公开(公告)号：US20230227256A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18096168

申请日：2023-01-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takuma YABUTA ,  Kazunori KOUNO ,  Yoshinari MATSUYAMA ,  Takeshi UEDA ,  Masashi EGUCHI

IPC: B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/137

CPC classification number: B65G1/065 ,  B65G1/1375 ,  B65G2201/0258

Abstract: An article supply device includes a holding unit that holds an article supply tray having a storage section, an opening that is provided in the holding unit, a shutter that is provided in the opening, the shutter being configured to be opened and closed, a drive unit that drives the shutter, and an article reception portion that is provided below the opening. The holding unit holds the article supply tray such that an article stored in the storage section of the article supply tray is discharged to the article reception portion through the opening when the shutter is opened, and the drive unit controls opening and closing of the shutter based on a size of the storage section storing therein the article in the article supply tray.

公开(公告)号：US20230227258A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18096876

申请日：2023-01-13

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takuma YABUTA ,  Kazunori KOUNO ,  Yoshinari MATSUYAMA ,  Takeshi UEDA ,  Masashi EGUCHI

IPC: B65G1/137

CPC classification number: B65G1/1373

Abstract: A storage positioning device that disposes a storage having a plurality of storage sections, the storage positioning device including: a holding portion configured to hold the storage and adjust a position of the storage; and a control unit configured to control the position of the storage held by the holding portion. The control unit controls the position of the storage such that a predetermined storage section, among the plurality of storage sections of the storage, is brought to a position where an article is discharged.

公开(公告)号：US20220227002A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-21

申请号：US17716544

申请日：2022-04-08

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hideyuki KOUNO ,  Yuzuka ISOBE ,  Tetsuo SAKATA ,  Ryoga SAKAGUCHI ,  Masashi EGUCHI

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: An end effector connectable to a robot arm includes a camera, a support member that includes a marker and supports a workpiece, and a brush that performs coating on the workpiece. The camera is arranged at a position allowing the camera to capture a brush tip of the brush and the marker simultaneously.