Patents by Inventor Masayuki Mantani

Masayuki Mantani 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).

  • Publication number: 20240015893
    Abstract: A mounting substrate manufacturing method for soldering a terminal of an electronic component to a land 2 of a substrate 1 includes: a paste disposing step of disposing a solder paste on the land 2; a melting and solidifying step of melting and solidifying the solder paste, to form a precoated area 3 coated with solder, on the land 2; a breaking step of breaking a residue covering a surface of the precoated area 3 by pressing a tool 432, 442 against the precoated area 3; a flux disposing step of disposing a flux F on the precoated area 3; a component placement step of placing an electronic component on the substrate 1, with the terminal of the electronic component aligned with the precoated area 3; and a reflow step of heating the substrate 1 to melt the precoated area 3, to solder the terminal to the land 2. This can provide a mounting substrate manufacturing method that can reduce the occurrence of soldering defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Masayuki MANTANI, Tadahiko SAKAI, Tadashi MAEDA, Yuki YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11273632
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus includes a print head, a moving base, and a mask cleaner. The print head prints a paste onto a board through the mask. The moving base moves under the mask in a horizontal paste scraping direction. The mask cleaner is mounted to the moving base and moves under the mask integrally with the moving base, and scrapes off the paste adhering to a lower surface of the mask. A base body is mounted to the moving base and includes a longitudinal side being horizontal and intersecting the paste scraping direction. Plurality of blades are detachably mounted to the base body and extending in the longitudinal direction and are arranged side by side in parallel to the paste scraping direction and cause a paste scraping edge protruding upward from the base body to come into abutment against the lower surface of the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sueyasu, Masayuki Mantani, Yoshinori Isobata, Susumu Toyoda, Ryo Senoo
  • Patent number: 10850498
    Abstract: There is provided a screen printing apparatus including: a mask plate on which a plurality of pattern holes are formed; a carrier supporter which supports a carrier which has a plurality of first openings and in which a plurality of workpieces are disposed on the plurality of first openings; a backup unit which has a plurality of workpiece supporters; a raising and lowering unit which lifts up the plurality of workpieces from the carrier and returns the plurality of lifted-up workpieces to the carrier; an aligner which aligns the plurality of workpieces in accordance with arrangement of the plurality of pattern holes; an overlapper which relatively moves the backup unit and the mask plate; and a print head which prints a paste on the plurality of workpieces on the plurality of workpiece supporters through the plurality of pattern holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mantani, Yoshinori Isobata, Takaaki Sakaue, Yuusuke Morita, Shuichi Tomeoku
  • Patent number: 10821468
    Abstract: A workpiece holding body holding a workpiece having a three-dimensional shape is swung around a lateral swing axis to position the workpiece so that one mounting surface of the workpiece faces a predetermined worked direction and a viscous substance is printed on the one mounting surface of the workpiece which is positioned. The workpiece holding body is swung around the swing axis to position the workpiece so that another mounting surface of the workpiece in which the viscous substance is printed on one mounting surface faces the worked direction and to print the viscous substance on the other mounting surface of the workpiece which is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Isobata, Masayuki Mantani, Naoki Azuma, Seiji Mizuoka, Takahiro Endo
  • Patent number: 10737484
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus includes: a mask guide; a mask moving mechanism; and a squeegeeing mechanism. The mask guide is provided with a mask standby position, a printing-job performing position, and a mask shelter position in this order from a first end to a second end of the mask guide. The mask moving mechanism moves the used mask positioned at the printing-job performing position to the mask shelter position such that it is possible to pick up the used mask from the second end of the mask guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Yamamoto, Masayuki Mantani, Minoru Murakami
  • Patent number: 10542649
    Abstract: A component mounting related system is provided with a first component mounting related apparatus, a second component mounting related apparatus, an electric power source provided in the first component mounting related apparatus, a first power transmission line provided in the first component mounting related apparatus, a power transmission connector, and a second power transmission line. The electric power source supplies an electric power for actuating the first component mounting related apparatus. The first power transmission line transmits the electric power in the first component mounting related apparatus. The power transmission connector transmits the electric power transmitted by the first power transmission line to the second component mounting related apparatus. The second power transmission line transmit, in the second component mounting related apparatus, the electric power supplied from the first component mounting related apparatus through the power transmission connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mantani, Minoru Murakami
  • Patent number: 10462945
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing an assembly board includes an undersupporting device, a transporter configured to transport a board and the undersupporting device, an undersupporting-device installer provided below the transporter, the undersupporting-device installer being attachable to and detachable from the undersupporting device, a board processor configured to perform a predetermined processing to an upper surface of the board, a carry-in side delivering unit having first and second receiving positions different from each other, a board supplier configured to supply the board to the first receiving position, and an undersupporting-device supplier configured to supply the undersupporting device to the second receiving position. The transporter transports, to the carry-in side delivering unit, the undersupporting device detached from the undersupporting-device installer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mantani, Takaaki Sakaue
  • Patent number: 10449641
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing an assembly board includes an undersupporting device, a carrier configured to hold the undersupporting device, a transporter, an undersupporting-device installer attachable to and detachable from the undersupporting device, a board processor, and a magnet provided on a lower surface of the undersupporting device. The transporter transports the undersupporting device to a working position by transporting the carrier to the working position while the carrier holds the undersupporting device on the lower surface of the carrier. The transported undersupporting device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer by a magnetic force of the magnet at the working position. The transporter transports the board to the working position. The undersupporting device supports the lower surface of the board when the board is transported to the working position. The board processor performs a predetermined processing to an upper surface of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mantani, Takaaki Sakaue
  • Patent number: 10440866
    Abstract: System for manufacturing an assembly board includes an undersupporting device, a transporter, an undersupporting-device installer attachable to and detachable from the undersupporting device, a board processor, a carry-in side delivering unit having different first and second receiving positions, a board supplier configured to supply the board to the first receiving position, and an undersupporting-device supplier configured to supply the undersupporting device to the second receiving position. The carry-in side delivering unit delivers the undersupporting device to the transporter, which transports the undersupporting device to a working position. The undersupporting-device is fixed to the undersupporting-device installer. The carry-in side delivering unit delivers the board to the transporter, which transports the board to the working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mantani, Takaaki Sakaue
  • Publication number: 20190275787
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus includes a print head, a moving base, and a mask cleaner. The print head prints a paste onto a board through the mask. The moving base moves under the mask in a horizontal paste scraping direction. The mask cleaner is mounted to the moving base and moves under the mask integrally with the moving base, and scrapes off the paste adhering to a lower surface of the mask. A base body is mounted to the moving base and includes a longitudinal side being horizontal and intersecting the paste scraping direction. Plurality of blades are detachably mounted to the base body and extending in the longitudinal direction and are arranged side by side in parallel to the paste scraping direction and cause a paste scraping edge protruding upward from the base body to come into abutment against the lower surface of the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yusuke SUEYASU, Masayuki MANTANI, Yoshinori ISOBATA, Susumu TOYODA, Ryo SENOO
  • Publication number: 20190118525
    Abstract: There is provided a screen printing apparatus including: a mask plate on which a plurality of pattern holes are formed; a carrier supporter which supports a carrier which has a plurality of first openings and in which a plurality of workpieces are disposed on the plurality of first openings; a backup unit which has a plurality of workpiece supporters; a raising and lowering unit which lifts up the plurality of workpieces from the carrier and returns the plurality of lifted-up workpieces to the carrier; an aligner which aligns the plurality of workpieces in accordance with arrangement of the plurality of pattern holes; an overlapper which relatively moves the backup unit and the mask plate; and a print head which prints a paste on the plurality of workpieces on the plurality of workpiece supporters through the plurality of pattern holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: MASAYUKI MANTANI, YOSHINORI ISOBATA, TAKAAKI SAKAUE, YUUSUKE MORITA, SHUICHI TOMEOKU
  • Patent number: 10112269
    Abstract: A screen printer includes: a substrate holder that holds a substrate; a mask to be contacted with the substrate; an imaging device that images the substrate; an elevation mechanism that moves up the substrate holder at a below-mask-position below the mask based on a result of the imaging to contact the substrate with the mask; a horizontal moving mechanism that moves the substrate holder between the below-mask-position and a retreat position retreated in a horizontal direction from the below-mask-position; a printing head that moves on the mask contacted with the substrate and prints a paste on the substrate via the mask; and a mask cleaner that cleans a lower surface of the mask with the substrate separated from the mask by the elevation mechanism. The imaging of the substrate and the cleaning of the mask are performed with the substrate holder positioned at the retreat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mantani, Toshiyuki Murakami
  • Patent number: 10086600
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus moves a mask, inserted through an insertion opening, to a printing position at which paste is printed onto a substrate via a mask moving mechanism, and includes: a first detecting unit that detects one of a front frame component and a back frame component of the mask at a first detection position on a path along which the mask inserted through the insertion opening is moved to the printing position; a second detecting unit that detects one of the front frame component and the back frame component at a second detection position closer to the printing position than the first detecting position is; and a print suspension controller that suspends printing when the second detecting unit detects one of the front frame component and the back frame component while the first detecting unit is detecting one of the front frame component and the back frame component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mantani, Takaaki Sakaue
  • Publication number: 20180272378
    Abstract: A workpiece holding body holding a workpiece having a three-dimensional shape is swung around a lateral swing axis to position the workpiece so that one mounting surface of the workpiece faces a predetermined worked direction and a viscous substance is printed on the one mounting surface of the workpiece which is positioned. The workpiece holding body is swung around the swing axis to position the workpiece so that another mounting surface of the workpiece in which the viscous substance is printed on one mounting surface faces the worked direction and to print the viscous substance on the other mounting surface of the workpiece which is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: YOSHINORI ISOBATA, MASAYUKI MANTANI, NAOKI AZUMA, SEIJI MIZUOKA, TAKAHIRO ENDO
  • Publication number: 20180215137
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus includes: a mask guide; a mask moving mechanism; and a squeegeeing mechanism. The mask guide is provided with a mask standby position, a printing-job performing position, and a mask shelter position in this order from a first end to a second end of the mask guide. The mask moving mechanism moves the used mask positioned at the printing-job performing position to the mask shelter position such that it is possible to pick up the used mask from the second end of the mask guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: TAKAHIRO YAMAMOTO, MASAYUKI MANTANI, MINORU MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10000056
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus includes a pair of clampers that clamp a substrate, a mask plate contacted to the substrate, a pair of squeegees provided above the mask plate vertically, and a squeegee controller that selectively controls one of the pair of squeegees to move in the horizontal direction in abutment against the mask plate so that the selected one of the pair of squeegees slides on the mask plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Kuroda, Masayuki Mantani
  • Publication number: 20180065357
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus moves a mask, inserted through an insertion opening, to a printing position at which paste is printed onto a substrate via a mask moving mechanism, and includes: a first detecting unit that detects one of a front frame component and a back frame component of the mask at a first detection position on a path along which the mask inserted through the insertion opening is moved to the printing position; a second detecting unit that detects one of the front frame component and the back frame component at a second detection position closer to the printing position than the first detecting position is; and a print suspension controller that suspends printing when the second detecting unit detects one of the front frame component and the back frame component while the first detecting unit is detecting one of the front frame component and the back frame component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: MASAYUKI MANTANI, TAKAAKI SAKAUE
  • Patent number: 9895874
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus for printing paste on a printed pattern of a print target constituted of a substrate or a plurality of aligned substrates includes a mask having a plurality of opening patterns different in size from one another. The screen printing apparatus images the substrate or one of the aligned substrates constituting the print target, and calculates a level of deformation by expansion and contraction of the print target, based on a result of the imaging. The screen printing apparatus then selects an opening pattern from among the opening patterns, based on the calculated level of deformation by expansion and contraction of the print target, brings the print target into contact with the mask to superimpose the selected opening pattern on the printed pattern, and deposits the paste on the printed pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Mantani
  • Publication number: 20170313053
    Abstract: A screen printing apparatus for printing paste on a printed pattern of a print target constituted of a substrate or a plurality of aligned substrates includes a mask having a plurality of opening patterns different in size from one another. The screen printing apparatus images the substrate or one of the aligned substrates constituting the print target, and calculates a level of deformation by expansion and contraction of the print target, based on a result of the imaging. The screen printing apparatus then selects an opening pattern from among the opening patterns, based on the calculated level of deformation by expansion and contraction of the print target, brings the print target into contact with the mask to superimpose the selected opening pattern on the printed pattern, and deposits the paste on the printed pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Masayuki MANTANI
  • Publication number: 20170245405
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing an assembly board includes an undersupporting device, a transporter configured to transport a board and the undersupporting device, an undersupporting-device installer provided below the transporter, the undersupporting-device installer being attachable to and detachable from the undersupporting device, a board processor configured to perform a predetermined processing to an upper surface of the board, a carry-in side delivering unit having first and second receiving positions different from each other, a board supplier configured to supply the board to the first receiving position, and an undersupporting-device supplier configured to supply the undersupporting device to the second receiving position. The transporter transports, to the carry-in side delivering unit, the undersupporting device detached from the undersupporting-device installer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Masayuki MANTANI, Takaaki SAKAUE