Patents by Inventor Hisakazu Hirata

Hisakazu Hirata 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: 7704065
    Abstract: An injection stretch blow molding apparatus includes a lower base which is secured on a stage, an upper base which is disposed above the lower base and supports a turntable, and vertical clamping device that raises and lowers the upper base with respect to the lower base. The vertical clamping device includes a pulling plate disposed in the stage under the lower base, a plurality of tie rods which pass through the lower base and connect the upper base and the pulling plate, a vertical clamping toggle mechanism which is disposed in the stage at a position under the injection molding section and expands and contracts with respect to the lower base as a reference position to raise and lower the pulling plate, and a first motor which transmits a driving force to the vertical clamping toggle mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisakazu Hirata
  • Publication number: 20080131551
    Abstract: An injection stretch blow molding apparatus includes a lower base which is secured on a stage, an upper base which is disposed above the lower base and supports a turntable, and vertical clamping device that raises and lowers the upper base with respect to the lower base. The vertical clamping device includes a pulling plate disposed in the stage under the lower base, a plurality of tie rods which pass through the lower base and connect the upper base and the pulling plate, a vertical clamping toggle mechanism which is disposed in the stage at a position under the injection molding section and expands and contracts with respect to the lower base as a reference position to raise and lower the pulling plate, and a first motor which transmits a driving force to the vertical clamping toggle mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisakazu Hirata
  • Patent number: 5320517
    Abstract: A clamping apparatus of molding machine including a base; a fixed board disposed on the base; a movable board movable relative to the fixed board; a plurality of mold clamping cylinders disposed in predetermined positions of the fixed board, the mold clamping cylinders each having a mold clamping piston with a tie bar reception hole and a tie bar connection device disposed on the mold clamping piston; a plurality of tie bars with a thread at their one end, the tie bars being disposed in correspondence with the mold clamping cylinders on the movable board; a plurality of mold opening/closing cylinders for moving the movable board; and an axially movable sleeve associated with each clamping cylinder for adjusting an axial position of an associated piston to adjust an engagement position of the tie bar connection device, the sleeve being disposed in an opening in the fixed board and forming an extension of the tie bar reception hole, with one end of the sleeve abutting against a reception wall provided in each p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Nissei Jushi Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisakazu Hirata, Kazuyuki Okubo, Motomi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 5277568
    Abstract: A safety apparatus for a clamping device which includes a machine base, a first fixed board fixed on the base, a movable board movably disposed on the base, either a second fixed board or a bearing member fixed to the base behind the movable board, and a safety door slidably disposed on the base between an open and a closed position. The safety apparatus includes an engagement device disposed on the movable board, the engagement device having a stopper member which is vertically movable between an engaged and a disengaged position when the safety door is opened or closed, a safety rod disposed between the first fixed board and either the bearing member or the second fixed board, the safety rod having a plurality of engagement portions spaced therealong, and a drive device disposed on either the bearing member or the second fixed board for axially moving the safety rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Nissei Jushi Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Hisakazu Hirata, Kazuyuki Okubo, Motomi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 5238394
    Abstract: A mold clamping apparatus for use in molding machines such as injection molding machines, diecasting machines and press molding machines. The mold clamping apparatus includes a base; a fixed panel and a movable panel disposed on the base and respectively supporting mold halves; a plurality of tie bars each having a screw shaft at one end thereof which passes through the movable panel; a plurality of clamping cylinders disposed on the fixed panel for clamping an other opposite end of the tie bars when the mold apparatus is in a closed position; a mechanism for moving the movable panel toward and away from the fixed panel; an adjusting mechanism, disposed on the movable panel, for simultaneously fixedly adjusting the axial position of the plurality of tie screws with respect to the movable panel such that the distance between the movable panel and the fixed panel when the mold apparatus is in the closed position can correspondingly be adjusted so as to accommodate molds of varying sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Nissei Jushi Kogyo K.K.
    Inventor: Hisakazu Hirata
  • Patent number: 5192557
    Abstract: A clamping apparatus of molding machine including a base; a fixed board disposed on the base; a movable board movable relative to the fixed board; a plurality of mold clamping cylinders disposed in predetermined positions of the fixed board, the mold clamping cylinders each having a mold clamping piston with a tie bar reception hole and a tie bar connection device disposed on the mold clamping piston; a plurality of tie bars with a thread at their one end, the tie bars being disposed in correspondence with the mold clamping cylinders on the movable board; a plurality of mold opening/closing cylinders for moving the movable board; and a mold thickness adjustment device having a movable stopper for contacting an end of each tie bar to control the axial position of each of the tie bars with respect to the connection devices during clamping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignee: Nissei Jushi Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Hisakazu Hirata, Kazuyuki Okubo, Motomi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 5188850
    Abstract: A clamping apparatus of molding machine including a base; a fixed board disposed on the base; a movable board movable relative to the fixed board; a plurality of mold clamping cylinders disposed in predetermined positions of the fixed board, the mold clamping cylinders each having a mold clamping piston with a tie bar reception hole and a tie bar connection device disposed on the mold clamping piston; a plurality of tie bars with a thread at their one end, the tie bars being disposed in correspondence with the mold clamping cylinders on the movable board; a plurality of mold opening/closing cylinders for moving the movable board; and a differential circuit connected between a front oil chamber and a rear oil chamber of each of the plurality of mold clamping cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: Nissie Jushi Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Hisakazu Hirata, Kazuyuki Okubo, Motomi Kitamura