Patents by Inventor Tomofumi TSUCHIDA

Tomofumi TSUCHIDA 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: 9302362
    Abstract: A door mechanism of a machining center includes a wide door panel, narrow door panels, a pair of upper and lower slide rails into which the wide door panel and the narrow door panels are fitted, and a plurality of motors that serve as drive units for independently driving the wide door panel and the narrow door panels. The wide door panel and the narrow door panels are arranged in line extending across an opening of the machining center to close the opening of the machining center and are slidable in a direction parallel to a width of the opening to open a portion of the opening having a width approximately twice a width of a one of the narrow door panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Okuma Corporation
    Inventors: Tomofumi Tsuchida, Makoto Tomita
  • Publication number: 20140318019
    Abstract: A door mechanism of a machining center includes a wide door panel, narrow door panels, a pair of upper and lower slide rails with a U-shaped section into which the wide door panel and the narrow door panels are to be fitted, three motors that serve as drive units for independently driving the wide door panel and the narrow door panels. The wide door panel and the narrow door panels are arranged in line so as to be slidable in the width direction such that an opening portion is opened and closed, and the opening width has a length suitable for the length of the largest workpiece on one pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Okuma Corporation
    Inventors: Tomofumi TSUCHIDA, Makoto TOMITA