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).

  • Patent number: 8763489
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kirihara, Shingo Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8752874
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro Murakami, Daisuke Kirihara
  • Patent number: 8622198
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a retainer moving between a shuttle and a socket; a presser holding a component; an adjuster moving the presser; a socket mark near the socket; a hand mark near the socket mark when the retainer is at a component mounting position; a first camera photographing a first image including the component and hand mark; a second camera photographing a second image including the socket mark and socket, and a third image including the socket mark and hand mark; a first calculator obtaining a first relative position between the socket mark and socket from the second image; a second calculator obtaining a second relative position between the socket mark and hand mark from the third image; and a third calculator obtaining a third relative position between the hand mark and component from the first image. The adjuster corrects the component's position based on the relative positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yamazaki, Hiroaki Fujimori, Naohisa Maeda, Daisuke Kirihara, Satoshi Nakamura, Masami Maeda
  • Publication number: 20120272774
    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: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke KIRIHARA, Shingo HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20120277912
    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: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke KIRIHARA
  • Patent number: 8297741
    Abstract: The liquid ejecting heads are arranged on the head carrying member such that each pair of nozzles that are next to each other in terms of first-direction positions of adjacent ones of the liquid ejecting heads are shifted relative to each other by an offset length ? corresponding to a relative displacement in the first direction between the liquid ejecting heads due to thermal expansion during liquid ejection with reference to a specified pitch at which nozzles included in a single nozzle row are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20120175903
    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: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenjiro MURAKAMI, Daisuke KIRIHARA
  • Publication number: 20120034052
    Abstract: An apparatus includes: a retainer moving between a shuttle and a socket; a presser holding a component; an adjuster moving the presser; a socket mark near the socket; a hand mark near the socket mark when the retainer is at a component mounting position; a first camera photographing a first image including the component and hand mark; a second camera photographing a second image including the socket mark and socket, and a third image including the socket mark and hand mark; a first calculator obtaining a first relative position between the socket mark and socket from the second image; a second calculator obtaining a second relative position between the socket mark and hand mark from the third image; and a third calculator obtaining a third relative position between the hand mark and component from the first image. The adjuster corrects the component's position based on the relative positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAZAKI, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Naohisa MAEDA, Daisuke KIRIHARA, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Masami MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20110069123
    Abstract: The liquid ejecting heads are arranged on the head carrying member such that each pair of nozzles that are next to each other in terms of first-direction positions of adjacent ones of the liquid ejecting heads are shifted relative to each other by an offset length ? corresponding to a relative displacement in the first direction between the liquid ejecting heads due to thermal expansion during liquid ejection with reference to a specified pitch at which nozzles included in a single nozzle row are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke KIRIHARA
  • Publication number: 20080317575
    Abstract: A component transferring apparatus includes a shuttle; an inspection socket; a retaining device that moves between the shuttle and the inspection socket; a pressing device included in the retaining device to hold and transfer an electronic component; a position adjusting device that moves the pressing device to correct a position of the electronic component based on an image processing of image data obtained by photographing of the electronic component; a socket mark provided near the inspection socket; a hand mark provided on the retaining device such that the hand mark is positioned near the socket mark when the retaining device is moved to a mounting position where the electronic component hold by the pressing device is mounted in the inspection socket; a first camera provided on the shuttle to photograph a single image including the electronic component hold by the pressing device and the hand mark provided on the retaining device; a second camera that photographs a single image including the socket mark
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAZAKI, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Naohisa MAEDA, Daisuke KIRIHARA, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Masami MAEDA