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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891223 | Transfer press machine A transfer press machine which can accurately and promptly check interference and can be easily handled is provided. The transfer press machine includes an interference check device including: a data-conversion constituent element storage section which stores a pres... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7434505 | Servo press control system and servo press control method High production processing and high accuracy processing are selectively performed with a single press. To this end, there are provided a system and method for controlling a servo press 1 in which an eccentric rotation mechanism 20 is driven by a servo ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7360391 | Control device for servo die cushion A control device, for a servo die cushion, for precisely performing force control without using a force detector. The control device includes a slide position detecting part for detecting the position of the slide, a storing part for storing information representing... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7275406 | Bending device A bending device includes a fixed mount having a chuck mechanism gripping a workpiece is attached thereon, and an articulated robot which moves a bending mechanism attached thereto. The articulated robot is provided with a plurality of swinging joints which perform ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7228196 | Computer-aided manufacturing system and method for sheet-metal punching A computer-aided manufacturing system for sheet-metal punching includes client computers (6), a server (1), and a database (2). The client computers are used for transmitting client drawings to the server, and obtaining machining drawings from t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7188504 | Wire bending device A wire bending device includes a bending head bearing two bending tools between which the wire to be bent is passed. Either tool is alternately capable of being fixed or being a pivot for rotation of the bending head therearound. The device also includes a mechanica... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162839 | Non-slip material The invention provides a slip stopper which achieves a great slip stopping effect, and can be used for a location where a problem occurs if a through hole is opened therein. In a protruding portion that protrudes from the upper surface of a steel plate in the plate ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134310 | Tube bender A tube bender includes a worktable, a rail on the worktable, a tube-pushing device and a tube-bending device. The tube-pushing device is positioned on the worktable, having a moving base and a clamper at one side of the moving device. The clamper clamps a tube being... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089773 | Apparatus and method for forming an elongated article An Apparatus and method for forming elongated metal articles includes one or more rotating dies (1) each provided with an indentation (3). The indentation (track) is shaped so as to be complementary to the actual final shape of the resulting articles, ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086261 | Crimp state estimation apparatus for crimp contact terminal and quality determination apparatus for crimp contact terminal A crimp state estimation apparatus includes: an information input section for inputting information on an crimp contact terminal, an electric wire, an anvil, and the crimper and an input compression ratio of a core wire of the electric wire; and an estimation unit f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076980 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or ta... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036226 | Crimp state estimation apparatus for crimp contact terminal and quality determination apparatus for crimp contact terminal A crimp state estimation apparatus includes: an information input section for inputting information on an crimp contact terminal, an electric wire, an anvil, and the crimper and an input compression ratio of a core wire of the electric wire; and an estimation unit f... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7020890 | Millimeter wave transmitter, millimeter wave receiver and millimeter wave communication system enabling simplification of wiring and improvement in degree of freedom for setting receiver in receiving system for terrestrial broadcasting and satellite broadcasting In order to receive satellite broadcasting (BS and CS) and terrestrial broadcasting (VHF and UHF), complicated wiring is required in a personal residence for transmitting broadcasting signals to a plurality of TV receivers while new distributors must be additionally... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6823708 | Sheet metal bending system provided with a press brake and a sheet metal support device and a method to prepare its control data and a computer readable storage medium that stores its control data A computer readable recording medium which stores control data to control the action of a sheet metal bending system which is provided with a press brake and a sheet metal support device, where the press brake is provided with a punch and die which bends the sheet m... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6810352 | System, method, and computer program product for aiding optimization of die assembly shape for plasticity manufacturing In order to realize improving dimensional accuracy of a plastic workpiece and realize reducing a production cost and shortening time duration of manufacture, a computer comprises an initial die assembly shape calculating function to calculate a die assembly shape fo... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6658910 | Roller device and method for adjusting said device A rolling apparatus is proposed with four rolls arranged in the shape of a star whereby one drive unit each is assigned to the rolls and whereby an adjusting unit each precedes the rolls through which the rolls are arranged adjustably in a radial and an a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6644082 | Precision press brake A support medium is capable of being read by a numerical control system of a bending machine. The support medium stores program instructions for searching, in a memory region storing at least one group of data, each containing bending conditions, a bend a... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640595 | Apparatus for forming a three-dimensional object In a method and apparatus (1,31) for forming a three-dimensional object and in particular to a method and apparatus (1,31) for forming a three-dimensional beam, it is desirable to form three-dimensional beams (5) having complex forms by using an efficient... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612143 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6456898 | Press monitoring and control system A press monitoring and control system includes a press machine, a press configuration module and a press controller. The press machine has a lower die coupled to an upper die, wherein the lower die includes a top surface supporting a strip of material to ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6418768 | Method and apparatus for producing a crimp connection A crimping including a stand at which a motor and a transmission are arranged. Moreover, first guides, at which a crimping bar is guided, are arranged at the stand. A shaft driven by the transmission has an eccentric pin at one end, and a resolver for det... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418769 | Method for quality assurance of crimp connections produced by a crimping device and crimping tool and crimping device therefor The method for quality assurance of crimping connections made by a crimping device having an exchangeable tool with two tool parts uses a tool that is provided with an electronic data storage device. The electronic data storage device stores tool-specific... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6298700 | Apparatus for bending operations An apparatus prepares data for manufacturing a product or a part with a predetermined shape by using a bending press provided with detachable tools. The apparatus includes a computer memory storing bending operation support information obtained after succ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6237380 | Bending device having a control mechanism for controlling joint-type robots of the bending device There is disclosed a bending device, in which working data of feeding pitch between bending points, bending direction angle and bending angel is prepared from design data of a work, and a dividing point is determined to share the bending process by first ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227022 | Apparatus for bending operations A method and system are provided that enable an operator without skills in performing bending operations to easily and quickly perform precise bending operations on a sheet workpiece by following a skilled operator's experience, hints or data. The method ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6185968 | Bending device and bending method There is disclosed a bending device, in which working data of feeding pitch between bending points, bending direction angle and bending angle is prepared from design data of a work, and a dividing point is determined to share the bending process by first ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6163757 | Method of and apparatus for analyzing linear object and recording medium having linear object analyzing program stored thereon The characteristics of the wire are calculated, the wire having a cross-sectional shape which is substantially uniform along its length and having a length long enough in comparison with a diameter being deformed. The wire is divided into a plurality of e... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6109082 | Automatic set-up wire drawer An automatic set-up system for a wire drawing machine. The present invention provides an apparatus and method for substantially automating the set-up process for a wire drawing machine, including the steps of attaching the end of a wire coil to a power-dr... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6089061 | Modularized reconfigurable heated forming tool Tooling apparatus comprises opposing first and second dies adapted to receive a three-dimensional honeycomb core article therebetween and including opposedly aligned arrays of elongated mutually parallel translating pins, each terminating at a tip end and... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6079308 | Apparatus for sheet-metal plate processing to be employed at inclined C-frame presses An apparatus is provided for a plate processing at inclined C-frame presses for an automatic cutting of tin-can covers and lids of tin cans and the like from sheet-metal plates with a piston plunger of a press moving up and down, where the sheet-metal pla... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6047579 | RF tag attached to die assembly for use in press machine A tag for use in a press machine includes a reprogrammable storage area provided in the form of a read/write memory for storing reprogrammable die information associated with the die assembly. A communications device provided in the form of a transceiver ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6047580 | Making hydropress formblocks and dies utilizing stereolithography and liquid molding compounds In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of producing a formblock utilizing stereolithography for producing a sheet metal part. A computer formblock model is first designed. Stereolithographic techniques are utilized to create ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6038899 | Method of bending operations and bending system using the same A method and system are provided that enable an operator without skills in performing bending operations to easily and quickly perform precise bending operations on a sheet workpiece by following a skilled operator's experience, hints or data. The method ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6012314 | Individual motor pin module The invention resides in a module used in conjunction with other such modules in an apparatus for rapidly producing an article having a three-dimensional design comprising a base, a plurality of pins mounted on said base and said plurality of pins movable... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6003358 | Method and apparatus for forming bends in a selected sequence The present invention relates generally to bending a workpiece to form a desired configuration and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for forming bends "out of sequence," i.e., in a time sequence different from the spatial sequence of the bends on ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5901593 | Making hydropress formblocks and dies utilizing stereolithography and liquid molding compounds In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of producing a sheet metal part utilizing stereolithography. A computer formblock model is first designed. Stereolithographic techniques are utilized to create a formblock using the comp... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5799530 | Method of bending operations and bending system using the same Object of the present invention is to provide a method or a system by which an operator without skills in bending operation can easily and quickly perform precise bending operations on a sheet workpiece by following skilled operator's experience, hints or... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5771726 | Apparatus and method for twisting hollow rods Apparatus and methods for uniformly twisting hollow, open-seam rods with preferably rectangular cross-sections for use as decorative curtain rods are disclosed. The twist extends throughout substantially the entire length of the rod. This feature enables ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5735155 | Method for manufacturing patterned tread plates A method for manufacturing patterned tread plates including the steps of providing a press having a path for advancing a sheet therethrough, the press being equipped with a progressive die including a plurality of gaggable dies and punches arranged in a p... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5687596 | Calendering aluminum profiles for producing spacer frames for insulating glazing units An automatic method and device for calendering aluminum profiles for producing spacer frames for insulating glazing units, the method consisting in producing calendering by preliminarily deforming the surface on which minute holes are formed so as to obta... | 11/18/1997 |
