Patents by Inventor Shogo SOBARU

Shogo SOBARU 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: 11913515
    Abstract: A torsional damper comprises: a hub fixed to a rotating shaft and having an outer peripheral surface on the circumference centered on the rotating shaft; an annular vibrating ring having an inner peripheral surface having a diameter larger than that of the outer peripheral surface of the hub, on the circumference centered on the rotation axis; and a rubber ring, composed of a rubber composition containing EPDM as a main component, provided in a compressed state between the outer peripheral surface of the hub and the inner peripheral surface of the vibrating ring, and has a loss coefficient of 0.18 or more when the surface temperature is 60±5° C., wherein when the rubber ring is subjected to the resonance point tracking method, the maximum surface reaching temperature of the rubber ring at the time of continuous vibration at the resonance point and the vibration ring thickness satisfy a specific relational expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shogo Sobaru
  • Publication number: 20220412432
    Abstract: A torsional damper comprises: a hub fixed to a rotating shaft and having an outer peripheral surface on the circumference centered on the rotating shaft; an annular vibrating ring having an inner peripheral surface having a diameter larger than that of the outer peripheral surface of the hub, on the circumference centered on the rotation axis; and a rubber ring, composed of a rubber composition containing EPDM as a main component, provided in a compressed state between the outer peripheral surface of the hub and the inner peripheral surface of the vibrating ring, and has a loss coefficient of 0.18 or more when the surface temperature is 60±5° C., wherein when the rubber ring is subjected to the resonance point tracking method, the maximum surface reaching temperature of the rubber ring at the time of continuous vibration at the resonance point and the vibration ring thickness satisfy a specific relational expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Shogo SOBARU