Patents by Inventor Keisuke Tsujikawa

Keisuke Tsujikawa 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: 20240036546
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring error detection device capable of detecting errors in the wiring to a motor controlled by a plurality of amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Reo OSADA, Keisuke TSUJIKAWA, Shougo SHINODA
  • Patent number: 11565491
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a machine tool includes: a slide position control unit configured to control a slide according to operation patterns; a pressure command generation unit configured to generate a pressure command for a die cushion according to the operation patterns; a pressure detection unit configured to detect an actual pressure of the die cushion; a die cushion speed control unit configured to control the die cushion, based on an error between the pressure command and the actual pressure; and a command reach determination unit configured to determine whether or not the error is greater than a pressure threshold, wherein the slide position control unit sets, based on a result of the determination by the command reach determination unit, a waiting period between the operation pattern at the time of the determination and the next operation pattern, wherein the slide is kept at its position during the waiting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Keisuke Tsujikawa, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 11256226
    Abstract: Provided are: a position command calculation unit which calculates a position command specifying a target position of a driven body driven by a servomotor; a counterforce command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Hirose, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20210129474
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a machine tool includes: a slide position control unit configured to control a slide according to operation patterns; a pressure command generation unit configured to generate a pressure command for a die cushion according to the operation patterns; a pressure detection unit configured to detect an actual pressure of the die cushion; a die cushion speed control unit configured to control the die cushion, based on an error between the pressure command and the actual pressure; and a command reach determination unit configured to determine whether or not the error is greater than a pressure threshold, wherein the slide position control unit sets, based on a result of the determination by the command reach determination unit, a waiting period between the operation pattern at the time of the determination and the next operation pattern, wherein the slide is kept at its position during the waiting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Shougo Shinoda, Keisuke Tsujikawa, Satoshi Ikai
  • Patent number: 10802476
    Abstract: Provided is a numerical controller capable of easily controlling a pressure without a pressure sensor. The numerical controller estimates a pressure based on at least one of a command value and a feedback value. A machine learning device for learning the pressure corresponding to the at least one of the command value and the feedback value is included. The machine learning device includes a state observation unit for observing the at least one of the command value and the feedback value as a state variable, a label data acquisition unit for acquiring label data indicating the pressure, and a learning unit for associating and learning the state variable with the label data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Hirose, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20200310378
    Abstract: Provided are: a position command calculation unit which calculates a position command specifying a target position of a driven body driven by a servomotor; a counterforce comm and.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru HIROSE, Keisuke TSUJIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10621320
    Abstract: The operator identification system is capable of managing the information required for authentication of operators centrally with high operation rate. The operator identification system includes a manufacturing cell including a manufacturing machine and a cell controller that can communicate with the manufacturing machine. The cell controller includes a first operator identification information acquisition unit for acquiring operator identification information, a first operation permission/inhibition information storage unit for storing operation permission/inhibition information of the operator on the manufacturing machine, and a first operator identification unit for determining an operation executable by the operator on the manufacturing machine based on the operator identification information and the operation permission/inhibition information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Ogino, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Patent number: 10572643
    Abstract: The operator identification system is capable of managing the information required for authentication of operators centrally with high operation rate. The operator identification system includes a manufacturing cell including a manufacturing machine and a cell controller that can communicate with the manufacturing machine. The cell controller includes a first operator identification information acquisition unit for acquiring operator identification information, a first operation permission/inhibition information storage unit for storing operation permission/inhibition information of the operator on the manufacturing machine, and a first operator identification unit for determining an operation executable by the operator on the manufacturing machine based on the operator identification information and the operation permission/inhibition information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Ogino, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Patent number: 10444731
    Abstract: A controller that can perform high-precision synchronous control even when the speed of a master axis changes and a machine learning device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichirou Horiguchi, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20180314233
    Abstract: A controller that can perform high-precision synchronous control even when the speed of a master axis changes and a machine learning device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Kouichirou HORIGUCHI, Keisuke TSUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180314242
    Abstract: Provided is a numerical controller capable of easily controlling a pressure without a pressure sensor. The numerical controller estimates a pressure based on at least one of a command value and a feedback value. A machine learning device for learning the pressure corresponding to the at least one of the command value and the feedback value is included. The machine learning device includes a state observation unit for observing the at least one of the command value and the feedback value as a state variable, a label data acquisition unit for acquiring label data indicating the pressure, and a learning unit for associating and learning the state variable with the label data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Hirose, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20180165438
    Abstract: The operator identification system is capable of managing the information required for authentication of operators centrally with high operation rate. The operator identification system includes a manufacturing cell including a manufacturing machine and a cell controller that can communicate with the manufacturing machine. The cell controller includes a first operator identification information acquisition unit for acquiring operator identification information, a first operation permission/inhibition information storage unit for storing operation permission/inhibition information of the operator on the manufacturing machine, and a first operator identification unit for determining an operation executable by the operator on the manufacturing machine based on the operator identification information and the operation permission/inhibition information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Ogino, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20170261967
    Abstract: A machine control device includes a command unit that outputs individual operation commands to respective manufacturing machines; a power excess/shortage decision unit that decides whether time-series data on total power consumption of the manufacturing machines associated with the operation commands has maximum peak power larger than a power supply capacity of the power facility; and an operation command adjustment unit that adjusts the operation commands to the manufacturing machines from the command unit so as to adjust the maximum peak power to the power supply capacity of the power facility or less and maximize a production amount of the manufacturing machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SHIMURA, Keisuke TSUJIKAWA, Shinichi KUWAHATA
  • Patent number: 7659681
    Abstract: A servomotor in a numerical controller is controlled by automatically switching to either pressure control or position control in association with the command which is smaller from among a command obtained by performing pressure feedback control and a command obtained by performing position feedback control. When switched to pressure control while moving according to a movement command, the output of the movement command is terminated halfway, and the command in the next block is executed, and pressure control of the next command is immediately started. As a result, a wasteful time is eliminated, and a cycle time of the operation can be shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Yasushi Onishi, Tetsuo Hishikawa, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20090230910
    Abstract: The numerical controller has function to switch between pressure control and position control, and comprises a numerical control unit and a servo control unit. While the servo control unit is controlling pressure, a servo position deviation amount corresponding to current actual speed of a control axis is set in the servo control unit. After the servo control unit switches to position control from pressure control, a number of pulses required for deceleration and stopping is output to an acceleration/deceleration processing unit of the numerical control unit according to an acceleration/deceleration time constant which is preset. The acceleration/deceleration processing unit outputs a moving amount for each distribution period to the servo control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: FANUC LTD
    Inventors: Tetsuo HISHIKAWA, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20080054829
    Abstract: A servomotor in a numerical controller is controlled by automatically switching to either pressure control or position control in association with the command which is smaller from among a command obtained by performing pressure feedback control and a command obtained by performing position feedback control. When switched to pressure control while moving according to a movement command, the output of the movement command is terminated halfway, and the command in the next block is executed, and pressure control of the next command is immediately started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Yasushi Onishi, Tetsuo Hishikawa, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Patent number: 7331208
    Abstract: A die cushion controller uses position control to position die cushion members for placement of a metal sheet. A pressing process starts and the upper die is lowered. When a position detector detects a position at which the upper die touches the sheet metal, the die cushion controller switches over from position control to pressure control and applies a preset pressure to the sheet metal. When the position detector detects that the upper die has risen to a preset position, the die cushion controller clears the positional deviation accumulated in position control to zero, then moves the die cushion members to preset positions and holds them there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Kentaro Fujibayashi, Tetsuo Hishikawa, Keisuke Tsujikawa, Noboru Hirose
  • Patent number: 7301297
    Abstract: An ‘interval’ in which the synchronization status between the movable axes subject to synchronous control is monitored, an equation between the movable axes in the ‘interval’, and an ‘allowable displacement’ for the positional relationship obtained with this equation and the actual positional relationship are set in advance. The ‘start condition’ and ‘termination condition’ for synchronous status verification processing are set with the master position and the like. When the start condition for synchronous status verification processing is satisfied, it is detected whether or not the actual position and the position obtained with the equation are within the range of the allowable displacement based on the position of the movable axes. If not within the range of the allowable displacement, operation set as ‘operation to be executed when the allowable displacement is exceeded’ is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd
    Inventors: Kentaro Fujibayashi, Tetsuo Hishikawa, Keisuke Tsujikawa
  • Publication number: 20060169018
    Abstract: Die cushion control device that implements die cushion control while making a switch between position control and pressure control by using servomotors, and reduces the impact caused by a collision between a press axis and a die cushion axis during position control. Die cushion members are controlled by servomotors Md. The changeover switch is connected to the “a”-side, to thereby control the position (velocity) of the servomotors Md by commands from a numerical controller and control the position of the die cushion members. During position control, the output torque of the servomotors Md is limited by torque limit means. During position control, even if the press axis hits the die cushion members due to erroneous setting, wrong operation or the like, the servomotors Md merely output only a limited torque or less, so that impact force is reduced, which prevents damage to the die cushion members and the press axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: FANUC LTD
    Inventors: Tetsuo Hishikawa, Kentaro Fujibayashi, Keisuke Tsujikawa, Noboru Hirose
  • Publication number: 20060090533
    Abstract: A die cushion controller uses position control to position die cushion members for placement of a metal sheet. A pressing process starts and the upper die is lowered. When a position detector detects a position at which the upper die touches the sheet metal, the die cushion controller switches over from position control to pressure control and applies a preset pressure to the sheet metal. When the position detector detects that the upper die has risen to a preset position, the die cushion controller clears the positional deviation accumulated in position control to zero, then moves the die cushion members to preset positions and holds them there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: FANUC LTD
    Inventors: Kentaro Fujibayashi, Tetsuo Hishikawa, Keisuke Tsujikawa, Noboru Hirose