Patents by Inventor Naoto Hata

Naoto Hata 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: 7731201
    Abstract: A work fixing device capable of stably fixing the work, without any biasing, in the longitudinal direction of the work, of the fastening force for fixing the work. The moving mechanism of clamps is constructed by comprising a scroll disc as working disc forming a circular hole in which to insert the work at the center and scroll guides in spiral shape the winding direction of which is opposite to each other from the center toward the outer circumference on the both side faces, a rotary drive mechanism for rotatably driving this scroll disc, and scroll pieces having a fitting portion to be engaged with the scroll guides of the scroll disc and disposed on both sides of the scroll disc in a way to correspond to a plurality of clamps respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Murata, Naoto Hata, Yoshiaki Takada
  • Publication number: 20060290043
    Abstract: The present invention provides a work fixing device capable of stably fixing the work, without any biasing, in the longitudinal direction of the work, of the fastening force for fixing the work. The moving mechanism 3 of clamps 2 is constructed by comprising a scroll disc 4 as working disc forming a circular hole 41 in which to insert the work W at the center and scroll guides 42a, 42b in spiral shape the winding direction of which is opposite to each other from the center toward the outer circumference on the both side faces, a rotary drive mechanism 5 for rotatably driving this scroll disc 4, and scroll pieces 6 having a fitting portion 61 to be engaged with the scroll guides 42a, 42b of the scroll disc 4 and disposed on both sides of the scroll disc 4 in a way to correspond to a plurality of clamps 2 respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Shigeo Murata, Naoto Hata, Yoshiaki Takada