Patents by Inventor Shiro Tsukada

Shiro Tsukada 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: 8118805
    Abstract: A robot has a flexible power transmission member, an input rotation axis rotated by a power generation source, a driving link connected at both ends of the flexible power transmission member, which transmits a rotation torque of the input rotation axis to the flexible power transmission member, and a driven pulley around which the flexible power transmission member is hung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Jinno, Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Shiro Tsukada
  • Patent number: 7850563
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a slit elongated in the circumferential direction of the pulley to extend to opposite sides of the embedding hole and communicating with the embedding hole; and a pair of columnar or tapered anchor pins each having a path hole penetrating the anchor pin across the lengthwise direction thereof to receive the flexible power transmission element inserted therein, wherein each the anchor pin receiving the flexible power transmission element in the path hole thereof is embedded in the embedding hole of the associated pulley under pressure, and the flexible power transmission element is thereby held on the pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Jinno, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo
  • Publication number: 20090291795
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a slit elongated in the circumferential direction of the pulley to extend to opposite sides of the embedding hole and communicating with the embedding hole; and a pair of columnar or tapered anchor pins each having a path hole penetrating the anchor pin across the lengthwise direction thereof to receive the flexible power transmission element inserted therein, wherein each the anchor pin receiving the flexible power transmission element in the path hole thereof is embedded in the embedding hole of the associated pulley under pressure, and the flexible power transmission element is thereby held on the pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: MAKOTO JINNO, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo
  • Publication number: 20080051238
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a slit elongated in the circumferential direction of the pulley to extend to opposite sides of the embedding hole and communicating with the embedding hole; and a pair of columnar or tapered anchor pins each having a path hole penetrating the anchor pin across the lengthwise direction thereof to receive the flexible power transmission element inserted therein, wherein each the anchor pin receiving the flexible power transmission element in the path hole thereof is embedded in the embedding hole of the associated pulley under pressure, and the flexible power transmission element is thereby held on the pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Makoto JINNO, Toyomi MIYAGAWA, Shiro TSUKADA, Akira KUDO
  • Publication number: 20080051815
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a slit elongated in the circumferential direction of the pulley to extend to opposite sides of the embedding hole and communicating with the embedding hole; and a pair of columnar or tapered anchor pins each having a path hole penetrating the anchor pin across the lengthwise direction thereof to receive the flexible power transmission element inserted therein, wherein each the anchor pin receiving the flexible power transmission element in the path hole thereof is embedded in the embedding hole of the associated pulley under pressure, and the flexible power transmission element is thereby held on the pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Makoto JINNO, Toyomi MIYAGAWA, Shiro TSUKADA, Akira KUDO
  • Publication number: 20080051239
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a slit elongated in the circumferential direction of the pulley to extend to opposite sides of the embedding hole and communicating with the embedding hole; and a pair of columnar or tapered anchor pins each having a path hole penetrating the anchor pin across the lengthwise direction thereof to receive the flexible power transmission element inserted therein, wherein each the anchor pin receiving the flexible power transmission element in the path hole thereof is embedded in the embedding hole of the associated pulley under pressure, and the flexible power transmission element is thereby held on the pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Makoto JINNO, Toyomi MIYAGAWA, Shiro TSUKADA, Akira KUDO
  • Patent number: 7300373
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a slit elongated in the circumferential direction of the pulley to extend to opposite sides of the embedding hole and communicating with the embedding hole; and a pair of columnar or tapered anchor pins each having a path hole penetrating the anchor pin across the lengthwise direction thereof to receive the flexible power transmission element inserted therein, wherein each the anchor pin receiving the flexible power transmission element in the path hole thereof is embedded in the embedding hole of the associated pulley under pressure, and the flexible power transmission element is thereby held on the pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Jinno, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo
  • Publication number: 20070049435
    Abstract: A robot has a flexible power transmission member, an input rotation axis rotated by a power generation source, a driving link connected at both ends of the flexible power transmission member, which transmits a rotation torque of the input rotation axis to the flexible power transmission member, and a driven pulley around which the flexible power transmission member is hung.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Makoto Jinno, Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Shiro Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20040266574
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism comprising: a flexible power transmission element; a pair of a drive pulley and a driven pulley on which the flexible power transmission element is wound, each the pulley having a pin-embedding hole formed to extend from the outer circumferential thereof toward the center thereof, and a slit elongated in the circumferential direction of the pulley to extend to opposite sides of the embedding hole and communicating with the embedding hole; and a pair of columnar or tapered anchor pins each having a path hole penetrating the anchor pin across the lengthwise direction thereof to receive the flexible power transmission element inserted therein, wherein each the anchor pin receiving the flexible power transmission element in the path hole thereof is embedded in the embedding hole of the associated pulley under pressure, and the flexible power transmission element is thereby held on the pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Makoto Jinno, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo