Patents by Inventor Kazumasa ISHIBASHI

Kazumasa ISHIBASHI 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: 20230311193
    Abstract: Provided is a roller hemming apparatus capable of preventing positional misalignment of a lower plate workpiece during a bending process. A roller hemming apparatus of the present disclosure includes a die configured to hold a first workpiece which is a plate material, and a roller configured to bend an edge of the first workpiece onto an edge of a second workpiece, which is a plate material placed on the first workpiece held in the die, to overlap each other, the die including a suction mechanism that opens toward a workpiece contact surface against which a hem flange on a peripheral edge of the first workpiece abuts, and that suctions the first workpiece. Thus, positional misalignment of the first workpiece is prevented during a hemming process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Keita BABA, Takuo KOBAYASHI, Masaaki TSUTSUMI, Nobuya KAWASAKI, Hironori TARUI, Masaji KOJIMA, Kazumasa ISHIBASHI