Patents by Inventor Kazushige Akaha
Kazushige Akaha 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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Publication number: 20170120458Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm having a first member rotatably provided on a base, a second member rotatably provided on the first member, a third member rotatably provided on the second member, and a fourth member rotatably provided on the third member. The fourth member has an arm rotatable about a rotation axis in an axis direction different from an axis direction of a rotation axis of the first member with respect to the base. In a first state, the first member, the second member, and the third member overlap. In a second state, at least one of a distal end of the robot arm and an end effector provided on the distal end of the robot arm overlaps with the second member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Kazushige AKAHA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA, Hiroaki FUJIMORI, Akio NIU
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Patent number: 9630327Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Christoph Meyerhoff, Kazushige Akaha
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Publication number: 20160318179Abstract: A robot system includes a first robot having a robot arm including a first arm rotatable about a first rotation axis at the most proximal end, and a movable first cell. The first cell includes a bench portion, a pillar provided on the base portion, and an attachment portion provided on the pillar, on which the first robot is provided. The first rotation axis can be placed in a position shifted in a first direction from an intermediate position of a length of the bench portion in the first direction, and at least a part of the robot arm is movable to an outside of the bench portion in a plan view by moving in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Daisuke KOMATSU, Kazushige AKAHA
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Publication number: 20160311107Abstract: A robot includes: a first arm rotatable about a first rotation axis; a second arm provided on the first arm rotatably about a second rotation axis that is a different axial direction from an axial direction of the first rotation axis; and a moving part provided on the second arm rotatably about a third rotation axis. The moving part has a third arm and a fourth arm. A maximum length of the moving part is longer than a length of the second arm and shorter than twice the length of the second arm. The first arm has a length longer than the length of the second arm. The first arm and the second arm can overlap with each other, as viewed from the axial direction of the second rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Kazuto YOSHIMURA, Kazushige AKAHA
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Publication number: 20160288335Abstract: A robot includes: a base which is provided on a first surface; and a robot arm which is provided on the base, in which the robot arm includes an n-th arm and an (n+1)th arm, in which the n-th arm rotates around an n-th rotating axis, in which the (n+1)th arm is provided to rotate around an (n+1)th rotating axis which is an axial direction different from an axial direction of the n-th rotating axis, in the n-th arm, in which the length of the n-th arm is longer than the length of the (n+1)th arm, and, when viewed from the axial direction of the (n+1)th rotating axis, the n-th arm and the (n+1)th arm overlap each other, and in which a connection part between the base and the robot arm is positioned above the first surface in a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Kazushige AKAHA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20160288341Abstract: A robot system includes: a cell; and a robot which is provided to move in the cell, in which the robot includes an n-th (n is an integer which is equal to or greater than 1) arm which rotates around an n-th rotating axis, and an (n+1)th arm which is provided to rotate around an (n+1)th rotating axis which is an axial direction different from an axial direction of the n-th rotating axis, in the n-th arm, in which the length of the n-th arm is longer than the length of the (n+1)th arm, and in which, when viewed from the (n+1)th rotating axis, the n-th arm and the (n+1)th arm overlap each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventor: Kazushige AKAHA
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Publication number: 20160288342Abstract: A robot system includes a cell; and a first robot and a second robot which are provided in the cell, in which the first robot includes an n-th (n is an integer which is equal to or greater than 1) arm which rotates around an n-th rotating axis, and an (n+1)th arm which is provided to rotate around an (n+1)th rotating axis which is an axial direction different from an axial direction of the n-th rotating axis, in the n-th arm, in which the length of the n-th arm is longer than the length of the (n+1)th arm, and in which, when viewed from the (n+1)th rotating axis, the n-th arm and the (n+1)th arm overlap each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventor: Kazushige AKAHA
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Publication number: 20160288340Abstract: A robot system includes a cell having a first surface at an angle different from that of a horizontal plane, and a robot provided on the first surface, wherein the robot has an nth (n is an integer number equal to or more than one) arm rotatable about an nth rotation shaft, and an (n+1)th arm provided on the nth arm rotatably about an (n+1)th rotation shaft in a shaft direction different from a shaft direction of the nth rotation shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Kazushige AKAHA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA
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Publication number: 20160288339Abstract: A robot system includes a robot cell that includes a robot and a cell in which the robot is provided and enables coexistence with a human, and an installation area of the robot cell is less than 637,500 mm2 and the robot cell is movable. Further, the robot includes an n-th (n is an integer number equal to or more than one) arm rotatable about an n-th rotation shaft and an (n+1)th arm provided on the n-th arm rotatably about an (n+1)th rotation shaft in a shaft direction different from a shaft direction of the n-th rotation shaft, and a length of the n-th arm is longer than a length of the (n+1)th arm and the n-th arm and the (n+1)th arm can overlap as seen from the (n+1)th rotation shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventor: Kazushige AKAHA
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Publication number: 20160288336Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm having an nth (n is an integer equal to or more than one) arm and an (n+1)th arm, the nth arm is rotatable about an nth rotation shaft, the (n+1)th arm is provided on the nth arm rotatably about an (n+1)th rotation shaft in a shaft direction different from a shaft direction of the nth rotation shaft, and, while a distal end of the robot arm is moved from a first point to a second point, a first operation such that the nth arm and the (n+1)th arm overlap as seen from the shaft direction of the (n+1)th rotation shaft and a second operation of rotating the nth arm are performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Shunsuke TOSHIMITSU, Kazushige AKAHA, Kazuto YOSHIMURA, Katsuji IGARASHI
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Publication number: 20150258692Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Christoph MEYERHOFF, Kazushige AKAHA
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Patent number: 9073220Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Christoph Meyerhoff, Kazushige Akaha
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Publication number: 20140199149Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Christoph MEYERHOFF, Kazushige AKAHA
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Patent number: 8714044Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Christoph Meyerhoff, Kazushige Akaha
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Patent number: 8387481Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Christoph Meyerhoff, Kazushige Akaha
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Publication number: 20120090422Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Christoph MEYERHOFF, Kazushige AKAHA
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Patent number: 8104372Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Christoph Meyerhoff, Kazushige Akaha
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Publication number: 20090007713Abstract: A horizontal multijoint type robot is so constructed that it comprises a first arm connected through a first joint shaft to a base, a second arm connected through a second joint shaft to the first arm, and a working shaft provided rotatably and movably up and down on the distal end of the second arm, and that the arm length L1 of the first arm and the arm length L2 of the second arm are equal to each other so that the second arm is able to overlap the first arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Christoph MEYERHOFF, Kazushige AKAHA
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Patent number: 7422412Abstract: A horizontal articulated robot has a plurality of horizontal arms coupled by joint shafts, and a working shaft disposed at the extreme end of an extreme end arm among the horizontal arms has mounting portions of an end effector formed to both the upper and lower ends thereof. With this arrangement, there can be provided a horizontal articulated robot that can cope with various work transport forms and various types of works by one type of a robot by selectively using the upper and lower sides of a working shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kazushige Akaha
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Publication number: 20060133918Abstract: A horizontal articulated robot has a plurality of horizontal arms coupled by joint shafts, and a working shaft disposed at the extreme end of an extreme end arm among the horizontal arms has mounting portions of an end effector formed to both the upper and lower ends thereof. With this arrangement, there can be provided a horizontal articulated robot that can cope with various work transport forms and various types of works by one type of a robot by selectively using the upper and lower sides of a working shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2005Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventor: Kazushige Akaha