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).

  • Patent number: 10893639
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Taniguchi, Masahiro Kihara, Satoshi Furuichi, Toshihiko Nagaya
  • Patent number: 10871760
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara, Toshihiko Nagaya, Masahiro Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 10806037
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Taniguchi, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara, Toshihiko Nagaya
  • Publication number: 20200225637
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA, TOSHIHIKO NAGAYA, MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10656619
    Abstract: 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 diff
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara, Toshihiko Nagaya, Masahiro Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20190064765
    Abstract: 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 diff
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA, TOSHIHIKO NAGAYA, MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10162323
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Taniguchi, Masafumi Inoue, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Kihara
  • Publication number: 20180199480
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Masahiro TANIGUCHI, Masahiro KIHARA, Satoshi FURUICHI, Toshihiko NAGAYA
  • Publication number: 20180192522
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI, SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA, TOSHIHIKO NAGAYA
  • Publication number: 20170227939
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: MASAHIRO TANIGUCHI, MASAFUMI INOUE, SATOSHI FURUICHI, MASAHIRO KIHARA
  • Patent number: 9285204
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Yousuke Hassaku, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi, Michinori Tomomatsu
  • Publication number: 20150345930
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Yousuke Hassaku, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi, Michinori Tomomatsu
  • Patent number: 8446466
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Michinori Tomomatsu, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20130057676
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Michinori Tomomatsu, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20120216690
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Michinori Tomomatsu, Masanori Ikeda, Masahiro Taniguchi, Satoshi Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20120000958
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Masanori IKEDA, Satoshi Furuichi, Masahiro Taniguchi, Yousuke Hassaku