Patents by Inventor Akitomo Mine

Akitomo Mine 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: 9897141
    Abstract: A curvilinear motion rolling guide unit is such that pipe members adapted to form return passages are disposed respectively at undercuts of wings of an arcuate casing, thereby reducing working costs. A slider has a casing and end caps fixed to respective opposite ends of the casing. Pipe members adapted to form return passages are disposed at the respective undercuts formed on the wings of the casing. Cover members have longitudinally extending grooves, respectively, for covering the pipe members. Fitting grooves formed at opposite ends of the grooves of the cover members are fitted to direction changing passages provided in the respective end caps, whereby the cover members are fixed to the end caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON THOMPSON CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hideki Kuwabara, Masaharu Yoshida, Takaaki Tsuboi, Katsuaki Nakano, Akitomo Mine
  • Publication number: 20170130771
    Abstract: A curvilinear motion rolling guide unit is such that pipe members adapted to form return passages are disposed respectively at undercuts of wings of an arcuate casing, thereby reducing working costs. A slider has a casing and end caps fixed to respective opposite ends of the casing. Pipe members adapted to form return passages are disposed at the respective undercuts formed on the wings of the casing. Cover members have longitudinally extending grooves, respectively, for covering the pipe members. Fitting grooves formed at opposite ends of the grooves of the cover members are fitted to direction changing passages provided in the respective end caps, whereby the cover members are fixed to the end caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Hideki KUWABARA, Katsuharu YOSHIDA, Takaaki TSUBOI, Katsuaki NAKANO, Akitomo MINE
  • Patent number: 7344310
    Abstract: A linear motion guide unit has a stopper plug that is first set on any one of the forward and aft ends of the guide rail in place and then fastened to the guide rail against turning around its own lengthwise direction by using just one screw. The stopper plug has horn-like projections at areas corresponding to the raceway grooves on the guide rail, the horn-like projections spreading sidewise beyond contour of the guide rail. The horn-like projections are made with raised portions. Upon movement of the slider relatively to the guide rail, the retainer collides at forward and aft ends thereof against the raised portions of the stopper plugs, which fit in the raceway grooves on the guide rail, to keep the retainer against escape out of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akitomo Mine
  • Publication number: 20050029211
    Abstract: A linear motion guide unit has a stopper plug that is first set on any one of the forward and aft ends of the guide rail in place and then fastened to the guide rail against turning around its own lengthwise direction by using just one screw. The stopper plug has horn-like projections at areas corresponding to the raceway grooves on the guide rail, the horn-like projections spreading sidewise beyond contour of the guide rail. The horn-like projections are made with raised portions. Upon movement of the slider relatively to the guide rail, the retainer collides at forward and aft ends thereof against the raised portions of the stopper plugs, which fit in the raceway grooves on the guide rail, to keep the retainer against escape out of the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akitomo Mine