Patents by Inventor Shoichi Ishikawa

Shoichi Ishikawa 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: 8555505
    Abstract: In a flat wave gear device, there is determined a rack-approximated movement locus Lc1 of a flexible externally toothed gear with respect to an S-side rigid internally toothed gear accompanying rotation of a wave generator. ?OPT is a minimum value of the radius of curvature of the movement locus Lc1, and is determined from an evolute e of the movement locus Lc1. A convex arc having a radius ? (???OPT) is used in a main part of a tooth profile of the flexible externally toothed gear. A parallel curve c that is set apart from a movement locus Lc2 by the arc radius ? is used on a main part of a tooth profile to be generated on the S-side rigid internally toothed gear. The movement locus Lc2 accounts for the actual number of teeth, and is obtained from a center A of a convex arc of the flexible externally toothed gear being drawn with respect to the rigid internally toothed gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8542214
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image display unit, a capacitance type touch panel that is disposed on the surface of the image display unit, and a signal processing unit that outputs to a control unit a position signal corresponding to a pressed position on the touch panel or a signal corresponding to the distance between the touch panel and a finger based on the capacitance between the touch panel and the finger. When the approach of the finger to the touch panel is detected, sensitivity is lowered and a menu button is displayed. When the finger moves while pressing the menu button, a menu area and a menu icon are displayed. Accordingly, it is easy to operate the touch panel which is applied to a vehicle-mounted apparatus and it is easy to see a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira, Shoichi Ishikawa, Shunsuke Sasanabe, Satoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20130081496
    Abstract: In a wave gear device, an involute tooth profile with the low pressure angle ? (<20°) is employed as a basic tooth profile of external teeth of a flexible external gear. In the principal section of the external teeth, the tooth depth thereof satisfies 2?0mn=2(1+c) mn (deflection coefficient ?0=1+c, 0<c<0.5), which is larger than the standard one. The shifting of the teeth which takes into account coning is performed along the tooth trace direction of the external teeth, so that straight portions of a rack tooth profile on the respective sections perpendicular to the axis in the tooth trace direction of the external teeth are conformed as viewed along the tooth trace direction. The rack tooth profile of the involute tooth profile is a straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Shoichi Ishikawa, Noboru Takizawa, Takahiro Arima, Yusuke Shibamoto
  • Publication number: 20120304791
    Abstract: In an elliptical rim neutral line of each axially perpendicular cross section in a tooth trace direction of a flexible externally toothed gear of a wave gear device, external teeth are applied with addendum modification along the external teeth tooth trace direction so that the bending stress generated at the root rim surface of the external teeth that is caused by flexing of the flexible externally toothed gear is averaged out, the maximum value thereof can be reduced, and the transferred torque of the wave gear device can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120285283
    Abstract: In a wave gear device, similarity curve tooth profiles for defining the tooth-face tooth profile of each of a flexible externally toothed gear and a rigid internally toothed gear is determined from the movement trajectory, relative to a tooth of the rigid internally toothed gear, of a tooth of the flexible externally toothed gear at a main cross-section at which the deflection factor is ?=1. Tooth profile curves, which have been subjected to profile shifting corresponding to the difference between the deflection factor ?o (>1) of the opening-end cross-section of the flexible externally toothed gear and the deflection factor ? of the main cross-section, are determined from the similarity curves; and the tooth profile curves are used to form the tooth-face tooth profile portions of the two gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110279391
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes a storage device, an external input unit, a speaker, an image display unit, a touch panel, a control unit, a DVD/CD drive, a GPS, a vehicle speed sensor, and a gyroscope. The touch panel includes a finger rest area to reduce erroneous operation by a finger or hand of an operator due to vibration of the vehicle or other causes, and perform input intended by the operator even under a vehicle-mounted environment. The operator contacts the finger on the rest area thereby stabilizing his/her inputting hand while contacting the touch panel. As a result, erroneous input can be reduced, and input desired by the operator can be easily performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira, Shoichi Ishikawa, Shunsuke Sasanabe, Satoshi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 8028603
    Abstract: In a flat wave gear device in which a flexible externally toothed gear and the rigid internally toothed gear have the same number of teeth, an arcuate tooth profile is imparted to a flexible externally toothed gear, a contact point C between tooth profiles of a flexible externally toothed gear and a D-side rigid internally toothed gear is determined from an arc center A of the arcuate tooth profile of the flexible externally toothed gear and from a momentary center S of relative movement between the gears, and a main part of a tooth profile to be formed in the D-side rigid internally toothed gear is calculated based on the contact point. The tooth profile of the D-side rigid internally toothed gear can be accurately designed; therefore, meshing between the gears can occur with zero backlash, ratcheting torque can be increased, and continuous meshing can occur across a wide range of the movement locus of the tooth profiles of both gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110237382
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wave gear device (1) for setting the flexible state of the principal section (30) of a flexible external gear in a normal-deflection state (at a deflection coefficient ?=1). The moving locus of a tooth profile in the principal section (30) is determined by a rack approximation, and a similar curve (BC), which is obtained by similarly transforming a curve (AB) cut from that moving locus, is used to define the fundamental addendum shape of the tooth profile in the principal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110187675
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image display unit, a capacitance type touch panel that is disposed on the surface of the image display unit, and a signal processing unit that outputs to a control unit a position signal corresponding to a pressed position on the touch panel or a signal corresponding to the distance between the touch panel and a finger based on the capacitance between the touch panel and the finger. When the approach of the finger to the touch panel is detected, sensitivity is lowered and a menu button is displayed. When the finger moves while pressing the menu button, a menu area and a menu icon are displayed. Accordingly, it is easy to operate the touch panel which is applied to a vehicle-mounted apparatus and it is easy to see a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira, Shoichi Ishikawa, Shunsuke Sasanabe, Satoshi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20110154928
    Abstract: In a wave gear device (1), radial deflection of a flexible external gear (3) is set at 2?mn (?>1) which is larger than a normal deflection of 2mn (?=1), and the tooth depth of both gears (2, 3) is set larger than a standard tooth depth (in case of ?=1). Meshing movement locus of both gears (2, 3) is approximated by a rack in case of ?>1, and using similarity-transformation curves (AC, AD) obtained by similarly enlarging a curve (AB) on the unmeshing side at the post-stage of meshing from the vertex (deepest meshing position) (A) of the movement locus (M), the dedendum tooth profile portion (21) of a rigid internal gear (2) and the addendum tooth profile portion (31) of the flexible external gear (3) are defined and then both gears (2, 3) are brought into continuous contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110138952
    Abstract: In a flat wave gear device, there is determined a rack-approximated movement locus Lc1 of a flexible externally toothed gear with respect to an S-side rigid internally toothed gear accompanying rotation of a wave generator. (?OPT is a minimum value of the radius of curvature of the movement locus Lc1, and is determined from an evolute e of the movement locus Lc1. A convex arc having a radius ? (???OPT) is used in a main part of a tooth profile of the flexible externally toothed gear. A parallel curve c that is set apart from a movement locus Lc2 by the arc radius p is used on a main part of a tooth profile to be generated on the S-side rigid internally toothed gear. The movement locus Lc2 accounts for the actual number of teeth, and is obtained from a center A of a convex arc of the flexible externally toothed gear being drawn with respect to the rigid internally toothed gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7735396
    Abstract: A rigid internal gear and a flexible external gear of a wave gear drive are spur gears of module m. The number of teeth of the external gear is smaller by 2n (n is a positive integer) than that of the internal gear. The deflection of the major axis of the elliptical rim neutral line on the principal cross-section of the external gear is set at 2?mn (?<1). On the principal cross-section, the meshing of both gears is approximated by rack meshing. The locus M of movement of a tooth of the external gear caused by the rotation of a wave generator is determined. A part AC of the locus M of movement from the inflection point A of the locus M of movement to the deepest position B of meshing is determined on the entering side of meshing of the teeth toward the major axis of the locus M of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Shoichi Ishikawa, Noboru Takizawa
  • Patent number: 7694607
    Abstract: A wave gear drive comprises a circular rigid internal gear and a flexible external gear inside the rigid internal gear. A wave generator in the flexible external gear flexes the flexible external gear into an elliptical shape. The cross-section of the flexible external gear perpendicular to the axis at a point in the tooth trace direction of the flexible external gear is set as the main cross-section. The rigid internal gear and flexible external gear are gears with a module m, and the flexible external gear has a number of teeth that is smaller than the number of teeth of the rigid internal gear. The moving route M of a tooth of the flexible external gear with respect to a tooth of the rigid internal gear that accompanies rotation of the wave generator when meshing of the teeth in the main cross-section is approximated by rack meshing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Shoichi Ishikawa, Noboru Takizawa
  • Patent number: 7607924
    Abstract: An electronic control unit includes a circuit board, a case, and a group of a plurality of bus bars fixed to the case by insert molding. The bus bars each include a terminal portion having a constant-width portion, and a base portion which is wider than the constant-width portion. The base portions of the respective bus bars are arranged parallel to each other in the width direction thereof. Each bus bar is bent at a bent portion of its base portion. The terminal portion of each bus bar extends through the circuit board and is soldered to and electrically connected to a terminal connecting portion of an electrical circuit on the circuit board at a soldered portion. The bent portions of alternate bus bars are offset from the bent portions of the other bus bars in the longitudinal direction of the bus bars, whereby the soldered portions of the respective terminal portions are arranged in a staggered manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Yanai, Takayuki Shibata, Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090139357
    Abstract: In a flat wave gear device, there is determined a rack-approximated movement locus Lc1 of a flexible externally toothed gear with respect to an S-side rigid internally toothed gear accompanying rotation of a wave generator, ?OPT is a minimum value of the radius of curvature of the movement locus Lc1, and is determined from an evolute e of the movement locus Lc1. A convex arc having a radius ? (???OPT) is used in a main part of a tooth profile of the flexible externally toothed gear. A parallel curve c that is set apart from a movement locus Lc2 by the arc radius ? is used on a main part of a tooth profile to be generated on the S-side rigid internally toothed gear. The movement locus Lc2 accounts for the actual number of teeth, and is obtained from a center A of a convex arc of the flexible externally toothed gear being drawn with respect to the rigid internally toothed gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20090139358
    Abstract: In a flat wave gear device in which a flexible externally toothed gear and the rigid internally toothed gear have the same number of teeth, an arcuate tooth profile is imparted to a flexible externally toothed gear, a contact point C between tooth profiles of a flexible externally toothed gear and a D-side rigid internally toothed gear is determined from an arc center A of the arcuate tooth profile of the flexible externally toothed gear and from a momentary center S of relative movement between the gears, and a main part of a tooth profile to be formed in the D-side rigid internally toothed gear is calculated based on the contact point. The tooth profile of the D-side rigid internally toothed gear can be accurately designed; therefore, meshing between the gears can occur with zero backlash, ratcheting torque can be increased, and continuous meshing can occur across a wide range of the movement locus of the tooth profiles of both gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7530292
    Abstract: A wave gear drive (1), wherein a rigid internal gear (2) is formed in a conical gear and a flexible external gear (3) is formed in a spur gear with a module m. The number of the teeth of the external gear (3) is reduced by the quantity of 2n (n is a positive integer) less than that of the internal gear (2), and the amount of the deflection of the major axis of the elliptic rim neutral line of the external gear (3) in the cross section perpendicular to the axis of the external gear (3) in the tooth trance direction is set to 2 ?mn (?>1). In the cross section perpendicular to the axis at the intermediate part in the tooth trance direction, the engagement of the teeth of the both gears (2, 3) is approximated by the engagement of a rack to obtain the moving route (M) of the teeth of the external gear (3) according to the rotation of a wave generator (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080286988
    Abstract: An electronic control unit includes a circuit board, a case, and a group of a plurality of bus bars fixed to the case by insert molding. The bus bars each include a terminal portion having a constant-width portion, and a base portion which is wider than the constant-width portion. The base portions of the respective bus bars are arranged parallel to each other in the width direction thereof. Each bus bar is bent at a bent portion of its base portion. The terminal portion of each bus bar extends through the circuit board and is soldered to and electrically connected to a terminal connecting portion of an electrical circuit on the circuit board at a soldered portion. The bent portions of alternate bus bars are offset from the bent portions of the other bus bars in the longitudinal direction of the bus bars, whereby the soldered portions of the respective terminal portions are arranged in a staggered manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Koji YANAI, Takayuki SHIBATA, Shoichi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20080060466
    Abstract: A wave gear drive (1), wherein a rigid internal gear (2) is formed in a conical gear and a flexible external gear (3) is formed in a spur gear with a module m. The number of the teeth of the external gear (3) is reduced by the quantity of 2n (n is a positive integer) less than that of the internal gear (2), and the amount of the deflection of the major axis of the elliptic rim neutral line of the external gear (3) in the cross section perpendicular to the axis of the external gear (3) in the tooth trance direction is set to 2 ?mn (?>1). In the cross section perpendicular to the axis at the intermediate part in the tooth trance direction, the engagement of the teeth of the both gears (2, 3) is approximated by the engagement of a rack to obtain the moving route (M) of the teeth of the external gear (3) according to the rotation of a wave generator (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7328632
    Abstract: A wave gear drive, wherein a rigid internal gear is formed in a spur gear with a module m and a flexible external gear is formed in a conical gear having an opening side front end with a module m. The number of the teeth of the external gear is reduced by the quantity of 2n (n is a positive integer) less than that of the internal gear, and the amount of the deflection of the major axis of the elliptic rim neutral line of the external gear is set to 2 ?mn (?>1) at the opening side front end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Shoichi Ishikawa