公开(公告)号：US20230241819A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18011795

申请日：2021-06-15

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  Canon, U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Koki Kodaira ,  Yuichi Yanahara ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: B29C45/17

CPC classification number: B29C45/1756 ,  B29C45/1742

Abstract: A conveyance system for conveying a mold into an injection molding machine includes a conveying machine that conveys the mold, and a supporting member that movably supports the conveying machine, wherein the improvement to the conveyance system includes a guide member that guides a movement of the conveying machine by the supporting member in a direction other than an X-axis direction between a first position where the mold can be conveyed from the conveying machine to the injection molding machine and a second position that is different from the first position.

公开(公告)号：US12290971B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-06

申请号：US17277722

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Koki Kodaira ,  Yuichi Yanahara ,  Yohei Minatoya ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: B29C45/80 ,  B29C45/04

Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding with a die and a conveyor apparatus on one side of the injection molding apparatus that inserts the die into the injection molding apparatus, where the conveyor apparatus includes an actuator connectable to the die. The injection molding system also includes a die detection unit that detects the conveyed die, an actuator detection unit that detects a state of the actuator, and a controller that controls the conveyor apparatus to prohibit a conveying operation of the die based on detection results by the die detection unit and the actuator detection unit.

公开(公告)号：US12285893B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US17602253

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Yuichi Yanahara ,  Koki Kodaira ,  Hideo Matsumoto ,  Nobunari Shimoe ,  Hiroyuki Katagiri ,  Tomoaki Ikeguchi ,  Junko Tajima ,  Kenta Inaba

IPC: B29C45/04 ,  B29C45/10 ,  B29C45/66

Abstract: A method for detachably attaching a linking unit, including an end with a hole and a slit, to a mold, the method comprising inserting a first attachment member connected to the mold through the hole; and inserting a second attachment member connected to the mold through the slit, wherein the linking unit is detached from the mold by moving the linking unit in a direction opposite to a direction in which the slit is formed in a state where the first attachment member is disconnected from the mold and the second attachment member remains connected to the mold.

公开(公告)号：US12079267B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17429586

申请日：2020-02-20

Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Kazunari Kawabata ,  Nikita Spirin ,  Vladimir Chernykh ,  German Novikov ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: G06F16/583 ,  G06F16/535 ,  G06F16/58 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/776 ,  G06V10/80

CPC classification number: G06F16/583 ,  G06F16/535 ,  G06F16/5866 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/776 ,  G06V10/809

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus is provided for obtaining an image captured by an image capturing apparatus; determining characteristic data of the captured image based on inputting the obtained image into an image analysis model trained with images including a predetermined type of characteristic data; and identifying, based on the determination performed by the image analysis model, metadata including a numeric value regarding the predetermined type of the captured image.

公开(公告)号：US20220212382A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17611498

申请日：2020-05-13

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Yuichi Yanahara ,  Junko Tajima ,  Yohei Minatoya

IPC: B29C45/17 ,  B29C45/04

Abstract: A method for an injection molding system including an injection molding machine that includes a supporting member for movably supporting the mold at a molding operation position and a conveyance apparatus that includes a supporting member for supporting the mold and that extends from the conveyance apparatus into the injection molding machine includes performing an injection molding process with a first mold at the molding operation position, unloading the first mold from the molding operation position, loading a second mold to the molding operation position, and opening the second mold at the molding operation position while at least a part of the first mold is on a section of the supporting member of the conveying apparatus extending into injection molding machine.

公开(公告)号：US20220176601A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17602240

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Yuichi Yanahara ,  Hideo Matsumoto ,  Nobunari Shimoe ,  Hironori Katagiri ,  Tomoaki Ikeguchi ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: B29C45/04 ,  B29C45/17

Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus, an actuator that moves a mold between a first position and a second position, wherein the second position is different from the first position and injection processing is performed at the second position, a linking unit that links the actuator and the mold, wherein the improvement to the linking unit includes a rotation unit that rotates around a predetermined axis based on a change in a position of the mold along a first direction that is different from a second direction that is based on the first position and the second position.

公开(公告)号：US20220161472A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17602264

申请日：2020-04-07

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Yuichi Yanahara ,  Koki Kodaira ,  Yohei Minatoya ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: B29C45/17

Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus configured to perform injection molding with a mold, a conveyor apparatus configured to move the mold along a supporting plane; and a cable carrier configured to cover a cable connected to the mold, wherein a shape of the cable carrier changes for guiding the cable based on a movement of the mold by the conveyor apparatus, and wherein at least one of a first end of the cable carrier or a second end of the cable carrier are located below the supporting plane in a direction perpendicular to the supporting plane.

公开(公告)号：US12097650B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17299272

申请日：2019-12-02

Applicant: CANON VIRGINIA, INC. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Koki Kodaira ,  Yuichi Yanahara ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: B29C45/27 ,  B29C31/04 ,  B29C45/17

CPC classification number: B29C45/27 ,  B29C31/042 ,  B29C45/1706 ,  B29C2045/1709

Abstract: A runner for supplying resin to a cavity includes a sprue that is supplied resin from a nozzle of an injection molding machine, a first path formed in the runner, where the resin flows in the first path from the nozzle when the nozzle connects to the sprue, a first pin that moves to a first position to increase the size of the first path before the resin is supplied to the first path and moves to a second position to decrease the size of the first path before the nozzle separates from the sprue.

公开(公告)号：US20240033982A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18264230

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  CANON U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Koki Kodaira ,  Yuichi Yanahara ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: B29C45/17

CPC classification number: B29C45/1742

Abstract: A conveying apparatus for conveying a mold into an injection molding machine, the conveying apparatus including an actuator for conveying the mold, a first rotating body, and a second rotating body, wherein the first rotating body and the second rotating body are configured to support a bottom surface of the mold, wherein the first rotating body and the second rotating body assist in guiding conveyance of the mold by the actuator, wherein the first rotating body is positioned closer to a fixed platen of the injection molding machine in an axial direction of the first rotating body than the second rotating body, and wherein an improvement of the conveying apparatus is that a length in an axial direction of the second rotating body is longer than a length in the axial direction of the first rotating body.

公开(公告)号：US20220402182A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17833701

申请日：2022-06-06

Applicant: Canon Virginia, Inc. ,  Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Koki Kodaira ,  Yuichi Yanahara ,  Junko Tajima

IPC: B29C45/33 ,  B29C45/04 ,  B29C45/17

Abstract: An injection molding system including an injection molding machine including at least one opening on each of a first side surface and a second side surface for conveying at least one mold, wherein the improvement to the injection molding system includes at least one actuator for conveying at least three different molds through at least one of the at least one openings, and at least one guiding element for guiding at least one cable connected to a first mold located between at least two other molds to a location external to the injection molding machine via an opening of the injection molding machine.