Patents by Inventor Motohiro Sato
Motohiro Sato 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).
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Patent number: 8939064Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear actuator. A slide table of the linear actuator includes a table main body and an end plate connected to another end of the table main body. On a base portion of the table main body, four workpiece retaining holes are formed, and fitting seats are disposed respectively about the workpiece retaining holes on radial outer sides thereof. The fitting seats are formed at the same time that the table main body is formed by press molding.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro Ishibashi, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato
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Publication number: 20140367361Abstract: A gas circuit breaker includes: a pair of electrodes provided so as to be able to come in contact with and separate from each other; and an insulating material that is placed so as to generate a decomposition gas in response to a direct or indirect action from an arc occurring between the pair of electrodes when a current is broken, wherein the decomposition gas generated from the insulating material when the current is broken is configured to be utilized for extinguishing the arc, and wherein an ablative material that does not include hydrogen atoms but has a carbon-oxygen bond in a main chain or ring part is used as the insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Katsuhiko Horinouchi, Motohiro Sato, Kazuki Kubo, Yuhei Awano
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Publication number: 20140133787Abstract: A linear actuator. On a guide block that configures a guide mechanism, a pair of ball-circulating grooves is formed on the lower surface that faces a cylinder body and multiple balls are loaded in the ball-circulating grooves. Paired cover blocks are respectively mounted on the two ends of the guide block. Paired ball clips, which are formed as arms, are engaged with the cover blocks when the clips are inserted in the ball-circulating grooves and are holding the balls. Paired cover plates are respectively mounted on the end faces of the cover blocks, and arm-shaped cover clips are mounted so as to hold the cover plates. The cover plates, the cover blocks and the guide block are thereby integrally linked.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichiro Ishibashi, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Toshio Sato
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Patent number: 8683911Abstract: A linear actuator includes a guide block constituting a guide mechanism. In the guide block, a pair of installation grooves are formed in a lower surface facing toward a cylinder main body. Ball circulation members having therein ball circulation holes are installed respectively in the installation grooves. Additionally, ball circulation passages through which balls circulate are provided. The ball circulation passages are made up from roll-reversing sections disposed on opposite ends of the ball circulation members, the ball circulation holes, second ball guide grooves formed in both side surfaces of the guide block, and first ball guide grooves of the slide table.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro Ishibashi, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato
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Publication number: 20130161289Abstract: An arc extinguishing device of a gas circuit breaker includes: an arc chamber in which an arc generated between a movable electrode and a fixed electrode is formed; a heat puffer chamber disposed so as to surround the arc chamber; a blow port in which the arc chamber communicates with the heat puffer chamber in the circumferential direction of the arc chamber; hydrogen absorbents which are disposed on an inner wall of a pressure chamber; an exhaust port which passes to the outside of an arc extinguishing chamber; and a hydrogen absorbent disposed at a position surrounding the movable electrode. Deterioration of insulation due to a product formed by decomposition of arc extinguishing gas by the arc during a contact opening operation can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiko Horinouchi, Motohiro Sato
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Publication number: 20120260797Abstract: A linear actuator includes a cylinder main body, which is provided at one end thereof with a lock mechanism capable of restricting displacement of a slide table. The lock mechanism is equipped with a lock plate and a sub-piston. The lock plate is rotatable toward a side of the slide table by an elastic force of a spring, inserted into an insertion groove, and restricts displacement of the slide table. The sub-piston is displaced by a pressure fluid supplied to a supply port, and releases a displacement restricted state of the slide table by the lock plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro ISHIBASHI, Motohiro Sato, Toshio Sato
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Patent number: 8109290Abstract: A pipe joint is equipped with a socket and a plug, which are attachable and detachable from each other, wherein a pressure fluid introduced from the plug flows toward the socket through second holes formed in a plug valve. In addition, the pressure fluid flows smoothly along outer circumferential surfaces of the plug valve and a socket valve, and along inner circumferential surfaces of a plug body and a socket body. Further, the pressure fluid flows from the socket body to a back body, through first holes formed in the socket valve.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motohiro Sato, Shuichi Saito
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Publication number: 20110247487Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear actuator. A slide table of the linear actuator includes a table main body and an end plate connected to another end of the table main body. On a base portion of the table main body, four workpiece retaining holes are formed, and fitting seats are disposed respectively about the workpiece retaining holes on radial outer sides thereof. The fitting seats are formed at the same time that the table main body is formed by press molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro ISHIBASHI, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato
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Publication number: 20110180979Abstract: A damper hole having a large-diameter section is formed inside a body which is made of metal. A flange which fits in the large-diameter section is formed in a damper which is made of rubber and is received in the damper hole. The flange defines a cushion chamber in the large-diameter section. A gap for letting air restrictively discharge from the cushion chamber is formed between an outer periphery of the flange and an inner periphery of the large-diameter section. Motion energy of a moving object colliding with the damper is absorbed by both elasticity produced by the compressed damper and an air cushion effect produced by the flange and the cushion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SMC CorporationInventors: Kouichirou ISHIBASHI, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato
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Publication number: 20110162520Abstract: A linear actuator includes a cylinder main body. With respect to the cylinder main body, a slide table is disposed for reciprocal displacement through a guide mechanism, which is disposed on the cylinder main body. A stopper mechanism having a stopper bolt is disposed on one end of the slide table centrally in a widthwise direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the slide table. In addition, when the slide table is displaced along the cylinder main body, an end of the stopper bolt comes into abutment with an end of a cover of the guide mechanism, whereupon the slide table becomes engaged therewith and movement of the slide table is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro ISHIBASHI, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato
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Publication number: 20110162519Abstract: A linear actuator includes a guide block constituting a guide mechanism. In the guide block, a pair of installation grooves are formed in a lower surface facing toward a cylinder main body. Ball circulation members having therein ball circulation holes are installed respectively in the installation grooves. Additionally, ball circulation passages through which balls circulate are provided. The ball circulation passages are made up from roll-reversing sections disposed on opposite ends of the ball circulation members, the ball circulation holes, second ball guide grooves formed in both side surfaces of the guide block, and first ball guide grooves of the slide table.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro ISHIBASHI, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato
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Publication number: 20100307876Abstract: A body-side cushion structural body attached to a body and a piston-side cushion structural body integrally moving with a piston are disposed outside the body, a cushion rod is disposed on either one of the cushion structural bodies, while a rod fitting hole is disposed in the other cushion structural body, a cushion packing is disposed at a spout portion of the rod fitting hole, and moreover, a throttle valve that discharges air in the rod fitting hole to the outside with flow-rate adjustment is disposed so as to configure an air cushion mechanism that stops the piston in a buffering manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: SMC CorporationInventors: Kouichirou ISHIBASHI, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato
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Publication number: 20080067804Abstract: A pipe joint is equipped with a socket and a plug, which are attachable and detachable from each other, wherein a pressure fluid introduced from the plug flows toward the socket through second holes formed in a plug valve. In addition, the pressure fluid flows smoothly along outer circumferential surfaces of the plug valve and a socket valve, and along inner circumferential surfaces of a plug body and a socket body. Further, the pressure fluid flows from the socket body to a back body, through first holes formed in the socket valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Motohiro Sato, Shuichi Saito
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Patent number: 7213845Abstract: A tube joint comprises a retaining mechanism which retains the locked state by preventing a sleeve from any rotation in the circumferential direction which would be otherwise caused by any unexpected external force. The retaining mechanism includes a ratchet which is provided to surround the outer circumferential surface of a socket body and which is rotatable synchronously with the sleeve, and a coil spring which is interposed between the sleeve and the ratchet and which makes an urging action to cause mutual separation under an action of the spring force.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2004Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motohiro Sato, Yoshimoto Taneya, Noriyoshi Maruyama
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Patent number: 6908120Abstract: A tube joint includes a body into which a tube is inserted, a guide member which is arranged in the body, a chuck which engages with the outer circumferential surface of the tube to retain the tube, fastening pawls which protrude while being inclined by predetermined angles toward the inner circumference facing the tube on the chuck, a release bush which releases the tube from a fastened state, and a packing which is installed in the body. The packing surrounds the outer circumferential surface of the tube, and is displaceable in the axial direction of the body when a pressure fluid is supplied.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2004Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taku Tomita, Yoshimoto Taneya, Motohiro Sato, Keiichiro Naito, Hitoshi Hamasaki
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Publication number: 20050046178Abstract: A tube joint comprises a retaining mechanism which retains the locked state by preventing a sleeve from any rotation in the circumferential direction which would be otherwise caused by any unexpected external force. The retaining mechanism includes a ratchet which is provided to surround the outer circumferential surface of a socket body and which is rotatable synchronously with the sleeve, and a coil spring which is interposed between the sleeve and the ratchet and which makes an urging action to cause mutual separation under an action of the spring force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motohiro Sato, Yoshimoto Taneya, Noriyoshi Maruyama
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Publication number: 20040232697Abstract: A tube joint includes a body into which a tube is inserted, a guide member which is arranged in the body, a chuck which engages with the outer circumferential surface of the tube to retain the tube, fastening pawls which protrude while being inclined by predetermined angles toward the inner circumference facing the tube on the chuck, a release bush which releases the tube from a fastened state, and a packing which is installed in the body. The packing surrounds the outer circumferential surface of the tube, and is displaceable in the axial direction of the body when a pressure fluid is supplied.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Taku Tomita, Yoshimoto Taneya, Motohiro Sato, Keiichiro Naito, Hitoshi Hamasaki
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Patent number: D638730Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: SMC CorporationInventors: Kouichirou Ishibashi, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato
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Patent number: D644665Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro Ishibashi, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato
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Patent number: D645054Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichiro Ishibashi, Seiji Takanashi, Motohiro Sato, Jiro Mandokoro, Koji Hara, Toshio Sato