Hideki Sasaki

Title: Hideki Sasaki: Inventor of an Optical Safety Device for Press Brakes.

Introduction

Hideki Sasaki is an inventor associated with Kanagawa, Japan, and Amada Company, Limited. His work includes an invention focused on optical safety and workpiece detection for press brakes. The available information lists 1 patent associated with him.

Latest Patents

Sasaki is named on the patent “Optical Safety Device, Press Brake, and Workpiece Detection Method.” The invention describes a system that samples the amount of light received by a beam receiver at set intervals. It detects whether a monitoring beam is blocked by comparing the received amount against a threshold.

The system can switch from normal to high sensitivity during initial bending operations specified by a processing program, when the beam receiver is below a predetermined height. This approach is designed to improve detection of beam shielding in the stated operating conditions.

Career Highlights

Sasaki’s listed patent connects his inventive work with industrial press-brake safety and optical detection. His association with Amada Company, Limited places the invention in the context of equipment used for metalworking.

Collaborations

Kanehide Amano and Takayuki Aoki are identified as Sasaki’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated with him on this invention.

Conclusion

Hideki Sasaki’s listed invention applies optical sensing and adjustable detection sensitivity to press-brake safety, reflecting a focused contribution to industrial equipment technology.