Patents by Inventor Norimitsu Uemura

Norimitsu Uemura 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: 11358289
    Abstract: A joint structure of a robot includes a first member, a second member which is rotatably supported around a horizontal rotation axis line with respect to the first member, and an actuator which rotates the second member with respect to the first member, a through-holes, each of which allows a lubrication space in which a lubricant for the actuator is enclosed to connect with an outer space is provided in at least one of the first member and the second member, and more than three of the through-holes are provided at an interval in a circumferential direction centering around the horizontal rotation axis line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimitsu Uemura, Masaaki Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20210162611
    Abstract: A joint structure of a robot includes a first member, a second member which is rotatably supported around a horizontal rotation axis line with respect to the first member, and an actuator which rotates the second member with respect to the first member, a through-holes, each of which allows a lubrication space in which a lubricant for the actuator is enclosed to connect with an outer space is provided in at least one of the first member and the second member, and more than three of the through-holes are provided at an interval in a circumferential direction centering around the horizontal rotation axis line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Norimitsu UEMURA, Masaaki UEMATSU
  • Patent number: 10975953
    Abstract: A control unit has as agitation mode in which a command is executed for a first switching valve so that the oil supply/discharge direction is switched so as to supply oil to a first oil supply/discharge port located at a low position and discharge oil from a second oil supply/discharge port located at a high position, whereby oil in an oil bath is agitated via a circulation pump from a low position to a high position is the oil bath; and a filter mode in which, after the agitation mode is executed, a command is executed for the first switching valve so that the oil supply/discharge direction is switched so as to discharge oil from the first oil supply/discharge port located at a low position and supply oil to the second oil supply/discharge port located in a high position, whereby impurities in the oil sent to a filter mechanism are filtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimitsu Uemura, Masaaki Uematsu
  • Patent number: 10766135
    Abstract: A teach pendant for teaching a robot includes an operation unit disposed on a first surface of the teach pendant, to perform an input operation; a display unit disposed on the first surface; and a camera disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface of the teach pendant. An image captured by the camera is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Norimitsu Uemura, Masaaki Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20190195333
    Abstract: A control unit has as agitation mode in which a command is executed for a first switching valve so that the oil supply/discharge direction is switched so as to supply oil to a first oil supply/discharge port located at a low position and discharge oil from a second oil supply/discharge port located at a high position, whereby oil in an oil bath is agitated via a circulation pump from a low position to a high position is the oil bath; and a filter mode in which, after the agitation mode is executed, a command is executed for the first switching valve so that the oil supply/discharge direction is switched so as to discharge oil from the first oil supply/discharge port located at a low position and supply oil to the second oil supply/discharge port located in a high position, whereby impurities in the oil sent to a filter mechanism are filtered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Norimitsu UEMURA, Masaaki UEMATSU
  • Publication number: 20190160655
    Abstract: A teach pendant for teaching a robot includes an operation unit disposed on a first surface of the teach pendant, to perform an input operation; a display unit disposed on the first surface; and a camera disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface of the teach pendant. An image captured by the camera is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimitsu Uemura, Masaaki Uematsu
  • Patent number: 5650078
    Abstract: An air cooling apparatus for a rotatable laser-type weld-line detecting device for an automatic welding machine having a welding torch applying welding to a welded portion of a workpiece to be welded, the air cooling apparatus being provided with a metallic heat-interruption housing enclosing the rotatable laser-type weld-line detecting device, a first air cooling system cooling the laser-type weld-line detecting device from around the outer surface of the device and the inner wall of the heat-interruption housing by the use of a low temperature cooling air under pressure, and a second air cooling system cooling the interior of a laser-type weld-line detecting unit emitting a detection purpose laser beam and a light receiving unit receiving and detecting the detection-purpose laser beam reflected from the welded portion of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Fanuc Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Hamura, Norimitsu Uemura