Patents Examined by Boyer D. Ashley
  • Patent number: 11433463
    Abstract: A rotary bit configured to deburr and swage an end of a tube, comprising a first end configured to deburr and swage the end of the tube, and a second end configured to be secured to a rotary device, wherein the first end includes a plurality of blades that extend axially along the first end and radially outward from the rotary bit, the plurality of blades including a plurality of leading blades and a plurality of finishing blades, the leading blades configured to initially deburr and swage the end of the tube upon insertion of the rotary bit into the end of the tube, and the finishing blades configured to complete deburring and swaging of the end of the tube, the finishing blades extending radially outward from the rotary bit to a greater extent than the leading blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Atkinson, Jeston S. Cowen, Justin Gast, Chris Mueller
  • Patent number: 11426829
    Abstract: Disclosed is a machine tool including: a base having a pair of first-axial slides facing each other at both sides of a mounting space; a saddle coupled to the first-axial slides of the base to slide in a first axis direction and having a pair of second-axial slides facing each other; a crosspiece coupled to the second-axial slides of the saddle to slide in a second axis direction and having a pair of third-axial slides facing each other; a vertical ram coupled to the third-axial slides of the crosspiece to slide in a direction perpendicular; and a table disposed in the mounting space of the base to be able to rotate relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI WIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dal Ho Lee, Dennis Korff, Erik Nowak, Sebastian Spengler, Je Wang Kim, Behzad Jalizi, Marc Sieber, Johannes Hoerner, Thomas Schneider, Sang Mook Han
  • Patent number: 11426893
    Abstract: A machining center, comprising: a number N of workpiece tables equal to or greater than three, a number N of first guides, which extend parallel to a first direction; along said first guides being movable respective to workpiece tables, one for each first guide, a number N?1 of second guides, which extend parallel to a second direction transverse to said first direction, a number N?1 of machining groups each comprising at least one machining head; each machining group being movable parallel to said second direction along a respective second guide; a number N×(N?1) of machining areas wherein the machining groups can operate on workpieces present on said tables; along each first guide, or for a respective table, there being present N?1 machining areas, one for each machining group, so that each machining group can operate, according to a programmed work cycle, on all said N workpiece tables, a number N of workpiece loading/unloading areas, one for each workpiece table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: PAOLINO BACCI S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Bacci, Paolo Bacci, Nino Bacci
  • Patent number: 11413696
    Abstract: An indexable cutting tool stably clamps cutting inserts and prevents contact between head parts of fasteners and workpieces. Recesses with a bottom are formed in an upper surface of a cutting insert. Part of an inner wall surface of each recess curves and bulges toward a center axis of the recess. The recess is divided into first to fourth regions by a first imaginary reference plane parallel to a rotation axis of a body, and a second imaginary reference plane perpendicular to the rotation axis. The second region is on a center side and on a proximal side of the body. A tapered surface of a fastener contacts the curved surface within the second region. A center axis of the fastener inclines so a head part opposite a distal end part is closer to the center side and to the proximal side of the body than the distal end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hikaru Shiroma
  • Patent number: 11400523
    Abstract: A drilling tool, in particular a spiral drill, has a drill longitudinal axis, at least two flutes extending at a twist angle with respect to the drill longitudinal axis, webs formed between the flutes, and lands formed on a lateral surface of the webs. Guide rings are at least partially formed on the lands. The guide rings extend at an angle different from the twist angle to the drill longitudinal axis. At least one guide chamfer is formed on at least one land in addition to the guide rings. The guide chamfer extends parallel to the twist angle and in front of the guide rings with respect to the direction of rotation of the drilling tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CERATIZIT BALZHEIM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Walcher, Jochen Walcher, Matthias Walcher, Oliver Rapp
  • Patent number: 11389881
    Abstract: An angle head holder has a steering assembly and a holder assembly rotatably mounted in the steering assembly. The holder assembly has a cutter spindle, a threaded rod, multiple balls, and a collet. The cutter spindle has a central hole and a first annular groove radially formed in the central hole at a position near a rear end of the cutter spindle. The threaded rod has a second annular groove aligning with the first annular groove to form a ball groove between the threaded rod and the cutter spindle. The balls are arranged in the ball groove. The collet is inserted in the central hole of the cutter spindle from a front end of the cutter spindle and is connected to the threaded rod with threaded connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHIN-YAIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pen Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 11383341
    Abstract: A machine tool configured to attach multiple tools to a turret is provided to improve the efficiency of a tool exchanging operation and, thus, also the production efficiency. A control device determines whether an expired tool, which is a tool needs to be exchanged, is present among the tools held by the turret. The control device sets a tool exchanging position, which is a position within the movable range of a head section and is a position where the expired tool is exchanged with a new tool. If the control device determines that an expired tool is present, the control device causes a head section driving device to move the head and rotate the turret to position the expired tool at the tool exchanging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinya Kumazaki
  • Patent number: 11370041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a slanting-bed feed processing machine tool of a large propeller. The machine tool comprises a slanting column feed bed, a machine tool spindle, a workpiece rotary worktable, a large propeller and a bed feed mechanism. The present invention coordinates the geometrical relationship between the machine tool and the large propeller to ensure that the slanting column feed bed moves between two blades, thereby reducing the overhang length of the spindle. Different forms of workpiece rotary worktables and bed feed mechanisms are selected according to different slanting column feed beds. Four types of slanting column feed beds are designed, which can be selected, optimized and applied for different processing objects. The present invention enhances the processing stiffness of the spindle and solves the problem of poor processing quality of the large propeller caused by machine tool vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yongqing Wang, Tianran Liu, Haibo Liu, Kuo Liu, Te Li, Dongming Guo
  • Patent number: 11364545
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing (10), a spindle (4) supported in the housing to be pivotable or rotatable about a driving axis, a clamping shaft (60) that is selectively movable in the up-down direction relative to the spindle, a biasing member (70), a release member (71) and an actuating member (50). The release member is selectively movable in the up-down direction relative to the spindle and is configured to selectively interrupt transmission of upward biasing force from the biasing member to the clamping shaft. The release member is also configured to be locked to the spindle in a locked position while transmission of the biasing force is being interrupted. The actuating member is movable upward in the up-down direction relative to the spindle in response to being pressed upward by a clamping part (64) or by a tool accessory (91) to thereby unlock the release member from the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 11344957
    Abstract: A key processing machine is described comprising an automatic cutter change device, a key shape learning device, a clamp component and a base. The automatic cutter change device comprises a frame structure, a cutter head, a rotary disc and a first motor unit. The rotary disc is fitted with a plurality of chambers used to accommodate the said cutter head. The cutter head is installed in the said chambers. The rotary disc and the first motor unit are installed on the said frame structure, and the said first motor unit drives the said rotary disc to rotate and further drive the cutter head on the said rotary disc to rotate. The automatic cutter change device or the key shape learning device matches the clamp component to put the original key and the key blank for processing in the clamp component, saving human resources and increasing working efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Yonguan Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yongfeng Xi, Junfeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11338403
    Abstract: A chip scattering prevention cover (1) is attached to a head portion (6b) of a rotary cutter (6). The cover (1) includes an annular portion (1a) configured to be detachably fitted over an outer peripheral edge of the head portion (6b), and a plate portion (1b) extending inwardly of the annular portion (1a) from an inner circumference portion of the annular portion (1a). The plate portion (1b) is configured to cover a region of a cutout gap (6e) of the rotary cutter (6) corresponding to the head portion (6b) with the annular portion (1a) being fitted over the head portion (6b). The annular portion (1a) and the plate portion (1b) are flush with a surface of the head portion (6b) when the annular portion (1a) is fitted over the head portion (6b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: KYOKUTOH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kotaro Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11318540
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a groove on an interior circumference of a cylinder bore may include, a holder formed with bolt holes on a lower surface, a frame having a fixing end, a mounting end, and a supporting end, the fixing end being formed with slots corresponding to the bolt holes, an inner slip ring mounted on an exterior circumference of a lower end portion of the holder and connected an electrical cable, an outer slip ring externally installed on the inner slip ring allowing a slip, a motor mounted on the mounting end of the frame, connected to the inner slip ring through the electrical cable, and having a rotation shaft rotatably supported by the mounting end and the supporting end, and a cutting tip coupled with the rotation shaft of the motor through a tip holder mounted on the rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Man Shin, Jang Woo Yun
  • Patent number: 11305358
    Abstract: A cutting insert according to an aspect includes a base portion and a cutting portion. The cutting portion includes an upper surface, a side surface, a ridge line including a first ridge line and a second ridge line, and an intersection point. The upper surface includes a top surface region and a rising surface region located between the top surface and the ridge line, and having a shape protruding toward the intersection point. In a top view, a first distance from the first ridge line to the rising surface increases as close to the intersection point, and a second distance from the second ridge line to the rising surface increases as close to the intersection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yousuke Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 11292096
    Abstract: The machine tool has a machine bed having a first horizontal linear guide and a second horizontal linear guide arranged at right angles to the first linear guide. On the first linear guide is arranged, in an axially displaceable manner, a workpiece clamping fixture, which is swivelable about a swivel axis oriented parallel to the second linear guide and is rotatable about a rotation axis oriented at right angles to the swivel axis. On the second linear guide a toque motor driven swivel arm is axially displaceable, the swivel axis of which is arranged parallel to the first linear guide and which on its free end bears a tool spindle, the axis of which is oriented parallel to the first linear guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ernst Haueter, Christoph Urfer, Andreas Scheidegger
  • Patent number: 11285546
    Abstract: A device for removing flashes of a wheel blank includes two layers of turnover mechanisms, wherein the lower-layer turnover mechanism realizes the initial positioning of a wheel and has the function of removing the flashes at both the inner side and the outer side of an inner rim of the wheel, and the upper-layer turnover mechanism realizes the secondary positioning of the wheel and has the function of removing the flashes on the outer rim side. By means of the two layers of turnover mechanisms, the flashes on the front face and end face of a wheel blank outer rim wheel lip, and the inner side and outer side of the inner rim are removed, and coaxial processing conversion and orderly takt connection are ensured. The disclosure also provides a method for removing flashes of a wheel blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: CITIC Dicastal Co., LTD
    Inventors: Huiying Liu, Jian Li, Wendong Li
  • Patent number: 11273528
    Abstract: A motor spindle having a first electromagnetic drive system including a stator unit and a rotor unit which can rotate about an axis of rotation and has at least one rotor shaft and a tool receiver for receiving a machining tool. At least one bearing unit provides rotationally mounting of the rotor unit in the stator unit. The tool receiver is arranged in an end region of the rotor unit. The stator unit has a stator housing with an end section arranged in the end region of the rotor unit. The stator unit comprises at least one motor, having a second electromagnetic drive system, with a stator and a rotational rotor, wherein the rotor has at least one rotational housing element of the end section of the stator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Franz Kessler GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Van Sprang, Udo Tüllmann, Eugen Fetsch
  • Patent number: 11229981
    Abstract: A machine tool is provided with two vertically oriented tool spindles that are arranged to hold tools and that are movable vertically in a first direction and horizontally in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Furthermore, the machine tool is provided with two workpiece support devices for clamping workpieces in place. At least one of the two workpiece support devices is movable horizontally in a third direction orthogonal to the first and the second direction. The two tool spindles and the two workpiece support devices are mounted on a common machine frame with a common working space, wherein the two tool spindles are movable parallel to one another in the second direction. The two tool spindles are facing one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: STAMA Maschinenfabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Saeufferer, Thomas Boehm, Guido Spachtholz, Frank Mueller
  • Patent number: 11207739
    Abstract: A method of milling a piece of raw steel stock comprising: arranging a minimum of four solid pole extensions on top surface segments of a magnetic chuck such that the solid pole extensions are relatively evenly distributed under a piece of raw steel stock and within 2 inches of a perimeter of the piece of raw steel stock; arranging multiple mobile pole extensions beneath the piece of raw steel stock and on every other top surface segment of the magnetic chuck under the piece of raw steel stock that is not occupied by the solid pole extensions but beneath the piece of raw steel stock, each of the multiple mobile pole extensions having a biased top portion that contacts the piece of raw steel stock; and milling the piece of raw steel stock with a face mill that generates steel chip as swarf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Steel 21, LLC
    Inventor: Kimm Eric Slater
  • Patent number: 11161210
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a milling system and method under different lubrication conditions. The system uses a tool to mill the workpiece, a force measuring system to measure the milling force, a tool change system to replace the tools, a tool storage to store the tools. It can store the tools, provide the lubricating oil to the milling surface, select different tools according to different processing conditions, select the best angle differences of the unequal spiral angle tools according to different conditions comprising dry cutting, casting-type lubrication, minimal quantities of lubrication or minimal quantities of nanofluid lubrication, and/or choose the optimal tool according to different cutting parameters in order to obtain the minimum milling force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CHONGQING UNIVERSITY, SHANGHAI JINZHAO ENERGY SAVING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Changhe Li, Qingan Yin, Yanbin Zhang, Huajun Cao, Zhenjing Duan, Cong Mao, Wenfeng Ding, Naiqing Zhang, Lan Dong, Xiufang Bai, Menghua Sui, Yonghong Liu, Wentao Wu, Teng Gao, Min Yang, Dongzhou Jia, Runze Li, Yali Hou
  • Patent number: 11161209
    Abstract: A machine tool includes a motor configured to rotate a spindle, a tool magazine holding a plurality of tools, and a controller. The controller has a storage unit storing motor information indicating that the motor is a synchronous motor. When the machine tool stops, while a tool exchange process is carried out, due to electric power outage, operation of a stop button, a value of a drive current of the motor, or a value output from the sensor, the controller uses a command for the synchronous motor, based on the motor information, as a part of a series of commands for recovery of the machine tool, where the tool exchange process is a process in which a tool attached to the spindle is changed with one of the plurality of tools of the tool magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaku Isobe, Yoshihiro Watanabe