Patents by Inventor Isamu Shiotsu

Isamu Shiotsu 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: 8092333
    Abstract: There is provided a compact and highly durable variable-speed traction drive transmission device. A traction drive transmission device which uses the traction of rolling bodies K arranged between an input shaft Si and an output shaft So to change the number of revolutions of the input shaft Si into a desired transmission ratio and output from the output shaft So, has a rotation axis of the rolling bodies K arranged at an incline so that it is not orthogonal to the axis of the input shaft Si and the output shaft So, and there is provided: a load regulation cam 50 which automatically changes a preload applied to the rolling bodies K corresponding to a torque of the input shaft Si; and a differential type transmission ratio variation mechanism using a worm gear 55, which is connected to a retainer 40 serving as a traction input-output member of the rolling bodies K, and performs number of revolutions control of the retainer 40 to change the transmission ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Tozaki, Takeshi Yoshimi, Akihiko Umeda, Hiroyuki Sonobe, Isamu Shiotsu, Takayoshi Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20110269594
    Abstract: A micro-traction drive includes an inner ring that is formed in a cylindrical shape and is supported so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis; an outer ring formed in a cylindrical shape having a larger diameter than the inner ring; a plurality of rolling elements rolling while being in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the inner ring and an inner circumferential surface of the outer ring; a retaining portion that keeps the plurality of rolling elements apart from one another at predetermined intervals; a pressing portion that applies a preload between the inner ring and the rolling elements and between the outer ring and the rolling elements; and an input shaft that is formed to have a smaller diameter than the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring, is disposed adjacent to the inner ring, and transmits a rotational driving force to the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Tozaki, Takeshi Yoshimi, Isamu Shiotsu, Hiroyuki Sonobe
  • Publication number: 20110136619
    Abstract: A first rotary shaft and a second rotary are disposed such that they are rotatable around a rotation axis. The second rotary shaft has a cylindrical supporting part that covers the end section of the first rotary shaft. A case supports the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft. A first rolling bearing is disposed between the first rotary shaft and the case and supports the first rotary shaft such that it is rotatable. A second rolling bearing is disposed between the supporting part and the first rotary shaft and supports the first rotary shaft and the second rotary shaft such that they are rotatable relative to each other. A transmission part of the second rotary shaft transmits to the second rolling bearing a preload force that pushes the second rotary shaft to the first rotary shaft side. A load-receiving part of the case that receives the preload force transmitted from the second rolling bearing to the first rolling bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Tozaki, Takeshi Yoshimi, Hiroyuki Sonobe, Isamu Shiotsu, Susumu Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7604560
    Abstract: This planetary roller driving device includes: a planetary roller speed up gear having a first carrier being a first input axis and a first sun roller being a first output axis; a planetary roller reduction gear having a second sun roller being a second input axis and a second carrier being a second output axis, the second input axis being joined with the first output axis; a roller ring driving mechanism; a housing which accommodates the planetary roller speed up gear, the planetary roller reduction gear, and the roller ring driving mechanism; a roller ring rotation control circuit which controls a rotation of the roller ring driving mechanism corresponding to an external environmental condition; and a torque-assisting mechanism which is provided in the housing and provides an assisting torque to the first input axis or the second output axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Isamu Shiotsu, Hiroyuki Sonobe, Takayoshi Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20090075775
    Abstract: There is provided a compact and highly durable variable-speed traction drive transmission device. A traction drive transmission device which uses the traction of rolling bodies K arranged between an input shaft Si and an output shaft So to change the number of revolutions of the input shaft Si into a desired transmission ratio and output from the output shaft So, has a rotation axis of the rolling bodies K arranged at an incline so that it is not orthogonal to the axis of the input shaft Si and the output shaft So, and there is provided: a load regulation cam 50 which automatically changes a preload applied to the rolling bodies K corresponding to a torque of the input shaft Si; and a differential type transmission ratio variation mechanism using a worm gear 55, which is connected to a retainer 40 serving as a traction input-output member of the rolling bodies K, and performs number of revolutions control of the retainer 40 to change the transmission ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Tozaki, Takeshi Yoshimi, Akihiko Umeda, Hiroyuki Sonobe, Isamu Shiotsu, Takayoshi Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20060240937
    Abstract: This planetary roller driving device includes: a planetary roller speed up gear having a first carrier being a first input axis and a first sun roller being a first output axis; a planetary roller reduction gear having a second sun roller being a second input axis and a second career being a second output axis, the second input axis being joined with the first output axis; a roller ring driving mechanism which drives one of a first roller ring of the planetary roller speed up gear and a second roller ring of the planetary roller reduction gear; a housing which accommodates the planetary roller speed up gear, the planetary roller reduction gear, and the roller ring driving mechanism; a roller ring rotation control circuit which controls a rotation of the roller ring driving mechanism corresponding to an external environmental condition; and a torque-assisting mechanism which is provided in the housing and provides an assisting torque to the first input axis or the second output axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Isamu Shiotsu, Hiroyuki Sonobe, Takayoshi Hirayama