Patents by Inventor Sohei Masaki

Sohei Masaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20060204606
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to cool forcibly the upper and the lower clamp portions of the parson using the upper and the lower blow holes of respective needle blow nozzle synchronously, the metallic mold is cooled by using the cooling apparatus inside the wall, thereby shorten molding cycle time and stabilize the quality. The blow molding method and apparatus, and metallic mold and needle blow nozzle of the present invention are constructed so that an upper and a lower needle blow nozzles (1a, 1) are inserted into said parison (59) to cool respective clamp portion (59c, 59d) forcibly, the discharge nozzle (1b) discharge air, and the molding parson (59) in the internal side of the metallic mold (40A) is cooled by the cooling apparatus (600) disposed inside of the metallic mold (40A), so as to shorten molding cycle time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ohno, Toshio Kagitani, Sohei Masaki, Shoji Abe, Katsumi Kohama, Takatoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040018267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for taking out a molded product and an apparatus for the same. Use a chucking fixture (60) with claws (67a, 67b) which may clamp a upper extending portion (52A) of the molded product (52), is mounted on a robot arm (52a) of a taking out robot (55) and then said molded product (52) can be taken out by force produced by the molds (11) for separating the product (52) from the molds (11) through making chucking arms (66a-66d) with claws (67a, 67b) be in a state of moving along the horizontal direction without to bring load to between the product (52) and the upper extending portion (52A) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicants: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ohno, Tishio Kagitani, Sohei Masaki, Shoji Abe, Katsumi Kohama
  • Publication number: 20040012126
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to cool forcibly the upper and the lower clamp portions of the parson using the upper and the lower blow holes of respective needle blow nozzle synchronously, the metallic mold is cooled by using the cooling apparatus inside the wall, thereby shorten molding cycle time and stabilize the quality. The blow molding method and apparatus, and metallic mold and needle blow nozzle of the present invention are constructed so that an upper and a lower needle blow nozzles (1a, 1) are inserted into said parison (59) to cool respective clamp portion (59c, 59d) forcibly, the discharge nozzle (1b) discharge air, and the molding parson (59) in the internal side of the metallic mold (40A) is cooled by the cooling apparatus (600) disposed inside of the metallic mold (40A), so as to shorten molding cycle time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicants: Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd., The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ohno, Toshio Kagitani, Sohei Masaki, Shoji Abe, Katsumi Kohama, Takatoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6582649
    Abstract: A forced exhaust pipe is connected to an exhaust pipe connected with a cross head so that a negative pressure may be formed within an air passage so as to effect rapid control of air pressure (amount) within a parison, thereby stabilizing the air pressure within the parison. A parison stabilizing method and a system therefor for use in a hollow formation molding machine, according to the present invention, are so formed that a forced air-discharge is carried out through an exhaust pipe connected with the air passage formed within the cross head, so that a negative pressure is formed within the air passage. In this way, the above-mentioned system can effect quick control of an air pressure (amount) within the prison during a pre-blowing treatment, shorten a time period necessary for determining molding conditions, without having to increase the inner diameter of the air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Sano, Ken Nakao, Sohei Masaki, Kunihiro Hijikata
  • Patent number: 6547551
    Abstract: In a conventional multilayer crosshead, only one pressure sensor is disposed in the inlet of the annular passage, preventing monitoring of membrane discontinuities; parison thickness is not constant; as the crosshead body is not cooled and parison temperature is high, a long time is required for cooling during blow molding, preventing the reduction of the molding cycle. A multilayer crosshead according to the present invention includes pressure sensors disposed in at least two positions of the annular passage so that the flow rate is controlled and monitored so as to eliminate the pressure difference between the pressure sensors, and parison temperature is lowered to a greater degree by a cooling jacket with a built-in heater disposed in the crosshead body so that a blow molding cycle is shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignees: The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuzo Omi, Syouji Satou, Takatoshi Watanabe, Akira Rikiishi, Hajime Kudo, Yoshitaka Ohno, Toshio Kagitani, Sohei Masaki, Shoji Abe
  • Patent number: 6537056
    Abstract: In a conventional needle blow nozzle and blow molding apparatus, because a needle portion is formed to have a linear tip, resistance against insertion of the nozzle into a parison is large and only a small-diameter needle blow nozzle can be inserted into the parison. For this reason, it has been difficult to increase an amount of air supplied to the interior of the parison and to shorten the molding cycle. With a needle blow nozzle, an air cooling method and apparatus, a blow molding method and apparatus, and a blow molded product according to the present invention, since a needle portion of the needle blow nozzle is formed into an umbrella-like shape, the tip of the needle portion provides a pointed needle center so that resistance against insertion of the nozzle into a parison is reduced and a large-diameter needle blow nozzle can be employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignees: The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuzo Omi, Syouji Satou, Takatoshi Watanabe, Akira Rikiishi, Hajime Kudo, Yoshitaka Ohno, Toshio Kagitani, Sohei Masaki, Shoji Abe
  • Publication number: 20020054929
    Abstract: In a conventional multilayer crosshead, only one pressure sensor is disposed in the inlet of the annular passage, preventing monitoring of membrane discontinuities; parison thickness is not constant; as the crosshead body is not cooled and parison temperature is high, a long time is required for cooling during blow molding, preventing the reduction of the molding cycle. A multilayer crosshead according to the present invention includes pressure sensors disposed in at least two positions of the annular passage so that the flow rate is controlled and monitored so as to eliminate the pressure difference between the pressure sensors, and parison temperature is lowered to a greater degree by a cooling jacket with a built-in heater disposed in the crosshead body so that a blow molding cycle is shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: YUZO OMI, SYOUJI SATOU, TAKATOSHI WATANABE, AKIRA RIKIISHI, HAJIME KUDO, YOSHITAKA OHNO, TOSHIO KAGITANI, SOHEI MASAKI, SHOJI ABE
  • Patent number: 5855926
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated-parison extrusion-molding apparatus which includes a head body; a multi-ring structure having a spider provided in the head body; a head core provided inside the multi-ring structure; an outer cylinder member provided surrounding a lower outer periphery of the multi-ring structure, the outer cylinder member constituting a lower portion of the head body; and an annular member provided inside the outer cylinder member, wherein an outer main material is supplied to a flow passage provided between the outer cylinder member and the annular member so as to achieve an outer main material layer having a uniform thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiji Yoshida, Toshio Kagitani, Sohei Masaki