Patents Examined by Boyer D. Ashley
  • Patent number: 11571818
    Abstract: Provided is a machine tool hand including a body portion that is mounted so as to be attachable to and detachable from a spindle of a machine tool, and that is provided with a flow path connected to a coolant-liquid supply path formed in the spindle; and two or more hand members that are attached to the body portion such that at least one of the hand members is pivotable about a prescribed axis, and that are capable of gripping an object therebetween by being closed. The flow path is provided with discharge ports via which a coolant liquid supplied from the coolant-liquid supply path is discharged toward surfaces of the hand members that are exposed to an outside, and a pressure of the coolant liquid causes an opening operation or a closing operation of the hand members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Ochi
  • Patent number: 11559868
    Abstract: Wheel machining equipment is provided, including a first-stage turning system used for carrying out first-stage turning of a wheel, a high-precision connection system used for carrying out high-precision positioning conversion from first-stage turning to second-stage turning, and a second-stage turning system used for carrying out second-stage turning of the wheel. A wheel machining method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: CITIC DICASTAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huiying Liu, Wen Xiong, Yudong Li
  • Patent number: 11554512
    Abstract: A variable-frequency ultrasonic machining system for a computer numerical control milling machine including a cutting force detection unit, a temperature sensing unit and a processor. The processor receives sensing signals of the cutting force detection unit and the temperature sensing unit, processes the received sensing signals according to a set program, and sends control signals to an ultrasonic drive power supply and a corresponding servo motor, respectively. By adjusting the ultrasonic vibration frequency or the frequency of the frequency converter of the CNC milling machine in the machining process, the system ensures the continuity of ultrasonic-assisted milling of a part with a complex curved surface in case of uneven cutting allowance, and improves efficiency of ultrasonic machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
    Inventors: Juan Xu, Hengchang Wang, Hongfu Zuo, Weiqing Huang
  • Patent number: 11554423
    Abstract: A pipe spinning power drill accessory a stem, shaft, first knurled assembly, second knurled assembly, first state, and second state. The first knurled assembly and the second knurled assembly are each cylindrically shaped. The first knurled assembly is centrally affixed to the stem. The shaft is centrally affixed to the first knurled assembly opposite the stem. The second knurled assembly is centrally affixed to the shaft opposite the first knurled assembly. The first knurled assembly and the second knurled assembly each selectively expand laterally. In the first state, the first knurled assembly and the second knurled assembly are each not laterally expanded. In the second state, at least one of the first knurled assembly and the second knurled assembly are laterally expanded. The stem is configured to be inserted into a chuck of a power drill. The stem is cross-sectionally hexagonally shaped and includes a region of decreased diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventor: Ricardo Godina
  • Patent number: 11541469
    Abstract: A rotary cutter for cutting damaged threads of a bolt includes a body rotatable about a rotating axis. The body includes an inner periphery delimiting a conic cutting space. The body further includes at least one cutting blade, an evasive groove, an evasive portion, a scrap discharge groove, a scrap guide groove and a scrap discharge orifice on the inner periphery delimiting the cutting space. The at least one cutting blade forms a ridge. The evasive groove and the scrap discharge groove are respectively located on a rear side and a front side of the at least one cutting blade along a circumferential direction of the inner periphery of the body. The scrap guide groove extends between the evasive groove and the scrap discharge orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Hong Ann Tool Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Wei Su
  • Patent number: 11541462
    Abstract: A cutting insert has: an upper surface; a lower surface; a side surface, having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite each other between the upper surface and the lower surface; and a first cutting edge. The lower surface has a plurality of slots extending from a side of the first surface to a side of the second surface. In addition, when viewed from a side of the lower surface, if the angle between a ridge line on which the upper surface and the first surface intersect and an imaginary extension line of the plurality of slots is defined as ?1, and the angle between a ridge line on which the lower surface and the first surface intersect and the imaginary extension line is defined as ?2, then ?2>?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Zhanlong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11534933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of automated food preparation. Specifically, the present is a invention system and method for depositing slices of an ingredient onto a bread or other media. Additionally, the present invention can be used to selectively slice a plurality of ingredients onto a sandwich based on customer inputs and the apparatus can be used for slicing meats, cheeses, vegetables and other deli products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Kevin James Saccone, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11529707
    Abstract: A main spindle device for a machine tool has a hollow main spindle, which is supported by a housing such that the hollow main spindle can rotate. The main spindle device is provided with: an annular cylinder, which is fixed to the housing, and is formed extending into the main spindle, said annular cylinder having an opening formed in the axis line direction of the main spindle; and a cooling path formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder to face the inner circumferential surface of the main spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ikuma Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11524343
    Abstract: A machining station especially arranged to carry out deep drill and milling operations is disclosed. The machining station now proposed presents a specific structural arrangement, enables the incorporation, contrary to already existing stations, of an axis dedicated to deep drilling, favoring the use of deep drill tools under ideal conditions, without size restriction. Accordingly, the station is comprised of an operating base, on which there lays an operating module and an arrangement module. This new arrangement for the machining station is therefore more versatile and adaptable to the specificities programmed for each part to be machined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CHETOCORPORATION, S.A.
    Inventor: Sergio David Tavares Andre
  • Patent number: 11517990
    Abstract: A machine tool (1) includes a spindle (32) supported on a support surface (37a) of a support body (37) with such an orientation that the longitudinal axis of the spindle extends along the support surface (37a). The spindle (32) is movable in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spindle (32). The support body (37) is provided with a ventilation hole (80) extending through the support body (37) between the support surface (37a) and a surface (37b) facing in the direction opposite to the support surface (37a), to open toward the spindle (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD., CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Yabe, Yosuke Ando, Yosuke Wada, Wataru Katagishi
  • Patent number: 11504784
    Abstract: A cutting tool with interconnected arms that increases the stiffness to weight ratio of the cutting tool is described. The principles of the invention can be applied to any cutting tool, such as a reamer, a milling cutter, a slotting cutter, and the like. In one example, a cutting ring includes a cutting head assembly with a leading arm, a trailing arm, and a cutting head supported by the leading arm and the trailing arm. The trailing arm interconnects with the leading arm of an adjacent cutting head assembly, and the leading arm interconnects with a trailing arm of another adjacent cutting head assembly. As a result of this interconnection of arms, the axial, radial and tangential stiffness to weight ratio of the cutting tool is increased. A support member may be included to further increase the stiffness to weight ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Logan M. Semnisky, Alan J. Bookheimer
  • Patent number: 11498134
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of machining of fiber-reinforced composites, and relates to a method for measuring distribution of a thrust force during drilling of a unidirectional composite along with a fiber cutting angle. The method includes: cutting the surface a composite sample piece to form a groove; drilling on an existing experimental platform for measuring a thrust force during drilling, where a through hole obtained through the drilling is required to intersect with the groove; obtaining a curve of the thrust force during drilling, comparing the curve with a conventional curve of the thrust force to find a mutation point, and determining the mutation point, namely a fiber cutting angle at the groove; and calculating fluctuation periods of the thrust force according to machining parameters to reckon the distribution of the thrust force along with the fiber cutting angle in all the periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fuji Wang, Jiaxuan Hao, Yu Bai, Wei Liu, Jianwei Ma
  • Patent number: 11484954
    Abstract: Milling tool holder which comprises a first holder part, a second holder part, and a locking mechanism. The first holder part comprises a first cutting insert receptacle for receiving a first cutting insert and a second cutting insert receptacle for receiving a second cutting insert. The second holder part which, for adjusting a milling width, is variably positionable with respect to the first holder part along a longitudinal axis, comprises a third cutting insert receptacle for receiving a third cutting insert and a fourth cutting insert receptacle for receiving a fourth cutting insert. The locking mechanism is configured to fix the first and second holder parts to the adjusted milling width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Stark
  • Patent number: 11484981
    Abstract: A tool magazine of a machine tool holds machining tools of multiple types. The number of stored machining tools of at least one type is more than one. When all the machining tools of the at least one type are unused, a first test-machining step of machining a workpiece using one machining tool of each type is performed. When the machined product is graded as acceptable, a second test-machining step of replacing the machining tool of the at least one type with an unused machining tool in the tool magazine and machining a new workpiece using the one machining tool of each type is performed. The second test-machining step is repeated until all the machining tools are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takafumi Murakami
  • Patent number: 11478862
    Abstract: A textured surface in an outer surface of a tool holding section of a tool holder for increasing a surface area of the outer surface for dissipating heat from the tool holding section. The textured surface can comprise grooves around the outer surface of the tool holding section with a height and a width. Notches can be provided in sides of the grooves to further increase the surface area of the outer surface for dissipating heat from the tool holding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Techniks, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Worthington
  • Patent number: 11471952
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool includes a tool shank, a replaceable cutting head mounted on the tool shank, a coupling pin, and an actuation member. In one embodiment, the coupling pin has a cylindrical portion with a reduced-diameter portion defined by a pair of angled side walls separated by a bottom surface for cooperating with a non-threaded portion at one end of the actuation member. In another embodiment, the coupling pin has a cylindrical portion with a notch with a pair of side walls for cooperating with a frustoconical member at one end of the actuation member. When assembled, a pair of V-shaped contact surfaces on the cutting head engage a pair of oppositely facing V-shaped contact surfaces on the tool shank to provide stability against the momentum created by cutting forces in two different directions and securely hold the cutting head in place during machining operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Marcelo Euripedes Silva, Ruy Frota de Souza Filho
  • Patent number: 11465252
    Abstract: This application relates to lubrication, and more particularly to an external cooling MQL manipulator and a machine tool and a lubrication method using the machine tool. The external cooling MQL manipulator includes a suspension structure, a robot arm, a controller and an oil mist generator. The suspension structure fixedly connects the robot arm and a frame, and a nozzle is provided on a free end of the robot arm; an oil mist generator is connected to the nozzle for ejecting oil mists to a processing area. When the machine tool works, the controller selects the corresponding lubrication parameters according to the processing parameters such as the cutter type and the workpiece material. The first motor and the second motor are controlled to rotate by the controller according to real-time changes of the processing positions detected by the detecting component, thereby adjusting the position of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sichuan University
    Inventors: Wu Zhao, Zeyuan Yu, Zida Zhang, Ling Chen, Xin Guo, Miao Yu, Kai Zhang, Hao Wan, Lin Du, Wei Jiang, Nianhan Wu
  • Patent number: 11458544
    Abstract: Rotatable assembly (10) having one end (12) adapted to be secured to a rotatable support for rotating the rotatable assembly (10) about a rotational axis (28), the rotatable assembly (10) comprising: a main body (18) having a cavity (56); a damping mass (38) arranged within the cavity (56) and movable in radial directions (30), substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis (28), relative to the main body (18); a damping structure (36) arranged to support the damping mass (38) relative to the main body (18) and arranged to damp vibrational movements of the damping mass (38) relative to the main body (18) in the radial directions (30); wherein the damping structure (36) comprises a plurality of spring elements (40); and wherein each spring element (40) has a flat appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: MAQ AB
    Inventors: Qilin Fu, Cornel-Mihai Nicolescu, Amir Rashid
  • Patent number: 11458549
    Abstract: A deburring chamfer tool has a main body including a working end for engaging a workpiece to be deburred. The working end is of a conical shape and has a first and a second cutting edge respectively extending lengthwise with reference to different slant reference lines which delimit the conical shape. Each of the first and the second cutting edges slope from a first end adjacent to the vertex of the conical shape to a second end adjacent to the base of the conical shape in a first length and a second length respectively. The second length is smaller than the first length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hong Ann Tool Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Wei Su
  • Patent number: 11453066
    Abstract: An adjusting device 17 for fine adjustment of a cutting support 14, which is adjustable on a basic body 12 of a cutting tool 10, relative to the basic body 12, with an adjusting screw 63 which determines the position of the cutting support 14 relative to the basic body 12. The adjusting device 17 comprises a threaded bushing 61 with which the set screw 63 is screwed and which has a wall segment 66 which is elastically deformable transversely to the socket axis 70, and a pressure element 64 arranged laterally of the threaded bushing 61 which presses the wall segment 66 against the set screw 63.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Guehring KG
    Inventors: Gerd Heckel, Hans-Peter Hollfelder, Juergen Thanner