Patents by Inventor Yoshihide Imamura

Yoshihide Imamura 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: 20170021405
    Abstract: In a spinning forming method, a plate including a peripheral portion at which a ring-shaped projection is provided is used, the projection projecting in a thickness direction of the plate. Further, while rotating the plate, a transform target portion of the plate is locally heated, and a processing tool is pressed against the transform target portion to transform the plate. According to this configuration, a heat capacity of the peripheral portion of the plate can be increased. With this, when heating the vicinity of the peripheral portion of the plate, the peripheral portion can be prevented from becoming high in temperature. As a result, deformation of the peripheral portion of the plate can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiro KABE, Yoshihide IMAMURA, Yuto SAKANE, Kohei MIKAMI, Hayato IWASAKI, Hiroshi KITANO
  • Publication number: 20170001229
    Abstract: A spinning forming device includes: a receiving jig supporting a central portion of a plate to be formed; and a rotating shaft to which the receiving jig is attached. The spinning forming device also includes: a heater configured to locally heat a transform target portion of the plate by induction heating; and a processing tool configured to press the transform target portion to transform the plate. The spinning forming device further includes a pair of holding rollers configured to sandwich an outside portion of the plate, the outside portion being located outside the transform target portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihide IMAMURA, Yuto SAKANE, Kohei MIKAMI, Hayato IWASAKI, Hiroshi KITANO
  • Publication number: 20160325335
    Abstract: A spinning forming device according to one aspect, a receiving jig supporting a central portion of a plate to be formed is attached to a rotating shaft, and a transform target portion of the plate is pressed by a processing tool and locally heated by a heater that performs induction heating. The heater includes an electric conducting pipe in which a cooling liquid flows. The electric conducting pipe includes: a coil portion extending in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft and having a doubled circular-arc shape facing the plate; and a pair of lead portions extending from the coil portion outward in a radial direction of the rotating shaft. Each of the pair of lead portions is retreated father away from the plate than the coil portion at its end portion adjacent to the coil portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto SAKANE, Yoshihide IMAMURA, Kohei MIKAMI, Hayato IWASAKI, Hiroshi KITANO
  • Publication number: 20160325333
    Abstract: A spinning forming device includes: a rotating shaft that rotates a plate to be formed; a processing tool that presses a transform target portion of the plate to transform the plate; and a heater that locally heats the transform target portion by induction heating. The heater includes an electric conducting pipe, and the electric conducting pipe includes a coil portion extending in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft and having a doubled circular-arc shape facing the plate. A cooling liquid circulates through the electric conducting pipe by a circulating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto SAKANE, Yoshihide IMAMURA, Kohei MIKAMI, Hayato IWASAKI, Hiroshi KITANO
  • Publication number: 20160325334
    Abstract: A spinning forming device includes: a receiving jig supporting a central portion of a plate to be formed; and a rotating shaft to which the receiving jig is attached. Further, the spinning forming device includes: a heater that locally heats a transform target portion of the plate by induction heating; and a processing roller that presses the transform target portion to transform the plate. Furthermore, the spinning forming device includes a cooling device and/or a lubricant supply device. The cooling device sprays a cooling gas toward the processing roller. The lubricant supply device supplies a lubricant onto the processing roller or to between the processing roller and the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihide IMAMURA, Yuto SAKANE, Kohei MIKAMI, Hayato IWASAKI, Hiroshi KITANO
  • Publication number: 20160101455
    Abstract: A spinning thickening forming method is a method of, while rotating a plate including a center portion fixed to a fixing jig, increasing a thickness of a peripheral portion of the plate. Specifically, while locally heating the peripheral portion of the plate such that at least a portion of the plate which is adjacent to the fixing jig maintains stiffness, a forming roller is pressed against the peripheral portion of the plate to compress the peripheral portion in at least a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto SAKANE, Yoshihide IMAMURA, Kohei MIKAMI, Hayato IWASAKI, Hideyuki OGISHI, Hiroshi KITANO
  • Publication number: 20150328673
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce heat transferred from a plate through a receiving jig to a rotating shaft in a spinning forming device. A spinning forming device includes: a receiving jig supporting a central portion of a plate to be formed; a rotating shaft to which the receiving jig is attached; a heater configured to heat a transform target portion of the plate by induction heating; and a processing tool configured to press the transform target portion to transform the plate. The receiving jig is configured to suppress heat transfer from the plate to rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihide IMAMURA, Yuto SAKANE, Hayato IWASAKI, Toshiro TSUJI, Kohei MIKAMI, Hideyuki OGISHI
  • Publication number: 20150209991
    Abstract: A spinning forming method includes a first forming step and a second forming step, in each of which a plate fixed to a main shaft is formed while being rotated. In the first forming step, a processing tool is brought into contact with a first main surface of the plate to form a first level-changing portion extending from the first main surface toward a second main surface. In the second forming step, the processing tool is brought into contact with the second main surface at an outer peripheral side of the first level-changing portion to form a second level-changing portion extending in an opposite direction to the first level-changing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ogishi, Hayato Iwasaki, Yoshihide Imamura, Yuto Sakane, Toshiro Tsuji, Hiroshi Kitano
  • Publication number: 20150202677
    Abstract: A spinning forming apparatus shapes a plate while rotating the plate around a rotational axis. The spinning forming apparatus includes: a holding member to which the plate is attached and which rotates the plate around the rotational axis; a processing tool configured to contact a first main surface of the plate to process and shape the plate; and a heater configured to heat the plate. The heater is arranged at the opposite side of the processing tool across the plate. The heater locally heats a position of a second main surface of the plate opposite to the first main surface, the position being located on a circumference around the rotational axis, the circumference being defined by a position, with which the processing tool contacts, of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ogishi, Hayato Iwasaki, Yoshihide Imamura, Yuto Sakane, Toshiro Tsuji, Hiroshi Kitano, Kazunori Hara