Patents by Inventor Kenji Nishiwaki

Kenji Nishiwaki 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: 20190137975
    Abstract: A numerical control apparatus includes a program command shape determining unit that determines a shape of a command path formed by command points on the basis of information on the command points included in a machining program. There is also an insertion point generating unit that generates insertion points on the basis of a result of determination by the program command shape determining unit and the information on the command points. Further, there is an interpolation unit that generates a tool path by performing interpolation on the basis of the insertion points and causes a motor control unit to control a motor on the basis of the tool path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Nishiwaki, Shinya Nishino
  • Patent number: 9851709
    Abstract: In a numerical control device 1 which controls positions of respective axes of a machine tool according to a machining program 11, a command 12 instructed to the machining program 11 is analyzed by an analyzing unit 13, thereby obtaining movement data 15 and a movement type 17, an acceleration-deceleration data selection unit 18 selects acceleration-deceleration data 19 according to the movement type 17, and an interpolation and acceleration-deceleration unit 16 generates a position command 21 by performing an interpolation on a movement route, which is instructed to the movement data 15, according to a command speed and performing acceleration-deceleration according to the acceleration-deceleration data 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Sato, Kenji Nishiwaki, Susumu Hamamoto, Masaki Ryu, Yukihiro Iuchi
  • Patent number: 9753449
    Abstract: A numerical control device includes: a control unit controlling movement of shafts of a machine tool by a position command according to a machining program and acquiring position information on the shafts; a monitoring point determination unit determining a monitoring point in the machining program and a monitoring shaft according to the type of an instruction or an instruction related to travel described in the machining program; and a monitoring unit monitoring whether error or deviation based on the position information at the monitoring point of the monitoring shaft exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the control unit controls movement of the shafts based on the monitoring result of the monitoring unit, and the numerical control device further comprises an analysis unit presenting whether the cause of the error or deviation is a mechanical factor or a control factor based on the monitoring result and outputting the analysis result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Sato, Toru Takeyama, Kenji Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 9513619
    Abstract: In order to enable tapping to be performed precisely and with an appropriate machining time irrespective of the diameter of a tapping tool, a configuration of the present invention includes: a program analysis unit (12) that analyzes a loaded machining program and extracts thread-related information in tapping; a gradient determination unit (14) that determines acceleration regarding movement velocity of the main spindle or the feed shaft on the basis of the thread-related information obtained by the program analysis unit (12); and an interpolation and acceleration/deceleration processing unit (13) that generates a movement command for the main spindle and the feed shaft using the acceleration determined by the gradient determination unit (14). In addition, the gradient determination unit (14) varies the acceleration during acceleration/deceleration of the main spindle or the feed shaft in accordance with the diameter of a tapping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Nishiwaki, Shuichi Arata, Tomonori Sato
  • Publication number: 20160091886
    Abstract: In a numerical control device 1 which controls positions of respective axes of a machine tool according to a machining program 11, a command 12 instructed to the machining program 11 is analyzed by an analyzing unit 13, thereby obtaining movement data 15 and a movement type 17, an acceleration-deceleration data selection unit 18 selects acceleration-deceleration data 19 according to the movement type 17, and an interpolation and acceleration-deceleration unit 16 generates a position command 21 by performing an interpolation on a movement route, which is instructed to the movement data 15, according to a command speed and performing acceleration-deceleration according to the acceleration-deceleration data 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori SATO, Kenji NISHIWAKI, Susumu HAMAMOTO, Masaki RYU, Yukihiro IUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150378347
    Abstract: A numerical control device includes: a control unit controlling movement of shafts of a machine tool by a position command according to a machining program and acquiring position information on the shafts; a monitoring point determination unit determining a monitoring point in the machining program and a monitoring shaft according to the type of an instruction or an instruction related to travel described in the machining program; and a monitoring unit monitoring whether error or deviation based on the position information at the monitoring point of the monitoring shaft exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the control unit controls movement of the shafts based on the monitoring result of the monitoring unit, and the numerical control device further comprises an analysis unit presenting whether the cause of the error or deviation is a mechanical factor or a control factor based on the monitoring result and outputting the analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori SATO, Toru TAKEYAMA, Kenji NISHIWAKI
  • Patent number: 9179050
    Abstract: The electronic device includes: a display section including a monitor unit having a display panel; a slide unit having a space in which the display section can be accommodated, the slide unit slidably supporting the display section; and a slide piece adjacent to the slide unit in a slide direction of the display section, the slide piece slidably supporting the display section. The display section slides between a retracted position at which the display section is accommodated in the space of the slide unit and an extended position to which the display section is pulled out from the slide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuo Taniguchi, Kenji Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20150081084
    Abstract: In order to enable tapping to be performed precisely and with an appropriate machining time irrespective of the diameter of a tapping tool, a configuration of the present invention includes: a program analysis unit (12) that analyzes a loaded machining program and extracts thread-related information in tapping; a gradient determination unit (14) that determines acceleration regarding movement velocity of the main spindle or the feed shaft on the basis of the thread-related information obtained by the program analysis unit (12); and an interpolation and acceleration/deceleration processing unit (13) that generates a movement command for the main spindle and the feed shaft using the acceleration determined by the gradient determination unit (14). In addition, the gradient determination unit (14) varies the acceleration during acceleration/deceleration of the main spindle or the feed shaft in accordance with the diameter of a tapping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nishiwaki, Shuichi Arata, Tomonori Sato
  • Publication number: 20140121839
    Abstract: A numerical control apparatus includes a table storing unit that stores a table, in which a command code related to a fixed cycle in a machining program and a subprogram for performing processing in accordance with the command code are registered, a command execution unit that reads the subprogram corresponding to the command code read from the machining program from the table and performs processing in accordance with the subprogram, and a display unit that is an interface that accepts a change to a registered content of the table, in which the interface accepts a macro setting to perform macro processing with respect to the subprogram of the machining program in accordance with foreign specifications, which are different from native specifications, with which the command execution unit can normally recognize a content of processing specified by the command code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sachio Hanya, Kenji Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20130050555
    Abstract: The electronic device includes: a display section including a monitor unit having a display panel; a slide unit having a space in which the display section can be accommodated, the slide unit slidably supporting the display section; and a slide piece adjacent to the slide unit in a slide direction of the display section, the slide piece slidably supporting the display section. The display section slides between a retracted position at which the display section is accommodated in the space of the slide unit and an extended position to which the display section is pulled out from the slide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuo TANIGUCHI, Kenji NISHIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20120020080
    Abstract: A sheet switch module of the present invention includes: a light source; a light guide that guides light from the light source; a sheet switch disposed on the back side of the light guide in a thickness direction of the light guide; and a groove formed in the thickness direction of the light guide in at least one of a surface and the back of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Shimpei SATO, Kenji NISHIWAKI, Tomosada INADA, Katsunori HIRATA
  • Patent number: D676074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Konishi, Kenji Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: D680147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Konishi, Kenji Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: D696328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: D719127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Nishiwaki, Akihiro Adachi
  • Patent number: D719203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Horiki, Takanori Tokuyama, Kenji Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: D811464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Masuda, Kenji Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: D818023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: D872157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: D963018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nishiwaki