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：US20240017425A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18373410

申请日：2023-09-27

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takuma YABUTA ,  Kazunori KOUNO ,  Yoshinari MATSUYAMA ,  Tomohiro NAKATANI ,  Tomoyo ARITA

IPC: B25J15/06

CPC classification number: B25J15/0616

Abstract: A sucking apparatus for a sheet having adhesiveness includes a first member including a first surface that sucks the sheet, and a second member including a second surface that surrounds an outer periphery of the first surface and is in contact with the sheet. The first surface includes a plurality of holes opened, and the first surface is subjected to surface treatment to allow the sheet to be less likely to stick to the first surface than to the second surface.

公开(公告)号：US20240066718A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18383560

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Takuma YABUTA ,  Kazunori KOUNO ,  Yoshinari MATSUYAMA

IPC: B25J15/00

CPC classification number: B25J15/0028

Abstract: A gripping mechanism includes a pair of gripping parts including a first gripping part and a second gripping part facing each other. Each of the first gripping part and the second gripping part includes a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, a projection provided at the first end, and a rotation shaft provided at the second end. The projection is rotatable about the rotation shaft. The first gripping part and the second gripping part face each other in a direction intersecting a direction in which the rotation shafts extend.

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.