Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Awata

Yoshiaki Awata 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: 10696511
    Abstract: A tape reel supporting device includes a plurality of shaft members and a plurality of roller members. The plurality of shaft members extend to be parallel to each other in a horizontal direction. The plurality of roller members are provided to be externally fitted into each of the plurality of shaft members, and each of two inclined surfaces inclined to an axis of each shaft member abuts on an outer peripheral edge of each of a pair of disk members. The two inclined surfaces provided on each of the plurality of roller members are inclined in directions opposite to each other in a direction along an axis of each shaft member on which the roller member is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Awata, Tetsushi Oohori
  • Patent number: 10477746
    Abstract: A component mounting system includes a component mounter that mounts a component in a board, a tape feeder (component feeder) that is placed in the component mounter and supplies the component, and a mobile component supply device that holds a tape cassette (container) storing a component, automatically moves, and supplies the component in the tape cassette (container) to the tape feeder (component feeder).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Chikara Takata, Yasuo Takanami, Shuzo Yagi, Tetsushi Oohori, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Publication number: 20180179017
    Abstract: A tape reel supporting device includes a plurality of shaft members and a plurality of roller members. The plurality of shaft members extend to be parallel to each other in a horizontal direction. The plurality of roller members are provided to be externally fitted into each of the plurality of shaft members, and each of two inclined surfaces inclined to an axis of each shaft member abuts on an outer peripheral edge of each of a pair of disk members. The two inclined surfaces provided on each of the plurality of roller members are inclined in directions opposite to each other in a direction along an axis of each shaft member on which the roller member is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: HIROKI KOBAYASHI, YOSHIAKI AWATA, TETSUSHI OOHORI
  • Publication number: 20170354070
    Abstract: A component mounting system includes a component mounter that mounts a component in a board, a tape feeder (component feeder) that is placed in the component mounter and supplies the component, and a mobile component supply device that holds a tape cassette (container) storing a component, automatically moves, and supplies the component in the tape cassette (container) to the tape feeder (component feeder).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Chikara Takata, Yasuo Takanami, Shuzo Yagi, Tetsushi Oohori, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Patent number: 8844124
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting system and method is disclosed that can provide accurate operation instruction to a machine operator. The electronic component mounting system comprises a plurality of machines interlinked in series. A main screen, making up an operation instruction screen, is displayed on a display panel belonging to an operation target machine to be operated by the machine operator while a first sub-screen and a second sub-screen of the operation instruction screen are respectively displayed on display panels belonging to two adjacent machines placed adjacently on both sides of the operation target machine among the plurality of machines. Thus, even when a unit device has a small width such that a size restriction is imposed a display panel, accurate operation instruction, with a sufficient amount of information, can be provided by displaying the operation instruction screen on multiple display panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Itose, Kenichiro Ishimoto, Yoshiaki Awata, Hideki Sumi
  • Patent number: 8549735
    Abstract: A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide a component mounting device, a component mounting system, and a component mounting method that make it possible to correctly position a substrate at a working location and mount components on the substrate even when components mounted on the substrate project outside from an end of the substrate in a direction parallel to a substrate conveyance path. When a front end portion (PbT) of a substrate (Pb) conveyed by a substrate conveyance path (13) is detected to have reached inspection light (L), operation of the substrate conveyance path (13) is immediately halted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Sumi, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Patent number: 8499688
    Abstract: There is provided a screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of substrates, including different types of substrates, to printing operation. In a screen printer 2 that makes up an electronic component mounting line 1 and that prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate, a substrate conveyance section 8 that conveys a substrate 5 forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section 7A and a second screen printing section 7B arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate 5 from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer 2 and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kazuhide Nagao, Wataru Hidese, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Patent number: 8375852
    Abstract: A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kazuhide Nagao, Wataru Hidese, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Patent number: 8327761
    Abstract: A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kazuhide Nagao, Wataru Hidese, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Patent number: 8315728
    Abstract: Provided is a component mounting condition determination method of a component mounter (200) that can improve a throughput of a whole production line. The method determines a mounting condition of the component mounter (200) that mounts components on boards, for use in a production line including the component mounter (200) including transportation lanes aligned parallel to each other. The method includes determining the mounting condition so that a line tact ratio among the transportation lanes approximates a predetermined ratio (S204 to S210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Publication number: 20120206732
    Abstract: A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide a component mounting device, a component mounting system, and a component mounting method that make it possible to correctly position a substrate at a working location and mount components on the substrate even when components mounted on the substrate project outside from an end of the substrate in a direction parallel to a substrate conveyance path. When a front end portion (PbT) of a substrate (Pb) conveyed by a substrate conveyance path (13) is detected to have reached inspection light (L), operation of the substrate conveyance path (13) is immediately halted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Sumi, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Patent number: 8196287
    Abstract: An electronic component installation apparatus 4 which constructs an electronic component mounting line 1 and installs an electronic component on a substrate is configured to include substrate conveyance lanes L1, L3 as two conveyance paths for feed which respectively feed the substrate carried from the upstream side to the downstream side, the conveyance paths for feed in which substrate positioning parts for positioning and holding the substrate in installation work positions are disposed between two component installation parts 22A, 22B for taking the electronic components out of component supply parts 23A, 23B and transferring and installing the electronic components to the substrate, and a substrate conveyance lane L2 as a return conveyance path which returns the substrate carried from the downstream side to the upstream side and is disposed in a state of being sandwiched between the substrate conveyance lanes L1, L3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Awata, Wataru Hidese, Kazuhide Nagao, Takuya Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20120090484
    Abstract: A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kazuhide Nagao, Wataru Hidese, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Publication number: 20120085252
    Abstract: A screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of different types of substrates, to a printing operation. The screen printer makes up an electronic component mounting line and prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate. A substrate conveyance section that conveys a substrate forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section and a second screen printing section arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi MIYAHARA, Kazuhide NAGAO, Wataru HIDESE, Yoshiaki AWATA
  • Publication number: 20110115899
    Abstract: A component mount system includes: a component placing unit; an inspection unit; a repair station; an image display device; a defective portion image display unit configured to display an image of a defective portion of a board on the image display device; an input device; and a repair required portion display unit configured to display a defective portion detected by the inspection unit, which is indicated as a true defective portion in a determination result input through the input device and selected from the defective portion detected by the inspection unit, as a repair required portion on the image display device. The image display device is provided at a location where an operator who performs a repair work can watch the image displayed on the image display device, and the input device is provided at a location where the operator can operate the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kaida, Noboru Higashi, Kazuhide Nagao, Yoshiaki Awata, Hideki Sumi
  • Publication number: 20110023294
    Abstract: An object is to provide an electronic component installation apparatus capable of efficiently doing component installation work for which plural substrates including a double-sided mounting substrate are targeted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Awata, Wataru Hidese, Kazuhide Nagao, Takuya Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20110017080
    Abstract: There is provided a screen printer capable of concurrently, efficiently subjecting a plurality of substrates, including different types of substrates, to printing operation. In a screen printer 2 that makes up an electronic component mounting line 1 and that prints electronic component bonding paste on a substrate, a substrate conveyance section 8 that conveys a substrate 5 forwardly or backwardly in a direction of conveyance of a substrate is disposed at an intermediate position between a first screen printing section 7A and a second screen printing section 7B arranged symmetrically with respect to a center line CL. It thereby becomes possible to adopt a variety of substrate conveyance forms, as required, such as return conveyance for returning the substrate 5 from a downstream machine to an upstream side of the screen printer 2 and bypass conveyance for letting the substrate sent from an upstream side pass through the screen printer, to thus be conveyed to a downstream machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichi Miyahara, Kazuhide Nagao, Wataru Hidese, Yoshiaki Awata
  • Publication number: 20110007146
    Abstract: An inspection process before component mounting for all component mounting positions on which components are to be mounted is performed when a reenter mode is not set by operation of a reenter switch, a recognition camera is first caused to recognize the component mounting position and then a component presence inspection process which inspects whether or not the component is mounted on the component mounting position is performed when the reenter mode is set by the reenter switch, and, the inspection process before component mounting is performed for the component mounting position on which the component is not mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kaida, Noboru Higashi, Yoshiaki Awata, Kazuhide Nagao, Hideki Sumi
  • Patent number: 7818086
    Abstract: An component mounter including a warning notification apparatus, which includes a warning generating unit which generates a warning for notifying that an action involving human resource is required, by referring to warning generation information, a warning level judging unit which judges a level of the warning indicating difficulty of an action to be taken in response to the warning by referring to warning level judgment information, and a warning notification unit which specifies an operator permitted to perform the action in response to the warning by referring to execution permission authentication information, and outputs the warning notifying the specified operator of the warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Awata, Kazuhiko Itose, Kenichiro Ishimoto
  • Publication number: 20100249971
    Abstract: Provided is a component mounting condition determination method of a component mounter (200) that can improve a throughput of a whole production line. The method determines a mounting condition of the component mounter (200) that mounts components on boards, for use in a production line including the component mounter (200) including transportation lanes aligned parallel to each other. The method includes determining the mounting condition so that a line tact ratio among the transportation lanes approximates a predetermined ratio (S204 to S210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Maenishi, Yoshiaki Awata