Patents by Inventor Kazunori Sawayama

Kazunori Sawayama 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: 7043951
    Abstract: To provide a wire rod forming machine for which it is possible to increase the production speed above that of the prior art. In the ring-forming machine 10 of the present configuration, between the respective edges 42 and 51 of the moving die 40 and the fixed punch 50, a prescribed location of the belt-shaped wire rod 90 is sheared and the ring 91 is cut off from the belt-shaped wire rod 90. Then, by pushing the ring 91 that was cut off with the moving die 40, the ring is forcibly removed from the forming tools 31, 32 and 33. Therefore, the speed of removal of the ring 91 can be coupled to the acceleration of the manufacturing speed and increased, allowing the production speed to be improved compared to that of the prior art. In addition, since the ring 91 that is cut off from the belt-shaped wire rod 90, pushed by the moving die 40, moves to the end side of the shaft shaped chute 34 to be collected, transport to the next process becomes easy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignees: Minebea Co. Ltd, Asahi - Seiki Manf. Co.
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Shigeo Nishimura, Eiichi Kobayashi, Kazunori Sawayama
  • Publication number: 20040148993
    Abstract: To provide a wire rod forming machine for which it is possible to increase the production speed above that of the prior art. In the ring-forming machine 10 of the present configuration, between the respective edges 42 and 51 of the moving die 40 and the fixed punch 50, a prescribed location of the belt-shaped wire rod 90 is sheared and the ring 91 is cut off from the belt-shaped wire rod 90. Then, by pushing the ring 91 that was cut off with the moving die 40, the ring is forcibly removed from the forming tools 31, 32 and 33. Therefore, the speed of removal of the ring 91 can be coupled to the acceleration of the manufacturing speed and increased, allowing the production speed to be improved compared to that of the prior art. In addition, since the ring 91 that is cut off from the belt-shaped wire rod 90, pushed by the moving die 40, moves to the end side of the shaft shaped chute 34 to be collected, transport to the next process becomes easy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Shigeo Nishimura, Eiichi Kobayashi, Kazunori Sawayama
  • Patent number: 6729764
    Abstract: A metal bearing liner is formed by deep drawing press process sequentially subjecting a progressive sheet material (roll material) to a plurality of press processes. This makes it possible to form a metal bearing liner by a press work instead of a cutting work that has been conventionally employed while maintaining a requisite accuracy such as roundness and cylindricality thereby remarkably reducing the manufacturing cost of the metal bearing line thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Kazunori Sawayama, Kaoru Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20020061145
    Abstract: A metal bearing liner is formed by deep drawing press process sequentially subjecting a progressive sheet material (roll material) to a plurality of press processes. This makes it possible to form a metal bearing liner by a press work instead of a cutting work that has been conventionally employed while maintaining a requisite accuracy such as roundness and cylindricality thereby remarkably reducing the manufacturing cost of the metal bearing line thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Kazunori Sawayama, Kaoru Matsumoto