Patents by Inventor Yoshimi KITO

Yoshimi KITO 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: 11344993
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic grinding apparatus, comprising a grinding wheel, a support, a feeding device, a control device, a first detector, a second detector, a third detector, and a fourth detector, wherein the control device is further configured to, before processing using the grinding wheel is started, calculate a range in which the grinding wheel and the support are relatively moved on the basis of information on positions of a surface of a workpiece and an outer peripheral end portion and an end surface of the grinding wheel detected by the first detector, the second detector, the third detector, and the fourth detector, to move the grinding wheel or the support by controlling the feeding device, and to automatically start the processing using the grinding wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: OKAMOTO MACHINE TOOL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Yoshida, Takuo Hirayama, Kuniyoshi Matsuoka, Shiho Satake, Yoshimi Kito
  • Publication number: 20200223029
    Abstract: Provided is an automatic grinding apparatus, comprising a grinding wheel, a support, a feeding device, a control device, a first detector, a second detector, a third detector, and a fourth detector, wherein the control device is further configured to, before processing using the grinding wheel is started, calculate a range in which the grinding wheel and the support are relatively moved on the basis of information on positions of a surface of a workpiece and an outer peripheral end portion and an end surface of the grinding wheel detected by the first detector, the second detector, the third detector, and the fourth detector, to move the grinding wheel or the support by controlling the feeding device, and to automatically start the processing using the grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yutaka YOSHIDA, Takuo HIRAYAMA, Kuniyoshi MATSUOKA, Shiho SATAKE, Yoshimi KITO
  • Patent number: 10556318
    Abstract: An automatic grinding apparatus includes: a grinding wheel configured to grind a workpiece; a support configured to support the workpiece; a feeding device configured to change a relative position between the grinding wheel and the workpiece; and a control device configured to, before processing using the grinding wheel is started, calculate a range in which the grinding wheel and the support are relatively moved on the basis of information on positions of the workpiece and the grinding wheel detected by a first detector, a second detector, and a third detector, move the grinding wheel or the support by performing numerical control with respect to the feeding device, and automatically start the processing using the grinding wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: OKAMOTO MACHINE TOOL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Yoshida, Takuo Hirayama, Kuniyoshi Matsuoka, Shiho Satake, Yoshimi Kito
  • Publication number: 20180056481
    Abstract: An automatic grinding apparatus includes: a grinding wheel configured to grind a workpiece; a support configured to support the workpiece; a feeding device configured to change a relative position between the grinding wheel and the workpiece; and a control device configured to, before processing using the grinding wheel is started, calculate a range in which the grinding wheel and the support are relatively moved on the basis of information on positions of the workpiece and the grinding wheel detected by a first detector, a second detector, and a third detector, move the grinding wheel or the support by performing numerical control with respect to the feeding device, and automatically start the processing using the grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yutaka YOSHIDA, Takuo HIRAYAMA, Kuniyoshi MATSUOKA, Shiho SATAKE, Yoshimi KITO