Patents by Inventor Atsuhiko Maeta

Atsuhiko Maeta has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11110526
    Abstract: A cutting insert according to the present disclosure includes a first surface, a second surface, a side surface, and a cutting edge. The first surface has a rake face continuous to the cutting edge. The cutting edge has a corner cutting edge, a flat cutting edge, and a main cutting edge. The rake face has a first rake face portion, a second rake face portion, and a third rake face portion, the first rake face portion being continuous to the flat cutting edge, the second rake face portion being continuous to the main cutting edge, the third rake face portion being continuous to the corner cutting edge and being located between the first rake face portion and the second rake face portion. The rake face is provided with a level difference portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Yasuyuki Kanada, Atsuhiko Maeta, Tomoyuki Fukuyama, Yoshinari Nagami, Yuta Morisaki
  • Patent number: 10875105
    Abstract: A cutting edge has a corner cutting edge, a flat drag, and a main cutting edge. The rake surface has a first rake surface portion, a second rake surface portion, and a third rake surface portion. The first rake surface portion has a first inclined surface inclined at a first angle. The second rake surface portion has a second inclined surface inclined at a second angle greater than the first angle. The first end portion and the second end portion are higher than the reference surface in a direction perpendicular to the reference surface, and the main cutting edge extends so as to intersect the reference surface when viewed in a direction parallel to the reference surface. A first step portion rising from the third rake surface portion and continuous with the first rake surface portion is provided on the rake surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Yuta Morisaki, Yasuyuki Kanada, Atsuhiko Maeta, Tomoyuki Fukuyama, Yoshinari Nagami
  • Patent number: 10875106
    Abstract: The cutting edge has: a corner cutting edge; a flat cutting edge continuous to a first end portion of the corner cutting edge; and a main cutting edge continuous to a second end portion of the corner cutting edge opposite to the first end portion of the corner cutting edge. The rake face has: a first rising surface portion; and a first rake face portion continuous to the first rising surface portion and located opposite to the corner cutting edge when viewed from the first rising surface portion. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the reference surface, the first boundary includes a first line segment extending, from one of the flat cutting edge and the corner cutting edge, in a direction crossing a straight line extending along the main cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Shota Tsujimoto, Yusuke Koike, Yasuyuki Kanada, Atsuhiko Maeta, Tomoyuki Fukuyama, Yoshinari Nagami
  • Publication number: 20190283148
    Abstract: A cutting insert according to the present disclosure includes a first surface, a second surface, a side surface, and a cutting edge. The first surface has a rake face continuous to the cutting edge. The cutting edge has a corner cutting edge, a flat cutting edge, and a main cutting edge. The rake face has a first rake face portion, a second rake face portion, and a third rake face portion, the first rake face portion being continuous to the flat cutting edge, the second rake face portion being continuous to the main cutting edge, the third rake face portion being continuous to the corner cutting edge and being located between the first rake face portion and the second rake face portion. The rake face is provided with a level difference portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Yasuyuki Kanada, Atsuhiko Maeta, Tomoyuki Fukuyama, Yoshinari Nagami, Yuta Morisaki
  • Publication number: 20190255621
    Abstract: A cutting edge has a corner cutting edge, a flat drag, and a main cutting edge. The rake surface has a first rake surface portion, a second rake surface portion, and a third rake surface portion. The first rake surface portion has a first inclined surface inclined at a first angle. The second rake surface portion has a second inclined surface inclined at a second angle greater than the first angle. The first end portion and the second end portion are higher than the reference surface in a direction perpendicular to the reference surface, and the main cutting edge extends so as to intersect the reference surface when viewed in a direction parallel to the reference surface. A first step portion rising from the third rake surface portion and continuous with the first rake surface portion is provided on the rake surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Yuta Morisaki, Yasuyuki Kanada, Atsuhiko Maeta, Tomoyuki Fukuyama, Yoshinari Nagami
  • Publication number: 20190176250
    Abstract: The cutting edge has: a corner cutting edge; a flat cutting edge continuous to a first end portion of the corner cutting edge; and a main cutting edge continuous to a second end portion of the corner cutting edge opposite to the first end portion of the corner cutting edge. The rake face has: a first rising surface portion; and a first rake face portion continuous to the first rising surface portion and located opposite to the corner cutting edge when viewed from the first rising surface portion. When viewed in a direction perpendicular to the reference surface, the first boundary includes a first line segment extending, from one of the flat cutting edge and the corner cutting edge, in a direction crossing a straight line extending along the main cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Shota Tsujimoto, Yusuke Koike, Yasuyuki Kanada, Atsuhiko Maeta, Tomoyuki Fukuyama, Yoshinari Nagami
  • Patent number: 10213851
    Abstract: A cutting tool including: a tool body (2) provided with an insert support seat (5) including a major seat surface (5a) that supports a bearing surface of a cutting insert, a plurality of seat side surfaces (5b, 5c) that supports side surfaces of the cutting insert at different positions, and a thinned portion (5d) continuous with the major seat surface and the seat side surfaces; and a cutting insert attached to the insert support seat, wherein a ridge at a position where the major seat surface and the thinned portion intersect, a ridge at a position where the seat side surface and the thinned portion intersect, and a ridge at a position where the thinned portions continuous with each other intersect are each formed of a convex arc curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Kouki Matsubara, Katsuya Nakakihara, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: 10155271
    Abstract: A cutting tool including: a tool body (2) provided with an insert support seat (5) including a major seat surface (5a) that supports a bearing surface of a cutting insert, a plurality of seat side surfaces (5b, 5c) that supports side surfaces of the cutting insert at different positions, and a thinned portion (5d) continuous with the major seat surface and the seat side surfaces; and a cutting insert attached to the insert support seat, wherein a ridge at a position where the major seat surface and the thinned portion intersect, a ridge at a position where the seat side surface and the thinned portion intersect, and a ridge at a position where the thinned portions continuous with each other intersect are each formed of a convex arc curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Kouki Matsubara, Katsuya Nakakihara, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: 10124425
    Abstract: To reduce burrs that may be formed at a corner portion of a machined surface in a face milling process, there is provided a cutting insert that does not tend to form burrs. A milling cutting insert includes cutting edges provided as ridges each defined by an upper or lower face and a side face that intersect each other, the cutting edges including a flat cutting edge. The cutting edge include a major cutting edge provided between adjacent ones of corner portions, the flat cutting edge provided at the corner portion, and a minor cutting edge provided between the major cutting edge and the flat cutting edge. A surface roughness of a side face that is continuous with the major cutting edge is higher than a surface roughness of a side face that is continuous with the minor cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Nagami, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: 9884377
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a first surface and a second surface each of which is polygonal and that face away from each other; a side surface that is continuous with the first surface and a side surface that is continuous with the second surface; a cutting edge formed along each of a ridge where the first surface and the side surface intersect and a ridge where the second surface and the side surface intersect; a bearing surface formed in each of a part the first surface and a part of the second surface adjacent to an insert center, the bearing surfaces disposed parallel to each other; and a recessed portion that separates the side surface that is continuous with the first surface from the side surface that is continuous with the second surface. The cutting edge includes three corner edges, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge, the first and second cutting edges being continuous with each other and located between each pair of the corner edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Kouki Matsubara, Katsuya Nakakihara, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: 9630264
    Abstract: A cutting insert, used for a milling cutter, which includes two polygonal main surfaces that are opposite each other and a plurality of side faces and whose main surfaces are rake faces, whose side faces are flank faces, and whose ridge lines at positions where the main surfaces and the side faces cross each other are used as cutting edges include two major side surfaces that are opposite each other and a plurality of minor side surfaces that are formed continuously with the major side surfaces. A mounting hole is provided at the two major side surfaces in a direction in which the mounting hole extends therethrough, and areas of the two major side surfaces are greater than those of the main surfaces. The major side surfaces and the minor side surfaces are provided with flutes along entire regions of the cutting edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Kouki Matsubara, Atsuhiko Maeta, Katsuya Nakakihara
  • Publication number: 20170106455
    Abstract: A cutting insert comprising a cutting edge formed by an intersection ridge between a rake face and a side face, the cutting edge including a major cutting edge, a flat cutting edge, and a chamfer edge disposed between the major cutting edge and the flat cutting edge, wherein in a direct view of a side face near the flat cutting edge, a ratio of installation area length L2 of the chamfer edge to installation area length L3 of the major cutting edge is L2:L3=2:8 to 5:5, and inclination angle ?1 of the chamfer edge with respect to the flat cutting edge and inclination angle ?2 of the major cutting edge with respect to the flat cutting edge are set to have a relationship of ?1<?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Kouki Matsubara, Takumi Tamura, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: 9616506
    Abstract: An object is to provide a cutting insert for a milling cutter with which efficiency in machining can be increased. The cutting insert includes two polygonal main surfaces facing each other and side surfaces each connected to a corresponding side of each of the main surfaces. The side surfaces include a major side surface through which an attachment hole extends, a first minor side surface perpendicular to the major side surface, and a second minor side surface disposed between the first minor side surface and the major side surface. A ridge between each of the main surfaces and the major side surface forms a major cutting edge, and a ridge between each of the main surfaces and the second minor side surface forms a minor cutting edge. An angle between the major cutting edge and the minor cutting edge is 145° or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Kouki Matsubara, Atsuhiko Maeta, Katsuya Nakakihara
  • Publication number: 20170080503
    Abstract: A cutting tool including: a tool body (2) provided with an insert support seat (5) including a major seat surface (5a) that supports a bearing surface of a cutting insert, a plurality of seat side surfaces (5b, 5c) that supports side surfaces of the cutting insert at different positions, and a thinned portion (5d) continuous with the major seat surface and the seat side surfaces; and a cutting insert attached to the insert support seat, wherein a ridge at a position where the major seat surface and the thinned portion intersect, a ridge at a position where the seat side surface and the thinned portion intersect, and a ridge at a position where the thinned portions continuous with each other intersect are each formed of a convex arc curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Yusuke KOIKE, Kouki MATSUBARA, Katsuya NAKAKIHARA, Atsuhiko MAETA
  • Publication number: 20160375506
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a first surface and a second surface each of which is polygonal and that face away from each other; a side surface that is continuous with the first surface and a side surface that is continuous with the second surface; a cutting edge formed along each of a ridge where the first surface and the side surface intersect and a ridge where the second surface and the side surface intersect; a bearing surface formed in each of a part the first surface and a part of the second surface adjacent to an insert center, the bearing surfaces disposed parallel to each other; and a recessed portion that separates the side surface that is continuous with the first surface from the side surface that is continuous with the second surface. The cutting edge includes three corner edges, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge, the first and second cutting edges being continuous with each other and located between each pair of the corner edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Yusuke Koike, Kouki Matsubara, Katsuya Nakakihara, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: 9409240
    Abstract: A positioning section that positions a cutting edge, used in cutting, at an indexed point is provided at a portion of a round insert towards a bottom surface at a periphery of the round insert. A support seat, provided at a tool body, includes a first seat side surface, a second seat side surface, and a restraining section. The first seat side surface and the second seat side surface contact and support side surfaces of the round insert that are disposed 90 degrees apart from each other. The positioning section is fitted to the restraining section by bumpy portion fitting. Only one restraining section is provided. A second relief portion that is larger than a first relief portion is provided at a corner at a side of the second seat side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Kouki Matsubara, Atsuhiko Maeta, Shinya Imamura
  • Patent number: 9333566
    Abstract: Corner cutting edges (7 and 8) each having a side portion connected to a minor cutting edge and curved in the same direction as that in which the minor cutting edge is curved are formed on opposite sides of the minor cutting edge (6) of an indexable cutting insert for milling including a major cutting edge (5) formed of a ridge formed by an intersection of a rake face and a flank face and the minor cutting edge (6) for finish machining curved in a convex manner when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the flank face, and the minor cutting edge (6) continues to the major cutting edge (5) via the corner cutting edges (7 and 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Maeta, Naoki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 9333567
    Abstract: An object is to provide a cutting insert for milling that has a minor cutting edge for wiping to achieve improved machined surface quality. A minor cutting edge 3 at a corner includes two circular cutting edge portions 3a and 3a joined to major cutting edges 2 on both sides of the corner and a straight cutting edge portion 3b located between the two circular cutting edge portions 3a. The cutting insert satisfies the following conditions: 0.05TA?L1?0.4TA, 0.1L1?L?0.5L1, and h?15 ?m, where TA is the radius of a circle inscribed inside the major cutting edges 2 as viewed in the thickness direction of the cutting insert, L1 is the length of the minor cutting edge 3 in the longitudinal direction of the straight cutting edge portion 3b, L is the length of the straight cutting edge portion 3b, and h is the height of the minor cutting edge 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Maeta, Kouki Matsubara, Katsuya Nakakihara, Yoshinari Nagami
  • Patent number: D807718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.
    Inventors: Kouki Matsubara, Atsuhiko Maeta
  • Patent number: D848496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Maeta, Kunishige Tanaka, Shota Takemura