Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Kanaiwa

Hitoshi Kanaiwa 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).

  • Horizontal multi-link type robot
    Patent number: 4568238
    Abstract: A horizontal multi-link type robot has servomotors for rotating first and second arms, respectively. These servomotors are mounted to a first arm support shaft so as to be symmetrical with respect to this shaft. The first arm is mounted to the first arm support shaft so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. The second arm is mounted to a second arm support shaft, which extends parallel to the first arm support shaft and is rotatably held to the first arm. A tool holding shaft extends parallel to the second arm support shaft and is rotatably held to the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hirano, Hitoshi Kanaiwa, Osamu Toyama