Patents by Inventor Mikio Nakamura

Mikio Nakamura 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: 20160176461
    Abstract: To improve working efficiency of mounting components in a lower part of a vehicle body, a vehicle assembly line includes a supporting unit to support a vehicle body in a position such that the front direction of the vehicle body is perpendicular to the conveying direction. The supporting unit includes an upstream supporting member and a downstream supporting member provided upstream and downstream of the platform along the conveying direction, respectively. The centers of the support columns fixed to a platform, of the upstream supporting member and the downstream supporting member, are located upstream and downstream, respectively, with respect to a center line CLb of the platform extending in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the platform, and located apart from and opposite to each other across a center line CLa of the platform extending in the conveying direction, to provide a working space for mounting below the vehicle body supported by the carrier device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru TAGUCHI, Mikio NAKAMURA, Yoshihisa YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160159499
    Abstract: The method for manufacturing the structure includes an imaging device installation process in which a camera 41 that obtains an image of a target hole 33 formed in an upper panel 31 is installed on the rear spar 22, and a positioning process in which relative positions are positioned by relatively moving the upper panel 31 and the rear spar 22 while the image of the target hole 33 obtained by the camera 41 and displayed on a monitor screen is aligned with a target line preset on the monitor screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Shigemi YAMANE, Mikio NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9360031
    Abstract: In a method of fastening composite material parts, a first smoothness of a first fastener is measured which is arranged to a first countersink through-hole which is formed in a first fastened work as stacked composite material parts. A second countersink depth is determined based on the first smoothness. A second countersink through hole with a second countersink depth is formed in a second fastened work as the composite material parts. The second fastened work is fastened using the second fastener arranged to the second countersink through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Ikeda, Toshiyuki Funato, Takahiro Inagaki, Mikio Nakamura, Yosuke Ikeda, Kunihiro Kuroi, Akihito Suzuki, Yuji Kondo, Tsugumaru Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9356365
    Abstract: A cable connection structure includes a cable that has an outer skin and at least one conducting wire, and a substrate to which the cable is connected at a main surface side having a hard wiring, wherein the substrate includes, at the main surface side, a first flat section having flatness and a second flat section having flatness thinner than the first flat section via a level difference surface from the first flat section and an end part of the outer skin is arranged on the second flat section and at least one of the conducting wire is connected to a connecting electrode formed on the second flat section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Yamada, Mikio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9343863
    Abstract: A mount assembly includes a member in which a mount component is mounted at least on one main face of the member and at which a member connecting electrode is formed; and a connection member that has a pillar-shaped parallel portion arranged so that a longitudinal direction of the parallel portion is parallel to the main face of the member, one end side of the parallel portion being connected to the member connecting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikio Nakamura, Takanori Sekido
  • Patent number: 9302333
    Abstract: The end portion processing apparatus includes an X-direction driving unit which allows a back-and-forth movement along an X-direction; a cutter supporting member which is supported by the X-direction driving unit, is able to run in a Y-direction, and supports a cutter member extending in a Z-direction which is perpendicular to the XY-plane; a guide member which has a shape matching to a processing planned shape when seeing from the Z-direction, and guides the cutter supporting member such that the cutter member moves to follow the processing planned shape; and a Y-direction position changing mechanism which changes the position in the Y-direction of the cutter supporting member to the work material. The Y-direction position changing mechanism changes the position of the cutter supporting member such that the cutter supporting member runs on further inner side in case of going back than in case of going forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemi Yamane, Mikio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9296465
    Abstract: The method for manufacturing the structure includes an imaging device installation process in which a camera that obtains an image of a target hole formed in an upper panel is installed on the rear spar, and a positioning process in which relative positions are positioned by relatively moving the upper panel and the rear spar while the image of the target hole obtained by the camera and displayed on a monitor screen is aligned with a target line preset on the monitor screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigemi Yamane, Mikio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9288916
    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate on a surface of which a functional element and a first electrode are disposed, wherein the functional element provides a predetermined function by an operation based on an electrical signal and the first electrode is coupled to the functional element; an insulating member in a thin film that covers the surface of the substrate and extends from an end of the substrate; and a second electrode disposed on a substrate-side surface of the extending portion, which is extending from the end of the substrate, of the insulating member, wherein the second electrode is coupled to the first electrode. The second electrode is electrically coupled to a coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mikio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9272338
    Abstract: Provided is a machine tool, which is capable of highly accurately performing machining with respect to a bent surface of a subject to be machined. The machine tool fixes work (W), which has an upper flat surface (Wa) and a lower bent surface (Wb), in a state wherein the upper flat surface (Wa) is horizontally disposed, and makes a hole in the lower bent surface (Wb). The machine tool is provided with: a lower machining head (25), which has rotatably mounted thereon a tool (T1) that makes the hole in the lower bent surface (Wb); a lower saddle (24) which moves the lower machining head (25) in the axis direction of the tool (T1); and a lower cross rail (23), which is provided by being tilted, with respect to the upper flat surface (Wa), at a tilt angle (?) that is set corresponding to the curvature of the lower bent surface (Wb), and which supports the lower saddle (24) such that the lower saddle can move in the tilt direction of the tilt angle (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Fujita, Hiroyuki Sakoshi, Hiroo Nabeta, Mikio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9261662
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion connector, includes: an optical element that performs one of inputting and outputting an optical signal; an electric element that controls one of a light emission and a light reception of the optical element; and at least one substrate on which the electric element and the optical element are mounted, the substrate including an aligning and connecting part that allows connecting an optical fiber that performs one of inputting an optical signal output from the optical element and outputting an optical signal input to the optical element, the aligning and connecting part being provided on a surface different from a surface on which the optical element are mounted of the substrate, the optical fiber being connected to the substrate via the aligning and connecting part, and the optical element and the optical fiber being arranged and mounted in line along a direction of a thickness of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mikio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9219888
    Abstract: An image pickup unit includes an image pickup device, an objective lens, and a prism that has a reflective surface. The image pickup unit includes: a projecting portion that is an area at which the image pickup device projects to the rear from the prism; a terminal portion provided on the projecting portion; a flexible printed wiring board that extends along the prism and the projecting portion; an image pickup device connection terminal portion formed on a face that faces the projecting portion of the flexible printed wiring board; and a cable connection terminal portion formed at an area that extends over the projecting portion of the flexible printed wiring board. The terminal portion and the image pickup device connection terminal portion are joined in an opposed state. An electronic component is mounted on a face on an opposite side to the reflective surface of the flexible printed wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nau Satake, Hiroyuki Motohara, Junya Yamada, Takanori Sekido, Mikio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9124026
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a plurality of cables; and a cable fixing member which has a facing surface to be oppositely arranged, in connecting each of the cables to a member as a connection target, with respect to a connection surface of the connection target member and fixes a distal end part of each of the cables in a state where an axial direction of the distal end part of each of the cables is arranged along the facing surface, wherein a side surface of a core wire of each of the cables is exposed at a predetermined first position on the facing surface of the cable fixing member and a first connection part which connects the core wire of each of the cables to the connection target member is formed at the first exposed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikio Nakamura, Hiroshi Suzushima, Fukashi Yoshizawa, Hideharu Miyahara
  • Publication number: 20150040414
    Abstract: A hole-shape measuring apparatus is provided with a hole diameter measuring mechanism which measures the diameter of a flush bolt hole, and a countersunk head depth measuring mechanism which measures a countersunk head depth. The hole diameter measuring mechanism has a hole diameter measuring rod configured so as to be inserted into a constant portion at a tip portion and displaced according to the diameter of the constant portion, and a hole diameter measuring sensor which measures the amount of displacement of the hole diameter measuring rod. The countersunk head depth measuring mechanism has a countersunk head depth measuring rod configured so as to be inserted into a countersunk head portion at a tip portion and displaced according to the countersunk head depth, and a countersunk head depth measuring sensor which measures the amount of displacement of the countersunk head depth measuring rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio Nakamura, Hirofumi Ienaga, Yoshihito Fujita, Kazuo Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20150035960
    Abstract: An imaging module includes: an imaging unit including a light receiving unit having a plurality of pixels arranged in a specified shape including a lattice shape and configured to receive light and to perform photoelectric conversion on the received light, the imaging unit being configured to capture an image of a subject and to output the image as a light quantity signal; a signal processing unit configured to perform signal processing on the light quantity signal; and a flexible substrate which includes a bendable insulating film and on which the imaging unit and the signal processing unit are mounted. The flexible substrate is bent to arrange the signal processing unit and the flexible substrate in a space extending from an outer edge of an incident surface of the imaging unit in a direction perpendicular to the incident surface while maintaining a shape of the outer edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mikio NAKAMURA, Nau SATAKE, Hiroyuki MOTOHARA, Takanori SEKIDO
  • Publication number: 20150016903
    Abstract: A drill that exhibits improved drill-hole depth precision is provided. Said drill, which uses a tool (T) mounted to a main shaft (16) to drill a countersunk hole (Wh) into a workpiece (W), is provided with the following: a pressure foot (17) that presses on the surface of the workpiece (W) and suppresses vibration thereof; and a displacement sensor (18) that measures the distance (L), in the axial direction of the main shaft (16), between the pressure foot (17) pressing on the workpiece (W) and the end face (16a) of the main shaft (16), which is set to a prescribed reference distance (Lo). The axial position of the main shaft (16) is corrected using a correction distance (?L), i.e. the difference between the distance (L) measured by the displacement sensor (18) and the reference distance (Lo).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Fujita, Mikio Nakamura, Hirofumi Ienaga
  • Publication number: 20150019164
    Abstract: A normal detection method for measuring the distance to a measurement subject using one or more distance detectors, and obtaining a normal vector (Vn) on the measured surface of the measurement subject from the obtained measurement result (L), wherein: within a three-dimensional space, the straight line linking a first measurement point (Qa) measured at a first measurement position (Pa) using the distance detector and a second measurement point (Qd) measured at a second measurement position (Pd) different from the first measurement position (Pa) is set as a first vector (Vad); the straight line linking the first measurement point (Qa) and a third measurement point (Qf) measured at a third measurement position (Pf) different from the first measurement position (Pa) and the second measurement position (Pd) as a second vector (Vaf); and a normal vector (Vn) on the measured surface is obtained by determining the vector product of the first vector (Vad) and the second vector (Vaf).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Fujita, Mikio Nakamura, Hirofumi Ienaga
  • Publication number: 20140361565
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a case, in which an inner bottom surface is formed, and a chuck tool in which a lower surface is formed. The inner bottom surface is a concave surface. The lower surface is a concave surface. An elongated member chucking apparatus changes an orientation of an elongated member inside the case to a predetermined orientation with respect to the chuck tool by sandwiching the elongated member between the inner bottom surface and the lower surface. The elongated member is held by the chuck tool in the predetermined orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Yusuke Ikeda, Mikio Nakamura, Takahiro Inagaki, Yosuke Ikeda, Yuji Kondo, Toshiyuki Funato, Takayuki Yoneda, Hiromi Osaka
  • Publication number: 20140320619
    Abstract: An imaging unit includes: an imager that receives and photoelectrically converts light from a target to be captured; a branching unit that branches a signal from the imager into two signals; a first converter into which one of the two signals is input to convert the input signal into an optical signal; a second converter into which the other of the two signals is input to convert the input signal into an electric signal; a first output unit that outputs the optical signal; a second output unit that outputs the electric signal; a detector that detects a unit connected to the imaging unit; and a controller that causes the first output unit to output the optical signal if the unit detected by the detector is the control unit, and causes the second output unit to output the electric signal if the unit detected by the detector is the inspection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mikio NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20140223712
    Abstract: This fastener driving device is equipped with an impact force applying device that repeatedly applies impact forces to a fastener; and a load cell that detects a reaction force acting on the impact force applying device. The impact force applying device stops the applying of the impact force to the fastener on the basis of a detection result of the reactive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Yusuke Ikeda, Toshiyuki Funato, Takahiro Inagaki, Mikio Nakamura, Yosuke Ikeda, Kunihiro Kuroi, Akihito Suzuki, Yuji Kondo, Tsugumaru Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8656703
    Abstract: The present invention provides an exhaust purification device for an engine, comprising: an ammonia supply system including an ammonia supply injector for supplying ammonia to a combustion chamber and a control unit for controlling the ammonia supply injector, and a NOx purification system provided in an exhaust passage and including a Selective Catalytic Reduction catalyst being able to fulfill a function for purifying NOx under the presence of the ammonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mikio Nakamura