Patents by Inventor Kenji Kamakura

Kenji Kamakura 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: 9936620
    Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes a component supply device that intermittently feeds a carrier tape, in which components are stored in a plurality of pockets formed with a uniform pitch, based on a predetermined feed pitch to supply the components stored in the pockets to a component suction position, and picks up the components supplied to the component suction position to mount the components onto a board, an imaging unit that images the pockets, and a control unit that measures a formation pitch of the pockets based on obtained image data, and changes a feed pitch of the carrier tape from the predetermined feed pitch to the formation pitch of the pockets when the measured formation pitch of the pockets and the predetermined feed pitch are different from each other, and the component supply device intermittently feeds the carrier tape based on the changed feed pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taisuke Mori, Kenji Kamakura, Hideaki Kato
  • Patent number: 9310789
    Abstract: A component verification method includes a component ID reading process of reading a component ID corresponding to a stored component of a subsequent tape, a tape insertion detecting process of detecting that the subsequent tape has been inserted into a tape feeder, a feeder specifying process of specifying a tape feeder in which the insertion of the subsequent tape has been detected, a component verifying process of verifying whether or not a correspondence relationship between the read component ID and the specified tape feeder is correct, and a re-verification requesting process of requesting re-execution of the verification to a worker if it is detected that the subsequent tape has fallen from the tape feeder after the component verifying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLCTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junkei Shimizu, Kazunori Kanai, Tatsuo Yamamura, Kenji Kamakura
  • Publication number: 20160029521
    Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes a component supply device that intermittently feeds a carrier tape, in which components are stored in a plurality of pockets formed with a uniform pitch, based on a predetermined feed pitch to supply the components stored in the pockets to a component suction position, and picks up the components supplied to the component suction position to mount the components onto a board, an imaging unit that images the pockets, and a control unit that measures a formation pitch of the pockets based on obtained image data, and changes a feed pitch of the carrier tape from the predetermined feed pitch to the formation pitch of the pockets when the measured formation pitch of the pockets and the predetermined feed pitch are different from each other, and the component supply device intermittently feeds the carrier tape based on the changed feed pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Taisuke MORI, Kenji KAMAKURA, Hideaki KATO
  • Publication number: 20150212503
    Abstract: A component verification method includes a component ID reading process of reading a component ID corresponding to a stored component of a subsequent tape, a tape insertion detecting process of detecting that the subsequent tape has been inserted into a tape feeder, a feeder specifying process of specifying a tape feeder in which the insertion of the subsequent tape has been detected, a component verifying process of verifying whether or not a correspondence relationship between the read component ID and the specified tape feeder is correct, and a re-verification requesting process of requesting re-execution of the verification to a worker if it is detected that the subsequent tape has fallen from the tape feeder after the component verifying process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Junkei SHIMIZU, Kazunori KANAI, Tatsuo YAMAMURA, Kenji KAMAKURA
  • Patent number: 6754549
    Abstract: The present invention allows a parts remaining number to be efficiently controlled using adaptability check result of an electronic part added during operation, and allows the electronic part to be mounted without mistake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mori, Takaaki Yokoi, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Kenji Kamakura
  • Publication number: 20020099468
    Abstract: The present invention allows a parts remaining number to be efficiently controlled using adaptability check result of an electronic part added during operation, and allows the electronic part to be mounted without mistake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Elec. Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Mori, Takaaki Yokoi, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Kenji Kamakura