Patents by Inventor Yuzuka ISOBE
Yuzuka ISOBE 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).
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Patent number: 11999069Abstract: An end effector connectable to a robot arm includes a camera, a support member that includes a marker and supports a workpiece, and a brush that performs coating on the workpiece. The camera is arranged at a position allowing the camera to capture a brush tip of the brush and the marker simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Kouno, Yuzuka Isobe, Tetsuo Sakata, Ryoga Sakaguchi, Masashi Eguchi
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Patent number: 11878889Abstract: An end effector connectable to a robot arm for peeling off release paper includes a housing including a guide groove having a start position S, an intermediate position M, and an end position E and a rotary unit including a needle and a first support movable along the guide groove. Assume that a line segment connecting the start position S and the intermediate position M is defined as a line segment SM, a line segment connecting intermediate the position M and the end position E is defined as a line segment ME, an angle formed between the line segment SM and a horizontal direction when the end effector is placed on a floor surface is defined as ?1, and an angle formed between the line segment SM and the line segment ME is defined as ?2, ?1<?2<?1+180° is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kikuchi, Hideyuki Kouno, Yuzuka Isobe, Yoshinari Matsuyama
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Publication number: 20240009860Abstract: An end effector includes: one or more hole plates each including a plurality of holes; a cushion material to be used together with the one or more hole plates; a plurality of pins including a plurality of inner pins and a plurality of outer pins disposed outside the plurality of inner pins; and a force application portion that applies an inward force to the plurality of outer pins. The plurality of inner pins pass through the plurality of holes and the cushion material and are movable within a first distance in a pass-through direction of the plurality of holes with respect to the one or more hole plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Takeshi KIKUCHI, Kazunori KOUNO, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Yuzuka ISOBE
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Publication number: 20230219231Abstract: A target object setting unit sets a position of a target object in a work object. A feature point recognizer detects feature points of a work object from a captured image obtained by an image capturing apparatus, the image including the work object and a holdable object. A first position calculator calculates a position of the target object in a coordinate system of the image capturing apparatus based on the feature points. A second position calculator calculates a position of the holdable object in the coordinate system of the image capturing apparatus based on the captured image. A control signal generator converts the positions of the target object and the holdable object in the coordinate system of the image capturing apparatus, into positions in a coordinate system of the robot arm apparatus, and outputs a first control signal to the robot arm apparatus based on the converted positions of the target object and the holdable object, for moving the holdable object to the position of the target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Tsukasa OKADA, Tomohide ISHIGAMI, Yuzuka ISOBE, Kozo EZAWA, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Kenji TOKUDA
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Patent number: 11414921Abstract: A storage device includes a shutter having a vertically divided dome shape formed by cutting a one-end-closed cylindrical shape at two planes, the one-end-closed cylindrical shape being formed by closing an upper end of a cylindrical portion whose axis line is along an up-down direction, an arc-shaped lower portion reinforcing member which has a higher rigidity than the cylindrical portion, a housing, which includes an opening portion, the opening portion being opened and closed by the shutter rotating around the axis line, a bearing portion provided in the housing, which suspends and supports the ceiling surface portion, a lower end support portion, which supports a lower surface of the lower portion reinforcing member at a plurality of locations; and an inner side support portion, which supports an inner peripheral surface of the lower portion reinforcing member at a plurality of locations.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kikuchi, Yoshinari Matsuyama, Masaki Shikanai, Yuzuka Isobe
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Publication number: 20220227002Abstract: An end effector connectable to a robot arm includes a camera, a support member that includes a marker and supports a workpiece, and a brush that performs coating on the workpiece. The camera is arranged at a position allowing the camera to capture a brush tip of the brush and the marker simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Hideyuki KOUNO, Yuzuka ISOBE, Tetsuo SAKATA, Ryoga SAKAGUCHI, Masashi EGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220227599Abstract: An end effector connectable to a robot arm for peeling off release paper includes a housing including a guide groove having a start position S, an intermediate position M, and an end position E and a rotary unit including a needle and a first support movable along the guide groove. Assume that a line segment connecting the start position S and the intermediate position M is defined as a line segment SM, a line segment connecting intermediate the position M and the end position E is defined as a line segment ME, an angle formed between the line segment SM and a horizontal direction when the end effector is placed on a floor surface is defined as ?1, and an angle formed between the line segment SM and the line segment ME is defined as ?2, ?1<?2<?1+180° is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Takeshi KIKUCHI, Hideyuki KOUNO, Yuzuka ISOBE, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20220226989Abstract: An end effector includes a hole plate includes a plurality of holes, a plurality of pins that respectively penetrate the plurality of holes and are hung on the hole plate to be movable upward, and a force applying part that applies an inward force to an outer pin of the plurality of pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Takeshi KIKUCHI, Hideyuki KOUNO, Yuzuka ISOBE, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20220152847Abstract: Provided is a robot hand including a movable unit, a hand that changes in shape in accordance with movement of the movable unit, and an elastic body that changes a gripping force of the hand. When the amount of movement of the movable unit is less than a predetermined value, at least the hand changes in shape, and when the amount of movement of the movable unit is more than or equal to the predetermined value, the elastic body changes in elastic force while at least a part of the hand stops changing in shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Yuzuka ISOBE, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Tomoyuki YASHIRO, Kozo EZAWA
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Publication number: 20220134550Abstract: A control system for a hand that is connectable to a robot arm and has a tip of which shape is deformable, includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the hand, and a controller that detects at least one specific deformed shape of the hand based on the image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and performs a control on at least one of the hand and the robot arm according to the at least one specific deformed shape detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Yuzuka ISOBE, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Tomoyuki YASHIRO, Kozo EZAWA
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Publication number: 20220111533Abstract: An end effector control system that controls a plurality of end effectors connectable to a robot arm, the end effector control system including: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an end effector connected to the robot arm among the plurality of end effectors; an identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information that identifies the end effector; a control unit that controls the end effector; and a memory having control information including a target position of each of the plurality of end effectors. The control unit acquires the identification information from the identification information acquisition unit, determines a target position of the end effector in accordance with the identification information and the control information, and controls the end effector to be located at the target position based on the image acquired by the image acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Yuzuka ISOBE, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Tomoyuki YASHIRO, Kozo EZAWA
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Patent number: 11228189Abstract: A loaded body housing device includes: an upper table which rotates about a rotation axis extending along a Z-axis and supports a plurality of batteries in a plurality of first storage spaces around the rotation axis; a lower table which rotates about a rotation axis extending along the Z-axis and supports a plurality of batteries in a plurality of second storage spaces around the rotation axis; and a casing having openings each of which exposes one storage space when viewed in a negative direction of the Z-axis. The upper table is positioned to have overlapping between a part of the plurality of first storage spaces and the plurality of second storage spaces and no overlapping between the plurality of first storage spaces and a second storage space when viewed in the negative direction of the Z-axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinari Matsuyama, Masaki Shikanai, Takeshi Kikuchi, Yuzuka Isobe
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Patent number: 11215316Abstract: A storage device includes a storage body, which includes a bottom surface, wall surfaces surrounding a storage space, a front opening portion and an upper opening portion such that a package body is enabled to be inserted into the storage space from a plurality of directions, a front guide, which is provided on the bottom surface in proximity to the front opening portion, and includes an inclined surface descending toward a surface on a back side of the storage space among the wall surfaces, and a rear guide, which is provided on the surface on the back side in proximity to the upper opening portion, and restricts upward movement of the package body stored in the storage space along the surface on the back side.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuzuka Isobe, Yoshinari Matsuyama, Masaki Shikanai, Takeshi Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11114872Abstract: A charging device includes: a connector that protrudes from a placement surface; a protective plate; a wall surface intersecting with the placement surface; a support member capable of moving to be in a first orientation in which the protective plate is supported and a second orientation in which the protective plate is not supported; and a lock mechanism that locks the support member in the first orientation. The lock mechanism includes a first protruding part that, when the support member is locked, releases the locking of the support member by being pushed. The support member (i) includes a second protruding part, and (ii) moves from the first orientation to the second orientation by the second protruding part being pushed toward the wall surface in a state where the locking is released. When the support member has moved, the protective plate is capable of moving to the placement stand.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTDInventors: Masaki Shikanai, Yoshinari Matsuyama, Takeshi Kikuchi, Yuzuka Isobe
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Patent number: 10965052Abstract: A connector holding mechanism includes a biasing member provided in a through hole formed in a bottom plate of a storage body, a cover having a connector insertion hole and an inclined surface which is fixed to the through hole, a connector, in which a terminal is loosely inserted into the connector insertion hole, and a flange portion protruding from an outer periphery of the housing biased by the biasing member. When the connector is waiting to be fitted to a stored object, the connector is held in a posture where the terminal is inclined due to abutment between the inclined surface and the flange with respect to a virtual line perpendicular to the bottom surface, and when the connector is fitted to the stored object, the connector is held in a posture where the terminal is vertical along the virtual line.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaki Shikanai, Yoshinari Matsuyama, Takeshi Kikuchi, Yuzuka Isobe, Takeru Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20200366022Abstract: A connector holding mechanism includes a biasing member provided in a through hole formed in a bottom plate of a storage body, a cover having a connector insertion hole and an inclined surface which is fixed to the through hole, a connector, in which a terminal is loosely inserted into the connector insertion hole, and a flange portion protruding from an outer periphery of the housing biased by the biasing member. When the connector is waiting to be fitted to a stored object, the connector is held in a posture where the terminal is inclined due to abutment between the inclined surface and the flange with respect to a virtual line perpendicular to the bottom surface, and when the connector is fitted to the stored object, the connector is held in a posture where the terminal is vertical along the virtual line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Masaki SHIKANAI, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Takeshi KIKUCHI, Yuzuka ISOBE, Takeru SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200266641Abstract: A charging device includes: a connector that protrudes from a placement surface; a protective plate; a wall surface intersecting with the placement surface; a support member capable of moving to be in a first orientation in which the protective plate is supported and a second orientation in which the protective plate is not supported; and a lock mechanism that locks the support member in the first orientation. The lock mechanism includes a first protruding part that, when the support member is locked, releases the locking of the support member by being pushed. The support member (i) includes a second protruding part, and (ii) moves from the first orientation to the second orientation by the second protruding part being pushed toward the wall surface in a state where the locking is released. When the support member has moved, the protective plate is capable of moving to the placement stand.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Masaki SHIKANAI, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Takeshi KIKUCHI, Yuzuka ISOBE
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Publication number: 20200256507Abstract: A storage device includes a storage body, which includes a bottom surface, wall surfaces surrounding a storage space, a front opening portion and an upper opening portion such that a package body is enabled to be inserted into the storage space from a plurality of directions, a front guide, which is provided on the bottom surface in proximity to the front opening portion, and includes an inclined surface descending toward a surface on a back side of the storage space among the wall surfaces, and a rear guide, which is provided on the surface on the back side in proximity to the upper opening portion, and restricts upward movement of the package body stored in the storage space along the surface on the back side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Yuzuka ISOBE, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Masaki SHIKANAI, Takeshi KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20200256117Abstract: A storage device includes a shutter having a vertically divided dome shape formed by cutting a one-end-closed cylindrical shape at two planes, the one-end-closed cylindrical shape being formed by closing an upper end of a cylindrical portion whose axis line is along an up-down direction, an arc-shaped lower portion reinforcing member which has a higher rigidity than the cylindrical portion, a housing, which includes an opening portion, the opening portion being opened and closed by the shutter rotating around the axis line, a bearing portion provided in the housing, which suspends and supports the ceiling surface portion, a lower end support portion, which supports a lower surface of the lower portion reinforcing member at a plurality of locations; and an inner side support portion, which supports an inner peripheral surface of the lower portion reinforcing member at a plurality of locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Takeshi KIKUCHI, Yoshinari MATSUYAMA, Masaki SHIKANAI, Yuzuka ISOBE
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Publication number: 20200259348Abstract: A loaded body housing device includes: an upper table which rotates about a rotation axis extending along the Z-axis and supports a plurality of batteries in a plurality of storage spaces around the rotation axis; a lower table which rotates about a rotation axis extending along the Z-axis and supports a plurality of batteries in a plurality of storage spaces around the rotation axis; and a casing having openings each of which exposes one storage space when viewed in the negative direction of the Z-axis. The upper table is positioned to have overlapping between a part of the plurality of storage spaces and the plurality of storage spaces and no overlapping between the plurality of storage spaces and a storage space when viewed in the negative direction of the Z-axis. A direction in which the rotation axes are arranged intersects with a direction in which the storage spaces are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Yoshinari Matsuyama, Masaki Shikanai, Takeshi Kikuchi, Yuzuka Isobe