Including Means To Project Tool From Matrix Patents (Class 483/57)
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Patent number: 11661846Abstract: A system includes a carrier assembly, a replacement tool movably supported by the carrier assembly, and a sensor configured to capture sensor data associated with a wear part removably connected to a rotatable drum. The system also includes a controller configured to receive the sensor data from the sensor, and identify the wear part using the sensor data. In such a system, the carrier assembly is configured to move the replacement tool such that an axis of the replacement tool is substantially collinear with an axis of the wear part. Additionally, the replacement tool is configured to remove the wear part from the drum while the axis of the replacement tool is substantially collinear with the axis of the wear part.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Timothy M. O'Donnell, Eric Steven Engelmann
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Patent number: 11654521Abstract: A tool machine magazine includes a base, a tool disc disposed on the base, tool sleeves disposed on a periphery of the tool disc through a bearing, a motor, a brake structure, a cam, a driver shaft, an angle sensor, and a control terminal. The motor drives the cam to operate. Each bearing orderly operates along the outline of the cam, driving the tool disc to continuously rotate without intermittence. The angle sensor is disposed on one end of the driver shaft or a rotation center of the tool disc. When the rotation angle of the tool disc matches the tool change command, the control terminal controls the brake structure to stop the motor, so as to stop the tool disc for facilitating the tool change operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: CHEN SOUND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Ying Sun
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Patent number: 10093004Abstract: A power tool, comprising: a housing; a motor being disposed in the housing for outputting rotary power; an output shaft having an accommodating hole in the axial direction for holding a tool bit; a transmission mechanism, being disposed between the motor and the output shaft for transmitting rotary power from the motor to the output shaft; a tool bit supporting being disposed in the housing and including several chambers disposed in parallel for holding the tool bit; a connecting member being disposed in the housing and capable of moving axially between a working position where the connecting member passes through one of the chambers and to accommodate the tool bit in the chamber connect the output shaft, and a release position where the connecting member exits and separates from one of the several chambers; and an operating member is arranged on the housing for controlling the axial movement of the connecting member; the power tool further includes an automatic shifting means for adjusting the position of thType: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Shisong Zhang, Hongfeng Zhong, Xiaoli Pang, Jingtao Xu, Mingjian Xie, Yichun Ma, Wei Zhang, Qinglin Wang
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Patent number: 9833884Abstract: A power tool, comprising: a housing; a motor being disposed in the housing for outputting rotary power; an output shaft having an accommodating hole in the axial direction for holding a tool bit; a transmission mechanism, being disposed between the motor and the output shaft for transmitting rotary power from the motor to the output shaft; a tool bit supporting being disposed in the housing and including several chambers disposed in parallel for holding the tool bit; a connecting member being disposed in the housing and capable of moving axially between a working position where the connecting member passes through one of the chambers and to accommodate the tool bit in the chamber connect the output shaft, and a release position where the connecting member exits and separates from one of the several chambers; and an operating member is arranged on the housing for controlling the axial movement of the connecting member; the power tool further includes an automatic shifting means for adjusting the position of thType: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTDInventors: Paolo Andriolo, Shisong Zhang, Hongfeng Zhong, Xiaoli Pang, Jingtao Xu, Mingjian Xie, Yichun Ma, Wei Zhang, Qinglin Wang
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Patent number: 9126298Abstract: A machining center includes a rotatable tool magazine (22) arranged above a work space (WS) facing a spindle (15) tilted so that the spindle side becomes lower and having a plurality of grippers (24) for holding tools (16) in a circumferential direction, and a shutter (26) arranged below the tool magazine (22) to be able to open and close facing the spindle side. The tool magazine (22) has a tool-free area (AR2) where there are no grippers (24) at a part of the circumferential direction and a tool-holding area (ARA) where there are grippers (24) at another part of the circumferential direction. The tool magazine (22) is controlled in rotation so that when the shutter (26) is closed, the tool-free area (AR2) moves to the spindle side while when the shutter (26) is open, the tool-holding area (AR1) moves to the spindle side.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Markino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Koike, Kazumasa Nakayasu, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8652018Abstract: A machine tool is provided with a tool magazine including a guiding plate, a turntable and holders. The guiding plate includes an annular groove with a semi-circular section and a semi-oval section. The semi-circular section is defined by a radius. The semi-oval section is defined by a semi-major axis identical to the radius of the semi-circular section and a semi-minor axis shorter than the semi-major axis. The turntable includes claws extending from the periphery. Each of the holders is pivotally connected to a related one of the claws and includes an end for holding a tool and another end formed with a ball movably located in the annular groove. Thus, some of the holders of which the balls are located in the semi-circular section of the annular groove close while the other holders of which the balls are located in the semi-oval section of the annular groove open.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Inventor: Ying Sun
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Patent number: 8591389Abstract: A tool transfer system configured to transfer a tool between first and second tool holding devices by causing the first and second tool holding devices to be moved relative to each other. The first tool holding device includes a clamp sleeve forced in a direction toward the second tool holding device so as to be positioned in a clamping position. The second tool holding device includes: a hole defining member defining a receiving hole that is to receive the tool; and a movable engaging member that is movable between a working position and a non-working position depending on movement of the hole defining member. The movable engaging member is engageable with the clamp sleeve, while being positioned in the working position, such that the clamp sleeve can be moved, by engagement of the movable engaging member with the clamp sleeve, so as to be positioned in an unclamping position, during relative axial movement of the first and second tool holding devices toward each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignees: Fuji Seiko Limited, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuhiko Tomioka, Akihiro Fujii, Akinori Tsujino, Tomoyasu Ota, Toshiyuki Nishi
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Patent number: 8409062Abstract: A machine tool has, on a machine bed, two stands which can be moved in the horizontal x- and z-direction, on which y-slides carrying tool spindles can be vertically moved. Arranged on one of the stands directly above a bridge projecting over its upper side is at least one tool magazine, with which a tool changer is associated for each stand. The drives for the y-slides are attached below the upper side of the stands to the stands.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Licon MT GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Winfried Benz, Stefan Niethammer, Bernd Schröter, Gerald Stengele, Thomas Weinbuch
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Patent number: 8231512Abstract: Retractable chuck for drill bits, screw bits and other tools for any chuck size operated by hand or power source which operates without the user touching the bits to move into operating position.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Inventor: Mike Schmidt
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Patent number: 8202206Abstract: A workpiece is machined using a first cutting tool and subsequent cutting tools in a predefined time sequence. The sequence of cutting tools defines a sequence of previous and subsequent cutting tools, with each previous cutting tool being replaced by a subsequent cutting tool in the course of the machining operations. Each previous cutting tool, which is replaced by a subsequent cutting tool, is deposited at a defined storage place in a tool magazine. When being put back into the tool magazine, the previous cutting tools are distributed to the storage places in a spatial sequence which is different from a spatial sequence at the start of the machining operations and which substantially corresponds to the time sequence.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2007Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Stama Maschinenfabrik GmbHInventors: Achim Feinauer, Karl Frommer
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Patent number: 8007424Abstract: A motor-driven machine tool (1) for tools which are to be driven rotationally has, configured as a hand-held machine tool, a pistol-shaped basic shape, in which, lying one behind the other in the stock part (2) in the direction of the main axis, a motor (4), a gear mechanism (5) and a tool changing magazine (6) are provided as a structural unit, wherein the tool changing magazine (6) which is designed, in particular, as a drum magazine is mounted on a neck (24) of the gear mechanism housing (22) and is penetrated by the output shaft (23) of the gear mechanism (5).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Andreas Moser, Joerg Dehde, Steffen Tiede
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Publication number: 20100050419Abstract: A machine tool assembly including a first machine tool including a spindle for holding a cutting tool and at least one machine table for mounting thereon a workpiece, a second machine tool for mounting thereon a workpiece, and a conveying unit for moving the second machine tool back and forth from a storage position in a storage compartment of the first machine tool to a machining position wherein the second machine tool is mounted on the at least one machine table of the first machine tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventor: Amihud Rabin
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Patent number: 7670272Abstract: An improved milling machine makes use of individually controlled x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis carriages. These carriages provide positive and precise control of the position of the cutting tools and the blank to be cut. The tools are located in spindles that are moved in the x-axis. A work piece or blank is manipulated in the y-axis and the z-axis. The tools are offset in the x-axis. Lights on a work space door are used to signal the condition of the mill machine and the milling operation. A tool changer allows the tools to be changed to accommodate other materials. A camera or other sensor is used to detect the location and wear on the tools.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2009Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: D4D Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark S. Quadling, Henley S. Quadling, Rod Duncan
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Patent number: 7520847Abstract: A tool magazine of an automatic tool changer applicable to a machine tool, comprises a magazine body and a plurality of tool holders each being slidably attached to the magazine body and holding a tool head. The tool magazine is characterized by that the tool magazine includes a tool-delivering mechanism for delivering the tool holder that holds the tool to a predetermined position away from the magazine body and disengaging the tool from the tool holder.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Campro Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chi-Chung Wu, Yueh-Hsia Li
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Patent number: 7374526Abstract: A tool changing apparatus automatically changes tools mounted on the spindle of a transfer machine module. The apparatus includes a tool gripper magazine that releasably holds at least two tools. A guillotine supports the tool gripper magazine for motion between a raised stand-by position clear of the spindle and a lowered tool change position closer to the spindle so that the tools in the magazine can be exchanged with a tool supported on the spindle. A carriage movably supports the guillotine on a support frame for motion between a forward position adjacent the transfer line and the spindle and a rearward position displaced from the transfer line. When the carriage is in the rearward position, the guillotine can be lowered to a position where it is easily accessible to an operator so that the tools in the magazine can be replenished.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Inventors: Roy L. Wolschlager, Ali M. Saeedy, Hussein M. Kalaoui, Philip S. Szuba, Keller J. McGaffey, Floyd P. Crelley
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Patent number: 6926651Abstract: Apparatus for replacing spent and/or damaged knives with fresh knives in a machine wherein semifinished rod-shaped smokers' products are converted into cigarettes, filter mouthpieces or the like employs a knife holder, a locking device which can releasably clamp a knife in the holder, a preferably automated system for temporarily deactivating the locking device in order to allow for removal of a spent knife, and a conveyor system for introduction of a fresh knife into the holder subsequent to removal of the spent knife and prior to renewed activation of the locking device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: Hauni Maschinenbau AGInventor: Joachim Schicke
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Patent number: 6918863Abstract: Apparatus for replacing spent and/or damaged knives with fresh knives in a machine wherein semifinished rod-shaped smokers' products are converted into cigarettes, filter mouthpieces or the like employs a knife holder, a locking device which can releasably clamp a knife in the holder, a preferably automated system for temporarily deactivating the locking device in order to allow for removal of a spent knife, and a conveyor system for introduction of a fresh knife into the holder subsequent to removal of the spent knife and prior to renewed activation of the locking device.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2002Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Hauni Maschinenbau AGInventor: Joachim Schicke
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Patent number: 6767315Abstract: In a method and device for automatically exchanging knife units of a knife ring slicing device, the knife changing magazine is moved relative to the knife ring into a knife changing position in which the knife receptacles of the knife changing magazine are axially aligned with the knife receptacles of the knife ring. The worn knives of the knife ring are moved axially into empty knife receptacles of the knife changing magazine. A relative movement between the knife changing magazine and the knife ring is carried out until the knife changing magazine and the knife ring are again in a knife changing position in which the knife receptacles with resharpened knife units are aligned with the knife receptacles in the knife ring. The resharpened knife units are introduced in the opposite axial direction into the knife receptacles of the knife ring from which the worn knife units had been removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2003Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Pallmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Wilhelm Pallmann
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Patent number: 6755772Abstract: In a method and device for automatically exchanging knife units of a knife ring slicing device, the knife changing magazine is moved relative to the knife ring into a knife changing position in which the knife receptacles of the knife changing magazine are axially aligned with the knife receptacles of the knife ring. The worn knives of the knife ring are moved axially into empty knife receptacles of the knife changing magazine. A relative movement between the knife changing magazine and the knife ring is carried out until the knife changing magazine and the knife ring are again in a knife changing position in which the knife receptacles with resharpened knife units are aligned with the knife receptacles in the knife ring. The resharpened knife units are introduced in the opposite axial direction into the knife receptacles of the knife ring from which the worn knife units had been removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Pallmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Wilhelm Pallmann
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Patent number: 6743160Abstract: In a method and device for automatically exchanging knife units of a knife ring slicing device, the knife changing magazine is moved relative to the knife ring into a knife changing position in which the knife receptacles of the knife changing magazine are axially aligned with the knife receptacles of the knife ring. The worn knives of the knife ring are moved axially into empty knife receptacles of the knife changing magazine. A relative movement between the knife changing magazine and the knife ring is carried out until the knife changing magazine and the knife ring are again in a knife changing position in which the knife receptacles with resharpened knife units are aligned with the knife receptacles in the knife ring. The resharpened knife units are introduced in the opposite axial direction into the knife receptacles of the knife ring from which the worn knife units had been removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Pallmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Wilhelm Pallmann
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Publication number: 20030220178Abstract: A tool handling device for a machine tool has a plurality of tool holders, which are arranged stationarily in one plane. A boom is able to be pivoted around a pivot axis normal to such plane and bears a tool gripper arrangement able to be moved in a radial direction normal to the pivot axis. Tools may be moved by it between a transfer station and the tool holders. This tool handling device is suitable both for use as a tool magazine and also as a magazine extension module for a machine tool to permit high speed tool changing with simple movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Applicant: Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AGInventors: Anton Mattes, Timo Waschle
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Patent number: 6579216Abstract: A tool exchanging apparatus for a processing center, provided with at least one tool spindle (2), in which a tool (1) can be clamped and which can be moved in the direction of the spindle axis and at least also in a direction vertical to this direction, equipped with a tool magazine (3) and with two tool holding devices (4a) on a transporting device (4) with which the tool holding device (4a) can be moved to a tool exchanging position located in the movement region of the tool spindle (2), wherein one used tool (1) can be deposited from the tool spindle (2) and a new tool can be removed from the tool spindle (2). Each of the tool holding devices (4a), which are provided at least in pairs, is allocated to its own transporting device (4) so that the transporting devices can be moved back and forth independently of each other between the tool exchanging position and a tool receptacle (3a) of the tool magazine (3). The tool receptacles (3a) of the tool magazine (3) are movable in a circulating manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2001Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: Deckel Maho Seebach GmbHInventors: Frank Germerodt, Thorsten Lasch, Eberhard Stenzel
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Patent number: 6494821Abstract: The present invention involves a tool changer for removal and installation of tools in a machining center having a machine tool with a spindle for holding a tool disposed within the machining center frame. The tool changer comprises a tool rack having a plurality of locations for holding tools, and an arm structured and arranged to be movable between the plurality of locations and a position which is capable of accessing a spindle of the machining center. Each tool holding location farther comprises a fork, which has a plurality of prongs. The movable arm has two grippers and one of the two grippers is disposed at an angle of about 90° relative to the other of the two grippers. The movable arm also is associated with rotational, vertical, and horizontal movement mechanisms. The rotational mechanism includes a motor, a pulley associated with the motor, a belt attached to the motor and the pulley, and a gear wheel attached to the belt with a limit switch for sensing one of the locations on the gear wheel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2000Date of Patent: December 17, 2002Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.Inventors: Himat Patel, Walter Bautz
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Patent number: 6059704Abstract: The machine has a device for exchanging tools between a tool store and the spindle of a machining head carried by a carriage movable along the X axis; the store has a number of locations for the tools arranged in a matrix of rows and columns; a worktable is movable along the Y axis; and the tool-change device and the store are movable with respect to each other to select the required tool. For which purpose, activatable means are provided to enable the carriage to command the relative movement of the device and the store. A support, movable parallel to the X axis, is engaged by an element carried by the carriage to enable the support to be moved in a given direction in opposition to the action of return springs for restoring the support to a rest position.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Pluritec Italia S.p.A.Inventor: Angelo Raiteri
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Patent number: 6039680Abstract: A spindle head having a spindle is moved along a Y-axis relative to the fixed bed of a printed-circuit board drilling machine, a work table is moved along an X-axis perpendicular to the Y-axis, and a tool magazine is moved along a .beta.-axis parallel to the Y-axis relative to the work table to bring the respective axes of the spindle and desired one of a plurality of tool posts arranged in rows and columns in the tool magazine into alignment with the axis of a pressing member included in a tool pressing mechanism fixedly held on the fixed bed under a tool changing position. The tool pressing mechanism is actuated to transfer a tool from the tool post to a chuck attached to the spindle or from the chuck to the tool post. The work table is lightweight and hence can be rapidly moved. The tool changing mechanism needs only simple control for a tool changing operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Howa Machinery, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Oketani, Tadashi Uemura
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Patent number: 5716310Abstract: A tool changer system is disclosed comprising one or more tool grippers together with a pressure foot insert change pod supported on a U-V slide which is independent of the machine work table. The slide services a tool magazine mounted on the machine tool in close proximity to the work table. Because the tool changer is independent of the machine table, the selection and retrieval of the next tool to be used is performed while the machine tool is working. Similarly, the replacement of the tool back into its storage location is done while the machine tool is working. The exchanging of the pressure foot insert is done as part of the tool change process. Time is saved because the work table does not have to be moved to position the tool changer under the spindle. In fact, the work table may be moved to the next work location while the tool changer changes the tool in the spindle.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1995Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Excellon Automation CompanyInventors: Richard Polacek, Dennis M. Pumphrey, Robert J. Watkinson
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Patent number: 5462512Abstract: A printed circuit board working machine includes a working table on which a printed circuit board substrate is positioned and fixed, a spindle which is disposed above the working table to be movable horizontally and vertically and to which a predetermined cutting tool is detachably mounted, a controlling unit for controlling the movement of the spindle in accordance with a predetermined cutting data and a data processing unit operatively connected to the controlling unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1994Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Pioneer Electronic CorporationInventors: Yasunori Hiroshima, Kenji Kondo
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Patent number: 5217424Abstract: A method for automatically exchanging flaking knives in a knife ring of wood flaking machines in which the knives are attached to respective knife holders in a force-looking connection comprises the following steps: Loosening the force-locking connection between the flaking knife and the respective knife holder; automatically removing the flaking knife from its holder; automatically exchanging the removed flaking knife for a sharpened flaking knife; automatically inserting the sharpened flaking knife into the knife holder; and, depending on the wear of the wall portion, automatically positioning the sharpened flaking knife in the knife holder such that a cutting edge of the flaking knife protrudes relative to the adjacent inner wall surface of the knife ring to an extent that corresponds to the desired cutting depth.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1992Date of Patent: June 8, 1993Assignee: Pallmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Wilhelm Pallmann
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Patent number: 5111573Abstract: A device for exchanging tools for use with a spindle has a tool holding device having a plurality of tool holding members disposed at predetermined intervals. Each tool holding member is supported for movement in its axial direction and is axially driven by a drive device so that a tool is transferred between the tool holding member and the spindle. The invention is also concerned with a tool exchanging method.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1991Date of Patent: May 12, 1992Assignee: Hitachi Seiko Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Ito, Tamio Otani, Tadanori Dobashi, Akira Irie, Akihiro Matsuya