39th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150266062 | Sorting Device - A sorting device which is suitable for sorting parts by means of air blasts and which includes at least one sorting unit which includes a valve support fitted with sorting valves. Each sorting valve is capable of optionally connecting a sorting passage ending in a sorting nozzle to a feed passage and of disconnecting it therefrom. In addition, several or all of the sorting passages of the sorting unit are—independently of the sorting valves—connected to a common purge air passage, so that purge air can flow through them without any involvement of the sorting valves, with the result that no impurities enter the sorting passages. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266063 | METHOD OF MERGING A POSTAL ARTICLE INTO SORTED MAIL, THE METHOD INCLUDING ASSISTANCE VIA VISUAL DESIGNATION OF THE LOCATION AT WHICH THE POSTAL ARTICLE IS TO BE INSERTED - A method of merging a postal article ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266064 | EMBOSSED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE WIPES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF - An embossed porous membrane wipe and/or a method of making and/or using such embossed microporous membrane wipe. The preferred embossed microporous membrane wipe includes a microporous membrane embossed alone or with a polypropylene nonwoven. The nonwoven may be a spunbond, meltblown, and/or electrospun nonwoven. The microporous membrane may include a biaxially oriented microporous membrane. The biaxially oriented microporous membrane may be made from one or more block copolymers of polyethylene and/or polypropylene. A method of using such an embossed microporous membrane, composite or laminate wipe for skin oil blotting is also provided. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266065 | WASHING MACHINE WITH A LOW NUMBER OF NOZZLES - A washing machine ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266066 | TREATMENT LIQUID MANAGEMENT DEVICE, TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TREATING TREATMENT OBJECT - According to one embodiment, a treatment liquid management device includes a bath section storing a treatment liquid; a plate section opposed to the treatment liquid stored in the bath section; a concentration detection section detecting concentration of a substance contained in the treatment liquid; and a control section controlling distance between a liquid surface of the treatment liquid and the plate section. The control section is based on a detection value of the concentration of the substance detected by the concentration detection section. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266067 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF ACTIVE CLEANING OF EUV OPTIC WITH RF PLASMA FIELD - Apparatus for and method of cleaning an electrically conductive surface of an optical element in a system for generating extreme ultraviolet radiation in which electrically conductive surface is used as an electrode for generating a plasma which cleans the surface. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266068 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO EXCAVATE AND REMOVE UNDERGROUND NOXIOUS VAPORS - A system to excavate and remove underground noxious vapors includes a suction wand in fluid communication with a debris tank. A collar is fitted around the suction wand and is configured to seal noxious vapors within a hole around the suction wand. A primary valve is used to control whether the suction wand is being used to excavate material to send to the debris tank, or whether the suction wand is being used to remove noxious vapors from the hole to send to a filtration unit. A monitor is configured to detect explosive concentrates in the noxious vapors to determine whether the explosive concentrates exceed an acceptable level. In addition, the system is configured to dilute and filter the noxious vapors before discharging to the atmosphere. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266069 | Dispersible, Reactive Contaminant Capping Material - A sub-aqueous capping material comprising a plurality of compacted particles of a reactive solid material having a dispersion aid homogeneously blended therein, the compacted particles having a specific gravity greater than 1.0, a particle size in the range of about 1/16 inch to about 1 inch, and having a time for disintegration, once in contact with water, of 5 hours or less. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266070 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHEET METAL PROFILE FOR A DRAWER PULL-OUT GUIDE AND SHEET METAL PROFILE PRODUCED THEREBY AND DRAWER PULL-OUT GUIDE PRODUCED THEREBY - The invention relates to a method for producing a sheet metal profile, in particular consisting of steel, for a drawer pull-out guide having at least one web projecting laterally, in particular perpendicularly, from a flat surface of the sheet metal profile and extending in the longitudinal direction of the sheet metal profile, wherein, in a first method step, from at least one flat surface of a sheet metal billet there is extruded at least one web projecting laterally, in particular perpendicularly and extending in the longitudinal direction of the sheet metal billet, and in at least one further method step, preferably in 10 to 15 further method steps, the at least one web is squeezed together, i.e. is reduced in width and increased in height. The invention further relates to a sheet metal profile produced in this manner and to a drawer pull-out guide that comprises such a profile. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266071 | System and Method for Forming a Metal Strip, and System for Forming an Electrical Wire or Transmission Line Including the Metal Strip - A system for forming a metal strip, includes an input device for inputting processing data including a critical dimension of the metal strip, a metal strip forming device for processing a metal rod into the metal strip, and a controller for controlling the metal strip forming device based on the input critical dimension of the metal strip. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266072 | TAKE-UP DEVICE FOR STRIP - A take-up device includes a fluid-pressure device, a pressure detection device, a pressure calculation mechanism, and a controller. The fluid-pressure device is a device for expanding and contracting a mandrel. The pressure detection device detects a pressure of a hydraulic fluid in the fluid-pressure device. The pressure calculation mechanism calculates a tightening pressure acting on the mandrel, based on the pressure detected by the pressure detection device. The controller controls the fluid-pressure device. Also, the controller performs position control until the number of turns of a strip reaches a value. The controller performs constant-pressure control after the number of turns of the strip reaches the value. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266073 | METHOD FOR BENDING A WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a method for bending a workpiece ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266074 | METHOD OF APPLYING LUBRICATION TO LEGS OF A HAIRPIN TUBE - A method and system for manufacturing a hairpin tube. The method includes cutting a coil of tube to provide a plurality of lengths of tubes, and bending each length of tube to form a plurality of hairpin tubes. A lubricant is then atomized with an injector nozzle, and injected into at least one open end of each hairpin tube. After lubricating the hairpin tubes, the legs of each hairpin tube are expanded. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266075 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BENDING PIPES FOR PIPELINES - The invention relates to a device for bending pipes, in particular coated pipes, in a preferred manner insulated pipes and/or pipes that are coated with PU foam/PUR rigid foam, for pipelines, said device having a basic body which can be positioned in the pipe and on which a running gear unit is provided for movement in the pipe and having at least three contact elements for producing a contact with an inside wall of the pipe for introducing a bending force, wherein at least two contact elements are provided on one side of the basic body on the ends of the basic body, and at least one contact element is arranged on the opposite side of the basic body, and wherein at least one of the contact elements is provided so as to be movable in relation to the basic body in the direction of the inside wall of the pipe by means of a force-introducing element. In addition the invention relates to a method for bending such pipes. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266076 | HOT-PRESS DEEP-DRAWING FORMING METHOD AND HOT-PRESS DEEP-DRAWING FORMING METHOD APPARATUS - A hot-press deep-drawing forming apparatus includes a punch that constitutes a lower die and a die that constitutes an upper die. The punch has an inner-face forming surface that forms the inner face of a product, and a bent corner against which a scrap section S of a workpiece W abuts. The die has an outer-face forming surface that forms the outer surface of the product. A blank holder and a pre-forming die that clamp the scrap section are caused to move, together with the die, until the clamped scrap section abuts the bent corner. The movement of the blank holder and the pre-forming die is stopped after the scrap section has abutted the bent corner. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266077 | STRETCH FORMING SYSTEM AND STRETCH FORMING METHOD - A stretch forming system has jaws clamping a workpiece at end edge portions, a die disposed between the jaws and coming into contact with the workpiece, and a plurality of control axes changing relative positions and orientations of the jaws with respect to the die, and has a jaw path calculating unit calculating paths of the relative positions and orientations of the jaws with respect to the die when the workpiece is wrapped onto the die by moving the die in a vertical direction under a restricting condition that the positions and orientations of the jaws are freely changeable except for movement in a vertical direction being regulated, and a control axis operation pattern calculating unit calculating operation patterns of the plurality of the control axes achieving the paths of the jaws. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266078 | METAL PLATE STAMPING METHOD AND STAMPING APPARATUS - A metal plate stamping method is provided for cutting a metal plate, on which a bulging portion is formed through stamping, at a cutting area that is defined in a portion other than the bulging portion. The method includes forming a bead on the opposite side of the cutting area from the bulging portion and crushing the bead prior to the cutting of the metal plate. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266079 | COMPOSITE DIES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - In one or more embodiments, a composite die includes a die face defining a protrusion and including a first metal, and a die base supporting the die face, the die base including a housing, a first filler positioned within the housing and contacting the protrusion, and a bridging member reinforcing the housing, the housing including a second metal different than the first metal. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266080 | CLINCHING PUNCH AND APPARATUS - A clinching apparatus includes a clinching punch having a specifically dimensioned tapered surface which improves the strength of a clinch joint created therewith. In another aspect, a tapered surface adjacent a distal end of a clinching punch has an angle of 20-35° relative to a distal end. A further aspect of a clinching apparatus provides a tapered surface adjacent a distal end which is configured in accordance with a specific formula. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266081 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED ALUMINUM ALLOY BICYCLE FRONT FORK - A method for manufacturing an integrated aluminum alloy bicycle front fork is revealed. Aluminum alloy is extruded to form substrate having three rectangular bars. Cut the substrate to get a blank. The blank is set into a mold for forging the three rectangular bars into three round bars. Then burr and waste material are removed. Next the blank is set into another mold for extruding the three round bars and the three round bars are punched to have guide holes. The round bars are drilled along the guide holes and penetrated to form round tubes. A tube opening of two round tubes is flattened and narrowed. Then the two round tubes are bent downward to form fork tubes of a front fork. The rest tube forms a front fork stem. Thereby an integrated light weighted front fork with good structural strength and beautiful appearance is produced. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266082 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TWISTING METAL WIRES, IN PARTICULAR FOR CONNECTING ADJACENT, PREFERABLY MUTUALLY INTERSECTING STRUCTURE ELEMENTS - The invention concerns an apparatus, a method and a use of the apparatus for automatically twisting metal wires. The invention concerns in particular such an apparatus for connecting adjacent, preferably mutually crossing structural elements, comprising a wire feed means for feeding wire, preferably endless wire, into the apparatus, an arcuate wire guide which has a selectively openable and closable opening and which is adapted to guide the fed wire in the closed position along the arcuate wire guide from a first side of the arcuate wire guide to a second side of the arcuate wire guide, that is in opposite relationship with respect to the opening, a pulling slider adapted to engage the fed wire on the first side of the arcuate wire guide and to pull it towards the second side of the arcuate wire guide, and a twisting unit adapted to engage the fed wire on both sides of the arcuate wire guide and to twist it by means of a rotational movement. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLD FORMING THREAD ROLLING DIES - A method is disclosed for roll forming the face pattern onto a pattern forming die having a pattern receiving face, using an initial, and subsequent, pattern forming tool, each with a generally cylindrical pattern defining surface, by relatively and sequentially reciprocating and rotating the pattern defining surfaces and the pattern receiving face while engaging them and urging them to impress the pattern of the pattern defining surfaces into the pattern receiving face of the forming die blank. An apparatus for performing the process is disclosed which includes a platen for the pattern forming die, initial and subsequent pattern forming tools each having a generally cylindrical pattern defining surface, a drive mechanism for relatively and sequentially reciprocating and rotating the pattern defining surfaces and the pattern receiving face of the forming die blank, and relative movement mechanism for engaging the surfaces to impress the pattern of the pattern defining surfaces of the pattern forming tools into the pattern receiving face of the forming die blank. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266084 | BAR MATERIAL TRANSFER METHOD AND CONVEYOR - A chuck device in a robot hand is used when receiving a primary formed workpiece from electrode chucks. After receiving the primary formed workpiece, and before inserting the primary formed workpiece from its shaft stem part into an insertion hole in a forging press main body, a portion held by the electrode chucks of the primary formed workpiece is gripped by a chuck device different from the chuck device, to release the gripping of the primary formed workpiece by the chuck device. Therefore, it is possible to insert the holding portion held by the electrode chucks from the side of the shaft stem part of the primary formed workpiece into the insertion hole. Thereby providing a bar material transfer method capable of accurately inserting the bar material from its one end into a predetermined positioning hole even if a bar material serving as a workpiece is short. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266085 | PRECISION CASTING MOLD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a precision casting mold to be used to produce a cast product. The precision casting mold includes a core having a shape corresponding to an internal hollow portion of the cast product and an outer mold corresponding to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of the cast product, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer (first dried film) ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266086 | DEVICE FOR CASTING - The present invention is a casting machine for casting parts in a mold out of a metal using a metal feed stock. The machine feeds solid metal feedstock into a processing cylinder formed in a thermally conductive block and a heater elevates the temperature of the feedstock as it passes along the said processing cylinder first and second ends, the first end of the processing cylinder being configured to receive. The feedstock becomes more liquid and is transferred to an injector cylinder formed in the thermally conductive block adjacent the processing cylinder. The injector cylinder has a shooting pot coupled to the second end of the processing cylinder by a passage configured to permit feed stock to pass from the processing cylinder into the shooting pot from where is it injected into a mold. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266087 | DIE-CASTING MACHINE WITH INJECTION ASSEMBLY WITH A SHUT-OFF VALVE - An injection assembly ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266088 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING DIE-CASTING SLEEVE AND REPAIRED DIE-CASTING SLEEVE - A method for repairing a die-casting sleeve comprising a ceramic-made inner cylinder shrink-fit in a metal-made outer cylinder, comprising the steps of detaching the used inner cylinder from the outer cylinder by heating; forming a diameter-increasing layer on a peripheral surface of the outer cylinder before or after shrink-fitting a new inner cylinder in the outer cylinder; assembling a new inner cylinder in the outer cylinder; and then machining the diameter-increasing layer to a cylindrical shape. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266089 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A WATCH PLATE - A method of making a timepiece plate including the steps of: taking (A | 2015-09-24 |
20150266090 | COPPER POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is copper powder having an average primary particle size D of 0.15 to 0.6 μm, having a ratio of D to D | 2015-09-24 |
20150266091 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY POWDER METAL COMPACT - A powder metal compact is disclosed. The powder metal compact includes a cellular nanomatrix comprising a nanomatrix material. The powder metal compact also includes a plurality of dispersed particles comprising a particle core material that comprises an Mg—Zr, Mg—Zn—Zr, Mg—Al—Zn—Mn, Mg—Zn—Cu—Mn or Mg—W alloy, or a combination thereof, dispersed in the cellular nanomatrix. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266092 | HYBRIDE PART AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A part (P) includes a first (FP), and a second portion (SP), which meet at an interface (IF). A channel (CH) extends from the first portion (FP) through the interface (IF) into the second portion (SP). Further there is a method to generate the part (P). To refurbish a part with tiny geometry channels, the second portion (SP) is produced by additive manufacturing technology on the interface (IF) with the first portion (FP), the channel (CH) has a first average diameter (DI) in the first portion (FP) and the interface (IF), and the channel (CH) has a second average diameter (D | 2015-09-24 |
20150266093 | METHOD FOR INCORPORATING ABRADABLE MATERIAL INTO A HOUSING BY ISOSTATIC PRESSING - A method of fabricating a part ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266094 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A POROUS COMPONENT AND A POROUS COMPONENT - Manufacturing a porous component used as flow restrictor includes a metal injection molding process enhanced to obtain a component with open porosity homogeneously distributed. The flow restrictor includes at least one porous component having at least one restricting portion with some porosity dimensioned to regulate the flow of gas to an aerostatic bearing of a mechanical system, such as a hermetic compressor. Use and production of a porous component obtained by powder injection molding or powder injection molding of multi-material parts is also described, the porous component being a flow restrictor with a layer of dense material, with no open pores, on the outer surface parallel to the flow direction in which the flow through the porous component occurs, allowing it to be inserted into the bearing system without interfering with the porous structure of the core (dual porosity). Sealing existing between the porous component and its housing is described. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266095 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METAL POWDERS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING METAL POWDERS REALIZING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing metal powders in a continuous type, metal is heated at a temperature greater than a melting point to form a liquid phase metal, and the liquid phase metal and an emulsion carrier, which is emulsified without reacting with the liquid phase metal, are supplied into a container, and the liquid phase metal and the emulsion carrier are emulsified through Taylor flow to form an emulsion solution. The emulsion solution is discharged from the container, and then, the emulsion solution is cooled at a temperature smaller than the melting point to selectively solidifying the liquid phase metal in the emulsion solution to form the metal powders. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266096 | SILVER NANOWIRES WITH THIN DIAMETER AND HIGH ASPECT RATIO AND HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method for producing silver nanowires comprising the steps of: dissolving a silver reducing agent, an organic polymer template protective compound and a halogen ion solution in highly pure water resulting in solution A; dissolving a silver ionic species in highly pure water resulting in solution B; mixing solution A and solution B together resulting in solution C; incubating solution C for a period of time; heating solution C for a period of time; cooling solution C to room temperature; collecting the silver nanowires. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266097 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FINE SILVER PARTICLES - An aliphatic amine having a carbon number of not less than 6, such as octylamine, hexylamine or oleylamine, serving as an organic protective material is added to water serving as a solvent so that the molar ratio of the aliphatic amine with respect to silver of a silver compound is in the range of 0.05 to 6, a reducing agent, such as hydrazine or NaBH | 2015-09-24 |
20150266098 | PROCESS FOR MAKING SILVER POWDER PARTICLES WITH VERY SMALL SIZE CRYSTALLITES - The process for making silver powder particles with very small size crystallites uses a combination of gum arabic and maleic acid with the reduction of a silver salt with ascorbic acid. Silver thick film paste containing these silver powder particles can be used in electronic applications to form electrodes for semiconductor devices and, in particular, solar cells. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266099 | FIXTURE FOR VERTICAL LATHE MACHINE - A vertical lathe fixture is provided. The vertical lathe fixture includes a main body and a sub-plate. The sub-plate includes a top surface and a bottom surface defining a thickness of the sub-plate therebetween. The top surface of the sub-plate is configured to be coupled to the main body and the bottom surface is configured to be coupled to a chuck of a vertical lathe machine. The sub-plate also includes a center pad provided at a center of the top surface. The center pad is configured to centrally align the sub-plate with respect to the main body. The sub-plate further includes a plurality of receiving pads provided in a radial pattern on the top surface and in relation to the center pad. The receiving pads are configured to hold the main body in a stationary position with respect to the sub-plate during rotation of the vertical lathe fixture. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266100 | CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool includes a cutting insert that is held in a holder in a detachable manner. The cutting insert has a substantially regular quadrangular shape in plan view and includes four round corners. The cutting insert is formed of CBN sinter as a whole. The cutting insert includes two principal surfaces that are upper and lower surfaces opposite to each other, and four side surfaces that are arranged so as to connect the principal surfaces to each other. A boundary portion (ridge line portion) between each of the principal surfaces and each of the side surfaces forms a cutting edge. In a central portion of each of the side surfaces of the cutting insert, a groove for absorbing a crack, having a substantially V-shape in cross section, is formed all around the cutting insert so as to be recessed with respect to the side surfaces. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266101 | CUTTING HEAD AND CUTTING TOOL HAVING A REPLACEABLE CUTTING HEAD - A cutting head for a cutting tool includes a cutting portion and a shank portion. The cutting portion has a plurality of integrally formed cutting edges and the shank portion has a first end adjacent the cutting portion and a second end. The first portion of the shank portion is closer to the first end of the shank portion than the second and third portions of the shank portion and the third portion of the shank portion is disposed closer to the second end of the shank portion than the first and second portions. The first portion of the shank portion has an exterior surface including at least one axially extending recess extending from an end of the first portion closest to the second portion toward the first end of the shank portion. The cutting head is formed of a pressed and sintered cemented carbide material. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266102 | TOOL ACCESSORY HAVING A PARTIALLY REMOVABLE ATTACHMENT PORTION - A tool accessory having an attachment portion having a first aperture for attaching to a tool and a removable portion, wherein in a first configuration the removable portion is engaged with the attachment portion, and in a second configuration the removable portion is disengaged from the attachment portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266103 | LOCKING CHUCK JAWS - A jaw for use in a drill chuck having a longitudinal center axis, comprising a chuck body which includes a jaw face formed on an inner surface of the chuck body and a plurality of teeth formed on an outer surface of the chuck body, the jaw face being substantially parallel to the longitudinal center axis. A ridge depends inwardly from the jaw face toward the longitudinal center axis. The ridge includes a tool engaging surface that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal center axis and has a width of between 0.020 to 0.060 inches. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266104 | Energy-Saving and Safer Drill Press - An energy-saving and safer drill press includes a drill head having an original position and being operably moved from the original position in the process of a workpiece. A control selectively engages with the drill head. The drill press has a turned on and turn off modes. The drill press in the turned on mode thereof and the drill head in a position disengaging from the control include the drill head in a spinning motion and spins a bit when the bit is installed to the drill head. The drill press in the turned on mode thereof and the drill head in a position engaging with the control include the drill head in a stop and non-spin motion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266105 | MAGNETIC DRILL SYSTEM - An auto-feeding permanent magnet drill comprising a first permanent magnet capable of being removeably coupled to a magnetic material. A coupler plate couples to the first permanent magnet. A drill frame couples to the coupler plate, the coupler plate providing an interface to couple the first permanent magnet to the frame. User interfaces are provided to enable control for powering the drill, enabling a drill or cutter bit auto-feed feature, enabling a lubrication system and enabling a mechanical adjustment system. An electric drill is coupled to the frame, the electric drill coupled to the auto-feed feature and electronically coupled to the user interfaces. A lubrication reservoir couples to a second permanent magnet capable of coupling the lubrication reservoir to a magnetic material or work surface. A flexible distribution tube delivers lubricant from the lubrication reservoir to a nozzle, the nozzle oriented towards the cutting surface and capable of distributing lubricating fluid to the cutting surface or rotating drill bit components during a drilling operation. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266106 | ROTATIONALLY DRIVEN MULTI-BEVEL STEP TOOL - A rotationally driven multi-bevel step tool comprises a plurality of single- or multi-edged cutting steps arranged in a staggered manner in a cutting and feeding direction, a number of flutes in each step corresponding to the number of cutting edges in each corresponding step, at least one web, and at least one swarf window. Flutes which are adjacent in the circumferential direction in each step are delimited from one another by at least one of the at least one web. The flutes which are adjacent in the circumferential direction, of two successive cutting steps, are connected to one another by at least one of the at least one swarf window, the at least one of the at least one swarf window penetrating the web located therebetween and being open on the circumferential side. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266107 | Drill and Drill Head with Drill Margin - A drill or drill head with a drill margin which comprises a margin extremity adjacent to a relief surface. The margin extremity is located outside of the cutting diameter. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266108 | DRILL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CUT WORKPIECES USING SAME - A drill includes a cutting section having a cylindrical shape and configured to be rotated about a rotation axis. The cutting section includes a first cutting section and a second cutting section, at a front end portion thereof, a first flute continuous with the first cutting section and extending helically around the rotation axis toward a rear end of the cutting section, and a second flute continuous with the second cutting section and extending helically around the rotation axis toward the rear end of the cutting section. The first cutting section includes a first inner cutting edge and a first outer cutting edge positioned closer to the outer peripheral surface than the first inner cutting edge and gradually inclined to the rear end of the cutting section toward the outer peripheral surface. The first inner cutting edge is positioned closer to the rear end of the cutting section than the inner end of the first outer cutting edge. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266109 | MACHINING JIG FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING WORKPIECE WITH RESPECT TO TOOL OF MACHINE TOOL AND MACHINING SYSTEM - A machining jig for rotatably supporting a workpiece comprising: a rotary drive part which rotates a seating part about a rotation axis, a clamp arm which has a rotary type clamp member which cooperates with the seating part to fasten a workpiece at a position separated from the seating part in a direction along the rotation axis of the seating part, a linear drive part which moves the clamp arm in a direction along a rotation axis, a position adjusting part which adjusts a position of the clamp arm in a plane intersecting the rotation axis, and a tilt adjusting part which adjusts a tilt of the clamp member so that a rotation axis of the clamp member becomes parallel with the rotation axis of the seating part. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266110 | KEY DUPLICATION MACHINE - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with a key duplication machine are described. In one embodiment, an assembly for duplicating a master key includes an optical imaging device, a logic, a clamping assembly, and a cutting member. The optical imaging device is capable of capturing an optical image of at least a portion of the master key. The logic is capable of determining a key pattern of the master key from the optical image of the master key. The clamping assembly is capable of clamping a key blank and the cutting member is capable of cutting a key pattern into said key blank. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266111 | MILLING CUTTER AND METHOD OF USE - A cutting head for a mill configured to rotate about an axis to remove material from a work piece includes a base surface, a side region connected to the base surface, and a top region connected to the side region. The top region defines a central area and a periphery. A plurality of top teeth are disposed on the top region. The top teeth have cutting edges configured to contact the work piece to remove material. Each cutting edge extends from the central area towards the periphery and includes an axially extending peak portion. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266112 | WEDGE CLAMP AND INSERT CARTRIDGE FOR CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool includes a pocket with a top wall, a bottom wall, a side wall and a rear wall. The cutting tool has an insert cartridge and a wedge clamp. The threaded member exerts a force vector in a radial direction when threaded into the wedge clamp to place the cutting tool in a locked condition, and the wedge clamp exerts a force vector into the body of the cutting tool radially inward of an adjacent pocket, thereby reducing deflection of the adjacent pocket when the cutting tool is placed in the locked condition. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266113 | END MILL WITH COOLANT HOLES - An end mill body comprises: bottom blades formed at ridgelines where gashes and tip flank faces intersect, the gashes are formed at the tips of chip discharge grooves. At least one of the bottom blades serves as a long bottom blade that extends toward an inner peripheral side longer than the remaining bottom blades. The end mill body also has coolant holes formed between the chip discharge grooves. A coolant hole which is located between a chip discharge groove of a gash and a chip discharge groove located behind the chip discharge groove in a rotational direction is open to the tip clearance face of the long bottom blade. A coolant hole which is located between the chip discharge groove of the gash and a chip discharge groove located in front of the chip discharge groove in the rotational direction is open to the gash of the long bottom blade. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266114 | METHOD FOR FACING SURFACES OF WORKPIECES - A method and a device for facing surfaces of workpieces, in particular made of light metal alloys, in which a cutting tool is moved in a feed direction relative to the surface and removes material at a defined thickness by cutting, wherein the cutting tool is moved in a defined feed direction with one or more cutter bars oriented substantially parallel to the surface. The cutter bars are always set at an angle of <90° but >0° with respect to the feed direction. In this way, surfaces with high surface quality can be produced, in particular for workpieces made of light metal, with cost-effective machining parameters. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266115 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC PIPE CUTTER - The semi-automatic pipe cutter is an electrically powered pipe cutter. The semi-automatic pipe cutter comprises a pipe cutter wheel, an electric motor, a plurality of wire cleaning brushes, a gearing system, a frame, a left pipe driver, a right pipe driver and a pipe channel. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266116 | LATERALLY SLIDING SAW - An assembly includes a table, a saw for cutting an associated workpiece, and a mount upon which the saw is mounted. The table has a length which is greater than its width. The saw has a blade which defines a cutting direction which is normal relative to the length of the table. The saw is mounted to the mount, and the mount is mounted to the table. The mount and saw translate laterally along the table in a direction parallel to said length of said table and normal to the cutting direction. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266117 | WORK CUTTING METHOD AND SINGLE-WIRE TYPE WIRE SAW - In a single-wire type wire saw, a work is fed relatively to a wire stretched between a pair of grooved guide rollers disposed in the same direction and the work is cut by traveling the wire. When a cutting-feeding direction changes during a cutting of the work, an operation shaft is moved along an arc around the center axis of the wire in a cutting area and simultaneously support arms are rotated around the operation shaft to thereby oppose the wire support direction of the pair of grooved guide rollers to the cutting-feeding direction. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266118 | Circular Saw Blade - A circular saw blade, in particular for the machining of non-metallic workpieces, includes a circular saw blade body and a plurality of saw teeth, wherein the saw teeth are attached to the periphery of the circular saw blade body. The saw teeth have at least one first saw tooth and at least one second saw tooth. The first saw tooth has a saw tooth geometry which is different than the second saw tooth. The first saw tooth has at least two cutting edges and the second saw tooth has at least two cutting edges. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266119 | Saw Blade with Alternatingly Oriented Teeth Groupings - A saw blade with alternatingly oriented teeth groupings has a plurality of forward-oriented teeth groupings which are oriented toward the front end of the blade and a plurality of rearward-oriented teeth groupings which are oriented toward the rear end of the blade. The forward-oriented teeth groupings and the rearward-oriented teeth groupings alternate along the cutting edge of the blade, and traverse a specified length along the cutting edge corresponding to the stroke length of the reciprocating saw the blade is to be utilized with. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266120 | REAMER - A reamer has a shank made of steel and a cutting body made of a harder material, wherein the cutting body forms the outer circumference of the reamer in the region of the workpiece side end and has all the cutting ribs. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266121 | GEAR GRINDING APPARATUS PROVIDING TOOL MODIFICATION FUNCTION - A gear grinding apparatus comprises a work-piece stand, a tool stand, a grinding wheel assembly and a modification assembly. The work-piece stand has a first shaft to hold and rotate an unmodified gear. The tool stand is movable along a first axial direction against the work-piece stand and includes a slide member. The grinding wheel assembly is located on the slide member to grind the unmodified gear. The modification assembly is located on the slide member above the grinding wheel assembly and includes a rotary member rotatably mounted on the slide member and having a second shaft rotatable about an axis intersecting the second axial direction at an angle smaller than ninety degrees, a trimmer and a movable arm interposed between the rotary member and trimmer. The trimmer has an oblique deviation displacement and a tool modification displacement. The invention formed can reduce production cost and shrink apparatus size. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266122 | WIRE ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS, WIRE ELECTRIC-DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD, AND CONTROL DEVICE - A control device of the wire electric-discharge machining apparatus includes a speed-ratio computing unit that calculates machining speed information related to a corner machining speed in a corner machining portion corresponding to an amount of machining in the corner machining portion, on the basis of NC data, a feedback machining-speed computing unit that calculates, as a feedback machining speed to be used for feedback control of wire electric-discharge machining, a machining speed corresponding to an inter-electrode state between a wire electrode and a workpiece measured during wire electric-discharge machining, and a multiplier that calculates a machining speed to be used for control of a machining device at a time of machining the corner machining portion, on the basis of the machining speed information and the feedback machining speed. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266123 | HEATING UNIT AND VACUUM WELDING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAME - A heating unit and a vacuum welding machine including the same are provided. The heating unit includes a cover body and a heating light source. An inward concave part is formed on a surface of the cover body. A reflecting surface is formed on a surface of the inward concave part. A water pipe is provided to penetrate the cover body to enable cooling water flowing therethrough to dissipate heat generated by the heating unit. The heating light includes a heating lamp tube disposed in the inward concave part, and is concentrated by the reflecting surface. Two top ends of the inward concave part are respectively disposed with a connecting part, such that two heating units are connected by the connecting part and then a plurality of heating units is merged as a heater of the vacuum welding machine to promote the heating and dissipating effects. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266124 | AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR ABRASIVE HARDFACING - Arc welding systems, apparatus and methods are for hardfacing are provided, including particle feeding apparatus. In one aspect the workpiece is moved in an oscillatory fashion while keeping the welding torch and the particulate delivery system stationary during at least a portion of welding pass. The welding torch and particulate delivery system may also be moved in a non-oscillatory fashion. Process speeds of about 18-30 in/min can be obtained with carbide incorporation of greater than 30% and uniform distribution. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266125 | FOOT PEDAL WITH ADVANCED CONTROLS - Systems, methods, and apparatus providing advanced controls in a foot pedal device used in arc welding. The foot pedal device is configured to interface with a welding power source and provide one or more selectable modes of operation, allowing an operator to control one or more waveform characteristics of an output welding waveform. The advanced control logic for controlling the one or more waveform characteristics resides in the foot pedal device and is responsive to a depressed position of the foot pedal device. Such a foot pedal device, having advanced controls, allows for the advanced, real-time control of the output of a simple welding power source during a welding process. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266126 | WELDING WIRE FEED SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a system is provided with a welding wire feeder that includes a first wheel having a first rotational direction, and a second wheel having a second rotational direction opposite from the first rotational direction. The first and second wheels are disposed compressively about a wire feed region, and the first and second wheels are drivingly coupled together to output substantially equal tangential speeds in the wire feed region. In addition, the first wheel, or the second wheel, or both the first and second wheels comprise a drive wheel directly coupled to a gear without separately coupling both the drive wheel and the gear to a shaft. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266127 | ARC WELDING APPARATUS WITH TRIGGER - There is disclosed an arc welding apparatus with an integrated trigger which is adapted to allow a consumable electrode rod or stick to be quickly replaced with a simple operating motion. In an embodiment, the integrated trigger is adapted to be operated by one hand to actuate a retention lever. The retention lever is pivotally mounted within a head stock or frame, and adapted to removably hold in position a consumable electrode rod during an arc welding operation. The pivotally mounted retention lever is connected to a resiliently compressible biasing means, such as a compression spring, which applies a rotating force against the pivotally mounted retention lever to hold the consumable electrode rod against an inner retention surface of the head stock. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266128 | DUAL-SPECTRUM DIGITAL IMAGING WELDING HELMET - Arc welding systems, methods, and apparatus that provide dual-spectrum, real-time viewable, enhanced user-discrimination between arc welding characteristics during an arc welding process. Welding headgear is configured to shield a user from harmful radiation and to include a digital camera or cameras to provide dual-spectrum (i.e., both visible spectrum and infrared spectrum) real-time digital video image frames. The welding headgear is also configured with an optical display assembly for displaying real-time digital video image frames to the user while wearing the headgear during an arc welding process. Image processing is performed on the visible and infrared spectrum video image frames to generate dual-spectrum video image frames providing an integrated and optimized view of both the visible and thermal characteristics of the arc welding process which can be viewed by the user on the optical display assembly in real time. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266129 | WELD ELECTRICAL AND GAS CONNECTOR WITH SEALED GAS FLOW - A weld electrical and gas connector with sealed gas flow is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a welding cable connector system includes a male connector having a conductive body for conveying welding power. The male connector includes a sealed passageway disposed coaxially of the conductive body for conveying shielding gas, and a gas sealing valve configured to seat to stop flow of shielding gas when the male connector is not engaged. The system also includes a female connector having a conductive body for conveying welding power. The female connector includes a sealed passageway disposed coaxially of the conductive body for conveying shielding gas, and a gas sealing valve configured to seat to stop flow of shielding gas when the female connector is not engaged. The male and female connectors are mutually engageable to conduct welding power and shielding gas therethrough. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266130 | HAND MANEUVERABLE WELDING GUN - A hand displaceable laser welding gun is configured with an elongated support column extending along a longitudinal axis and made from lightweight material. A support plate is displaceably mounted to the column while supporting thereon an optical head axially which is provided with optics. The optics is configured to direct a laser beam along a path towards a welding zone through a protective window of the optical head. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266131 | LASER WELDING INSPECTION APPARATUS AND LASER WELDING INSPECTION METHOD - Provided is a laser welding inspection apparatus capable of improving the accuracy for determining the welding defect. The laser welding inspection apparatus includes a head which irradiates a welded portion of a workpiece with a laser beam for inspection, an optical receiver which receives a return light of the laser beam for inspection from the welded portion, an optical system which adjusts at least a focal diameter of the laser beam for inspection applied to the welded portion and a region where the return light from the welded portion is recognized, and a controller which controls the optical system and determines, based on intensity of the return light, whether a welding defect exists in the welded portion. The controller controls the optical system so that a diameter of the region is not more than 1.5 times as large as the focal diameter. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266132 | LASER BEAM WELDING APPARATUS AND LASER BEAM WELDING METHOD - Provided is a laser beam welding apparatus capable of correctly detecting the beginning and the end of one welding point even in remote laser beam welding. The laser beam welding apparatus includes a head which irradiates a workpiece with a laser beam, an optical receiver which receives a reflected light of the laser beam from the workpiece, and a controller. The optical receiver receives only a laser beam and a plasma of the reflected light. The controller determines that one welding point begins when a time during which intensity of the reflected light is larger than or equal to a second set-intensity is longer than or equal to a first set-time, and determines that the one welding point ends when a time during which the intensity of the reflected light is smaller than or equal to a first set-intensity is longer than or equal to a second set-time. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266133 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF RETRACTING PROCESSING NOZZLE UPON DETECTION OF POWER OUTAGE - A laser processing apparatus including a processing nozzle for irradiating a workpiece with laser beam; an actuator for moving the processing nozzle relative to the workpiece; a distance detector for detecting a gap between the processing nozzle and the workpiece; a power abnormality detecting section for detecting an abnormality in electric power supplied from a power supply unit; a gap control section for controlling the actuator based on a detected value obtained by the distance detector, so as to perform a gap control for adjusting the gap to a target value, during execution of laser processing; and a change control section for maintaining the gap control in an enabled state until a power abnormality is detected by the power abnormality detecting section during execution of laser processing, and for disabling the gap control when a power abnormality is detected by the power abnormality detecting section during execution of laser processing. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266134 | FIBER LASER PROCESSING MACHINE, FIBER CONNECTION METHOD AND FIBER LASER OSCILLATOR - There is provided a fiber laser processing machine, a fiber connection method and a fiber laser oscillator that are capable of improving the beam quality. A fiber laser processing machine comprises: a processing machine body provided with a laser processing head for emitting laser beams; a fiber laser oscillator including a fiber laser module for generating the laser beams and a feeding fiber cable for collectively taking out the laser beams generated by the fiber laser module; and a process fiber cable for transmitting the laser beams taken out by the feeding fiber cable of the fiber laser oscillator to the laser processing head of the processing machine body. The feeding fiber cable and the process fiber cable are joined by fusion, and the feeding fiber cable and the process fiber cable have an equal core diameter. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266135 | Automated Vessel Manufacturing Process with Damage Resistant Walls - The present invention provides a novel method, device design and process for manufacturing aluminium floating vessels, such as ships, floating and fixed offshore platforms and boats, as well as land-based fluid and dry goods containers, which significantly reduces the labour costs involved, improves output quality, reduces production time and improves the damage resistance of said vessels. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266136 | WELDING ELECTRODE - An electrode ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266137 | LEAD-FREE AND ANTIMONY-FREE TIN SOLDER RELIABLE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - A lead-free, antimony-free tin solder which is reliable at high temperatures and comprises from 3.5 to 4.5 wt. % of silver, 2.5 to 4 wt. % of bismuth, 0.3 to 0.8 wt. % of copper, 0.03 to 1 wt. % nickel, 0.005 to 1 wt. % germanium, and a balance of tin, together with any unavoidable impurities. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266138 | Nickel-Iron-Phosphorus Brazing Alloys - Disclosed is a semi-amorphous, ductile brazing foil with a composition consisting essentially of Ni | 2015-09-24 |
20150266139 | Nickel-Iron-Phosphorus Brazing Alloys - Disclosed is a semi-amorphous, ductile brazing foil with a composition consisting essentially of Ni | 2015-09-24 |
20150266140 | Gas cylinder compression tool - A compression tool suited for aiding the installation of gas cylinders, especially for the underside of fold-and-roll tables. The tool comprises a generally C-shaped clamp subassembly having a lower jaw, an upper jaw, and an arm. A spindle is connected through the upper jaw, the spindle having a spindle lower end. An upper channel member, preferably U-shaped, is connected to the spindle lower end, the upper channel member configured to travel axially along the spindle and engage a first eyelet of a gas cylinder. A lower channel member, also preferably U-shaped, is connected to an outer end of the lower jaw in alignment with the upper channel member, the lower channel member configured to engage an opposing, second eyelet of the gas cylinder, wherein the gas cylinder is compressed and secured within the clamp subassembly and immobilized for installation. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266141 | FRANGIBLE SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY FIRE SPRINKLER VALVE ACTUATOR - A temperature-activated valve for a conventional fire sprinkler utilizing a hyperelastic single-crystal shape memory alloy is described. The shape-memory element expands as it is heated, forcing a bolt to break, thereby opening the sprinkler valve. The devices described are less susceptible to accidental breakage than conventional actuators, and have fewer moving parts. Transition temperature of the shape memory alloy can be tuned to a narrow range. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266142 | PISTON BORE UNDERCUT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A PISTON BORE UNDERCUT FOR A SERIES PROGRESSIVE DIVIDER VALVE - A series progressive divider valve comprises a valve body and pistons. The valve body comprises a fluid inlet, piston bores, outlet bores, porting and undercuts. The fluid inlet extends into an exterior of the valve body. The piston bores extend through the valve body from a first end to a second end. Each piston bores includes a piston. The outlet bores extend into the valve body, each outlet bores comprises a first set of outlet bores and a second set of outlet bores. The porting forms a plurality passageways connecting the piston bores to each other and with the outlet bores such that when high pressure fluid is applied to the inlet each of the pistons reciprocates from the first end to the second end in sequence. An undercut is located at an intersection between each passageway and piston bore. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266143 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBINE ASSEMBLY - A method for manufacturing a turbine assembly, which includes at least two aerofoils arranged adjacent towards each other and embodied as a twin vane segment, is provided. The method includes: processing the turbine assembly with a first protection technique providing a first protection for the at least two adjacent aerofoils, wherein at least one region of one aerofoil remains unprocessed; pre-processing of the at least one region that will remain unprocessed or post-processing of the at least one region that remained unprocessed with a second protection technique to provide a second protection for the at least one region of the one aerofoil, wherein the first and the second protection techniques differ from one another. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266144 | Method for Manufacturing a Heat Exchanger Containing a Phase-Change Material, Exchanger Obtained and Uses at High Temperatures - The invention relates to a heat-exchanger module ( | 2015-09-24 |
20150266145 | AIR INTAKE SEPARATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An air intake separator system includes a plurality of vanes adapted to remove fluid or precipitation from an air stream, wherein the vanes are operably coupled to tubular rods with an interference fit. Applying an elevated temperature heat transfer fluid to the plurality of vanes removes fluid or precipitation from an air stream in order to prevent ice formation. Likewise, applying a lower temperature heat transfer fluid can cool the vanes. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266146 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES - A method of manufacturing a heat transfer system is provided that includes preparing a heat conducting array by perforating at least a portion of the heat conducting array, placing the heat conducting array around foam elements, and forming the structural assembly under heat and pressure. A material of the foam elements extends through the perforated portion of the heat conducting array during the forming step. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266147 | System and Method for Assembly Manufacturing - A system for assembly manufacturing may include at least one tacking cell configured to perform at least one tack fastening operation on a workpiece, at least one fastening cell configured to perform at least one final fastening operation on the workpiece and a material-handling system linking the tacking cell and the fastening cell, wherein the material-handling system positions the workpiece within the tacking cell and wherein the material-handling system transfers the workpiece from the tacking cell to the fastening cell. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266148 | VERTICAL MACHINING CENTER - A vertical machining center includes a table, a tool spindle, an angle tool holder, a tool unclamping operation device, and a tool changer. The angle tool holder includes a shank, a spindle, a housing, a collet, a draw bar, and a spring mechanism. The shank has a shank axis and is rotatable around the shank axis. The spindle has a spindle axis perpendicular to the shank axis and is rotatable around the spindle axis. The tool unclamping operation device includes an angle tool holder rest, a hydraulic piston, and a restrictor. The angle tool holder is to be placed on the angle tool holder rest. The restrictor is disposed on the angle tool holder rest to restrict a portion of the angle tool holder and to receive force in a direction of the spindle axis which is generated in a case where the hydraulic piston presses the draw bar. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266149 | MACHINE TOOL - A machining center includes: a main spindle to which a tool is detachably attachable; a table on which to place a workplace; a tool magazine in which multiple pots for detachably holding tools are disposed; and a tool exchanger for exchanging the tools between the pots of the tool magazine and the main spindle. The machining center includes a long tool storing apparatus configured to store a long tool with a length longer than those of the tools stored in the tool magazine, and deliver the long tool to one of the pots of the tool magazine. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266150 | TOOL CHANGING METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL - A tool changing method for a machine tool configured to machine a workpiece with a long tool by three-dimensionally moving the long tool and the workpiece relative to each other, the long tool being detachably provided to a spindle, the workpiece being placed on a table, the tool changing method including: transporting the long tool in such a way as to place the long tool onto the table with a long-tool supporting base therebetween by using a gantry loader configured to transport the workpiece in such a way as to place the workpiece onto the table; and then three-dimensionally moving the table and the spindle relative to each other to thereby attach the long tool to the spindle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266151 | TOOL CHANGING METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOL - A tool changing method for a machining center configured to machine a workpiece with a long tool by three-dimensionally moving the long tool and the workpiece relative to each other, the long tool being detachably provided to a spindle, the workpiece being placed on a table with a pallet therebetween, the tool changing method including: transporting a pallet on which the long tool is placed, in such a way as to arrange the pallet on table of the machining center by using an automated guided vehicle configured to transport the pallet; and then three-dimensionally moving the pallet and the spindle relative to each to thereby attach the long tool to the spindle. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266152 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROTECTING PROCESS FACE AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF ABNORMAL LOAD - A motor control apparatus controlling a motor driving a machine tool includes, an abnormal load detecting unit that detects an abnormal load by monitoring a load of the motor, a retract amount storing unit that stores a plurality of retract amounts used when the machine tool performs a retract operation in response to detection of an abnormal load by the abnormal load detecting unit, a retract amount switching unit that switches a retract amount selected from the plurality of retract amounts in accordance with a result of determination of whether the machine tool is processing or not, and a retract amount adding unit that adds a retract amount selected by switching of the retract amount switching unit to an instruction value indicative of a movement amount of the machine tool. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266153 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool includes a spindle device; a shutter which is disposed between a tool magazine disposed over a machining chamber and the machining chamber, and is capable of opening and closing; a tool exchange device; and a tool breakage detecting device to detect whether a tool indexed to a tool detecting position of the tool magazine has breakage or not, and performs a return step of returning a first tool to the tool magazine with use of the tool exchange device; an attachment step of attaching a second tool to the spindle device; and a breakage detecting step of rotatively moving the first tool returned to the tool magazine to the tool detecting position and detecting breakage of the first tool with use of the tool breakage detecting device, after the shutter is closed. This constitution can prevent erroneous detection and improve the operational efficiency of the machine tool. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266154 | Method for sharpening cutting edges - A small diameter rod of sintered fine-grain and high-purity alumina rotated around its axis against the cutting edge of an instrument provides superior cutting edges with a minimum reduction of the surface of the instrument. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266155 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLISHED-ARTICLE - A grinding apparatus | 2015-09-24 |
20150266156 | WORKING HEAD MOVING DEVICE - The working head moving device adopted in the working apparatus for machining workpiece supported by the work setting section having the underside-abutting portion and the side-abutting portion can maintain proper machining conditions with adaptability to decrease in size of workpiece entailed by proceeding of machining, can perform machining on workpiece with high uniformity and precision, and can move the working head without causing damage to workpiece. There is provided the head moving system for moving the working head between the working-state position and the retracted-state position, and the head moving system has the trunnion support portion which allows the working head to rock about its oscillation axis perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotary tool when the working head is pressed against workpiece in conformity with decrease of workpiece size entailed by proceeding of machining, thereby maintaining the angle of intersection of workpiece-contacted surface and the rotation axis invariant. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266157 | PROCESSING OF THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PARTS - A system for post-print processing of 3D printed parts includes an automated breakout system for separating 3D printed parts from printing media in a tray and a vibratory media cleaning system for removing printing media from the 3D printed parts. The automated breakout system includes a tray input mechanism, a bed including a first end disposed adjacent the tray input mechanism, the bed including one or more passageways configured to pass printing media through the bed, a vibration generator coupled to the bed and configured to vibrate the bed, and a part terminator disposed adjacent a second end of the bed. The vibratory media cleaning system include a vibratory bin, a vibration generator coupled to the vibratory bin and configured to vibrate the vibratory bin, an automated parts loader configured to introduce 3D printed parts to be cleaned into the bin, and an automated parts removal mechanism. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266158 | PROCESSING OF THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PARTS - A system for post-print processing of 3D printed parts includes an automated breakout system for separating 3D printed parts from printing media in a tray and a vibratory media cleaning system for removing printing media from the 3D printed parts. The automated breakout system includes a tray input mechanism, a bed including a first end disposed adjacent the tray input mechanism, the bed including one or more passageways configured to pass printing media through the bed, a vibration generator coupled to the bed and configured to vibrate the bed, and a part terminator disposed adjacent a second end of the bed. The vibratory media cleaning system include a vibratory bin, a vibration generator coupled to the vibratory bin and configured to vibrate the vibratory bin, an automated parts loader configured to introduce 3D printed parts to be cleaned into the bin, and an automated parts removal mechanism. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266159 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD - The polishing device includes an edge chamber that presses the surface to be polished against the polishing pad by pressing a back side of the surface to be polished of the wafer, a thickness measuring unit that estimates a remaining film profile of the surface to be polished of the wafer in realtime during polishing, and a closed loop control device that controls a pressing force on the back side of the surface to be polished by the edge chamber in accordance with a measurement result by the thickness measuring unit during polishing. The closed loop control device controls not only the pressing by the edge chamber during polishing, but also the pressure of a retainer ring as a periphery of the edge chamber affecting the pressing of the surface to be polished against the polishing pad. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266160 | POLISHING PAD WITH GROOVED FOUNDATION LAYER AND POLISHING SURFACE LAYER - Polishing pads with grooved foundation layers and polishing surface layers are described. In an example, a polishing pad for polishing a substrate includes a foundation layer having a pattern of grooves disposed therein. A continuous polishing surface layer is attached to the pattern of grooves of the foundation layer. In another example, a polishing pad for polishing a substrate includes a foundation layer with a surface having a pattern of protrusions disposed thereon. Each protrusion has a top surface and sidewalls. A non-continuous polishing surface layer is attached to the foundation layer and includes discrete portions. Each discrete portion is attached to the top surface of a corresponding one of the protrusions of the foundation layer. Methods of fabricating polishing pads with a polishing surface layer bonded to a grooved foundation layer are also described. | 2015-09-24 |
20150266161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER JET CUTTING - To control cutting process with cutting quality to obtain product without any uncut portion on a corner portion, and to respond to a change in cutting speed. Water jet cutting performed by: inputting a cutting program, set cutting speed, cutting parameters; calculating cutting speed matching the cutting quality; calculating cutting shape from the cutting program and dividing the cutting shape into a linear portion and a corner portion; calculating a corner cutting speed for the corner portion on the basis of a shape of the corner portion within range from the calculation cutting speed to the set cutting speed, set cutting speed equal to or higher than the calculation cutting speed; set cutting speed and the corner cutting speed to the linear portion and the corner portion, respectively, in the cutting program; moving the nozzle relative to the workpiece on the basis of the cutting program assigned with cutting speeds. | 2015-09-24 |