tool reference point path allowable acceleration and a tool reference point path allowable jerk in a tool reference point path being a relative path, with respect to the workpiece, of a point in the tool (tool reference point) that is different from a tool center point. As a result, it is possible to prevent occurrence of large acceleration and jerk in a path of the tool center point with respect to the workpiece, as well as occurrence of large speed, acceleration and jerk in the path of the tool reference point with respect to the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 9268323
    Abstract: Provided is a numerical controller having a machining curve creating function. A command point sequence is divided into a plurality of segments and a segment curve corresponding to each segment command point sequence is created. The segment curve is created so that a distance of the segment curve from the segment command point sequence is within a permissible value set in advance, and the maximum number of command points are included between a starting point and an ending point of the segment command point sequence. This process of segment curve creation is repetitively executed from the starting point to the ending point of the command point sequence to create a machining curve. Subsequently, the machining curve is interpolated and drive axes of a machine tool are moved to the interpolated positions on the machining curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 9223304
    Abstract: A numerical controller for controlling a multi-axis machine tool for machining with three linear axes and three rotating axes has a function for compensating a setting error that arises when a workpiece is set. This numerical controller determines compensated linear axis positions of the three linear axes and compensated rotating axis positions of the three rotating axes by calculating compensated tool position and direction depending on the setting error such that the tool position and direction on the workpiece setting coordinate system are maintained on the workpiece having such a setting error, and drives and controls the axes according to the compensated linear axis positions and compensated rotating axis positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki Otsuki
  • Patent number: 9068828
    Abstract: A cutting distance calculating device for a multi-axis working machine acquires axis positions at calculation times for at least three linear axes and two rotation axes of a multi-axis working machine and calculates the position of a tool tip point on the basis of the acquired axis positions. This device accumulates moving distances (cutting distances) of the tool tip points from the calculated position of the tool tip point to thereby calculate a cutting distance and predicts tool wear and tool life on the basis of the calculated cutting distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Hiroyuki Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 9063536
    Abstract: A numerical controller controls a three-axis machine tool that machines a workpiece, mounted on a table, with at least three linear axes. The numerical controller includes a workpiece mounting error compensation unit that compensates a mounting error caused when the workpiece is mounted. The workpiece mounting error compensation unit performs an error compensation with respect to an instructed linear-axis position with amounting error which is set beforehand, in order to keep a position with respect to the workpiece at a tool center point position, based on the instructed linear-axis position of the three linear axes to obtain a compensated linear-axis position. The three linear axes are driven based on the obtained compensated linear-axis position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Soichiro Ide, Osamu Hanaoka, Takafumi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8938316
    Abstract: In connection with a machining program used in machining a workpiece by means of a machine tool controlled by a numerical controller, interpolation data, a command position point sequence, and a servo position point sequence for each processing period are determined by simulation by designating speed data for giving a machining speed and precision data for giving a machining precision. A predicted machining time for workpiece machining is determined based on the determined interpolation data, and a predicted machining error for workpiece machining is determined based on the determined command and servo position point sequences. Further, the precision data and the speed data are determined for the shortest predicted machining time within a preset machining error tolerance, based on a plurality of predicted machining times and a plurality of predicted machining errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Osamu Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 8868228
    Abstract: When a numerical controller executes a tool-center-point control in which a path of a tool center point with respect to a workpiece is instructed, and the workpiece is machined along the instructed path based on a speed instruction, the numerical controller sets the speed instruction so that the speed instruction is a synthesis speed with respect to a synthesis distance of a relative moving distance between the workpiece and a tool center point and a tool-direction changing distance due to a relative change in a tool direction with respect to the workpiece by a rotary axis. The numerical controller interpolates a position of a linear axis and a position of a rotary axis by the tool-center-point control according to the synthesis speed and drives the linear axis and the rotary axis to the position of the linear axis and the position of the rotary axis created by the interpolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Takafumi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140094970
    Abstract: A translation/rotation error compensation amount creating device creates, for a multi-axis machining apparatus having two rotation axes, a translation error compensation amount and a rotation error compensation amount both depending on the rotation axes. The translation/rotation error compensation amount creating device calculates the translation error compensation amount and the rotation error compensation amount based on an assembly error (set value) including at least an assembly error in a table surface or an assembly error in a spindle turning centerline in a multi-axis machining apparatus as well as the positions of the two rotation axes, and inputs the calculated error compensation amounts to a numerical controller controlling the multi-axis machining apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki OTSUKI, Osamu HANAOKA
  • Publication number: 20140005823
    Abstract: A numerical controller controls a multi-axis machining machine having three linear axes and three rotation axes that include one rotation axis for tool phase control. The numerical controller interpolates smoothly a tool center point position and a tool posture (tool direction and tool phase direction) on the basis of a tool center point position instruction and a tool posture instruction; works out an interpolated tool center point position and an interpolated tool posture (interpolated tool direction and interpolated tool phase direction), and, on the basis of the interpolated tool center point position and the interpolated tool posture that have been worked out, calculates each position of the three linear axes and three rotation axes of the multi-axis machining machine, such that the respective axes are driven to the calculated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20130245995
    Abstract: A cutting distance calculating device for a multi-axis working machine acquires axis positions at calculation times for at least three linear axes and two rotation axes of a multi-axis working machine and calculates the position of a tool tip point on the basis of the acquired axis positions. This device accumulates moving distances (cutting distances) of the tool tip points from the calculated position of the tool tip point to thereby calculate a cutting distance and predicts tool wear and tool life on the basis of the calculated cutting distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki OTSUKI, Hiroyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130116816
    Abstract: A numerical controller that controls a multi-axis machine tool performs speed control based on an instructed path allowable acceleration and an instructed path allowable jerk in a relative path (instructed path) of a tool with respect to a workpiece, and performs speed control based on a tool reference point path allowable speed, a tool reference point path allowable acceleration and a tool reference point path allowable jerk in a tool reference point path being a relative path, with respect to the workpiece, of a point in the tool (tool reference point) that is different from a tool center point. As a result, it is possible to prevent occurrence of large acceleration and jerk in a path of the tool center point with respect to the workpiece, as well as occurrence of large speed, acceleration and jerk in the path of the tool reference point with respect to the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20130060373
    Abstract: A numerical controller for controlling a multi-axis machine tool for machining with three linear axes and three rotating axes has a function for compensating a setting error that arises when a workpiece is set. This numerical controller determines compensated linear axis positions of the three linear axes and compensated rotating axis positions of the three rotating axes by calculating compensated tool position and direction depending on the setting error such that the tool position and direction on the workpiece setting coordinate system are maintained on the workpiece having such a setting error, and drives and controls the axes according to the compensated linear axis positions and compensated rotating axis positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiaki OTSUKI
  • Patent number: 8350514
    Abstract: A numerical controller for controlling a multi-axis machine calculates an axis-dependent translation error amount and an axis-dependent rotation error amount based on a command axis position. Translation and rotation compensation amounts are calculated based on the axis dependent translation and rotation error amounts, respectively. The translation and rotation compensation amounts are added to command linear and rotary axis positions, respectively. Three linear axes and three rotary axes are driven to the added positions, individually. Thus, there is provided a numerical controller that enables even machining with a side face of a tool or boring to be in commanded tool position and posture (orientation) in the multi-axis machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Soichiro Ide, Osamu Hanaoka, Takafumi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20120296462
    Abstract: In connection with a machining program used in machining a workpiece by means of a machine tool controlled by a numerical controller, interpolation data, a command position point sequence, and a servo position point sequence for each processing period are determined by simulation by designating speed data for giving a machining speed and precision data for giving a machining precision. A predicted machining time for workpiece machining is determined based on the determined interpolation data, and a predicted machining error for workpiece machining is determined based on the determined command and servo position point sequences. Further, the precision data and the speed data are determined for the shortest predicted machining time within a preset machining error tolerance, based on a plurality of predicted machining times and a plurality of predicted machining errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki OTSUKI, Osamu Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 8283884
    Abstract: A five-axis machining tool that machines a workpiece mounted on a table using three linear axes and two rotary axes is controlled by a numerical controller. The numerical controller calculates a translational compensation amount and a rotational compensation amount by obtaining axis-dependent translational compensation amounts and axis-dependent rotational compensation amounts on the basis of commanded axis positions. Then, the numerical controller moves the three linear axes and the two rotary axes of the five-axis machining tool to positions obtained by adding the translational compensation amount and the rotational compensation amount thus calculated to a command linear axis position and a command rotary axis position, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Soichiro Ide, Osamu Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 8260453
    Abstract: A numerical controller for controlling a five-axis machining apparatus, in which a tool orientation command is corrected to thereby attain a smooth machined surface and a shortened machining time. The numerical controller includes command reading device that successively reads a tool orientation command, tool orientation command correcting device that corrects the tool orientation command so that a ratio between each rotary axis motion amount and a linear axis motion amount is constant in each block, interpolation device that determines respective axis positions at every interpolation period based on the tool orientation command corrected by the tool orientation command correcting device, a motion path command, and a relative motion velocity command such that a tool end point moves along a commanded motion path at a commanded relative motion velocity, and device that drives respective axis motors such that respective axis positions determined by the interpolation device are reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Soichiro Ide, Osamu Hanaoka, Daijirou Koga
  • Publication number: 20120221141
    Abstract: When a numerical controller executes a tool-center-point control in which a path of a tool center point with respect to a workpiece is instructed, and the workpiece is machined along the instructed path based on a speed instruction, the numerical controller sets the speed instruction so that the speed instruction is a synthesis speed with respect to a synthesis distance of a relative moving distance between the workpiece and a tool center point and a tool-direction changing distance due to a relative change in a tool direction with respect to the workpiece by a rotary axis. The numerical controller interpolates a position of a linear axis and a position of a rotary axis by the tool-center-point control according to the synthesis speed and drives the linear axis and the rotary axis to the position of the linear axis and the position of the rotary axis created by the interpolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Takafumi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8255078
    Abstract: A numerical controller for controlling a multi-axis machine tool having three linear axes and three rotating axes obtains an interpolated tool direction vector by interpolating a tool direction command and computes multiple solutions for three rotating axes from the vector. The three rotating axis positions are computed by synthesizing these multiple solutions. The three linear axis positions on a machine coordinate system are computed by adding to the interpolated tool center point position the product of the interpolated tool direction vector, or a verified tool direction vector based on the three rotating axis positions determined by the rotating axis position computing means, and a tool length compensation amount. The three rotating axes are moved to the positions computed above and the three linear axes are moved to the positions computed above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Otsuki, Soichiro Ide, Osamu Hanaoka, Takafumi Sasaki