Patents by Inventor Hideki HEISHI

Hideki HEISHI 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: 10599128
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a machine tool on the basis of a machining program is provided with: a storage unit which stores an inspection item list for a workpiece, said inspection item list being associated with the machining program; and a display unit which, when the machining program is executed, displays the stored inspection items associated with the machining program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Toshimasa Uetama, Kenichi Ono
  • Patent number: 10534347
    Abstract: In order to facilitate reuse of an NC program for operation that has been executed in the past, this control device for a machine tool that drives the machine tool by executing an NC program is provided with: a first program storage unit that identifies an NC program for machining using a program name or program number and stores said program; a second program storage unit that stores an NC program for operation each time an operator executes an NC program for operation that is input manually; and a display unit that lists a plurality of NC programs for operation stored in the second program storage unit and displays said programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Kenichi Ono, Yoshihiro Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10423147
    Abstract: This control device for a machine tool is provided with: a display unit that displays information relating to a machine tool; a display control unit that controls the display of the display unit; and a storage unit. A display setting of the display unit that corresponds to an operation of an operator or the condition of the machine tool is stored in advance in the storage unit. The display control unit acquires an operation of the operator or the condition of the machine tool, reads the display setting corresponding to the operation of the operator or the condition of the machine tool from the storage unit, and changes the display of the display unit on the basis of the display setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Kenichi Ono
  • Patent number: 10324451
    Abstract: Graphics representing a main-spindle-side structure and a table-side structure and graphics representing arrows indicating the movement directions of feed shafts are stored in a storage unit, and when switched to manual operation, a display computation unit computes the orientations of said arrows with respect to the structure that moves, said structure being either the main-spindle-side structure or the table-side structure, and computed graphics representing the structures and the arrows are displayed in a differentiated manner so as to make it evident which structure moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Kenichi Ono
  • Patent number: 10274932
    Abstract: A machining-information management device that manages machining information for a machine tool that machines a workpiece by moving said workpiece relative to a tool and/or moving said tool relative to the workpiece on the basis of a machining program. Said machining-information management device has the following: an extraction unit that extracts a tool swap command and a coordinate-system selection command from a machining program that machines a predetermined workpiece; an acquisition unit that acquires tool information associated with a tool specified in the aforementioned tool swap command and coordinate information associated with a coordinate system specified in the aforementioned coordinate-system selection command; and a generation unit that generates combined machining information that contains the abovementioned machining program, the aforementioned tool information, and the aforementioned coordinate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Ono, Hideki Heishi, Toshimasa Uetama, Rie Kawai
  • Patent number: 10248107
    Abstract: Provided is a control device for a machine tool that exchanges a tool and machines a work piece on the basis of a machining program, said control device being provided with a machining program analysis unit that analyzes a machining program and extracts, from the machining program, measurement-related information relating to a dimensional measurement of a tool, and with a measurement program generation unit that, on the basis of the measurement-related information and basic tool information input in advance, generates a measurement program for measuring the dimensions of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Kenichi Ono
  • Patent number: 10222780
    Abstract: A control device for a machine tool, said control device being provided with a display unit that displays machining information and a display control unit that generates an image to display on said display unit. The display control unit is designed so as to divide up the display region of the display unit, generating a plurality of subregions. Via input from an operator, the sizes of said subregions can be changed. The display control unit changes the display format of the machining information in accordance with the machining information to be displayed and the sizes of the subregions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Kenichi Ono
  • Patent number: 10191460
    Abstract: A control device for a machine tool that moves a tool relative to a workpiece and/or vice versa and machines said workpiece. Said control device is provided with a display unit that displays information related to the machine tool, a first-layer generation unit that generates a first layer that contains machining information related to the machining being performed on the workpiece, and a second-layer generation unit that generates a second layer that contains an image or handwritten note related to the machining information in the first layer. The display unit displays an image consisting of the second layer superimposed onto the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Kenichi Ono
  • Patent number: 10152044
    Abstract: This control device for a machine tool has a display unit that displays an input screen via which machining information regarding machining to be performed on a workpiece is inputted and an input unit via which letters and/or numbers are inputted into machining-information fields on the input screen. When a machining-information field on the input screen is selected, the display unit displays a first input-assistance screen corresponding to said field. Input-support buttons are laid out on said first input-assistance screen. When an input-support button is pressed, a second input-assistance screen is displayed, and via an operation performed in accordance with said second input-assistance screen, the aforementioned field is filled in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Ono, Toshimasa Uetama, Hideki Heishi, Rie Kawai
  • Patent number: 10133258
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a machine tool on the basis of a machining program is provided with a program analysis unit which analyzes an input machining program, a process table creation unit which, on the basis of the results of the analysis by the program analysis unit, creates a process table that sequentially lists processes according to the execution flow of the machining program, and a display unit which displays the process table created by the process table creation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Toshimasa Uetama, Kenichi Ono
  • Patent number: 10078324
    Abstract: A tool management system is equipped with: a tool management device that includes a tool searching unit; a tool database that includes a list of all of the tools that are set up in a factory; a list of tools to be used that is a list of tools that is necessary for the execution of an NC program; and a candidate tool list wherein candidate tools that can be tools to be used are extracted from the list of tools to be used and the tool database. The candidate tool list is displayed on a display unit of the tool management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie Kawai, Hideki Heishi, Toshimasa Uetama, Kenichi Ono
  • Publication number: 20170308063
    Abstract: Provided is a control device for a machine tool that exchanges a tool and machines a work piece on the basis of a machining program, said control device being provided with a machining program analysis unit that analyzes a machining program and extracts, from the machining program, measurement-related information relating to a dimensional measurement of a tool, and with a measurement program generation unit that, on the basis of the measurement-related information and basic tool information input in advance, generates a measurement program for measuring the dimensions of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Kenichi ONO
  • Publication number: 20170300035
    Abstract: This control device for a machine tool is provided with: a display unit that displays information relating to a machine tool; a display control unit that controls the display of the display unit; and a storage unit. A display setting of the display unit that corresponds to an operation of an operator or the condition of the machine tool is stored in advance in the storage unit. The display control unit acquires an operation of the operator or the condition of the machine tool, reads the display setting corresponding to the operation of the operator or the condition of the machine tool from the storage unit, and changes the display of the display unit on the basis of the display setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Kenichi ONO
  • Publication number: 20170285614
    Abstract: In order to facilitate reuse of an NC program for operation that has been executed in the past, this control device for a machine tool that drives the machine tool by executing an NC program is provided with: a first program storage unit that identifies an NC program for machining using a program name or program number and stores said program; a second program storage unit that stores an NC program for operation each time an operator executes an NC program for operation that is input manually; and a display unit that lists a plurality of NC programs for operation stored in the second program storage unit and displays said programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Kenichi ONO, Yoshihiro HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20170220025
    Abstract: In order to make it possible for an operator of a machine tool to easily calculate machining conditions and prevent calculation errors and input errors by the operator, this control device for a machine tool, which machines a work piece on the basis of a machining program, is provided with: a database that stores calculation formulas corresponding to types of calculation, and types of parameters required to execute said calculation formulas; an input unit that selects a type of calculation; and a display unit that displays, on the basis of the type of calculation selected by the input unit, the parameter to be input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Kenichi ONO, Yoshihiro HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20170160722
    Abstract: Graphics representing a main-spindle-side structure and a table-side structure and graphics representing arrows indicating the movement directions of feed shafts are stored in a storage unit, and when switched to manual operation, a display computation unit computes the orientations of said arrows with respect to the structure that moves, said structure being either the main-spindle-side structure or the table-side structure, and computed graphics representing the structures and the arrows are displayed in a differentiated manner so as to make it evident which structure moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Kenichi ONO
  • Publication number: 20170146978
    Abstract: A control device for a machine tool, said control device being provided with a display unit that displays machining information and a display control unit that generates an image to display on said display unit. The display control unit is designed so as to divide up the display region of the display unit, generating a plurality of subregions. Via input from an operator, the sizes of said subregions can be changed. The display control unit changes the display format of the machining information in accordance with the machining information to be displayed and the sizes of the subregions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Kenichi ONO
  • Publication number: 20170131692
    Abstract: A control device for a machine tool that moves a tool relative to a workpiece and/or vice versa and machines said workpiece. Said control device is provided with a display unit that displays information related to the machine tool, a first-layer generation unit that generates a first layer that contains machining information related to the machining being performed on the workpiece, and a second-layer generation unit that generates a second layer that contains an image or handwritten note related to the machining information in the first layer. The display unit displays an image consisting of the second layer superimposed onto the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Kenichi ONO
  • Publication number: 20170031345
    Abstract: This control device for a machine tool has a display unit that displays an input screen via which machining information regarding machining to be performed on a workpiece is inputted and an input unit via which letters and/or numbers are inputted into machining-information fields on the input screen. When a machining-information field on the input screen is selected, the display unit displays a first input-assistance screen corresponding to said field. Input-support buttons are laid out on said first input-assistance screen. When an input-support button is pressed, a second input-assistance screen is displayed, and via an operation performed in accordance with said second input-assistance screen, the aforementioned field is filled in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kenichi ONO, Toshimasa Uetama, Hideki Heishi, Rie Kawai
  • Publication number: 20160327935
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a machine tool on the basis of a machining program is provided with: a storage unit which stores an inspection item list for a workpiece, said inspection item list being associated with the machining program; and a display unit which, when the machining program is executed, displays the stored inspection items associated with the machining program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rie KAWAI, Hideki HEISHI, Toshimasa UETAMA, Kenichi ONO