Patents by Inventor Yoshio Takakura
Yoshio Takakura 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).
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Patent number: 7547175Abstract: A transfer device for a substrate is capable of preventing deformation or breakage of the substrate due to bending stress by reducing the amount of dead weight deflection of the substrate, e.g. a large mother glass board. Supporting members extend in opposite directions from two sides of a storage device such that the substrate can be introduced or removed by raising and lowering the hand of a transfer machine inserted into the storage device between the supporting members. The supporting members are comprised of a plurality of supporting members in parallel, formed with a gap between the supporting members facing each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2002Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignees: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., Sharp CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Chinbe, Yoshiya Endo, Naoki Shimakawa, Ichiro Fukuwatari, Yoshiaki Hayashida, Yoshio Takakura, Akio Matsuyama, Hideto Kohketsu
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Patent number: 6581429Abstract: To improve the productivity of the cold rolling facility by providing the cold rolling facility with a strip wiper free of dust and foreign matters suitable for high-speed rolling. The wiping ability was greatly improved by floating and supporting the wiper roll by the static pressure bearing of air of two-pocket type, and by variably adjusting the load range of the floating force in response to the plate width. At high-speed rolling exceeding 700 m/min which was incapable with the conventional roll wiper or tube wiper, the productivity of the cold rolling facility and the surface quality of the strip were greatly improved by applying to the cold rolling facility the wiping device whose wiping ability is equal to or better than the tube wiper at low speeds, and its effect is very large.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Takakura, Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Kenichi Yasuda, Yukio Hirama, Minoru Igari, Takashi Norikura, Hidekazu Tabata, Norihito Satou
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Publication number: 20020197139Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a transfer device for substrate capable of preventing deformation or breakage of substrate due to bending stress, by reducing the amount of dead weight deflection of substrate, such as large mother glass boards, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Hiroshi Chinbe, Yoshiya Endo, Naoki Shimakawa, Ichiro Fukuwatari, Yoshiaki Hayashida, Yoshio Takakura, Akio Matsuyama, Hideto Kohketsu
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Patent number: 6446477Abstract: The invention intends to always maintain a distance between a hydrostatic pressure bearing and a roll even in a transient state before and after the start of rolling, thereby sufficiently and surely preventing damage of those components upon contact with each other, and to prevent a lowering of yield. In a plate rolling mill comprising upper and lower work rolls, and hydrostatic pressure bearings for supporting barrel portions of idler rolls in a non-contact manner with fluid pressure substantially along the horizontal direction, the idler rolls supporting the work rolls substantially along the horizontal direction, gap restraining rolls are provided to prevent gaps between the hydrostatic pressure bearings and the idler rolls from becoming lower than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2001Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Mitsuo Nihei, Yukio Hirama, Yoshio Takakura
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Patent number: 6315830Abstract: In a molten metal plating apparatus all surfaces of a sinking roller and a supporting roller to be in contact with a molten metal are coated with iron silicide films. A bearing comprises a holder made of a heat resistant steel and lined with a carbon-carbon fiber complex material. A surface of the holder is coated with an Fe3Si film similar to the sinking roller. There is an Fe3Si film on a surface of a shaft portion, and the Fe3Si is in contact with and slides on the carbon-carbon fiber complex material.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1999Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Nakagawa, Yukio Saito, Junji Sakai, Osamu Shitamura, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Yoshio Takakura, Hironori Shimogama, Takehisa Kimura
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Publication number: 20010020380Abstract: The invention intends to always maintain a distance between a hydrostatic pressure bearing and a roll even in a transient state before and after the start of rolling, thereby sufficiently and surely preventing damage of those components upon contact with each other, and to prevent a lowering of yield. In a plate rolling mill comprising upper and lower work rolls, and hydrostatic pressure bearings for supporting barrel portions of idler rolls in a non-contact manner with fluid pressure substantially along the horizontal direction, the idler rolls supporting the work rolls substantially along the horizontal direction, gap restraining rolls are provided to prevent gaps between the hydrostatic pressure bearings and the idler rolls from becoming lower than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2001Publication date: September 13, 2001Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Mitsuo Nihei, Yukio Hirama, Yoshio Takakura
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Patent number: 6250126Abstract: The invention intends to always maintain a distance between a hydrostatic pressure bearing and a roll even in a transient state before and after the start of rolling, thereby sufficiently and surely preventing damage of those components upon contact with each other, and to prevent a lowering of yield. In a plate rolling mill comprising upper and lower work rolls, and hydrostatic pressure bearings for supporting barrel portions of idler rolls in a non-contact manner with fluid pressure substantially along the horizontal direction, the idler rolls supporting the work rolls substantially along the horizontal direction, gap restraining rolls are provided to prevent gaps between the hydrostatic pressure bearings and the idler rolls from becoming lower than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Mitsuo Nihei, Yukio Hirama, Yoshio Takakura
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Patent number: 6213381Abstract: A bonding apparatus for bonding metal plates, includes an overlapping mechanism for overlapping end portions of the metal plates, at least two supports for supporting the overlapped portion of the metal plates at one side of the metal plates, and a shearing blade disposed opposite the supports so as to sandwich the overlapped portion of the metal plates therebetween, wherein a moving mechanism is provided for relatively moving at least one of the shearing blade and the supports so as to press the shearing blade into the overlapped portion of the metal plates disposed between the supports and the shearing glade. A method for bonding is characterized by bonding metal plates by using the above apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1998Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takao Funamoto, Gen Nagakubo, Takashi Mashiko, Fuminori Ishikawa, Tadashi Nishino, Yusutsugu Yoshimura, Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Kenichi Yasuda, Mitsuo Nihei, Yoshio Takakura, Hironori Shimogama
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Patent number: 6151943Abstract: There are provided a rolling machine and a rolling method in which the strip crown and shape control capability for a narrow-width strip is improved, so that the adequate strip crown and shape control capability for strips of various widths from a narrow width to a larger width can be secured. In the rolling machine, a pair of upper and lower working rolls are supported respectively by a pair of upper and lower intermediate rolls, and the intermediate rolls are supported respectively by a pair of upper and lower reinforcing rolls. The reinforcing rolls have an effective barrel length which is smaller than an effective barrel length of the working rolls and the intermediate rolls, and is larger than a width of a minimum-width strip to be rolled. The intermediate rolls are arranged in such a manner that their axes, disposed respectively in substantially horizontal planes, cross each other, and are crossed relative to the working rolls and the reinforcing rolls.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1999Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Nihei, Minoru Igari, Takehiko Saito, Yoshio Takakura
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Patent number: 6151945Abstract: A cluster type rolling mill comprises a pair of work rolls, intermediate rolls, backing rolls, backing roll chock movable in the up and down directions, intermediate roll chocks held by the backing roll chocks work roll chocks held by the intermediate roll chocks hydraulic cylinders for shifting the intermediate rolls in the axial direction and hydraulic cylinders for applying bending force to the intermediate rolls and work rolls.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1999Date of Patent: November 28, 2000Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Toshiyuki Yoshimura, Yoshio Takakura, Yujirou Kobayashi, Hidekazu Tabata
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Patent number: 6076388Abstract: A work roll crossing type rolling mill has back-up rolls arranged in such a manner that their axes are not inclined in a horizontal plane. Work rolls are constructed in such a manner that their axes can be inclined in a horizontal plane relative to the backup rolls such that the axes of the work rolls cross the axes of the back-up rolls and such that the axes of the work rolls cross each other. A lubricant supply device is provided for supplying a lubricant between each work roll and each back-up roll combination to greatly reduce the thrust exerted to the work rolls, whereby the rolling mill is given an excellent ability of controlling the crown of the material to be rolled.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1998Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Tokuji Sugiyama, Yoshio Takakura, Takao Sakanaka, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Ken-ichi Yasuda, Shinichi Kaga
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Patent number: 6003355Abstract: To provide a rolling mill in which work rolls being supported horizontally by static pressure bearings wherein, even under the action of an excessive horizontal force, preventing contact between the work rolls and the static pressure bearings to ensure the production of a strip product free of flaw and superior in its surface quality. Work rolls are supported by static pressure bearings through idler rolls. The amount of offset of the work rolls are changed respectively by moving devices through static pressure bearings. Further, pushing cylinders generate a certain force through the static pressure bearings to bear the force provided from the moving devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Yukio Hirama, Yoshio Takakura
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Patent number: 5884832Abstract: A bonding apparatus for bonding metal plates, includes an overlapping mechanism for overlapping end portions of the metal plates, at least two supports for supporting the overlapped portion of the metal plates at one side of the metal plates, and a shearing blade disposed opposite the supports so as to sandwich the overlapped portion of the metal plates therebetween, wherein a mechanism is provided for moving relatively moving at least one of the shearing blade and the supports so as to press the shearing blade into the overlapped portion of the metal plates disposed between the supports and the shearing blade. A method for bonding is characterized by bonding metal plates by using the above apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1996Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takao Funamoto, Gen Nagakubo, Takashi Mashiko, Fuminori Ishikawa, Tadashi Nishino, Yusutsugu Yoshimura, Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Kenichi Yasuda, Mitsuo Nihei, Yoshio Takakura, Hironori Shimogama
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Patent number: 5768927Abstract: A work roll crossing type rolling mill has back-up rolls arranged in such a manner that their axes are not inclined in a horizontal plane. Work rolls are constructed in such a manner that their axes can be inclined in a horizontal plane relative to the backup rolls such that the axes of the work rolls cross the axes of the back-up rolls and such that the axes of the work rolls cross each other. A lubricant supply device is provided for supplying a lubricant between each work roll and each back-up roll combination to greatly reduce the thrust exerted to the work rolls, whereby the rolling mill is given an excellent ability of controlling the crown of the material to be rolled.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1996Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Tokuji Sugiyama, Yoshio Takakura, Takao Sakanaka, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Ken-ichi Yasuda, Shinichi Kaga
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Patent number: 5666837Abstract: A work roll cross type rolling mill comprises a pair of work rolls and a pair of back-up rolls for backing up the work rolls. The back-up rolls are so arranged that their axes can be inclined within horizontal planes only to three or four specific angular positions. The work rolls are allowed to be inclined within horizontal planes with respect to the back-up rolls such that the axes of the work rolls cross the axes of the associated back-up rolls and cross each other. The nip between each the work roll and the associated back-up roll is lubricated so as to reduce axial thrust generated therebetween due to the crossing of the rolls. The cross angle between the work rolls is set and controlled during rolling operation only when the roll peripheral speed or the rolling speed is 50 m/min or higher.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1994Date of Patent: September 16, 1997Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Tokuji Sugiyama, Yoshio Takakura, Takao Sakanaka, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Ken-ichi Yasuda, Shinichi Kaga
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Patent number: 5657655Abstract: In a tandem mill system, at least one first type rolling mill is arranged in the upstream side and at least one second type rolling mill is arranged in the downstream side. The first type rolling mill is of the so-called work roll crossing mill in which a pair of work rolls are inclined with respect to a pair of back-up rolls supporting the work rolls and simultaneously crossed each other in a horizontal plane to control transverse thickness distribution of a strip. The second type rolling mill is of the so-called HC mill which controls the strip crown and shape by a combination of axial movement of intermediate rolls and work roll bending. Such an arrangement makes it possible to increase a capability of controlling the strip crown and shape, particularly, a capability of correcting the quarter buckle, and eliminate a fear of causing scratches on the strip and roll surfaces, with the result of improved production efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1996Date of Patent: August 19, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Kenjiro Narita, Yukio Hirama, Kouji Satou, Yasutsuga Yoshimura, Yoshio Takakura, Shinichi Kaga
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Patent number: 5653137Abstract: A multi-high rolling mill is disclosed which includes an upper work roll backed by an intermediate roll and a backup roll and a lower work roll backed up by a single backup roll. Control benders are provided on each of the intermediate roll and the upper and lower work rolls. In order to optimize the control of the rolling operation for skinpass rolling and the like, the control benders for the upper work roll and the intermediate backup roll are controlled so as to effect a control of the crown sheet over the entire width of the material being rolled, while the control bender for the lower work roll controls the sheet crown of the rolled material at the lateral side end portions, resulting in a composite control substantially improving the sheet quality and preventing edge wrinkles in the material being rolled. In the disclosed embodiments, the intermediate roll has a larger drum length than a predetermined maximum sheet width of rolled material to be rolled by the work roll.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1995Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Takakura, Toshiyuki Kajiwara
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Patent number: 5560237Abstract: To eliminate a vertically asymmetrical deflection, a rolling mill comprises a device for measuring horizontal deflections of upper and lower work rolls 2, 3 during rolling, a device for comparing values measured on the upper and lower sides and calculating the difference therebetween, and a horizontal deflection controller four determining whether the difference exceeds a predetermined range or not and imparting a horizontal bending to at least one of the work rolls. To eliminate a transversely asymmetrical deflection, a rolling mill comprises a device for measuring horizontal deflections of at least one of the work rolls at axially spaced positions during rolling, a device for comparing values measured on at the axially spaced positions and calculating the difference therebetween, and a horizontal deflection controller for determining whether the difference exceeds a predetermined range or not and imparting a horizontal bending to the one work roll at least one of the axially spaced positions.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1994Date of Patent: October 1, 1996Inventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Yukio Hirama, Kenjiro Narita, Koji Satou, Yoshio Takakura, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa
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Patent number: 5524465Abstract: A lubricant is supplied from headers of lubricant supply units onto surfaces of back-up rolls at locations spaced from contact positions between a pair of work rolls and a pair of back-up rolls. The headers each include a lubricant spray nozzle for spraying the lubricant under a pressure not lower than 3 kg/cm.sup.2, a header cover for confining the lubricant sprayed from the lubricant spray nozzle, an oil return line for returning the surplus lubricant, and seal members made of flexible material such as rubber. The work rolls are provided with water wiping plates, and the back-up rolls are also provided with water wiping plates. In a work rolls crossing type mill thus arranged, water films of cooling water deposited on the roll surfaces are removed to prevent the cooling water from mixing into the lubricant. Even if the water films are not totally removed, it is possible to surely plate out the lubricant for reliably lubricating between the work rolls and the back-up rolls.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1993Date of Patent: June 11, 1996Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Yasutsugu Yoshimura, Takao Sakanaka, Shinichi Yasunari, Yoshio Takakura, Shinichi Kaga
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Patent number: 5406817Abstract: A rolling mill has a work roll and a back-up roll for supporting the work roll vertically and driving it. A plurality of horizontal support rollers contact the work roll at barrel diameter outside the rolling region and at a both horizontal sides of the work roll and act to fix the position of the work roll in both horizontal directions during rolling and to oppose horizontal rolling forces. In order to reduce the bending of the work roll during rolling, there are provided means for applying horizontal counterbending forces to the work roll comprising members e.g. rollers, contacting the work roll at locations axially further from the rolling region than the support rollers and actuator means for urging the members against the work roll. The counterbending forces being in the same direction as the net horizontal force applied to said work roll by said back-up roll and the material being rolled.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1992Date of Patent: April 18, 1995Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshio Takakura, Toshiyuki Kajiwara, Hiroyuki Shiraiwa, Kenichi Yasuda, Yukio Hirama