Patents by Inventor Kensuke Kawasumi
Kensuke Kawasumi 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: 7797819Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes one head unit which has a component holding member capable of holding a component and which is selected from among a plurality of types of head units according to a type of the fed component, a head moving unit which has a head fitting portion onto which the selected one head unit is removably loaded and which moves the head unit loaded on the head fitting portion in a direction extending generally along a surface of the board, and a head control unit which is provided for each of the head units and which performs control for component mounting operation by a head unit corresponding to the loaded head unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kensuke Kawasumi, Hiroto Miyazaki, Nobuhiro Nakai
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Patent number: 7614144Abstract: The present invention is intended to realize a hold posture inspection of a plurality of components sucked by a plurality of nozzle rows provided on a head with a single scanning operation, thereby reducing the time for the hold posture inspection and improving the accuracy thereof. In order to achieve such objections, the present invention includes: a head on which at least two nozzle rows are disposed, each of which includes at least one nozzle; a circuit board holding unit for holding a circuit board on which components conveyed by the head are mounted; and an inspection unit, provided on a moving path of the head from a supplying unit to the circuit board holding unit, for inspecting hold postures of the components held by the nozzles of the head and including sensors for posture inspection independent for the respective nozzle rows.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2004Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Ota, Nobuhiro Nakai, Kensuke Kawasumi, Kimio Iizuka, Hirotsugu Uemori, Yoshinori Mochida, Keizo Izumida
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Publication number: 20080163480Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes one head unit which has a component holding member capable of holding a component and which is selected from among a plurality of types of head units according to a type of the fed component, a head moving unit which has a head fitting portion onto which the selected one head unit is removably loaded and which moves the head unit loaded on the head fitting portion in a direction extending generally along a surface of the board, and a head control unit which is provided for each of the head units and which performs control for component mounting operation by a head unit corresponding to the loaded head unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Kensuke Kawasumi, Kunio Tanaka, Hiroto Miyazaki, Nobuhiro Nakai
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Patent number: 7367115Abstract: A component mounting apparatus having a work conveyor-positioner unit is arranged on a supporting base to convey and position a substrate in an X direction. Supporting frames extend vertically from ends of the supporting base and face each other in a Y direction. The component mounting apparatus further includes a plurality of Y-axis tables extending between upper ends of the supporting frames, X-axis tables attached to movable portions of the Y-axis tables, and operating heads attached to movable portions of the X-axis tables to perform operations with respect to the substrate on the work conveyor-positioner unit. Each of the plurality of the Y-axis tables includes a movable portion at a lower part. Each of the X-axis tables includes a movable portion at a lower part and the operating heads are attached to a lower part of the movable portion of the X-axis tables.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2003Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakai, Hiroshi Ota, Kensuke Kawasumi, Hirotsugu Uemori, Kimio Iizuka
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Patent number: 7353589Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes one head unit which has a component holding member capable of holding a component and which is selected from among a plurality of types of head units according to a type of the fed component, a head moving unit which has a head fitting portion onto which the selected one head unit is removably loaded and which moves the head unit loaded on the head fitting portion in a direction extending generally along a surface of the board, and a head control unit which is provided for each of the head units and which performs control for component mounting operation by a head unit corresponding to the loaded head unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kensuke Kawasumi, Kunio Tanaka, Hiroto Miyazaki, Nobuhiro Nakai
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Publication number: 20070124922Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes one head unit which has a component holding member capable of holding a component and which is selected from among a plurality of types of head units according to a type of the fed component, a head moving unit which has a head fitting portion onto which the selected one head unit is removably loaded and which moves the head unit loaded on the head fitting portion in a direction extending generally along a surface of the board, and a head control unit which is provided for each of the head units and which performs control for component mounting operation by a head unit corresponding to the loaded head unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2004Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Kensuke Kawasumi, Kunio Tanaka, Hiroto Miyazaki, Nobuhiro Nakai
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Publication number: 20070074390Abstract: The present invention is intended to realize a hold posture inspection of a plurality of components sucked by a plurality of nozzle rows provided on a head with a single scanning operation, thereby reducing the time for the hold posture inspection and improving the accuracy thereof. In order to achieve such objections, the present invention includes: a head on which at least two nozzle rows are disposed, each of which includes at least one nozzle; a circuit board holding unit for holding a circuit board on which components conveyed by the head are mounted; and an inspection unit, provided on a moving path of the head from a supplying unit to the circuit board holding unit, for inspecting hold postures of the components held by the nozzles of the head and including sensors for posture inspection independent for the respective nozzle rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi Ota, Nobuhiro Nakai, Kensuke Kawasumi, Kimio Iizuka, Hirotsugu Uemori, Yoshinori Mochida, Keizo Izumida
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Publication number: 20060042075Abstract: A substrate conveyor-positioner unit for conveying and positioning a substrate in an X direction is arranged on a supporting base. Supporting frames are arranged in a standing manner on both ends in a Y direction being orthogonal to the X direction on the supporting base. A component supplying unit is arranged on at least one end side in the Y direction on the supporting base. A plurality of Y-axis tables is laid between upper ends of the both supporting frames at an appropriate interval. An X-axis table is attached to a movable portion of each Y-axis table. An operating head for holding a component by suction at the component supplying unit and for mounting the component on the substrate on the substrate conveyor-positioner unit is attached to a movable portion of the X-axis table. Moreover, a height of upper ends of the supporting frames is located below eyes of a worker to enable the worker to visually confirm conditions of mounting operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2003Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.Inventors: Nobuhiro Nakai, Hiroshi Ota, Kensuke Kawasumi, Hirotsugu Uemori, Kimio Iizuka