Patents by Inventor Yasuaki KIDA

Yasuaki KIDA 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: 20220105587
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a refrigerant circulation channel, and a pump configured to pump refrigerant in the refrigerant circulation channel A heat generating part of an articulated robot includes a heat generating part of an end effector, and a part of the refrigerant circulation channel is formed as a first heat exchanging part configured to exchange heat between the heat generating part of the end effector and the refrigerant, and another part of the refrigerant circulation channel is formed as a radiator. The radiator is a passive radiator, and is attached in an exposed state to a part of the surface of an arm, configured to move in a space when a joint of the arm is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuaki KIDA, Hitoshi NARIAI, Kazumi FUKUHARA
  • Patent number: 10444784
    Abstract: An electric lever device includes: a casing including a base portion attached to a machine main body; a cam supported by a support shaft at the casing and configured to swing in a plane intersecting with a center axis of the support shaft; and an operating lever fixed to the cam and configured to be tilted integrally with the cam in the same plane, wherein: a tilt detecting switch configured to detect tilt of the operating lever is attached to the casing so as to be located higher than the base portion; and the cam includes a tilt detection engaging portion configured to move an acting portion of the tilt detecting switch when the operating lever is tilted from a neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Yasuaki Kida, Yousuke Hirata
  • Publication number: 20190146544
    Abstract: An electric lever device includes: a casing including a base portion attached to a machine main body; a cam supported by a support shaft at the casing and configured to swing in a plane intersecting with a center axis of the support shaft; and an operating lever fixed to the cam and configured to be tilted integrally with the cam in the same plane, wherein: a tilt detecting switch configured to detect tilt of the operating lever is attached to the casing so as to be located higher than the base portion; and the cam includes a tilt detection engaging portion configured to move an acting portion of the tilt detecting switch when the operating lever is tilted from a neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki SHIMIZU, Yasuaki KIDA, Yousuke HIRATA