Patents Assigned to Amada
  • Threshing/separating device having tined accelerator and/or axial rotor arrangement
    Patent number: 11102930
    Abstract: An axial threshing/separating system having at least one spring tined accelerator cylinder, in where the accelerator cylinder includes a plurality of double torsional spring tine cylinder elements extending from the spring tined accelerator cylinder; and one or more spring tined axial rotors, in where each of the spring tined axial rotors includes a plurality of double torsional spring tine rotor elements extending from each of the spring tined axial rotors, in where each of the spring tined axial rotors is aligned such that a respective longitudinal axis of each spring tined axial rotor is substantially coplanar and substantially parallel to a respective longitudinal axis of each other spring tined axial rotor, and wherein a longitudinal axis of at least one spring tined accelerator cylinder is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each spring tined axial rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Amadas Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Graham, Joel S. Peele, Jr., Shawn T. Lane, Junius W. White
  • Laser cutting nozzle and laser cutting method
    Patent number: 11084124
    Abstract: A laser cutting nozzle includes an inner nozzle and an outer nozzle. The inner nozzle exhibits a tube shape having a through hole on an axis and having a diameter decreasing on a first end portion side and includes a notch extending in the axis direction along an outer peripheral surface on a second end portion side. The outer nozzle is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the inner nozzle and includes a vent passage including the notch and communicating between the first end portion and the second end portion in the axis direction. A minimum flow cross-sectional area of the vent passage matches an opening area of the notch in an end surface on the second end portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kunihiro, Akihiko Sugiyama, Hiroaki Ishiguro, Hironobu Miyoshi, Ryohei Ito, Yuya Mizoguchi
  • LASER PROCESSING MACHINE AND STATE DETECTION METHOD FOR OPTICAL COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20210239566
    Abstract: A beam irradiation unit (a collimator unit, a processing head, and a nozzle) includes a plurality of optical components, and is configured to convert a laser beam, which is divergent light, to collimated light and then to condense the light to irradiate a sheet metal. A photodetection element (a photodiode) detects intensity of reflected light reflected by an inspected optical component that is one of the plurality of optical components. A control device (an NC device) controls irradiation of a pierced hole with the laser beam as inspection light, subsequently to piercing the portion of the sheet metal to be cut to manufacture a product, and compares, with a threshold, the intensity of the reflected light detected by the photodetection element during the irradiation with the inspection light, to detect whether the inspected optical component is deteriorated, or a degree of the deterioration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Amada Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi KOSHIMIZU
  • Product transfer apparatus and product transfer system
    Patent number: 11077978
    Abstract: A product transfer apparatus includes a product suction pad part having a suction cup part capable of sucking a plate-like product, a transfer base whose lower part has the product suction pad part, and a label suction part having a label pad, which is able to suck a label to be pasted to the product, and an up-down function of moving the label pad up and down between a position upper than and a position lower than the position of a front end of the suction cup part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hirono, Koji Tsuda, Hideto Fukushige, Kuniaki Abe, Ryoma Kitano
  • Method for laser processing
    Patent number: 11052489
    Abstract: In a laser processing method, laser lights of fiber lasers or direct diode lasers is irradiated onto an iron-based plate material from a nozzle, a nozzle with a nozzle opening whose opening diameter is preliminarily set according to a thickness of the plate material is selected from plural nozzles whose nozzle openings have different opening diameters from each other, and the plate material is cut while irradiating the laser lights onto the plate material and injecting assist gas from the nozzle opening toward the plate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Mizoguchi, Hiroaki Ishiguro, Ryohei Ito, Ryo Kobayashi, Kenji Masuda
  • Adjustable punch head assembly
    Patent number: 11034046
    Abstract: A punch head assembly that includes a punch head including a main body having opposite first and second ends, a longitudinal inner bore, a first passageway extending substantially radially from the inner bore, and a second passageway substantially traversing the first passageway. A ball bearing is received in the first passageway. A pin member is received in the second passageway. The pin member is rotationally movable between first and second positions. A driver is coupled to the punch head and includes a stem extending into the inner bore. The stem has an outer ball engagement surface. The punch head is axially movable with respect to the stem. Axial movement of the pin member in the second passageway moves the ball bearing into and out of engagement with the outer ball engagement surface for adjusting an axial position of the punch head with respect to the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Amada Tool America, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Dries, Jeffrey Tauscher
  • Threshing/Separating Device Having Tined Accelerator and/or Axial Rotor System
    Publication number: 20210161074
    Abstract: An axial threshing/separating system having at least one spring tined accelerator cylinder, in where the accelerator cylinder includes a plurality of double torsional spring tine cylinder elements extending from the spring tined accelerator cylinder; and one or more spring tined axial rotors, in where each of the spring tined axial rotors includes a plurality of double torsional spring tine rotor elements extending from each of the spring tined axial rotors, in where each of the spring tined axial rotors is aligned such that a respective longitudinal axis of each spring tined axial rotor is substantially coplanar and substantially parallel to a respective longitudinal axis of each other spring tined axial rotor, and wherein a longitudinal axis of at least one spring tined accelerator cylinder is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each spring tined axial rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Amadas Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Graham, Joel S. Peele, Jr., Shawn T. Lane, Junius W. White
  • Workpiece placement platform device having workpiece positioning member movable in and out relative to upper surface of placement platform
    Patent number: 11020787
    Abstract: A workpiece placement platform device including: an X-axis direction positioning member provided on one side of a placement platform on which to place a plate-shaped workpiece and configured to position one side edge of the workpiece in an X-axis direction by contacting the one side edge; a Y-axis direction positioning member provided on another side of the placement platform and configured to position another side edge of the workpiece in a Y-axis direction by contacting the another side edge; and a workpiece positioning member that is movable in and out relative to a workpiece placement surface of the placement platform and configured to partition the workpiece placement surface into sections in the X-axis direction and enable simultaneous positioning at the sections on the workpiece placement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Sato, Iwao Hayashi, Masashi Shirota, Takeshi Washio, Naoyuki Okamoto
  • Program creation device, welding system, and program creation method
    Patent number: 11007596
    Abstract: A welding program is created for performing spot welding by a program creation device. The program creation device includes a display unit configured to display an image, and an image generation unit configured to generate image data of a product model before being subjected to spot welding in accordance with shape data on a product and display the product model on the display unit, a display control unit configured to make a workpiece having a selected surface in the product model to be semitransparent, a welding portion setting unit configured to set welding portions to be allotted for the selected surface in the product model, and a program creation unit configured to create the welding program including related data for a welding robot with regard to the set welding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kosei Terada
  • Product taking-out apparatus, product carrying-out apparatus, and product taking-out method
    Patent number: 11001458
    Abstract: A product taking-out apparatus includes a suction part to suck a plate-like metal product and ascend, a touch plate to move between a separate position and a contact position with respect to the product sucked by the suction part, and a vibrator to vibrate the touch plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Yamazaki
  • Laser processing machine and laser processing method
    Patent number: 10994374
    Abstract: The laser processing machine includes a beam oscillation mechanism that oscillates a beam spot on a surface of a sheet metal. The control device controls the beam oscillation mechanism so as to oscillate the beam spot with an oscillation component in a direction orthogonal to a cutting direction of the sheet metal in a non-holding region, in which a holding portion of the conveyance apparatus for conveying a product is not held, when cutting the product from the sheet metal by irradiating the sheet metal with the laser beam. The non-holding region is at least a part of a periphery of a protrusion portion of the product, or at least a part of a periphery of a recess forming region in which a recess of the product is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Yamanashi, Kouji Funaki, Dennis Pohle
  • Product sorting apparatus
    Patent number: 10981733
    Abstract: A product sorting apparatus includes a pallet station supporting a pallet on which a product is placed and moves up and down between a base position and a raised position, a transfer device transferring the product to a first area that is on a first side of the pallet station, a first cart movable between the first area and a second area that is on a second side of the pallet station, and a second cart movable between the first area and the second area and able to pass through the inside of the first cart. Through the inside of the pallet station set at the base position, the first cart is unable to pass and the second cart is able to pass, and through the inside of the pallet station set at the raised position, both the first and second carts are able to pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro Ichikawa
  • Laser cutting method and machine, and automatic programing apparatus
    Patent number: 10974346
    Abstract: According to a laser cutting method, a processed part is laser-cut so that the processed part doesn't drop off from a sheet-shaped workpiece. In the laser cutting method, a cut slit of a pressing protrusion, which is curved due to a laser cutting process along an outline of the processed part and then presses a peripheral surface of the processed part, is preliminarily formed around the processed part to be cut out from the workpiece. Then, the laser cutting process is carried out along the outline of the processed part. The pressing protrusion curves toward the processed part due to the laser cutting process of the processed part, and then the processed part is retained by the pressing protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingjun Jin, Hitoshi Omata, Hiroaki Ishiguro, Takuya Okamoto, Hideo Hara, Masato Kunihiro
  • Information projecting method and apparatus and laser processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10974347
    Abstract: An information projecting method projects information concerning a cut piece onto the cut piece, which is cut and separated from a plate-like work and is on a placement table, or onto a position adjacent to the cut piece. To adjust to an aspect ratio of a projector, the method assigns a long side of the work to an X-axis direction of the aspect ratio and a short side of the work to a Y-axis direction of the aspect ratio, finds a positional relationship d between a top face of the work and the projector according to plate thickness information of the work on the placement table and positioned corresponding to the projector arranged at a predetermined Y-axis-direction position, and with a zoom ratio based on the found positional relationship, projects the information concerning the cut piece onto the cut piece or onto a position adjacent to the cut piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Saeki, Hidenori Komiya
  • Method of adjusting a punch body assembly
    Patent number: 10967535
    Abstract: A method of adjusting punch body assembly, that has a punch body coupled to a driver, by moving the driver with respect to the punch body until a select axial position is reached along the longitudinal axis of the punch body and locking the driver at the select axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Amada Tool America, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Dries, Jeffrey Tauscher
  • CUTTING PROCESSING MACHINE AND CUTTING PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210080919
    Abstract: A cutting processing machine includes a processing machine body and an NC device. The NC device includes a tool diameter correction amount calculator, a processing trace calculator and a driving controller. The processing machine body includes a processing unit and a tool trace controller. In a case where, as a processing condition, an offset amount between a control center point of a tool trace and a center point of a nozzle is set, the processing trace calculator generates a tool trace control signal for causing the control center point to be displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle by the offset amount in a predetermined direction. The processing machine body controls the tool trace based on the tool trace control signal such that the control center point is displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Amada Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro NAGAYAMA, Kazuhiro KANNO
  • PRESS BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE, PRESS BRAKE CONTROL METHOD, TOOL MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND DATA STRUCTURE OF TOOL MANAGEMENT DATA
    Publication number: 20210048790
    Abstract: A tool to be used for bending a sheet metal is selected and tool layout data is generated in advance that includes a tool ID of the selected tool, mounting position information, and information on a place where each tool is housed in a tool stocker. A display controller controls a display to display information on a place where a tool is housed. A tool collation unit collates a tool ID read by a reader of a tool retrieved by an operator from a tool stocker with a tool ID of a tool included in tool layout data. In a case where the read tool ID matches a tool ID of none of tools included in the tool layout data, the display controller controls the display to display a message indicating that the tool retrieved by the operator is an incorrect tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: AMADA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki KENMOTSU
  • Laser processing machine
    Patent number: 10898970
    Abstract: A profile selector includes at least one beam-forming lens refracting a laser beam to be incident so as to convert a beam profile and emits a laser beam having a beam profile selected from a plurality of beam profiles. A collimating lens converts a laser beam of a divergent beam to be incident into collimated light. A focusing lens focuses the collimated light emitted from the collimating lens and irradiates the focused beam to a sheet metal of a processing target. A moving mechanism moves the collimating lens along an optical axis such that a deviation of a focal point is reduced caused when the beam profile of the focused beam emitted from the focusing lens is selected by the profile selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ishiguro, Ryouhei Ito, Tetsuya Kobayashi
  • Workpiece storage device and workpiece loading method
    Patent number: 10898981
    Abstract: A first plate-like member on a bottom surface side is disposed in a horizontal direction. A second plate-like member is disposed in a vertical direction. A first position restricting mechanism is engaged with a first end portion including a first side that opposes the first plate-like member in a workpiece in a state where the workpiece stands while a front surface and a rear surface of the plate-like workpiece are along a vertical direction, and restricts the position of the first end portion in a plate thickness direction. A second position restricting mechanism is engaged with a second end portion including a second side that opposes the second plate-like member in the workpiece, and restricts the position of the second end portion in the plate thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Abraham Andujo, Hiroki Tsuruta
  • Nozzle
    Patent number: D930057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AMADA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Kobayashi, Akihiko Sugiyama, Yasuhito Baba