Patents by Inventor Noriaki Iwaki

Noriaki Iwaki 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: 20230225097
    Abstract: A component supply method of supplying components scattered on a stage, includes a storage step of storing position information indicating a position of a component, posture information indicating a posture of the component, and number information indicating the number of components based on imaging data of the components scattered on the stage, and a holding step of holding the components scattered on the stage with a holding tool based on the position information and the posture information stored in the storage step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20230093351
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate working machine including a holding device configured to hold a substrate in which multiple through-holes are formed, an inserting device configured to insert multiple terminals of a component into the multiple through-holes of the substrate held by the holding device, and an imaging device configured to simultaneously image a shape of a pair of pins and a pair of through-holes of the multiple through-holes, in which positions of the pair of through-holes and the shape of the pair of pins are calculated based on image data captured by the imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20230046371
    Abstract: Transfer material supply units for supplying a transfer material to a transfer table and spreading the transfer material is set in a component mounting machine, and transfer pins for transferring the transfer material to a mounting surface of a three-dimensional board are held by at least one mounting head of the component mounting machine to be exchangeable with a suction nozzle for picking up a circuit component. The lower end of the transfer pin is immersed in the transfer material on the transfer table to attach the transfer material to the lower end of the transfer pin by moving the mounting head holding the transfer pin to a position above the transfer table to lower and raise the transfer pin, and then the transfer material attached to the lower end of the transfer pin is transferred to the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji ICHINO, Noriaki IWAKI, Tsuyoshi HAMANE
  • Patent number: 11432451
    Abstract: A work machine including: a tape feeder with taped lead components having multiple leads to supply the lead components in a state of being detached from the taped components extended to a supply position; a mounting head to mount the lead components supplied by the tape feeder onto a board; an imaging device; and a control device having an imaging section to image an identification object, the identification object being on the taped components and capable of identifying the polarity of each of the multiple leads, and a determination section to determine whether an actual polarity disposition, which is the polarity disposition of each of the multiple leads, and a set polarity disposition, which is the polarity disposition of each of the multiple leads set in advance, match each other based on image data obtained by imaging with the imaging section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 11395449
    Abstract: The three-dimensional mounting device includes a supporting section capable of fixing a processing target, an application section for applying a viscous fluid to the processing target, a mounting section for arranging a component on the processing target, an imaging section for imaging the processing target, and a control section for controlling the processing section including the supporting section, the application section, the mounting section, and the imaging section. One or more of the supporting section, the application section, the mounting section, and the imaging section has multiple tilt axes and is capable of tilting the processing target and/or the processing section in multiple directions. The control section performs coordinate correction using the circuit pattern on the forming surface as a reference position, and arranges the component on the mounting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 11219149
    Abstract: A memory device memorizes a link between an orientation of a leaded component supported on a component support section and a type of component holding tool used for holding the leaded component of the orientation is memorized in a memory device. Also, the component support section on which multiple leaded components are scattered is imaged by an imaging device, and orientations of leaded components supported on the component support section are identified based on the captured image data. Then, the component holding tool of a type memorized as being linked to the identified orientation of leaded component is decided as the component holding tool for holding the leaded component. By this, it is possible to exchange a component holding tool according to an orientation of a leaded component, thus it is possible to hold leaded components of various orientations using component holding tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Matsumoto, Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 11200618
    Abstract: A charging system including a recognizing section provided on the main body and configured to recognize individual identification information of the rented unit attached to the main body; an attachment position information memory section configured to memorize a relationship between an attachment position of the main body to which the rented unit is attached and the individual identification information of the rented unit attached to the main body; an operating information acquiring section provided on the main body and configured to acquire operating information of the rented unit attached to the main body; an operating information memory section configured to memorize the operating information for each of the individual identification information; and a charge calculating section configured to calculate a charging amount based on the operating information memorized on the operating information memory section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 11032958
    Abstract: A component supply device including a component storage device that stores a plurality of components, a component support member on which the components from the component storage device are dispersed, and a component return device that returns the components on the component support member to the component storage device, is provided. In a case where the necessary number of components exceeds the number of holdable components, return work of the components to the component container and dispersal work of the components to the component support section are carried out prior to holding the components from the component support section by the component holding tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Matsumoto, Noriaki Iwaki
  • Publication number: 20210150620
    Abstract: A charging system including a recognizing section provided on the main body and configured to recognize individual identification information of the rented unit attached to the main body; an attachment position information memory section configured to memorize a relationship between an attachment position of the main body to which the rented unit is attached and the individual identification information of the rented unit attached to the main body; an operating information acquiring section provided on the main body and configured to acquire operating information of the rented unit attached to the main body; an operating information memory section configured to memorize the operating information for each of the individual identification information; and a charge calculating section configured to calculate a charging amount based on the operating information memorized on the operating information memory section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki IWAKI
  • Patent number: 10952358
    Abstract: A method for suitably picking up a component supplied in a lined up state. The component that is at pickup position is held using component holding device; and while holding the component with the component holding device, the component holding device is moved specified distance in a direction towards a component adjacent to the held component, then the component holding device is moved specified distance in a direction opposite to the first direction, and then the component holding device is raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10863659
    Abstract: In a component mounter, a cut and clinch unit is arranged below a circuit board that is conveyed by a conveyance device, and the cut and clinch unit can be moved to a given position by a moving device. When imaging a fiducial mark of the circuit board using an imaging device, the cut and clinch unit is moved such that an identification assistance sticker arranged on the cut and clinch unit is positioned as the background to the fiducial mark. The color of the circuit board surrounding the fiducial is white and the color of the identification assistance sticker is black. Thus, the outline of the fiducial mark is clear and the fiducial mark can be appropriately recognized based on the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Iwaki, Kazuya Degura
  • Patent number: 10820460
    Abstract: A cut and clinch device that bends leads of a leaded component into at least one of an bent-in state, a bent-out state, or an N-bent state. The bent-in state is a state with a pair of leads bent inside by moving a pair of movable sections towards each other. The bent-out state is a state with a pair of leads bent outside by moving a pair of movable sections away from each other. The N-bent state is a state with a pair of leads bent into an N-shape by moving a pair of slide bodies towards each other, moving a pair of movable sections away from each other, and then rotating the pair of slide bodies around a center point. Thus, leads can be bent into various states, and a leaded component can be appropriately mounted on a board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ishikawa, Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10813258
    Abstract: Multiple types of leaded components are scattered on component support member, and those multiple types of components are imaged by an imaging device. Identification information for identifying each type of the multiple types of components, and position information representing the position of the components on the component support section, is acquired from image data captured by the imaging device. Then, based on the identification information and the position information, any of the multiple types of components on the component support member are held by a holding tool. By this, it is possible to pick up any of the multiple types of components scattered on the component support section and it is possible to supply many types of components using the component supply device. Also, there is no need for an operator to check components on the component support section, so the operator workload is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10813259
    Abstract: A component mounter provided with a component holding tool that holds leaded component, and a moving device that moves the component holding tool to a given position, wherein leads of leaded component held by the component holding tool are contacted against the upper surface of circuit board, are moved in a state being elastically deformed, and are inserted into through-hole of circuit board. Thus, even in a case in which leads are contacted against the upper surface of circuit board without leads being directly inserted into through-holes, it is possible to insert leads into through-holes. Also, it is possible to prevent plastic deformation of leads by leads being pressed too much in a state contacting the upper surface of circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10796353
    Abstract: An order processing device acquires an order request of a mounting member that is attached to mounting device and that handles a component, and component related information including information related to a component of a specific shape to be handled by the mounting member or information of a component related member that relates to a member that stores the component. Next, the order processing device outputs design data of the mounting member designed based on the acquired component related information to a customer PC of a requester. Designing of the mounting member is performed on the side of the supplier of mounting device and the design data is delivered to the requester, and the mounting member is manufactured on the requester side based on the design data using technology possessed by the requester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Iwaki, Shinsuke Suhara
  • Publication number: 20200146193
    Abstract: A component supply device including a component storage device that stores a plurality of components, a component support member on which the components from the component storage device are dispersed, and a component return device that returns the components on the component support member to the component storage device, is provided. In a case where the necessary number of components exceeds the number of holdable components, return work of the components to the component container and dispersal work of the components to the component support section are carried out prior to holding the components from the component support section by the component holding tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Matsumoto, Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10569351
    Abstract: A control device of soldering device identifies the type of lead component to be soldered when soldering multiple types of lead components sequentially with jet device and reads out a value of a soldering parameter corresponding to the lead component type from an HDD. Then, the control device controls jet device so that the lead component is soldered based on the value of the soldering parameter. As a result, the lead of the lead component is soldered with the value of the soldering parameter corresponding to the type of the lead component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Otsubo, Noriaki Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10575450
    Abstract: A component supply device including a component storage device that stores a plurality of components, a component support member on which the components from the component storage device are dispersed, and a component return device that returns the components on the component support member to the component storage device, is provided. In a case where the necessary number of components exceeds the number of holdable components, return work of the components to the component container and dispersal work of the components to the component support section are carried out prior to holding the components from the component support section by the component holding tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Matsumoto, Noriaki Iwaki
  • Publication number: 20200037478
    Abstract: The three-dimensional mounting device includes a supporting section capable of fixing a processing target, an application section for applying a viscous fluid to the processing target, a mounting section for arranging a component on the processing target, an imaging section for imaging the processing target, and a control section for controlling the processing section including the supporting section, the application section, the mounting section, and the imaging section. One or more of the supporting section, the application section, the mounting section, and the imaging section has multiple tilt axes and is capable of tilting the processing target and/or the processing section in multiple directions. The control section performs coordinate correction using the circuit pattern on the forming surface as a reference position, and arranges the component on the mounting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki IWAKI
  • Publication number: 20200008333
    Abstract: A work machine including: a tape feeder with taped lead components having multiple leads to supply the lead components in a state of being detached from the taped components extended to a supply position; a mounting head to mount the lead components supplied by the tape feeder onto a board; an imaging device; and a control device having an imaging section to image an identification object, the identification object being on the taped components and capable of identifying the polarity of each of the multiple leads, and a determination section to determine whether an actual polarity disposition, which is the polarity disposition of each of the multiple leads, and a set polarity disposition, which is the polarity disposition of each of the multiple leads set in advance, match each other based on image data obtained by imaging with the imaging section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriaki IWAKI