Patents Examined by Ninh Luong
  • Patent number: 11441664
    Abstract: A bearing rotatably supported by a housing. The bearing having one radial and two axial parts all including a plurality of rolling elements. The rolling elements of the radial bearing part contact an outer peripheral surface of an output shaft. The rolling elements of one or two of the axial bearing parts contact the outer peripheral surface of the output shaft. The rolling elements of the other axial bearing part contact a first ring-shaped part fixed to the output shaft to form an output-shaft side raceway surface. The rolling elements of the radial bearing part and of the two axial bearing parts contact the surface of a second ring-shaped part disposed on the output shaft, or the rolling elements of the radial bearing part and of one of the axial bearing parts directly contacts the inner surface of the housing to form an outer raceway surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SANKYO SEISAKUSHO CO.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Katsumata, Naoyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11408485
    Abstract: An electric actuator includes a motor with a motor shaft extending along a central axis, a speed reducer connected to the motor shaft, an output portion including an output shaft portion, a rotation detector to detect rotation of the output portion, a case, a first bearing to connect the motor shaft to the output portion to be rotatable with respect to each other, and a second bearing to rotatably support the output portion with respect to the case. A support tubular portion into which the second bearing is fitted is provided at a portion of an inner surface of the case on one side in the axial direction for the speed reducer. The first bearing, the output portion, the second bearing and the support tubular portion overlap each other when seen in a radial direction. At least a portion of the rotation detector faces an outward side of the support tubular portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Kinjo, Yutaka Uematsu
  • Patent number: 11247646
    Abstract: An automobile pedal release system that includes a housing having first and second side walls spaced apart by a cleft, where each side wall includes a pocket recessed into an inner surface such that the two pockets oppose one another; a brake pedal assembly having a pivot member disposed in the cleft and defining a pivot axis, first and second bushings, and a brake pedal arm rotatable about the pivot axis relative to the two bushings, where each busing is disposed in a first portion of one pocket and receives one of two ends of the pivot member; and a striker assembly having a striker and two plugs, the striker having an elongated body extending in the cleft between the side walls, where each plug is disposed in a second portion of one pocket and includes a bore that receives one of two ends of the striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FLEX-N-GATE ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, LLC.
    Inventors: Steve A. Jarjoura, Terry Reid, Ramesh Periasamy