Patents by Inventor Yasuharu Tanaka
Yasuharu Tanaka 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: 11982961Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member, a pad member inside of the belt, and a sliding member held by the pad member and sliding on an inner circumferential surface of the belt in a nip. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds a recording material in the nip in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a base material layer on which a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member are formed on a side sliding with the belt and a sliding layer provided on an outer surface of the plurality of projections. A shape of a surface of the sliding layer is a curved surface and a radius of curvature R of the curved surface satisfies 300 ?m?R?850 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Kawai, Yasuharu Toratani, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Akiyoshi Shinagawa, Ayano Ogata, Daigo Matsuura, Misa Kawashima, Masanobu Tanaka, Asuna Fukamachi
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Patent number: 11960224Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member, a pad member inside of the belt, and a sliding member held by the pad member and sliding on an inner circumferential surface of the belt in a nip. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds a recording material in the nip in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a base material layer on which a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member are formed on a side sliding with the belt and a sliding layer provided on an outer surface of the plurality of projections. A leading end of the plurality of projections is a plane and an average roughness (Ra) of the plane satisfies 0.13 ?m?Ra?1.67 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akiyoshi Shinagawa, Yasuharu Toratani, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Daigo Matsuura, Hiroki Kawai, Ayano Ogata, Masanobu Tanaka, Asuna Fukamachi, Misa Kawashima
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Patent number: 11925968Abstract: A method for manufacturing a press-formed article (100) includes a first step for forming a base sheet portion, a first rising portion, and a first strip portion from a sheet-shaped workpiece having a first edge portion and a second edge portion; and a second step for forming a second rising portion by causing a strip-shaped first zone including the second edge portion to be disposed between a first upper die and a first lower die from both sides, causing a second zone adjacent to the first zone to be disposed between a second upper die and a second lower die from both sides, and moving the first upper die and the first lower die relative to the second upper die and the second lower die, wherein, in the second step, a part of the second rising portion which is connected to a vertical ridge line (108) is shear-deformed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Kuroda, Yasuharu Tanaka, Takashi Miyagi, Misao Ogawa
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Patent number: 11879948Abstract: In electrical fault detection device that is mounted on a vehicle and includes: energy storage unit to be mounted in a state of being insulated from a chassis ground of the vehicle; first switch inserted into positive wire; and second switch inserted into negative wire, in order to suppress a total cost by not using an expensive component while securing detection accuracy, electrical fault detection device further includes coupling capacitor, AC output unit, first voltage measurement unit, first determination unit, voltage dividing circuit, second voltage measurement unit, and second determination unit. Voltage dividing circuit is connected between positive wire between first switch and one end of load and negative wire between second switch and the other end of load.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Nakayama, Tomonori Kunimitsu, Taisuke Hamada, Yasuharu Tanaka
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Publication number: 20230415216Abstract: This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness TAve, a minimum thickness TMin, and a maximum thickness TMax of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2. 0.8×TAve?TMin<TAve??(Equation 1) TAve<TMax<1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu TANAKA, Misao OGAWA, Takashi MIYAGI, Toshimitsu ASO, Hiroyuki TANOUE, Ryo KURODA
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Publication number: 20230381848Abstract: A manufacturing method of a press-formed article (200) including: press-forming a metal sheet into a preformed article (100) including a preformed bottom sheet portion (110), a first preformed standing wall portion (120a), a second preformed standing wall portion (120b), a preformed ridge portion (130) provided between the first preformed standing wall portion (120a) and the second preformed standing wall portion (120b), and a swollen portion (140) provided between the preformed bottom sheet portion (110) and the first and second preformed standing wall portions (120a) and (120b); and press-forming the preformed article (100) into a press-formed article (200) including a bottom sheet portion (210), a first standing wall portion (220a) adjacent to the bottom sheet portion (210), a second standing wall portion (220b) adjacent to the bottom sheet portion (210), and a ridge portion (230) provided between the first standing wall portion (220a) and the second standing wall portion (220b).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru SUGAWARA, Takashi YAMAMOTO, Yasuharu TANAKA, Takashi MIYAGI, Misao OGAWA, Junki NATORI
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Patent number: 11806773Abstract: This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness TAve, a minimum thickness TMin, and a maximum thickness TMax of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2. 0.8×TAve?TMin<TAve??(Equation 1) TAve<TMax?1.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu Tanaka, Misao Ogawa, Takashi Miyagi, Toshimitsu Aso, Hiroyuki Tanoue, Ryo Kuroda
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Patent number: 11789088Abstract: A BMU, which is a battery management unit, includes a current measuring unit that measures a current charged to and discharged from a battery; a voltage measuring unit that measures a voltage of the battery during measurement of the current by the current measuring unit; a BPF processing unit that extracts a component in a prescribed frequency band, of the current measured by the current measuring unit; a BPF processing unit that extracts a component in the prescribed frequency band, of the voltage measured by the voltage measuring unit; and an impedance calculating unit that calculates an impedance of the battery using the extracted current component and voltage component.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Yasuharu Tanaka, Hiroya Murao, Ryuji Nagata
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Publication number: 20220371070Abstract: A method for manufacturing a press-formed article (100) includes a first step for forming a base sheet portion, a first rising portion, and a first strip portion from a sheet-shaped workpiece having a first edge portion and a second edge portion; and a second step for forming a second rising portion by causing a strip-shaped first zone including the second edge portion to be disposed between a first upper die and a first lower die from both sides, causing a second zone adjacent to the first zone to be disposed between a second upper die and a second lower die from both sides, and moving the first upper die and the first lower die relative to the second upper die and the second lower die, wherein, in the second step, a part of the second rising portion which is connected to a vertical ridge line (108) is shear-deformed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo KURODA, Yasuharu TANAKA, Takashi MIYAGI, Misao OGAWA
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Publication number: 20220331855Abstract: This structural member (W1) is manufactured using a structural member manufacturing device including: a first clamping part (10) having a first lower clamping member (11) and a second upper clamping member (12) disposed to face each other and capable of being opened and closed; a second clamping part (20) having a third lower clamping member (21) and a fourth upper clamping member (22) disposed to face each other corresponding to the first lower clamping member (11) and the second upper clamping member (12) and capable of being opened and closed; and clamping part driving means for allowing the first clamping part (10) and the second clamping part (20) to be relatively separated from each other while causing a position in an X-axis direction and a position in a Z-axis direction to correspond to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi SHIRAKAMI, Yasuharu TANAKA, Koichi SATO, Shigeru YONEMURA, Tohru YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20220299573Abstract: A BMU, which is a battery management unit, includes a current measuring unit that measures a current charged to and discharged from a battery; a voltage measuring unit that measures a voltage of the battery during measurement of the current by the current measuring unit; a BPF processing unit that extracts a component in a prescribed frequency band, of the current measured by the current measuring unit; a BPF processing unit that extracts a component in the prescribed frequency band, of the voltage measured by the voltage measuring unit; and an impedance calculating unit that calculates an impedance of the battery using the extracted current component and voltage component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Yasuharu TANAKA, Hiroya MURAO, Ryuji NAGATA
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Patent number: 11400505Abstract: A press tooling includes a distance member pivotably supported by a holder; and a moving device provided on a first die unit. The holder is provided in a movable manner with respect to a punch in a press direction, and a pad is provided in a movable manner with respect to a die in the press direction. The distance member is pivotable between a home position in which the distance member does not come into contact with the second die and a preventive position in which the distance between the pad and the holder in the press direction is prevented from being equal to or less than a predetermined distance. As the holder moves relative to the punch in the first direction, the moving device causes the distance member to pivot from the home position toward the preventive position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori Oooka, Toshimitsu Aso, Hiroshi Yoshida, Daisuke Yasufuku, Yasuharu Tanaka, Takashi Miyagi, Junichiro Suzuki, Shinobu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11351591Abstract: A hold device is attached to press tooling. The hold device includes a distance member attached to a holder, and a moving device attached to a first die unit. The holder is provided in a movable manner with respect to a punch in a press direction, and a pad is provided in a movable manner with respect to a die in the press direction. The distance member is pivotable between a home position in which the distance member does not come into contact with the second die and a preventive position in which the distance between the pad and the holder in the press direction is prevented from being equal to or less than a predetermined distance. As the holder moves relative to the punch in the first direction, the moving device causes the distance member to pivot from the home position toward the preventive position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori Oooka, Toshimitsu Aso, Hiroshi Yoshida, Daisuke Yasufuku, Yasuharu Tanaka, Takashi Miyagi, Junichiro Suzuki, Shinobu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20220120823Abstract: In electrical fault detection device that is mounted on a vehicle and includes: energy storage unit to be mounted in a state of being insulated from a chassis ground of the vehicle; first switch inserted into positive wire; and second switch inserted into negative wire, in order to suppress a total cost by not using an expensive component while securing detection accuracy, electrical fault detection device further includes coupling capacitor, AC output unit, first voltage measurement unit, first determination unit, voltage dividing circuit, second voltage measurement unit, and second determination unit. Voltage dividing circuit is connected between positive wire between first switch and one end of load and negative wire between second switch and the other end of load.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: MASATO NAKAYAMA, TOMONORI KUNIMITSU, TAISUKE HAMADA, YASUHARU TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220097116Abstract: A press forming method includes a first step of pinching one part of a metal sheet by means of a die and a pad, and a second step of moving a punch in a direction in which the punch approaches the die relatively to perform press forming on the metal sheet. The die has a first support surface which has an edge including a curved portion. The pad has a second support surface facing the first support surface of the die. The first support surface includes a first flat portion, and a first deformation portion which protrudes or is recessed with respect to the first flat portion. The second support surface includes a second flat portion which faces the first flat portion, and a second deformation portion which is recessed or protrudes with respect to the second flat portion so as to correspond to the first deformation portion. The first deformation portion is provided on a normal line of the curved portion as viewed from a pressing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru SUGAWARA, Yasuharu TANAKA, Takashi MIYAGI, Misao OGAWA, Junki NATORI
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Patent number: 11270047Abstract: A method of forming a metal sheet into a target shape by press-forming, such that the metal sheet is formed into an intermediate shape that is different from the target shape and then the target shape is formed from the intermediate shape, the method includes: when forming the intermediate shape from the metal sheet, forming the intermediate shape by forming a first region including at least a portion at which a ratio of sheet thickness reduction from the metal sheet is larger when the target shape is formed via the intermediate shape than when the target shape is formed directly from the metal sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu Tanaka, Takashi Miyagi, Misao Ogawa
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Publication number: 20210323044Abstract: This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness TAve, a minimum thickness TMin, and a maximum thickness TMax of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2. 0.8×TAve?TMin<TAve ??(Equation 1) TAve<TMax?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu TANAKA, Misao OGAWA, Takashi MIYAGI, Toshimitsu ASO, Hiroyuki TANOUE, Ryo KURODA
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Patent number: 11135633Abstract: A method or apparatus to produce an L-shaped pressed component includes, where a portion of a blank, having tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more, is held in a state of being clamped by a blank holder and a die, and a portion of the blank, to be formed into a top plate is held in a state of being clamped by a pad and a punch; the second step where a vertical wall, a concave ridge and a flange on the inner side of a curved portion are formed by, bend forming with a bending die, forming one, two or more material inflow promoting portion; and the third step where the die is moved in a direction toward a side where the blank holder is disposed to form a vertical wall, a concave ridge, and a flange on the outer side of the curved portion by draw forming.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu Tanaka, Toshimitsu Aso, Takashi Miyagi, Misao Ogawa, Shinobu Yamamoto, Keita Ikegami
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Patent number: 11097331Abstract: This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness TAve, a minimum thickness TMin, and a maximum thickness TMax of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2. 0.8×TAve?TMin<TAve??(Equation 1) TAve<TMax?1.2×TAve??(Equation 2).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu Tanaka, Misao Ogawa, Takashi Miyagi, Toshimitsu Aso, Hiroyuki Tanoue, Ryo Kuroda
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Patent number: 11059085Abstract: The manufacturing method includes a first step in which a pad holding state is established and a second step in which pad draw forming is performed after the first step is completed.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Miyagi, Yasuharu Tanaka, Misao Ogawa, Toshimitsu Aso, Takashi Yamamoto