Patents by Inventor Akinobu Takayama

Akinobu Takayama has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9970485
    Abstract: A holder support part, into which a holder main body part constituting a sensor holder is fitted, is provided to an upper position of two vertically adjacent positions of an axially inboard-side surface of a bottom plate part so as to project. A nut holding part, which holds a nut, into which is threaded a bolt for joining a sensor holder, is provided to a lower position of the two vertically adjacent positions. The holder support part and the nut holding part are apart from each other. The holder support part is configured as a notched cylinder shape having a discontinuous part at a lower part. An upper surface of the nut holding part is configured as a convex curved surface of which a part facing the discontinuous part is positioned at the uppermost part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu Takayama, Yukihisa Takayama, Hiroaki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20180066711
    Abstract: A seal device of a vehicle wheel-bearing unit includes a leak prevention seal lip and a scatter prevention seal lip, wherein a front end part of the leak prevention seal lip is in slidable contact with an axially inboard surface of a rotational-side flange in a state of having an interference throughout an entire circumference, and an axially middle part of the scatter prevention seal lip is provided at a radially more outer position than an indifferentiable part that is present between an axially inboard surface of a thick wall part and an axially inboard surface of a thin wall part and in a state where the axially middle part of the scatter prevention seal lip is radially overlapped with the indifferentiable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo WAKABAYASHI, Akinobu TAKAYAMA, Masato NAGANO, Yasuhiro MAEDA, Kazuo SEKINO
  • Publication number: 20180003238
    Abstract: A holder support part, into which a holder main body part constituting a sensor holder is fitted, is provided to an upper position of two vertically adjacent positions of an axially inboard-side surface of a bottom plate part so as to project. A nut holding part, which holds a nut, into which is threaded a bolt for joining a sensor holder, is provided to a lower position of the two vertically adjacent positions. The holder support part and the nut holding part are apart from each other. The holder support part is configured as a notched cylinder shape having a discontinuous part at a lower part. An upper surface of the nut holding part is configured as a convex curved surface of which a part facing the discontinuous part is positioned at the uppermost part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu TAKAYAMA, Yukihisa TAKAYAMA, Hiroaki ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 9534636
    Abstract: A structure which ensures a movement of a seal lip disposed in a seal lip is realized by preventing foreign matters from permeating a seal internal space between a slinger and a seal ring. A labyrinth seal is disposed between an outer peripheral edge of a rotary side annular portion configuring the slinger and an inner peripheral surface of a stationary side cylindrical portion of a metal insert configuring the seal ring. In addition, a thickened portion is formed in a portion of an elastic member configuring the seal ring over an entire periphery. An auxiliary seal lip whose rigidity is lower than that of respective seal lips is disposed in the thickened portion over the entire periphery. The auxiliary seal lip prevents the foreign matters from adhering to the seal lip, and prevents the movement of the seal lip from being hindered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu Takayama, Yasuhiro Shiono, Masamitsu Watanabe, Masayoshi Tanahashi, Hironari Sakoda
  • Publication number: 20150117805
    Abstract: A structure which can ensure a movement of a seal lip 22a disposed in a seal lip 17a is realized by preventing foreign matters from permeating a seal internal space 26a between a slinger 16 and a seal ring 17a which configure a combination seal ring 12a. A labyrinth seal 27a is disposed between an outer peripheral edge of a rotary side annular portion 19 configuring the slinger 16 and an inner peripheral surface of a stationary side cylindrical portion 23 of a metal insert 20 configuring the seal ring 17a. In addition, a thickened portion 29 is formed in a portion of an elastic member 21 a configuring the seal ring 17a over an entire periphery. An auxiliary seal lip 32 whose rigidity is lower than that of respective seal lips 22a to 22c is disposed in the thickened portion 29 over the entire periphery. The auxiliary seal lip 32 prevents the foreign matters from adhering to the seal lip 22a, and prevents the movement of the seal lip 22a from being hindered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Akinobu Takayama, Yasuhiro Shiono, Masamitsu Watanabe, Masayoshi Tanahashi, Hironari Sakoda