Patents by Inventor Nozomu ASANO

Nozomu ASANO 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: 10562128
    Abstract: An oscillation jig includes: an oscillation jig base connected to an oscillation table; a first clamp member provided in the oscillation jig base; a second clamp member located at a position opposed to the first clamp member in an oscillation direction and configured to hold a first metal component together with the first clamp member; a link mechanism provided in the oscillation jig base, composed of a plurality of links connected together, connected to the second clamp member, and caused to extend and contract in the oscillation direction; and a clamp actuator configured to cause the link mechanism to extend and contract in the oscillation direction. When the first clamp member and the second clamp member hold the first metal component, a connection center line connecting connection centers of the respective links is made straight in the oscillation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Nozomu Asano, Yasushi Dodo, Yuichiro Nakayama, Miki Shinagawa, Wataru Ueda
  • Publication number: 20180154478
    Abstract: An oscillation jig includes: an oscillation jig base connected to an oscillation table; a first clamp member provided in the oscillation jig base; a second clamp member located at a position opposed to the first clamp member in an oscillation direction and configured to hold a first metal component together with the first clamp member; a link mechanism provided in the oscillation jig base, composed of a plurality of links connected together, connected to the second clamp member, and caused to extend and contract in the oscillation direction; and a clamp actuator configured to cause the link mechanism to extend and contract in the oscillation direction. When the first clamp member and the second clamp member hold the first metal component, a connection center line connecting connection centers of the respective links is made straight in the oscillation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Nozomu ASANO, Yasushi DODO, Yuichiro NAKAYAMA, Miki SHINAGAWA, Wataru UEDA
  • Patent number: 9624942
    Abstract: The present invention is a turbo machine that is provided with an impeller that is rotated, and with a shaft that transmits rotation power to this impeller, wherein there is provided a differential screw having an impeller screw portion that is provided at one end thereof and that is screwed into the impeller, and having a shaft screw portion that is provided at another end thereof and that is screwed into the shaft, and that fastens the impeller and the shaft together, and wherein, in the differential screw, a thread diameter of thread ridges that are formed on the impeller screw portion is formed the same as a thread diameter of thread ridges that are formed on the shaft screw portion, and a screwing direction of the thread ridges that are formed on the impeller screw portion is formed as the same direction as a screwing direction of the thread ridges that are formed on the shaft screw portion, and a pitch between the thread ridges that are formed on the impeller screw portion is formed smaller than a pitch
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nozomu Asano, Shusaku Yamasaki, Toshimichi Taketomi
  • Publication number: 20150093247
    Abstract: The present invention is a turbo machine that is provided with an impeller that is rotated, and with a shaft that transmits rotation power to this impeller, wherein there is provided a differential screw having an impeller screw portion that is provided at one end thereof and that is screwed into the impeller, and having a shaft screw portion that is provided at another end thereof and that is screwed into the shaft, and that fastens the impeller and the shaft together, and wherein, in the differential screw, a thread diameter of thread ridges that are formed on the impeller screw portion is formed the same as a thread diameter of thread ridges that are formed on the shaft screw portion, and a screwing direction of the thread ridges that are formed on the impeller screw portion is formed as the same direction as a screwing direction of the thread ridges that are formed on the shaft screw portion, and a pitch between the thread ridges that are formed on the impeller screw portion is formed smaller than a pitch
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Nozomu ASANO, Shusaku YAMASAKI, Toshimichi TAKETOMI
  • Publication number: 20130330193
    Abstract: In a turbomachinery (S1) that is provided with an impeller (1a) and a shaft (2) that are to be fastened, the impeller (1a) and the shaft (2) are fastened by a two-way screw (3) of which the turning direction of the screw thread that is formed on the impeller (1a) side and the turning direction of the screw thread that is formed on the shaft (2) side are opposite directions. As a result, it is possible to fasten the impeller (1a) to the shaft (2) without the need for a complicated and large equipment, and the amount of work during fastening is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Nozomu ASANO, Shusaku YAMASAKI, Toshimichi TAKETOMI