Patents by Inventor Tsuneto Igarashi

Tsuneto Igarashi 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: 5692293
    Abstract: There is disclosed an automatic electronic part-mounting apparatus in which acceleration, acting on electronic parts, suction-held respectively by mounting heads, is reduced, thereby enabling stable mounting of the electronic parts. Cam levers 10 are pivotally mounted through respective pivot shafts 9 on a rotary member 8 which is rotated at a constant speed by a roller gear cam 19. One end of the cam lever is engaged with a fixed cam 7 whereas the other end thereof is slidably mounted through cam followers on a follower lever 12 slidably mounted on annular rails 11 in a housing 6. One end of the follower lever 12 is slidably engaged with a cam follower, and the other end of the follower lever 12 is mounted on each mounting head 13. With this construction, the acceleration of the mounting head 13 can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneto Igarashi, Shigetoshi Negishi, Kunio Tanaka, Masahiro Morimoto, Kazuaki Kosaka, Yoshifumi Hirata