Patents by Inventor Hiroyoshi Itou

Hiroyoshi Itou 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: 6595692
    Abstract: A rotation sensor-equipped bearing comprising an encoder 8 mounted to an inner ring 2 constituting the rotatable raceway ring of a bearing 1, a core metal 9 mounted to the inner diameter surface of an outer ring 3 mounted to a bearing housing 6 and constituting a fixed raceway ring, a sensor housing 10 fixed to the core metal 9, the sensor housing 10 having a sensor 11 and a circuit board 12 received therein, an electric wire 13 connected to the circuit board 12, the interior of the sensor housing 10 being molded with resin, wherein the outer diameter surface of the sensor housing 10 is integrally formed with a radially projecting rotation stop member 16. The rotation stop member 16 being disposed in a notch groove 14a in a hold-down lid 14 fixed to the bearing housing 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyoshi Itou
  • Publication number: 20020094145
    Abstract: A rotation sensor-equipped bearing comprising an encoder 8 mounted to an inner ring 2 constituting the rotatable raceway ring of a bearing 1, a core metal 9 mounted to the inner diameter surface of an outer ring 3 mounted to a bearing housing 6 and constituting a fixed raceway ring, a sensor housing 10 fixed to the core metal 9, the sensor housing 10 having a sensor 11 and a circuit board 12 received therein, an electric wire 13 connected to the circuit board 12, the interior of the sensor housing 10 being molded with resin, wherein the outer diameter surface of the sensor housing 10 is integrally formed with a radially projecting rotation stop member 16. The rotation stop member 16 being disposed in a notch groove 14a in a hold-down lid 14 fixed to the bearing housing 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventor: Hiroyoshi Itou