Shinya Kondo

Title: Shinya Kondo: Inventor of a Precision Centering Tool.

Introduction

Shinya Kondo is an inventor associated with NSK Corporation in Fujisawa, Japan. His work includes a patented centering system designed to position circular workpieces accurately during manufacturing.

Latest Patents

The provided information identifies one patent associated with Kondo: “Centering Tool, Centering Device, Machine Tool, Method of Centering Circular Workpiece, Circular Workpiece Manufacturing Method, Ring Member Manufacturing Method, Bearing Manufacturing Method, Machine Manufacturing Method, Vehicle Manufacturing Method, and Program.”

The invention describes a centering tool with a shank, a rotatably supported member, two spaced contacts, and an integrated displacement sensor. The contacts touch the circular workpiece’s peripheral surface, while the sensor detects displacement between them. This arrangement helps center the workpiece by pushing it toward the rotation center of a rotary table.

Career Highlights

Kondo’s listed patent connects precision measurement and workpiece positioning with manufacturing processes. Its described applications extend to producing circular workpieces, rings, bearings, machines, and vehicles. The supplied information associates him with 1 patent.

Collaborations

Kondo is associated with NSK Corporation, a company whose manufacturing activities include bearings and related technologies. The available details do not specify additional collaborators or the inventor’s particular role at the company.

Conclusion

Shinya Kondo’s patented centering technology combines mechanical contacts with displacement sensing to support accurate positioning of circular workpieces in manufacturing.