Patents by Inventor Tsugane Hirase

Tsugane Hirase 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: 10344860
    Abstract: There is provided a highly heat conductive piston ring for an internal combustion engine capable of exhibiting a gas seal function and a heat transfer function for a long period of time in a stable manner when used in an automobile gasoline engine having a high compression ratio. The highly heat conductive piston ring for an internal combustion engine is a piston ring for an internal combustion engine having an Mn—Cr steel as a base material, the Mn—Cr steel including C in the range of from 0.52 to 0.65 mass %, Si in the range of from 0.15 to 0.35 mass %, Mn in the range of from 0.60 to 1.00 mass %, Cr in the range of from 0.60 to 1.00 mass %, P in the range of 0.04 mass % or less, S in the range of 0.04 mass % or less, a slight amount of components (total content of Al, Ni, and Cu) in the range of from 0.05 to 3.0 mass %, and a remnant being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: NIPPON PISTON RING CO., LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsugane Hirase, Hiromichi Yokokawa, Kazuhiro Fujimura, Junpei Ogawa, Takaaki Kondo, Tomonori Miyazawa, Toyoki Iguchi, Takuma Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160186860
    Abstract: There is provided a highly heat conductive piston ring for an internal combustion engine capable of exhibiting a gas seal function and a heat transfer function for a long period of time in a stable manner when used in an automobile gasoline engine having a high compression ratio. The highly heat conductive piston ring for an internal combustion engine is a piston ring for an internal combustion engine having an Mn—Cr steel as a base material, the Mn—Cr steel including C in the range of from 0.52 to 0.65 mass %, Si in the range of from 0.15 to 0.35 mass %, Mn in the range of from 0.60 to 1.00 mass %, Cr in the range of from 0.60 to 1.00 mass %, P in the range of 0.04 mass % or less, S in the range of 0.04 mass % or less, a slight amount of components (total content of Al, Ni, and Cu) in the range of from 0.05 to 3.0 mass %, and a remnant being Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Tsugane HIRASE, Hiromichi YOKOKAWA, Kazuhiro FUJIMURA, Junpei OGAWA, Takaaki KONDO, Tomonori MIYAZAWA, Toyoki IGUCHI, Takuma SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20100319647
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cylinder structure reduced in mutual damage caused by a sliding operation of a piston ring and a cylinder liner when the piston ring having a linear expansion property which follows linear expansion of the cylinder liner made of an aluminum alloy is used. In order to achieve the object, a combination structure of the piston ring and the cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine described below is employed. In the cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine, the inner circumferential surface satisfies the conditions, a ten-point height of roughness profile (RzJIS94) of 0.5 ?m to 1.0 ?m, a core roughness depth (Rk) of 0.2 ?m to 0.4 ?m, a reduced peak height (Rpk) of 0.05 ?m to 0.1 ?m and a reduced valley depths (Rvk) of 0.08 ?m to 0.2 ?m. In the piston ring, the sliding surface against to an inner circumferential surface in the cylinder liner satisfies the conditions, a ten-point height of roughness profile (RzJIS94) of not more than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: NIPPON PISTON RING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Ogawa, Tsugane Hirase
  • Patent number: 7493882
    Abstract: A combination of a cylinder liner and a piston ring, wherein the cylinder liner includes, silicon: 23.0-28.0% by weight, magnesium: 0.80-2.0% by weight, copper: 3.0-4.5% by weight, iron: 0.25% by weight or less, nickel: 0.01% by weight or less, wherein surface roughness profile of the inner circumference surface has Rz=0.5 to 1.0 ?m, Rk=0.2 to 0.4 ?m, Rpk=0.05 to 0.1 ?m, Rvk=0.08 to 0.2 ?m, wherein the piston ring includes carbon: 0.6-0.7% by weight, chrome: 13-14% by weight, molybdenum: 0.2-0.4% by weight, silicon: 0.25-0.50% by weight, manganese: 0.2-0.5% by weight, and wherein carbides with the diameter of 5.0 ?m and less are 4-10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Iwao Hiraishi, Katsuaki Ogawa, Hiromi Ishikawa, Tsugane Hirase, Kazuhiro Sameshima
  • Publication number: 20080053396
    Abstract: The disclosed is a combination of a cylinder liner and a piston ring which contacts to a inner circumference surface of the cylinder liner at the pressure of 0.03 to 0.2 MPa, wherein the composition of the cylinder liner includes, silicon: 23.0 to 28.0% by weight, magnesium: 0.80 to 2.0% by weight, copper: 3.0 to 4.5% by weight, iron: 0.25% by weight or less, nickel: 0.01% by weight or less, and the rest: unavoidable impurities and aluminum, and wherein surface roughness profile of the inner circumference surface has Rz 0.5 to 1.0 ?m, Rk=0.2 to 0.4 ?m, Rpk=0.05 to 0.1 ?m, Rvk=0.08 to 0.2 ?m, meanwhile, wherein the composition of a piston ring includes carbon: 0.6 to 0.7% by weight, chrome: 13 to 14% by weight, molybdenum: 0.2 to 0.4% by weight, silicon: 0.25 to 0.50% by weight, manganese: 0.2 to 0.5% by weight, and the rest: unavoidable impurities and iron, and wherein carbides with the diameter of 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: NIPPON PISTON RING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Iwao HIRAISHI, Katsuaki Ogawa, Hiromi Ishikawa, Tsugane Hirase, Kazuhiro Sameshima