Patents Assigned to Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
  • Patent number: 8694160
    Abstract: An NC machine tool system includes an NC machine tool (10), a first operation panel (22) and a second operation panel (24) for the NC machine tool, a multi-joint robot (40), a memory (450), and a robot controller (50). The multi-joint robot (40) is disposed above the NC machine tool. The memory (450) stores a wait position return program by which the multi-joint robot (40) is operated. The robot controller (50) controls the multi-joint robot (40) in accordance with the program. Operation panels (22, 24) are respectively provided with switch keys (22c, 24c) operated to execute the wait position return program stored in the memory (450) so as to operate the multi-joint robot (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Yasue, Hironobu Ishihara, Kikuo Hattori, Tsuyoshi Hattori
  • Patent number: 8690498
    Abstract: When machining of a circumferential groove is performed by advancing a cutting tool which is attached to a rotating shaft extending to an inner side from an outer side of a rotating work into the work in a depth direction, the rotating shaft is downwardly inclined toward the inner side of the work at a predetermined inclination angle, a trajectory of a cutting edge within the work is arranged to be an ellipse of which minor axis is oriented in the radial direction connecting a deepest point thereof and the center of the work as viewing in a plane view, and the work is cut as lowering the cutting tool until reaching groove depth of a machining target while maintaining the inclination angle, so that deviation occurring in a direction of an axis toward a work center axis in parallel to a work face from a point on the work face on which the deepest point is projected or an axis of the rotating shaft of the cutting tool projected on the work face can be arbitrarily set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Muraki, Yukihide Harada, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8677869
    Abstract: A control panel 21 has a display screen 22. An operator turns a low-thrust pressing key 28 ON in the menu key group 26 displayed on the display screen 22. In this state, the operator turns an operating dial 32 of a manual pulse generator 31, thereby causing an encoder 34 to generate pulses. When the encoder 34 outputs a pulse signal as a command signal, and a servomotor 17 is driven in accordance with the command signal, the tailstock is advanced. With the distal end of a tailstock center contacting a center hole of the workpiece, the operator turns the operating dial 32, thereby finely adjusting the drive torque of the servomotor. Accordingly, the thrust of the tailstock center is finely adjusted, so that the tailstock center is pressed against the workpiece by a low thrust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kijima, Yutaka Wakikaido, Hisao Goto, Mikio Wakida
  • Patent number: 8650729
    Abstract: A carriage is moved in a direction including a Y axis component in order to move a turning process tool that is attached to a tool spindle along a horizontal line that is perpendicular to a Z axis, and thus, a turning process is carried out on a workpiece which is attached to a workpiece spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Momoi, Toshihito Okuda, Hiromasa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8640577
    Abstract: The present invention achieves improvement of an adjustment structure of a turning spindle in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. A turning spindle unit 100 includes a turning spindle base push-pull block 140 which adjusts a turning spindle base 110 fixed onto a bed 10 in the horizontal direction. The turning spindle base 110 includes a turning spindle push-pull block 180 to push and pull a turning spindle 60. A mounting seat 112 inclines at an angle to the horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Goshima, Kenji Arisue, Hirokatsu Tahara, Hiroyuki Ueki
  • Publication number: 20140012420
    Abstract: An NC machine tool system includes an NC machine tool (10), a first operation panel (22) and a second operation panel (24) for the NC machine tool, a multi-joint robot (40), a memory (450), and a robot controller (50). The multi-joint robot (40) is disposed above the NC machine tool. The memory (450) stores a wait position return program by which the multi-joint robot (40) is operated. The robot controller (50) controls the multi-joint robot (40) in accordance with the program. Operation panels (22, 24) are respectively provided with switch keys (22c, 24c) operated to execute the wait position return program stored in the memory (450) so as to operate the multi-joint robot (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyasu Yasue, Hironobu Ishihara, Kikuo Hattori, Tsuyoshi Hattori
  • Patent number: 8573555
    Abstract: The present invention provides capability to instantaneously adjust a height of an operation panel to an optimal height in accordance with a height of an operator with extremely easy operation and slight operating force. The operation panel is attached to a housing side wall of a machine tool in a vertically movable manner, supporting a load of the operation panel by the housing through a gas spring with a hydraulic lock. The operation panel is set to be capable of being vertically adjusted in position by disposing a handling unit which releases the hydraulic lock of the gas spring at the vicinity of the lower side of the operation panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Yai, Kazuaki Furukawa, Taku Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20130255454
    Abstract: The present invention achieves improvement of an adjustment structure of a turning spindle in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. A turning spindle unit 100 includes a turning spindle base push-pull block 140 which adjusts a turning spindle base 110 fixed onto a bed 10 in the horizontal direction. The turning spindle base 110 includes a turning spindle push-pull block 180 to push and pull a turning spindle 60. A mounting seat 112 inclines at an angle to the horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Goshima, Kenji Arisue, Hirokatsu Tahara, Hiroyuki Ueki
  • Publication number: 20130087028
    Abstract: A carriage is moved in a direction including a Y axis component in order to move a turning process tool that is attached to a tool spindle along a horizontal line that is perpendicular to a Z axis, and thus, a turning process is carried out on a workpiece which is attached to a workpiece spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130087026
    Abstract: A carriage is moved in a direction including a Y axis component in order to move a turning process tool that is attached to a tool spindle along a horizontal line that is perpendicular to a Z axis, and thus, a turning process is carried out on a workpiece which is attached to a workpiece spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130087025
    Abstract: A carriage is moved in a direction including a Y axis component in order to move a turning process tool that is attached to a tool spindle along a horizontal line that is perpendicular to a Z axis, and thus, a turning process is carried out on a workpiece which is attached to a workpiece spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130085050
    Abstract: A carriage is moved in a direction including a Y axis component in order to move a turning process tool that is attached to a tool spindle along a horizontal line that is perpendicular to a Z axis, and thus, a turning process is carried out on a workpiece which is attached to a workpiece spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
  • Patent number: 8383980
    Abstract: A laser processing unit includes a torch that is automatically mounted on a processing head. The torch has an assist gas chamber and a balance chamber, and the assist gas is supplied to the chambers. Constantly, equal pressures act on the both chambers, and an upward first force and a downward second force that act on a lens holder offset each other because pressure reception areas are equal. Gas is supplied to a gas spring chamber to provide a constant upward force to the lens holder. A driving device has an arm driven by a servomotor. The arm is in contact with a pin and the lens holder is moved to a predetermined position for automatically adjusting a focus position FC of a collective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Tsunehiko Yamazaki, Naoomi Miyakawa
  • Publication number: 20130003276
    Abstract: The present invention provides capability to instantaneously adjust a height of an operation panel to an optimal height in accordance with a height of an operator with extremely easy operation and slight operating force. The operation panel is attached to a housing side wall of a machine tool in a vertically movable manner, supporting a load of the operation panel by the housing through a gas spring with a hydraulic lock. The operation panel is set to be capable of being vertically adjusted in position by disposing a handling unit which releases the hydraulic lock of the gas spring at the vicinity of the lower side of the operation panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Yai, Kazuaki Furukawa, Taku Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20120239182
    Abstract: An NC control unit 100 includes a touch panel display device 155 through which a barrier canceling command is input and a machining control section 160 that performs an interference check for interference between a milling tool 70 and a chuck 58 and jaws 60. When the machining control section 160 determines that interference occurs and stops movement of a tool rest 54, the machining control section 160 writes the barrier canceling command that commands cancelation of the interference check for a process of a machining program where the interference has been determined based on manipulation of the display device 155. When the machining program including the barrier canceling command is carried out to machine subsequent workpieces, the machining control section 160 omits the interference check for the process corresponding to the barrier canceling command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Sachio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120230792
    Abstract: The present invention reduces or prevents bank occurrence with higher accuracy of groove shape to be machined as being cut and ensures sufficient groove depth while avoiding interference with a work even when a small-diameter tool is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Muraki, Yukihide Harada, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8241191
    Abstract: The present invention aims at improving the efficiency of tool management by improving the arrangement of a tool magazine in a composite working lathe. The composite working lathe 1 includes a spindle stock and a tool spindle disposed on a bed 20, and a cover 2 covering the surrounding area thereof. A door 4 allowing access to a machining portion is provided on a front side F of the machine, and the machining portion can be visually observed through a window 5. A tool magazine unit 100 is disposed in front of the spindle stock of the machine. A door 120 and a window 130 are provided on the cover of the tool magazine unit 100, allowing operators to observe the tool stored in the magazine through windows 122 and 130. The present composite working lathe enables to improve the efficiency of tool management, such as the confirmation of the tool used in the subsequent step or the removal of chips on the used tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
    Inventors: Naokazu Okabe, Kenji Arisue, Yasuhiro Goshima, Minoru Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20120103150
    Abstract: A turning tool is arranged at a tool spindle of a composite working lathe to improve working efficiency. A composite working lathe (1) includes a first workpiece headstock (20) placed on a bed (10). A chuck (24) of a workpiece spindle (22) is rotated as holding a workpiece (K1). A tool headstock (100) arranged at a carriage (50) is rotated about B-axis while being linearly moved in the directions of X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis. The tool headstock (100) operates a mill tool (110) and includes a comb-shaped cutting tool rest (150) having turning tools attached at the opposite side of a housing in a comb-shaped manner, so that turning processing can be performed with tool indexing in a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michinari Fukuoka, Yukikazu Kitamura, Yukio Morita, Minoru Kitayama
  • Publication number: 20120011972
    Abstract: A control panel 21 has a display screen 22. An operator turns a low-thrust pressing key 28 ON in the menu key group 26 displayed on the display screen 22. In this state, the operator turns an operating dial 32 of a manual pulse generator 31, thereby causing an encoder 34 to generate pulses. When the encoder 34 outputs a pulse signal as a command signal, and a servomotor 17 is driven in accordance with the command signal, the tailstock is advanced. With the distal end of a tailstock center contacting a center hole of the workpiece, the operator turns the operating dial 32, thereby finely adjusting the drive torque of the servomotor. Accordingly, the thrust of the tailstock center is finely adjusted, so that the tailstock center is pressed against the workpiece by a low thrust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kijima, Yutaka Wakikaido, Hisao Goto, Mikio Wakida
  • Publication number: 20120003055
    Abstract: A tool holder is provided that prevents chattering in a large-sized cutting tool. A tool holder 1 includes an anti-vibration device provided in a radially outer portion of a body. The anti-vibration device has a ring-shaped first anti-vibration member and a second anti-vibration member. The anti-vibration device is fixed to the body together with a cutting tool T1 by means of a bolt. Four O-rings are arranged on both sides of the first anti-vibration member, and the damper property is adjusted by pressing a pressing plate with adjuster bolts. An appropriate gap is formed between the first anti-vibration member and the body and between the first anti-vibration member and the second anti-vibration member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Sasaki, Tsunekazu Ishida