Patents by Inventor Hajime Takemoto
Hajime Takemoto 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).
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Publication number: 20230053507Abstract: This wire rope inspection device is provided with an urging unit for urging a detection unit in a direction to approach a wire rope by an elastic force to an inspection position at which the detection unit is arranged at a time of an inspection operation for inspecting the wire rope and a drive unit for moving the detection unit in a direction away from the wire rope to a normal operation position at which the detection unit is arranged at a time of a normal operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventor: Hajime TAKEMOTO
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Publication number: 20230018455Abstract: A wire rope inspection system is provided with: an excitation unit configured to apply a magnetic flux to a wire rope that is an inspection target; a detection unit configured to detect a magnetic flux of the wire rope to which the magnetic flux has been applied by the excitation unit; a detachable unit configured to be detachably mounted to a stationary unit fixed in proximity to the wire rope, the detachable unit being provided with at least the detection unit; and a positioning mechanism configured to position the detachable unit with reference to the stationary unit such that the detection unit is arranged at a predetermined position with reference to the wire rope.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Hajime TAKEMOTO, Yoshio TAKAMI
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Patent number: 11090015Abstract: In this diagnostic X-ray apparatus (1), a radius of a spiral pulley (63) is set to a radius that differs from a radius of an Archimedes' spiral so that a tensile force of the spring member (61) applied to a second wire rope (67b) and a weight on an X-ray generation unit (50) side applied to a first wire rope (67a) are balanced.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Toru Hayakawa, Hajime Takemoto
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Patent number: 10980500Abstract: The axial direction B of the spindle 64 for supporting the movable pulleys 58 and 59 is arranged at a position rotated about the axis of the shaft relative to the axial direction of the spindle 56. The axial direction B of the spindle 64 is arranged in a state of being inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction A when the movable pulleys 58 and 59 are in the lifted position. This allows the movable pulleys 58 and 59 to be automatically moved to a position at which no stress is applied to the first wire rope 54.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Toru Hayakawa
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Patent number: 10827993Abstract: This X-ray apparatus for rounds includes an X-ray generator capable of moving up and down in a vertical direction, a holding frame that holds a compression spring or a tension spring that expands and contracts as the X-ray generator moves up and down such that the compression spring or the tension spring is expandable and contractable, that holds a wire rope that transmits an elastic force of the compression spring or the tension spring to the X-ray generator and a pulley around which the wire rope is wound and which rotates, and that supports the X-ray generator such that the X-ray generator is movable up and down, and a support column that extends in the vertical direction and houses the holding frame such that the holding frame is detachable and upwardly exposable.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Toru Hayakawa
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Patent number: 10779779Abstract: A portable radiation imaging apparatus improves visibility while moving by arranging the supporting column in the low-position. A base 46 is at a bottom end of a supporting column 41 and is fixed to turntable 78. A surface holding bearing 60 has an inner ring 61 and an outer ring 62 between the turntable 78 and a bottom plate 79. The inner ring 61 of the surface holding bearing 60 is fixed to the turntable 78 and the outer ring 62 is fixed to the bottom plate 79. The turntable 78 revolves with the supporting column 41 around the revolving center C, as the center, of the supporting column 41 and the turntable 78. An idler element 65 has a first circumference 63 and a second circumference 64 is installed to a circumference of the surface holding bearing 60. The revolving-side stopper 81 and the fixing-side stopper 82 regulate the idler element 65.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Hayakawa, Hajime Takemoto
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Patent number: 10781015Abstract: A member coupling mechanism capable of coupling two members using a necessary tightening force even in a limited space by a small and simple configuration. A member coupling mechanism includes a first member including a member coupling portion having an open apical surface, a second member coupled to the member coupling portion of the first member, an elastic sealing member inserted between the first member and the second member to seal an opening of the apical surface of the member coupling portion, a coupling member that couples the first member and the second member together, and an acting portion that exerts a force on the coupling member.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Yuki Komori, Hajime Takemoto, Takahiro Saeki
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Patent number: 10772588Abstract: A chassis has a structure in which a front structure and a rear structure are linked by an upper floor and a lower floor. The front structure is linked to a front wheel via a coupling member, a front wheel support member and a shaft. The front structure has a cylindrical support member. In addition, the rear structure is linked to a rear wheel via a shaft. A reinforcing member, which links the front structure and the rear structure in the central part of a space for accommodating a battery, is installed inside the space for accommodating the battery. The front end of the reinforcing member is linked to the cylindrical support member in the front structure. The upper surface of the reinforcing member is fixed to the upper floor and the lower surface of the reinforcing member is fixed to the lower floor.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Toru Hayakawa
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Patent number: 10731779Abstract: In a state in which a ferrule 10 is sandwiched and fixed between a ferrule receiving part 20 and a ferrule pressing part 30, the ferrule 10 is urged toward the ferrule receiving part 20 side by an urging member 33. With this structure, without configuring such that the ferrule pressing part is screwed in the ferrule receiving part by rotating several times, the ferrule 10 can be pressed toward the ferrule receiving part 20 side by a sufficient pressing force by the urging force of the urging member 33. Therefore, the attaching work of the column 2 can be performed more easily.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Akiko Bamba, Hirokazu Taniuchi, Yoshihiko Ide, Hideyuki Moritani, Ryo Takechi
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Publication number: 20200229779Abstract: The axial direction B of the spindle 64 for supporting the movable pulleys 58 and 59 is arranged at a position rotated about the axis of the shaft relative to the axial direction of the spindle 56. The axial direction B of the spindle 64 is arranged in a state of being inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the axial direction A when the movable pulleys 58 and 59 are in the lifted position. This allows the movable pulleys 58 and 59 to be automatically moved to a position at which no stress is applied to the first wire rope 54.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Hajime TAKEMOTO, Toru HAYAKAWA
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Publication number: 20200222015Abstract: In this diagnostic X-ray apparatus (1), a radius of a spiral pulley (63) is set to a radius that differs from a radius of an Archimedes' spiral so that a tensile force of the spring member (61) applied to a second wire rope (67b) and a weight on an X-ray generation unit (50) side applied to a first wire rope (67a) are balanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Toru HAYAKAWA, Hajime TAKEMOTO
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Patent number: 10674978Abstract: According to the present invention, a highly safe moving-type radiation device can be provided. In the case of a conventional configuration using tension springs, if a spring is severed, the fragments will separate from each other permanently. Therefore, the present invention uses compression spring 8a and 8b instead. According to the spring mechanism of the present invention, even if a shaft is about to move largely in accordance with the severing of a spring, fragments of the spring, which has become stuck each other and immovable, interfere and prevent the movement of the shaft. What has been devised in the present invention is a junction spring seat that links a plurality of compression springs 8a and 8b. With this, even in cases where the compression springs 8a and 8b are linked in series, the compression springs 8a and 8b will not be buckled.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Toru Hayakawa
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Patent number: 10575813Abstract: The present invention provides a moving type radiation device improved in usability. The stroke of an intermediate member in a conventional configuration can be increased when an effective diameter of a pinion with respect to an effective diameter of a lower sprocket is determined so that a magnitude of a relative movement that occurs when a lower sprocket and the pinion between an X-ray tube and the intermediate member becomes larger than the magnitude of the relative movement between the X-ray tube and the intermediate member. In the device according to the present invention, the intermediate member moves further toward the floor side than in a conventional device. The operator can move the device while feeling high operability in a state in which the visibility is not interrupted by the intermediate member.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Toru Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20200037970Abstract: This X-ray apparatus for rounds includes an X-ray generator capable of moving up and down in a vertical direction, a holding frame that holds a compression spring or a tension spring that expands and contracts as the X-ray generator moves up and down such that the compression spring or the tension spring is expandable and contractable, that holds a wire rope that transmits an elastic force of the compression spring or the tension spring to the X-ray generator and a pulley around which the wire rope is wound and which rotates, and that supports the X-ray generator such that the X-ray generator is movable up and down, and a support column that extends in the vertical direction and houses the holding frame such that the holding frame is detachable and upwardly exposable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2017Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Hajime TAKEMOTO, Toru HAYAKAWA
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Patent number: 10551359Abstract: A housing is provided with an internal space for accommodating an insert and a cylindrical cap attachment part provided, at the distal end surface thereof, with an opening part communicating with the internal space. An inclined groove that is inclined from the distal end side to the proximal end side of the cap attachment part along the circumferential direction of the cap attachment part is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cap attachment part. A cap fixing part for attaching a seal cap to the cap attachment part has a cap holding part for holding the outer peripheral surface of the seal cap and an elastic part connected to the cap holding part. The elastic part is provided with a protrusion that is fit into the inclined groove of the outer peripheral surface of the cap attachment part.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Yoshihiko Ide, Takahiro Saeki, Ryo Takechi, Yuki Komori
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Publication number: 20200010249Abstract: A member coupling mechanism capable of coupling two members using a necessary tightening force even in a limited space by a small and simple configuration. A member coupling mechanism includes a first member including a member coupling portion having an open apical surface, a second member coupled to the member coupling portion of the first member, an elastic sealing member inserted between the first member and the second member to seal an opening of the apical surface of the member coupling portion, a coupling member that couples the first member and the second member together, and an acting portion that exerts a force on the coupling member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Yuki KOMORI, Hajime TAKEMOTO, Takahiro SAEKI
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Publication number: 20190350544Abstract: A chassis has a structure in which a front structure and a rear structure are linked by an upper floor and a lower floor. The front structure is linked to a front wheel via a coupling member, a front wheel support member and a shaft. The front structure has a cylindrical support member. In addition, the rear structure is linked to a rear wheel via a shaft. A reinforcing member, which links the front structure and the rear structure in the central part of a space for accommodating a battery, is installed inside the space for accommodating the battery. The front end of the reinforcing member is linked to the cylindrical support member in the front structure. The upper surface of the reinforcing member is fixed to the upper floor and the lower surface of the reinforcing member is fixed to the lower floor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Hajime TAKEMOTO, Toru HAYAKAWA
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Patent number: 10295513Abstract: A ferrule container 1 is provided with a ferrule accommodating part 11 and a first column guide part 12. A ferrule is accommodated in the ferrule accommodating part 11. The first column guide part 12 guides a column so as to insert the column into the ferrule accommodated in the ferrule accommodating part 11. Guiding of the column by the first column guide part 12 enables the column to be smoothly and reliably inserted into the ferrule accommodated in the ferrule accommodating part 11. Consequently, unlike a case in which an operator inserts a column while pinching a ferrule with hand, the work of inserting a column into a ferrule can easily be performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Shimadzu CorporationInventors: Hajime Takemoto, Hirokazu Taniuchi, Yoshihiko Ide, Masayuki Okada, Yasunori Terai
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Publication number: 20190069860Abstract: According to the present invention, a highly safe moving-type radiation device can be provided. In the case of a conventional configuration using tension springs, if a spring is severed, the fragments will separate from each other permanently. Therefore, the present invention uses compression spring 8a and 8b instead. According to the spring mechanism of the present invention, even if a shaft is about to move largely in accordance with the severing of a spring, fragments of the spring, which has become stuck each other and immovable, interfere and prevent the movement of the shaft. What has been devised in the present invention is a junction spring seat that links a plurality of compression springs 8a and 8b. With this, even in cases where the compression springs 8a and 8b are linked in series, the compression springs 8a and 8b will not be buckled.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Hajime TAKEMOTO, Toru HAYAKAWA
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Publication number: 20190069872Abstract: The present invention provides a moving type radiation device improved in usability. The stroke of an intermediate member in a conventional configuration can be increased when an effective diameter of a pinion with respect to an effective diameter of a lower sprocket is determined so that a magnitude of a relative movement that occurs when a lower sprocket and the pinion between an X-ray tube and the intermediate member becomes larger than the magnitude of the relative movement between the X-ray tube and the intermediate member. In the device according to the present invention, the intermediate member moves further toward the floor side than in a conventional device. The operator can move the device while feeling high operability in a state in which the visibility is not interrupted by the intermediate member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Hajime TAKEMOTO, Toru HAYAKAWA