Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Hayashizaki
Hiroaki Hayashizaki 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).
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Publication number: 20170028481Abstract: Provided is a drill insert to ensure sufficient chipping resistance with respect to a large cutting load, which is detachably attached to a distal portion of a drill body which is rotated around an axis, in which a polygon face of a polygonal plate-shaped insert body is a rake face, a side face disposed around the rake face is a flank face, a cutting blade is formed on a ridge portion in which the rake face and the flank face intersect each other, the cutting blade includes a honing face, the honing face includes a first convex curved face continuous with the rake face and a second convex curved face continuous with the flank face, and in a cross section orthogonal to the cutting blade, a curvature radius of the first convex curved face is larger than a curvature radius of the second convex curved face.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro SATO, Hiroaki HAYASHIZAKI
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Publication number: 20130330138Abstract: A cutting insert is provided with an insert main body formed in the shape of a tetragonal plate, and the insert main body has a pair of tetragonal faces and four side faces. Four cutting edges are formed at ridge lines between the adjacent side faces, each of which is provided with a major cutting edge and a pair of minor cutting edges extending from both ends of the major cutting edge. Four tetragonal rake faces are formed on a pair of side faces, the three sides of each of which is formed by the major cutting edge and the pair of minor cutting edges. A major cutting edge continuing to a first rake face and a major cutting edge continuing to a second rake face extend in a different direction to each other so as to intersect in an X-letter shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Takayoshi Saito, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Patent number: 7997833Abstract: An insert clamping wedge for clamp-fixing a cutting insert, seated in an insert attachment seat formed in a cutter body, to a recessed portion formed in the insert attachment seat is provided, the insert clamping wedge including: a wedge body, wherein the insert clamping wedge is pressed into the cutter body, wherein the wedge body includes a clamp surface which comes into close contact with the cutting insert and a wedge surface of which a gap between itself and the clamp surface becomes smaller in a press-insertion direction of the wedge body, and wherein the section perpendicular to the press-insertion direction of the wedge body from the wedge surface to the clamp surface being formed in a bell shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Hiroshi Hoki
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Publication number: 20110135409Abstract: An insert clamping wedge for clamp-fixing a cutting insert, seated in an insert attachment seat formed in a cutter body, to a recessed portion formed in the insert attachment seat is provided, the insert clamping wedge including: a wedge body, wherein the insert clamping wedge is pressed into the cutter body, wherein the wedge body includes a clamp surface which comes into close contact with the cutting insert and a wedge surface of which a gap between itself and the clamp surface becomes smaller in a press-insertion direction of the wedge body, and wherein the section perpendicular to the press-insertion direction of the wedge body from the wedge surface to the clamp surface being formed in a bell shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Hiroshi Hoki
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Patent number: 7909543Abstract: An insert clamping wedge for clamp-fixing a cutting insert, seated in an insert attachment seat formed in a cutter body, to a recessed portion formed in the insert attachment seat is provided, the insert clamping wedge including: a wedge body, wherein the insert clamping wedge is pressed into the cutter body, wherein the wedge body includes a clamp surface which comes into close contact with the cutting insert and a wedge surface of which a gap between itself and the clamp surface becomes smaller in a press-insertion direction of the wedge body, and wherein the section perpendicular to the press-insertion direction of the wedge body from the wedge surface to the clamp surface being formed in a bell shape.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Hiroshi Hoki
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Publication number: 20090245951Abstract: An insert clamping wedge for clamp-fixing a cutting insert, seated in an insert attachment seat formed in a cutter body, to a recessed portion formed in the insert attachment seat is provided, the insert clamping wedge including: a wedge body, wherein the insert clamping wedge is pressed into the cutter body, wherein the wedge body includes a clamp surface which comes into close contact with the cutting insert and a wedge surface of which a gap between itself and the clamp surface becomes smaller in a press-insertion direction of the wedge body, and wherein the section perpendicular to the press-insertion direction of the wedge body from the wedge surface to the clamp surface being formed in a bell shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Hiroshi Hoki
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Publication number: 20080100007Abstract: An arbor for detachably attaching to a main spindle of a machine tool and holding a cutting insert, including: an attachment portion for attaching on the main spindle, which has a cylindrical shape extending along the axis L; a gripping portion extending outwardly of the outer periphery of the attachment portion; and a head holding portion for detachably mounting the cutter head, the head holding portion being positioned on the distal end side of the gripping portion, the head holding portion having a mounting hole extending along the axis L toward the base end side, and the mounting hole having a female threaded portion for threadedly connecting the cutter head, the female threaded portion extending to the base end side of the distal edge of the outer peripheral surface of the gripping portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Takahiko Yoshida, Hisashi Daiguji, Ken Hasegawa, Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Masaaki Ito
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Patent number: 7329072Abstract: There is disclosed a clamping mechanism for a cutting insert that clamps the cutting insert by inserting the cutting insert into an insert mounting seat. The insert mounting seat is formed in a tip of a holder having a pair of contacting surfaces facing each other, and the cutting insert has a pair of contact surfaces to come in contact with the pair of contacting surfaces, respectively. The tip of the holder is provided with a pair of jaws that is formed with the pair of contacting surfaces, respectively, and that can be elastically deformed relatively in a direction that the contacting surfaces contact the contact surfaces, and a clamping means that elastically deforms the pair of jaws to bring relatively the pair of contacting surfaces close to each other and to separate them relatively from each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hidehiko Nagaya, Norio Aso, Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Yasuharu Imai
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Publication number: 20060159527Abstract: There is disclosed a clamping mechanism for a cutting insert that clamps the cutting insert by inserting the cutting insert into an insert mounting seat. The insert mounting seat is formed in a tip of a holder having a pair of contacting surfaces facing each other, and the cutting insert has a pair of contact surfaces to come in contact with the pair of contacting surfaces, respectively. The tip of the holder is provided with a pair of jaws that is formed with the pair of contacting surfaces, respectively, and that can be elastically deformed relatively in a direction that the contacting surfaces contact the contact surfaces, and a clamping means that elastically deforms the pair of jaws to bring relatively the pair of contacting surfaces close to each other and to separate them relatively from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Applicant: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hidehiko Nagaya, Norio Aso, Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Yasuharu Imai
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Patent number: 6935814Abstract: A throwaway insert comprises an insert body formed in a polygonal shape, a cutting face formed by a polygonal face of the insert body, a corner cutting edge which is formed in a curved shape at a corner of the cutting face, a major cutting edge which is formed along a side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a first end of the corner cutting edge, and a concave portion which is formed, in another side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a second end of the corner cutting edge, so as to be adjacent to the second end of the corner cutting edge, and so as to be made concave toward the inside of the cutting face from a tangent of the corner cutting edge drawn at the second end of the corner cutting edge. By using the throwaway insert, cut chips are prevented from being packed in a gap between the throwaway insert and a surface being machined, and the fixing rigidity of the throwaway insert is increased.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2004Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hidehiko Nagaya, Koichi Ikenaga, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Publication number: 20040165961Abstract: A throwaway insert comprises an insert body formed in a polygonal shape, a cutting face formed by a polygonal face of the insert body, a corner cutting edge which is formed in a curved shape at a corner of the cutting face, a major cutting edge which is formed along a side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a first end of the corner cutting edge, and a concave portion which is formed, in another side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a second end of the corner cutting edge, so as to be adjacent to the second end of the corner cutting edge, and so as to be made concave toward the inside of the cutting face from a tangent of the corner cutting edge drawn at the second end of the corner cutting edge. By using the throwaway insert, cut chips are prevented from being packed in a gap between the throwaway insert and a surface being machined, and the fixing rigidity of the throwaway insert is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Hidehiko Nagaya, Koichi Ikenaga, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Patent number: 6733212Abstract: A throwaway insert comprises an insert body formed in a polygonal shape, a cutting face formed by a polygonal face of the insert body, a corner cutting edge which is formed in a curved shape at a corner of the cutting face, a major cutting edge which is formed along a side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a first end of the corner cutting edge, and a concave portion which is formed, in another side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a second end of the corner cutting edge, so as to be adjacent to the second end of the corner cutting edge, and so as to be made concave toward the inside of the cutting face from a tangent of the corner cutting edge drawn at the second end of the corner cutting edge. By using the throwaway insert, cut chips are prevented from being packed in a gap between the throwaway insert and a surface being machined, and the fixing rigidity of the throwaway insert is increased.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hidehiko Nagaya, Koichi Ikenaga, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Publication number: 20030180103Abstract: A throwaway insert comprises an insert body formed in a polygonal shape, a cutting face formed by a polygonal face of the insert body, a corner cutting edge which is formed in a curved shape at a corner of the cutting face, a major cutting edge which is formed along a side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a first end of the corner cutting edge, and a concave portion which is formed, in another side edge of the cutting face that is connected to a second end of the corner cutting edge, so as to be adjacent to the second end of the corner cutting edge, and so as to be made concave toward the inside of the cutting face from a tangent of the corner cutting edge drawn at the second end of the corner cutting edge. By using the throwaway insert, cut chips are prevented from being packed in a gap between the throwaway insert and a surface being machined, and the fixing rigidity of the throwaway insert is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Hidehiko Nagaya, Koichi Ikenaga, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Patent number: 5314269Abstract: A cutting insert is disclosed which includes a polygonal plate-shaped insert body having two opposite faces directed in the direction of insert thickness and a plurality of peripheral faces lying between the opposite faces. The opposite faces have marginal edges with at least one of the marginal edges defining a main cutting edge. The peripheral faces intersect one another to form marginal edges with one of the marginal edges defining an auxiliary cutting edge which intersects the main cutting edge. The peripheral surface which includes the marginal edges defining the main and auxiliary cutting edges includes a rake region extending along the main and auxiliary cutting edge.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 1992Date of Patent: May 24, 1994Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Tatsuo Arai, Takayoshi Saito, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Patent number: 5102269Abstract: There is disclosed an insert cutter which includes a tool body having a plurality of mounting recesses formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof and a plurality of cutter inserts each releasably secured to a respective one of the mounting recesses and a plurality of pressing members each received in a respective one of the holes. Each of the mounting recesses defines an abutment face facing axially forwardly of the tool body. The tool body has a plurality of holes formed in the outer peripheral surface thereof and extending radially inwardly thereof. Each of the holes has an inner wall and is displaced rearwardly of the tool body from a respective one of the mounting recesses. Each of the cutter inserts has a face held in contact with the abutment face of a respective one of the mounting recesses. Each pressing member is pressed against the inner wall of the hole, whereby that portion of the tool body between the hole and the mounting recess is elastically deformed.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1990Date of Patent: April 7, 1992Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Tatsuo Arai, Takayoshi Saito, Hiroaki Hayashizaki, Toru Narita
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Patent number: 4930945Abstract: An insert rotary cutter includes a cutter body having a forward end face and at least one first cutter insert releasably attached to the cutter body. The first cutter insert is of a generally triangular shape including a front face having three marginal ridges and three corner ridges. Each marginal ridge is comprised of first, second and third ridge portions. The insert has three main cutting edges each defined by a respective first ridge portion, three auxiliary cutting edges each defined by a respective third ridge portion, three corner cutting edges each defined by a respective corner ridge, and three relief cutting edges each defined by a respective second ridge portion. One of the corner cutting edges and the main and auxiliary cutting edges which intersect the corner cutting edge are indexed in active cutting position. The indexed main cutting edge extends generally axially from the body while the indexed auxiliary cutting edge extends slightly beyond the forward end face.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1989Date of Patent: June 5, 1990Assignee: Mitsubishi Metal CorporationInventors: Tatsuo Arai, Takayoshi Saito, Osamu Tsujimura, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Patent number: D640716Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hidebumi Takahashi, Hiroshi Hoki, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Patent number: D651224Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hidebumi Takahashi, Hiroshi Hoki, Hiroaki Hayashizaki
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Patent number: RE46197Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials CorporationInventors: Hidebumi Takahashi, Hiroshi Hoki, Hiroaki Hayashizaki