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).
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Patent number: 8118805Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Jinno, Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Shiro Tsukada
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Patent number: 7850563Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Jinno, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo
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Publication number: 20090291795Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: MAKOTO JINNO, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo
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Publication number: 20080051238Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Makoto JINNO, Toyomi MIYAGAWA, Shiro TSUKADA, Akira KUDO
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Publication number: 20080051815Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Makoto JINNO, Toyomi MIYAGAWA, Shiro TSUKADA, Akira KUDO
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Publication number: 20080051239Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Makoto JINNO, Toyomi MIYAGAWA, Shiro TSUKADA, Akira KUDO
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Patent number: 7300373Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Jinno, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo
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Publication number: 20070049435Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Jinno, Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Shiro Tsukada
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Publication number: 20040266574Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Makoto Jinno, Toyomi Miyagawa, Shiro Tsukada, Akira Kudo