Patents Assigned to Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 8952680
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes two sensor units with curved cores including meshing portions at front and base ends thereof and constructs a ring when the meshing portions mesh together. The meshing portions include main meshing portions that entirely overlap in a completely meshed state where the meshing portions overlap to the greatest extent. Auxiliary meshing portions that protrude inside and/or outside the ring are provided on the main meshing portions at the front and/or the base ends. In the completely meshed state, the auxiliary meshing portions do not overlap the main meshing portions or auxiliary meshing portions of the other core. In a non-completely meshed state where the main meshing portions partially do not overlap, the auxiliary meshing portions at least partially overlap the main meshing portions and/or auxiliary meshing portions of the other core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Nagai, Yoshinori Furuhata, Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 8914249
    Abstract: A resistance measuring apparatus includes: a voltage injector that injects an AC signal into a circuit by applying an AC voltage to an injection coil; a current measuring unit that measures an AC current produced in the circuit by the injection coil using a detection coil; a processing unit that calculates the circuit resistance from the AC signal voltage and the measured AC current; and a reference signal generator that outputs a binary reference signal that has a same period as the AC voltage and is synchronized to the clock. The voltage injector generates a stepped wave whose amplitude changes in synchronization with a clock, applies a signal based thereon as the AC voltage. The current measuring unit converts the current in the detection coil to a voltage signal, carries out synchronous detection using the reference signal, and measures the AC current based on the synchronous detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Patent number: 8803506
    Abstract: A voltage detecting apparatus detects a detected AC voltage generated in a detected object. The voltage detecting apparatus includes a detection electrode that is disposed facing the detected object, and is capacitively coupled to the detected object. The voltage detecting apparatus also includes a bootstrap circuit that operates using a floating power supply generated with a reference voltage, and outputs a detection signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with an AC potential difference between the detected AC voltage and the reference voltage. The voltage detecting apparatus further includes an insulating circuit that inputs the detection signal and outputs an insulated detection signal that is electrically insulated from the detection signal, and a voltage generating circuit that amplifies the insulated detection signal to reduce the AC potential difference and generate the reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20130063140
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes two sensor units with curved cores including meshing portions at front and base ends thereof and constructs a ring when the meshing portions mesh together. The meshing portions include main meshing portions that entirely overlap in a completely meshed state where the meshing portions overlap to the greatest extent. Auxiliary meshing portions that protrude inside and/or outside the ring are provided on the main meshing portions at the front and/or the base ends. In the completely meshed state, the auxiliary meshing portions do not overlap the main meshing portions or auxiliary meshing portions of the other core. In a non-completely meshed state where the main meshing portions partially do not overlap, the auxiliary meshing portions at least partially overlap the main meshing portions and/or auxiliary meshing portions of the other core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro NAGAI, Yoshinori FURUHATA, Satoshi IMAIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20120235666
    Abstract: A voltage detector detects a detected AC voltage generated in a detected object, and includes a detection electrode that is disposed facing the detected object, and an integrating circuit including an operational amplifier that has a first input terminal set at a reference voltage and a second input terminal connected to the detection electrode that integrates a detection current and outputs the integrated signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with the potential difference. The voltage detector also includes an insulating circuit that inputs the integrated signal and outputs the inputted integrated signal so as to be electrically insulated from an input side, and a voltage generating circuit that amplifies a signal based on the integrated signal so as to reduce the potential difference and generate the reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi YANAGISAWA
  • Patent number: 8222886
    Abstract: A voltage detector that detects an AC voltage in an object includes: an electrode disposed facing the object; a current-to-voltage converter that has a first input set at a reference voltage and a second input connected to the electrode and converts a detection current, which corresponds to a potential difference between the detected AC voltage and the reference voltage on a path including the electrode and a feedback circuit connected to the second input, to a detection signal; an integrating circuit that integrates the detection signal and outputs an integrated signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with the potential difference; an insulating circuit that inputs the detection signal or the integrated signal, and outputs the signal so as to be electrically insulated from the input; and a voltage generating circuit that generates the reference voltage by amplifying a signal based on the integrated signal to reduce the potential difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 8091767
    Abstract: A substrate manufacturing apparatus manufactures a ball-mounted substrate and has a ball mounting apparatus which includes a ball vacuum chucking apparatus including a vacuum chucking head that carries out a vacuum chucking process to chuck balls at edges of inlets formed in a vacuum chucking surface and which mounts the balls vacuum-chucked by the vacuum chucking head on a substrate, the ball vacuum chucking apparatus further including: a holding vessel that holds the balls; and a vacuum chucking/holding unit that vacuum chucks and holds the balls held in the holding vessel on a front end thereof, and carrying out a supplying process that brings the vacuum chucking/holding unit that holds the balls on the front end thereof and the vacuum chucking surface of the vacuum chucking head relatively close to supply the balls to the vacuum chucking head while air is being drawn through the inlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Seki, Hideo Matsubayashi, Makoto Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110184680
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus is capable of separately measuring at least one of the purely resistive component and the reactance component of a measured circuit. The measuring apparatus applies an AC voltage to the measured circuit and detects a current flowing in the measured circuit. When doing so, a first detection signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with an amplitude of a real component of the current and a second detection signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with an amplitude of an imaginary component are generated. The at least one of a purely resistive component and a reactance component of the measured circuit is then calculated using the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi IMAIZUMI, Sadanori MIYAJIMA, Toshiki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7834645
    Abstract: A variable capacitance circuit includes a capacitance changing structure constructed by connecting a first construction unit, a second construction unit, a third construction unit, and a fourth construction unit, which each include a first electric element that hinders transmission of a direct current (DC) signal and has a capacitance that changes in accordance with the magnitude of an absolute value of an applied voltage, in the mentioned order in a ring. A voltage measuring apparatus measures the voltage of a measured object and includes a detection electrode capable of being disposed facing the measured object and the variable capacitance circuit described above. A power measuring apparatus includes a current measuring apparatus that measures current flowing in a measured object and the voltage measuring apparatus that measures the voltage of the measured object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Yanagisawa
  • Publication number: 20100283539
    Abstract: A voltage detection device detects an objective AC voltage arising on a detection object. The voltage detection device includes; a detecting electrode placed so as to be capacitively coupled with the detection object; a reference signal output section for outputting a reference signal; a detecting section outputting a detection signal changing its amplitude in accordance with both current values of a detection object current flowing according to the objective AC voltage and a reference current flowing according to the reference signal; and a signal extracting section for extracting a signal component of the objective AC voltage from an amplified detection signal and outputting the signal component as an output signal, the amplified detection signal being obtained through controlling a gain for amplifying the detection signal so as to make a signal component of the reference signal included in the detection signal have a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20100200284
    Abstract: A substrate manufacturing apparatus manufactures a ball-mounted substrate and has a ball mounting apparatus which includes a ball vacuum chucking apparatus including a vacuum chucking head that carries out a vacuum chucking process to chuck balls at edges of inlets formed in a vacuum chucking surface and which mounts the balls vacuum-chucked by the vacuum chucking head on a substrate, the ball vacuum chucking apparatus further including: a holding vessel that holds the balls; and a vacuum chucking/holding unit that vacuum chucks and holds the balls held in the holding vessel on a front end thereof, and carrying out a supplying process that brings the vacuum chucking/holding unit that holds the balls on the front end thereof and the vacuum chucking surface of the vacuum chucking head relatively close to supply the balls to the vacuum chucking head while air is being drawn through the inlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko SEKI, Hideo MATSUBAYASHI, Makoto SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20090322358
    Abstract: A resistance measuring apparatus includes: a voltage injector that injects an AC signal into a circuit by applying an AC voltage to an injection coil; a current measuring unit that measures an AC current produced in the circuit by the injection coil using a detection coil; a processing unit that calculates the circuit resistance from the AC signal voltage and the measured AC current; and a reference signal generator that outputs a binary reference signal that has a same period as the AC voltage and is synchronized to the clock. The voltage injector generates a stepped wave whose amplitude changes in synchronization with a clock, applies a signal based thereon as the AC voltage. The current measuring unit converts the current in the detection coil to a voltage signal, carries out synchronous detection using the reference signal, and measures the AC current based on the synchronous detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Imaizumi
  • Publication number: 20090319210
    Abstract: A voltage detector that detects an AC voltage in an object includes: an electrode disposed facing the object; a current-to-voltage converter that has a first input set at a reference voltage and a second input connected to the electrode and converts a detection current, which corresponds to a potential difference between the detected AC voltage and the reference voltage on a path including the electrode and a feedback circuit connected to the second input, to a detection signal; an integrating circuit that integrates the detection signal and outputs an integrated signal whose amplitude changes in accordance with the potential difference; an insulating circuit that inputs the detection signal or the integrated signal, and outputs the signal so as to be electrically insulated from the input; and a voltage generating circuit that generates the reference voltage by amplifying a signal based on the integrated signal to reduce the potential difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi YANAGISAWA
  • Patent number: 7530277
    Abstract: A measuring apparatus has a display unit that can be favorably viewed when a measured object is clamped by a clamp-type sensor regardless of the orientation and position of the measured object. The measuring apparatus includes a first main unit on which the clamp-type sensor is disposed and a second main unit that is rotatably connected to the first main unit and on which the display unit is disposed. The second main unit is connected to the first main unit via a hinge unit capable of maintaining an arbitrary rotation position. The display unit is disposed on a surface of the second main unit that is opposite the first main unit when the measuring apparatus is folded up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takao Miyasaka, Akihiro Nagai, Yusaku Miyata, Tomoyuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 7466145
    Abstract: A voltage measuring apparatus measures the voltage of a measured object and includes a detection electrode capable of being disposed facing the measured object, a variable capacitance circuit that is connected between the detection electrode and a reference potential and whose electrostatic capacitance can be changed, a voltage generating circuits that generates the reference potential, and a control unit. The control unit causes the voltage generating circuit to change the reference potential while the electrostatic capacitance of the variable capacitance circuit is being changed. A power measuring apparatus includes the voltage measuring apparatus and a current measuring apparatus that measures current flowing in the measured object, and measures power based on the current measured by the current measuring apparatus and the voltage measured by the voltage measuring apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 7454725
    Abstract: The invention is aimed to analyze the characteristics of a transmission line only by inputting the specific distributed parameters without mesh dividing the transmission line to be analyzed into minimal unit required for the analysis. An arithmetic operation section 12 solves a differential equation regarding electromagnetic interaction of each line segment based on the predetermined distributed parameters, including a distributed self-inductance Li, a distributed resistance Ri, and a distributed capacitance ci and a distributed conductance gi in relation to a reference potential plane in the transmission line, and a distributed mutual inductance Mij, a distributed capacitance Cij, and a distributed conductance Gij between the transmission line and another transmission line, which are input from an input section 11, and calculates the characteristic data of the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Yanagisawa, Fuchun Zhang, Toshiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20080191815
    Abstract: A filter element includes a coil part formed in an overall tubular shape by layering a pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors and a grounding belt-shaped conductor with a belt-shaped insulator in between and winding so that the grounding belt-shaped conductor is outside a pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors, a magnetic body attached to a center of the coil part; a pair of input terminals that are connected to respective outermost circumferential parts of the pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors and are respectively led from outer circumferential positions of the coil part; a pair of output terminals that are connected to respective innermost circumferential parts of the pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors and are respectively led from central positions of the coil part located on an opposite side to leading positions of the pair of input terminals with the magnetic body in between; and a grounding terminal that is connected to an outermost circumferentia
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: HIOKI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi YANAGISAWA, Fuchun ZHANG
  • Patent number: 7355493
    Abstract: A filter element includes a coil part formed in an overall tubular shape by layering a pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors and a grounding belt-shaped conductor with a belt-shaped insulator in between and winding so that the grounding belt-shaped conductor is outside a pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors, a magnetic body attached to a center of the coil part; a pair of input terminals that are connected to respective outermost circumferential parts of the pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors and are respectively led from outer circumferential positions of the coil part; a pair of output terminals that are connected to respective innermost circumferential parts of the pair of signal transmitting belt-shaped conductors and are respectively led from central positions of the coil part located on an opposite side to leading positions of the pair of input terminals with the magnetic body in between; and a grounding terminal that is connected to an outermost circumferentia
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Yanagisawa, Fuchun Zhang
  • Patent number: D683640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Nagai, Takeaki Ohsawa
  • Patent number: D700085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Hioki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yoshiike, Seiji Onuma