Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA

Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA 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: 20250076034
    Abstract: In a case where displacement is measured by swinging a light projecting and receiving system, a height image and a received light image can be output. An optical displacement meter includes a light projecting and receiving module, a motor that swings the light projecting and receiving module, a motor control unit that controls the motor, and swings the light projecting and receiving module to scan slit light, a rotation angle acquisition unit that acquires a rotation angle by the motor, a signal processing unit that calculates UV coordinates based on a light reception amount distribution output by an image sensor and converts the UV coordinates and the rotation angle into XYZ coordinates based on a predetermined conversion condition, and a height image output unit that outputs a height image indicating a height of a workpiece on an XY plane based on the XYZ coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20250076506
    Abstract: An optical displacement meter includes a light projecting unit that emits slit light extending in an X direction, an image sensor that receives light collected by a light receiving lens, a light projecting and receiving module that integrally holds the light projecting unit, the light receiving lens, and the image sensor, a motor that rotates the light projecting and receiving module, a control unit that controls the motor and rotates the light projecting and receiving module to scan the slit light in a direction orthogonal to the X direction, and a calculation unit that generates a sectional profile at each of different positions in a scanning direction. The calculation unit is configured to be able to change a partial region of the image sensor from which the pixel signal is to be read out in accordance with the rotation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventors: Akira FUYUNO, Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 11293749
    Abstract: Reflected light from the measurement object is received by a plurality of pixel columns arranged in an X2 direction in a light receiving unit 121, and a plurality of light receiving amount distributions is output. One or a plurality of peak candidate positions of light receiving amounts in a Z2 direction is detected by a peak detection unit 1 for each pixel column based on the plurality of light receiving amount distributions. A peak position to be adopted to a profile is selected from the peak candidate positions detected for each pixel column based on a relative positional relationship with a peak position of another pixel column adjacent to the pixel column, and profile data indicating the profile is generated by the profile generation unit 3 based on the selected peak position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 10921114
    Abstract: A light source irradiates the measuring object with slit light having a width in an X direction. An image sensor receives reflected light from the measuring object, has a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a U direction corresponding to the X direction and a V direction corresponding to a Z direction, and outputs a light receiving amount of the reflected light. A detecting unit detects a position of a pixel in the V direction. A generating unit generates a profile of the X-Z cross section from each position of the plurality of pixel rows in the U direction and the peak position in the V direction. A resolution in the V direction of the image sensor is lower than a resolution in the U direction of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Fuyuno, Yoshitaka Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20200363191
    Abstract: Reflected light from the measurement object is received by a plurality of pixel columns arranged in an X2 direction in a light receiving unit 121, and a plurality of light receiving amount distributions is output. One or a plurality of peak candidate positions of light receiving amounts in a Z2 direction is detected by a peak detection unit 1 for each pixel column based on the plurality of light receiving amount distributions. A peak position to be adopted to a profile is selected from the peak candidate positions detected for each pixel column based on a relative positional relationship with a peak position of another pixel column adjacent to the pixel column, and profile data indicating the profile is generated by the profile generation unit 3 based on the selected peak position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200340799
    Abstract: A light source irradiates the measuring object with slit light having a width in an X direction. An image sensor receives reflected light from the measuring object, has a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a U direction corresponding to the X direction and a V direction corresponding to a Z direction, and outputs a light receiving amount of the reflected light. A detecting unit detects a position of a pixel in the V direction. A generating unit generates a profile of the X-Z cross section from each position of the plurality of pixel rows in the U direction and the peak position in the V direction. A resolution in the V direction of the image sensor is lower than a resolution in the U direction of the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventors: Akira FUYUNO, Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA
  • Patent number: 10767976
    Abstract: Reflected light from the measurement object is received by a plurality of pixel columns arranged in an X2 direction in a light receiving unit 121, and a plurality of light receiving amount distributions is output. One or a plurality of peak candidate positions of light receiving amounts in a Z2 direction is detected by a peak detection unit 1 for each pixel column based on the plurality of light receiving amount distributions. A peak position to be adopted to a profile is selected from the peak candidate positions detected for each pixel column based on a relative positional relationship with a peak position of another pixel column adjacent to the pixel column, and profile data indicating the profile is generated by the profile generation unit 3 based on the selected peak position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KEYENCE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 10746536
    Abstract: There is provided an optical displacement meter capable of accurately measuring a profile of a measurement object even when multiple reflections are caused. At the time of setting, reference data indicating a reference profile of a measurement object is registered by a registration unit, and a mask region is set to the reference data by a setting unit. At the time of measurement, reflected light from the measurement object is received by a light receiving unit, and a peak in an output light receiving amount distribution is detected by a peak detection unit. Temporary profile data of the measurement object is generated by a profile generation unit based on a position of the detected peak. A position of the mask region for the temporary profile is corrected by a correction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20200049487
    Abstract: Reflected light from the measurement object is received by a plurality of pixel columns arranged in an X2 direction in a light receiving unit 121, and a plurality of light receiving amount distributions is output. One or a plurality of peak candidate positions of light receiving amounts in a Z2 direction is detected by a peak detection unit 1 for each pixel column based on the plurality of light receiving amount distributions. A peak position to be adopted to a profile is selected from the peak candidate positions detected for each pixel column based on a relative positional relationship with a peak position of another pixel column adjacent to the pixel column, and profile data indicating the profile is generated by the profile generation unit 3 based on the selected peak position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200049490
    Abstract: There is provided an optical displacement meter capable of accurately measuring a profile of a measurement object even when multiple reflections are caused. At the time of setting, reference data indicating a reference profile of a measurement object is registered by a registration unit 1, and a mask region is set to the reference data by a setting unit 2. At the time of measurement, reflected light from the measurement object is received by a light receiving unit 121, and a peak in an output light receiving amount distribution is detected by a peak detection unit 3. Temporary profile data of the measurement object is generated by a profile generation unit 4 based on a position of the detected peak. A position of the mask region for the temporary profile is corrected by a correction unit 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshitaka TSUCHIDA