Patents Assigned to Heian Corporation
  • Patent number: 6880695
    Abstract: A board process unit includes end supports, pulleys rotatably mounted on the end supports, a carrying belt extending around the pulleys for holding a process board, two parallel screw shafts mounted at opposite sides of the carrying belt, a servomotor for rotating the screw shafts, two moving members each having a boss engaging a screw shaft, first cylinders mounted on the moving members, grasping members mounted relative to the moving members by the cylinders for movement toward and away from the moving members, such that both ends of the carrying belt are adapted to be grasped by the grasping members by moving the cylinders respectively mounted on the moving members, pushing rollers for pushing a process board positioned on the carrying belt, second cylinders for moving the pushing rollers into engagement with the process board, and a processing unit for processing the process board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hirotoshi Kubota, Yoshiyuki Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20050011731
    Abstract: A board process unit includes end supports, pulleys rotatably mounted on the end supports, a carrying belt extending around the pulleys for holding a process board, two parallel screw shafts mounted at opposite sides of the carrying belt, a servomotor for rotating the screw shafts, two moving members each having a boss engaging a screw shaft, first cylinders mounted on the moving members, grasping members mounted relative to the moving members by the cylinders for movement toward and away from the moving members, such that both ends of the carrying belt are adapted to be grasped by the grasping members by moving the cylinders respectively mounted on the moving members, pushing rollers for pushing a process board positioned on the carrying belt, second cylinders for moving the pushing rollers into engagement with the process board, and a processing unit for processing the process board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: Heian Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hirotoshi Kubota, Yoshiyuki Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 6712197
    Abstract: A process board is moved, positioned and processed by first and second upper conveyers and first and second lower conveyers, and a tool of a head is moved between the first upper and lower conveyers and the second upper and lower conveyers such that the first and second upper conveyers and the first and second lower conveyers are not damaged by the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Kubota, Hiroyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6607336
    Abstract: Long support members are mounted on a table and are moved in the direction of a width of the table, rule stopper frames are moved and pad frames are fixed on long support members, or rule stopper frames are fixed and pad frames are moved on long support members, and the long support members are moved according to the length and width of a process board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Yukitomo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6386805
    Abstract: Long support members are mounted on a table and are moved in the direction of a width of the table, rule stopper frames and pad frames are moved on long support members, such that a rectangular process board or a process board having a curved edge are positioned and held by suction on suction pads on the long support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Yukitomo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20010027706
    Abstract: A processing machine wherein oil micro-fog is supplied to an upper bearing and a lower bearing of a rotary shaft of a head through a supply pipe from an oil micro-fog supply device. The upper bearing is isolated from the atmosphere by a bearing cover and the lower bearing is isolated from the atmosphere by an isolator. The oil micro-fog supply to the upper bearing and the lower bearing is collected by a collecting pipe, a collecting passage of the head and a collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 6033165
    Abstract: A numerical controlled router having a housing mounted on a support structure wherein an opening of the housing is formed in front of a head structure and a table support member is provided outside of the housing, a suction table is rotatably supported by the table support member, and a table rotating cylinder for rotating the suction table extends through a cut-out portion of the table support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 5944079
    Abstract: A numerical controlled router is enclosed by a housing mounted on a support structure wherein the housing has an opening formed in front of a router head structure. Bearings are provided outside of the housing.A rotatable shaft is rotatably supported by the bearings and two suction tables are attached to the rotary shaft and the table can be inclined by rotary cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 5603149
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for operating a numerical control router in which two processing tables are employed such that when a process board on one table is being processed, another process board may be loaded on to the second table and when processing is complete the first and second tables exchange positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 5486746
    Abstract: A positioning rule stopper apparatus used use in a numerical control router, includes a supporting bed; first and second rails mounted on the bed at right angles to each other; a head structure including a process head having a motor with a rotary shaft on which a tool can be fixed; a suction table with short and long outer sides, mounted on the second rail for holding a sacrifice board and a process board thereon; a first stopper holder fixed to the bed at one short outer side of the suction table; first rule stoppers for the sacrifice and process boards in common; first cylinders mounted on the first stopper holder for moving the rule stoppers to position short sides of the sacrifice and process boards with respect to the suction table; first confirming contact limit switches for confirming the position of the short sides of the boards; a second stopper holder fixed to the bed at one longer outer side of the suction table; second and third rule stoppers for the sacrifice board and process board, respectivel
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5409347
    Abstract: A connecting member is connected to a working arm of a robot body, a first member is fixed to the connecting member and a second member is attached to the first member to move in one direction. A first cylinder is attached to the second member to rectify the motion of the first member to the second member and a base member is attached to the second member to move at a right angle to the motion of the first member. A second cylinder is attached to the base member for rectifying the motion of the second member to the base member. Supporting bars are attached to the base member and a plurality of suction pads are attached to the supporting bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5333526
    Abstract: A running saw system includes a carry portion having a plurality of rails, each rail having a plurality of rollers, a carry conveyor which carries the slab from an entrance port on the carry portion to the rails, the carry conveyor being attached to an entrance port of the carry portion, a rule plate attached to one side of the carry portion in parallel to the rails for setting a position of the slab, and a moving hook portion having hooks for supporting a rear edge of the slab and for intermittently moving the slab on the rails by only a predetermined distance; a traverse cut portion including a clamp for clamping a slab carried by the moving hook portion, and a cut saw for traversely cutting a front edge of the slab by only a predetermined width; a discharge conveyor for carrying this cut slab in a carrying direction and being attached near the traversed cut portion; a traverse conveyor which carries the cut slab in a direction traverse to the carrying direction of the discharge conveyor and which is attach
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Yukitomo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5333370
    Abstract: A supply conveyer carries to a supply position a pallet on which process boards and a sacrifice board fitting the process board are stacked, and after a robot positions the sacrifice board at a predetermined position of a suction table, the robot positions the process board on the sacrifice board in order. A numerical control router processes the process boards on the sacrifice board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Yukitomo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5326200
    Abstract: Press members are fixed to operating shafts of cylinders and guides attached to supporting portions are fixed to a supporting frame and suction ducts are fixed to cylinders provided with the supporting frame. The press members are driven to suck a sacrifice board and a process board which are not flat on a suction table. The suction ducts are driven to remove chips and dust on the table, the sacrifice board and the process board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5323821
    Abstract: A suction table has a compartment for sucking a sacrifice board in periphery and a compartment for sucking a process board in inner portion. Therefore, when the process board is positioned on the sacrifice board, the air is not leaked from suction holes of the sacrifice board for sucking the process board and suction loss is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5320481
    Abstract: A carry pallet is disclosed which has a plurality of supporting members attached to the periphery of a pallet base, sacrifice board carrying portions are mounted on the upper portions of the supporting members and stop plates are arranged on the carrying portions. When process boards and a sacrifice board are arranged on the pallet, the sacrifice board is carried on the carrying portions of the carry pallet without contact with the stack of process boards without shifting and falling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Heian Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuyoshi Suzuki