Patents by Inventor Satoshi Furuichi
Satoshi Furuichi 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).
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Patent number: 10893639Abstract: A method includes a component mounting step of mounting components on a board; a positional deviation amount acquisition step of acquiring a positional deviation amount of each of the components mounted on the board, from a corresponding normal position; and a correction value calculation step of calculating a feedback correction value for correcting a mounting operation in the component mounting step, based on the acquired positional deviation amount. In the correction value calculation step, the feedback correction value is calculated based on the positional deviation amount of each of the components mounted in each of a plurality of division areas on the board, for each of the plurality of division areas, and in the component mounting step, the mounting operation is corrected by using the feedback correction value of the plurality of division areas in which the components are mounted.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Taniguchi, Masahiro Kihara, Satoshi Furuichi, Toshihiko Nagaya
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Patent number: 10871760Abstract: A mounting board manufacturing system includes: a component placer including a placing head and a placing head mover that moves the placing head to a target position for placing the component on the board; an inspector that inspects a placement position of the component by imaging the board; a correction value calculator that calculates a correction value for correcting the target position; a target position calculator that calculates the target position using the correction value; and a correction value changer that changes a latest correction value used immediately before stopping an operation of the component placer to a correction value different from the latest correction value when the operation is resumed.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara, Toshihiko Nagaya, Masahiro Taniguchi
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Patent number: 10806037Abstract: A component mounting system includes a plurality of component supply devices (tape feeders) each of which supplies components from a component supply position and a component mounter that sucks the components from the component supply position of each of the plurality of component supply devices with a plurality of nozzles (suction nozzles) to install the components onto a board. A suction position correction value for correcting a suction position shift from a regular suction position when each of the nozzles sucks the components from the component supply position is calculated. The suction position is corrected based on the suction position correction value to suck the components. A suction position shift amount from the regular suction position is calculated. A feeder evaluation value, which is a sum of the suction position correction value and the suction position shift amount, is calculated for each of the plurality of component supply devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Taniguchi, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara, Toshihiko Nagaya
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Publication number: 20200225637Abstract: A mounting board manufacturing system includes: a component placer including a placing head and a placing head mover that moves the placing head to a target position for placing the component on the board; an inspector that inspects a placement position of the component by imaging the board; a correction value calculator that calculates a correction value for correcting the target position; a target position calculator that calculates the target position using the correction value; and a correction value changer that changes a latest correction value used immediately before stopping an operation of the component placer to a correction value different from the latest correction value when the operation is resumed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA, TOSHIHIKO NAGAYA, MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10656619Abstract: There is provided a mounting board manufacturing system including: a component placer including a placing head having a holding tool that holds a component and places the component on a board, and a placing head mover that moves the placing head to a target position for placing the component held by the holding tool at a component placement position of the board; an inspector that inspects a placement position of the component placed on the board by imaging the board on which the component is placed by the component placer; a correction value calculator that calculates a correction value for correcting the target position using an inspection result, and updates the correction value using a new inspection result when the new inspection result is obtained; a target position calculator that calculates the target position using the correction value; and a correction value changer that changes a latest correction value used immediately before stopping an operation of the component placer to a correction value diffType: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara, Toshihiko Nagaya, Masahiro Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20190064765Abstract: There is provided a mounting board manufacturing system including: a component placer including a placing head having a holding tool that holds a component and places the component on a board, and a placing head mover that moves the placing head to a target position for placing the component held by the holding tool at a component placement position of the board; an inspector that inspects a placement position of the component placed on the board by imaging the board on which the component is placed by the component placer; a correction value calculator that calculates a correction value for correcting the target position using an inspection result, and updates the correction value using a new inspection result when the new inspection result is obtained; a target position calculator that calculates the target position using the correction value; and a correction value changer that changes a latest correction value used immediately before stopping an operation of the component placer to a correction value diffType: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA, TOSHIHIKO NAGAYA, MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10162323Abstract: In a component mounting system having an inspection device performing a mounting inspection after component mounting, a correction value for correcting a mounting program is calculated based on board inspection information including fed-back component position deviation information, a component is mounted on a board in accordance with the mounting program corrected based on the calculated correction value, and a “present value” based on most recent board inspection information and a “pre-correction evaluation value” are displayed together on an evaluation value display screen as evaluation values representing accuracy at a time of the mounting based on the board inspection information during this component mounting work, the “pre-correction evaluation value” being calculated based on a temporary position deviation amount pertaining to a case where it is assumed that no correction based on the calculated correction value has been performed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Taniguchi, Masafumi Inoue, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara
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Publication number: 20180199480Abstract: A method includes a component mounting step of mounting components on a board; a positional deviation amount acquisition step of acquiring a positional deviation amount of each of the components mounted on the board, from a corresponding normal position; and a correction value calculation step of calculating a feedback correction value for correcting a mounting operation in the component mounting step, based on the acquired positional deviation amount. In the correction value calculation step, the feedback correction value is calculated based on the positional deviation amount of each of the components mounted in each of a plurality of division areas on the board, for each of the plurality of division areas, and in the component mounting step, the mounting operation is corrected by using the feedback correction value of the plurality of division areas in which the components are mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Masahiro TANIGUCHI, Masahiro KIHARA, Satoshi FURUICHI, Toshihiko NAGAYA
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Publication number: 20180192522Abstract: A component mounting system includes a plurality of component supply devices (tape feeders) each of which supplies components from a component supply position and a component mounter that sucks the components from the component supply position of each of the plurality of component supply devices with a plurality of nozzles (suction nozzles) to install the components onto a board. A suction position correction value for correcting a suction position shift from a regular suction position when each of the nozzles sucks the components from the component supply position is calculated. The suction position is corrected based on the suction position correction value to suck the components. A suction position shift amount from the regular suction position is calculated. A feeder evaluation value, which is a sum of the suction position correction value and the suction position shift amount, is calculated for each of the plurality of component supply devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI, SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA, TOSHIHIKO NAGAYA
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Publication number: 20170227939Abstract: In a component mounting system having an inspection device performing a mounting inspection after component mounting, a correction value for correcting a mounting program is calculated based on board inspection information including fed-back component position deviation information, a component is mounted on a board in accordance with the mounting program corrected based on the calculated correction value, and a “present value” based on most recent board inspection information and a “pre-correction evaluation value” are displayed together on an evaluation value display screen as evaluation values representing accuracy at a time of the mounting based on the board inspection information during this component mounting work, the “pre-correction evaluation value” being calculated based on a temporary position deviation amount pertaining to a case where it is assumed that no correction based on the calculated correction value has been performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI, MASAFUMI INOUE, SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA
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Patent number: 9285204Abstract: To measure a film thickness of a coating film (25a) of a flux (25) serving as a bonding paste formed on a transfer stage (24) of a paste transfer unit (7), the film thickness of the coating film (25a) in a transfer area (26) is measured through a light-transmitting member (51) by a light interference method and by an optical type film thickness measuring sensor (53) which is arranged below the transfer stage (24). Thus, it is possible to automatically and accurately measure the film thickness of the flux (25) in the transfer area (26) without requiring any complicated measurement work.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Yousuke Hassaku, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi, Michinori Tomomatsu
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Publication number: 20150345930Abstract: To measure a film thickness of a coating film (25a) of a flux (25) serving as a bonding paste formed on a transfer stage (24) of a paste transfer unit (7), the film thickness of the coating film (25a) in a transfer area (26) is measured through a light-transmitting member (51) by a light interference method and by an optical type film thickness measuring sensor (53) which is arranged below the transfer stage (24). Thus, it is possible to automatically and accurately measure the film thickness of the flux (25) in the transfer area (26) without requiring any complicated measurement work.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. LtdInventors: Masanori Ikeda, Yousuke Hassaku, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi, Michinori Tomomatsu
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Patent number: 8446466Abstract: A component mounting method includes: identifying, by image processing, a dark color region from image data obtained by imaging a two-dimensional region including a pickup face of a component to be picked up; deriving position data indicating a position of the identified dark color region; and deriving, based on the derived position data, a pickup position indicating a position at which a nozzle picks up the component. The imaging is performed by an imaging unit, and the dark color region indicates a dark color portion between electrodes of the component.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masanori Ikeda, Michinori Tomomatsu, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20130057676Abstract: A component mounting method includes: identifying, by image processing, a dark color region from image data obtained by imaging a two-dimensional region including a pickup face of a component to be picked up; deriving position data indicating a position of the identified dark color region; and deriving, based on the derived position data, a pickup position indicating a position at which a nozzle picks up the component. The imaging is performed by an imaging unit, and the dark color region indicates a dark color portion between electrodes of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Michinori Tomomatsu, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20120216690Abstract: The screen printing mask is used for printing paste simultaneously on circuit boards held by the carrier. The mask has a flat mask plate. On the lower surface of the mask plate, a flat-bottomed recess capable to accommodating at least one of the circuit boards is formed so as to correspond to the array of the circuit boards on the carrier. A pattern hole is formed only in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Michinori Tomomatsu, Masanori Ikeda, Masahiro Taniguchi, Satoshi Furuichi
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Publication number: 20120000958Abstract: To provide a tape feeder capable of reducing absorption dislocation, a tape feeder according to the present invention is a feeder feeding a carrier tape including a plurality of component storage units of a rectangular shape provided at predetermined intervals in a feed direction. The tape feeder includes a first magnet which is provided below a bottom surface of the component storage unit fed to a feed region so as to extend in the feed direction below one side of the bottom surface of the component storage unit in a width direction, and which attracts a component of the component storage unit fed to the feed region to one side of the bottom surface of the component storage unit in the width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Masanori IKEDA, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi, Yousuke Hassaku