Patents by Inventor Masashi Matsumori
Masashi Matsumori 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: 10542648Abstract: A tape feeder (part feeding device) includes a main body including a transporting passage for guiding a part feeding tape to a part removing position, a conveyor for positioning a storage of the part feeding tape which is inserted to the transporting passage to the part removing position, and a part detector for detecting the part stored in the storage in the transporting passage at the upstream side of the part removing position. The transporting passage includes a travelling surface for supporting the part feeding tape from underneath, a pair of side guides for guiding two side surfaces of the part feeding tape, and a squeezed portion in which a distance between the pair of side guides is gradually reduced from the upstream side of the part detector toward a part detecting position of the part detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Takashi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10405470Abstract: A part feeding device of the present disclosure includes a main body; a conveyor; and a part detector. At a position further upstream than the part detector, the transporting passage includes a guide surface for guiding the lower surface of the part feeding tape, and a ceiling surface which faces the guide surface and is positioned at a position upwardly apart from the guide surface by the dimension larger than the thickness of the part feeding tape having the maximum thickness to be used in the part feeding device. The transporting passage includes a partial guide surface which supports the lower surface of the part feeding tape, and the partial guide surface includes an approaching portion approaching a ceiling surface in a downstream direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Takashi Nakamura, Kazunori Ishikawa, Kozo Odawara
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Patent number: 10225969Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus transports a component supply tape having accommodation sections in which electronic components are accommodated and that supplies each of the electronic components accommodated in each of the accommodation sections to a component mounting apparatus. The electronic component supply apparatus includes a component depletion determining unit that determines that the electronic components are depleted in the component supply tape when a determination result of a component presence/absence determining unit is “absence” or determination results of the component presence/absence determining unit are “absence” a plurality of consecutive times; and a tape discharge processing unit that causes a component supply tape transport unit to transport the depleted component supply tape to a discharge port after a final component is picked up at a component picking-up position after the component depletion determining unit determines component depletion.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Takashi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20190037740Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus that transports a component supply tape which has accommodation sections and sprocket holes and which accommodates an electronic component in each of the accommodation sections and is covered with a cover tape, to a component picking-up position and that supplies the electronic component to a component mounting apparatus, the electronic component supply apparatus includes a sprocket hole detecting unit that detects a sprocket hole on the upstream side on a transport path from the component picking-up position; an electronic component detecting unit that detects an electronic component accommodated in the accommodation section on the transport path on the upstream side from the component picking-up position; and a component presence/absence determining unit that determines presence or absence of an electronic component in the accommodation section based on information from the sprocket hole detecting unit and information from the electronic component detecting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 10123468Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus that transports a component supply tape which has accommodation sections and sprocket holes and which accommodates an electronic component in each of the accommodation sections and is covered with a cover tape, to a component picking-up position and that supplies the electronic component to a component mounting apparatus, the electronic component supply apparatus includes a sprocket hole detecting unit that detects a sprocket hole on the upstream side on a transport path from the component picking-up position; an electronic component detecting unit that detects an electronic component accommodated in the accommodation section on the transport path on the upstream side from the component picking-up position; and a component presence/absence determining unit that determines presence or absence of an electronic component in the accommodation section based on information from the sprocket hole detecting unit and information from the electronic component detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Takashi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10112418Abstract: A part detecting device of a carrier tape includes a transporting passage, a part detector, and a biasing mechanism that presses the part detector against the carrier tape inside the transporting passage. The carrier tape is transported to the transporting passage. The part detector detects parts stored in storages which are formed on the carrier tape passing through the transporting passage at regular intervals.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Takashi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10000352Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus that transports a component supply tape which has accommodation sections and sprocket holes formed at regular intervals and which accommodates an electronic component in each of the accommodation sections, to a component picking-up position and that supplies the electronic component accommodated in the accommodation section to a component mounting apparatus, the electronic component supply apparatus includes a slippage detector that detects slippage occurring in a transport of the component supply tape by a component supply tape transport unit; and a transport correction unit that corrects the transport of the component supply tape by the component supply tape transport unit based on the slippage detected by the slippage detector.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Takashi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170259589Abstract: A part detecting device of a carrier tape includes a transporting passage, a part detector, and a biasing mechanism that presses the part detector against the carrier tape inside the transporting passage. The carrier tape is transported to the transporting passage. The part detector detects parts stored in storages which are formed on the carrier tape passing through the transporting passage at regular intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 9743569Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus transports a component supply tape which has accommodation sections and sprocket holes formed at regular intervals and which accommodates electronic components in the accommodation sections and is covered with a cover tape, to a component picking-up position and supplies each of the electronic components accommodated in each of the accommodation sections to a component mounting apparatus. The electronic component supply apparatus includes an electronic component detecting unit that detects the electronic component accommodated in the accommodation section of the component supply tape which has yet to pass the cover tape processing unit on a transport path; a determination unit that determines presence or absence of an electronic component in the accommodation section based on information from the electronic component detecting unit; and a control unit that controls a component supply tape transport unit based on a determination result of the determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Takashi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20170112030Abstract: A tape feeder (part feeding device) includes a main body including a transporting passage for guiding a part feeding tape to a part removing position, a conveyor for positioning a storage of the part feeding tape which is inserted to the transporting passage to the part removing position, and a part detector for detecting the part stored in the storage in the transporting passage at the upstream side of the part removing position. The transporting passage includes a travelling surface for supporting the part feeding tape from underneath, a pair of side guides for guiding two side surfaces of the part feeding tape, and a squeezed portion in which a distance between the pair of side guides is gradually reduced from the upstream side of the part detector toward a part detecting position of the part detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20170072710Abstract: A part feeding device of the present disclosure includes a main body; a conveyor; and a part detector. At a positon further upstream than the part detector, the transporting passage includes a guide surface for guiding the lower surface of the part feeding tape, and a ceiling surface which faces the guide surface and is positioned at a position upwardly apart from the guide surface by the dimension larger than the thickness of the part feeding tape having the maximum thickness to be used in the part feeding device. The transporting passage includes a partial guide surface which supports the lower surface of the part feeding tape, and the partial guide surface includes an approaching portion approaching a ceiling surface in a downstream direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA, Kazunori ISHIKAWA, Kozo ODAWARA
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Publication number: 20160194171Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus that transports a component supply tape which has accommodation sections and sprocket holes and which accommodates an electronic component in each of the accommodation sections and is covered with a cover tape, to a component picking-up position and that supplies the electronic component to a component mounting apparatus, the electronic component supply apparatus includes a sprocket hole detecting unit that detects a sprocket hole on the upstream side on a transport path from the component picking-up position; an electronic component detecting unit that detects an electronic component accommodated in the accommodation section on the transport path on the upstream side from the component picking-up position; and a component presence/absence determining unit that determines presence or absence of an electronic component in the accommodation section based on information from the sprocket hole detecting unit and information from the electronic component detecting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20160198597Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus transports a component supply tape which has accommodation sections and sprocket holes formed at regular intervals and which accommodates electronic components in the accommodation sections and is covered with a cover tape, to a component picking-up position and supplies each of the electronic components accommodated in each of the accommodation sections to a component mounting apparatus. The electronic component supply apparatus includes an electronic component detecting unit that detects the electronic component accommodated in the accommodation section of the component supply tape which has yet to pass the cover tape processing unit on a transport path; a determination unit that determines presence or absence of an electronic component in the accommodation section based on information from the electronic component detecting unit; and a control unit that controls a component supply tape transport unit based on a determination result of the determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20160198598Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus transports a component supply tape having accommodation sections in which electronic components are accommodated and that supplies each of the electronic components accommodated in each of the accommodation sections to a component mounting apparatus. The electronic component supply apparatus includes a component depletion determining unit that determines that the electronic components are depleted in the component supply tape when a determination result of a component presence/absence determining unit is “absence” or determination results of the component presence/absence determining unit are “absence” a plurality of consecutive times; and a tape discharge processing unit that causes a component supply tape transport unit to transport the depleted component supply tape to a discharge port after a final component is picked up at a component picking-up position after the component depletion determining unit determines component depletion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20160198595Abstract: An electronic component supply apparatus that transports a component supply tape which has accommodation sections and sprocket holes formed at regular intervals and which accommodates an electronic component in each of the accommodation sections, to a component picking-up position and that supplies the electronic component accommodated in the accommodation section to a component mounting apparatus, the electronic component supply apparatus includes a slippage detector that detects slippage occurring in a transport of the component supply tape by a component supply tape transport unit; and a transport correction unit that corrects the transport of the component supply tape by the component supply tape transport unit based on the slippage detected by the slippage detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Masashi MATSUMORI, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20130233828Abstract: An atmospheric plasma irradiation unit has a discharge tube for ejecting a primary plasma formed of an inductively coupled plasma of an inert gas and a mixer for generating a secondary plasma formed of a mixed gas plasmanized by collisions of the primary plasma with a mixed gas region of a second inert gas and a reactive gas. The discharge tube and the mixer are included in a plasma head. A moving unit moves the plasma head so that an irradiation area of the secondary plasma to an object is moved on a circular or other-shaped locus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventors: Masashi Matsumori, Shigeki Nakatsuka, Teppei Kojio
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Publication number: 20120329182Abstract: When metal junction between a first electrode and a second electrode is executed as ultrasonic bonding between metals including at least copper, the ultrasonic bonding is performed in a state that a contact interface between the first electrode and the second electrode is covered with a bonding auxiliary agent. As a result, formation of oxide at a bonding interface between the first electrode and the second electrode due to execution of the ultrasonic bonding can be suppressed. Therefore, while a desired bonding strength is ensured, ultrasonic bonding with copper used for the first electrode or the second electrode can be fulfilled and cost cuts in mounting of semiconductor devices can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Teppei Kojio, Masashi Matsumori, Tadahiko Sakai, Takatoshi Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20090116166Abstract: An apparatus for generating atmospheric-pressure plasma includes: a substrate; an antenna arranged on the substrate; a discharge tube arranged in the vicinity of the antenna; a high-frequency power supply for supplying VHF band high-frequency power to the antenna; and a matching circuit for receiving a high frequency from the high-frequency power supply and adjusting a reflection wave. In this apparatus for generating atmospheric-pressure plasma, a phase circuit is connected between the matching circuit and the antenna, and the phase circuit has a circuit constant setting such that a position of a maximum value of a current amplitude of a standing wave or a position of a minimum value of a voltage amplitude of the standing wave is in the vicinity of the antenna. This configuration can efficiently generate plasma and reduce the size of the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Matsumori, Shigeki Nakatsuka, Takanori Ichiki