Patents by Inventor Hirohiko Matsuzaki

Hirohiko Matsuzaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240116130
    Abstract: A friction stir welding device includes a table that has a placement surface on which a workpiece is to be placed and is rotatable about a table rotation axis intersecting the placement surface, a tool holder movable relative to the table in a direction along the placement surface and rotatable about a holder rotation axis parallel to the table rotation axis, and a welding tool supported by the tool holder and rotating about a tool rotation axis intersecting the holder rotation axis. A control device has a biaxial operation mode in which the welding tool in a rotating state is pressed against a welding portion of a side surface of the workpiece, the welding tool is relatively moved along the welding portion by rotating the table, and the tool holder is rotated so that the welding tool is directed in a normal direction of the welding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi KATOH, Hirohiko MATSUZAKI, Toshinao AOKI
  • Publication number: 20240082946
    Abstract: A friction stir welding attachment includes a body configured to be attached to a spindle of a machine tool, a metalworking shaft rotatably supported by the body and including an attachment portion configured to attach a welding tool at an end thereof, and a pair of press components supported by the body and provided at respective sides across the attachment portion. The press components are each made of disc-shaped elastic material and are each supported in a manner rotatable around a rotation axis diagonally intersecting a rotation axis of the metalworking shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi KATOH, Hirohiko MATSUZAKI, Toshinao AOKI
  • Publication number: 20240066622
    Abstract: A friction stir welding attachment includes a body configured to be attached to a spindle supported by a spindle head of a machine tool, a metalworking shaft rotatably supported by the body wherein a welding tool is attachable to the metalworking shaft, a plurality of air motors provided in the body, and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit a rotation of each of the plurality of air motors to the metalworking shaft. A fixing portion is provided to supply external air to the plurality of air motors. A drive air distributor is provided to distribute drive air to the air motors. A rotation sensor for detecting a rotation state is provided to the metalworking shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichi KATOH, Hirohiko MATSUZAKI, Toshinao AOKI
  • Patent number: 11256229
    Abstract: An industrial machinery includes: a drive mechanism driving a control target that moves work or a tool; a motor; a first sensor detecting a position of the control target; a second sensor detecting a position of the motor; a current controller controlling a supply current to the motor; a servo controller outputting a torque instruction to the current controller; and a numerical controller calculating a processing force of the control target to the work based on position information on the control target acquired from the first sensor, position information on the motor acquired from the second sensor, and the torque instruction, the numerical controller determining that the tool is in failure if an absolute value of a first component of the processing force becomes equal to or larger than a first threshold value while processing the work, the first component having a frequency lower than a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamichi Ito, Jun Fujita, Atsushi Tada, Hirohiko Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20200150617
    Abstract: An industrial machinery includes: a drive mechanism driving a control target that moves work or a tool; a motor; a first sensor detecting a position of the control target; a second sensor detecting a position of the motor; a current controller controlling a supply current to the motor; a servo controller outputting a torque instruction to the current controller; and a numerical controller calculating a processing force of the control target to the work based on position information on the control target acquired from the first sensor, position information on the motor acquired from the second sensor, and the torque instruction, the numerical controller determining that the tool is in failure if an absolute value of a first component of the processing force becomes equal to or larger than a first threshold value while processing the work, the first component having a frequency lower than a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takamichi Ito, Jun Fujita, Atsushi Tada, Hirohiko Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 10571888
    Abstract: An industrial machinery includes: a drive mechanism driving a control target that moves work or a tool; a motor; a first sensor detecting a position of the control target; a second sensor detecting a position of the motor; a current controller controlling a supply current to the motor; a servo controller outputting a torque instruction to the current controller; and a numerical controller calculating a processing force of the control target to the work based on position information on the control target acquired from the first sensor, position information on the motor acquired from the second sensor, and the torque instruction, the numerical controller determining that the tool is in failure if an absolute value of a first component of the processing force becomes equal to or larger than a first threshold value while processing the work, the first component having a frequency lower than a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takamichi Ito, Jun Fujita, Atsushi Tada, Hirohiko Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20180136629
    Abstract: An industrial machinery includes: a drive mechanism driving a control target that moves work or a tool; a motor; a first sensor detecting a position of the control target; a second sensor detecting a position of the motor; a current controller controlling a supply current to the motor; a servo controller outputting a torque instruction to the current controller; and a numerical controller calculating a processing force of the control target to the work based on position information on the control target acquired from the first sensor, position information on the motor acquired from the second sensor, and the torque instruction, the numerical controller determining that the tool is in failure if an absolute value of a first component of the processing force becomes equal to or larger than a first threshold value while processing the work, the first component having a frequency lower than a predetermined frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takamichi Ito, Jun Fujita, Atsushi Tada, Hirohiko Matsuzaki