Patents by Inventor Mitsuaki FUKAYAMA

Mitsuaki FUKAYAMA 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: 20170001800
    Abstract: A stacker crane capable of improving space efficiency of a rack, and reducing cost for equipment using the stacker crane, without complicating structures of masts and a platform, includes a truck frame that travels on a track along a rack, a mast provided on the truck frame, and a platform that is raised and lowered along the mast. The mast includes a first mast that guides the platform, and a second mast located such that the platform is sandwiched between the first mast and the second mast in a travelling direction of the truck frame. As compared with the first mast, the second mast has a small width in the travelling direction of the truck frame, and has the same width as seen from the travelling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Mitsuaki FUKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140030051
    Abstract: A stacker crane includes a truck frame, a mast erected on the truck frame, and a platform raised and lowered along the mast, the platform including first and second rollers, the mast including a roller abutting member in which a first plate material is folded to define a first abutting surface onto which the first roller abuts and a second abutting surface onto which the second roller abuts, a back-side member made of a second plate material and arranged opposite to the roller abutting member, and a coupling member coupling the roller abutting member and the back-side member, the coupling member including first and second coupling surfaces which are plate-shaped and are opposite to each other, wherein the thickness of the first and second coupling surfaces is smaller than the thickness of the first plate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsuaki FUKAYAMA