Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Tombe

Toshihiro Tombe 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: 10913134
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an assembly manufacturing device and an assembly manufacturing method capable of reducing error when the actual position of a long member is detected, and precisely setting a reference point and a coordinates system. The long member assembly apparatus provides a plurality of hand parts for gripping a long member, a touch plate for securing the first end of the long member and restricting the movement of the long member in the longitudinal direction, a laser tracker for detecting the installation position of the touch plate, and a reference determining part for determining reference coordinates or reference point to be used in for adjusting the position of the hand parts, based on the installation position of the touch plate detected by the laser tracker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tombe, Naoki Goto, Makoto Hirai
  • Patent number: 10814488
    Abstract: To hold a long member in the original shape of the long member at a precise position, a long member assembling device has: a plurality of hand parts configured to grip a long member; arm parts and trunk parts configured to move the hand parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member; a storage unit in which the original shape of the long member is stored; and a control unit configured to, on the basis of the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member such that the shape of the long member gripped by the plurality of hand parts matches the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tombe, Takuya Goto, Takahiro Inagaki, Makoto Hirai, Naoki Goto, Masanobu Mizukami, Katsumi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10668583
    Abstract: In order to hold a long member without using a fixing jig and without deforming the long member in holding the long member, a long member assembling device is provided with: multiple hand parts for gripping a long member; and arm parts and trunk parts for moving the hand parts to adjust the positions of the hand parts gripping the long member. The hand parts have a configuration such that, when the positions thereof are adjusted by the arm parts and the trunk parts, the hand parts are capable of moving in the longitudinal direction of the long member while gripping the long member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Inagaki, Toshihiro Tombe, Takuya Goto, Makoto Hirai, Naoki Goto, Masanobu Mizukami, Katsumi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10556350
    Abstract: A long member assembling device has hand parts configured to grip a long member, arm parts and trunk parts configured to adjust a position of each of the hand parts, a hand part configured to grip the long member, the hand part numbering less than the hand parts, an arm part and a trunk part configured to move the hand part and adjust a position of the hand part gripping the long member, the arm part and the trunk part having higher positioning accuracy than the hand parts, and a control unit configured to, on the basis of an original shape of the long member stored in a memory, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the hand parts and the hand part such that the shape of the long member gripped by the hand parts matches the original shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tombe, Naoki Goto, Makoto Hirai, Takuya Goto, Takahiro Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20180339380
    Abstract: In order to hold a long member without using a fixing jig and without deforming the long member in holding the long member, a long member assembling device is provided with: multiple hand parts for gripping a long member; and arm parts and trunk parts for moving the hand parts to adjust the positions of the hand parts gripping the long member. The hand parts have a configuration such that, when the positions thereof are adjusted by the arm parts and the trunk parts, the hand parts are capable of moving in the longitudinal direction of the long member while gripping the long member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Takahiro INAGAKI, Toshihiro TOMBE, Takuya GOTO, Makoto HIRAI, Naoki GOTO, Masanobu MIZUKAMI, Katsumi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180154524
    Abstract: To hold a long member in the original shape of the long member at a precise position, a long member assembling device has: a plurality of hand parts configured to grip a long member; arm parts and trunk parts configured to move the hand parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member; a storage unit in which the original shape of the long member is stored; and a control unit configured to, on the basis of the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member such that the shape of the long member gripped by the plurality of hand parts matches the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiro TOMBE, Takuya GOTO, Takahiro INAGAKI, Makoto HIRAI, Naoki GOTO, Masanobu MIZUKAMI, Katsumi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180147729
    Abstract: A long member assembling device has hand parts configured to grip a long member, arm parts and trunk parts configured to adjust a position of each of the hand parts, a hand part configured to grip the long member, the hand part numbering less than the hand parts, an arm part and a trunk part configured to move the hand part and adjust a position of the hand part gripping the long member, the arm part and the trunk part having higher positioning accuracy than the hand parts, and a control unit configured to, on the basis of an original shape of the long member stored in a memory, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the hand parts and the hand part such that the shape of the long member gripped by the hand parts matches the original shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihiro TOMBE, Naoki GOTO, Makoto HIRAI, Takuya GOTO, Takahiro INAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20180104777
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an assembly manufacturing device and an assembly manufacturing method capable of reducing error when the actual position of a long member is detected, and precisely setting a reference point and a coordinates system. The long member assembly apparatus provides a plurality of hand parts for gripping a long member, a touch plate for securing the first end of the long member and restricting the movement of the long member in the longitudinal direction, a laser tracker for detecting the installation position of the touch plate, and a reference determining part for determining reference coordinates or reference point to be used in for adjusting the position of the hand parts, based on the installation position of the touch plate detected by the laser tracker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro TOMBE, Naoki GOTO, Makoto HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20130284857
    Abstract: An object is to provide an adaptor that can attenuate a vibration acting on a payload using a simple structure, and a payload launch vehicle. The adaptor (1) according to the invention controls a vibration of the payload housed in the payload launch vehicle, and is provided between the payload and a rocket portion. The adaptor (1) includes a cylinder member having a double structure including an outer cylinder (11) and an inner cylinder (12); a first elastic member (21) coupled to the outer cylinder (11) and the inner cylinder (12) at one end of the cylinder member; and a second elastic member (22) coupled to the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder at the other end of the cylinder member. The adaptor (1) is linked to the payload on the inner cylinder side or the outer cylinder side on one end side of the cylinder member, and linked to a leading end of the rocket portion on the outer cylinder side or the inner cylinder side on the other end side of the cylinder member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Tombe