Patents by Inventor Mikio Rachi

Mikio Rachi 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).

  • Automatic assembling system
    Patent number: 6105239
    Abstract: An automatic assembling system for assembling a product constituted by a plurality of parts, includes a group cell having a plurality of assembling cells and inspecting cells, pallets loaded with the same type of parts or products, at least one buffer for holding a plurality of pallets, and at least one pallet hand-over mechanism for transferring pallets between the buffer and each cell. At least one of the buffers is provided in common for a plurality of cells, and at least one of the pallet hand-over mechanisms is provided to the common buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kuse, Shizuo Yamazaki, Hiroshi Kato, Mikio Rachi, Keisuke Yamaoka, Tomoaki Sakata
  • Automatic assembling system
    Patent number: 5737827
    Abstract: An automatic assembling system for assembling a product constituted by a plurality of parts, includes a group cell having a plurality of assembling cells and inspecting cells, pallets loaded with the same type of parts or products, at least one buffer for holding a plurality of pallets, and at least one pallet hand-over mechanism for transferring pallets between the buffer and each cell. At least one of the buffers is provided in common for a plurality of cells, and at least one of the pallet hand-over mechanisms is provided to the common buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Kuse, Shizuo Yamazaki, Hiroshi Kato, Mikio Rachi, Keisuke Yamaoka, Tomoaki Sakata