Patents by Inventor YIHENG KUNG

YIHENG KUNG 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: 10532426
    Abstract: A laser machining head controls an irradiation position of a laser beam on a machining target by rotating a first parallel plate by a first motor and rotating a second parallel plate by a second motor. A first holder holding the first parallel plate has a first rotation angle identification unit, and a second holder holding the second parallel plate has a second rotation angle identification unit. The first rotation angle identification unit has a positioning surface that allows positioning relative to the first parallel plate, and the second rotation angle identification unit has a positioning surface that allows positioning relative to the second parallel plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yiheng Kung, Wataru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10189116
    Abstract: A laser machining head includes a collimation lens, a focusing lens, and a nozzle unit. The nozzle unit includes a protective member, an inner nozzle, an outer nozzle, a nozzle holding section, and an orifice. The outer nozzle is disposed outside the inner nozzle and the nozzle holding section holds the inner nozzle and the outer nozzle. The orifice is in contact with the inner nozzle and is interposed between the nozzle holding section and the outer nozzle. The nozzle holding section has a first gas path connecting the air supply port disposed in the nozzle holding section and the orifice. The orifice has a third gas path for connecting a second gas path disposed between the inner nozzle and the outer nozzle, and the first gas path. In the vicinity of the tip of the nozzle unit, an opening connected to the second gas path is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Takahashi, Yasushi Mukai, Yiheng Kung
  • Patent number: 10101724
    Abstract: A laser machining robot includes a manipulator, a robot controller, and a laser machining head. The robot controller controls the operation of the manipulator. The laser machining head is mounted to the manipulator and scans a laser beam. The laser machining head includes a servomotor for driving a member for scanning the laser beam. The drive of the servomotor is controlled by the robot controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yiheng Kung, Yasushi Mukai, Wataru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180161922
    Abstract: A laser machining head according to the present disclosure controls an irradiation position of a laser beam on a machining target by rotating a first parallel plate by a first motor and rotating a second parallel plate by a second motor. A first holder holding the first parallel plate has a first rotation angle identification unit, and a second holder holding the second parallel plate has a second rotation angle identification unit. The first rotation angle identification unit has a positioning surface that allows positioning relative to the first parallel plate, and the second rotation angle identification unit has a positioning surface that allows positioning relative to the second parallel plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: YIHENG KUNG, WATARU TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9889522
    Abstract: The laser processing head of the present disclosure includes a collimation lens, a focus lens, a first parallel plate, a first drive unit, a second parallel plate, and a second drive unit. The collimation lens collimates a laser beam having a first optical axis, and the focus lens condenses the collimated laser beam. The first parallel plate shifts the optical axis of the condensed laser beam to a second optical axis. The first drive unit rotates the first parallel plate around a first rotation axis. The second parallel plate shifts the optical axis of the laser beam shifted to the second optical axis, to a third optical axis. The second drive unit rotates the second parallel plate around a second rotation axis. The direction of the first rotation axis and the direction of the second rotation axis are identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yiheng Kung, Yasushi Mukai, Wataru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170083001
    Abstract: A laser machining robot includes a manipulator, a robot controller, and a laser machining head. The robot controller controls the operation of the manipulator. The laser machining head is mounted to the manipulator and scans a laser beam. The laser machining head includes a servomotor for driving a member for scanning the laser beam. The drive of the servomotor is controlled by the robot controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: YIHENG KUNG, YASUSHI MUKAI, WATARU TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170050267
    Abstract: The laser processing head of the present disclosure includes a collimation lens, a focus lens, a first parallel plate, a first drive unit, a second parallel plate, and a second drive unit. The collimation lens collimates a laser beam having a first optical axis, and the focus lens condenses the collimated laser beam. The first parallel plate shifts the optical axis of the condensed laser beam to a second optical axis. The first drive unit rotates the first parallel plate around a first rotation axis. The second parallel plate shifts the optical axis of the laser beam shifted to the second optical axis, to a third optical axis. The second drive unit rotates the second parallel plate around a second rotation axis. The direction of the first rotation axis and the direction of the second rotation axis are identical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: YIHENG KUNG, YASUSHI MUKAI, WATARU TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160368091
    Abstract: A laser machining head includes a collimation lens, a focusing lens, and a nozzle unit. The nozzle unit includes a protective member, an inner nozzle, an outer nozzle, a nozzle holding section, and an orifice. The outer nozzle is disposed outside the inner nozzle and the nozzle holding section holds the inner nozzle and the outer nozzle. The orifice is in contact with the inner nozzle and is interposed between the nozzle holding section and the outer nozzle. The nozzle holding section has a first gas path connecting the air supply port disposed in the nozzle holding section and the orifice. The orifice has a third gas path for connecting a second gas path disposed between the inner nozzle and the outer nozzle, and the first gas path. In the vicinity of the tip of the nozzle unit, an opening connected to the second gas path is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: WATARU TAKAHASHI, YASUSHI MUKAI, YIHENG KUNG