Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Tagashira
Tsuyoshi Tagashira 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).
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Publication number: 20190097629Abstract: To provide a sensor unit that simultaneously displays other information together with a threshold and a physical quantity. A sensor unit causes a dot-matrix display unit to display a threshold and a physical quantity in a first display form and causes the dot-matrix display unit to display, together with the physical quantity and the threshold, additional information (e.g., a power mode) different from the physical quantity and different from the threshold in a second display form. The area of a third display region 303 for the threshold in the second display form is smaller than the area of a second display region 302 for the threshold in the first display form. The area of a fourth display region 304 for the information in the second display form is obtained by reducing the area of the second display region 302.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Keyence CorporationInventors: Kentaro Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Patent number: 10174880Abstract: There is provided an area monitoring sensor, an operating state of which a user can be checked without approaching a hazard source. An area monitoring sensor, which detects an intruding object in a monitoring area to generate a stop signal for stopping an operation of an external device, is configured of: a measurement unit; a display unit that includes a screen display part for displaying an operating state of the measurement unit on a screen; and a wiring cable for detachably connecting the measurement unit and the display unit, to supply electric power between the measurement unit and the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Masashi Kawanaka, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Publication number: 20180231181Abstract: There is provided an area monitoring sensor, an operating state of which a user can be checked without approaching a hazard source. An area monitoring sensor, which detects an intruding object in a monitoring area to generate a stop signal for stopping an operation of an external device, is configured of: a measurement unit; a display unit that includes a screen display part for displaying an operating state of the measurement unit on a screen; and a wiring cable for detachably connecting the measurement unit and the display unit, to supply electric power between the measurement unit and the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Keyence CorporationInventors: Masashi Kawanaka, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Patent number: 9976700Abstract: There is provided an area monitoring sensor, an operating state of which a user can be checked without approaching a hazard source. An area monitoring sensor, which detects an intruding object in a monitoring area to generate a stop signal for stopping an operation of an external device, is configured of a measurement unit; a display unit that includes a screen display part for displaying an operating state of the measurement unit on a screen; and a wiring cable for detachably connecting the measurement unit and the display unit, to supply electric power between the measurement unit and the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Masashi Kawanaka, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Patent number: 9979327Abstract: The system has a converter for converting an AC current into a DC current, an inverter for inverting the DC power supplied from the converter into an AC power, a servo control device for controlling a drive of a servo motor, and a resistance regenerating circuit for consuming a regenerative energy. The servo control device has a plurality of motor control portions for enabling a plurality of servo motors to be controlled and a plurality of control port portions corresponding to a plurality of motor control portions. At least one of the plurality of motor control portions is configured so that a power supply regenerating control function portion and a control function portion for the servo motor can be switched. The robot control system capable of suppressing the increase of the development cost and adding the power supply regenerating function can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Tagashira, Koji Muneto
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Patent number: 9973701Abstract: There is provided a monitoring system capable of facilitating checking of an installation status of a sensor body, and also capable of reducing personal identification of a worker even in the case of displaying a camera image with the worker appearing therein. The monitoring system is configured of: an intrusion detecting section for detecting an intruding object in a monitoring area, to generate a stop signal for stopping an operation of an external device; a camera for photographing the monitoring area; a detail check image generating section for generating a detail check image for display based on a camera image photographed by the camera; a privacy image generating section for generating a privacy image with lower picture quality than picture quality of the detail check image based on the camera image.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Kentaro Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Patent number: 9939518Abstract: Provided is a safety scanner that enables simplification of an operation of checking an operating state. The safety scanner includes a scan image generation section that generates a scan image that includes a plurality of sets of distance measurement information obtained by performing scanning with a detection light emitted by an emitter, the plurality of sets of distance measurement information being represented as a plurality of distance measurement positions on a scanning plane of the detection light, and a monitoring image display that displays the scan image on a screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Tagashira, Kentaro Yamazaki
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Patent number: 9939528Abstract: Provided is a safety scanner capable of facilitating an analysis of a sensing factor at the time of sensing an intruder. The safety scanner includes a monitoring image generation section that generates a monitoring image for monitoring a protection area, a sensing history storage section that stores a position and a sensing time of a sensed intruder and the monitoring image corresponding to the sensing time or a plurality of distance measurement information items obtained within a scanning period corresponding to the sensing time in association with each other as a sensing history, and a sensing history transmission section that transmits the sensing history in accordance with a history request from an external device.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Kentaro Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Publication number: 20170242111Abstract: Provided is a safety scanner that enables simplification of an operation of checking an operating state. The safety scanner includes a scan image generation section that generates a scan image that includes a plurality of sets of distance measurement information obtained by performing scanning with a detection light emitted by an emitter, the plurality of sets of distance measurement information being represented as a plurality of distance measurement positions on a scanning plane of the detection light, and a monitoring image display that displays the scan image on a screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: Keyence CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Tagashira, Kentaro Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20170242123Abstract: Provided is a safety scanner capable of facilitating an analysis of a sensing factor at the time of sensing an intruder. The safety scanner includes a monitoring image generation section that generates a monitoring image for monitoring a protection area, a sensing history storage section that stores a position and a sensing time of a sensed intruder and the monitoring image corresponding to the sensing time or a plurality of distance measurement information items obtained within a scanning period corresponding to the sensing time in association with each other as a sensing history, and a sensing history transmission section that transmits the sensing history in accordance with a history request from an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Kentaro YAMAZAKI, Tsuyoshi TAGASHIRA
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Patent number: 9676103Abstract: A plurality of motors, which drive plurality of axes of multi-axis robot, respectively; plurality of power converters, which control operation of plurality of motors, respectively, by supplying and controlling electric power to plurality of motors; drive circuits, each of which drives first semiconductor switching elements included in a corresponding one of power converters by outputting drive signals to control terminals of first semiconductor switching elements in accordance with control signals for controlling operation of the motors; shut-off circuit provided at non-end position in an electrical path, through which first operating power is supplied to drive circuits; and shut-off control circuit, which outputs shut-off signals to shut-off circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Tagashira, Kouji Munetou
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Publication number: 20160329841Abstract: The system has a converter for converting an AC current into a DC current, an inverter for inverting the DC power supplied from the converter into an AC power, a servo control device for controlling a drive of a servo motor, and a resistance regenerating circuit for consuming a regenerative energy. The servo control device has a plurality of motor control portions for enabling a plurality of servo motors to be controlled and a plurality of control port portions corresponding to a plurality of motor control portions. At least one of the plurality of motor control portions is configured so that a power supply regenerating control function portion and a control function portion for the servo motor can be switched. The robot control system capable of suppressing the increase of the development cost and adding the power supply regenerating function can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi TAGASHIRA, Koji MUNETO
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Publication number: 20160243710Abstract: A plurality of motors, which drive plurality of axes of multi-axis robot, respectively; plurality of power converters, which control operation of plurality of motors, respectively, by supplying and controlling electric power to plurality of motors; drive circuits, each of which drives first semiconductor switching elements included in a corresponding one of power converters by outputting drive signals to control terminals of first semiconductor switching elements in accordance with control signals for controlling operation of the motors; shut-off circuit provided at non-end position in an electrical path, through which first operating power is supplied to drive circuits; and shut-off control circuit, which outputs shut-off signals to shut-off circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi TAGASHIRA, Kouji MUNETOU
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Publication number: 20160163171Abstract: There is provided a monitoring system capable of facilitating checking of an installation status of a sensor body, and also capable of reducing personal identification of a worker even in the case of displaying a camera image with the worker appearing therein. The monitoring system is configured of; an intrusion detecting section for detecting an intruding object in a monitoring area, to generate a stop signal for stopping an operation of an external device; a camera for photographing the monitoring area; a detail check image generating section for generating a detail check image for display based on a camera image photographed by the camera; a privacy image generating section for generating a privacy image with lower picture quality than picture quality of the detail check image based on the camera image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Keyence CorporationInventors: Kentaro Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Publication number: 20160155306Abstract: There is provided an area monitoring sensor, an operating state of which a user can be checked without approaching a hazard source. An area monitoring sensor, which detects an intruding object in a monitoring area to generate a stop signal for stopping an operation of an external device, is configured of a measurement unit; a display unit that includes a screen display part for displaying an operating state of the measurement unit on a screen; and a wiring cable for detachably connecting the measurement unit and the display unit, to supply electric power between the measurement unit and the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: Keyence CorporationInventors: Masashi Kawanaka, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Patent number: 8487236Abstract: The invention provides a multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor capable of improving workability of wiring. The sensor outputs to an external apparatus a safe signal generated based upon an interrupted state of at least one optical axis among optical axes formed between the phototransmitter and the photoreceiver. The photoreceiver includes a first cable connecting section (end section case), connected with a cable including a power line for receiving power supply from the external apparatus and an output line for outputting a safe signal to the external apparatus, and a second cable connecting section (end section case), connected with a cable including a power line for performing power supply to the phototransmitter and a communication line for transmitting or receiving a timing signal that defines timing for light projection of the light projecting elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventor: Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Publication number: 20110226938Abstract: The invention provides a multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor capable of improving workability of wiring. The sensor outputs to an external apparatus a safe signal generated based upon an interrupted state of at least one optical axis among optical axes formed between the phototransmitter and the photoreceiver. The photoreceiver includes a first cable connecting section (end section case), connected with a cable including a power line for receiving power supply from the external apparatus and an output line for outputting a safe signal to the external apparatus, and a second cable connecting section (end section case), connected with a cable including a power line for performing power supply to the phototransmitter and a communication line for transmitting or receiving a timing signal that defines timing for light projection of the light projecting elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: KEYENCE CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Publication number: 20090283666Abstract: Provided is a light scanning photoelectric switch that can be attached to a cover correctly even by an inexperienced person. The light scanning photoelectric switch includes: a casing that contains a light scanning unit and a photoelectric transducer and has an opening substantially in U-shape in cross section perpendicular to an axis; a cover that is detachably provided for the casing and is for covering the opening of the casing; an elastically deformable sealing member provided between the casing and the cover; an engagement unit provided for the cover and the casing so that the cover engages with the casing in a state in which the sealing member is compressed in an attachment direction along which the cover is attached to the casing; and a fixation portion capable of receiving a fixing member that compresses the sealing member in a direction different from the attachment direction in a state in which the cover engages with the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: KEYENCE CORPORATIONInventor: Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Patent number: 7485841Abstract: A multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor is describes having a first indicating portion disposed at each of the light emitting and receiving units comprising a plurality of first indicating elements being in the same row of each of the light emitting and receiving elements with no-interference to each of the light emitting and receiving elements, a second indicating portion disposed at one of the light emitting and receiving units and comprising a plurality of second indicating elements being out of the same row of one of the light emitting and receiving elements of the units having the second indicator portion with no-interference to one of the light emitting and receiving elements of the units having the second indicator portion and an indicating control portion for turning on the plurality of the first indicating elements of the first indicating portion to show the first and second rows of the units when the binary signal indicating the first status is outputted by the status output circuit and indicatingType: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Keyence CorporationInventors: Tetsu Inoue, Tsuyoshi Tagashira
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Publication number: 20080179505Abstract: A multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor is describes having a first indicating portion disposed at each of the light emitting and receiving units comprising a plurality of first indicating elements being in the same row of each of the light emitting and receiving elements with no-interference to each of the light emitting and receiving elements, a second indicating portion disposed at one of the light emitting and receiving units and comprising a plurality of second indicating elements being out of the same row of one of the light emitting and receiving elements of the units having the second indicator portion with no-interference to one of the light emitting and receiving elements of the units having the second indicator portion and an indicating control portion for turning on the plurality of the first indicating elements of the first indicating portion to show the first and second rows of the units when the binary signal indicating the first status is outputted by the status output circuit and indicatingType: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: KEYENCE CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsu Inoue, Tsuyoshi Tagashira