Patents by Inventor Shinji Yoshino
Shinji Yoshino 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: 9199283Abstract: A separation apparatus includes: a conveyor that conveys a group of pieces; a material distinguishing unit that distinguishes between first pieces and second pieces that are placed on the conveyor, according to material; a blower that generates airflow supplied from a middle of the conveyor toward a conveying end along a conveying surface; a first separation unit that blows off the first pieces thrown forward from the conveying end, based on a differentiation result obtained by the material distinguishing unit; a second separation unit that blows off the second pieces toward a different place; and a current plate provided below the group of pieces thrown forward and protruding from the conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tamao Kojima, Masatoshi Miyasaka, Hideshi Ueda, Shinji Yoshino
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Publication number: 20140197078Abstract: A separation apparatus according to the present invention includes: a conveyor that conveys a group of pieces; a material distinguishing unit that distinguishes between first pieces and second pieces that are placed on the conveyor, according to material; a blower that generates airflow supplied from a middle of the conveyor toward a conveying end along a conveying surface; a first separation unit that blows off the first pieces thrown forward from the conveying end, based on a differentiation result obtained by the material distinguishing unit; a second separation unit that blows off the second pieces toward a different place; and a current plate provided below the group of pieces thrown forward and protruding from the conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventors: Tamao Kojima, Masatoshi Miyasaka, Hideshi Ueda, Shinji Yoshino
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Patent number: 8590765Abstract: A solder drawing member (402) is detachably attached on the outer side of a jet nozzle (303) that jets molten solder pumped from a solder tank (102) storing the molten solder. The solder drawing member (402) is made of a material having higher wettability to the molten solder than the surface material of the jet nozzle (303). Thus a force of separating the solder from a point to be soldered can be increased by a surface tension of the molten solder flowing on the solder drawing member (402), thereby reducing bridge phenomena and icicle phenomena.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinji Yoshino, Minoru Yamamoto, Toshinori Mimura
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Patent number: 8312611Abstract: A first holding frame of a component holding unit is allowed to hold a plurality of components composing a first assembly and a second holding frame of the component holding unit is allowed to hold a plurality of components composing a second assembly which is to be mounted on the first assembly. The first assembly held onto the first holding frame and the second assembly held onto the second holding frame are assembled by an assembly work unit. The second holding frame is allowed to reciprocate towards the first holding frame to pass the second assembly from the second holding, frame to the first holding frame. Thereafter, the first assembly and the second assembly which are held onto the first holding frame are assembled and coupled together by the assembly work unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Tobita, Shinji Yoshino, Kenjiro Tsutsumi, Masashi Sato
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Publication number: 20120024938Abstract: A solder drawing member (402) is detachably attached on the outer side of a jet nozzle (303) that jets molten solder pumped from a solder tank (102) storing the molten solder. The solder drawing member (402) is made of a material having higher wettability to the molten solder than the surface material of the jet nozzle (303). Thus a force of separating the solder from a point to be soldered can be increased by a surface tension of the molten solder flowing on the solder drawing member (402), thereby reducing bridge phenomena and icicle phenomena.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Yoshino, Minoru Yamamoto, Toshinori Mimura
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Publication number: 20110303737Abstract: A jet soldering device of the present invention includes: a solder bath (11) containing melted solder; a jet nozzle (15) that includes an end face for ejecting the melted solder, a cutout (30) provided on the end face, and a recovery wall (32) provided on the end face; a solder feeding mechanism (13, 20, 21, 22) that feeds the melted solder contained in the solder bath (11) to the jet nozzle (15); a tank moving mechanism (23, 24, 25, 26) that moves the solder bath (11); a solder receiving wall (42) that surrounds the jet nozzle (15) with a predetermined clearance and is connected to the jet nozzle (15); and a rotating mechanism (44, 45, 46) that transmits a drive force from the outside of the solder receiving wall (42) to rotate the solder receiving wall (42) and the jet nozzle (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Toshinori Mimura, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Shinji Yoshino
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Publication number: 20100031489Abstract: A first holding frame of a component holding unit is allowed to hold a plurality of components composing a first assembly and a second holding frame of the component holding unit is allowed to hold a plurality of components composing a second assembly which is to be mounted on the first assembly. The first assembly held onto the first holding frame and the second assembly held onto the second holding frame are assembled by an assembly work unit. The second holding frame is allowed to reciprocate towards the first holding frame to pass the second assembly from the second holding, frame to the first holding frame. Thereafter, the first assembly and the second assembly which are held onto the first holding frame are assembled and coupled together by the assembly work unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Tobita, Shinji Yoshino, Kenjiro Tsutsumi, Masashi Sato
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Patent number: 7298815Abstract: A radiographic inspection method of irradiating a circuit forming device with X-rays to inspect the inside of the device. The method includes an X-ray irradiation step of irradiating the circuit forming device with X-rays, an X-ray detection step of detecting X-rays having penetrated the circuit forming device which is rotated every predetermined degrees of angle about an axis intersecting the irradiation direction of X-rays at right angles, a tomogram creating step of creating a plurality of tomograms based on data on penetrated X-rays detected in the X-ray detection step, a projected image creating step of creating projected images in three axial directions intersecting at right angles based on the plurality of tomograms created in the tomogram creating step, and a defect detecting step of detecting a defect such as a crack of the circuit forming device based on the projected images created in the projected image creating step.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinji Yoshino
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Publication number: 20070114428Abstract: A radiation image capturing condition correction apparatus for use with a) an image-capturing unit which captures a radiation image of a predetermined imaging subject; and b) a radiation generating unit which generates radiation, said radiation image capturing condition correction apparatus comprising: a measuring unit which measures an amount of physical displacement of said radiation generating unit; and a position correction unit for generating a correction value which is used for correcting a position at which said image-capturing unit captures said radiation image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji YOSHINO, Tsuyoshi TOJO
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Publication number: 20070009086Abstract: A radiographic inspection method of irradiating a circuit forming device with X-rays to inspect the inside of the device. The method includes an X-ray irradiation step of irradiating the circuit forming device with X-rays, an X-ray detection step of detecting X-rays having penetrated the circuit forming device which is rotated every predetermined degrees of angle about an axis intersecting the irradiation direction of X-rays at right angles, a tomogram creating step of creating a plurality of tomograms based on data on penetrated X-rays detected in the X-ray detection step, a projected image creating step of creating projected images in three axial directions intersecting at right angles based on the plurality of tomograms created in the tomogram creating step, and a defect detecting step of detecting a defect such as a crack of the circuit forming device based on the projected images created in the projected image creating step.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shinji Yoshino
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Patent number: 7099432Abstract: The X-ray inspection device and the X-ray inspection method according to the present invention are configured to hold an object to be inspected irradiated with an X-ray from an X-ray irradiation device, uses a swinging device for performing swinging motion of tilting the object to be inspected at an arbitrary angle and in an arbitrary direction, images the X-ray that passes through the object to be inspected in an X-ray detection device and extracts data of a desired cross section from the X-ray image of the X-ray detection device in a control device.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Ichihara, Shinji Yoshino, Hiroyuki Inoue, Toshio Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohuchi
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Publication number: 20050074088Abstract: The X-ray inspection device and the X-ray inspection method according to the present invention are configured to hold an object to be inspected irradiated with an X-ray from an X-ray irradiation device, uses a swinging device for performing swinging motion of tilting the object to be inspected at an arbitrary angle and in an arbitrary direction, images the X-ray that passes through the object to be inspected in an X-ray detection device and extracts data of a desired cross section from the X-ray image of the X-ray detection device in a control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Ichihara, Shinji Yoshino, Hiroyuki Inoue, Toshio Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohuchi