Patents by Inventor Syunsuke IGARASHI

Syunsuke IGARASHI 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: 11878431
    Abstract: An end effector comprising: a driving roller and presser rollers configured to hold a threaded member; a motor; a linear guide and an air cylinder including a rod configured to move the threaded member linearly along the axis of the threaded member; a detector; a robot arm; and a controller configured to: provide the threaded member near a position coaxially facing a threaded hole member by controlling the robot arm based on the position and the direction of the threaded hole member detected by the detector; and insert and screw the threaded member into the threaded hole member by controlling: the air cylinder including the rod to advance the threaded member toward the threaded hole member and insert a tip of the threaded member into the threaded hole member; and the motor to rotate the threaded member about the axis of the threaded member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHIMIZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Tani, Syunsuke Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20220379489
    Abstract: A construction robot for mounting a member with a changeable height on a body at a predetermined height includes: a manipulator; an end effector provided at a distal end of the manipulator; a recognizing unit configured to recognize positions of the member and the body; and a measuring unit configured to measure a positional relation between the member and the body. The end effector includes a holding unit configured to hold the member in a releasable manner, and a height adjusting unit configured to adjust a height of the member by moving the member in contact with the body in a direction moving closer to or in a direction moving away from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Shimizu Corporation
    Inventors: Taku TANI, Syunsuke IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20220274636
    Abstract: A traveling direction state detection device includes: a first distance sensor installed near a front side of the wheels in a traveling direction and configured to linearly measure a distance to a first linear position perpendicular to the traveling direction, the first linear position existing on the traveling surface diagonally downward in the traveling direction; a second distance sensor configured to linearly measure a distance to a second linear position perpendicular to the traveling direction, the second linear position existing on a traveling surface behind the traveling surface diagonally downward in the traveling direction, and ahead of ground contact points of the wheels; and a detector configured to detect a step, an inclination and an opening of the traveling surface based on an amount of change in the distances continuously measured by each of the first distance sensor and the second distance sensor at certain time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Shimizu Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji KINOSHITA, Syunsuke IGARASHI, Taku TANI
  • Publication number: 20220155790
    Abstract: An integrated management system manages an operation of a moving body capable of moving autonomously and deployed in an area, and includes: a route map virtually plotted to the area, the route map including two or more nodes and one or more edges each connecting the nodes; and a processor configured to set a route for causing the moving body to move from one of the nodes to another one of the nodes designated as a destination via at least one of the edges, and control the moving body to move along the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Shimizu Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji KINOSHITA, Syunsuke IGARASHI, Taku TANI
  • Patent number: 11312602
    Abstract: A horizontal conveying carriage includes: a carriage body including: a base part; a drive wheel; and a steering wheel; a forklift attached to the carriage body, and configured to pick up a conveyed object and unload the conveyed object; an extending and shrinking mechanism configured to extend and shrink the forklift in a front-and-rear direction; a lifting and lowering mechanism configured to lift and lower the forklift in a vertical direction; a supporting mechanism configured to support the forklift from a lower side; an own position estimation unit configured to estimate an own position of the carriage body; a positional relation recognition unit configured to recognize a positional relation between the own position and the conveyed object; and a control unit configured to control movement of the carriage body and to control an operation of the forklift based on the own position and the positional relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMIZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Tani, Yuji Kinoshita, Syunsuke Igarashi
  • Patent number: 11292137
    Abstract: An end effector including: a supporter configured to support a plate member; a support table provided at an end portion of the supporter via an universal joint and configured to support the plate member by making surface contact with the plate member; holding unit including a pair of holders configured to move linearly in a planar direction while the support table is interposed between the pair of holders in the planar direction, the holding unit being fixed to a base portion of the support table; and electric cylinders configured to change an inclination angle of the support table with respect to the supporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMIZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Syunsuke Igarashi, Taku Tani
  • Publication number: 20210268666
    Abstract: An end effector including: a supporter configured to support a plate member; a support table provided at an end portion of the supporter via an universal joint and configured to support the plate member by making surface contact with the plate member; holding unit including a pair of holders configured to move linearly in a planar direction while the support table is interposed between the pair of holders in the planar direction, the holding unit being fixed to a base portion of the support table; and electric cylinders configured to change an inclination angle of the support table with respect to the supporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Shimizu Corporation
    Inventors: Syunsuke IGARASHI, Taku TANI
  • Publication number: 20210213613
    Abstract: An end effector comprising: a driving roller and presser rollers configured to hold a threaded member; a motor; a linear guide and an air cylinder including a rod configured to move the threaded member linearly along the axis of the threaded member; a detector; a robot arm; and a controller configured to: provide the threaded member near a position coaxially facing a threaded hole member by controlling the robot arm based on the position and the direction of the threaded hole member detected by the detector; and insert and screw the threaded member into the threaded hole member by controlling: the air cylinder including the rod to advance the threaded member toward the threaded hole member and insert a tip of the threaded member into the threaded hole member; and the motor to rotate the threaded member about the axis of the threaded member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Shimizu Corporation
    Inventors: Taku TANI, Syunsuke IGARASHI
  • Publication number: 20210207390
    Abstract: A member supply device including: a storage configured to store members; a lower stopper cylinder including a first rod and an upper stopper cylinder including a second rod, the first rod and the second rod being configured to: sandwich at least one of the members stored in the storage; and stop movement of a member above the first rod and a member above the second rod and position the member above the first rod and the member above the second rod; a receiver provided below the storage, the receiver being configured to receive a member that fell from the storage and guide the member to the outside; and a controller configured to alternately advance and retreat the first rod and the second rod in a horizontal direction such that a predetermined number of the members among the members stored in the storage fall to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Shimizu Corporation
    Inventors: Syunsuke IGARASHI, Taku TANI
  • Publication number: 20190352158
    Abstract: A horizontal conveying carriage includes: a carriage body including: a base part; a drive wheel; and a steering wheel; a forklift attached to the carriage body, and configured to pick up a conveyed object and unload the conveyed object; an extending and shrinking mechanism configured to extend and shrink the forklift in a front-and-rear direction; a lifting and lowering mechanism configured to lift and lower the forklift in a vertical direction; a supporting mechanism configured to support the forklift from a lower side; an own position estimation unit configured to estimate an own position of the carriage body; a positional relation recognition unit configured to recognize a positional relation between the own position and the conveyed object; and a control unit configured to control movement of the carriage body and to control an operation of the forklift based on the own position and the positional relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMIZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku TANI, Yuji KINOSHITA, Syunsuke IGARASHI