HIRATA Corporation (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that our employees have received the following awards at the 2024 fiscal year Kyushu, Kanto, and Kinki Region Invention Awards, organized by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation.

The Local Commendation for Invention were initiated in 1921 by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation to honor engineers and researchers who have created outstanding inventions, ideas, or designs. The awards are divided into eight regions across the country, celebrating excellent inventions and innovations that drive regional industries.

Name of the Award, Title of the Invention, Description of the Invention (Overview), Introduction of the Inventor

■Local Commendation for Invention of Kyushu

• Name of the Award：Kumamoto Prefecture Invention Association Chairman’s Award
• Title of the Invention：ROTATION CLAMPING MECHANISM (Japanese Patent No. 5873460)
• Description of the Invention (Overview)：
  A clamping mechanism used in an engine cold tester. By clamping the flywheel in a floating state, it minimizes the impact of vibrations during measurement of NVH, thereby improving the repeatability and accuracy of the measurements of NVH.
  Information about the engine cold tester can be found in our company commercial from 0:08 to 0:10. Please refer to it as well.
  https://youtu.be/p3ByIaAguYg
  *NVH : Noise, Vibration, Harshness
• Introduction of the Inventor：
  Kumamoto #2 Division, #2 Business Unit, Business Headquarters
  Yasuhiko Wakatsuki, Hisayuki Sueoka, Hideto Maeda, Hiroaki Matsumoto

 

■Local Commendation for Invention of Kanto

• Name of the Award：Invention Encouragement Award
• Title of the Invention：CONVEYING DEVICE (Japanese Patent No. 6483323)
• Description of the Invention (Overview)：
  Overhead conveying device that holds and lifts tires for transportation. It improves the stability of the holding section and enables lifting over a long stroke.
• Introduction of the Inventor：
  Kanto Division, #1 Business Unit, Business Headquarters
  Keishi Gunji

 

■Local Commendation for Invention of Kinki

• Name of the Award：Invention Encouragement Award
• Title of the Invention：SOLDER CUTTING DEVICE, SOLDER CUTTING UNIT, PART MOUNTING DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM (Japanese Patent No. 7341320)
• Description of the Invention (Overview)：
  Tape-like solder cutting device. By reducing the width of the cutting device, it enables the entire apparatus to be miniaturized even when installed in parallel.
• Introduction of the Inventor：
  Kansai Division, #2 Business Unit, Business Headquarters Toshiomi Ikeda, Tetsunori Matsuyoshi