Patents by Inventor Masanori Furusawa

Masanori Furusawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20240033870
    Abstract: A dust collecting attachment for an electric power tool includes dust collecting fans, a suctioning portion, and a dust collecting portion. The suctioning portion generates a suctioning force by rotation of the dust collecting fans. The dust collecting portion captures dust suctioned from the suctioning portion. When the dust collecting attachment is mounted to an electric power tool including a motor, a fan shaft of the dust collecting fans is connected to a rotation shaft that is disposed in the electric power tool and rotates in accordance with driving of the motor to allow the dust collecting fans to rotate integrally with the rotation shaft. The dust collecting fans are disposed in a plurality of stages in an axial direction of the fan shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime TAKEUCHI, Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Yoji INOUE
  • Publication number: 20240017390
    Abstract: A power tool having a hammer mechanism includes a motor, a driving mechanism operably connected to the motor and configured to at least linearly drive a tool accessory along a driving axis, a tool body that houses the motor and the driving mechanism, an outer housing elastically connected to the tool body such that the outer housing at least partially covers the tool body and being slidable relative to the tool body in a first direction substantially parallel to the driving axis, a guide part configured to guide sliding movement of the outer housing relative to the tool body, and a handle including a grip part extending in a second direction, the handle being elastically connected at least to the outer housing and being movable relative to the outer housing in the first direction and in at least one direction that intersects the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime TAKEUCHI, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240009823
    Abstract: A rotary hammer includes a tool body, a tool holder, a cylinder, and a coupling member. The tool holder has a tubular shape and a longitudinal axis. The tool holder is configured to hold a tool accessory to be movable along the longitudinal axis and is supported by the tool body to be rotatable around the longitudinal axis. The cylinder extends coaxially with the tool holder and is supported by the tool body to be rotatable around the longitudinal axis. The coupling member is between the tool holder and the cylinder in a radial direction of the tool holder and is engaged with the tool holder and the cylinder to couple the tool holder and the cylinder together such that the tool holder and the cylinder integrally rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoji INOUE, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Patent number: 11865668
    Abstract: A grinder including a motor, a switch operated ON and OFF in accordance with an operation of a switch lever to control a rotation of an output shaft of the motor, a spindle that rotates in accordance with the rotation of the output shaft to rotate a disk-shaped grinding wheel and a brake mechanism controllable with respect to a brake plate that integrally rotates with the output shaft, in a housing, the brake plate includes fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Shibata, Masanori Furusawa
  • Patent number: 11845169
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a tool body, an elastically-connected part elastically connected to the tool body to be movable at least in a front-rear direction relative to the tool body, a detecting mechanism configured to detect pressing of a tool accessory against a workpiece, and a control part configured to control driving of the motor based on a detection result of the detecting mechanism. The detecting mechanism includes a movable member that is provided in one of the tool body and the elastically-connected part and configured to be moved by relative movement of the other of the tool body and the elastically-connected part in the front-rear direction, and a detector that is provided in the one of the tool body and the elastically-connected part and configured to detect rearward pressing of the tool accessory by detecting movement of the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Furusawa, Kanako Hirono, Kei Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11813710
    Abstract: A dust collection system for a power tool can collect, with an ordinary bit, dust with a flexible hose connected. A dust collection system for a power tool includes a power tool to receive a tip tool protruding frontward and including a tool body, a cylindrical first dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and covering the tip tool over its entire circumference with the first dust collection attachment being attached, a second dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and including a dust collector, and a flexible hose to connect the first dust collection attachment and the second dust collection attachment to collect dust sucked through the first dust collection attachment into the dust collector included in the second dust collection attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iida, Masanori Furusawa, Kei Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11780072
    Abstract: In a dust collector for electric power tool, while a casing includes a tubular suction opening portion disposed to protrude forward, a dust collecting route is formed in the casing to ensure capturing a dust suctioned with an air by a filter disposed in a dust box. The suction opening portion is abutted on a surface to be processed and a tool bit of a hammer drill is passable through the suction opening portion. The dust collecting route suctions the air from the suction opening portion and guides the air into the dust box disposed to the casing. The dust box includes a dust removal device (rubber) configured to directly act to the filter from outside to remove the dust accumulated on the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Masanori Furusawa
  • Patent number: 11738436
    Abstract: A rotary hammer includes a motor, a manipulation member, a main switch, a mode-switching member, a first locking member and a second locking member. The first locking member is configured to selectively lock the manipulation member in an OFF position according to a switching position of the mode-switching member. The second locking member is configured to selectively lock the manipulation member in an ON position according to the switching position of the mode-switching member. The first locking member is allowed to lock the manipulation member in the OFF position both when a hammer mode has been selected and when a drill mode has been selected. The motor is allowed to be driven in a state in which the manipulation member is locked in the ON position by the second locking member only when the hammer mode has been selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Furusawa, Hajime Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11679482
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, a housing, a battery holder and a cushion. The battery holder is held by the housing to be movable at least in a first direction relative to the housing. The battery holder is configured to removably receive a battery for supplying electric power to the motor. The cushion is held by the housing such that the first direction intersects the cushion. When the battery is attached to the battery holder, the cushion is directly or indirectly disposed between the battery and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Furusawa, Hajime Takeuchi, Hideki Tsuji, Yoshiro Tada
  • Publication number: 20230173652
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a hammer drill (100), has first and second battery mount parts (160A, 160B) that are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the power tool. First and second batteries (170A, 170B) are mountable thereon in series along a straight line that extends in the longitudinal direction. The first battery (170A) is mounted on the first battery mount part (160A) by sliding along the straight line towards the second battery mount part (160B). The second battery (170B) is mounted on the second battery mount part (170B) by sliding along the straight line towards the first battery mount part (170A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoshiro TADA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Masao MIWA, Shinji ONODA, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Patent number: 11623333
    Abstract: A power tool includes a hammer mechanism, a brushless motor and a cooling fan. The brushless motor includes a rotary member having a motor shaft operably coupled to the hammer mechanism for linearly driving a tool accessory. The cooling fan has a first blade part and is configured to be rotated by the rotary member. The cooling fan includes a polymer portion, which forms at least a portion of the first blade part, and a metal portion disposed in or on the polymer portion. When viewed in a direction parallel to a rotational axis of the cooling fan, the metal member at least partially overlaps the first blade part in a radial direction of the cooling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Furusawa, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoji Inoue
  • Publication number: 20230108688
    Abstract: A grinder including a motor, a switch operated ON and OFF in accordance with an operation of a switch lever to control a rotation of an output shaft of the motor, a spindle that rotates in accordance with the rotation of the output shaft to rotate a disk-shaped grinding wheel and a brake mechanism controllable with respect to a brake plate that integrally rotates with the output shaft, in a housing, the brake plate includes fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji SHIBATA, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Patent number: 11597068
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160 A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160 A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170 A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170 A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119). In a state in which at least one of the battery packs (170 A, 170B) is mounted on at least one of the battery mount parts (160 A, 160B), a length of the mounted battery in a driving axis extending direction is shorter than a length of the mounted battery in a cross direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoshiro Tada, Masanori Furusawa, Masao Miwa, Shinji Onoda, Yoshitaka Machida
  • Publication number: 20230027574
    Abstract: A structuring technique contributes to the rationalization of dispositioning parts and operability with respect to a striking tool wherein usual operation is defined as a striking operation to the downward in a state that the striking tool is downwardly dropped by the own weight of the striking tool. A striking tool is held by a pair of handles by both hands while striking operation takes place when the striking tool drops downwardly by the own weight, a drive mechanism drives an end tool in a first direction and motor, wherein the output shaft of the motor extends in a third direction defined as a thickness direction to cross the first direction and the second direction, and a battery mounting portion is disposed at the side region of the main housing in the second direction, wherein a battery to supply electricity to the motor is mounted to the battery mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Masanori FURUSAWA, Hideki TSUJI
  • Patent number: 11554460
    Abstract: A grinder including a motor, a switch operated ON and OFF in accordance with an operation of a switch lever to control a rotation of an output shaft of the motor, a spindle that rotates in accordance with the rotation of the output shaft to rotate a disk-shaped grinding wheel and a brake mechanism controllable with respect to a brake plate that integrally rotates with the output shaft, in a housing, the brake plate includes fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Shibata, Masanori Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20220402083
    Abstract: A dust collection system for a power tool can collect, with an ordinary bit, dust with a flexible hose connected. A dust collection system for a power tool includes a power tool to receive a tip tool protruding frontward and including a tool body, a cylindrical first dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and covering the tip tool over its entire circumference with the first dust collection attachment being attached, a second dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and including a dust collector, and a flexible hose to connect the first dust collection attachment and the second dust collection attachment to collect dust sucked through the first dust collection attachment into the dust collector included in the second dust collection attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Kei WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220395972
    Abstract: A power tool having a rotary hammer mechanism has a first motor; a driving mechanism configured to operate by power of the first motor in an action mode selected from a plurality of action modes including a first mode of at least rotationally driving a tool accessory and a second mode of only linearly driving the accessory; a tool holder configured to be rotationally driven by torque transmitted from the first motor; a second motor; a clutch member configured to transmit torque to the holder in a transmitting position and to interrupt the transmission in an interrupting position; and a transmitting mechanism configured to convert rotation of the second motor into linear motion and transmit the linear motion to the clutch member. When the tool body excessively rotates around the driving axis, the second motor moves the clutch member from the transmitting position via transmitting mechanism to interrupt the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Hikaru SUNABE, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20220395971
    Abstract: A power tool having a rotary hammer mechanism has a motor, a driving mechanism, a tool body that houses the motor and the driving mechanism, a handle having a grip part, and a first operation member. The driving mechanism is configured to operate by power of the motor in an action mode that is selected from a plurality of operation modes including a first mode of at least rotationally driving a tool accessory around a driving axis and a second mode of only linearly driving the tool accessory along the driving axis. The grip part extends in a direction crossing the driving axis and is configured to be held by a user. The first operation member is on the tool body and faces the grip part. The first operation member is configured to be manually operated by the user to change the action mode of the driving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Kei WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220314413
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a tool body, an elastically-connected part elastically connected to the tool body to be movable at least in a front-rear direction relative to the tool body, a detecting mechanism configured to detect pressing of a tool accessory against a workpiece, and a control part configured to control driving of the motor based on a detection result of the detecting mechanism. The detecting mechanism includes a movable member that is provided in one of the tool body and the elastically-connected part and configured to be moved by relative movement of the other of the tool body and the elastically-connected part in the front-rear direction, and a detector that is provided in the one of the tool body and the elastically-connected part and configured to detect rearward pressing of the tool accessory by detecting movement of the movable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori FURUSAWA, Kanako HIRONO, Kei WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11400578
    Abstract: A work tool includes a spindle, a clamp shaft and at least one biasing part. The spindle is configured to be reciprocally rotated within a specified angle range around a driving axis. The spindle has a first inclined face inclined in a direction crossing the driving axis. The clamp shaft includes a shaft part and a head part. The shaft part is configured to be coaxially inserted into the spindle. The head part is formed on a lower end portion of the shaft part and configured to clamp the tool accessory in cooperation with the spindle while a second inclined face of the tool accessory is pressed against the first inclined face. The at least one biasing part is provided in the spindle and configured to always bias the tool accessory downward while the tool accessory is clamped by the head part and the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Furusawa, Akira Mizutani