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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8402077 | Amplitude calculation apparatus of output signal of encoder and amplitude calculation program of output signal of encoder An amplitude calculation apparatus or an amplitude calculation program of an output signal of an encoder dividing a resurge waveform into a predetermined number of angle areas, presetting and storing coefficient α of the A-phase and the coefficient β of the B-phas... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8369983 | Fitting apparatus A fitting apparatus includes a robot arm having, at the forward end thereof, a gripper for holding a workpiece, a force detector for detecting a force and moment received by the workpiece held by the gripper, and a controller for controlling an operation of the robo... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8247695 | High frequency leakage current return wire-contained motor drive cable, low inductance return wire-contained unshielded cable, and motor drive control system using the cables A high frequency (HF) leakage current return wire-contained motor drive cable configured in a manner that one or multiple drive dielectric core wires and one or multiple HF leakage current return wires are arranged adjacent to and in close contact. Concurrently, the... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8190287 | Tool vector display apparatus for a machine tool with rotational axes Time information t and positional information about each axis are obtained, and the three-dimensional coordinates of tool center point Pe at time t are calculated to display the path of the tool center point Pe at time t. Then, whether a fixed time has elapsed or no... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8010233 | Image processor for robot system and robot system including the same An image processor for a robot system, performing image processing for a video signal output from a camera. The camera can output a first video signal including obtained image data as well as internal vertical and horizontal synchronization signals, and output a sec... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7859214 | Synchronous controller A synchronous controller capable of gently changing a synchronous multiplying factor and setting the gentleness of changing of the synchronous multiplying factor without shocking a machine. A block for gently changing the synchronous multiplying factor is added betw... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7747336 | Apparatus for creating a turning program One element is taken from a machined shape. When the element is a straight line element, whether or not the distance D between the start point and the end point of the element in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the workpiece is equal to or greater ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7638964 | Machine having movable unit to be controllably driven by servo motor A speed region of a motor is divided into a region lower than a first switch speed VS1, a region higher than a second switch speed VS2 and a region between the first and second switch speeds. An abnormal load determination level to be compared with an ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7462025 | Controller for injection molding machine There is provided the torque limiter for limiting a torque command to be output when pressure feedback control of the pressure holding step is performed. After the start of the pressure holding step, the torque limiter limits output torque of the servomotor for inje... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455511 | Mold clamping mechanism for injection molding machine A fall-prevention leg portion is provided projecting rearward from the central bottom portion of a stationary platen. This leg portion is formed with a pin hole, which receives a pivot pin that fixes the stationary platen for angular motion around a vertical axis, a... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452198 | Controller of injection molding machine A controller for an injection molding machine capable of reducing an extension of a cycle time in a screw retreat process after the end of measurement, obtaining a more accurate and uniform measured resin amount, and determining measurement conditions in a short per... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7447561 | Display apparatus for injection molding machine A display apparatus for an injection molding machine which permits setting items unalterable during operation of the injection molding machine to be identified on the screen. When the injection molding machine is not in operation, the setting items on the screen are... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446497 | Fixed-position stop control apparatus for rotation shaft A fixed-position stop control apparatus (10) includes: a move-instruction generating means (22) for generating a move instruction for each control cycle; a position loop control means (25) for position controlling a rotation shaft (61) fo... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445587 | Automatic tool changing method and device for machine tool controlled by numerical controller An automatic tool changing method and an automatic tool changing device for a machine tool with a numerical controller capable of reducing the occurrence of impact due to tool exchange with a simple structure. A turret that rotates about a pivot shaft is provided on... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442030 | Molded component retrieving apparatus and a molding machine having the molded component retrieving apparatus mounted thereon A molded component retrieving apparatus and a molding machine with the molded component retrieving apparatus include first and second units. The first unit includes a base, first to third arms and a first lift arm. The second unit includes fourth to sixth arms and a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435070 | Control apparatus for injection molding machine When a metering process is started, a screw rotates at a preset rotating speed, thereby carrying out back pressure control to keep the pressure of a resin at a preset pressure, and retreats. When the screw is located near a preset metering completion position, the c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433754 | Numerical controller A numerical controller configured to enable machining of a conical surface such that vectors at a start point, an end point, and an interpolation point of a circular arc and their extensions never cross one another. Normal direction vectors Vnors and Vnore, tangenti... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432674 | Control system A transmission path delay is set in a shift setting register. A slave unit generates a PRE_ITP signal in response to a timing signal (ITP signal) issued by a master unit. The phase difference between this PRE_ITP signal and the ITP signal unique to the slave unit is... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430939 | Laying device for laying line element A robot arm is provided at a forward end thereof with a rotation shaft member rotatable about a rotation axis thereof, in which a hollow portion is formed along the rotation axis. A laying device for laying a line element includes a relaying means for relaying an ar... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431583 | Injection molding machine The invention provides an injection molding capable of adjusting a detection level with a simple structure and detecting a deposit level of the resin pellets near a plasticizing screw. A cooling jacket is mounted so that a resin supplying hole of the cooling jacket ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430457 | Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in advance. By inputting a query such as ‘Workpiece 1 ?’ by voice, t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428686 | Error detection/correction system, and controller using this system A controller has a plurality of modules connected to each other via buses. On the transmitter side of each module, detection/correction code generation circuit for address/command and detection/correction code generation circuits for each kind of data are switched o... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425811 | Numerical controller When a servomotor (control axis) is coasting and rotating in a servo-off state in which no current is applied to the servomotor, this servo-off state is switched over to a servo-on state in which current is applied to the servomotor, and a position control and a spe... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424341 | Robot system A robot system efficiently performing an operation of moving a robot to close to and/or separate from a target point, such as teaching operation. A camera of a visual sensor is mounted to the robot such that a distal end of an end effector is seen within the field o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418783 | Clamping mechanism for tool holder For a spring sliding on the drawbar, the coil spring is used; the removal work for keeping the inner diameters of the coil springs aligned is performed such that the clearance between the outer diameter of the drawbar and the inner diameter of the coil spring become... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404709 | Injection unit of injection molding machine The invention provides an injection molding machine injection unit that eliminates adverse effects on the load cell of belt tension due to belt drive. A load cell that detects resin pressure is mounted on a pusher plate and a rotation-transmitting member, on which a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406362 | Workpiece regrasping system for robot A workpiece regrasping system for a robot. The system includes a manipulator grippable a workpiece; a deck member having a deck surface on which a workpiece is placeable; a support mechanism rotatably supporting the deck member about an axis parallel to the deck sur... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403868 | Apparatus for detecting or predicting tool breakage If a tool breakage occurs, a cutting time T and a maximum value (absolute value) G of a slope of a drop in a cutting load become small. A cutting load integrated value S increases as a tool wears and becomes small when the breakage occurs. Therefore, these values T,... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401492 | Control device for a die cushion mechanism A control device (10) for a die cushion mechanism that produces a force for a slide (24) in a press machine, comprising slide velocity command-forming means (61) for forming a velocity command for the slide (24), die cushion velocity comm... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398667 | Die cushion drive system A die cushion drive system provided with a servo motor serving as a source of drive power for a die cushion of a press machine and a power circuit with a regeneration function which regenerates energy from the servo motor and returns it to an AC power supply, whereb... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400760 | Image processing apparatus A first masking image of an input image is created by assuming that pixels in an area including the area of a target in all sample images are valid pixels while pixels in the remaining area are invalid pixels. The first masking image is used in a first comparison be... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400141 | Magnetic type angle sensor A magnetic type angle sensor includes a rotary body having a first sensed part provided on a circumferential surface thereof with projecting parts and recessed parts at equal intervals in a circumferential direction thereof and a second sensed part provided on a cir... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392684 | Control system for servo die cushion A control system, for a press machine including a plurality of die cushions, by which force control and position control may be suitably switched from one to another in each control device for each of the die cushions. The control system includes a plurality of cont... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388315 | Film-like electrode member with local thick section for assembling and positioning purposes, and electrostatic motor having the same A film-like electrode member, used as a stationary member or a movable member of an electrostatic motor. The film-like electrode member is provided with an insulating substrate including a major surface and a back surface opposite to the major surface; a plurality o... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389150 | Display system for controller A controller and a display device are connected to each other by a network. The controller comprises a network control program which controls a network control section to communicate with the display device for each of a plurality of operation modes, including an in... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386367 | Workpiece conveying apparatus A workpiece is gripped by a robot hand and an image of the workpiece is captured by a camera. An image processing device detects the position and posture of a characteristic portion of the workpiece. On the basis of the present position of the robot, the relative po... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374090 | Optical encoder with resinous code plate An optical encoder, including a light emitting section; a light receiving section; and a resinous code plate disposed movably relative to the light emitting section and the light receiving section. The resinous code plate includes, on the plate face thereof, a plura... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374413 | Injection molding machine An injection molding machine that distinctively displays operation parameters attributed to molds, which are set by designating a mold to be used, and the other operation parameters, to thereby prevent setting errors. The machine has storage means for storing and sa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376488 | Taught position modification device A taught position modification device easily correcting, in a short time, positions of taught points in a program prepared by an offline programming system. A workpiece image captured by a visual sensor and an image of a three-dimensional workpiece model having thre... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370796 | Laser processing system A laser processing system including a laser processing machine capable of operating along an inherent control axis, an axis driving section driving the control axis of the laser processing machine, a laser oscillator supplying a laser beam to the laser processing ma... | 05/13/2008 |
