Patents by Inventor Kimio ABE

Kimio ABE 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).

  • Numerical controller capable of displaying and inputting tool direction relative to workpiece
    Patent number: 9513618
    Abstract: A numerical controller controls a five-axis machine which machines a workpiece mounted on a table by means of at least three linear axes and two rotation axes. The numerical controller calculates a tool direction relative to the workpiece as a tool direction vector, roll-pitch-yaw angles, or Euler angles, based on respective positions of the two rotation axes, and displays the tool direction relative to the workpiece on a display, based on the result of the calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Kimio Abe
  • Numerical controller enabling input of relative tool direction to workpiece
    Patent number: 9454146
    Abstract: A numerical controller controls a five-axis machining machine that machines a workpiece attached to a table with three linear axes and two rotary axes. The numerical controller inputs a relative tool direction that represents a relative position of the tool direction with respect to the workpiece after the rotary axes are moved by a manual operation, as a vector, roll-pitch-yaw angles, or Euler angles. The numerical controller further converts the relative tool direction thus input into the rotary axis positions of the two rotary axes and drives the two rotary axes based on the rotary axis position thus converted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Kimio Abe
  • NUMERICAL CONTROLLER ENABLING INPUT OF RELATIVE TOOL DIRECTION TO WORKPIECE
    Publication number: 20150177726
    Abstract: A numerical controller controls a five-axis machining machine that machines a workpiece attached to a table with three linear axes and two rotary axes. The numerical controller inputs a relative tool direction that represents a relative position of the tool direction with respect to the workpiece after the rotary axes are moved by a manual operation, as a vector, roll-pitch-yaw angles, or Euler angles. The numerical controller further converts the relative tool direction thus input into the rotary axis positions of the two rotary axes and drives the two rotary axes based on the rotary axis position thus converted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Kimio ABE
  • NUMERICAL CONTROLLER CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING AND INPUTTING TOOL DIRECTION RELATIVE TO WORKPIECE
    Publication number: 20140316553
    Abstract: A numerical controller controls a five-axis machine which machines a workpiece mounted on a table by means of at least three linear axes and two rotation axes. The numerical controller calculates a tool direction relative to the workpiece as a tool direction vector, roll-pitch-yaw angles, or Euler angles, based on respective positions of the two rotation axes, and displays the tool direction relative to the workpiece on a display, based on the result of the calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: FANUC Corporation
    Inventor: Kimio ABE