Patents by Inventor Hideshi Yamane

Hideshi Yamane 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: 20180339867
    Abstract: A robot configured to perform a work to a moving workpiece is provided, which includes a first robotic arm provided at a tip end thereof with a guide tool configured to support the workpiece, a second robotic arm provided at a tip end thereof with a work tool configured to perform a specific work to the workpiece, and a control device configured to control operations of the first and second robotic arms. The control device controls the operations of the first and second robotic arms according to timing information for which the workpiece reaches a workspace of the robot so that the guide tool guides the workpiece located in the workspace into the space and the work tool performs the specific work to the workpiece guided into the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo HASEGAWA, Satoru HIBINO, Hideshi YAMANE, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO, Kenji BANDO, Daichi HIMEKAWA, Junichi MATSUOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Hiroki KOKUSHI, Souichi TAMADA, Akihiro HANEDA, Yukio IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180339412
    Abstract: A robot system including a plurality of manipulation parts used to input a command of the specified character information, configured to send the input command of the specified character information to an information processing device, including a manipulation tool unit capable of manipulating the plurality of manipulation parts of the character input device; a robot arm unit capable of holding and moving the manipulation tool unit; an imaging device; a controller including: an imaging device control section to take an image of the paper document; a character string determiner section to determine an input target of the paper document; a manipulation part position determiner section corresponding to the character string; and a robot control section controlling the arm unit so the manipulation tool unit held by the arm unit moves while manipulating the manipulation part determined by the character string determiner section in an arrangement order of the character string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Shuhei KURAOKA, Shogo HASEGAWA, Satoru HIBINO, Hideshi YAMANE, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO, Kenji BANDO, Daichi HIMEKAWA, Junichi MATSUOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Hiroki KOKUSHI, Souichi TAMADA, Akihiro HANEDA, Yukio IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20180326575
    Abstract: A robot and a working method by the robot is capable of favorably carrying out a specific work without requiring a jig for fixing an object, such as a workpiece etc., a device for adjusting the posture of the object, etc. One example of the robot includes a first robotic arm having at a tip end a hand part according to a specific work to be performed to an object, and a second robotic arm having at a tip end a hand part according to an assisting work to assist the specific work. The first robotic arm is configured to perform the specific work to the object. The second robotic arm is configured to perform the assisting work to regulate a movement of the object in a given direction, when the first robotic arm performs the specific work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo HASEGAWA, Satoru HIBINO, Hideshi YAMANE, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO, Kenji BANDO, Daichi HIMEKAWA, Junichi MATSUOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Hiroki KOKUSHI, Soichi TAMADA, Akihiro HANEDA, Yukio IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10109128
    Abstract: An access control system configured to manage access of a worker to an interference area that the worker and a robot share, includes the indicating lamps which are disposed at least in four directions from a center of the interference area, a door which opens and closes a gate of the interference area, a lock device which locks and unlocks the door, and a control device which controls the indicating lamps and the lock device corresponding to the operation of the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuhei Kuraoka, Jun Takebayashi, Hideshi Yamane, Hiroyuki Mizumoto
  • Publication number: 20180207755
    Abstract: This apparatus has first and second imaging devices for imaging first and second gears; a robot having the first imaging device; and an image processing system for acquiring a fitting position of a second gear and a phase of a first gear by processing an image of the first imaging device, and for acquiring a phase of the second gear and a position of a gear shaft of the second gear by processing an image of the second imaging device. A gear mechanism is assembled by controlling the robot based on the information acquired by the image processing system so as to position the gear shaft of the second gear held by the hand to a fitting position of the second gear and also position the phase of the second gear to the phase of the first gear. The gear mechanism is easily assembled by fitting gears using the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideshi YAMANE, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO, Tatsuhiro UTO, Shinichi FUJISAWA, Akio YODA
  • Publication number: 20180160016
    Abstract: A camera cover configured to accommodates a camera lens is provided, which includes a case having an opening that opens upwardly, a lid body attached to the case, a lid body moving mechanism configured to move the lid body between an open position at which the opening is opened and a closed position at which the opening is closed, an air blow-off part provided in the case and configured to blow off air upwardly when the lid body is at the open position, and an air channel configured to lead air from an air supply source disposed outside the case to the air blow-off part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideshi YAMANE, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Shinichi FUJISAWA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180156384
    Abstract: A lubricant injection system is provided, which includes a pedestal, a robotic arm including a plurality of arm bodies sequentially coupled from pedestal, lubricant injecting hand having a discharge part configured to be sequentially coupled to each of a plurality of filler ports of a target machine, robot control device configured to control operation of robotic arm, a lubricant pumping device in which pumping of lubricant is controlled, a lubricant pumping channel configured to lead lubricant from the lubricant pumping device to the discharge part, and a flow rate sensor provided to the lubricant pumping channel and configured to send the detected flow rate information to the robot control device. Robot control device calculates an injection quantity based on the flow rate information sent from flow rate sensor, and when calculated injection quantity reaches target injection quantity, robot control device controls to stop pumping of lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideshi YAMANE, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Shinichi FUJISAWA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180147730
    Abstract: A workpiece conveying system is provided, which includes a workpiece including a workpiece main body, a cylindrical gripping part protruding from the workpiece main body, and an engaging plate attached to a tip-end surface of the gripping part, a chuck device including three jaws configured to grip the gripping part in radial directions of the gripping part, and a robot to which the chuck device is attached. The engaging plate includes an overhang part protruding from the gripping part along the tip-end surface of the gripping part, and an engaging slot, into which one of the three jaws fits, is formed in the overhang part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideshi YAMANE, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Shinichi FUJISAWA, Mitsunobu OKA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180151012
    Abstract: An access control system configured to manage access of a worker to an interference area that the worker and a robot share, includes the indicating lamps which are disposed at least in four directions from a center of the interference area, a door which opens and closes a gate of the interference area, a lock device which locks and unlocks the door, and a control device which controls the indicating lamps and the lock device corresponding to the operation of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuhei KURAOKA, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Hideshi YAMANE, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180141215
    Abstract: This electric apparatus mounting device includes: a robot side contact jig which is provided to an end effector mounted to an arm of a robot and which has a robot side contact; and an electric apparatus side contact jig which is detachably provided to an electric apparatus and which has an electric apparatus side contact electrically connected with the electric apparatus. The robot side contact jig and the electric apparatus side contact jig are configured such that the robot side contact and the electric apparatus side contact are in a connection state in a state that the electric apparatus is held by the end effector. Thus, a work for conveying and mounting an electric apparatus such as a motor to a given position using a robot can be performed without hindrance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideshi YAMANE, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180141172
    Abstract: Nut runner system which includes holder table having tightening point at one end and coupling part at other end, and configured to hold plurality of bits, and nut runner main body including carrier coupled to wrist part of robotic arm, spindle supported by carrier, and bit changer coupled to spindle and which one of plurality of bits is attached. Coupling part of each of plurality of bits has an engaging hole coaxial with tightening point, and annular protrusion that continues in circumferential directions is formed in inner circumferential surface of engaging hole. Bit changer includes actuator, actuator made of engaging shaft to be inserted into engaging hole and operating pieces formed in engaging shaft, operating pieces moving between engaging position wherein operating pieces protrude radially outward from inner circumferential edge of annular protrusion and retracted position wherein operating pieces are retracted radially inward from inner circumferential edge of annular protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideshi YAMANE, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180143098
    Abstract: A leak check system is provided, which supplies air to inspection target space that an object to be inspected has and checks leak based on a pressure change of inspection target space. System includes pedestal, robotic arm including plurality of arm bodies serially coupled from pedestal, robot control device configured to control operation of robotic arm, air supply hand, having air discharge part connected to object to be inspected to discharge air into inspection target space, and attachably and detachably attached to a tip-end part of robotic arm, air supply source, air supply pipe configured to lead air from air supply source to air discharge part, pressure sensor, provided to air supply pipe, and configured to send detected pressure data to robot control device, and air supply mechanism of which supply of air from air supply source to air discharge part is controlled by robot control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideshi YAMANE, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Tatsuhiro UTO, Shinichi FUJISAWA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170348859
    Abstract: A method of automatically conveying an object, using a suspending moving device and a robot having an arm configured to hold the object, the suspending moving device including a suspender and a moving mechanism configured to move the suspender, and the suspender including a coupler configured to be coupled to the object and a suspending member configured to suspend the coupler, is provided. The method includes a step for locating the coupler of the suspender at a given first position, a step for locating the object at a given second position, a step for causing the robot to hold the coupler located at the first position and coupling the held coupler to the object located at the second position, and a step for causing the suspending moving device to move, by the moving mechanism, the object coupled to the coupler together with the suspender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Shuhei KURAOKA, Hiroyuki MIZUMOTO, Hideshi YAMANE
  • Patent number: 7246984
    Abstract: A transferring apparatus transfers an article to be processed, which is carried by a carrier device, to a holder provided in a processing chamber defined by a processing vessel and adapted to hold the article at a specified processing position. The transferring apparatus includes a temporarily holding member, and transfers the article from the intermediate position to the processing position after receiving the article carried by the carrier device at an intermediate position distanced from the holder and temporarily holding it. The temporarily holding member is retracted to a position in the outside of the processing vessel after the article is transferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Sarumaru, Hideshi Yamane, Katsumi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Ueno, Hideki Adachi, Eiji Fukatsu
  • Patent number: 6895032
    Abstract: A high-pressure processing apparatus for supplying a pressure medium into a high-pressure processing chamber 4, which is formed in a pressure vessel 1 to treat a workpiece at a high pressure, is provided. The pressure vessel 1 includes a first vessel section 2 and a second vessel section 3, which can be separated from each other in the axial direction, wherein the high-pressure processing chamber 4 is formed between the first and second vessel sections 2 and 3. Furthermore, a face seal section 5 for tightly sealing the high-pressure processing chamber 4 is formed in the abutment of the first and second vessel sections 2 and 3. A press apparatus 7 for providing an axial force to the face seal section 5 is disposed and the press apparatus 7 has a space 15 for storing a supplementary apparatus, such as a stirrer or the like at a position corresponding to the axial center of the pressure vessel 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Takahiko Ishii, Shogo Sarumaru, Hideshi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20040240970
    Abstract: A transferring apparatus transfers an article to be processed, which is carried by a carrier device, to a holder provided in a processing chamber defined by a processing vessel and adapted to hold the article at a specified processing position. The transferring apparatus includes a temporarily holding member, and transfers the article from the intermediate position to the processing position after receiving the article carried by the carrier device at an intermediate position distanced from the holder and temporarily holding it. The temporarily holding member is retracted to a position in the outside of the processing vessel after the article is transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho, DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Saramaru, Hideshi Yamane, Katsumi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Ueno, Hideki Adachi, Eiji Fukatsu
  • Publication number: 20040194884
    Abstract: A compact high-pressure process apparatus is provided, which ensures an easy loading of a material to be process to a process chamber, as well as a high reliable operation and a high productivity. For this purpose, an opening 9 is disposed in a pressure vessel 7 including a process chamber 4, and a lid member 10 for closing the opening 9 may be pressed there against by means of a press apparatus 15. In this case, a moving mechanism for moving the lid member 10 relative to the opening 9 in the direction parallel to a contact surface of the lid menber 10 and the pressure vessel 7 is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd)
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sakashita, Katsumi Watanabe, Yoichi Inoue, Hideshi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20040069111
    Abstract: A high-pressure processing apparatus for supplying a pressure medium into a high-pressure processing chamber 4, which is formed in a pressure vessel 1 to treat a workpiece at a high pressure, is provided. The pressure vessel 1 includes a first vessel section 2 and a second vessel section 3, which can be separated from each other in the axial direction, wherein the high-pressure processing chamber 4 is formed between the first and second vessel sections 2 and 3. Furthermore, a face seal section 5 for tightly sealing the high-pressure processing chamber 4 is formed in the abutment of the first and second vessel sections 2 and 3. A press apparatus 7 for providing an axial force to the face seal section 5 is disposed and the press apparatus 7 has a space 15 for storing a supplementary apparatus, such as a stirrer or the like at a position corresponding to the axial center of the pressure vessel 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho(Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Katsumi Watanabe, Takahiko Ishii, Shogo Sarumaru, Hideshi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20030026677
    Abstract: A compact high-pressure process apparatus is provided, which ensures an easy loading of a material to be process to a process chamber, as well as a high reliable operation and a high productivity. For this purpose, an opening 9 is disposed in a pressure vessel 7 including a process chamber 4, and a lid member 10 for closing the opening 9 may be pressed thereagainst by means of a press apparatus 15. In this case, a moving mechanism for moving the lid member 10 relative to the opening 9 in the direction parallel to a contact surface of the lid menber 10 and the pressure vessel 7 is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd)
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sakashita, Katsumi Watanabe, Yoichi Inoue, Hideshi Yamane