IP Library Granted Patent US 12,487,077
Granted Patent B2
US 12,487,077 · App. 18/133,712 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Optical axis adjustment jig and optical axis adjustment method

Inventors: Keito Horiba (Toyota, JP); Taichi Urakami (Nissin, JP); Seiji Ishizu (Toyota, JP); Kazutoshi Iwata (Ichinomiya, JP); Masakazu Umehara (Toyota, JP); Naoya Kishimoto (Nagoya, JP)
Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; TOYOTA BATTERY CO., LTD.; Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
G01B11/0691B25B11/00G01B5/004G01B11/06G02B27/62
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Patent No.
US 12,487,077
App. No.
18/133,712
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical axis adjustment jig includes a main unit portion that is configured to be disposed between a pair of head units, and is fashioned in a flat plate shape. The main unit portion includes a reference portion for adjusting a distance between the head units, and an inclination of an optical axis of each of the head units, and a screen portion for aligning the optical axes of the head units. The reference portion and the screen portion are disposed arrayed in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the main unit portion.

Claims (17)

1 . An optical axis adjustment jig used to adjust an optical axis of each of a pair of measurement head units disposed at positions sandwiching a sheet body conveyed by a conveying roller, in a thickness direction of the sheet body, the measurement head units being configured to measure a thickness of the sheet body, the optical axis adjustment jig comprising:

a main unit portion that is configured to be disposed between the measurement head units, and has a flat plate shape, the main unit portion comprising:

a mirror for adjusting a distance between the measurement head units, and an inclination of the optical axis of each of the measurement head units; and

an opening for aligning the optical axes of the measurement head units,

wherein the mirror and the opening are disposed in a direction in which the optical axis adjustment jig is configured to slide that is orthogonal to a thickness direction of the main unit portion and spaced apart from each other.

2 . The optical axis adjustment jig according to claim 1 , wherein the mirror comprises:

a first reference element; and

a second reference element disposed at a position away from the first reference element in a direction parallel to a rotation axis of the conveying roller,

wherein the opening comprises:

a first screen element; and

a second screen element disposed at a position away from the first screen element in the direction parallel to the rotation axis of the conveying roller, and

wherein the first reference element, the first screen element, the second reference element, and the second screen element are disposed in a straight line in that order.

3 . An optical axis adjustment method for adjusting the optical axis of each of the pair of measurement head units by the optical axis adjustment jig according to claim 1 , the optical axis adjustment method comprising:

disposing the optical axis adjustment jig such that the mirror is positioned between the measurement head units;

adjusting a distance between the measurement head units to each other, and an inclination of the optical axis of each of the measurement head units, by emitting light from each of the measurement head units toward the mirror,

sliding the optical axis adjustment jig such that the opening is positioned between the measurement head units; and

aligning the optical axis of each of the measurement head units, by emitting light from each of the measurement head units toward the opening.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2025
From: PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD.
To: TOYOTA BATTERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070226/0103 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2023
From: HORIBA, KEITO; URAKAMI, TAICHI; ISHIZU, SEIJI; IWATA, KAZUTOSHI; UMEHARA, MASAKAZU; KISHIMOTO, NAOYA
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD.; PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063309/0526 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-067830 · Apr 15, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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