Patents by Inventor Daisuke Kirihara

Daisuke Kirihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20240058949
    Abstract: A drive unit for a robot, having an input shaft, an input shaft drive motor and a strain wave gear mechanism for transmission to an output shaft. The strain wave gear mechanism has a wave generator which is operatively connected to the input shaft, a flexible ring and a toothed ring are connectable to the output shaft, a first sensor for detecting an angular position of the input shaft and a second sensor for detecting the angular position of the output shaft. In order to allow the drive unit to precisely adjust the angular position of the output shaft to each setpoint angular position, the drive unit has a third sensor for detecting an expansion of the flexible ring. A robot having such a drive unit and a method for precisely adjusting the angular position of the output shaft are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Daisuke KIRIHARA
  • Patent number: 10451673
    Abstract: An inspection device includes: one chamber in which an IC device after an inspection can be arranged; another chamber in which the IC device after the inspection can be arranged and which is different from the one chamber; and a tray on which the electronic component after the inspection can be placed and which can move with the IC device from the one chamber to the another chamber. Also, the inspection device can detect at least one of humidity and temperature in the another chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kirihara, Masami Maeda
  • Patent number: 10416231
    Abstract: An electronic component transport apparatus includes: an openable and closable first opening and closing portion; a first rotation support portion which supports the first opening and closing portion to be rotatable; a second opening and closing portion provided to be openable and closable in the first opening and closing portion; and a second rotation support portion which supports the second opening and closing portion to be rotatable. An area of the first opening and closing portion is greater than an area of the second opening and closing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kirihara, Masami Maeda, Toshioki Shimojima, Takashi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10050359
    Abstract: A robot includes a joint as a first member, a link as a second member rotating around a third primary rotational axis in a bending and stretching manner with respect to the joint, a wiring board installed in the joint so that the first surface faces in a direction roughly perpendicular to the third primary rotational axis, and having a connector as a connection section to be connected to one end of an FPC as a flat cable disposed on the first surface, and a reel provided to the link, and formed by winding the other end side of the FPC around a rotational axis roughly parallel to the third primary rotational axis, and the FPC is connected to the first surface roughly perpendicularly to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kirihara, Daisuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20180080982
    Abstract: An inspection device includes: one chamber in which an IC device after an inspection can be arranged; another chamber in which the IC device after the inspection can be arranged and which is different from the one chamber; and a tray on which the electronic component after the inspection can be placed and which can move with the IC device from the one chamber to the another chamber. Also, the inspection device can detect at least one of humidity and temperature in the another chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke KIRIHARA, Masami MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20180074119
    Abstract: An electronic component transport apparatus includes: an openable and closable first opening and closing portion; a first rotation support portion which supports the first opening and closing portion to be rotatable; a second opening and closing portion provided to be openable and closable in the first opening and closing portion; and a second rotation support portion which supports the second opening and closing portion to be rotatable. An area of the first opening and closing portion is greater than an area of the second opening and closing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke KIRIHARA, Masami MAEDA, Toshioki SHIMOJIMA, Takashi YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9802327
    Abstract: A robot arm increases a plurality of arm sections that are turnably connected. The arm sections include a plurality of links and an actuator section that turns the plurality of links. The actuator section includes: a cylindrical cover provided on an outer surface; a motor that turns the plurality of links; a motor frame included in the motor; a reduction gear that decelerates rotation from the motor and outputs a torque; a collar fixed to the reduction gear; and a wire body including at least one of a wire and a pipe. At least a part of the wire body is housed between a surface including a first small body section formed by the motor frame and the collar and a surface including a second small body section of the cylindrical cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kirihara, Kazuto Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9796097
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, a multi-joint arm provided in the base, and a wrist member configuring a part of the multi-joint arm. The wrist member includes: a motor including a rotor, a rotor shaft, and a stator; and a housing including a motor housing recess, in which the motor is positioned and housed, and forming an external shape of the wrist member. The housing has a motor incorporating recess including a positioning section for the stator, a hole section for fixing the stator incorporated in the motor incorporating recess, and a heat radiation groove section on a sidewall of the motor incorporating recess. A heat radiation member is filled in the heat radiation groove section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kirihara
  • Patent number: 9751215
    Abstract: A robot arm increases a plurality of arm sections that are turnably connected. The arm sections include a plurality of links and an actuator section that turns the plurality of links. The actuator section includes: a cylindrical cover provided on an outer surface; a motor that turns the plurality of links; a motor frame included in the motor; a reduction gear that decelerates rotation from the motor and outputs a torque; a collar fixed to the reduction gear; and a wire body including at least one of a wire and a pipe. At least a part of the wire body is housed between a surface including a first small body section formed by the motor frame and the collar and a surface including a second small body section of the cylindrical cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kirihara, Kazuto Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9701026
    Abstract: A robot arm increases a plurality of arm sections that are turnably connected. The arm sections include a plurality of links and an actuator section that turns the plurality of links. The actuator section includes: a cylindrical cover provided on an outer surface; a motor that turns the plurality of links; a motor frame included in the motor; a reduction gear that decelerates rotation from the motor and outputs a torque; a collar fixed to the reduction gear; and a wire body including at least one of a wire and a pipe. At least a part of the wire body is housed between a surface including a first small body section formed by the motor frame and the collar and a surface including a second small body section of the cylindrical cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kirihara, Kazuto Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20160332303
    Abstract: A robot includes an angular velocity sensor that detects the vibration of a robot. A control device allows the robot to perform a trial operation and acquires the measurement result measured by the angular velocity sensor during the trial operation as vibration information and analyzes the acquired vibration information based on maker evaluating information that is stored in a database. In the maker evaluating information, vibration information and the operating speed appropriate to the installation situation of the robot at which the vibration information is measured are associated with each other. Then, the robot is operated at an operating speed selected based on the analysis result of the vibration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Daisuke KIRIHARA
  • Patent number: 9427873
    Abstract: A robot includes an angular velocity sensor that detects the vibration of a robot. A control device allows the robot to perform a trial operation and acquires the measurement result measured by the angular velocity sensor during the trial operation as vibration information and analyzes the acquired vibration information based on maker evaluating information that is stored in a database. In the maker evaluating information, vibration information and the operating speed appropriate to the installation situation of the robot at which the vibration information is measured are associated with each other. Then, the robot is operated at an operating speed selected based on the analysis result of the vibration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20150114162
    Abstract: A robot includes a joint as a first member, a link as a second member rotating around a third primary rotational axis in a bending and stretching manner with respect to the joint, a wiring board installed in the joint so that the first surface faces in a direction roughly perpendicular to the third primary rotational axis, and having a connector as a connection section to be connected to one end of an FPC as a flat cable disposed on the first surface, and a reel provided to the link, and formed by winding the other end side of the FPC around a rotational axis roughly parallel to the third primary rotational axis, and the FPC is connected to the first surface roughly perpendicularly to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke KIRIHARA, Daisuke SATO
  • Publication number: 20150068348
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, a multi-joint arm provided in the base, and a wrist member configuring a part of the multi-joint arm. The wrist member includes: a motor including a rotor, a rotor shaft, and a stator; and a housing including a motor housing recess, in which the motor is positioned and housed, and forming an external shape of the wrist member. The housing has a motor incorporating recess including a positioning section for the stator, a hole section for fixing the stator incorporated in the motor incorporating recess, and a heat radiation groove section on a sidewall of the motor incorporating recess. A heat radiation member is filled in the heat radiation groove section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Daisuke KIRIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150068347
    Abstract: A robot arm increases a plurality of arm sections that are turnably connected. The arm sections include a plurality of links and an actuator section that turns the plurality of links. The actuator section includes: a cylindrical cover provided on an outer surface; a motor that turns the plurality of links; a motor frame included in the motor; a reduction gear that decelerates rotation from the motor and outputs a torque; a collar fixed to the reduction gear; and a wire body including at least one of a wire and a pipe. At least a part of the wire body is housed between a surface including a first small body section formed by the motor frame and the collar and a surface including a second small body section of the cylindrical cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke KIRIHARA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150068350
    Abstract: In a robot arm, a plurality of arm sections including a first arm section and a second arm section are turnably connected. Each of the arm sections includes a plurality of links and an actuator section that turns the plurality of links with respect to each other. In the first arm section, a small body section with reduced length of a body circumference is provided on an outer circumferential surface between the plurality of links in a center axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Daisuke KIRIHARA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20140371908
    Abstract: A robot includes an angular velocity sensor that detects the vibration of a robot. A control device allows the robot to perform a trial operation and acquires the measurement result measured by the angular velocity sensor during the trial operation as vibration information and analyzes the acquired vibration information based on maker evaluating information that is stored in a database. In the maker evaluating information, vibration information and the operating speed appropriate to the installation situation of the robot at which the vibration information is measured are associated with each other. Then, the robot is operated at an operating speed selected based on the analysis result of the vibration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Daisuke KIRIHARA
  • Patent number: 8855823
    Abstract: A robot includes an angular velocity sensor that detects the vibration of a robot. A control device allows the robot to perform a trial operation and acquires the measurement result measured by the angular velocity sensor during the trial operation as vibration information and analyzes the acquired vibration information based on maker evaluating information that is stored in a database. In the maker evaluating information, vibration information and the operating speed appropriate to the installation situation of the robot at which the vibration information is measured are associated with each other. Then, the robot is operated at an operating speed selected based on the analysis result of the vibration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20140245856
    Abstract: A jointed arm has an upper arm member joined to a second shoulder member, a first forearm member joined to the upper arm member by a first bending and stretching mechanism, and a wrist member joined to the first forearm member by a second bending and stretching mechanism, the first forearm member has a first turning mechanism that rotates the second bending and stretching mechanism, a hand section is joined to the wrist member by a second turning mechanism, and the rotation axes of the first and second turning mechanisms are offset. The upper arm member has a housing recessed portion that houses part of the first forearm member, part of the first turning mechanism, and part of the second bending and stretching mechanism in a state in which the first forearm member bends toward the upper arm member and the wrist member bends toward the first forearm member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke KIRIHARA, Shingo HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20140239655
    Abstract: A robot hand that changes a space between finger members provided apart from each other includes: moving members on which the finger members are vertically provided; a palm member including a moving mechanism for moving the moving members in a predetermined axial direction; and guide members that guide the movement of the moving members in the predetermined axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro MURAKAMI, Daisuke KIRIHARA