Patents by Inventor Akira Matueda

Akira Matueda 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: 4344219
    Abstract: An apparatus for arranging a plurality of different electric parts in a predetermined order for insertion into the substrate of a printed circuit board is disclosed. The apparatus has a plurality of cutter mechanisms arranged to receive respective tapes carrying respective electric parts. The cutter mechanism cuts the tape successively upon receipt of a control signal to sever the electrical parts one by one successively. The apparatus also has a plurality of carrier mechanisms arrayed on the periphery of a turn table which is arranged to be driven intermittently. When a carrier mechanism is positioned in front of the cutter mechanism having the desired electric part, the cutter mechanism is activated to sever the electric part and transfer the same to the carrier mechanism. Thus, the carrier mechanisms on the periphery of the turn table are loaded with respective electric parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Tanabe, Kazumi Takamori, Akira Matueda, Kiyoshi Matsui, Junichi Omura, Hitoshi Miyamoto