Patents by Inventor Hiroharu Tokunaga

Hiroharu Tokunaga 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).

  • Component mounting position correcting method
    Patent number: 9226436
    Abstract: A component mounter includes: a nozzle having a nozzle main body and a reflecting part provided behind the nozzle main body and reflecting light from the front, the nozzle main body including a greatest outer periphery section provided to a front section of the nozzle main body, and the greatest outer periphery section of an outer periphery of the nozzle main body provided in front on the reflecting part; a first illuminating unit provided in front of the reflecting part and illuminating the reflecting part from the front with light; and an imaging unit provided in front of the nozzle and capturing the greatest outer periphery section positioned in front of the nozzle main body, using the light from the first illuminating light and reflected off the reflecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Okuda, Hiroharu Tokunaga, Hideaki Katou, Tomio Tanaka
  • COMPONENT MOUNTER, NOZZLE, AND COMPONENT MOUNTING POSITION CORRECTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20140130348
    Abstract: A component mounter includes: a nozzle having a nozzle main body and a reflecting part provided behind the main nozzle body and reflecting light from front, the nozzle main body including a greatest outer periphery section provided to a front section of the main nozzle body, and the greatest outer periphery section of an outer periphery of the nozzle main body provided in front on the reflecting part; a first illuminating unit provided in front of the reflecting part and illuminating the reflecting part from front with light; and an imaging unit provided in front of the nozzle and capturing the greatest outer periphery section positioned in front of the nozzle main body, using the light from the first illuminating light and reflected off the reflecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Osamu Okuda, Hiroharu Tokunaga, Hideaki Katou, Tomio Tanaka