Patents Assigned to Kokusai Keisokuki Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Publication number: 20190145845
    Abstract: A dynamic balance testing device includes a vibrating unit configured to rotatably hold a predetermined rotating body being a specimen, a first spring configured to elastically support the vibrating unit and restrict displacement of the vibrating unit in a direction parallel to a rotation axis of the predetermined rotating body, and at least three second springs configured to elastically support the vibrating unit and restrict displacement of the vibrating unit in a predetermined direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. The at least three second springs are attached to the vibrating unit on a same predetermined plane, and the vibrating unit holds the predetermined rotating body such that a projection of a center of gravity of the predetermined rotating body onto the predetermined plane is substantially at the same position as a position where the first spring is attached to the vibrating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi ISHITOYA
  • Patent number: 10281356
    Abstract: An oscillating device comprising: a vibrating table; an X-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in an X-axis direction; a Y-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Y-axis direction; a Z-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Z-axis direction; a first linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the X-axis direction; and a second linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first linear guideway comprises: a first rail extending in the X-axis direction; and a first carriage configured to engage with the first rail slidably in the X-axis direction, wherein the second linear guideway comprises: a second rail extending in the Y-axis direction; and a second carriage configured to engage with the second rail slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first carriage is provided wi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru Matsumoto, Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Murauchi, Minoru Endo
  • Patent number: 10203266
    Abstract: A bearing testing machine comprising: a testing machine shaft to which at least one test piece being a bearing is attached, the testing machine shaft being a rotation shaft extending in a Y axis direction being a horizontal direction; a rotational driving unit configured to rotate the testing machine shaft; a test piece holding unit configured to elastically holds the test piece; and an at least one axle driving unit configured to drive the testing machine shaft in a vertical direction and in an X axis direction which is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the Y axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Teramoto, Sigeru Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Murauchi
  • Publication number: 20190011322
    Abstract: A dynamic balance testing device includes a plurality of support rollers having respective rotation axes extending in a predetermined direction, the plurality of support rollers being configured to support a specimen in internal contact with an inner periphery of the specimen in such a manner that the specimen is rotatable about a central axis of the inner periphery, the plurality of support rollers including, a first support roller having a first rotation axis that is parallel to the central axis of the inner periphery of the specimen, and a second support roller having a second rotation axis that is parallel to the central axis of the inner periphery of the specimen and is positionally different from the first rotation axis of the first support roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi ISHITOYA
  • Publication number: 20180321111
    Abstract: An oscillating device including a vibrating table, an actuator configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a first direction, a coupling mechanism configured to couple the vibrating table with the actuator in such a manner that the vibrating table is movable relative to the actuator in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a counter balancer attached to the vibrating table and configured to compensate an imbalance of an oscillated portion including at least the vibrating table, the imbalance being caused by attaching the coupling mechanism to the vibrating table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170160166
    Abstract: An oscillating device comprising: a vibrating table; an X-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in an X-axis direction; a Y-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Y-axis direction; a Z-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Z-axis direction; a first linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the X-axis direction; and a second linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first linear guideway comprises: a first rail extending in the X-axis direction; and a first carriage configured to engage with the first rail slidably in the X-axis direction, wherein the second linear guideway comprises: a second rail extending in the Y-axis direction; and a second carriage configured to engage with the second rail slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first carriage is provided wi
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI, Minoru ENDO
  • Publication number: 20160282225
    Abstract: A bearing testing machine comprising: a testing machine shaft to which at least one test piece being a bearing is attached, the testing machine shaft being a rotation shaft extending in a Y axis direction being a horizontal direction; a rotational driving unit configured to rotate the testing machine shaft; a test piece holding unit configured to elastically holds the test piece; and an at least one axle driving unit configured to drive the testing machine shaft in a vertical direction and in an X axis direction which is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the Y axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi TERAMOTO, Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI
  • Patent number: 9442052
    Abstract: A torsion tester including a plurality of driving units configured to connect with and rotate three or more input/output shafts of a test body, respectively, and a controller configured to control the plurality of driving units to be driven with one of individually-set rotational frequencies and individually-set torques, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Kokusai Keisokuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sigeru Matsumoto, Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Murauchi, Masanobu Hasegawa, Tomotaka Sakagami
  • Patent number: 9032813
    Abstract: A torsion tester including a reaction force unit and a drive unit including a servo motor, a first reduction gear, a shaft transmitting an output force from the first reduction gear, a clutch having an input shaft fixed to the shaft, a second reduction gear decelerating rotation of an output shaft of the clutch, a chuck, and a connection mechanism connecting the chuck with one of the shaft and the second reduction gear, the drive unit configured to switch between a first mode where the clutch is disengaged, and the shaft is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism and a second mode where the clutch is engaged, and the second reduction gear is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru Matsumoto, Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Murauchi, Masanobu Hasegawa, Tomotaka Sakagami, Yasuyuki Mido, Shigenobu Kawai
  • Patent number: 8984965
    Abstract: A rotational torsion tester, comprising: a first drive shaft; a second drive shaft; a load applying unit that applies a torsional load to a workpiece; at least one bearing unit including a first bearing unit that supports the load applying unit to be rotatable about a rotation axis; a rotation drive unit having a first electric motor that drives the second drive shaft and the load applying unit to rotate in phase; and a torque sensor that detects the torsional load, wherein the load applying unit comprises: a second electric motor that drives the first drive shaft; the torque sensor is attached to a part at which the first drive shaft is inserted into the shaft part; the torque sensor is disposed between a pair of first bearings; and the torque sensor includes a strain gauge adhered to a narrowed part to detect the torsional load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kokusai Keisokuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sigeru Matsumoto, Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Murauchi, Masanobu Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20140257781
    Abstract: A control device including a simulation unit to simulate behaviors of a virtual mechanical system, and a drive control unit to control driving of servomotors based on the simulation results, is provided. The virtual mechanical system includes a first drive module, a first main shaft module connected to the first drive module, and a plurality of power transmission subsystems, each of which is connected to the first main shaft module and is associated with one of the servomotors respectively. Each of the power transmission subsystems includes an output module. The servomotor associated with the power transmission subsystem is driven according to a simulated result of input into the output module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Kazuyoshi TASHIRO, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20140208863
    Abstract: A torsion tester including a plurality of driving units configured to connect with and rotate three or more input/output shafts of a test body, respectively, and a controller configured to control the plurality of driving units to be driven with one of individually-set rotational frequencies and individually-set torques, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI, Masanobu HASEGAWA, Tomotaka SAKAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20140208864
    Abstract: A torsion tester including a reaction force unit and a drive unit including a servo motor, a first reduction gear, a shaft transmitting an output force from the first reduction gear, a clutch having an input shaft fixed to the shaft, a second reduction gear decelerating rotation of an output shaft of the clutch, a chuck, and a connection mechanism connecting the chuck with one of the shaft and the second reduction gear, the drive unit configured to switch between a first mode where the clutch is disengaged, and the shaft is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism and a second mode where the clutch is engaged, and the second reduction gear is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI, Masanobu HASEGAWA, Tomotaka SAKAGAMI, Yasuyuki MIDO, Shigenobu KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20140049122
    Abstract: A linear actuator, comprising: a base; a fixed part support mechanism attached to the base; a fixed part elastically supported by the fixed part support mechanism; and a movable part driven to reciprocate in a predetermined drive direction with respect to the fixed part, wherein the fixed part support mechanism comprises: a movable block attached to the fixed part; a linear guide that couples the movable block with the base to be slidable in the predetermined drive direction; and an elastic member that is disposed between the base and the movable block and prevents transmission of a high frequency component of vibration in the predetermined drive direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Sigeru MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140033831
    Abstract: A rotational torsion tester, comprising: a first drive shaft; a second drive shaft; a load applying unit that applies a torsional load to a workpiece; at least one bearing unit including a first bearing unit that supports the load applying unit to be rotatable about a rotation axis; a rotation drive unit having a first electric motor that drives the second drive shaft and the load applying unit to rotate in phase; and a torque sensor that detects the torsional load, wherein the load applying unit comprises: a second electric motor that drives the first drive shaft; the torque sensor is attached to a part at which the first drive shaft is inserted into the shaft part; the torque sensor is disposed between a pair of first bearings; and the torque sensor includes a strain gauge adhered to a narrowed part to detect the torsional load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi MIYASHITA, Kazuhiro MURAUCHI, Masanobu HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 8596058
    Abstract: There is provided a hydraulic system, including an oil tank storing operating oil, a hydraulic actuator, and a hydraulic pump which draws the operating oil from the oil tank and supplies the operating oil to the hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system is provided with an operating oil separating unit which is located at a midway point of a main tube sending the operating oil from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic actuator and which separates a part of the operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump to return the part of the operating oil to the oil tank. A universal testing machine including the hydraulic system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Kokusai Keisokuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sigeru Matsumoto, Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazuyoshi Tashiro, Kazuhiro Murauchi, Mitsuo Kakuta
  • Publication number: 20130247680
    Abstract: A material testing machine measuring strain of a tube-like test piece, comprising: a plurality of radial direction displacement detection units; an axis direction displacement detection unit; and a calculation unit that calculates the strain, wherein: each of first and second displacement meters of at least one of the radial direction displacement detection units comprises: a needle; a fixed frame; a movable frame; and a displacement sensor having a body part and a contact protruding from the body part, and wherein a tip of the contact contacts a stopper plate; the needle is oriented in the radial direction of the test piece; the needle protrudes from an end of the movable frame; displacement in the radial direction of the test piece is detected by detecting a moving amount of the needle; and the calculation unit calculates a curvature radius in the tube axis direction of the test piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomotaka OTA
  • Publication number: 20120048029
    Abstract: There is provided a hydraulic system, including an oil tank storing operating oil, a hydraulic actuator, and a hydraulic pump which draws the operating oil from the oil tank and supplies the operating oil to the hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system is provided with an operating oil separating unit which is located at a midway point of a main tube sending the operating oil from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic actuator and which separates a part of the operating oil supplied, from the hydraulic pump to return the part of the operating oil to the oil tank. A universal testing machine including the hydraulic system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: KOKUSAI KEISOKUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sigeru Matsumoto, Hiroshi Miyashita, Kazuyoshi Tashiro, Kazuhiro Murauchi, Mitsuo Kakuta
  • Patent number: 7543487
    Abstract: A traveling test apparatus for a vehicle includes a flat-belt mechanism that includes a first pair of rollers, and a first endless belt wound around the first pair of rollers, the flat-belt mechanism being configured such that at least one tire of the vehicle contacts the first endless belt, and that the first endless belt is revolved around the first pair of rollers by rotation of the at-least-one tire, and a supporting belt mechanism that includes a second pair of rollers, and a second endless belt wound around the second pair of rollers, the supporting belt mechanism being configured such that an upper outer circumferential surface of the second endless belt contacts an upper inner circumferential surface of the first endless belt, and that the second endless belt is revolved around the second pair of rollers by the rotation of the at least one tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Kokusai Keisokuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Sigeru Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7509846
    Abstract: A chassis dynamometer includes a flat-belt mechanism configured such that a drive wheel of a vehicle is placed thereon, which includes a rotating member configured to be rotated by rotation of the drive wheel, a bearing portion configured to rotatably support the rotating member, a motor configured to apply a resistance to the rotation of the rotating member, and a bearing supporting member to which a housing of the bearing portion and the motor are fixed, a base configured to support the bearing supporting member from beneath the bearing supporting member, a plurality of three-component force sensors arranged between the bearing supporting member and the base to measure a force transmitted from the drive wheel to the flat-belt mechanism, and a computing unit configured to compute moments with respect to three axes based on measurement results of the plurality of three-component force sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Kokusai Keisokuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Sigeru Matsumoto