Patents by Inventor Tokujiro Horikawa

Tokujiro Horikawa 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).

  • Method of setting/controlling wedge in plate material rolling
    Patent number: 7293440
    Abstract: A wedge setup/control method for plate material rolling ensures that the work side and drive side are equal in the rolled plate thickness. The wedge setup/control method, which is used in reversible rolling of a plate material with a rough mill for hot rolling, includes preparing a wedge meter on the outlet side of the rough mill to measure the plate thickness in the direction of the plate width; performing calculations on a wedge measured by the wedge meter, using the influence coefficient of the wedge for roll gap leveling of the rough mill; determining amount of roll gap leveling control; and exercising feedback control to apply the amount of roll gap leveling control to the roll gap leveling of the rough mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tokujiro Horikawa, Kazuyuki Maruyama, Minoru Choka, Masaru Miyokawa, Yoshiharu Ambe
  • Method of setting/controlling wedge in plate material rolling
    Publication number: 20060207305
    Abstract: A wedge setup/control method for plate material rolling ensures that the work side and drive side are equal in the rolled plate thickness. The wedge setup/control method, which is used in reversible rolling of a plate material with a rough mill for hot rolling, includes preparing a wedge meter on the outlet side of the rough mill to measure the plate thickness in the direction of the plate width; performing calculations on a wedge measured by the wedge meter, using the influence coefficient of the wedge for roll gap leveling of the rough mill; determining amount of roll gap leveling control; and exercising feedback control to apply the amount of roll gap leveling control to the roll gap leveling of the rough mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Maruyama, Tokujiro Horikawa, Minoru Choka, Masaru Miyokawa, Yoshiharu Ambe