Patents by Inventor Yasuharu Imagawa

Yasuharu Imagawa 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: 6616511
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Patent number: 6585558
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Patent number: 6450861
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Publication number: 20020009950
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Patent number: 6306007
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Publication number: 20010029153
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Patent number: 6283823
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Patent number: 5954565
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
  • Patent number: 5569060
    Abstract: A grinding unit 5 comprises grinding wheel 20, a driving device 22 for driving the grinding wheel, and a shifting device 23. When the grinding wheel is subject to vibration of a work roll 1a, vibrating energy is absorbed by deflection of a plain wheel 52 which is integral with an abrasive layer 51 of the grinding wheel and has an elastically deforming function. A rail frame 7 is moved by rail moving devices 30 to tilt a grinding wheel spindle 21 with respect to an axis of the work roll 1a. The rail frame 7 is tilted in opposite directions with respect to the axis of the work roll between when the grinding unit 5 is positioned to grind one end side of the work roll 1a and when it is positioned to grind the other end side thereof. In an on-line roll grinding apparatus, vibration from the work roll is absorbed to enable precise grinding with good roughness of the roll surface without giving rise to any chattering marks, and one work roll can be ground by a single grinding unit up to both roll ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Yasuharu Imagawa
  • Patent number: 5562525
    Abstract: A grinding head unit is constituted by a grinding wheel, a drive device for rotating the grinding wheel, and a movement device for moving the grinding wheel. When vibration of a mill roll is applied to the grinding wheel, a plain wheel integral with an abrasive layer of the grinding wheel and having an elastically deforming function is deflected to absorb the vibration energy. The contact force between the abrasive layer and the mill roll is measured for determining a profile of the mill roll. The mill roll can be thereby ground into a target profile while absorbing the vibration transmitted from the mill roll and measuring the profile of the mill roll, without causing any chattering marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Mori, Shigetoshi Kondoh, Tadashi Nishino, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yasuharu Imagawa, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa