Patents by Inventor Taro Mimura

Taro Mimura 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: 6782992
    Abstract: The invention provides a vibratory parts-feeding unit wherein downsizing and an improvement in performance of the unit can be compatible and also an improvement in maintainability and a reduction in motion failure is possible. A vibratory parts-feeding unit (100) comprises a vibrating body 113 provided with a spiral parts-lifting path (133a) on the outer circumference thereof, a first linear-feeder (130) which receives parts at a parts-sending portion (133c) of the parts-lifting path (133a), and a second linear-feeder (140) having a parts-collecting path (145) for receiving parts rejected from a parts-feeding path (135) provided on the first linear-feeder (130). The parts-collecting path (145) is installed in parallel with the parts-feeding path (135) and is also, throughout its whole length, arranged lower than the parts-feeding path (135).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignees: Daisin Co., Ltd., Sanki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Mimura, Hironobu Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20030132085
    Abstract: The invention provides a vibratory parts-feeding unit wherein downsizing and an improvement in performance of the unit can be compatible and also an improvement in maintainability and a reduction in motion failure is possible. A vibratory parts-feeding unit (100) comprises a vibrating body 113 provided with a spiral parts-lifting path (133a) on the outer circumference thereof, a first linear-feeder (130) which receives parts at a parts-sending portion (133c) of the parts-lifting path (133a), and a second linear-feeder (140) having a parts-collecting path (145) for receiving parts rejected from a parts-feeding path (135) provided on the first linear-feeder (130). The parts-collecting path (145) is installed in parallel with the parts-feeding path (135) and is also, throughout its whole length, arranged lower than the parts-feeding path (135).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Taro Mimura, Hironobu Nonaka