Patents by Inventor Masami Wakamori

Masami Wakamori 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: 7374157
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a spring assembly, assembles an annular plate and a compression coil spring. The method includes forming a protrusion having a tapered portion on the annular plate, and inserting a punch including a first portion having a larger diameter than an inner diameter of a tip end of the tapered portion from the tip end side into the protrusion to expand the tip end of the tapered portion. The expansion of the tip end of the tapered portion involves expanding a base portion of the protrusion, which extends the tapered portion and has a larger inner diameter than that of the tip end of the tapered portion, along a surface of an end turn of the compression coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Piolax, Inc.
    Inventors: Masami Wakamori, Toshie Fueki
  • Patent number: 7357381
    Abstract: Large-diameter projection portions and small-diameter projection portions are formed in each of the two annular plates, while large-diameter end turn portions, which are respectively associated with large-diameter projection portions, and small-diameter end turn portions, which are respectively associated with small-diameter projection portions, are formed in the compression coil springs. Then, a punch having a diameter portion, whose diameter is larger than the inside diameter of the large-diameter projection portion, is inserted thereinto and increases the diameter thereof. Consequently, the large-diameter end turn portions of the compression coil springs are assembled to each of the annular plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Piolax, Inc
    Inventors: Masami Wakamori, Toshie Fueki
  • Patent number: 7127792
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spring assembly, which includes two annular plates and compression coil springs, and which is adapted so that the compression coil springs are assembled to the annular plates by caulking projection portions formed on the two annular plates, respectively. Projection portions are formed at the side of the annular plates. Plural large-diameter walls and plural small-diameter walls are alternately provided in the circumferential direction of each of the projection portions. A punch having a portion, whose diameter is larger than the inside diameter of a space between the small-diameter walls, is inserted into an inner space among the large-diameter walls and the small-diameter walls of each of the projection portions. As the small-diameter walls of each of the projection portions are enlarged in diameter, the large-diameter walls adjoining each of these small-diameter walls are easily enlarged in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Piolax, Inc.
    Inventors: Masami Wakamori, Toshie Fueki
  • Publication number: 20050017422
    Abstract: Large-diameter projection portions and small-diameter projection portions are formed in each of the two annular plates, while large-diameter end turn portions, which are respectively associated with large-diameter projection portions, and small-diameter end turn portions, which are respectively associated with small-diameter projection portions, are formed in the compression coil springs. Then, a punch having a diameter portion, whose diameter is larger than the inside diameter of the large-diameter projection portion, is inserted thereinto and increases the diameter thereof. Consequently, the large-diameter end turn portions of the compression coil springs are assembled to each of the annular plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Piolax Inc.
    Inventors: Masami Wakamori, Toshie Fueki
  • Publication number: 20050005450
    Abstract: It is a method of manufacturing a spring assembly, which includes two annular plates and compression coil springs, and which is adapted so that the compression coil springs are assembled to the annular plates by caulking projection portions formed on the two annular plates, respectively. Projection portions are formed at the side of the annular plates. Plural large-diameter walls and plural small-diameter walls are alternately provided in the circumferential direction of each of the projection portions. A punch having a portion, whose diameter is larger than the inside diameter of a space between the small-diameter walls, is inserted into an inner space among the large-diameter walls and the small-diameter walls of each of the projection portions. As the small-diameter walls of each of the projection portions are enlarged in diameter, the large-diameter walls adjoining each of these small-diameter walls are easily enlarged in diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: Piolax Inc.
    Inventors: Masami Wakamori, Toshie Fueki
  • Publication number: 20040107560
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a spring assembly, assembles an annular plate and a compression coil spring. The method includes forming a protrusion having a tapered portion on the annular plate, and inserting a punch including a first portion having a larger diameter than an inner diameter of a tip end of the tapered portion from the tip end side into the protrusion to expand the tip end of the tapered portion. The expansion of the tip end of the tapered portion involves expanding a base portion of the protrusion, which extends the tapered portion and has a larger inner diameter than that of the tip end of the tapered portion, along a surface of an end turn of the compression coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Piolax Inc.
    Inventors: Masami Wakamori, Toshie Fueki