Patents by Inventor Morikuni Kimura
Morikuni Kimura 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).
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Patent number: 11940769Abstract: A method for editing a machining program includes obtaining tool information specifying a tool mountable on a machine tool. A program editing window and at least one assistance window are displayed. The program editing window shows a program code of the machining program to control the machine tool. Each of the assistance window selectively shows the tool information and a control method. The tool is to be controlled according to the control method. In the program code, an insertion position at which a new code is to be inserted into the program code is specified. Selected information is selected from the tool information when the tool information is shown in the at least one assistance window. A command corresponding to the selected information is inserted into the program code at the insertion position.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Matsuzawa, Yuuki Yamamoto, Takuro Katayama, Morikuni Kimura
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Publication number: 20220155750Abstract: A tool load displaying method for a machine tool includes inputting a machining program that specifies a plurality of tools used during machining work and that specifies machining processes which constitute the machining work and each of which is performed by using each of the plurality of tools. At least one piece of load information corresponding to each of the plurality of tools during each of the at least one machining process is calculated. Selected load information is selected from the at least one piece of load information. The plurality of tools are displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Jun MATSUI, Yuuki YAMAMOTO, Takuro KATAYAMA, Morikuni KIMURA
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Publication number: 20220155751Abstract: A tool load displaying method includes displaying tools specified by a machining program and selectively displaying at least one of machining processes which are specified by the machining program and each of which is performed by using each of the tools. Load information and values of machining parameters in a selected machining process selected among the at least one of machining processes displayed are displayed. A selected tool is selected among the tools. A first selection window showing at least one replacement tool replaceable with the selected tool is displayed so as to select a selected replacement tool among the at least one replacement tool. A second selection window showing at least one machining process performed by using the selected tool is displayed so as to select among the at least one machining process, at least one selected replacement-tool machining process to be performed by using the selected replacement tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Jun MATSUI, Yuuki YAMAMOTO, Takuro KATAYAMA, Morikuni KIMURA
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Publication number: 20220004158Abstract: A method for editing a machining program includes obtaining tool information specifying a tool mountable on a machine tool. A program editing window and at least one assistance window are displayed. The program editing window shows a program code of the machining program to control the machine tool. Each of the assistance window selectively shows the tool information and a control method. The tool is to be controlled according to the control method. In the program code, an insertion position at which a new code is to be inserted into the program code is specified. Selected information is selected from the tool information when the tool information is shown in the at least one assistance window. A command corresponding to the selected information is inserted into the program code at the insertion position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Hiroaki MATSUZAWA, Yuuki YAMAMOTO, Takuro KATAYAMA, Morikuni KIMURA
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Publication number: 20210365005Abstract: An input assistance method includes: a plurality of steps in which setting-information based on which the machine tool is configured to be controlled to machine a workpiece so as to make a product is input. A setting step in which a selected information is to be input is selected among the plurality of steps. The selected information of the plurality of steps constitutes the setting-information. A setting interface via which the selected information is input is displayed. Whether inputting the selected information has been completed is determined. Information indicating that inputting the selected information has been completed is displayed, when inputting the selected information is determined to have been completed. The plurality of steps includes a first step in which a shape of the product is input and a second step in which a shape of the workpiece and a material of the workpiece are input.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Takuya KUMASAKA, Yuuki YAMAMOTO, Takuro KATAYAMA, Morikuni KIMURA
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Publication number: 20210086267Abstract: A machine tool includes a workpiece spindle being rotatable about a rotation axis of the workpiece and configured to hold a workpiece such that the workpiece. A tool holding device is rotatable about a tool rotation axis and configured to hold a turning tool via which turning is performed on the workpiece. A movement mechanism is configured to move the tool holding device such that the turning tool rotates relatively to the workpiece toward an arbitrary direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the workpiece. Control circuitry is configured to execute a machining program, to perform the turning, which includes an additional code which designates a target cutting direction of the arbitrary cutting direction, and to control the movement mechanism to move the turning tool in the target cutting direction with respect to the workpiece while the control circuitry executes the additional code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Kentaro HAYASHI, Yasuharu SUMIDA, Morikuni KIMURA, Masato YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 10379523Abstract: A machining program editing assist apparatus includes a display controller. While the display objects are being displayed in either one of the program data display area and the process list display area, the display controller decides that a designated display object of the one of the display areas is the display object designated by the display objects of the one of the display areas and a specific point, differentiates the designated display object from the other display objects in the one of the display areas, decides that a designated display object of the other of the display areas is the display candidate of the other of the display areas, includes the designated display object in the display objects of the other of the display areas, and differentiates the designated display object from the other display objects in the other of the display areas.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Takuro Katayama, Shunsuke Koike, Takayuki Ota
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Patent number: 10295987Abstract: A machining program editing assist apparatus includes a display controller. When a specific portion on a shape display area is designated via an input device, the display controller allows a display candidate specified by the specific portion to be displayed as a designated display target of the shape display area, and allows at least one portion of data being among at least one display candidate of a program data display area and sectioned by a machining process constituting the at least one machining process and corresponding to the designated display target of the shape display area to be displayed as a designated display target of the program data display area on the program data display area in a state in which a beginning of the at least one portion of data is set to a display start position of the program data display area.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Takuro Katayama, Shunsuke Koike, Takayuki Ota, Jun Matsui
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Patent number: 9727222Abstract: A device includes a CPU and a touch-panel display. In a first display mode, when control functions that belong to a first level are assigned to menu switches of a plurality of menus, one of the menus is displayed. In a second display mode, all the menus are displayed. A change switch is provided in a menu display selection area, and includes a plural-row mark to indicate that a plurality of menus exist at the first level. The CPU switches between the modes to display one or all menus in the menu display selection area. When a plurality of menus exist at the first level, the plural-row mark is displayed; otherwise, the plural-row mark is erased. When the menus are displayed in the second display mode, the plural-row mark is lit. When the menu is displayed in the first display mode, the plural-row mark is unlit.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Takuro Katayama, Shunsuke Koike
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Publication number: 20170168699Abstract: A device includes a CPU and a touch-panel display. In a first display mode, when control functions that belong to a first level are assigned to menu switches of a plurality of menus, one of the menus is displayed. In a second display mode, all the menus are displayed. A change switch is provided in a menu display selection area, and includes a plural-row mark to indicate that a plurality of menus exist at the first level. The CPU switches between the modes to display one or all menus in the menu display selection area. When a plurality of menus exist at the first level, the plural-row mark is displayed; otherwise, the plural-row mark is erased. When the menus are displayed in the second display mode, the plural-row mark is lit. When the menu is displayed in the first display mode, the plural-row mark is unlit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro KIKATA, Morikuni KIMURA, Takuro KATAYAMA, Shunsuke KOIKE
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Publication number: 20170160725Abstract: A machining program editing assist apparatus includes a display controller. When a specific portion on a shape display area is designated via an input device, the display controller allows a display candidate specified by the specific portion to be displayed as a designated display target of the shape display area, and allows at least one portion of data being among at least one display candidate of a program data display area and sectioned by a machining process constituting the at least one machining process and corresponding to the designated display target of the shape display area to be displayed as a designated display target of the program data display area on the program data display area in a state in which a beginning of the at least one portion of data is set to a display start position of the program data display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro KIKATA, Morikuni KIMURA, Takuro KATAYAMA, Shunsuke KOIKE, Takayuki OTA, Jun MATSUI
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Publication number: 20170160724Abstract: A machining program editing assist apparatus includes a display controller. While the display objects are being displayed in either one of the program data display area and the process list display area, the display controller decides that a designated display object of the one of the display areas is the display object designated by the display objects of the one of the display areas and a specific point, differentiates the designated display object from the other display objects in the one of the display areas, decides that a designated display object of the other of the display areas is the display candidate of the other of the display areas, includes the designated display object in the display objects of the other of the display areas, and differentiates the designated display object from the other display objects in the other of the display areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro KIKATA, Morikuni KIMURA, Takuro KATAYAMA, Shunsuke KOIKE, Takayuki OTA
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Patent number: 9229443Abstract: An NC control unit 100 includes a touch panel display device 155 through which a barrier canceling command is input and a machining control section 160 that performs an interference check for interference between a milling tool 70 and a chuck 58 and jaws 60. When the machining control section 160 determines that interference occurs and stops movement of a tool rest 54, the machining control section 160 writes the barrier canceling command that commands cancelation of the interference check for a process of a machining program where the interference has been determined based on manipulation of the display device 155. When the machining program including the barrier canceling command is carried out to machine subsequent workpieces, the machining control section 160 omits the interference check for the process corresponding to the barrier canceling command.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Sachio Ikeda
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Publication number: 20120239182Abstract: An NC control unit 100 includes a touch panel display device 155 through which a barrier canceling command is input and a machining control section 160 that performs an interference check for interference between a milling tool 70 and a chuck 58 and jaws 60. When the machining control section 160 determines that interference occurs and stops movement of a tool rest 54, the machining control section 160 writes the barrier canceling command that commands cancelation of the interference check for a process of a machining program where the interference has been determined based on manipulation of the display device 155. When the machining program including the barrier canceling command is carried out to machine subsequent workpieces, the machining control section 160 omits the interference check for the process corresponding to the barrier canceling command.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Sachio Ikeda
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Patent number: 7979254Abstract: A simulation control section 210 of an NC machining simulation apparatus 10 computes a movement path of a mechanical element when performing simulation. A ring buffer 270 memorizes the movement path of the mechanical element. In response to a replay instruction, the simulation control section 210 reads the movement path from the ring buffer 270. The simulation control section 210 then displays the mechanical element on a display device 190 as a solid model based on the movement path for replaying the simulation.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Hajime Ohashi, Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Takushi Itogawa
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Patent number: 7454256Abstract: An NC device includes an accumulation portion for accumulating a report-item corresponding to a report-requiring situation that occurs in a machine. A voice generator control section of the device operates a voice generator to generate a voice for announcing a report-item accumulated by an accumulation portion if a determination portion determines that a operator-in-range information has been generated or in response to a request produced by a request portion. Contrastingly, the voice generator control section does not permit the voice generator to generate the voice if the determination portion determines that the operator-in-range information has not been generated. In this manner, the voice generation is performed efficiently and the operator is reliably informed of the report item.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Hajime Ohashi, Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Tetsuya Itoh, Tomohisa Yamazaki
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Method and apparatus for automatically dividing machining process in automatic programming apparatus
Patent number: 7243000Abstract: An automatic programming apparatus includes a process division control section, which automatically divides a machining process executed to obtain a predetermined product shape from a material shape of a workpiece. The process division control section computes a removal shape, which is a shape to be removed from the material shape when executing the machining process, based on the material shape and the product shape. The process division control section defines a reference machining boundary that intersects a reference axis defined on the product shape and divides the volume of the removal shape into two equal parts. The process division control section defines, on the removal shape, a process division boundary that intersects the reference axis based on the reference machining boundary and the profile of the product shape. The machining process is divided into a first process and a second process with the process division boundary.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Yamazaki Mazak CorporationInventors: Hajime Ohashi, Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Tetsuya Itoh -
Method and apparatus for automatically dividing machining process in automatic programming apparatus
Publication number: 20060142892Abstract: An automatic programming apparatus includes a process division control section, which automatically divides a machining process executed to obtain a predetermined product shape from a material shape of a workpiece. The process division control section computes a removal shape, which is a shape to be removed from the material shape when executing the machining process, based on the material shape and the product shape. The process division control section defines a reference machining boundary that intersects a reference axis defined on the product shape and divides the volume of the removal shape into two equal parts. The process division control section defines, on the removal shape, a process division boundary that intersects the reference axis based on the reference machining boundary and the profile of the product shape. The machining process is divided into a first process and a second process with the process division boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: Hajime Ohashi, Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Tetsuya Itoh -
Publication number: 20060106616Abstract: An NC device includes an accumulation portion for accumulating a report-item corresponding to a report-requiring situation that occurs in a machine. A voice generator control section of the device operates a voice generator to generate a voice for announcing a report-item accumulated by an accumulation portion if a determination portion determines that a operator-in-range information has been generated or in response to a request produced by a request portion. Contrastingly, the voice generator control section does not permit the voice generator to generate the voice if the determination portion determines that the operator-in-range information has not been generated. In this manner, the voice generation is performed efficiently and the operator is reliably informed of the report item.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Hajime Ohashi, Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Tetsuya Itoh, Tomohisa Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20060058906Abstract: A simulation control section 210 of an NC machining simulation apparatus 10 computes a movement path of a mechanical element when performing simulation. A ring buffer 270 memorizes the movement path of the mechanical element. In response to a replay instruction, the simulation control section 210 reads the movement path from the ring buffer 270. The simulation control section 210 then displays the mechanical element on a display device 190 as a solid model based on the movement path for replaying the simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Hajime Ohashi, Kazuhiro Kikata, Morikuni Kimura, Takushi Itogawa