Patents by Inventor Takahiro Fukagawa
Takahiro Fukagawa 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: 7630536Abstract: To provide a printing inspection apparatus and a printing inspection method enabling an optimal inspection mode in which a balance is kept between the improvement of production efficiency and the securing of a printing accuracy. In a printing inspection for inspecting a printing state of cream solder on a substrate after screen printing, inspection data is generated by dividing unit shape and position data, indicating the shapes and the positions of element solder print portions to be printed on electrodes provided on a circuit forming surface of the substrate to be used to bond electronic components, into data groups according to a grouping condition chosen in response to an inspection mode. A go/no-go judgment at the time of inspection is made per data group, and a judgment result is displayed for each data group. It is thus possible to choose an optimal inspection mode flexibly in response to the characteristics of a substrate as the subject to be inspected.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2003Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takahiro Fukagawa, Yuji Otake, Takashi Katsuki, Minoru Murakami, Kimiyuki Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20090133595Abstract: The clearance ādā between a substrate 3 and a mask 2 can be reduced at the time of the position recognition by horizontally offsetting two recognition devices 53,54 for recognizing the substrate 3 and the mask 2. Therefore, since the ascending stroke of the substrate 3 can be shortened at the time of the position alignment to contact the rear face of the substrate 3 with the rear face of the mask 2, the position misalignment of the substrate in the horizontal direction caused by the raising is suppressed. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the reduction of the position alignment accuracy with the mask 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Seikou Abe, Takahiro Fukagawa
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Patent number: 6951175Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a method for forming printing inspection data in which the use of a mask plate makes it possible to simply and efficiently form the inspecting data. In a method for forming printing inspection data for obtaining mask opening data from an image got by picking-up the image of a mask plate to form the inspecting data, when an image pick-up visual field 20a is sequentially moved to visual field positions having a grid-shaped arrangement to obtain a plurality of images, if incomplete opening parts 16b (X) and (Y) in which parts of the opening parts protrude are detected, ranges BX2 and BY2 which are excluded from an object of data in this image are determined based on these sizes BY1 and BY2. When the image pick-up visual field is moved to an adjacent visual field position, the image pick-up visual field is overlapped on the adjacent image pick-up visual field by BX2, BY2 to include these opening parts in the adjacent image pick-up visual field.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Otake, Takahiro Fukagawa, Takashi Katsuki
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Patent number: 6820544Abstract: Cream solder stored in a squeegee head is pressurized by a pressurizing plate, and the squeegee head is slid on a mask plate, so that the cream solder is printed onto a substrate via pattern apertures. This is done by a screen printing apparatus, in which pressurized solder is accommodated, and the solder is brought into contact with a surface of the mask plate via an opening formed on a lower face of the cell. A rectifier is disposed in the cell for blocking the cream solder from flowing into a specific area just above the opening. This structure allows the solder to flow into the opening in a slant direction, and causes the solder to roll. This mechanism prevents the solder from being hardened due to staying stagnant just above the opening, and thus prevents defective printings.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2004Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita
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Patent number: 6820545Abstract: In a screen-printing apparatus for printing creamy solder paste on a substrate by attaching a screen mask to the substrate, a predetermined measuring position of the mechanisms in the screen-printing apparatus is measured three-dimensionally by a three-dimensional measuring device. Based on the measured result, a predetermined measuring point on an object to be measured is determined on a position relative to the origin of the mechanical coordinate system in the screen-printing apparatus, and the origin position on a control program can be set. As a result, machine adjusting operation and teaching operation in the screen-printing apparatus can be simplified with high accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2004Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seikoh Abe, Seiichi Miyahara, Yuji Otake, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita, Masayuki Mantani, Minoru Murakami
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Publication number: 20040149151Abstract: A screen-printing apparatus for printing creamy solder paste on a substrate by attaching a screen mask to the substrate. A laser-measuring device mounted in the apparatus measures the top surface of the screen mask at a printing position and the top of the substrate at a substrate-measurement position by three-dimensional measurement, and detects a shape of the substrate or the screen mask, and determines whether or not they are acceptable. After screen printing is completed, the substrate and the screen mask undergo a printing inspection where their shapes are inspected. This provides not only inspection data of the printing results but also data for identifying the causes of print failures. As a result, the screen-printing apparatus, which has high-printing accuracy and can prevent printing failures from occurring, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2004Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seikoh Abe, Seiichi Miyahara, Yuji Otake, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita, Masayuki Mantani, Minoru Murakami
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Publication number: 20040146195Abstract: To provide a printing inspection apparatus and a printing inspection method enabling an optimal inspection mode in which a balance is kept between the improvement of production efficiency and the securing of a printing accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2003Publication date: July 29, 2004Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Fukagawa, Yuji Otake, Takashi Katsuki, Minoru Murakami, Kimiyuki Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20040139869Abstract: Cream solder stored in a squeegee head is pressurized by a pressurizing plate, and the squeegee head is slid on a mask plate, so that the cream solder is printed onto a substrate via pattern apertures. This is done by a screen printing apparatus, in which pressurized solder is accommodated, and the solder is brought into contact with a surface of the mask plate via an opening formed on a lower face of the cell. A rectifier is disposed in the cell for blocking the cream solder from flowing into a specific area just above the opening. This structure allows the solder to flow into the opening in a slant direction, and causes the solder to roll. This mechanism prevents the solder from being hardened due to staying stagnant just above the opening, and thus prevents defective printings.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2004Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita
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Patent number: 6755127Abstract: It is possible to obtain a screen printing method that may assure excellent printing qualities since the screen printing method of the present invention includes: (A) sliding a squeegee head with paste stored in the squeegee head on a mask plate, while the past is pressurized, and printing the paste on a substrate through pattern holes of the mask plate, (B) at least one step of (b) separating the squeegee head with the paste stored therein from the mask plate, and (e) sliding the squeegee head on the mask plate for a pre-squeezing purpose before the step (A). The step of separating the squeegee head from the mask plate includes the steps of (1) discontinuing the pressure application to the paste stored in the squeegee head, (2) horizontally moving the squeegee head by a predetermined distance while the bottom end portion of the squeegee head is abutted on the mask plate in a state of the pressure application being discontinued, and (3) moving the squeegee head upward off from the mask plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Takahiro Fukagawa, Minoru Murakami, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seiko Abe, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Kunihiko Tokita
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Patent number: 6715413Abstract: A screen-printing apparatus for printing creamy solder paste on a substrate by attaching a screen mask to the substrate. A laser-measuring device mounted in the apparatus measures the top surface of the screen mask at a printing position and the top of the substrate at a substrate-measurement position by three-dimensional measurement, and detects a shape of the substrate or the screen mask, and determines whether or not they are acceptable. After screen printing is completed, the substrate and the screen mask undergo a printing inspection where their shapes are inspected. This provides not only inspection data of the printing results but also data for identifying the causes of print failures. As a result, the screen-printing apparatus, which has high-printing accuracy and can prevent printing failures from occurring, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seikoh Abe, Seiichi Miyahara, Yuji Otake, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita, Masayuki Mantani, Minoru Murakami
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Patent number: 6698347Abstract: Cream solder stored in a squeegee head is pressurized by a pressurizing plate, and the squeegee head is slid on a mask plate, so that the cream solder is printed onto a substrate via pattern apertures. This is done by a screen printing apparatus, in which pressurized solder is accommodated, and the solder is brought into contact with a surface of the mask plate via an opening formed on a lower face of the cell. A rectifier is disposed in the cell for blocking the cream solder from flowing into a specific area just above the opening. This structure allows the solder to flow into the opening in a slant direction, and causes the solder to roll. This mechanism prevents the solder from being hardened due to staying stagnant just above the opening, and thus prevents defective printings.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita
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Publication number: 20040031406Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a method for forming printing inspection data in which the use of a mask plate makes it possible to simply and efficiently form the inspecting data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Otake, Takahiro Fukagawa, Takashi Katsuki
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Patent number: 6641868Abstract: A screen printing method and apparatus for applying paste into pattern apertures of a mask plate by sliding a filling member provided at a lower end of a squeegee head. The filling member forms an acute angle with an upper surface of the mask plate. Any extra paste on the mask plate is wiped by sliding a wiper provided at a lower end of the squeegee head. The wiper forms an obtuse angle with the upper surface of the mask plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2002Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiko Abe, Takahiro Fukagawa, Akira Maeda, Hirotoshi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20030188646Abstract: It is possible to obtain a screen printing method that may assure excellent printing qualities since the screen printing method of the present invention includes: (A) sliding a squeegee head with paste stored in the squeegee head on a mask plate, while the past is pressurized, and printing the paste on a substrate through pattern holes of the mask plate, (B) at least one step of (b) separating the squeegee head with the paste stored therein from the mask plate, and (e) sliding the squeegee head on the mask plate for a pre-squeezing purpose before the step (A). The step of separating the squeegee head from the mask plate includes the steps of (1) discontinuing the pressure application to the paste stored in the squeegee head, (2) horizontally moving the squeegee head by a predetermined distance while the bottom end portion of the squeegee head is abutted on the mask plate in a state of the pressure application being discontinued, and (3) moving the squeegee head upward off from the mask plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Takahiro Fukagawa, Minoru Murakami, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seiko Abe, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Kunihiko Tokita
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Patent number: 6553905Abstract: It is possible to obtain a screen printing method that may assure excellent printing qualities since the screen printing method of the present invention includes: (A) sliding a squeegee head with paste stored in the squeegee head on a mask plate, while the past is pressurized, and printing the paste on a substrate through pattern holes of the mask plate, (B) at least one step of (b) separating the squeegee head with the paste stored therein from the mask plate, and (e) sliding the squeegee head on the mask plate for a pre-squeezing purpose before the step (A). The step of separating the squeegee head from the mask plate includes the steps of (1) discontinuing the pressure application to the paste stored in the squeegee head, (2) horizontally moving the squeegee head by a predetermined distance while the bottom end portion of the squeegee head is abutted on the mask plate in a state of the pressure application being discontinued, and (3) moving the squeegee head upward off from the mask plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Takahiro Fukagawa, Minoru Murakami, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seiko Abe, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Kunihiko Tokita
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Publication number: 20030021897Abstract: A screen printing method and apparatus for applying paste into pattern apertures of a mask plate by sliding a filling member provided at a lower end of a squeegee head. The filling member forms an acute angle with an upper surface of the mask plate. Any extra paste on the mask plate is wiped by sliding a wiper provided at a lower end of the squeegee head. The wiper forms an obtuse angle with the upper surface of the mask plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seiko Abe, Takahiro Fukagawa, Akira Maeda, Hirotoshi Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20020088354Abstract: Cream solder stored in a squeegee head is pressurized by a pressurizing plate, and the squeegee head is slid on a mask plate, so that the cream solder is printed onto a substrate via pattern apertures. This is done by a screen printing apparatus, in which pressurized solder is accommodated, and the solder is brought into contact with a surface of the mask plate via an opening formed on a lower face of the cell. A rectifier is disposed in the cell for blocking the cream solder from flowing into a specific area just above the opening. This structure allows the solder to flow into the opening in a slant direction, and causes the solder to roll. This mechanism prevents the solder from being hardened due to staying stagnant just above the opening, and thus prevents defective printings.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2001Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita
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Publication number: 20020007743Abstract: A screen-printing apparatus for printing creamy solder paste on a substrate by attaching a screen mask to the substrate. A laser-measuring device mounted in the apparatus measures the top surface of the screen mask at a printing position and the top of the substrate at a substrate-measurement position by three-dimensional measurement, and detects a shape of the substrate or the screen mask, and determines whether or not they are acceptable. After screen printing is completed, the substrate and the screen mask undergo a printing inspection where their shapes are inspected. This provides not only inspection data of the printing results but also data for identifying the causes of print failures. As a result, the screen-printing apparatus, which has high-printing accuracy and can prevent printing failures from occurring, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventors: Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seikoh Abe, Seiichi Miyahara, Yuji Otake, Takahiro Fukagawa, Kunihiko Tokita, Masayuki Mantani, Minoru Murakami
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Publication number: 20010029852Abstract: It is possible to obtain a screen printing method that may assure excellent printing qualities since the screen printing method of the present invention includes: (A) sliding a squeegee head with paste stored in the squeegee head on a mask plate, while the past is pressurized, and printing the paste on a substrate through pattern holes of the mask plate, (B) at least one step of (b) separating the squeegee head with the paste stored therein from the mask plate, and (e) sliding the squeegee head on the mask plate for a pre-squeezing purpose before the step (A). The step of separating the squeegee head from the mask plate includes the steps of (1) discontinuing the pressure application to the paste stored in the squeegee head, (2) horizontally moving the squeegee head by a predetermined distance while the bottom end portion of the squeegee head is abutted on the mask plate in a state of the pressure application being discontinued, and (3) moving the squeegee head upward off from the mask plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2001Publication date: October 18, 2001Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Takahiro Fukagawa, Minoru Murakami, Michinori Tomomatsu, Seiko Abe, Kimiyuki Yamasaki, Kunihiko Tokita