Patents by Inventor Tomoya Fujimoto

Tomoya Fujimoto 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: 11877063
    Abstract: An inspection device that performs inspection by using an inspection image of a board on which multiple components are disposed, the inspection device includes a fixed focus type camera, a lifting/lowering mechanism configured to move the camera up or down relative to the board, a setting section configured to acquire height information of the components, and set a reference position separated from a top surface of the board by a distance corresponding to a height of each of the components according to a predetermined setting method such that an imaging surface of each component within an imaging range of the camera is included in a depth of field of the camera, and a control section configured to control the lifting/lowering mechanism and the camera such that the inspection image is captured after the camera is relatively moved up or down to focus on the reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Kobayashi, Yuki Inaura, Tomoya Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20220400588
    Abstract: A component mounter includes a camera configured to image the supply region, an image processing section configured to execute image processing on image data acquired by imaging of the camera to recognize an accommodation state of the component for each of the multiple cavities and acquire accommodation information in which the accommodation state of the component is associated with a unique address for each of the multiple cavities, and an operation control section configured to execute a collection operation of the component accommodated in the cavity based on the accommodation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya KOTANI, Keiichi ONO, Tomoya FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220392190
    Abstract: An image processing device that processes a color image in which each pixel has gradation values of three primary colors of RGB includes an image acquiring section to acquire an image; a difference image generating section to use a first primary color image extracted from the color image and a second primary color image in which a gradation value of a second primary color except the first primary color is extracted from the color image, to generate a difference image; a recognition image generating section configured to generate a recognition image having a gradation value obtained by subtracting a gradation value of the difference image from a gradation value of an image in which any one of the three primary colors of RGB is extracted from the color image; and a recognition processing section configured to perform recognition processing of the recognition target using the recognition image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi ONO, Kazuya KOTANI, Tomoya FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220264019
    Abstract: An inspection device that performs inspection by using an inspection image of a board on which multiple components are disposed, the inspection device includes a fixed focus type camera, a lifting/lowering mechanism configured to move the camera up or down relative to the board, a setting section configured to acquire height information of the components, and set a reference position separated from a top surface of the board by a distance corresponding to a height of each of the components according to a predetermined setting method such that an imaging surface of each component within an imaging range of the camera is included in a depth of field of the camera, and a control section configured to control the lifting/lowering mechanism and the camera such that the inspection image is captured after the camera is relatively moved up or down to focus on the reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KOBAYASHI, Yuki INAURA, Tomoya FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220252524
    Abstract: An inspection device is such that the inspection device executes a mounting inspection of a component using an inspection image of a board on which the component is mounted and includes an imaging device and an image processing device. The imaging device obtains three monochromatic images of the board in R, G, B. The image processing device sets a board color using brightness values of the three monochromatic images obtained by the imaging device, calculates complementary colors of the board color so set, determines on a color component having a largest brightness value in individual color components of the complementary colors so calculated, and sets the monochromatic image having the color component so determined in the obtained three monochromatic images as the inspection image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya FUJIMOTO, Takahiro KOBAYASHI, Yuki INAURA
  • Patent number: 8418670
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) having a plurality of outer ring members (22a) and (22b) split by a split line extending in the axial direction of the bearing, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the track surface of the outer ring (22). The outer ring member (22a) is in the form of a semicircular shape having a center angle of 180° and has an engagement click (22c) bent from one circumferential side end to the radial outer side. The two outer ring members (22a) and (22b) are connected in the circumferential direction to form the annular outer ring (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsufumi Abe, Akihiko Katayama, Yugo Yoshimura, Shinji Oishi, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kiminori Komura, Kazuto Abe
  • Patent number: 8220423
    Abstract: A roller bearing includes an outer ring formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction and a plurality of rollers arranged along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring. A slope surface (22i) is provided at one or each circumferential end on an inner diameter surface of the outer ring member (22a), and a contour line of the slope surface (22i) is along a direction perpendicular to a revolution direction of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Shinji Oishi, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kazuto Abe, Kiminori Komura
  • Patent number: 8132550
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the inner diameter surface of the outer ring (22), and an oil groove (22i) extending in a circumferential direction so as to contain a position opposed to an opening (13e) of an oil path of a housing is formed in the outer diameter surface of the outer ring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Akihiko Katayama, Yugo Yoshimura, Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kiminori Komura, Kazuto Abe
  • Patent number: 8128291
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a plurality of outer ring members split by a parting line extending in the axial direction of the bearing, a plurality of needle rollers rotatably arranged on the raceway surface of the outer ring, and a retainer retaining the plurality of needle rollers. A curvature radius r1 of the outer ring member and a curvature radius r2 of the outer diameter of the retainer has a relation such that 1<r1/r2<1.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Katayama, Shinji Oishi, Yugo Yoshimura, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20100059003
    Abstract: In an engine electromagnetic valve operating device (20), an intake valve (17) is opened and closed by means of a first electromagnet (21), which is fixed to a cylinder head, and a second electromagnet (22), which is pivotably supported on the cylinder head by a fixed shaft (38) so as to be capable of swinging, attracting a first attraction face (23b) and a second attraction face (23c) respectively of an armature (23) having one end pivotably supported on the cylinder head by the fixed shaft (38) so that it can swing and having the other end abutting against a stem (18) of the intake valve (17). In this arrangement, by changing the angle between the first and second electromagnets (21, 22) by swinging the second electromagnet (22), the amount of lift of the intake valve (17) can be changed freely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Hisao Sakai, Keiko Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100012059
    Abstract: A roller bearing includes an outer ring formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction and a plurality of rollers arranged along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring. A slope surface (22i) is provided at one or each circumferential end on an inner diameter surface of the outer ring member (22a), and a contour line of the slope surface (22i) is along a direction perpendicular to a revolution direction of the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Shinji Oishi, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kazuto Abe, Kiminori Komura
  • Patent number: 7647903
    Abstract: A variable valve lift device of an internal combustion engine having a first link arm rotatably supported at a fixed position of an engine body rotatably connected to a rocker arm, and a movable support shaft rotatably supporting one end portion of a second link arm of which an other end portion rotatably connected to the rocker arm is connected to a crank member formed in a crank shape having crank webs sandwiching the second link arm from opposite sides and a connecting part integrally joining both the crank webs at a position where interference with the second link arm is avoided. The crank member is rotationally driven with a drive device and an amount of lift of an engine valve is continuously changed, in addition to which, torsional rigidity of the crank member is ensured while ensuring assembly workability of the second link arm to the crank member, and reduction in size is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Akiyuki Yonekawa, Tomoya Fujimoto, Katsunori Nakamura, Keiko Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7631621
    Abstract: A rocker arm (63) is provided with a valve connecting portion (63a) into which tappet screws (70) abutting against a pair of engine valves (19) are screwed so that their advance/retract positions can be adjusted, and the rocker arm (63) has a cam abutting portion (65) which abuts against a valve operating cam (69) and is interlocked and connected to the engine valves (19). The rocker arm (63) turnably connects to one end of a first link arm (61) turnably supported at a fixed position of an engine body and to one end of a second link arm turnably supported by a displaceable movable support shaft (68a). The rocker arm (63) is formed so that the valve connecting portion (63a) has a larger width in a direction along a rotating axis of the valve operating cam (69) than in the remaining part. This enables the lift amount of the engine valves to be continuously varied. It is also possible to reduce the size of the system, while ensuring follow-up ability of the opening/closing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Katsunori Nakamura, Akiyuki Yonekawa, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20090235887
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the inner diameter surface of the outer ring (22), and an oil groove (22i) extending in a circumferential direction so as to contain a position opposed to an opening (13e) of an oil path of a housing is formed in the outer diameter surface of the outer ring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Akihiko Katayama, Yugo Yoshimura, Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Noriaki Fuji, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kiminori Komura, Kazuto Abe
  • Publication number: 20090136169
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a plurality of outer ring members split by a parting line extending in the axial direction of the bearing, a plurality of needle rollers rotatably arranged on the raceway surface of the outer ring, and a retainer retaining the plurality of needle rollers. A curvature radius r1 of the outer ring member and a curvature radius r2 of the outer diameter of the retainer has a relation such that 1<r1/r2<1.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiko Katayama, Shinji Oishi, Yugo Yoshimura, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20090123104
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a plurality of outer ring members split by a parting line extending in the axial direction of the bearing, and a plurality of needle rollers rotatably arranged on the raceway surface of the outer ring. Thus, a non-contact length “L” between the outer ring members and the needle roller at an abutment part of the adjacent outer ring members, and an effective length “w” of the needle roller has a relation such that L/w<0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Katsufumi Abe, Shinji Oishi, Yugo Yoshimura, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 7493879
    Abstract: An engine valve operating system is provided in which a rocker arm that swings by following a valve operating cam abuts against an engine valve via a hydraulic tappet, a receiving member (41) receiving the hydraulic tappet (12) being slidably fitted into the rocker arm (13), the hydraulic tappet (12) being fitted into the rocker arm (13), a restricting part (29) being provided so as to face the receiving member (41) from the side opposite to the hydraulic tappet (12), and an adjustment screw (44) for adjusting a clearance between the restricting part (29) and the receiving member (41) when the engine valve is in a valve-closed state being screwed into an engine main body (5) so that its position can be adjusted back-and-forth so as to abut against the receiving member (41) when the engine valve is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Keiko Yoshida, Tomoya Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20090013946
    Abstract: A variable valve lift device of an internal combustion engine is provided in which a first link arm (58) rotatably supported at a fixed position of an engine body is rotatably connected to a rocker arm (31), and a movable support shaft (60) rotatably supporting one end portion of a second link arm (59) of which other end portion rotatably connected to the rocker arm (31) is connected to a crank member (61) formed in a crank shape having crank webs (61a) sandwiching the second link arm (59) from opposite sides, and a connecting part (61c) integrally joining both the crank webs (61a) at a position where interference with the second link arm (59) is avoided. The crank member (61) is rotationally driven with drive means. Thus, an amount of lift of an engine valve is continuously changed, in addition to which, torsional rigidity of the crank member is ensured while ensuring assembly workability of the second link arm to the crank member, and reduction in size is made possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Akiyuki Yonekawa, Tomoya Fujimoto, Katsunori Nakamura, Keiko Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7467610
    Abstract: A valve-operating system for an internal combustion engine includes cam followers which have cam abutment portions abutting against valve-operating cams provided on a camshaft and which are swingably carried in an engine body and operatively connected to engine valves biased in a closing direction by a valve spring. The cam followers are biased in a direction of abutment of the cam abutment portions against the valve-operating cams by a resilient biasing means different from the valve spring. A resilient biasing means includes a pull rod connected at one end thereof to the cam follower, and a compression coil spring interposed between the other end of the pull rod and the engine body to pull the pull rod to bias the cam follower in a direction of abutment of the cam abutment portion against the valve-operating cam. Thus, the resilient biasing means is constructed to be compact, leading to an increase in degree of freedom of the design of the structure of the valve-operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Keiko Yoshida, Tomoya Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20080271691
    Abstract: A rocker arm (63) is provided with a valve connecting portion (63a) into which tappet screws (70) abutting against a pair of engine valves (19) are screwed so that their advance/retract positions can be adjusted, and the rocker arm (63) has a cam abutting portion (65) which abuts against a valve operating cam (69) and is interlocked and connected to the engine valves (19). The rocker arm (63) turnably connects to one end of a first link arm (61) turnably supported at a fixed position of an engine body and to one end of a second link arm turnably supported by a displaceable movable support shaft (68a). The rocker arm (63) is formed so that the valve connecting portion (63a) has a larger width in a direction along a rotating axis of the valve operating cam (69) than in the remaining part. This enables the lift amount of the engine valves to be continuously varied. It is also possible to reduce the size of the system, while ensuring follow-up ability of the opening/closing operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Katsunori Nakamura, Akiyuki Yonekawa, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida