Patents by Inventor Yoshiro Chikaki

Yoshiro Chikaki 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: 8052036
    Abstract: A tab lead soldering apparatus soldering a tab lead to a front face and a rear face of a solar cell has a first pressing mechanism pressing the tab lead toward the front face of the solar cell, a second pressing mechanism pressing the tab lead toward the rear face of the solar cell rear face, a heat member and a support member provided to the first pressing mechanism and/or the second pressing mechanism to contact with the tab lead, a heat member shift mechanism shifting the heat member between a contact position to contact an end of the heat member with the tab lead and a separation position to separate the end of the heat member from the tab lead, and a support member shift mechanism shifting the support member between a contact position to contact an end of the support member with the tab lead and a separation position to separate the end of the support member from the tab lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: NPC Incorporated
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Patent number: 8028735
    Abstract: There is provided a laminating apparatus laminating an object to be laminated by introducing a fluid into an upper chamber demarcated by a diaphragm and sandwiching and pressing the object to be laminated placed on a heater panel by the diaphragm expanded by the introduced fluid, the apparatus including: a tank part in which the fluid to be introduced into the upper chamber is stored; and a heating mechanism heating the fluid stored in the tank part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: NPC Incorporated
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Patent number: 7699085
    Abstract: There is provided a laminating apparatus laminating an object to be laminated in a laminating part which has a diaphragm on an upper side and a heater panel on a lower side, by melting a filler in the object to be laminated and pressing the object to be laminated sandwiched between the diaphragm and the heater panel, the apparatus including: a sheet conveying the object to be laminated placed thereon to/out of the laminating part; and a lift mechanism lifting up/down a support part capable of supporting the sheet from the lower side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: NPC Incorporated
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Publication number: 20080115893
    Abstract: There is provided a laminating apparatus laminating an object to be laminated by introducing a fluid into an upper chamber demarcated by a diaphragm and sandwiching and pressing the object to be laminated placed on a heater panel by the diaphragm expanded by the introduced fluid, the apparatus including: a tank part in which the fluid to be introduced into the upper chamber is stored; and a heating mechanism heating the fluid stored in the tank part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: NPC INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Publication number: 20080105381
    Abstract: There is provided a laminating apparatus laminating an object to be laminated in a laminating part which has a diaphragm on an upper side and a heater panel on a lower side, by melting a filler in the object to be laminated and pressing the object to be laminated sandwiched between the diaphragm and the heater panel, the apparatus including: a sheet conveying the object to be laminated placed thereon to/out of the laminating part; and a lift mechanism lifting up/down a support part capable of supporting the sheet from the lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: NPC INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Publication number: 20080048007
    Abstract: A tab lead soldering apparatus soldering a tab lead to a front face and a rear face of a solar cell has a first pressing mechanism pressing the tab lead toward the front face of the solar cell, a second pressing mechanism pressing the tab lead toward the rear face of the solar cell rear face, a heat member and a support member provided to the first pressing mechanism and/or the second pressing mechanism to contact with the tab lead, a heat member shift mechanism shifting the heat member between a contact position to contact an end of the heat member with the tab lead and a separation position to separate the end of the heat member from the tab lead, and a support member shift mechanism shifting the support member between a contact position to contact an end of the support member with the tab lead and a separation position to separate the end of the support member from the tab lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: NPC INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Publication number: 20080041528
    Abstract: In a laminating apparatus which heats, and sandwiches and presses an object to be laminated, a plurality of heaters are provided inside a heater panel, temperature sensors are respectively provided in part or all of a plurality of heating zones formed by dividing a top surface of the aforesaid heater panel, and a control device which individually controls the plurality of heaters based on a measurement result of the aforesaid temperature sensors is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: NPC INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Publication number: 20080041531
    Abstract: A laminating apparatus heating an object to be laminated and pressing the object to be laminated in a sandwiched state includes: a first space whose internal pressure is adjustable; a second space which is separated from the first space by a diaphragm and whose internal pressure is adjustable; a heater panel provided inside the second space; one hole or more provided inside the heater panel; and one heater or more inserted in the hole. The hole is hermetically sealed and the total length of the one heater or more is shorter than a length of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: NPC INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Yoshiro Chikaki
  • Publication number: 20060289119
    Abstract: A laminating apparatus for laminating an object to be laminated includes an upper chamber and a lower chamber which are partitioned by a diaphragm, a heater board provided in the lower chamber, and a diaphragm capable of freely expanding for pressurizing the object to be laminated mounted on the heater board, in which the diaphragm is constituted of butyl rubber. The composition of the butyl rubber includes, for example, 100 to 0 parts by weight of halogenated butyl, 0 to 100 parts by weight of regular butyl, 1 to 5 parts by weight of magnesium oxide, 5 to 100 parts by weight of carbon black, 0 to 20 parts by weight of paraffin oil, 1 to 5 parts by weight of zinc oxide, 1 to 20 parts by weight of resin vulcanizing agent, and 0 to 10 parts by weight of processing aid. According to the present invention, the lifetime of the diaphragm is extended, and laminated objects can be produced at a low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshiro Chikaki, Manabu Tomizawa
  • Patent number: 6149757
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is proposed a laminating apparatus for laminating materials to be laminated. The apparatus includes at least one laminating section (9). Each laminating section (9) comprises an upper chamber (5) and an under chamber (6) wherein both chambers are divided with a diaphragm means (4). The apparatus further includes a heating stage (10) for heating the materials put on the stage in the under chamber (6). The stage (10) is movable between an upward position and a downward position. Further the apparatus includes a supporting means (13) which can support the materials in a position above and apart form the upper surface of the stage (10) when the stage locates in its downward position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: N.P.C. Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Chikaki, Masafumi Ito, Tsugio Kirino