Patents Assigned to DMG MORI CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20230386066
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a receiving unit that receives an image of a tool from a camera of a machine tool; a measurement unit that measures a first coordinate, which is a position of a first point on a tool or a tool holding unit that holds the tool, in an image captured when the tool and the camera move a first distance relative to each other and measures a second coordinate, which is a position of a second point on the tool or the tool holding unit, in an image captured when the tool and the camera move a second distance relative to each other; and a tool length calculation unit that calculates the length of the tool based on the first coordinate, the second coordinate, the first distance, and the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junichi KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20230377128
    Abstract: The image processing device includes a reception unit that receives an image of a tool from a camera of a machine tool, an area calculation unit that calculates an excess area that is an area of a region corresponding to the tool in the captured image that is at least a predetermined distance away from a tool center, and an inspection unit that judges the suitability of the tool for continuous use based on the size of the excess area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junichi KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20230369997
    Abstract: A rotation speed assessment device (1) assesses suitability of a rotation speed of a motor (11) in a rotation device (10) having the motor (11) connected to an object to be rotated (20) to rotate the object to be rotated (20) and having a rotation control unit (13) controlling operation of the motor (11) and carrying out emergency stopping of the motor (11) when the motor (11) becomes uncontrollable. The rotation speed assessment device (1) has an inertia estimation unit (2) estimating an inertia of the motor (11) and object to be rotated (20), an assessment unit (3) assessing suitability of a planned rotation speed based on the inertia estimated by the inertia estimation unit (2), and a notification unit (4) providing a notification when the planned rotation speed is assessed as unsuitable by the assessment unit (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takakazu IKEGAMI, Ryota MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230367326
    Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a wheel-driven traveling body and a laser sensor. The laser sensor emits laser light while rotating the laser light around the laser sensor and receives reflected light of the laser light to output two-dimensional distance data representing a distance to an object located around the laser sensor for each angle around the laser sensor. The traveling body includes a controller that controls traveling of the traveling body on the basis of the two-dimensional distance data output from the laser sensor. The laser sensor is provided on the traveling body such that a scan plane that is a region through which the laser light passes during rotation of the laser light has a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki NAGASUE, Ryota MAEDA, Masaaki NAKAGAWA, Hideaki TANAKA, Yuta OBA
  • Patent number: 11809156
    Abstract: Provided is a thermal displacement correction method using a machine learning method but making it possible to, on a user side, calculate a thermal displacement amount appropriate to a machine tool of the user and correct the thermal displacement. In a machine tool on a target user side, a thermal displacement amount between workpiece and tool corresponding to a temperature at a preset measurement point is calculated based on a parameter defining a relation between the temperature and the thermal displacement amount, and a positioning position for workpiece and tool is corrected in accordance with the calculated thermal displacement amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naruhiro Irino, Koichiro Narimatsu
  • Publication number: 20230351306
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing system for deriving a skill level of an individual user with respect to an operation of an industrial machine. The information processing system includes an accumulator that accumulates, as individual ability information of an individual to operate an industrial machine, history information including at least one of knowledge of the industrial machine and use experience of the industrial machine of the individual, in associated with individual identification information for specifying the individual, and an analyzer that analyzes the individual ability information to derive a skill level of the individual with respect to an operation of the industrial machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiichiro GOMI, Yoichi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230347412
    Abstract: There is provided an additive processing device that models a workpiece by melting a supplied powder material and forming layers of the melted powder material. The additive processing device is provided with a laser head configured to supply the powder material to the workpiece and irradiate the workpiece with a laser beam, a drive unit configured to drive the laser head, a recognition unit configured to recognize a height of the workpiece in a laminating direction while the laser head is forming an N-th layer (N being a natural number) of the workpiece, a generation unit configured to generate a drive path for the laser head for formation of an N+1-th layer of the workpiece, based on the recognized height, and a control unit configured to control the drive unit based on the drive path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicants: INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki AOYAMA, Kazuo YAMAZAKI, Erika OKAMOTO, Kengo AIZAWA, Masahiro UEDA
  • Publication number: 20230347462
    Abstract: A coolant tank (15) has a bottom (16) and a tubular side wall (17) extending upright from an outer peripheral edge of the bottom (16). The side wall (17) has a plurality of outwardly protruding protrusions (18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d) formed thereon at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. Providing the protrusions (18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d) increases the surface area of the side wall (17), whereby heat exchange with outside air is facilitated so that a coolant in the tank (15) is cooled down efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke YAMAMOTO, Junichi KANAZAWA, Yasuhito OKAWARA
  • Patent number: 11796979
    Abstract: A machine tool includes: a display; a tool configured to machine a workpiece; a spindle configured to rotate the tool or the workpiece; a sensor configured to detect a vibration frequency of the spindle or the tool; and a processor configured to control the machine tool. The processor is configured to: detect a chatter vibration in the spindle or the tool based on the vibration frequency; based on a frequency of the chatter vibration, a rotation speed of the spindle, and the number of cutting edges of the tool, calculate an order corresponding to the number of vibrations of the tool during a period of time until a current rotation angle of a first cutting edge of the tool reaches a current rotation angle of a second cutting edge of the tool; and present order information on the display, the order information indicating a magnitude of the calculated order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo Kawai, Katsuhiko Ono, Shizuo Nishikawa, Yasuhiko Morita, Masanori Murozumi, Ryo Murakami
  • Publication number: 20230328412
    Abstract: Disclosed is an information processing device including: a first communication unit configured to permit communication with a remote maintenance device that remotely operates machine tools; a second communication unit configured to permit communication with the machine tools; an operation unit including a remote maintenance switch; and a control unit configured to, according to whether the remote maintenance switch is in an ON state or an OFF state, determine whether or not to permit communication for remotely operating the machine tools by the remote maintenance device, and control connection and disconnection between the remote maintenance device and the machine tools. Accordingly, it is possible to perform remote maintenance on machine tools while maintaining the confidentiality of information indicating the operation state of the machine tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi TAKAHASHI, Tomomi OTA
  • Publication number: 20230311262
    Abstract: A mist collector includes: a filter that collects mist; a nozzle including an ejection port capable of ejecting a coolant, the nozzle being disposed to cause the ejection port to be opposite to the filter; and a motor that causes the filter to move, to cause a position on the filter to which the ejection port is opposite to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke YAMAMOTO, Kenjiro IGA, Masahiro KOSUGE
  • Publication number: 20230302591
    Abstract: The present invention includes a table (2) for placing a workpiece (Wa) thereon, a supporting mechanism (10) including a rotary shaft (15, 16) and supporting the table (2) so as to be able to rock the table (2) about an axial center of the rotary shaft (15, 16), a first drive motor (20) rotating the rotary shaft (15) of the supporting mechanism (10) to rock the table (2), a balance imparting mechanism (30) imparting a balance load to the rotary shaft (15) in accordance with a position of rocking of the table (2), and a controller (50) controlling the first drive motor (20). The balance imparting mechanism (30) includes an eccentric disc (31) having a circular plate shape and connected at a position eccentric from a center thereof to the rotary shaft (15), a housing (32) holding an outer periphery of the eccentric disc (31) via a bearing (33), and a load imparting unit (35) imparting the balance load to the housing (32) in a direction intersecting an axis of the rotary shaft (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro NISHIKI, Keisuke IKAI
  • Patent number: 11766757
    Abstract: A processing system includes a control unit that generates positional information related to a position of a measuring unit at a time of measuring a processing object and outputs the generated positional information and a generation period signal indicating a period during which the positional information is generated, an acquisition unit that acquires the positional information and the generation period signal which have been output, an acquisition interval calculation unit that calculates a statistical value indicating an interval between acquisition periods regarding a plurality of generation period signals acquired by the acquisition unit, an estimation unit that estimates the period during which the positional information is generated on the basis of the statistical value calculated by the acquisition interval calculation unit, and a shape calculation unit that calculates a shape of the processing object based on measurement information, the positional information, and the period estimated by the estimat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: NIKON CORPORATION, DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Yamada, Shizuo Nishikawa, Satoshi Miyamoto, Junichi Morishita
  • Publication number: 20230294228
    Abstract: A tool transport system equipped with a tool storage portion that does not depend on the tool standard is awaited. The tool transport system includes a plurality of machine tools, and a tool storage portion having a plurality of holding parts. Each of the plurality of holding parts has a common holding mechanism capable of holding any of a plurality of tool holders. The tool transport system includes a transport device. A first tool holder of the plurality of tool holders has a common connection mechanism, and a first attachment mechanism. A second tool holder of the plurality of tool holders has the common connection mechanism, and a second attachment mechanism to which a second tool to be used in a second machine tool of the plurality of machine tools is attachable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YASUDA, Hiromitsu NAKAOKA, Yuichi KUROISHI, Koji TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11759906
    Abstract: Provided is a machine tool (1) which is capable of measuring machining accuracy of a workpiece (W) with high accuracy and enables the time required from machining to measurement of machining accuracy to be greatly reduced. The machine tool (1) machining a workpiece (W) while moving a tool and the workpiece (W) relative to each other includes a cover (2) separating from outside a machining area for machining the workpiece (W) therein, and temperature adjusting means (30) used in machining of the workpiece (W) to adjust an ambient temperature of the machining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shizuo Nishikawa, Masahiro Shimoike, Shuji Komatsu, Hiroki Nakao
  • Patent number: 11754993
    Abstract: A machine tool includes: a cover; a door; a drive mechanism; a detection unit; and an operation panel that receives an operation for the machine tool. A control device of the machine tool performs: processing to control the drive mechanism such that the door is opened, based on the operation panel receiving a first opening operation; processing to obtain an actual position from the detection unit and store the actual position as an opening position of the door, based on the operation panel receiving an operation to determine a position; and processing to control the drive mechanism such that the door is located at the opening position, based on the operation panel receiving a second opening operation. An opening speed of the door during the first opening operation is slower than an opening speed of the door during the second opening operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ono, Tsunehito Nakahigashi, Yuta Noro, Fumikazu Kondo
  • Publication number: 20230283133
    Abstract: A motor includes three-phase coils formed of coils of different phases and including a first coil end and a second coil end arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of a stator core. The first coil end and the second coil end have a first facing portion and a second facing portion, respectively. The motor includes an interphase insulator provided only on the first facing portion among the first facing portion and the second facing portion. Each of the first coil end and the second coil end is formed of a plurality of coils of the same phase that protrude onto an end face from a plurality of slots arranged side by side continuously in the circumferential direction of the stator core. The first facing portion corresponds to all of the plurality of coils forming the first coil end, and the second facing portion corresponds to all of the coils forming the second coil end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20230278152
    Abstract: A machine tool includes a tool rest including first holders each configured to hold a tool for an inner-diameter side and second holders each configured to hold a tool for an outer-diameter side, a machining control unit configured to control the tool rest to machine the workpiece, a tool changing unit, and a tool management unit configured to identify an unused tool. In a case where a plurality of tools of the same type are held by both the first and second holders, when the number of the first holders is larger than the number of the second holders, and one of the tools held by the second holders is identified as the unused tool, the tool changing unit changes the unused tool in the second holder with the tool in the first holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa AOYAMA, Tetsushi ASADA
  • Patent number: 11745812
    Abstract: Provided is a running device including a frame (11) and a first wheel part (15) and a second wheel part (35) arranged with an appropriate distance therebetween along a running direction (R). The first wheel part (15) includes a first left support arm (17) and a first right support arm (26) arranged on the frame (11) in a manner to be swingable within a plane extending along the running direction (R). The second wheel part (35) includes a second support arm (36) arranged on the frame (11) in a manner to be swingable within a plane perpendicular to the running direction (R). The first left support arm (17) has first left wheels (19, 21) respectively on both sides thereof, and the first right support arm (26) has first right wheels (28, 30) respectively on both sides thereof. The second support arm (36) has a second left wheel (38) and a second right wheel (40) respectively on both sides thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Nagasue, Ryota Maeda, Masaaki Nakagawa, Hideaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: D997759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DMG MORI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Okamoto, Patrick Tallowitz, Andreas Ebermann