Patents by Inventor Masahiko Tachikake

Masahiko Tachikake 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: 8033032
    Abstract: An inside diameter measuring tool includes: a main body; an axially moving spindle having a male screw to be screwed to the main body; a plurality of contact pieces provided on the main body, the measuring pieces moving in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle; and a conical member interposed between the contact pieces and the spindle, the conical member advancing and retracting the contact pieces in the direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle. The lead of the male screw of the spindle is 1.0 mm or more and the cone angle of the conical member is less than 53 degrees. Preferably, the lead of the male screw is 2.0 mm and the cone angle of the conical member is approximately 28 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Fujikawa, Masahiko Tachikake, Kouji Matsumoto, Shuji Hayashida
  • Patent number: 8001698
    Abstract: A digital displacement measuring instrument detects a displacement of a spindle by an encoder and then displays the displacement on a digital display unit. With an imaginary base line centered along an axial direction of an outer circumference of a sleeve, a millimeter graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle in millimeters is provided on one side, and the inch graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle is provided on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Hayashida, Masahiko Tachikake, Yuji Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 7877894
    Abstract: A digital displacement measuring instrument includes a spindle screwed into a body to be axially advanced and retracted relative to the body; and an encoder that detects a displacement of the spindle. The encoder includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is supported by a rotor bushing. The rotor bushing includes an engaging key engageable with a key groove axially provided on the outer circumference of the spindle, and is displaceable in the axial direction of the spindle via a position adjusting screw. The stator is fixed to the body via a stator bushing in the vicinity of the spindle so as not to be displaceable in the axial direction of the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Hayashida, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Shozaburo Tsuji, Yasuhiro Tsujimoto, Masahiko Tachikake, Yuji Fujikawa, Takashi Komori, Junji Masui
  • Publication number: 20100024237
    Abstract: A digital displacement measuring instrument includes a spindle screwed into a body to be axially advanced and retracted relative to the body; and an encoder that detects a displacement of the spindle. The encoder includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is supported by a rotor bushing. The rotor bushing includes an engaging key engageable with a key groove axially provided on the outer circumference of the spindle, and is displaceable in the axial direction of the spindle via a position adjusting screw. The stator is fixed to the body via a stator bushing in the vicinity of the spindle so as not to be displaceable in the axial direction of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Hayashida, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Shozaburo Tsuji, Yasuhiro Tsujimoto, Masahiko Tachikake, Yuji Fujikawa, Takashi Komori, Junji Masui
  • Publication number: 20100005676
    Abstract: An inside diameter measuring tool includes: a main body; an axially moving spindle having a male screw to be screwed to the main body; a plurality of contact pieces provided on the main body, the measuring pieces moving in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle; and a conical member interposed between the contact pieces and the spindle, the conical member advancing and retracting the contact pieces in the direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the spindle. The lead of the male screw of the spindle is 1.0 mm or more and the cone angle of the conical member is less than 53 degrees. Preferably, the lead of the male screw is 2.0 mm and the cone angle of the conical member is approximately 28 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Fujikawa, Masahiko Tachikake, Kouji Matsumoto, Shuji Hayashida
  • Publication number: 20090282689
    Abstract: A digital displacement measuring instrument detects a displacement of a spindle by an encoder and then displays the displacement on a digital display unit. With an imaginary base line centered along an axial direction of an outer circumference of a sleeve, a millimeter graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle in millimeters is provided on one side, and the inch graduation for displaying the displacement of the spindle is provided on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Hayashida, Masahiko Tachikake, Yuji Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 7013576
    Abstract: Provided is a measuring device 1 for measuring the size of an object comprising a body 2, and a spindle 3 which is screwed into the body 2 and axially advances and retracts by screwing with respect to the body 2, the measurement being based on the axial displacement of the spindle 3 effected by the revolution of the spindle, wherein the spindle is screwed into the body 2 via a multiple-start thread 31. Therefore, it is possible to displace the spindle 3 at a high speed, which improves the operability of the measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Shuuji Hayashida, Kouji Sasaki, Yuichi Ichikawa, Osamu Saito, Seigo Takahashi, Masamichi Suzuki, Tetsuya Nakadoi, Masahiko Tachikake, Takahiro Nakamura, Masafumi Okamoto, Yuuzou Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20030121169
    Abstract: Provided is a measuring device 1 for measuring the size of an object comprising a body 2, and a spindle 3 which is screwed into the body 2 and axially advances and retracts by screwing with respect to the body 2, the measurement being based on the axial displacement of the spindle 3 effected by the revolution of the spindle, wherein the spindle is screwed into the body 2 via a multiple-start thread 31. Therefore, it is possible to displace the spindle 3 at a high speed, which improves the operability of the measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Shuuji Hayashida, Kouji Sasaki, Yuichi Ichikawa, Osamu Saito, Seigo Takahashi, Masamichi Suzuki, Tetsuya Nakadoi, Masahiko Tachikake, Takahiro Nakamura, Masafumi Okamoto, Yuuzou Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 6553685
    Abstract: A measuring instrument includes a spindle (11) provided to a body (1), a sleeve (31) movable in the same direction as the spindle and stoppable at a desired position, a connector (41) for connecting the sleeve and the spindle and allowing relative movement of the sleeve and the spindle in the moving direction thereof by a predetermined stroke; a pressure spring (61) accommodated in the sleeve for biasing the spindle in a direction for the spindle to abut to the workpiece through the connector, and a biasing force indicator (71) for indicating the pressure spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Nishina, Masahiko Tachikake, Yoshiaki Shiraishi, Rie Tanaka, Shuuji Hayashida, Yoshitaka Kuji, Osamu Saito, Tetsuya Nakadoi
  • Publication number: 20020017032
    Abstract: A measuring instrument includes a spindle (11) provided to a body (1), a sleeve (31) movable in the same direction as the spindle and stoppable at a desired position, a connector (41) for connecting the sleeve and the spindle and allowing relative movement of the sleeve and the spindle in the moving direction thereof by a predetermined stroke; a pressure spring (61) accommodated in the sleeve for biasing the spindle in a direction for the spindle to abut to the workpiece through the connector, and a biasing force indicator (71) for indicating the pressure spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Nishina, Masahiko Tachikake, Yoshiaki Shiraishi, Rie Tanaka, Shuuji Hayashida, Yoshitaka Kuji, Osamu Saito, Tetsuya Nakadoi
  • Patent number: 6308433
    Abstract: A minimum value renewal holder (33) for renewing and displaying a detected value (D) detected by a displacement sensor (9) on a display (10) when a spindle is moving in an advancing direction relative to an anvil and for holding a displayed value on the display (10) when the spindle moves in a retracting direction relative to the anvil and a retraction amount thereof (D−Dm) is less than a set amount (&agr;), and a minimum value hold releasing potion (34) for releasing minimum value hold status when the spindle moves in the retracting direction relative to the anvil and the retraction amount (D−Dm) is not less than the set amount (&agr;) are provided. Accordingly, the displayed value can be kept even when the anvil backs unpreparedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Takahashi, Tetsuya Nakadoi, Takahiro Otsuka, Shuuji Hayashida, Kouji Sasaki, Masahiko Tachikake
  • Patent number: 5829155
    Abstract: A main scale graduation, an auxiliary scale graduation or the like provided in a conventional micrometer is omitted, and a thimble 71 is provided at a regular position in the axial direction of the spindle 61 through a sleeve 51 in a frame 1 to rotate about the axis of a spindle 61. Between the thimble 71 and the spindle 61, a rotation transfer means 81 for transferring the rotation of the thimble 71 to the spindle 61 and allowing the spindle 61 to displace in the axial direction of the spindle 61. As the rotation transfer means 81, a ratchet system 82 is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Takahashi, Masamichi Suzuki, Masahiko Tachikake
  • Patent number: 5495677
    Abstract: A digital display micrometer gauge holds a workpiece to be measured between an anvil and a spindle. An engagement member is provided at an end of the spindle. An inner sleeve having an axial slit into which the engagement member is inserted, is secured to a U-shaped main frame, and an outer sleeve having a spiral groove, which is formed in the inner peripheral section thereof, is provided on the outer periphery of the inner sleeve to be circumferentially rotatable. By rotating this outer sleeve, the spindle can be driven at high speed. A main scale constituting a linear encoder is attached to a side surface of the spindle extending along the axis of the spindle, whereby the displacement amount of the spindle can be detected with high accuracy. A slide member slidable on the inner surface of the inner sleeve is provided at the end of the spindle where the engagement member is provided, and the spindle can be inserted into the inner sleeve together with the main scale attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Tachikake, Masamichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5433016
    Abstract: A linear displacement measuring apparatus in which a spindle is disposed movably forwardly and backwardly to a measuring apparatus main body, a detector for detecting a linear displacing amount of the spindle is disposed to the inside of the measuring apparatus main body and a water-proof mechanism is disposed to a liquid intruding path in communication with the detector for preventing liquid from intruding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Tachikake, Akio Fujimaru, Tetsuya Nakadoi
  • Patent number: D584177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Ohtani, Shuji Hayashida, Yuji Fujikawa, Masahiko Tachikake