Patents by Inventor Tomotaka ABE

Tomotaka ABE 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: 8707548
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a head unit, component supply device, camera unit, and controller controlling the head unit and component supply device. The component supply device has a holder holding electronic component accommodating tapes, each having storage cells arranged in a row, the storage cells storing electronic components, and a feeder forwarding the electronic component accommodating tapes and moving the storage cells to a suction area where the electronic component can be suctioned by the nozzle. The camera unit is fixed to a head support, and captures an image of the suction area. The controller analyzes the image of the suction area obtained by the camera unit. When the controller determines that a portion of the electronic component accommodating tape in the suction area is a spliced portion based on a result of the analysis, the controller determines that the electronic component accommodating tape is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Juki Corporation
    Inventor: Tomotaka Abe
  • Publication number: 20130008019
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a head unit, component supply device, camera unit, and controller controlling the head unit and component supply device. The component supply device has a holder holding electronic component accommodating tapes, each having storage cells arranged in a row, the storage cells storing electronic components, and a feeder forwarding the electronic component accommodating tapes and moving the storage cells to a suction area where the electronic component can be suctioned by the nozzle. The camera unit is fixed to a head support, and captures an image of the suction area. The controller analyzes the image of the suction area obtained by the camera unit. When the controller determines that a portion of the electronic component accommodating tape in the suction area is a spliced portion based on a result of the analysis, the controller determines that the electronic component accommodating tape is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: JUKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomotaka Abe
  • Publication number: 20120233852
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting apparatus in which an electronic component may be checked to provide highly accurate and efficient electronic component mounting. The apparatus includes a camera unit fixed on a head support and images an electronic component absorbed or to be absorbed onto a nozzle. The camera unit contains a camera module including a camera obtaining an image, a first lighting section disposed adjacently on a side of the camera closer to the nozzle and emitting light toward an imaging region of the camera, a second lighting section disposed adjacently on a side of the camera farther from the nozzle and emitting light toward the imaging region of the camera, and a baffle; and a bracket fixed on the head support and supporting the camera, the first lighting section, the second lighting section and the baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Juki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomotaka ABE, Yosuke Tsuchida, Go Kuboichi