Patents by Inventor Manabu Nishihara

Manabu Nishihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20220326478
    Abstract: Laser apparatus (10) includes at least: a laser oscillator that emits laser light (LB); reflection mirrors (M1), (M2) that are disposed on an optical path of laser light (LB) and change the optical path; actuators (ACT1), (ACT2) that are respectively coupled to reflection mirrors (M1), (M2) and displace reflection mirrors (M1), (M2); optical axis deviation detector (16) that is disposed to surround the optical path of laser light (LB) and detects an optical axis deviation of laser light (LB); and a controller that drives actuators (ACT1), (ACT2) on the basis of a detection result of optical axis deviation detector (16) to displace reflection mirrors (M1), (M2) and correct the optical axis deviation of laser light (LB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: MASATOSHI NISHIO, MANABU NISHIHARA, YOSHINORI SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220297231
    Abstract: The control unit executes: a first execution step of executing a processing program to set a target value to a value defined by a processing program and performing feedback control on a driving current of a laser oscillator; a detection step of detecting an output fluctuation during execution of the first execution step; a specification step of specifying a physical quantity for which a measured value within a predetermined monitoring time before an occurrence timing of the output fluctuation does not satisfy a predetermined condition as an abnormal physical quantity from a plurality of physical quantities measured during execution of the first execution step; and a program update step of detecting appearance of a predetermined feature in an abnormal physical quantity as a fluctuation factor during execution of a post-update processing program, and updating the processing program to correct the driving current to reduce a difference between the laser output power and the target value compared with when the ou
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Masatoshi NISHIO, Manabu NISHIHARA, Takamichi KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20220118557
    Abstract: Provided is a laser processing head including: shield holder (23) that has opening (23b) formed through shield holder (23) and optical sensor mounting hole (23c) formed in an inner peripheral surface of opening (23b); optical sensor (24) that has light receiving surface (24a) facing the inside of opening (23b) through optical sensor mounting hole (23c) and is attached to shield holder (23); and second protective glass (25) that has an outer peripheral surface facing light receiving surface (24a) of optical sensor (24) and is provided in opening (23b), second protective glass (25) transmitting a laser beam emitted by a laser oscillator to emit the laser beam toward a workpiece, and second protective glass (25) including reflective coating film (25a) formed in a region in the outer peripheral surface except an opposed region facing light receiving surface (24a) of optical sensor (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: JINGBO WANG, MASATOSHI NISHIO, KENZO SHIBATA, MANABU NISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220088709
    Abstract: Laser welding device (1000) includes: laser oscillator (100); optical fiber (300) that transmits a laser beam (LB) generated in laser oscillator (100); laser beam emitting head (400) that is attached to the emission end of optical fiber (300) and emits laser beam (LB) toward workpiece (600); manipulator (500) with laser beam emitting head (400) attached thereto; and controller (200) that controls laser beam emitting head (400) so as to cause laser beam (LB) to be scanned three-dimensionally on the surface of workpiece (600). Controller (200) controls laser beam emitting head (400) so as to change a focal position of laser beam (LB) in accordance with a shape of a welded portion in workpiece (600).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: JINGBO WANG, MASATOSHI NISHIO, KENZO SHIBATA, MANABU NISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220072655
    Abstract: A laser processing device includes a laser oscillator, first to third optical fibers, a beam control mechanism, and first to third laser light emitting heads attached to the first to third optical fibers, respectively. The beam control mechanism includes a condenser lens, first to third optical path changing mechanisms provided on an optical path of laser light LB after being transmitted through the condenser lens, and a controller that controls operations of the first to third optical path changing mechanisms. The beam control mechanism causes the laser light to be emitted from the first laser light emitting head via the selected first optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: JINGBO WANG, MASATOSHI NISHIO, KENZO SHIBATA, MANABU NISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220072662
    Abstract: A laser processing device includes a laser oscillator, optical fiber (90), beam control mechanism (20), and a laser light emitting head. The laser oscillator includes first and second laser oscillation units that generate first and second laser light rays (LB1) and (LB2), respectively. Beam control mechanism (20) includes optical path changing and holding mechanism (40) that is disposed between second condenser lens (32) that condenses second laser light (LB2) and dichroic mirror (33) that multiplexes first and second laser light rays (LB1) and (LB2) and causes the multiplexed light to be incident on optical fiber (90). Beam control mechanism (20) changes an incident position of second laser light (LB2) on optical fiber (90).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: JINGBO WANG, MASATOSHI NISHIO, KENZO SHIBATA, MANABU NISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220072661
    Abstract: A laser processing device includes a laser oscillator, an optical fiber that is a multi-clad fiber, a beam control mechanism provided in the laser oscillator, and a laser light emitting head attached to the optical fiber. The beam control mechanism includes a condenser lens, an optical path changing and holding mechanism that is disposed between the condenser lens and an incident end face of the optical fiber and changes an optical path of laser light LB, and a controller that controls an operation of the optical path changing and holding mechanism. The beam control mechanism controls a power distribution of the laser light by changing an incident position of the laser light on the incident end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: JINGBO WANG, MASATOSHI NISHIO, KENZO SHIBATA, MANABU NISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20170080522
    Abstract: In conventional machines and methods for laser processing, while the workpiece is being removed from the processing table, the porous sheet interposed between them tends to be torn or displaced. The laser processing machine of the present disclosure includes a processing table having a plurality of first through-holes and a plurality of second through-holes; a first passage; a second passage; a first pump; a second pump, and laser irradiation means. The second through-holes are independent of the first through-holes. The first passage is connected to the first through-holes. The second passage is independent of the first passage and is connected to the second through-holes. The first pump is connected to the first passage and has a sucking function. The second pump is connected to the second passage and has an exhaust function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: MANABU NISHIHARA, TOSHIICHI MURAKOSHI, YOSHINORI SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20170008128
    Abstract: A laser beam machine has a control unit. The control unit transmits an output signal for starting an output of the laser beam at a first time point and stopping the output of the laser beam at a second time point which is later than the first time point, to the laser oscillator. The control unit receives a detection signal indicating first detection intensity which is greater than first preset intensity from the light detector, at a third time point which is later than the second time point. The control unit transmits a drive signal for controlling the emission unit to be driven, to the emission unit, at a fourth time point equal to or later than the third time point. The control unit transmits a warning signal at a fifth time point equal to or later than the third time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MASASHI ISHIGURO, MANABU NISHIHARA, YOSHINORI SASAKI
  • Patent number: 7532749
    Abstract: Provided is a light processing apparatus which can judge goodness or badness of small amount and various kind processing, and is useful for small amount and various kind processing, and can realize light processing at an appropriate position in conformity with a state of a substrate, at low cost, and can prevent production of a bad item before it happens, and enables local heating by focusing light energy, and is useful for a processing apparatus such as solder joint or heat processing of resin and a production equipment which used this. A state of an object to be processed enters into an image receiving unit, through a first light path and a second light path. This image and an image which was set up in a storage device in advance are compared, and goodness or badness judgment is carried out. There occurs a change of a point to be irradiated, in an approximately horizontal direction to the first light path, between a case that the object to be processed is in a warp age state, and a case that it is not so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Masashi Ishiguro, Tomoko Fukunaka, Kazuhiko Yamashita, Masahiro Sato, Manabu Nishihara, Kenji Takahashi, Shinsuke Shimabayashi
  • Publication number: 20050103753
    Abstract: Provided is a light processing apparatus which can judge goodness or badness of small amount and various kind processing, and is useful for small amount and various kind processing, and can realize light processing at an appropriate position in conformity with a state of a substrate, at low cost, and can prevent production of a bad item before it happens, and enables local heating by focusing light energy, and is useful for a processing apparatus such as solder joint or heat processing of resin and a production equipment which used this. A state of an object to be processed enters into an image receiving unit, through a first light path and a second light path. This image and an image which was set up in a storage device in advance are compared, and goodness or badness judgment is carried out. There occurs a change of a point to be irradiated, in an approximately horizontal direction to the first light path, between a case that the object to be processed is in a warpage state, and a case that it is not so.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Masashi Ishiguro, Tomoko Fukunaka, Kazuhiko Yamashita, Manabu Nishihara, Kenji Takahashi, Shinsuke Shimabayashi