Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Sakashita

Yoshinori Sakashita 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: 8745831
    Abstract: A pallet changer includes: a machining-side linear guide rail 25 provided on a machining table 8 and extending in a Y-axis direction perpendicular to an X-axis direction (predetermined direction); preparation-side linear guide rails 26, 27 provided on workpiece preparation parts 9, 10 respectively, extending in the Y-axis direction, and coaxial with the machining-side linear guide rail 25; and linear guides 28 provided on respective pallets P1, P2 and slidably engageable with the machining-side and preparation-side linear guide rails 25 to 27, wherein, in changing the machining-side pallet P1 on the machining table 8 and the standby-side pallet P2 on the workpiece preparation part 10, the machining-side pallet P1 and the standby-side pallet P2 are moved in the Y-axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: DMG Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Watanabe, Yoshinori Sakashita, Yoshihiro Yamada, Tomoyoshi Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20120082532
    Abstract: A pallet changer includes: a machining-side linear guide rail 25 provided on a machining table 8 and extending in a Y-axis direction perpendicular to an X-axis direction (predetermined direction); preparation-side linear guide rails 26, 27 provided on workpiece preparation parts 9, 10 respectively, extending in the Y-axis direction, and coaxial with the machining-side linear guide rail 25; and linear guides 28 provided on respective pallets P1, P2 and slidably engageable with the machining-side and preparation-side linear guide rails 25 to 27, wherein, in changing the machining-side pallet P1 on the machining table 8 and the standby-side pallet P2 on the workpiece preparation part 10, the machining-side pallet P1 and the standby-side pallet P2 are moved in the Y-axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Michio WATANABE, Yoshinori Sakashita, Yoshihiro Yamada, Tomoyoshi Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 7039992
    Abstract: A lathe 1 comprises a bed 5, a headstock 10 having a housing 13 and a support base 14, a main spindle 11, a first tool rest 44, and a second tool rest 50. The support base 14 is formed so as to have a concave portion 14a on the upper portion thereof and so that the upper portion protrudes toward the second tool rest 50. The tool rest body 51 of the second tool rest 50 is configured so as to be movable into and out of a space formed downward from the upper portion of the support base 14. The housing 13 has a holding hole 13a for rotatably holding the main spindle 11, and installation portions 13b. The installation portions 13b are supported on the support base 14 in a state wherein a predetermined clearance is provided between the housing 13 and the concave portion 14a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Tokuma, Yoshinori Sakashita
  • Patent number: 6945147
    Abstract: A clamping device for machine tools is disclosed that is capable of ensuring the clamping force for a tailstock while maintaining a small overall size of the device and a reduced number of parts. The tailstock (movable carriage) movably mounted on a fixed bed is clamped at a specified position to the fixed bed. A stationary rack (stationary fitting member) extending in a direction of movement is fixed to the fixed bed. A movable rack (movable fitting member) is provided on the tailstock so as to be movable in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the tailstock. Wedge-shaped fitting surfaces are formed at mutually opposing portions of the stationary rack and the movable rack. The movable rack is driven to perform advance-and-retreat motions between a clamping position where the movable rack fits together with the stationary rack and an unclamping position where the clamping state is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Sakashita
  • Publication number: 20050022350
    Abstract: A lathe 1 comprises a bed 5, a headstock 10 having a housing 13 and a support base 14, a main spindle 11, a first tool rest 44, and a second tool rest 50. The support base 14 is formed so as to have a concave portion 14a on the upper portion thereof and so that the upper portion protrudes toward the second tool rest 50. The tool rest body 51 of the second tool rest 50 is configured so as to be movable into and out of a space formed downward from the upper portion of the support base 14. The housing 13 has a holding hole 13a for rotatably holding the main spindle 11, and installation portions 13b. The installation portions 13b are supported on the support base 14 in a state wherein a predetermined clearance is provided between the housing 13 and the concave portion 14a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Tokuma, Yoshinori Sakashita
  • Publication number: 20040050222
    Abstract: A clamping device for machine tools is disclosed that is capable of ensuring the clamping force for a tailstock while maintaining a small overall size of the device and a reduced number of parts. The tailstock (movable carriage) movably mounted on a fixed bed is clamped at a specified position to the fixed bed. A stationary rack (stationary fitting member) extending in a direction of movement is fixed to the fixed bed. A movable rack (movable fitting member) is provided on the tailstock so as to be movable in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the tailstock. Wedge-shaped fitting surfaces are formed at mutually opposing portions of the stationary rack and the movable rack. The movable rack is driven to perform advance-and-retreat motions between a clamping position where the movable rack fits together with the stationary rack and an unclamping position where the clamping state is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Yoshinori Sakashita
  • Patent number: 6370994
    Abstract: The invention provides a clamping device for machine tools capable of preventing the occurrence of impressions. In a clamping device for machine tools, a tailstock (movable carriage) is provided on a top face of a fixed bed and the tailstock is positioned and fixed with respect to the fixed bed. The tailstock is supported by linear-motion bearings (guides) which are disposed between the tailstock and the fixed bed. Blocks are slidably engaged with rails extending in the travel direction with rollers interposed between them. Further, a recess portion extending in the travel direction is formed in the top surface of the fixed bed. A cylinder mechanism is arranged so that left and right inner walls in the recess portion are pressed by a pair of pistons provided on the undersurface of a headstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamitsu Nakaminami, Yoshinori Sakashita
  • Publication number: 20020023525
    Abstract: The invention provides a clamping device for machine tools capable of preventing the occurrence of impressions. In a clamping device for machine tools, a tailstock (movable carriage) is provided on a top face of a fixed bed and the tailstock is positioned and fixed with respect to the fixed bed. The tailstock is supported by linear-motion bearings (guides) which are disposed between the tailstock and the fixed bed. Blocks are slidably engaged with rails extending in the travel direction with rollers interposed between them. Further, a recess portion extending in the travel direction is formed in the top surface of the fixed bed. A cylinder mechanism is arranged so that left and right inner walls in the recess portion are pressed by a pair of pistons provided on the undersurface of a headstock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Masamitsu Nakaminami, Yoshinori Sakashita
  • Patent number: 6349626
    Abstract: The invention provides a clamping device for machine tools capable of preventing the occurrence of impressions. In a clamping device for machine tools, a tailstock (movable carriage) is provided on a top face of a fixed bed and the tailstock is positioned and fixed with respect to the fixed bed. The tailstock is supported by linear-motion bearings (guides) which are disposed between the tailstock and the fixed bed. Blocks are slidably engaged with rails extending in the travel direction with rollers interposed between them. Further, a recess portion extending in the travel direction is formed in the top surface of the fixed bed. A cylinder mechanism is arranged so that left and right inner walls in the recess portion are pressed by a pair of pistons provided on the undersurface of a headstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamitsu Nakaminami, Yoshinori Sakashita