Patents by Inventor Haruhiko Koike
Haruhiko Koike 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).
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Patent number: 11718433Abstract: A bag supply system supplies a packaging bag to a storing position where a sandwich is stored, the bag supply system which includes an opening forming device configured to form an opening at a bag opening of the packaging bag, and a bag opening device configured to grip each of a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion of the opening in an opening direction, the opening direction being a direction in which the opening is opened, and open the bag opening by widening the opening in the opening direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Atsuo Ikeda, Tomohiro Kamishio, Haruhiko Koike
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Patent number: 11591118Abstract: A layered food packaging system includes: a carrier device configured to convey a sandwich in a horizontal posture in which a layering direction of the sandwich is substantially vertical; a temporary placement table configured to temporarily place the sandwich thereon in a vertical posture in which the layering direction of the sandwich is substantially horizontal; a first robot and a second robot configured to grip the sandwich that is conveyed by the carrier device, lift the sandwich from the carrier device, change the posture of the sandwich from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture, and temporarily place the sandwich on the temporary placement table; and a third robot configured to grip the sandwich that is temporarily placed on the temporary placement table, and insert the sandwich into a bag for packaging the layered food.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Haruhiko Koike, Tomoya Hyodo, Koji Hara, Tomohiro Kamishio, Koichi Kirihara, Atsuo Ikeda
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Patent number: 11459192Abstract: A container supply device includes a guide plate that guides stacking of a plurality of lids in a vertical direction, a lower claw capable of advancing/retreating and mounting a first container located at the lowermost position in a plurality of stacked containers, an upper claw capable of advancing/retreating and including a recess into which a flange portion of a second container sequentially stacked on the first container in the plurality of stacked containers is inserted, and a suction pad that adsorbs and separates the first container from the second container in a state where the second container is supported by the upper claw.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Koichi Kirihara, Haruhiko Koike, Koji Hara, Tomoya Hyodo
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Publication number: 20220041316Abstract: A bag supply system supplies a packaging bag to a storing position where a sandwich is stored, the bag supply system which includes an opening forming device configured to form an opening at a bag opening of the packaging bag, and a bag opening device configured to grip each of a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion of the opening in an opening direction, the opening direction being a direction in which the opening is opened, and open the bag opening by widening the opening in the opening direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Atsuo IKEDA, Tomohiro KAMISHIO, Haruhiko KOIKE
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Publication number: 20210371136Abstract: A layered food packaging system includes: a carrier device configured to convey a sandwich in a horizontal posture in which a layering direction of the sandwich is substantially vertical; a temporary placement table configured to temporarily place the sandwich thereon in a vertical posture in which the layering direction of the sandwich is substantially horizontal; a first robot and a second robot configured to grip the sandwich that is conveyed by the carrier device, lift the sandwich from the carrier device, change the posture of the sandwich from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture, and temporarily place the sandwich on the temporary placement table; and a third robot configured to grip the sandwich that is temporarily placed on the temporary placement table, and insert the sandwich into a bag for packaging the layered food.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Haruhiko KOIKE, Tomoya HYODO, Koji HARA, Tomohiro KAMISHIO, Koichi KIRIHARA, Atsuo IKEDA
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Patent number: 11179853Abstract: A robot includes an arm via which the robot is configured to perform an operation on a workpiece conveyed in a conveyance direction on a conveyor, and a visualizer which is configured to visualize positional deviation of the robot from the conveyor in at least one of a first direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction and a second direction perpendicular to both the conveyance direction and the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Haruhiko Koike, Koichi Kirihara
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Patent number: 11027864Abstract: A layered food packaging system including a conveyor that conveys a first layered food and a second layered food, a lamination device that laminates the first layered food onto the second layered food on the conveyor such that a layered food laminate is made, a carrier device that holds the layered food laminate and carries the layered food laminate from the conveyor, and a package device that prepares a bag for the layered food laminate carried by the carrier device and places the layered food laminate into the bag.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Tomoya Hyodo, Haruhiko Koike, Teruhisa Kitagawa, Koichi Kirihara, Motohiro Hamazawa
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Publication number: 20210139258Abstract: A container supply device includes a guide plate that guides stacking of a plurality of lids in a vertical direction, a lower claw capable of advancing/retreating and mounting a first container located at the lowermost position in a plurality of stacked containers, an upper claw capable of advancing/retreating and including a recess into which a flange portion of a second container sequentially stacked on the first container in the plurality of stacked containers is inserted, and a suction pad that adsorbs and separates the first container from the second container in a state where the second container is supported by the upper claw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Koichi KIRIHARA, Haruhiko KOIKE, Koji HARA, Tomoya HYODO
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Publication number: 20200101617Abstract: A robot includes an arm via which the robot is configured to perform an operation on a workpiece conveyed in a conveyance direction on a conveyor, and a visualizer which is configured to visualize positional deviation of the robot from the conveyor in at least one of a first direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction and a second direction perpendicular to both the conveyance direction and the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Haruhiko KOIKE, Koichi KIRIHARA
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Publication number: 20200010281Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a conveyor apparatus includes a conveyor frame, a belt provided on the conveyor frame, a motor configured to drive the belt, and a control device configured to control the motor. The control device includes a servo control device configured to control the motor based on a command from a controller, and an inverter control device configured to control the speed of the motor based on an input signal from a speed variable volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Haruhiko Koike, Kanji Watanabe, Yasuhiko Kaku, Koji Hara
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Patent number: 10407251Abstract: A workpiece handling apparatus is configured to supply and discharge a workpiece to and from a first conveyor configured to convey the workpiece. The workpiece handling apparatus includes a storage, a conveyance device, and a workpiece transfer robot. In the storage, a case for the workpiece is storable. The conveyance device is configured to convey the case between the storage and a predetermined work position. The workpiece transfer robot is configured to transfer the workpiece between the case conveyed to the work position and the first conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Haruhiko Koike, Kanji Watanabe
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Publication number: 20190263001Abstract: A grip force setting system includes a gripper, a detector, and circuitry. The gripper is to grip a gripping target object. The detector is to detect a deformation amount of the gripping target object in a state in which the gripper grips the gripping target object with a test grip force. The circuitry is to determine an operation grip force of the gripper based on a specific deformation characteristic value calculated based on a ratio of the deformation amount to the test grip force.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Haruhiko KOIKE, Satoru SUGISAKI, Koichi KIRIHARA, Shigeo MATSUSHITA, Kanji WATANABE
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Publication number: 20190071195Abstract: A layered food packaging system including a conveyor that conveys a first layered food and a second layered food, a lamination device that laminates the first layered food onto the second layered food on the conveyor such that a layered food laminate is made, a carrier device that holds the layered food laminate and carries the layered food laminate from the conveyor, and a package device that prepares a bag for the layered food laminate carried by the carrier device and places the layered food laminate into the bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Tomoya HYODO, Haruhiko KOIKE, Teruhisa KITAGAWA, Koichi KIRIHARA, Motohiro HAMAZAWA
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Publication number: 20190070820Abstract: A triangle sandwich packaging machine includes paired grips for holding vicinities of both sides of a bag mouth of a triangle sandwich packaging bag, a mover intermittently moving the paired grips in every one of packaging stations, and a spatula inserting mechanism for forming a crest on the triangle sandwich packaging bag held by the paired grips to shape an opening. Also provided is a triangle sandwich packaging method including a moving step of intermittently moving the paired grips holding the triangle sandwich packaging bag in every one of the packaging stations, an opening step of opening the triangle sandwich packaging bag into a sectorial shape and a spatula inserting step of forming a crest on the triangle sandwich packaging bag held by the paired grips to shape an opening and inserting a spatula for shaping the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicants: GENERAL PACKER CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Tomohiro Noda, Tomoya Hyodo, Haruhiko Koike, Tomohiro Kamishio, Teruhisa Kitagawa, Koichi Kirihara
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Patent number: 10031408Abstract: This disclosure discloses a screen device. The screen device includes a screen part used for displaying an image, at least one polyhedron including a plurality of planes used as the screen part for displaying the image, and a first drive device configured to rotate the at least one polyhedron around at least one axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Koji Hara, Yoshitaka Takemori, Ichinao Sugiyama, Haruhiko Koike
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Publication number: 20180201450Abstract: A workpiece handling apparatus is configured to supply and discharge a workpiece to and from a first conveyor configured to convey the workpiece. The workpiece handling apparatus includes a storage, a conveyance device, and a workpiece transfer robot. In the storage, a case for the workpiece is storable. The conveyance device is configured to convey the case between the storage and a predetermined work position. The workpiece transfer robot is configured to transfer the workpiece between the case conveyed to the work position and the first conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Haruhiko KOIKE, Kanji WATANABE
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Publication number: 20170297196Abstract: A working robot includes a robot arm that includes arm members turnably coupled, a control box that houses a controller that controls operation of the robot arm, and a support frame that supports the control box and the robot arm such that an installation position of the control box and an installation position of the robot arm overlap when viewing from a vertical direction, a clearance is formed between the control box and the robot arm, and one or more directions of the clearance are in an opened state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa DenkiInventors: Haruhiko KOIKE, Kanji WATANABE, Koji HARA
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Publication number: 20160274449Abstract: This disclosure discloses a screen device. The screen device includes a screen part used for displaying an image, at least one polyhedron including a plurality of planes used as the screen part for displaying the image, and a first drive device configured to rotate the at least one polyhedron around at least one axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Koji HARA, Yoshitaka TAKEMORI, Ichinao SUGIYAMA, Haruhiko KOIKE
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Patent number: 9342068Abstract: A motion controller includes a controller configured to output a motor driving command based on a motion-and-sequence time chart used for motion control of a motor, to a motor driving apparatus. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart, which has been created by a general-purpose PC, from the general-purpose PC via a higher-layer network. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart including a command data sequence included in the motor driving command for the motor driving apparatus. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart including a sequence time chart that describes a coordinated relationship between the motion control of the motor and a certain two-level input/output signal relating to the motion control of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Yasuhiko Kaku, Haruhiko Koike, Tomohiro Kamishio, Kanji Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140306642Abstract: An engineering tool includes a function that allows a user to perform, through a selection operation and a geometrical figure input operation, various motion-control-related setting operations for a motion controller configured to perform motion control on a motor via a motor driving apparatus. In response to input of a motion operation chart including a chronological and geometrical description from a user, a motion-and-sequence time chart to be referred to by the motion controller is created so as to allow a motor driving command for the motor driving apparatus to be chronologically output. The motion-and-sequence time chart is created by adding a command data sequence included in the motor driving command for the motor driving apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Yasuhiko KAKU, Haruhiko KOIKE, Tomohiro KAMISHIO, Kanji WATANABE