Patents by Inventor Ryou Taniuchi

Ryou Taniuchi 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).

  • Patent number: 7622001
    Abstract: A robot includes a body structure on which a robot arm having an end effector is rotatably supported. The body structure has a stationary base unit fixedly installed and a movable unit rotatably supported on the stationary base unit to turn about an axis of rotation. The stationary base unit includes a stationary-side guide part having a stationary-side internal space in which a flexible, elongate member connected to the robot arm or the end effector is extended loosely along the axis of rotation. The stationary-side guide part opens upstream in an elongate member inserting direction. The movable unit includes a movable-side guide part having a movable-side internal space in which the elongate member is extended loosely along the axis of rotation. The movable-side guide part opens downstream in an elongate member inserting direction. The stationary-side and the movable-side internal spaces communicate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Inada, Toshiyuki Tsujimori, Shinji Kitamura, Ryou Taniuchi
  • Publication number: 20060102072
    Abstract: A robot includes a body structure on which a robot arm having an end effector is rotatably supported. The body structure has a stationary base unit fixedly installed and a movable unit rotatably supported on the stationary base unit to turn about an axis of rotation. The stationary base unit includes a stationary-side guide part having a stationary-side internal space in which a flexible, elongate member connected to the robot arm or the end effector is extended loosely along the axis of rotation. The stationary-side guide part opens upstream in an elongate member inserting direction. The movable unit includes a movable-side guide part having a movable-side internal space in which the elongate member is extended loosely along the axis of rotation. The movable-side guide part opens downstream in an elongate member inserting direction. The stationary-side and the movable-side internal spaces communicate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Inada, Toshiyuki Tsujimori, Shinji Kitamura, Ryou Taniuchi