Patents by Inventor Toshiharu Kageyama

Toshiharu Kageyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240391700
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus (1) includes: a distribution table (11) that rotates about a rotation shaft (X) to distribute articles (100) given from an outside in a radial direction; a plurality of radial feeders (20) that are arranged radially around the distribution table (11), receive the articles (100) discharged from the distribution table (11), and supply the articles (100) to corresponding hoppers, respectively; a drive unit (50) that is connected to the rotation shaft (X) and rotates the distribution table (11); an acquisition unit (51) that acquires information regarding a distribution state of the articles (100) in the distribution table (11) and the radial feeders (20); and a control unit (52) that controls the drive unit (50), wherein the control unit (52) controls the drive unit (50) based on the information regarding the distribution state of the articles (100) acquired by the acquisition unit (51) to change an acceleration applied to the article (100) on the distribution table (11) and move
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru KAMIGAITO, Hideshi MIYAMOTO, Osamu HIROSE, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA
  • Patent number: 12104944
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus includes a dispersion table configured to convey an article from a received center to an outer side, the article being supplied from an outside, a plurality of conveying feeders disposed outside the dispersion table, the plurality of conveying feeders being configured to further convey the article conveyed from the dispersion table, a detector configured to detect a loading status information of the article in each of the plurality of conveying feeders, and a controller configured to receive a detection result of the detector. The controller is configured to generate a vector information based on the loading status information detected by the detector and a position information of the plurality of conveying feeders with respect to a center of the dispersion table, and generate a biased center of the article on the dispersion table obtained based on the vector information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Kageyama
  • Publication number: 20240302200
    Abstract: A distribution supply apparatus includes: a distributor configured to receive articles dropped from above and distribute the articles circumferentially; a plurality of conveyors arrayed radially along a circumferential edge of the distributor, the plurality of conveyors each being configured to convey, in a direction away from the distributor, an article received from among the articles from the distributor; a support shaft extending vertically and upward from substantially a center of the distributor; a plate configured to change, in contact with each of the articles to fall, a falling direction of each of the articles; a universal joint coupling a center of the plate and a leading end portion of the support shaft; and a regulator configured to regulate an angle of inclination of the plate that slants based on the universal joint, within a range from an angle at which the plate is horizontal to an angle at which each of the articles falls from the plate in a sliding manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio NISHI, Mikio KISHIKAWA, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Satoru KAMIGAITO, Takahide KASUGAI, Kazuteru ODA, Hidemasa CHO
  • Publication number: 20240280398
    Abstract: A weighing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B); and a sorting mechanism (20) disposed between the adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B), the sorting mechanism (20) sorting an article given from outside into one of the adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B), in which the sorting mechanism (20) includes a rotator (21) rotatable around a rotation shaft (21R), the rotation shaft (21R) and a central axis (21C) of the rotator (21) are not parallel, the rotator (21) rotates when the article abuts on the rotator (21), and the rotator (21) does not rotate when the article does not abut on the rotator (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Takahide KASUGAI, Kazuteru ODA, Michio NISHI
  • Publication number: 20240280399
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus (1) includes: an article supplier (13) that has an outlet allowing articles supplied from outside to be discharged and conveys the articles in response to vibrations from a first vibrator (11); a distribution table (14) circular in plan view that discharges, in response to vibrations from a second vibrator (12), the articles supplied from the article supplier (13) in a radial direction while spiraling the articles in a circumferential direction; a wall (15) arc-shaped that is attached to a first circumferential edge (141) located downstream of the article supplier (13) and prevents discharge of the articles from the first circumferential edge (141), the first circumferential edge (141) being part of a circumferential edge of the distribution table; a plurality of feeding troughs (16) arrayed fanwise along a second circumferential edge (142) that is part of the circumferential edge of the distribution table (14) and is out of the first circumferential edge (141); and a controll
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiharu KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240270507
    Abstract: A supply apparatus (10) includes: a blocker (13) disposed at a fork (12) between a main conveyance path (11), a first conveyance path (12A), and a second conveyance path (12B), the blocker (13) making a switch between a first state where supply of articles from the main conveyance path (11) to the first conveyance path (12A) is blocked and a second state where supply of the articles from the main conveyance path (11) to the second conveyance path (12B) is blocked; and a controller (20) that transitions, based on respective conditions of supply of the articles to two adjacent combination weighing mechanisms (1A, 1B), the blocker (13) into at least either the first state or the second state to switch a route of conveyance of the articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiharu KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240228081
    Abstract: Two bagmaking and packaging machines are installed side-by-side. Each of the bagmaking and packaging machines includes a film supply unit in the rear portion, a former mechanism in the front portion, and a transverse sealing mechanism that transversely seals a top and a bottom of the film in the tubular shape into which a product supplied from a combination weighing apparatus is fed. Each of the bagmaking and packaging machines is disposed under a discharge chute of a corresponding combination weighing machine, which includes two combination weighing machines joined to each other substantially symmetrically in the left and right direction as viewed from above and a base member that supports the combination weighing machines. A maximum width of the bagmaking and packaging apparatus when viewed from the front is narrower than a width of the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ryota NAGASHIMA, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA
  • Patent number: 11932483
    Abstract: An article conveying apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: a hopper (60/70) that temporarily stores an article charged from an outside and discharges the article downstream; a driver (10) that dives the hopper; and a main body (100) to be attached with the driver, wherein the main body includes: a top plate (110) that has a plane in a horizontal direction; and a side surface (120) to be attached with the driver, and the side surface has: a first surface (120A) that stands up in a vertical direction and is to be connected to the top plate; and a second surface (120B) that is formed continuously with the first surface, is attached with the driver, and is inclined in a direction of going toward a center axis (0) of the main body as going downward in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuteru Oda, Toshiharu Kageyama, Shinichi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11927471
    Abstract: In a combination weighing apparatus (1), a driver (10) is attached to a main body (100) by being inserted into an opening (100A) provided in a lateral surface of the main body, in a direction from an outer side (O) toward an inner side (I) of the main body, a first motor (14), a second motor (13), and a load cell (12) are arranged on the inner side of the main body in relation to a base (11), and in a state where the driver is attached to the main body, at least a portion of the first motor, the second motor, and the load cell is located further on a lower side (L) than a lower edge (E1) of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuteru Oda, Toshiharu Kageyama, Naomi Imaaki
  • Patent number: 11566933
    Abstract: A combination weighing device includes a conveying unit configured to convey articles, a controller configured to perform combination weighing of the articles, and an interface configured to receive an input of information from an operator. The controller has a first operation mode including a first control parameter that defines a conveying operation of the conveying unit and is automatically set in the device, and a second operation mode including a second control parameter that defines the conveying operation of the conveying unit and is set based on the information input from the interface, and when the interface receives an input of the information during an operation of the conveying unit in the first operation mode, the controller makes a transition from the first operation mode to the second operation mode, and controls the operation of the conveying unit using the second control parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kageyama, Satoru Kamigaito
  • Publication number: 20220276087
    Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus includes a dispersion table configured to convey an article from a received center to an outer side, the article being supplied from an outside, a plurality of conveying feeders disposed outside the dispersion table, the plurality of conveying feeders being configured to further convey the article conveyed from the dispersion table, a detector configured to detect a loading status information of the article in each of the plurality of conveying feeders, and a controller configured to receive a detection result of the detector. The controller is configured to generate a vector information based on the loading status information detected by the detector and a position information of the plurality of conveying feeders with respect to a center of the dispersion table, and generate a biased center of the article on the dispersion table obtained based on the vector information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiharu KAGEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220260514
    Abstract: A combination weighing device includes: an electroconductive plate opposed, with an interval, to an electroconductive part enabling detection of water intrusion inside the combination weighing device; a voltage wire for application of voltage to the electroconductive plate; and a detector that detects a potential difference between the electroconductive part and the electroconductive plate, wherein the detector or a controller of the combination weighing device determines presence or absence of water intrusion inside the interval, based on the detected potential difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki SHIMA, Nobuki HASHIGUCHI, Mitsuki NAKAI, Takuma FURUKAWA, Kazuteru ODA, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Kazuhisa CHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220146302
    Abstract: In a combination weighing apparatus (1), a driver (10) is attached to a main body (100) by being inserted into an opening (100A) provided in a lateral surface of the main body, in a direction from an outer side (O) toward an inner side (I) of the main body, a first motor (14), a second motor (13), and a load cell (12) are arranged on the inner side of the main body in relation to a base (11), and in a state where the driver is attached to the main body, at least a portion of the first motor, the second motor, and the load cell is located further on a lower side (L) than a lower edge (E1) of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuteru ODA, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Naomi IMAAKI
  • Publication number: 20220144539
    Abstract: An article conveying apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: a hopper (60/70) that temporarily stores an article charged from an outside and discharges the article downstream; a driver (10) that dives the hopper; and a main body (100) to be attached with the driver, wherein the main body includes: a top plate (110) that has a plane in a horizontal direction; and a side surface (120) to be attached with the driver, and the side surface has: a first surface (120A) that stands up in a vertical direction and is to be connected to the top plate; and a second surface (120B) that is formed continuously with the first surface, is attached with the driver, and is inclined in a direction of going toward a center axis (0) of the main body as going downward in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuteru ODA, Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Shinichi MIYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11066196
    Abstract: A weighing and packaging apparatus (10) includes a packaging unit (14), a weighing unit (11), and a frame (70). The packaging unit (14) includes a film transport mechanism (30) that transports a film (F) in a film transport direction, a detachable former (22), a former seat (82) that supports the former (22), and a sealing mechanism (50). The weighing unit (11) is positioned on an upper side in a vertical direction of the packaging unit (14), and supplies articles (A) to be packaged to the packaging unit (14). The frame (70) supports at least the weighing unit (11), and includes legs including a first front leg (71a), a first back leg (71b), a second front leg (72a), and a second back leg (72b). A movable portion (89) including the former seat (82) moves in a maintenance mechanism movable space (PM) when the former (22) is detached. All of the legs are located so as to avoid a leg prohibited space (PP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kageyama, Yuji Okamoto, Mikio Kishikawa, Makoto Ichikawa, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hideshi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 10954075
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a novel conveying device with which it is possible to easily adjust a conveying amount of articles in a trough using a restricting plate, and a combination weighing apparatus having the conveying device. A conveying device to convey articles in a trough has a restricting plate to restrict a flow of the articles in the trough and the angle at which the restricting plate faces the articles is variable. With this configuration, there is no need to prepare a plurality of restricting plates that have different shapes and materials or to exchange such a plurality of restricting plates in the same manner as in a conventional device because the conveying amount in the trough can be adjusted merely by varying the angle at which the restricting plate faces the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ISHIDA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Furukawa, Toshiharu Kageyama, Hideshi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20210080314
    Abstract: A combination weighing device includes a conveying unit configured to convey articles, a controller configured to perform combination weighing of the articles, and an interface configured to receive an input of information from an operator. The controller has a first operation mode including a first control parameter that defines a conveying operation of the conveying unit and is automatically set in the device, and a second operation mode including a second control parameter that defines the conveying operation of the conveying unit and is set based on the information input from the interface, and when the interface receives an input of the information during an operation of the conveying unit in the first operation mode, the controller makes a transition from the first operation mode to the second operation mode, and controls the operation of the conveying unit using the second control parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu KAGEYAMA, Satoru KAMIGAITO
  • Patent number: 10948337
    Abstract: A control device for combination weighing apparatuses includes: an acquisition unit capable of acquiring, from a plurality of combination weighing apparatuses, parameters relating to combination weighing that are set for the combination weighing apparatuses; and a controller configured to collect the parameters from the combination weighing apparatuses from which acquiring the parameters via the acquisition unit is possible, to generate, based on the collected parameters, setting parameters to set for some of the combination weighing apparatuses among the combination weighing apparatuses from which acquiring via the acquisition unit is possible, and to transmit the setting parameters to some of the combination weighing apparatuses from which acquiring via the acquisition unit is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kageyama, Shinya Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10858127
    Abstract: In a combination weighing apparatus, a control unit executes combination weighing processing with a second value used as a target weighing value after controlling all of the hoppers so as to discharge the article while leaving the article in the conveying unit when the second value is less than a first value in a case where the target weighing value is changed from the first value to the second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kageyama, Hideshi Miyamoto, Michihiko Yonetsu
  • Patent number: 10823604
    Abstract: A combination weighing device includes a plurality of conveying units, a weighing unit, a controller, a learning unit that updates parameters for setting operations of the conveying units by learning, and a storage unit that stores at least some parameters among the parameters updated by the learning unit, wherein in a case in which work of the device is temporarily suspended and then restarted, a controller sets, for the conveying units, a restart parameter corresponding to a different parameter from a setting parameter set for an operation of the conveying units immediately before temporary suspension among the parameters stored in the storage unit to cause an operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Kageyama, Shinya Ikeda