Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Suruga

Hirokazu Suruga 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: 10730117
    Abstract: Provided is a tool chuck that allows precision gripping of a tool by a collet when this collet is pushed into a chuck body. The tool chuck includes a collet for gripping a tool, a chuck body having, at a leading end thereof, a receiving portion for receiving the collet inserted therein along an axis thereof, a holder containing the collet therein and configured to be movable together with the collet along an axial direction based on the axis, and a nut fitted on the chuck body (2) in a radial direction based the axis and containing the holder in the radial direction. The holder has a movement allowing mechanism for allowing the holder to move relative to the nut along the axial direction when the nut is moved relative to the chuck body along the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Big Daishowa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joji Nakatani, Hirokazu Suruga
  • Publication number: 20190118269
    Abstract: Provided is a tool chuck that allows precision gripping of a tool by a collet when this collet is pushed into a chuck body. The tool chuck includes a collet for gripping a tool, a chuck body having, at a leading end thereof, a receiving portion for receiving the collet inserted therein along an axis thereof, a holder containing the collet therein and configured to be movable together with the collet along an axial direction based on the axis, and a nut fitted on the chuck body in a radial direction based the axis and containing the holder in the radial direction. The holder has a movement allowing mechanism for allowing the holder to move relative to the nut along the axial direction when the nut is moved relative to the chuck body along the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Big Daishowa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joji NAKATANI, Hirokazu SURUGA
  • Patent number: 9776253
    Abstract: Provided is a tool holding structure capable of effectively preventing a cutting tool from coming off a chuck portion. An outer fitting portion A is formed in an outer face of a shank portion 2 of a cutting tool T and an inner fitting portion B is formed in an inner face of a chuck portion 12 of a tool holder. A fitting member 20 is provided to be fitted to the outer fitting portion A and the inner fitting portion B respectively. The fitting member 20 includes a protruding portion 22 which protrudes from an outer circumference of the shank portion 2 when fitted to the outer fitting portion A. A guide groove 18 is formed for guiding the protruding portion 22 of the fitting member 20 from an open side of an inner space 13 to the inner fitting portion B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: DAISHOWA SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Suruga
  • Patent number: 9446463
    Abstract: Provided is a tap holder configured so that compression-side elastic characteristics and tension-side elastic characteristics are different from each other with utilization of an elastic member for absorbing synchronization error in rotation and feeding of a spindle of a machine tool. The tap holder includes a chuck 20 for holding a tap P, and a holder body 10 for holding the chuck 20 so that the chuck 20 is movable along a rotational axis X and rotatable in synchronism with the chuck 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Daishowa Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirokazu Suruga, Hidemori Kawashita
  • Publication number: 20150321264
    Abstract: Provided is a tool holding structure capable of effectively preventing a cutting tool from coming off a chuck portion. An outer fitting portion A is formed in an outer face of a shank portion 2 of a cutting tool T and an inner fitting portion B is formed in an inner face of a chuck portion 12 of a tool holder. A fitting member 20 is provided to be fitted to the outer fitting portion A and the inner fitting portion B respectively. The fitting member 20 includes a protruding portion 22 which protrudes from an outer circumference of the shank portion 2 when fitted to the outer fitting portion A. A guide groove 18 is formed for guiding the protruding portion 22 of the fitting member 20 from an open side of an inner space 13 to the inner fitting portion B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Hirokazu SURUGA
  • Publication number: 20140159322
    Abstract: Provided is a tap holder configured so that compression-side elastic characteristics and tension-side elastic characteristics are different from each other with utilization of an elastic member for absorbing synchronization error in rotation and feeding of a spindle of a machine tool. The tap holder includes a chuck 20 for holding a tap P, and a holder body 10 for holding the chuck 20 so that the chuck 20 is movable along a rotational axis X and rotatable in synchronism with the chuck 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: DAISHOWA SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Suruga, Hidemori Kawashita
  • Patent number: 8226337
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a tap holder in which even when an error is brought about in synchronizing spindle feeding and rotation of a tapper body and a tap collet of a tap holder in correspondence with a machine tool spindle, the synchronization can be established by absorbing the error by a simple constitution. As means therefor, the tap holder is characterized in that a tapper body and a tap collet are inserted by a locking member at portions of the tapper body and the tap collet overlapping each other, and the tap collet is fixed to the tapper body by engaging the locking member with at least one of the tap collet and the tapper body in a state of being interposed with an elastic member on both sides thereof in an axial direction X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignees: Daishowa Seiki Co., Ltd., Big Alpha Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Komine, Hirokazu Suruga
  • Publication number: 20090324351
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a tap holder in which even when an error is brought about in synchronizing spindle feeding and rotation of a tapper body and a tap collet of a tap holder in correspondence with a machine tool spindle, the spindle feeding and rotation can be synchronized by absorbing the error by a simple constitution. As means therefor, a tap holder including a tap collet for chucking a tap at one end thereof, a tapper body formed with an attaching hollow portion for inserting other end of the tap collet, and a fastening nut for pressing the tap collet to the attaching hollow portion to be fixed to the tapper body by being screwed with the tapper body and engaged with one end side end face of the tap collet, and attached to a machine tool having a tap synchronizingly feeding mechanism is characterized in that the tap collet is squeezed by a bottom face of the attaching recessed portion and the fastening nut by way of elastic members in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicants: Daishowa Seiki Co., Ltd., Big Alpha Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Komine, Hirokazu Suruga
  • Publication number: 20090209356
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a tap holder in which even when an error is brought about in synchronizing spindle feeding and rotation of a tapper body and a tap collet of a tap holder in correspondence with a machine tool spindle, the synchronization can be established by absorbing the error by a simple constitution. As means therefor, the tap holder is characterized in that a tapper body and a tap collet are inserted by a locking member at portions of the tapper body and the tap collet overlapping each other, and the tap collet is fixed to the tapper body by engaging the locking member with at least one of the tap collet and the tapper body in a state of being interposed with an elastic member on both sides thereof in an axial direction X.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Daishowa Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Komine, Hirokazu Suruga
  • Publication number: 20090007352
    Abstract: Provided is a cleaner that can clean an inside wall surface defining a hollow portion to be cleaned even if the distance between the center of the hollow portion to the inside wall surface varies; the cleaner being able to adjust the level of pressure (force) applied against the inside wall surface; and being able to clean the inside wall surface by applying optimum pressing force, depending on how dirty the inside wall surface is, and simply by moving the cleaner in a back-and-forth movement direction relative to the hollow portion. The cleaner includes: a shaft 10; and a cleaning portion 20 attached around the outside surface of the shaft 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: BIG ALPHA CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Komine, Hirokazu Suruga
  • Patent number: 7144209
    Abstract: The present invention provides a concave part cover that can be easily inserted and be safely secured in a concave part even if tolerances and dimensional errors of the concave part such as a slot or a hole, and of the concave part cover for covering the concave part are large. The concave part cover comprises: a top plate 11 for covering the concave part; and a pair of pressing parts 12A and 12B extending from the top plate 11 and pressing side walls 52A and 52B of the concave part when the pressing parts 12A and 12B are inserted into the concave part. Base ends 15A and 15B of the pressing parts 12A and 12B are positioned at the top plate 11 in such a manner that a distance between the base ends 15A and 15B is shorter than distance W (between the side walls 52A and 52B), and portions of extending parts 16A and 16B of the pressing parts 12A and 12B are formed to project outwards until they are spaced at a wider distance therebetween than the distance W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Big Alpha Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Komine, Takashi Yamamoto, Hirokazu Suruga
  • Publication number: 20040168544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a concave part cover that can be easily inserted and be safely secured in a concave part even if tolerances and dimensional errors of the concave part such as a slot or a hole, and of the concave part cover for covering the concave part are large. The concave part cover comprises: a top plate 11 for covering the concave part; and a pair of pressing parts 12A and 12B extending from the top plate 11 and pressing side walls 52A and 52B of the concave part when the pressing parts 12A and 12B are inserted into the concave part. Base ends 15A and 15B of the pressing parts 12A and 12B are positioned at the top plate 11 in such a manner that a distance between the base ends 15A and 15B is shorter than distance W (between the side walls 52A and 52B), and portions of extending parts 16A and 16B of the pressing parts 12A and 12B are formed to project outwards until they are spaced at a wider distance therebetween than the distance W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Big Alpha Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Komine, Takashi Yamamoto, Hirokazu Suruga