Patents by Inventor Toru AKAMA

Toru AKAMA 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: 10005188
    Abstract: A hand for parallel link robot includes: a holder configured to extract a workpiece from an extraction portion and hold the workpiece; and a swing-up mechanism portion configured to swing the workpiece held by the holder up centering around a turning axis to change a posture of the workpiece. A parallel link robot includes: a link mechanism portion; and the hand mounted to the link mechanism portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Toru Akama
  • Publication number: 20150209964
    Abstract: A hand for parallel link robot includes: a holder configured to extract a workpiece from an extraction portion and hold the workpiece; and a swing-up mechanism portion configured to swing the workpiece held by the holder up centering around a turning axis to change a posture of the workpiece. A parallel link robot includes: a link mechanism portion; and the hand mounted to the link mechanism portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Toru AKAMA
  • Publication number: 20140179501
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot that includes a hand and a robot main body. The hand is mounted to the robot main body and is configured to suck a box material. The robot main body assembles the box material sucked by the hand while moving the box material in a predetermined direction. A first fixed folding member accepts an inside flap of the box material so as to fold the inside flap and render the inside flap into a bottom surface or an upper surface of the box material. A second fixed folding member accepts an outside flap of the box material so as to fold the outside flap and render the outside flap into the bottom surface or the upper surface of the box material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Toru AKAMA, Ryo TAKENO