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).

  • Patent number: 10953537
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Akio Niu
  • Patent number: 10940595
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Akio Niu, Masaru Takahashi, Takuya Owa, Yoshinobu Goto
  • Patent number: 10836033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Akio Niu
  • Patent number: 10737399
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Niu, Masaru Takahashi, Takuya Owa, Yoshinobu Goto
  • Patent number: 10688659
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Akio Niu
  • Publication number: 20190099901
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Akio NIU, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Takuya OWA, Yoshinobu GOTO
  • Publication number: 20190099880
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Akio NIU
  • Publication number: 20190099900
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Akio NIU, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Takuya OWA, Yoshinobu GOTO
  • Publication number: 20190099881
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Akio NIU
  • Publication number: 20190099883
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Akio NIU
  • Patent number: 10232517
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushige Akaha, Kazuto Yoshimura, Hiroaki Fujimori, Akio Niu
  • Patent number: 10220508
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Yokota, Jun Sakurada, Akio Niu
  • Patent number: 9999974
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada
  • Publication number: 20180065251
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Akio NIU
  • Patent number: 9895800
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Asada, Akio Niu, Hiroaki Hosomi
  • Patent number: 9868209
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada
  • Patent number: 9844875
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Akio Niu
  • Publication number: 20170334068
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro GOMI, Masaki MOTOYOSHI, Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Akio NIU, Atsushi ASADA
  • Patent number: 9757864
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Niu, Sho Nakano
  • Patent number: 9757860
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Gomi, Masaki Motoyoshi, Shunsuke Toshimitsu, Akio Niu, Atsushi Asada