Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Hiyama

Tsutomu Hiyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240042539
    Abstract: Provided is a soldering apparatus including: a furnace body including a processing chamber in which boards are processed; a gasket provided at least to a part of the furnace body, and configured to seal the furnace body; a sealed space isolated from the processing chamber, and defined by the furnace body and the gasket; a gas supply apparatus configured to supply a first gas into the sealed space; and a measuring apparatus configured to measure one of pressure in the sealed space and concentration of a second gas in the sealed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu HIYAMA, Nobuhiro KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11819952
    Abstract: Provided is a soldering apparatus including: a furnace body including a processing chamber in which boards are processed; a gasket provided at least to a part of the furnace body, and configured to seal the furnace body; a sealed space isolated from the processing chamber, and defined by the furnace body and the gasket; a gas supply apparatus configured to supply a first gas into the sealed space; and a measuring apparatus configured to measure one of pressure in the sealed space and concentration of a second gas in the sealed space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hiyama, Nobuhiro Kojima
  • Publication number: 20230347437
    Abstract: Provided is a soldering device in which gas is drawn through suction ports in a first plate more uniformly than in a conventional device. A soldering device according to the present disclosure is a soldering device for performing soldering and includes a blower unit for supplying gas to an object. The blower unit includes: a first plate in which a plurality of suction ports for drawing of the gas outside the blower unit are formed; a second plate that has a plate surface facing the plurality of suction ports; a plurality of nozzles; and a fan for supplying the gas drawn through the plurality of suction ports to the plurality of nozzles. A flow path through which the gas flows and which extends from the plurality of suction ports to go through a heater and the fan and to reach the plurality of nozzles is formed in the blower unit. A part of the flow path surrounds at least a part of the second plate in directions in which the plate surface extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu HIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220126236
    Abstract: Provided is a condensation device capable of removing water vapor from a larger amount of gas without making a size larger than in related art. A condensation device 700 according to the present invention includes an outer cooling unit 720 including one or two or more inner tubes 722, an outer tube 724 located outside the one or two or more inner tubes 722, and a first flow path 726 through which a first cooling medium passes between the one or two or more inner tubes 722 and the outer tube 724.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu HIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11235407
    Abstract: Provided are a soldering apparatus that allows a gasket to be easily attached to and detached from the soldering apparatus, and a method of fixing the gasket to the soldering apparatus. The soldering apparatus includes: a furnace body; a gasket that is provided to at least a part of the furnace body, and that seals the furnace body; and a push rivet that fixes the gasket in an attachable/detachable manner to the furnace body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20210402498
    Abstract: Provided is a soldering apparatus including: a furnace body including a processing chamber in which boards are processed; a gasket provided at least to a part of the furnace body, and configured to seal the furnace body; a sealed space isolated from the processing chamber, and defined by the furnace body and the gasket; a gas supply apparatus configured to supply a first gas into the sealed space; and a measuring apparatus configured to measure one of pressure in the sealed space and concentration of a second gas in the sealed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu HIYAMA, Nobuhiro KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11007591
    Abstract: A soldering apparatus includes transfer rails as a first transfer means for transferring a printed circuit board, transfer rails as a second transfer means provided in parallel to a transfer direction of the printed circuit board to be transferred by the transfer rails, a muffle as a first reflow furnace main body for heating the printed circuit board transferred by the transfer rails, a muffle as a second reflow furnace main body for heating a printed circuit board transferred by the transfer rails, and a main frame as a frame for housing the muffle and the muffle. The main frame includes an opening/closing part as a first opening/closing means for opening/closing the muffle, and an opening/closing part as a second opening/closing means for opening/closing the muffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Hosokawa, Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Patent number: 10792607
    Abstract: To provide a flux recovery device which can remove a flux in a pipe and a method for removing a flux. A flux recovery device 200 according to the present invention recovers a flux from a gaseous mixture containing a flux component, the flux recovery device 200 including: a separation unit 400 configured to separate the flux from the gaseous mixture using water, and to discharge the water containing the flux; a pipe 500 including a second connection port 540, an inclined portion 580, and a first connection port 520, the water containing the flux flowing into the pipe 500 from the second connection port 540, the inclined portion 580 being positioned on a downstream side of the second connection port 540, and extending in a direction intersecting with a vertical line extending in a gravity direction, and the first connection port 520 being positioned on an upstream side of the inclined portion 580; and a pump 220 configured to supply water from the first connection port 520.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20200282355
    Abstract: To provide a flux recovery device which can remove a flux in a pipe and a method for removing a flux. A flux recovery device 200 according to the present invention recovers a flux from a gaseous mixture containing a flux component, the flux recovery device 200 including: a separation unit 400 configured to separate the flux from the gaseous mixture using water, and to discharge the water containing the flux; a pipe 500 including a second connection port 540, an inclined portion 580, and a first connection port 520, the water containing the flux flowing into the pipe 500 from the second connection port 540, the inclined portion 580 being positioned on a downstream side of the second connection port 540, and extending in a direction intersecting with a vertical line extending in a gravity direction, and the first connection port 520 being positioned on an upstream side of the inclined portion 580; and a pump 220 configured to supply water from the first connection port 520.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu HIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200269337
    Abstract: Provided are a soldering apparatus that allows a gasket to be easily attached to and detached from the soldering apparatus, and a method of fixing the gasket to the soldering apparatus. The soldering apparatus includes: a furnace body; a gasket that is provided to at least a part of the furnace body, and that seals the furnace body; and a push rivet that fixes the gasket in an attachable/detachable manner to the furnace body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu HIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200094335
    Abstract: A soldering apparatus includes transfer rails as a first transfer means for transferring a printed circuit board, transfer rails as a second transfer means provided in parallel to a transfer direction of the printed circuit board to be transferred by the transfer rails, a muffle as a first reflow furnace main body for heating the printed circuit board transferred by the transfer rails, a muffle as a second reflow furnace main body for heating a printed circuit board transferred by the transfer rails, and a main frame as a frame for housing the muffle and the muffle. The main frame includes an opening/closing part as a first opening/closing means for opening/closing the muffle, and an opening/closing part as a second opening/closing means for opening/closing the muffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Koichiro Hosokawa, Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Patent number: 10293439
    Abstract: A soldering apparatus including a flux-applying device having a nut that is fitted into the soldering apparatus and the flux-applying device can change a fixed position of the nut easier than that of a convention example even if any adhered matters generated when each apparatus or device is used for a long time are adhered. The nut screws on to the screw shaft having a predetermined length. The nut is provided with at least one non-meshing part that does not mesh with the screw shaft and is formed parallel to a movement direction thereof. The non-meshing part extends from a forward end of the nut to a rear end thereof along whole length of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sugihara, Hiroshi Taguchi, Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Patent number: 10252364
    Abstract: A soldering apparatus which can keep an interior of a chamber at a specified vacuum pressure and can perform soldering in the chamber, the vacuum pressure of which is optimally adjusted, is provided with a chamber (40) in which a work (1) is solderable under vacuum environment, an operation part (21) that inputs and sets vacuum pressure in the chamber (40), a pump (23) that performs vacuum drawing on the interior of the chamber (40), a pressure sensor (24) that detects pressure in the chamber (40), and a control portion (61) that adjusts the set vacuum pressure in the chamber (40) based on a pressure detection signal (S24) output from the pressure sensor (24), and keeps the set vacuum pressure for a predetermined period of time, as shown in FIG. 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hiyama, Hiroyuki Inoue, Shunsuke Kimoto
  • Patent number: 10076041
    Abstract: Provided are a nut, an attachment for nut and a screw shaft, which are fitted to a coating material coating device or a soldering device and can change a fixed position of the nut easier than that of a convention example even if any adhered matters generated when each device is used for a long time are fixed, and a soldering device using the same. The nut 10 screws on to the screw shaft 2 having a predetermined length. The nut 10 is provided with a non-meshing part 11 composed of a notch 12 that is formed parallel to a movement direction thereof by cutting off screw threads and a flange portion 13, which has connecting holes 14 for connecting another member. Under such a configuration, by forward and/or backward movement of the nut 10, the notch 12 functions as if it scraps the fixed matters 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sugihara, Hiroshi Taguchi, Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20180141168
    Abstract: A soldering apparatus including a flux-applying device having a nut that is fitted into the soldering apparatus and the flux-applying device can change a fixed position of the nut easier than that of a convention example even if any adhered matters generated when each apparatus or device is used for a long time are adhered. The nut screws on to the screw shaft having a predetermined length. The nut is provided with at least one non-meshing part that does not mesh with the screw shaft and is formed parallel to a movement direction thereof. The non-meshing part extends from a forward end of the nut to a rear end thereof along whole length of the nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi Sugihara, Hiroshi Taguchi, Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20170311453
    Abstract: Provided are a nut, an attachment for nut and a screw shaft, which are fitted to a coating material coating device or a soldering device and can change a fixed position of the nut easier than that of a convention example even if any adhered matters generated when each device is used for a long time are fixed, and a soldering device using the same. The nut 10 screws on to the screw shaft 2 having a predetermined length. The nut 10 is provided with a non-meshing part 11 composed of a notch 12 that is formed parallel to a movement direction thereof by cutting off screw threads and a flange portion 13, which has connecting holes 14 for connecting another member. Under such a configuration, by forward and/or backward movement of the nut 10, the notch 12 functions as if it scraps the fixed matters 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sugihara, Hiroshi Taguchi, Tsutomu Hiyama
  • Patent number: 9744613
    Abstract: A flux recovery device that recovers a flux component from a gaseous mixture. The flux recovery device includes a first water spray unit that sprays water into a gaseous mixture containing the flux component, a separation unit that includes an introduction port for introducing the gaseous mixture into which water is sprayed from the first water spray unit, and a second water spray unit that forms a precipitation flow inside of the separation unit. The separation unit uses a swirling flow to separate the flux component from the gaseous mixture. A condensation unit cools water vapor generated in the separation unit to change the water vapor to water droplets, thereby removing the water vapor. Water vapor generated in a separation unit is cooled by a condensation unit, recovered as water droplets, and reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hiyama, Yuta Saito
  • Patent number: 9744612
    Abstract: A first water spray unit that sprays water into the gaseous mixture containing the flux component, a separation unit having an introduction port for introducing the gaseous mixture into which water is sprayed from the first water spray unit, and a second water spray unit that forms a precipitation flow inside of the separation unit. The separation unit uses a swirling flow to separate the flow component from the gaseous mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hiyama, Yuta Saito
  • Patent number: 9676048
    Abstract: In a vacuum soldering apparatus and a control method thereof, in order to prevent flux scattering or solder scattering when voids are defoamed and/or deaerated from molten solder by evacuating a chamber to a target degree of vacuum as well as in order to be able to perform brief evacuation, an evaluation control of a pump is performed. The evaluation control of the pump is performed in which the plural evacuation control properties (#1 through #4) with the gradients ? plotting the degrees of vacuum (pressure P) in relation to evacuation time (time t) when a chamber is evacuated by a predetermined pump output, are previously prepared; and the control are changed from evacuation control property of small pump output to evacuation control property of large pump output based on the initially set gradient ? in the evacuation control property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hiyama, Hiroyuki Inoue, Shunsuke Kimoto, Tomotake Kagaya
  • Patent number: 9511379
    Abstract: In a gas-intake-port array structure, which enables any temperature fluctuation during conveying time of a printed circuit board, a semiconductor wafer or the like to be reduced and allows the printed circuit board and the like to be very uniformly heated or cooled, a nozzle pattern P2 is arranged to be line symmetry with a nozzle pattern P1 in one upper or lower divided section of a nozzle layout region of the nozzle cover 3 relative to a center portion that is orthogonal to a conveying direction, as shown in FIG. 1. In order for the arrangement patterns diagonally arranged in the nozzle layout region to become identical, the nozzle pattern P1 is arranged to be line symmetry with the nozzle pattern P2 in the other upper or lower divided section. Intake ports 3b, 3c and 3d each having a predetermined opening width are arranged between two blowing nozzles 2 or more and across a first row thereof and plural other rows having different phases, in order to circulate the gas blown from the blowing nozzles 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Hiyama