Patents by Inventor Toshiro Yoneoka

Toshiro Yoneoka 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: 6766894
    Abstract: A movable body movable on a given path is provided with a support section for an object to be carried. Supports for supporting an object to be carried are disposed in the lower portion of the support section on the right and left sides thereof such that a support position can be changed. The given path is provided with a changer positioned between the right and left supports for changing the support position provided by the supports. The movable body is moved until it is stopped with the now-empty support section opposite the changer. The changer is then actuated, thereby changing the support position provided by the supports. Thus, different kinds of objects to be carried can each be stably supported. The common changer simplifies the configuration and operation and enables the support position provided by the right and left supports to be changed quickly and reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Arai, Tatsuhiko Sakata, Toshiro Yoneoka, Kei Nakamuta
  • Publication number: 20030000413
    Abstract: A movable body (9) movable on a given path (4) is provided with a support section (30) for an object to be carried. Supports (50) for supporting, from below, an object to be carried are disposed in the lower portion of the support section (30) on the right and left sides thereof such that a support position can be changed. The given path (4) is provided with a changing means (70) positioned between the right and left supports (50) for changing the support position provided by the supports (50). The movable body (9) is moved until it is stopped with the support section (30), which is now empty, opposed to the changing means (70), whereupon the latter is actuated, whereby the support position provided by the supports (50) can be changed. Thus, a plurality of kinds of objects to be carried can each be stably supported. The common changing means (70) simplifies the configuration and operation and enables the support position provided by the right and left supports (50) to be changed quickly and reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Arai, Tatsuhiko Sakata, Toshiro Yoneoka, Kei Nakamuta