Patents by Inventor Chitoshi Sagane

Chitoshi Sagane 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).

  • Conveyance apparatus
    Patent number: 6745888
    Abstract: A carrier 3 that is moveably supported on the side of a conveyor 2 is provided with a rotational shaft 4 projecting laterally therefrom. A workpiece 1 is mounted on the rotational shaft 4 in an upright condition, wherein the workpiece 1 is arranged to vertically rotate 360° in the same plane by rotating the rotational shaft 4 360° around its axis. With this construction, the workpiece position can be continuously changed to a floor conveyor position, an overhead conveyor position and to the floor conveyor position without transfer of the workpiece 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chitoshi Sagane, Hidenobu Nishida, Yuji Masaki, Makoto Sakai, Shunichi Furusawa
  • Conveyance apparatus
    Publication number: 20030201148
    Abstract: A carrier 3 that is moveably supported on the side of a conveyor 2 is provided with a rotational shaft 4 projecting laterally therefrom. A workpiece 1 is mounted on the rotational shaft 4 in an upright condition, wherein the workpiece 1 is arranged to vertically rotate 360° in the same plane by rotating the rotational shaft 4 360° around its axis. With this construction, the workpiece position can be continuously changed to a floor conveyor position, an overhead conveyor position and to the floor conveyor position without transfer of the workpiece 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chitoshi Sagane, Hidenobu Nishida, Yuji Masaki, Makoto Sakai, Shunichi Furusawa
  • Conveyance apparatus
    Publication number: 20010019004
    Abstract: A carrier 3 that is moveably supported on the side of a conveyor 2 is provided with a rotational shaft 4 projecting laterally therefrom. A workpiece 1 is mounted on the rotational shaft 4 in an upright condition, wherein the workpiece 1 is arranged to vertically rotate 360° in the same plane by rotating the rotational shaft 4 360° around its axis. With this construction, the workpiece position can be continuously changed to a floor conveyor position, an overhead conveyor position and to the floor conveyor position without transfer of the workpiece 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventors: Chitoshi Sagane, Hidenobu Nishida, Yuji Masaki, Makoto Sakai, Shunichi Furusawa