Patents by Inventor Takuya OWA

Takuya OWA 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: 11077549
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body including a base and a robot arm, a drive unit that drives the robot arm, and a wiring electrically connected to the drive unit, in which the robot arm includes a casing including a main body and a cover detachably connected to the main body, the drive unit includes a first pulley, a second pulley having a hollow hole, a belt connecting the first pulley and the second pulley, and a motor that generates a driving force for driving the robot arm and rotates the first pulley or the second pulley by the driving force, the wiring includes an insertion area inserted through the hollow hole of the second pulley and an intersection area intersecting with the belt as seen in a direction along a rotation axis of the second pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Goto, Takuya Owa
  • Patent number: 11045961
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base and an arm configured to include a first casing and a second casing connected to the first casing, a motor that drives the arm, and a light emitting element that emits light and in which the first casing and the second casing form a first space and a second space isolated from the first space in a state of being connected to each other, the light emitting element is disposed in the first space, and the motor is disposed in the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Goto, Takuya Owa
  • Patent number: 11014229
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm including an A arm rotating around an A rotation axis and a B arm provided rotatably around a B rotation axis having an axial direction different from an axial direction of the A rotation axis, an A driving mechanism including an A motor and an A reduction gear and configured to drive the A arm, and a B driving mechanism including a B motor and a B reduction gear and configured to drive the B arm. A center axis of an input shaft and a center axis of an output shaft of the A reduction gear correspond to each other. A center axis of an input shaft and a center axis of an output shaft of the B reduction gear correspond to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Takuya Owa
  • Patent number: 10940595
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base and a robot arm connected to the base, a motor that is provided inside the robot main body and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the robot main body, a power supply board that supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the robot main body includes a suction hole from which a pipe to which a suction device for sucking gas inside the robot main body is connected is detachable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Akio Niu, Masaru Takahashi, Takuya Owa, Yoshinobu Goto
  • Patent number: 10737399
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base including a first casing and a robot arm connected to the base and including a second casing, a motor that is provided inside the second casing and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the first casing, a power supply board that is provided inside the first casing and supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the first casing is constituted with a plurality of members, a first sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the first casing, and the second casing is constituted with a plurality of members, and a second sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the second casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Niu, Masaru Takahashi, Takuya Owa, Yoshinobu Goto
  • Patent number: 10525586
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body including an A-arm which rotates around an A-rotation axis, a B-arm which is cantilevered off the A-arm and rotates around a B-rotation axis, and a C-arm which is connected to the B-arm, to which an end effector is attached, and which rotates around a C-rotation axis. The A-arm includes a first restriction that is not exposed to the outside of the robot main body. The B-arm includes a clamp which is connected to the end effector and restricts a position of a flexible wiring or pipe, a second restriction that is not exposed to the outside of the robot main body and contacts on the first restriction, and a hole through which the wiring or the pipe is inserted. The C-arm includes a through-hole which penetrates the C-arm along the axial direction of the C-rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Owa, Masaru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190134809
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body including an A-arm which rotates around an A-rotation axis, a B-arm which is cantilevered off the A-arm and rotates around a B-rotation axis, and a C-arm which is connected to the B-arm, to which an end effector is attached, and which rotates around a C-rotation axis. The A-arm includes a first restriction that is not exposed to the outside of the robot main body. The B-arm includes a clamp which is connected to the end effector and restricts a position of a flexible wiring or pipe, a second restriction that is not exposed to the outside of the robot main body and contacts on the first restriction, and a hole through which the wiring or the pipe is inserted. The C-arm includes a through-hole which penetrates the C-arm along the axial direction of the C-rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Takuya OWA, Masaru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190134810
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body including a base and a robot arm, a drive unit that drives the robot arm, and a wiring electrically connected to the drive unit, in which the robot arm includes a casing including a main body and a cover detachably connected to the main body, the drive unit includes a first pulley, a second pulley having a hollow hole, a belt connecting the first pulley and the second pulley, and a motor that generates a driving force for driving the robot arm and rotates the first pulley or the second pulley by the driving force, the wiring includes an insertion area inserted through the hollow hole of the second pulley and an intersection area intersecting with the belt as seen in a direction along a rotation axis of the second pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshinobu GOTO, Takuya OWA
  • Publication number: 20190126466
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm including an A arm rotating around an A rotation axis and a B arm provided rotatably around a B rotation axis having an axial direction different from an axial direction of the A rotation axis, an A driving mechanism including an A motor and an A reduction gear and configured to drive the A arm, and a B driving mechanism including a B motor and a B reduction gear and configured to drive the B arm. A center axis of an input shaft and a center axis of an output shaft of the A reduction gear correspond to each other. A center axis of an input shaft and a center axis of an output shaft of the B reduction gear correspond to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Takuya OWA
  • Patent number: 10252413
    Abstract: A robot of the invention can be moved by a carrying apparatus, and in which a period between a settling start time and a settling end time of the robot overlaps with at least a part of a period between a settling start time and a settling end time of the carrying apparatus. Further, the settling start time of one having a shorter settling time of the robot and the carrying apparatus is later than the settling start time of the other having a longer settling time of the robot and the carrying apparatus or the same as the settling start time of the other having the longer settling time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Makino, Nao Kobayashi, Akihiro Gomi, Takuya Owa
  • Publication number: 20190099901
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base and a robot arm connected to the base, a motor that is provided inside the robot main body and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the robot main body, a power supply board that supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the robot main body includes a suction hole from which a pipe to which a suction device for sucking gas inside the robot main body is connected is detachable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Akio NIU, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Takuya OWA, Yoshinobu GOTO
  • Publication number: 20190099900
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base including a first casing and a robot arm connected to the base and including a second casing, a motor that is provided inside the second casing and drives the robot arm, a control board that is provided inside the first casing, a power supply board that is provided inside the first casing and supplies electric power to the control board, and a drive board that drives the motor based on a command from the control board, and in which the first casing is constituted with a plurality of members, a first sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the first casing, and the second casing is constituted with a plurality of members, and a second sealing member is provided between the plurality of members of the second casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Akio NIU, Masaru TAKAHASHI, Takuya OWA, Yoshinobu GOTO
  • Publication number: 20190099903
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot main body that includes a base and an arm configured to include a first casing and a second casing connected to the first casing, a motor that drives the arm, and a light emitting element that emits light and in which the first casing and the second casing form a first space and a second space isolated from the first space in a state of being connected to each other, the light emitting element is disposed in the first space, and the motor is disposed in the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshinobu GOTO, Takuya OWA
  • Patent number: 9764463
    Abstract: A robot includes: a base; an arm which is provided to be rotatable with respect to the base using a predetermined rotation shaft as the center of rotation; and an elongated object including a portion present in the base and in the arm, in which the elongated object is bound in a first binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the base and a second binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Hahakura, Kazushige Akaha, Sho Nakano, Takuya Owa, Kotaro Sekine, Daisuke Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20170203445
    Abstract: A robot includes a heat generating member and a heat transfer member detachably provided on the heat generating member, wherein the heat transfer member has a first part located outside of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Takuya OWA, Yuta SATO
  • Publication number: 20170151664
    Abstract: A robot of the invention can be moved by a carrying apparatus, and in which a period between a settling start time and a settling end time of the robot overlaps with at least a part of a period between a settling start time and a settling end time of the carrying apparatus. Further, the settling start time of one having a shorter settling time of the robot and the carrying apparatus is later than the settling start time of the other having a longer settling time of the robot and the carrying apparatus or the same as the settling start time of the other having the longer settling time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Toru MAKINO, Nao KOBAYASHI, Akihiro GOMI, Takuya OWA
  • Patent number: 9333656
    Abstract: A robot includes an arm, a wrist and a rotation support mechanism The rotation support mechanism has a shaft section provided in the wrist and an outer shape of which is a column shape; a bearing which is disposed on an outer periphery section of the shaft section and rotatably supports the shaft section around a center axis thereof; an annular-shaped ring member provided in the wrist and is concentrically disposed with the bearing by separating on the outer periphery side of the bearing; and an annular-shaped oil seal provided in the arm and slides with respect to the ring member by abutting the outer periphery section of the ring member and holding airtightness with the ring member according to the rotation of the center shaft of the shaft section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Hahakura, Takuya Owa
  • Publication number: 20160089796
    Abstract: A robot includes an arm that rotates about a predetermined rotation axis as a rotation center, and a cable routing connecting part that can connect a cable routing inside of the arm and a cable routing outside of the arm, wherein the cable routing connecting part is provided in the arm, and present within a circle having a radius as a distance between a part of the arm farthest from the rotation axis as seen from a axis direction of the rotation axis and the rotation axis and centered at the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Takuya OWA
  • Publication number: 20160089779
    Abstract: A robot includes: a base; an arm which is provided to be rotatable with respect to the base using a predetermined rotation shaft as the center of rotation; and an elongated object including a portion present in the base and in the arm, in which the elongated object is bound in a first binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the base and a second binding position which is on the rotation shaft and in the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Seiji HAHAKURA, Kazushige AKAHANE, Sho NAKANO, Takuya OWA, Kotaro SEKINE, Daisuke KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20130260606
    Abstract: A robot includes a connector receiving portion to which a connector is connected, the connector having a hollow connector housing and first packing and second packing that maintain the hermeticity of the connector housing. The robot further includes an arm and an arm that are coupled to each other. Each arm is supported in such a way as to be rotatable about a rotation axis. Moreover, the connector receiving portion is placed in the arm in such a way that a direction in which the connector connected to the connector receiving portion is drawn coincides with a direction of the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji HAHAKURA, Takuya OWA