Patents by Inventor Kinichi Tamura

Kinichi Tamura 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).

  • Machine for holding workpiece
    Patent number: 5103551
    Abstract: For holding a plurality of different, in shape, workpieces, a holding unit comprises a laminated body with a number of thin identical shaped elongate plates which have one ends forming a workpiece supporting surface, a vibrator unit for moving the elongate plates so as to vary the shape of the workpiece supporting surface to create a new one, and a bias mechanism for clamping the laminated body, so the newly created shape of the workpiece supporting surface is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinichi Tamura, Susumu Kawada, Yoshitada Sekine, Kazuyoshi Abe, Ryosuke Ishikawa, Fumiki Yokota
  • Machine for holding workpiece
    Patent number: 4962917
    Abstract: For holding a plurality of different, in shape, workpiece, a holding unit comprises a laminated body with a number of thin identical shaped elongate plates which have one ends forming a workpiece supporting surface, a vibrator unit for moving the elongate plates so as to vary the shape of the workpiece supporting surface to create a new one, and a bias mechanism for clamping the laminated body, so the newly created shape of the workpiece supporting surface is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinichi Tamura, Susumu Kawada, Yoshitada Sekine, Kazuyoshi Abe, Ryosuke Ishikawa, Fumiki Yokota
  • Machine for holding workpiece
    Patent number: 4811935
    Abstract: For holding a plurality of different, in shape, workpieces, a holding unit comprises a laminated body with a number of thin identical shaped elongate plates which have one ends forming a workpiece supporting surface, a vibrator unit for moving the elongate plates so as to vary the shape of the workpiece supporting surface to create a new one, and a bias mechanism for clamping the laminated body, so the newly created shape of the workpiece supporting surface is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinichi Tamura, Susumu Kawada, Yoshitada Sekine, Kazuyoshi Abe, Ryosuke Ishikawa, Fumiki Yokota
  • Machine for holding workpiece
    Patent number: 4691905
    Abstract: For holding a plurality of different, in shape, workpieces, a holding unit comprises a laminated body with a number of thin identical shaped elongate plates which have one ends forming a workpiece supporting surface, a vibrator unit for moving the elongate plates so as to vary the shape of the workpiece supporting surface to create a new one, and a bias mechanism for clamping the laminated body, so the newly created shape of the workpiece supporting surface is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinichi Tamura, Susumu Kawada, Yoshitada Sekine, Kazuyoshi Abe, Ryosuke Ishikawa, Fumiki Yokota
  • Method and system for automatically attaching works onto vehicle bodies carried on a conveyor
    Patent number: 4669168
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically attaching works to respective vehicle bodies carried on a slat conveyor using a robot. The method comprises the steps of (a) providing a base on which the robot is mounted and which is movable within a movement range, at least one part of which is alongside of the conveyor; (b) providing work feeders for sequentially feeding plural kinds of the works which are different according to vehicle types (sedan, hardtop, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kinichi Tamura, Yoshitada Sekine, Fumiki Yokota