Patents by Inventor Akio NIU
Akio NIU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10953537Abstract: A robot includes a base, a robot arm including a first arm provided on the base and rotating around a first rotation axis, a first motor provided in the first arm and configured to rotate the first arm, a control board provided on an inside of the base and configured to control driving of the robot arm, and a power supply board provided on the inside of the base and configured to supply electric power to the control board. The robot includes a first driving board configured to drive the first motor on the basis of a command of the control board. The first driving board is provided in the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventor: Akio Niu
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Patent number: 10940595Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base and a robot arm connected to the base, a motor that is provided inside the robot main body and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the robot main body, a power supply board that supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the robot main body includes a suction hole from which a pipe to which a suction device for sucking gas inside the robot main body is connected is detachable.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Inventors: Akio Niu, Masaru Takahashi, Takuya Owa, Yoshinobu Goto
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Patent number: 10836033Abstract: A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base and rotating around a rotation axis, a control board provided on an inside of the base and configured to control driving of the arm, a power supply board provided on the inside of the base and configured to supply electric power to the control board, and a main substrate provided on the inside of the base detachably from the base and configured to support the control board and the power supply board.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Akio Niu
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Patent number: 10737399Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base including a first casing and a robot arm connected to the base and including a second casing, a motor that is provided inside the second casing and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the first casing, a power supply board that is provided inside the first casing and supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the first casing is constituted with a plurality of members, a first sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the first casing, and the second casing is constituted with a plurality of members, and a second sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the second casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akio Niu, Masaru Takahashi, Takuya Owa, Yoshinobu Goto
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Patent number: 10688659Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm that rotates around a first rotation axis, a second arm that rotates around a second rotation axis extending in a direction different than the first rotation axis, a third arm that rotates around a third rotation axis extending in a direction parallel to the second rotation axis, a first inertia sensor at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor at the third arm, a first angle sensor at a first drive source, a third angle sensor at a third drive source, and the drive sources rotate the respective arms. Angular velocities from the first inertia sensor and the first angle sensor are fed back to a first drive source control unit. Angular velocities from the second (a) inertia sensor and the third angle sensor are fed back to a second drive source control unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Akio Niu
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Publication number: 20190099901Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base and a robot arm connected to the base, a motor that is provided inside the robot main body and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the robot main body, a power supply board that supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the robot main body includes a suction hole from which a pipe to which a suction device for sucking gas inside the robot main body is connected is detachable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Akio NIU, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Takuya OWA, Yoshinobu GOTO
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Publication number: 20190099880Abstract: A robot includes an arm, a driving source including a turning output shaft and configured to generate a driving force for turning the arm, an output member configured to turn together with the output shaft, and a braking mechanism including a friction plate configured to turn together with the output shaft and moving in an axial direction of the output shaft, the braking mechanism braking the turning of the output shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventor: Akio NIU
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Publication number: 20190099900Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base including a first casing and a robot arm connected to the base and including a second casing, a motor that is provided inside the second casing and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the first casing, a power supply board that is provided inside the first casing and supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the first casing is constituted with a plurality of members, a first sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the first casing, and the second casing is constituted with a plurality of members, and a second sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the second casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Akio NIU, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Takuya OWA, Yoshinobu GOTO
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Publication number: 20190099881Abstract: A robot includes a base, a robot arm including a first arm provided on the base and rotating around a first rotation axis, a first motor provided in the first arm and configured to rotate the first arm, a control board provided on an inside of the base and configured to control driving of the robot arm, and a power supply board provided on the inside of the base and configured to supply electric power to the control board. The robot includes a first driving board configured to drive the first motor on the basis of a command of the control board. The first driving board is provided in the first arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventor: Akio NIU
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Publication number: 20190099883Abstract: A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base and rotating around a rotation axis, a control board provided on an inside of the base and configured to control driving of the arm, a power supply board provided on the inside of the base and configured to supply electric power to the control board, and a main substrate provided on the inside of the base detachably from the base and configured to support the control board and the power supply board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventor: Akio NIU
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Patent number: 10232517Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm having a first member rotatably provided on a base, a second member rotatably provided on the first member, a third member rotatably provided on the second member, and a fourth member rotatably provided on the third member. The fourth member has an arm rotatable about a rotation axis in an axis direction different from an axis direction of a rotation axis of the first member with respect to the base. In a first state, the first member, the second member, and the third member overlap. In a second state, at least one of a distal end of the robot arm and an end effector provided on the distal end of the robot arm overlaps with the second member.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kazushige Akaha, Kazuto Yoshimura, Hiroaki Fujimori, Akio Niu
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Patent number: 10220508Abstract: A robot includes a curved arm including a first member, a second member, and a coupling member and bending in a longitudinal direction, the first member couples to a distal end of the coupling member in the longitudinal direction, and the second member couples to a base end of the coupling member in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masato Yokota, Jun Sakurada, Akio Niu
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Patent number: 9999974Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada
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Publication number: 20180065251Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm that rotates around a first rotation axis, a second arm that rotates around a second rotation axis extending in a direction different than the first rotation axis, a third arm that rotates around a third rotation axis extending in a direction parallel to the second rotation axis, a first inertia sensor at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor at the third arm, a first angle sensor at a first drive source, a third angle sensor at a third drive source, and the drive sources rotate the respective arms. Angular velocities from the first inertia sensor and the first angle sensor are fed back to a first drive source control unit. Angular velocities from the second (a) inertia sensor and the third angle sensor are fed back to a second drive source control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Akio NIU
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Patent number: 9895800Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm which is rotatable around a first rotating axis with respect to the base, a second arm which is rotatable around a second rotating axis orthogonal to the first rotating axis, a third arm which is rotatable around a third rotating axis parallel to the second rotating axis, a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm, and a second angular velocity sensor provided in the third arm. The angle between a detection axis of the first angular velocity sensor and the first rotating axis is a predetermined first angle. The angle between a detection axis of the second angular velocity sensor and the second rotating axis is a predetermined second angle.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Asada, Akio Niu, Hiroaki Hosomi
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Patent number: 9868209Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada
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Patent number: 9844875Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm that rotates around a first rotation axis, a second arm that rotates around a second rotation axis extending in a direction different than the first rotation axis, a third arm that rotates around a third rotation axis extending in a direction parallel to the second rotation axis, a first inertia sensor at the first arm, a second (a) inertia sensor at the third arm, a first angle sensor at a first drive source, a third angle sensor at a third drive source, and the drive sources rotate the respective arms. Angular velocities from the first inertia sensor and the first angle sensor are fed back to a first drive source control unit. Angular velocities from the second (a) inertia sensor and the third angle sensor are fed back to a second drive source control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Akio Niu
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Publication number: 20170334068Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Akio NIU, Atsushi ASADA
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Patent number: 9757864Abstract: A robot includes an nth arm (n is a natural number), an (n+1)th arm rotatably supported with respect to the nth arm, and a connection destination selection part that can select a connection destination of a cable routing present inside of the nth arm from a cable routing present outside of the nth arm and a cable routing present inside of the (n+1)th arm.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akio Niu, Sho Nakano
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Patent number: 9757860Abstract: A robot includes a plurality of joints including a first joint and a second joint that rotates in a direction different from a rotation direction of the first joint, a plurality of arm members including a first arm member provided to be rotatable with respect to a base via the first joint, and a first angular velocity sensor provided in the first arm member or the first joint. A first inertial sensor is provided in the first arm member (or a portion that rotates together with the first arm member in the first joint). The plurality of joints are controlled on the basis of an output of the first inertial sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada