Patents by Inventor MITSUTAKA OKURA

MITSUTAKA OKURA 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: 11329577
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a multiaxial motor control system for controlling motors for a plurality of shafts included in a multiaxial machine, and including a plurality of motor control devices and a controller. The controller is connected with the motor control devices, and transmits a command signal to the motor control devices. Each motor control device includes a communication controller, a rotation controller, and a drive unit, and drives a motor of a corresponding shaft. The communication controller transmits and receives signals including the command signal, and determine whether the command signal is received normally. The rotation controller generates a torque command to operate the corresponding motor. The drive unit generates a drive voltage for electrification to drive the corresponding motor in accordance with the torque command. When a motor control device detects failure in reception, the motor control device outputs a torque command for braking torque to stop the corresponding motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Mishima, Akinobu Tomita, Yoshiaki Ikeuchi, Mitsutaka Okura
  • Patent number: 11050381
    Abstract: A motor control device includes: a first communication unit that transmits or receives data to or from a motor; a communication disconnection determination unit that determines that the motor and the motor control device are in a disconnection state based on a fact that there is no reply from the motor within a prescribed period, and that determines that the motor and the motor control device have been restored to a connection state based on a fact that a reply from the motor to the motor control device has been restarted; and a replacement determination unit that obtains identification information from an identification information storage of the motor via the first communication unit and determines that the motor has been replaced, when it is determined that the motor and the motor control device have been restored to the connection state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ikeuchi, Mitsutaka Okura
  • Patent number: 11003154
    Abstract: A motor control system includes motor control devices and a controller. The controller generates and transmits a communication signal including an operation command to the respective motor control devices. The motor control devices include two motor control devices in a first group, each of which includes a data transceiver, a motor controller, a corrector, and a synchronous timing generator, and a motor control device in a second group. The data transceiver receives an operation command issued to the motor control device, and receives operation information in the motor control device in the second group. Based on the operation command, the motor controller generates a torque command signal. The corrector generates a torque correction signal based on the operation information, and corrects the torque command signal. The synchronous timing generator generates a timing signal that matches pieces of process timing of the motor controllers in the first group with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGENENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Okura, Akinobu Tomita, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Yoshiaki Ikeuchi
  • Publication number: 20200014324
    Abstract: A motor control device includes: a first communication unit that transmits or receives data to or from a motor; a communication disconnection determination unit that determines that the motor and the motor control device are in a disconnection state based on a fact that there is no reply from the motor within a prescribed period, and that determines that the motor and the motor control device have been restored to a connection state based on a fact that a reply from the motor to the motor control device has been restarted; and a replacement determination unit that obtains identification information from an identification information storage of the motor via the first communication unit and determines that the motor has been replaced, when it is determined that the motor and the motor control device have been restored to the connection state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: YOSHIAKI IKEUCHI, MITSUTAKA OKURA
  • Publication number: 20190260314
    Abstract: The invention provides a multiaxial motor control system configured to control motors for a plurality of shafts included in a multiaxial machine, and including a plurality of motor control devices and a controller. The controller has network connection with the motor control devices, and is configured to transmit a command signal to the motor control devices. Each of the motor control devices includes a communication controller, a rotation controller, and a drive unit, and is configured to drive a motor for a corresponding one of the shafts. The communication controller is configured to transmit and receive signals including the command signal, and determine whether or not the command signal is received normally. The rotation controller is configured to generate a torque command for operation of the corresponding one of the motors. The drive unit is configured to generate a drive voltage for electrification to drive the corresponding one of the motors in accordance with the torque command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi MISHIMA, Akinobu TOMITA, Yoshiaki IKEUCHI, Mitsutaka OKURA
  • Publication number: 20190121313
    Abstract: In a motor control system, a plurality of motor control devices for controlling motors and a controller are connected to each other via a communication line. The controller generates a communication signal including an operation command, and transmits the communication signal to the respective motor control devices in a predetermined communication cycle. The plurality of motor control devices includes two motor control devices in a first group and a motor control device in a second group. Each of the motor control devices in the first group includes a data transceiver, a motor controller, a corrector, and a synchronous timing generator. The data transceiver receives an operation command issued to the motor control device, and receives operation information in the motor control device in the second group. Based on the operation command, the motor controller generates a torque command signal for controlling the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MITSUTAKA OKURA, AKINOBU TOMITA, HIROSHI FUJIWARA, YOSHIAKI IKEUCHI