Patents by Inventor Kotaro SEKINE

Kotaro SEKINE 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).

  • Patent number: 11597103
    Abstract: A robot includes a movable unit displaced in horizontal directions and having a recessed part opening upward in a vertical direction, a connector placed within the recessed part, and a drain part that communicates between a bottom portion of the recessed part and an outside of the movable unit and drains a liquid within the recessed part out of the recessed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke Komatsu, Toshio Tanaka, Kotaro Sekine
  • Patent number: 11203111
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm coupled to the base and rotating about a first rotation axis, and a second arm coupled to the first arm and rotating about a second rotation axis, wherein the first arm has a first portion coupled to the base, a second portion coupled to the second arm, and a third portion located between the first portion and the second portion and having an internal space, and a liquid exhaust hole communicating between the internal space and an outside of the first arm and exhausting a liquid entering the internal space to the outside of the first arm is provided in the third portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Kotaro Sekine
  • Patent number: 10946512
    Abstract: A robot includes an arm having a cover, a first motor, a first amplifier having a first drive circuit that drives the first motor, and a plate provided in an interior of the arm, wherein the plate is provided with the first amplifier and separated from the respective first motor and cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Kotaro Sekine
  • Patent number: 10919145
    Abstract: A horizontally articulated robot includes a base, a first arm provided at the base, and a control device controlling the first arm, in which at least a part of the control device is located inside the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kotaro Sekine, Ryosuke Teranaka
  • Patent number: 10906171
    Abstract: A motor unit includes a motor and an amplifier section including a drive circuit that drives the motor. The amplifier section includes an amplifier cover. A power line for supplying power to the motor is bound to the amplifier cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Seiji Hahakura, Hidenori Hama, Yoshiteru Nishimura, Kotaro Sekine, Mamoru Adachi
  • Publication number: 20200406450
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, a first arm coupled to the base and rotating about a first rotation axis, and a second arm coupled to the first arm and rotating about a second rotation axis, wherein the first arm has a first portion coupled to the base, a second portion coupled to the second arm, and a third portion located between the first portion and the second portion and having an internal space, and a liquid exhaust hole communicating between the internal space and an outside of the first arm and exhausting a liquid entering the internal space to the outside of the first arm is provided in the third portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Kotaro SEKINE
  • Patent number: 10800048
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot housing containing a robot control apparatus that controls the robot having a motor, a brake that brakes the motor by short-circuiting between power lines for supplying electric power to the motor, and a conversion element that converts a current generated by braking of the motor by the brake into heat, wherein the conversion element is attached to the robot housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Sekine, Ryosuke Teranaka
  • Publication number: 20200307001
    Abstract: A robot includes a movable unit displaced in horizontal directions and having a recessed part opening upward in a vertical direction, a connector placed within the recessed part, and a drain part that communicates between a bottom portion of the recessed part and an outside of the movable unit and drains a liquid within the recessed part out of the recessed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke KOMATSU, Toshio TANAKA, Kotaro SEKINE
  • Patent number: 10384355
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base, and a reducer having a sliding part and decelerating driving of the arm, wherein a lubricating oil can be supplied to the sliding part from an opposite side to the arm with respect to the sliding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Sekine, Tetsuya Kawase
  • Publication number: 20190152070
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot housing containing a robot control apparatus that controls the robot having a motor, a brake that brakes the motor by short-circuiting between power lines for supplying electric power to the motor, and a conversion element that converts a current generated by braking of the motor by the brake into heat, wherein the conversion element is attached to the robot housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Kotaro SEKINE, Ryosuke TERANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190152050
    Abstract: A robot includes an arm having a cover, a first motor, a first amplifier having a first drive circuit that drives the first motor, and a plate provided in an interior of the arm, wherein the plate is provided with the first amplifier and separated from the respective first motor and cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Kotaro SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20180215036
    Abstract: A robot includes an arm, a motor that drives the arm, an amplifier including a drive circuit for driving the motor, and a first brake that is a non-electromagnetic brake braking the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Kotaro SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20170341223
    Abstract: A motor unit includes a motor and an amplifier section including a drive circuit that drives the motor. The amplifier section includes an amplifier cover. A power line for supplying power to the motor is bound to the amplifier cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Seiji HAHAKURA, Hidenori HAMA, Yoshiteru NISHIMURA, Kotaro SEKINE, Mamoru ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20170341222
    Abstract: A horizontally articulated robot includes a base, a first arm provided at the base, and a control device controlling the first arm, in which at least a part of the control device is located inside the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kotaro SEKINE, Ryosuke TERANAKA
  • Patent number: 9808935
    Abstract: A robot includes a base; a first arm that is provided on the base so as to be able to turn around a first turning axis as the center of turning; a second arm that is provided on the first arm so as to be able to turn around a second turning axis as the center of turning, the direction of which is different from the direction of the first turning axis; and a first member that has a first angular speed detector. When seen from the direction of the second turning axis, at least a part of the first member is provided in a region in which the first arm and the second arm overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kotaro Sekine
  • Patent number: 9764463
    Abstract: A robot includes: a base; an arm which is provided to be rotatable with respect to the base using a predetermined rotation shaft as the center of rotation; and an elongated object including a portion present in the base and in the arm, in which the elongated object is bound in a first binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the base and a second binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Hahakura, Kazushige Akaha, Sho Nakano, Takuya Owa, Kotaro Sekine, Daisuke Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20170028568
    Abstract: A robot includes a base, an arm provided on the base, and a reducer having a sliding part and decelerating driving of the arm, wherein a lubricating oil can be supplied to the sliding part from an opposite side to the arm with respect to the sliding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kotaro SEKINE, Tetsuya KAWASE
  • Publication number: 20160089779
    Abstract: A robot includes: a base; an arm which is provided to be rotatable with respect to the base using a predetermined rotation shaft as the center of rotation; and an elongated object including a portion present in the base and in the arm, in which the elongated object is bound in a first binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the base and a second binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Seiji HAHAKURA, Kazushige AKAHANE, Sho NAKANO, Takuya OWA, Kotaro SEKINE, Daisuke KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150266185
    Abstract: A robot includes a base; a first arm that is provided on the base so as to be able to turn around a first turning axis as the center of turning; a second arm that is provided on the first arm so as to be able to turn around a second turning axis as the center of turning, the direction of which is different from the direction of the first turning axis; and a first member that has a first angular speed detector. When seen from the direction of the second turning axis, at least a part of the first member is provided in a region in which the first arm and the second arm overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Kotaro SEKINE