Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Sakamaki

Kazuyuki Sakamaki 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: 11592099
    Abstract: A gear includes: an outer circumferential rim provided integrally with a plurality of tooth portions disposed side-by-side in a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential surface; and a plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed inside the outer circumferential rim to be spaced from each other in the circumferential direction by thinning portions, wherein a position where each of the plurality of reinforcing ribs and the outer circumferential rim are joined corresponds, in the circumferential direction, to a position of a tooth groove between the plurality of tooth portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro Taki, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Publication number: 20220090669
    Abstract: A gear includes: an outer circumferential rim provided integrally with a plurality of tooth portions disposed side-by-side in a circumferential direction on an outer circumferential surface; and a plurality of reinforcing ribs disposed inside the outer circumferential rim to be spaced from each other in the circumferential direction by thinning portions, wherein a position where each of the plurality of reinforcing ribs and the outer circumferential rim are joined corresponds, in the circumferential direction, to a position of a tooth groove between the plurality of tooth portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjiro TAKI, Kazuyuki SAKAMAKI
  • Patent number: 10850215
    Abstract: A mesh filter includes a circular plate-shaped mesh portion having a plurality of openings allowing a fluid to pass, a ring-shaped frame body supporting an outer periphery of the mesh portion, and a button-shaped thick portion positioned on an inner peripheral side of the mesh portion. The frame body includes a gate detachment part at one place in a circumferential direction. The mesh portion includes a plurality of inner ribs and outer ribs symmetrical with respect to an imaginary straight line passing through a center of the gate detachment part and bisecting a planar shape of the frame body. The four inner ribs are formed at regular intervals in a peripheral area of a center axis of the thick portion. The outer ribs extend radially inward from an inner peripheral surface of the frame body and are separately formed on both sides of extended lines of the respective inner ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Okamoto, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Patent number: 10576673
    Abstract: A resin gear includes a web with a side surface on which a first annular rib and a second annular rib are formed to be concentric with a boss. The web has an inner web portion coupling the first annular rib to the second annular rib, and an outer web portion coupling the second annular rib to a rim. The inner web portion is formed to have a thickness gradually reduced from one intersection point toward another intersection point, the intersection points being intersection points of a virtual radial direction line passing through a center of the boss with the second annular rib. The first annular rib has a side surface on which only one gate mark of an injection molding is formed at a position on a radially outer side with respect to a first tooth portion and a position biased to the other intersection point on the virtual radial direction line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sakamaki, Tetsuya Tokiwa
  • Publication number: 20190151778
    Abstract: A mesh filter includes a circular plate-shaped mesh portion having a plurality of openings allowing a fluid to pass, a ring-shaped frame body supporting an outer periphery of the mesh portion, and a button-shaped thick portion positioned on an inner peripheral side of the mesh portion. The frame body includes a gate detachment part at one place in a circumferential direction. The mesh portion includes a plurality of inner ribs and outer ribs symmetrical with respect to an imaginary straight line passing through a center of the gate detachment part and bisecting a planar shape of the frame body. The four inner ribs are formed at regular intervals in a peripheral area of a center axis of the thick portion. The outer ribs extend radially inward from an inner peripheral surface of the frame body and are separately formed on both sides of extended lines of the respective inner ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichiro OKAMOTO, Kazuyuki SAKAMAKI
  • Publication number: 20190099931
    Abstract: A resin gear includes a web with a side surface on which a first annular rib and a second annular rib are formed to be concentric with a boss. The web has an inner web portion coupling the first annular rib to the second annular rib, and an outer web portion coupling the second annular rib to a rim. The inner web portion is formed to have a thickness gradually reduced from one intersection point toward another intersection point, the intersection points being intersection points of a virtual radial direction line passing through a center of the boss with the second annular rib. The first annular rib has a side surface on which only one gate mark of an injection molding is formed at a position on a radially outer side with respect to a first tooth portion and a position biased to the other intersection point on the virtual radial direction line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuyuki SAKAMAKI, Tetsuya TOKIWA
  • Patent number: 7543517
    Abstract: A gear made of a resin including a cylindrical toothed portion formed at a radially outer location, a shaft-supporting section formed at a radially inner location around the rotational center of the toothed portion, and a thin plate-shaped web connecting the shaft-supporting section and the toothed portion to each other, wherein the web has a circumferential rib concentric with the toothed portion inside the toothed portion, and a plurality of diametrical ribs diametrically connecting the circumferential rib and the shaft-supporting section to each other along the side of the web, each of the diametrical ribs being formed by a first diametrical rib portion extending obliquely in a direction opposite from a normal rotational direction from the outer periphery of the shaft-supporting section, and a second diametrical rib portion extending obliquely in a direction opposite from an opposite rotational direction from the outer periphery of the shaft-supporting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Noguchi, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Patent number: 7036393
    Abstract: A gear 1 made of a resin includes webs 5 (5a and 5b) formed so that the rigidity of the web is increased by a first circumferential rib 8, a second circumferential rib 10, first diametrical ribs 11 and second diametrical ribs 12, and the circumferential sectional shape of the outermost web 5c is a corrugated shape, whereby the rigidity of the outermost web 5c is increased. As a result, it is possible to increase the rigidity of the outermost web 5c without increasing of the thickness of the outermost web 5c; to form a toothed portion 6 with a high accuracy; to reduce the deformation (for example, the amount of displacement of the toothed portion 6 and a shaft-supporting portion 4 in a rotating direction) due to an external force; and to enhance the rotation-transmitting accuracy. In this gear 1, a vibration and a noise due to the vibration can be reduced by increasing the rigidity of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Publication number: 20060081082
    Abstract: A gear made of a resin including a cylindrical toothed portion formed at a radially outer location, a shaft-supporting section formed at a radially inner location around the rotational center of the toothed portion, and a thin plate-shaped web connecting the shaft-supporting section and the toothed portion to each other, wherein the web has a circumferential rib concentric with the toothed portion inside the toothed portion, and a plurality of diametrical ribs diametrically connecting the circumferential rib and the shaft-supporting section to each other along the side of the web, each of the diametrical ribs being formed by a first diametrical rib portion extending obliquely in a direction opposite from a normal rotational direction from the outer periphery of the shaft-supporting section, and a second diametrical rib portion extending obliquely in a direction opposite from an opposite rotational direction from the outer periphery of the shaft-supporting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Kouji Noguchi, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Patent number: 7004046
    Abstract: A gear made of a resin including substantially annular toothed portion formed at a radially outer location, a shaft-supporting section formed at a radially inner location around a rotational center of the toothed portion, and a web connecting the shaft-supporting section and the toothed portion to each other. A circumferential rib is formed on the web concentrically with the toothed portion, and diametrical ribs are also formed on the web radiately to connect the circumferential rib and the shaft-supporting section to each other in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Noguchi, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Publication number: 20040187622
    Abstract: A gear made of a resin including substantially annular toothed portion formed at a radially outer location, a shaft-supporting section formed at a radially inner location around a rotational center of the toothed portion, and a web connecting the shaft-supporting section and the toothed portion to each other. A circumferential rib is formed on the web concentrically with the toothed portion, and diametrical ribs are also formed on the web radiately to connect the circumferential rib and the shaft-supporting section to each other in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Noguchi, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Patent number: 6752035
    Abstract: A gear made of a resin including substantially annular toothed portion formed at a radially outer location, a shaft-supporting section formed at a radially inner location around a rotational center of the toothed portion, and a web connecting the shaft-supporting section and the toothed portion to each other. A circumferential rib is formed on the web concentrically with the toothed portion, and diametrical ribs are also formed on the web radiately to connect the circumferential rib and the shaft-supporting section to each other in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Noguchi, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Publication number: 20020029648
    Abstract: A gear made of a resin according to the present invention includes a substantially annular toothed portion formed at a radially outer location, a shaft-supporting section formed at a radially inner location around a rotational center of the toothed portion, and a web connecting the shaft-supporting section and the toothed portion to each other. A circumferential rib is formed on the web concentrically with the toothed portion, and diametrical ribs are also formed on the web radiately to connect the circumferential rib and the shaft-supporting section to each other in a radial direction. In addition, a cross brace is formed on the web on the side of an inner peripheral surface of the circumferential rib. By forming the gear in the above manner, the web is reinforced by the circumferential rim and the diametrical ribs and also reinforced by the cross brace, whereby the rigidity of the web can be enhanced without increasing of the thickness of the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Kouji Noguchi, Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Publication number: 20020017153
    Abstract: A gear 1 made of a resin includes webs 5 (5a and 5b) formed so that the rigidity of the web is increased by a first circumferential rib 8, a second circumferential rib 10, first diametrical ribs 11 and second diametrical ribs 12, and the circumferential sectional shape of the outermost web 5c is a corrugated shape, whereby the rigidity of the outermost web 5c is increased. As a result, it is possible to increase the rigidity of the outermost web 5c without increasing of the thickness of the outermost web 5c; to form a toothed portion 6 with a high accuracy; to reduce the deformation (for example, the amount of displacement of the toothed portion 6 and a shaft-supporting portion 4 in a rotating direction) due to an external force; and to enhance the rotation-transmitting accuracy. In this gear 1, a vibration and a noise due to the vibration can be reduced by increasing the rigidity of the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Sakamaki
  • Patent number: 6070484
    Abstract: A molded plastic circular gear which has removed its wall portions on the inside of a tooth root of its circumferential gear teeth portion. The gear has a circular rim formed at a distance from and on an inside of the tooth root. The gear is further formed by injection of resin through gates located in the web portion of the inside of the rim. The gear is further characterized in that the thickness in the axial direction of the web portion of the inside of the rim is made larger than that of the web portion on the outside of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Sakamaki