Patents Assigned to NPC Incorporated
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20110069479
    Abstract: [Object] A pseudo solar light generation apparatus using a switching system, capable of increasing electric power, measuring accurate I-V characteristic of a high-efficiency solar cell, and lengthening a time for maintaining an arc discharge of a lamp is provided. [Organization] Electric power is supplied from a charging power supply 12 connected to a commercial power supply 11 to an electric double layer capacitor and power control circuit 20 by a charge control of a control circuit 70, and a charge is performed. After the charge of the electric double layer capacitor and power control circuit 20 is finished, the control circuit 70 controls a switching type boosting power supply circuit 30 to store a predetermined voltage in a load smoothing capacitor 38, and lighting of a flash lamp 50 is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: NPC Incorporated
    Inventors: Toru Hashimoto, Yoshimasa Togawa, Tomoaki Ito, Yuji Nakanishi
  • 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