Patents by Inventor Norihito Saiki

Norihito Saiki 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: 8413478
    Abstract: A method of drawing and ironing a resin film laminated metal sheet for forming a can body having a bottom portion, a can wall portion and a flange-forming portion by drawing the resin film laminated metal sheet obtained by laminating at least one surface of a metal sheet with an organic resin film, followed by ironing by using a punch and a plurality of dies neighboring each other. The can wall is effectively prevented from being broken by a decrease in the thickness of the can wall, and drawn and ironed cans are efficiently formed having a thickness which is decreased as designed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignees: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tomaru, Shinichi Taya, Masahiro Kai, Junichi Tanabe, Etsuro Tsutsumi, Norihito Saiki
  • Patent number: 7878040
    Abstract: A method of drawn and ironed processing of a resin coated metal sheet, in which in the drawn and ironed processing of resin coated metal sheet, there can be obtained a can body of satisfactorily small wall thickness and at an opening edge part of the can body, the coating resin is free from any defect; and a resin coating drawn and ironed processed can produced thereby. There is provided a method of drawn and ironed processing of a resin coated metal sheet, comprising performing drawn and ironed processing of a resin coated metal sheet composed of a metal sheet having at least one major surface thereof coated with an organic resin with the use of a punch and a die into a can body, characterized in that ironing is conducted with the use of a punch having a small-diameter portion at its rear end so that the ratio of ironing at an opening edge part of the can body after shaping falls within the range of 0 to 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignees: Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd., Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Taya, Masahiro Kai, Junichi Tanabe, Etsuro Tutsumi, Norihito Saiki
  • Publication number: 20090113976
    Abstract: A method of drawing and ironing a resin film laminated metal sheet for forming a can body having a bottom portion, a can wall portion and a flange-forming portion by drawing the resin film laminated metal sheet obtained by laminating at least one surface of a metal sheet with an organic resin film, followed by ironing by using a punch and a plurality of dies neighboring each other. The can wall is effectively prevented from being broken by a decrease in the thickness of the can wall, and drawn and ironed cans are efficiently formed having a thickness which is decreased as designed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicants: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA, LTD.,, TOYO KOHAN CO, LTD.,
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tomaru, Shinichi Taya, Masahiro Kai, Junichi Tanabe, Etsuro Tsutsumi, Norihito Saiki
  • Publication number: 20090013751
    Abstract: A method of drawn and ironed processing of a resin coated metal sheet, in which in the drawn and ironed processing of resin coated metal sheet, there can be obtained a can body of satisfactorily small wall thickness and at an opening edge part of the can body, the coating resin is free from any defect; and a resin coating drawn and ironed processed can produced thereby. There is provided a method of drawn and ironed processing of a resin coated metal sheet, comprising performing drawn and ironed processing of a resin coated metal sheet composed of a metal sheet having at least one major surface thereof coated with an organic resin with the use of a punch and a die into a can body, characterized in that ironing is conducted with the use of a punch having a small-diameter portion at its rear end so that the ratio of ironing at an opening edge part of the can body after shaping falls within the range of 0 to 15%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Shinichi Taya, Masahiro Kai, Junichi Tanabe, Etsuro Tutsumi, Norihito Saiki
  • Patent number: 7337646
    Abstract: A method and a device for manufacturing a synthetic resin coated metal can body capable of drawing and ironing the synthetic resin coated metal can body with a large processing quantity without causing can body breakage. First and second ironings are conducted to the side wall of a redrawn can (20) formed by drawing a thermoplastic resin-coated aluminum sheet (1) on both surfaces by a first ironing die (14) and a second ironing die (15) in that order according to the pressing-in of a punch (11) with such processing quantities that sheet thickness reduction ratios from an original sheet thickness come within the rages of 35 to 55% and 60 to 75% respectively for manufacturing a metal can body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Aoyagi, Norihito Saiki, Hidekazu Tomaru
  • Publication number: 20070119224
    Abstract: A method and a device for manufacturing a synthetic resin coated metal can body capable of drawing and ironing the synthetic resin coated metal can body with a large processing quantity without causing can body breakage. First and second ironings are conducted to the side wall of a redrawn can (20) formed by drawing a thermoplastic resin-coated aluminum sheet (1) on both surfaces by a first ironing die (14) and a second ironing die (15) in that order according to the pressing-in of a punch (11) with such processing quantities that sheet thickness reduction ratios from an original sheet thickness come within the rages of 35 to 55% and 60 to 75% respectively for manufacturing a metal can body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD,
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Aoyagi, Norihito Saiki, Hidekazu Tomaru
  • Patent number: 5778722
    Abstract: A method of producing seamless cans wherein a blank holder 2 is inserted in a metal cup 5 coated with an organic film 12, a punch 1 is advanced into a cavity 7 in a die 3 while pushing the bottom 5a of the metal cup onto the flat surface portion 3a of the die by the blank holder 2, so that the side wall 5b of the metal cup 5 is brought into intimate contact with the flat surface portion 3a of the die and with the working corner 3b having a small radius of curvature, thereby to reduce the thickness of the side wall 5b by bend-elongation. Moreover, the portion to be subjected to the necking is ironed at an ironing ratio of not smaller than 5% by the punch 1 in cooperation with the front end 3b.sub.1, of the working corner 3b, or by the front end 3b.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihito Saiki, Katsuhiro Imazu, Akira Kobayashi, Tomomi Kobayashi