Patents by Inventor Souma MITANI

Souma MITANI 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: 20240009904
    Abstract: A mold clamping device includes two mold platens; a plurality of ball screw mechanisms connecting the mold platens to each other; and a plurality of servo motors configured to drive the respective ball screw mechanisms. Each of ball screws respectively configuring the plurality of ball screw mechanisms is provided with a cover which covers at least a part of the corresponding ball screw between the two mold platens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Souma MITANI
  • Publication number: 20240001599
    Abstract: A mold clamping device includes two mold platens; a ball screw mechanism connecting the mold platens to each other, the ball screw mechanism being provided with an axial force detector configured to detect an axial force acting on the ball screw mechanism; a servo motor provided on the ball screw mechanism and configured to drive the ball screw mechanism; and a control device configured to: monitor the axial force detected by the axial force detector during injection; and based on detecting an axial force increase, the axial force increase being an increase in the axial force, perform a mold clamping force increase control including driving the servo motor to increase a mold clamping force for tightening the ball screw mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Souma MITANI
  • Publication number: 20230415392
    Abstract: A mold clamping device includes two mold platens; a plurality of ball screw mechanisms connecting the mold platens to each other; a plurality of servo motors respectively configured to drive the ball screw mechanisms; and a control device. The control device is configured to independently control the servo motors based on a plurality of axial force setting values respectively set for the plurality of ball screw mechanisms, and the plurality of axial force setting values are set in the control device based on a constraint condition defining an allowable range within which the axial force setting values are settable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Souma MITANI
  • Publication number: 20230405892
    Abstract: A mold clamping device includes a fixed platen fixed on the bed, a movable platen provided slidably with respect to the bed, a rotary platen provided on the movable platen, and a rotary platen support configured to rotatably support the rotary platen. A rail is laid on the bed, and the rotary platen support is provided with a rotary platen-side slider which is slidable while being guided by the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Souma MITANI
  • Publication number: 20230405899
    Abstract: A mold clamping device includes at least two mold platens and a plurality of rod-shaped members connecting two of the mold platens. An offset load detector is provided for at least one of the rod-shaped members at a connection portion between the at least one of the rod-shaped members and at least one of the mold platens. The offset load detector is configured to detect loads at two or more different detection positions, respectively, in a circumferential direction of the at least one of the rod-shaped members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Souma MITANI
  • Patent number: 11845207
    Abstract: An injection device includes: a swivel base; and an injection unit mounted on the swivel base and configured to be rotatable, in which the injection unit is provided with a swivel mechanism including: a horizontal support shaft having a tip end portion fixed to the injection unit; an axle penetrated by the support shaft at a position eccentric from an axis and rotatably provided with respect to the support shaft; and a wheel penetrated by the axle at a position of an axis and is rotatably provided with respect to the axle, in which in a case where a rotation position is set to a stop position, the wheel is apart from the swivel base, and in which in a case where the rotation position is set to a swivel position, the wheel contacts with the swivel base and the injection unit is swivelable on the swivel base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Souma Mitani
  • Publication number: 20220258390
    Abstract: An injection device includes: a swivel base; and an injection unit mounted on the swivel base and configured to be rotatable, in which the injection unit is provided with a swivel mechanism including: a horizontal support shaft having a tip end portion fixed to the injection unit; an axle penetrated by the support shaft at a position eccentric from an axis and rotatably provided with respect to the support shaft; and a wheel penetrated by the axle at a position of an axis and is rotatably provided with respect to the axle, in which in a case where a rotation position is set to a stop position, the wheel is apart from the swivel base, and in which in a case where the rotation position is set to a swivel position, the wheel contacts with the swivel base and the injection unit is swivelable on the swivel base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventor: Souma MITANI