Patents by Inventor Tadashi Endou

Tadashi Endou 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: 10272668
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance device capable of reducing the speed of conveyed objects, with the interval therebetween being narrowed substantially, while arranging the conveyed objects, which have been carried in one row, in a plurality of rows. The present invention includes a conveyance turret (110) that holds and conveys conveyed objects (K) and a carrying-out turret (120) that holds the conveyed objects (K) and transfers the same to a carrying-out conveyor (130), wherein the carrying-out conveyor (130) is configured to hold the conveyed objects (K) in a plurality of rows and carry out the same, the carrying-out turret (120) is provided in plurality so as to correspond to the plurality of rows of the carrying-out conveyor (130), and the conveyance turret (110) and the carrying-out turret (120) have an interval adjustment mechanism that changes radial positions of the held conveyed objects (K) according to rotation angles thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endou, Osamu Hatano, Nobuhiro Sasajima
  • Patent number: 9833964
    Abstract: Provided is a bag making apparatus with a simple configuration that: prevents fluctuations in tension, slippage of seal positions, and meandering or skewing of a web of film; allows the setting of precise initial conditions; reduces or makes unnecessary monitoring, and time and structures for adjustment; allows increased feed rate; and improves production efficiency. The bag making apparatus for packaging containers comprises: a tension control unit for controlling the continuous feed rate according to the values detected by a tension sensor of a tension detection roll; an optical detection unit for simultaneously recognizing multiple marks provided on the surface of the web of film at the respective positions thereof; a skewing correction unit; and a seal position correction unit for adjusting the positions of multiple sealing units in the feed direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endou, Masayuki Nakamura, Hironaga Shimizu, Hideki Yuge, Yuusuke Kuboki
  • Publication number: 20170197401
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance device capable of reducing the speed of conveyed objects, with the interval therebetween being narrowed substantially, while arranging the conveyed objects, which have been carried in one row, in a plurality of rows. The present invention includes a conveyance turret (110) that holds and conveys conveyed objects (K) and a carrying-out turret (120) that holds the conveyed objects (K) and transfers the same to a carrying-out conveyor (130), wherein the carrying-out conveyor (130) is configured to hold the conveyed objects (K) in a plurality of rows and carry out the same, the carrying-out turret (120) is provided in plurality so as to correspond to the plurality of rows of the carrying-out conveyor (130), and the conveyance turret (110) and the carrying-out turret (120) have an interval adjustment mechanism that changes radial positions of the held conveyed objects (K) according to rotation angles thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endou, Osamu Hatano, Nobuhiro Sasajima
  • Patent number: 8845114
    Abstract: To provide a lighting device for image capturing in an electronic component mounting apparatus that has small dimensions in the height direction and a small size in a plan view and thus can meet demands in a reduction in size. In an electronic component mounting apparatus, a surface lighting unit 30 that emits illumination light to a substrate, which is an object whose image is to be captured by a camera 25, includes as a main component a flat lighting substrate 31 that is provided between the camera 25 and the substrate, which is an object whose image is to be captured, so as to be substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuichi Okada, Tadashi Endou, Hirokazu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140045666
    Abstract: Provided is a bag making apparatus with a simple configuration that: prevents fluctuations in tension, slippage of seal positions, and meandering or skewing of a web of film; allows the setting of precise initial conditions; reduces or makes unnecessary monitoring, and time and structures for adjustment; allows increased feed rate; and improves production efficiency. The bag making apparatus for packaging containers comprises: a tension control unit for controlling the continuous feed rate according to the values detected by a tension sensor of a tension detection roll; an optical detection unit for simultaneously recognizing multiple marks provided on the surface of the web of film at the respective positions thereof; a skewing correction unit; and a seal position correction unit for adjusting the positions of multiple sealing units in the feed direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Endou, Masayuki Nakamura, Hironaga Shimizu, Hideki Yuge, Yuusuke Kuboki
  • Publication number: 20100118508
    Abstract: To provide a lighting device for image capturing in an electronic component mounting apparatus that has small dimensions in the height direction and a small size in a plan view and thus can meet demands in a reduction in size. In an electronic component mounting apparatus, a surface lighting unit 30 that emits illumination light to a substrate, which is an object whose image is to be captured by a camera 25, includes as a main component a flat lighting substrate 31 that is provided between the camera 25 and the substrate, which is an object whose image is to be captured, so as to be substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuichi Okada, Tadashi Endou, Hirokazu Tanaka