公开(公告)号：US11440182B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16493428

申请日：2018-01-25

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori Kawanami

IPC: B25J9/10 ,  B25J18/02 ,  B25J17/00 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: To provide an expansion device and a movable body including a mechanism for quick deformation. An expansion device includes a main body and a limb portion attached to the main body, in which the limb portion includes a main link connected to the main body via a joint, an end link provided at a front end of the limb portion, at least one or more limb joints that are interposed between the main link and the end link and connect the main link and the end link, and a linear member of which both ends couple an end at the front end side of the limb portion of the end link and the main body and are retractable to one or both of the end link and the main body.

公开(公告)号：US11125307B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US16301547

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori Kawanami ,  Kenichiro Nagasaka ,  Kazuo Hongo

IPC: F16H21/44 ,  F16H35/02 ,  F16H19/00 ,  F16H35/00 ,  F16H37/12 ,  F16H21/16

Abstract: Provided is a support apparatus including a drive motor, a link mechanism that, by transmitting motive power output from the drive motor, is extendable and contractable in response to the motive power, and a pair of rotating bodies that act as a variable speed mechanism that outputs the motive power to the link mechanism by a reduction ratio according to an attitude of the link mechanism. At least part of the link mechanism forms a trapezoidal link mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US11072068B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16129382

申请日：2018-09-12

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori Kawanami ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Tsutomu Sawada ,  Masakuni Nagano ,  Akinori Kamoda

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes a grasping section that grasps an object, a recognition section that recognizes a graspable part and a handing-over area part of the object, and a grasp planning section that plans a path of the grasping section for handing over the object to a recipient by the handing-over area part. The robot apparatus further includes a grasp control section that controls grasp operation of the object by the grasping section in accordance with the planned path.

公开(公告)号：US10536057B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15577591

申请日：2017-04-05

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori Kawanami ,  Kenichiro Nagasaka ,  Takashi Kito

IPC: H02K11/22 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B90/25 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61H3/00 ,  G01D5/20 ,  G01D5/347 ,  H02K15/00 ,  H02K21/14 ,  B62D57/02

Abstract: A motor is provided to reduce a size of a device more effectively. The motor includes a stator, a rotor that is provided to oppose the stator via a clearance, and an encoder that detects a rotation state of the rotor. A hollow space is provided at an inner peripheral side in comparison with the stator and the rotor, and at least a part of the encoder is disposed in the hollow space.

公开(公告)号：US12144576B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US16969194

申请日：2019-01-21

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Ryuta Horie ,  Kazuo Hongo ,  Satoko Nagakari ,  Ryo Terasawa ,  Yasunori Kawanami

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/35 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: A tactile presentation apparatus including: an operation unit operated by a user; a vibration unit that presents a vibration of an operation target of the operation unit; a contact unit that transmits the vibration by the vibration unit to the user; and an installation unit coupled to the operation unit, over the contact unit provided via an elastic body.

公开(公告)号：US10856947B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16063600

申请日：2016-12-01

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Kazuo Hongo ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki ,  Yasunori Kawanami

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/37 ,  G06F3/01 ,  B25J13/02 ,  B25J3/00

Abstract: A grip force sensation feedback device including a first rotary member that has an outer peripheral surface including a part of a first virtual conical surface, the first rotary member being rotated around a first cone axis; a second rotary member that has an opposed surface which includes a part of a second virtual conical surface and which is opposed to the outer peripheral surface of the first rotary member, the second rotary member being rotated around a second cone axis; a wire that has both end portions connected to the second rotary member and that has a central portion wound around the first rotary member; and a driving portion that provides a force sensation feedback to a finger of a user in contact with the second rotary member by rotating the first rotary member and thereby causing a rotation of the second rotary member.

公开(公告)号：US20200036901A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16596058

申请日：2019-10-08

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kohtaro Sabe ,  Yasunori Kawanami ,  Kenta Kawamoto ,  Tsutomu Sawada ,  Satoru Shimizu ,  Peter Duerr ,  Yuki Yamamoto

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A63H27/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  A63H30/04

Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the, image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.

公开(公告)号：US10469757B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US16118173

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Kohtaro Sabe ,  Yasunori Kawanami ,  Kenta Kawamoto ,  Tsutomu Sawada ,  Satoru Shimizu ,  Peter Duerr ,  Yuki Yamamoto

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  A63H27/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  A63H30/04 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.

公开(公告)号：US20160082590A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-24

申请号：US14961128

申请日：2015-12-07

Applicant: c/o SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasunori Kawanami ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Tsutomu Sawada ,  Masakuni Nagano ,  Akinori Kamoda

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1612 ,  B25J9/1669 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G05B2219/37567 ,  G05B2219/39536 ,  G05B2219/40298 ,  G05B2219/45108 ,  G06K9/00664 ,  Y10S901/02 ,  Y10S901/09

Abstract: A robot apparatus includes: a grasping section configured to grasp an object; a recognition section configured to recognize a graspable part and a handing-over area part of the object; a grasp planning section configured to plan a path of the grasping section for handing over the object to a recipient by the handing-over area part; and a grasp control section configured to control grasp operation of the object by the grasping section in accordance with the planned path.

公开(公告)号：US10863096B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16595978

申请日：2019-10-08

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Kohtaro Sabe ,  Yasunori Kawanami ,  Kenta Kawamoto ,  Tsutomu Sawada ,  Satoru Shimizu ,  Peter Duerr ,  Yuki Yamamoto

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A63H30/04 ,  H04N7/18 ,  A63H27/00

Abstract: There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.