Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Machida
Yoshitaka Machida 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: 11772254Abstract: A power tool and a hook can withstand a shock load applied when being suspended. The hook includes a hook body, a hook support supporting the hook body, and a shock absorber that is compressible and located between the hook body and the hook support to absorb shock on the hook body.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Monthana Chutimarungsan, Julalak Chompurak
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Patent number: 11724380Abstract: A power tool and a hook can withstand a shock load applied when being suspended. The hook includes a hook body, a hook support supporting the hook body, and a shock absorber that is compressible and located between the hook body and the hook support to absorb shock on the hook body.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Monthana Chutimarungsan, Julalak Chompurak
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Publication number: 20230241737Abstract: A dust collection cup includes a cylindrical attachment to cause a bit to extend through the attachment, a cylindrical dust collector located in front of the attachment to cause the bit to extend through the dust collector, a seal between the attachment and the dust collector and having a through-hole to receive the bit, and a connection port connectable to a dust collection hose and located on an outer circumferential surface of the attachment outward in a radial direction of the bit from the seal and rearward from the seal. The connection port has a distance in the radial direction of the bit from an axis of the attachment to an outermost position longer than a distance in the radial direction of the bit from the axis to a position on the outer circumferential surface of the attachment that is opposite to the outermost position from the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20230173652Abstract: A power tool, such as a hammer drill (100), has first and second battery mount parts (160A, 160B) that are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the power tool. First and second batteries (170A, 170B) are mountable thereon in series along a straight line that extends in the longitudinal direction. The first battery (170A) is mounted on the first battery mount part (160A) by sliding along the straight line towards the second battery mount part (160B). The second battery (170B) is mounted on the second battery mount part (170B) by sliding along the straight line towards the first battery mount part (170A).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoshiro TADA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Masao MIWA, Shinji ONODA, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20230160223Abstract: A rebar tying tool may include: a reel including a bobbin and a wire wound around the bobbin, wherein the bobbin includes a detection target portion; a reel attaching part to which the reel is rotatably attached; a feeding unit configured to feed the wire from the bobbin around rebars; a twisting unit configured to twist the wire around the rebars; a plurality of detectors configured to detect the detection target portion; and a support supporting the reel attaching part, the feeding unit, the twisting unit, and the plurality of detectors. The plurality of detectors may be disposed along a rotation direction of the reel and configured to detect the detection target portion as the reel rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka MACHIDA
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Patent number: 11642769Abstract: A movable support at least partially supports a final output shaft and a driving mechanism, and is integrally movable relative to a housing in an axial direction of a driving axis. A biasing member biases the movable support toward a front side in the axial direction. A first guide shaft extends in the axial direction and slidably guides the movement of the movable support in the axial direction. At least one intermediate shaft rotates in response to rotation of a motor shaft and transmit power of the motor to the driving mechanism. At least one bearing supports an end portion of the at least one intermediate shaft is located in the front side in the axial direction. A single metal support is immovable relative to the housing and supports the at least one bearing. The single metal support has a first hole for partially receiving the first guide shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Yoshitaka Machida, Taro Hisano, Kazuki Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20230089839Abstract: A power tool has a motor, a rotary shaft and a housing. The rotary shaft has a first end portion on a first direction side and a second end portion on a second direction side in an axial direction of the rotary shaft. The housing is configured to store a lubricant on the first direction side of the first end portion of the rotary shaft. The rotary shaft has a first hole and a second hole. The first hole extends in the axial direction and that has a first opening in the first end portion of the rotary shaft. The second hole extends in a direction crossing an axis of the rotary shaft, that communicates with the first hole. The second hole has a second opening in an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. A spiral part is provided within the first hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Taro HISANO
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Publication number: 20230071871Abstract: A power tool, such as a rotary hammer, includes a housing, an output shaft for mounting a tool accessary and a motor having a motor shaft that generates a rotational output for rotating and linearly hammering the output shaft. The rotational output of the motor shaft is coupled to the output shaft via a driving mechanism that includes a hammer mechanism. An intervening member is axially movable relative to the motor shaft and is operably coupled between the motor shaft and the hammer mechanism. The hammer mechanism and the output shaft are supported by a movable support that is axially movable relative to the housing. Because the output shaft and the driving mechanism are movable relative to the motor and the housing, which preferably includes handle, via the intervening member and the movable support during hammering operations, vibration generated during hammering operations can be dampened before reaching the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hitoshi IIDA, Kazuki NAKAGAWA
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Patent number: 11597068Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160 A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160 A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170 A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170 A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119). In a state in which at least one of the battery packs (170 A, 170B) is mounted on at least one of the battery mount parts (160 A, 160B), a length of the mounted battery in a driving axis extending direction is shorter than a length of the mounted battery in a cross direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoshiro Tada, Masanori Furusawa, Masao Miwa, Shinji Onoda, Yoshitaka Machida
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Patent number: 11559879Abstract: A power tool can absorb the shock from suspension resulting from falling while preventing the power tool from falling on the ground. A power tool includes a tool holder attachable to the power tool. The tool holder includes an annular portion that receives a suspension member through the annular portion, a base supporting the annular portion, and at least one bend located between the annular portion and the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka Machida
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Publication number: 20220410282Abstract: A power tool comprises a motor, a final output shaft, a tool body, a detection device, and a braking device. The motor has a motor body including a stator and a rotor, and a motor shaft extending from the rotor and being rotatable around a first rotational axis. The final output shaft is configured to be rotationally driven around a second rotational axis by torque transmitted from the motor shaft. The tool body houses the motor and the final output shaft. The detection device is configured to detect a locking state of the final output shaft. The braking device is configured to directly act on the motor shaft to brake the motor shaft in response to detection of the locking state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Kazuki NAKAGAWA
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Patent number: 11529727Abstract: A power tool, such as a rotary hammer, includes a housing, an output shaft for mounting a tool accessary and a motor having a motor shaft that generates a rotational output for rotating and linearly hammering the output shaft. The rotational output of the motor shaft is coupled to the output shaft via a driving mechanism that includes a hammer mechanism. An intervening member is axially movable relative to the motor shaft and is operably coupled between the motor shaft and the hammer mechanism. The hammer mechanism and the output shaft are supported by a movable support that is axially movable relative to the housing. Because the output shaft and the driving mechanism are movable relative to the motor and the housing, which preferably includes handle, via the intervening member and the movable support during hammering operations, vibration generated during hammering operations can be dampened before reaching the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Yoshitaka Machida, Hitoshi Iida, Kazuki Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20220281092Abstract: A power tool having a rotary hammer mechanism is configured to produce hammering motion for driving a tool accessory along a driving axis and rotating motion for rotating the tool accessory around the driving axis. The power tool has a tool holder that is configured to removably hold the tool accessory. The tool holder has a rotation transmitting part configured to transmit rotating power to the tool accessory. A layer formed of carbide of a group 5 element of a periodic table is formed on the rotation transmitting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki INAGAKI, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hiroki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20220266435Abstract: A power tool includes a tool body, a motor, a handle, at least one biasing member, and at least one guide part. The handle is connected to the tool body to be pivotable and to be movable in at least a front-rear direction relative to the tool body. The handle includes a cover part covering a portion of the tool body and a grip part extending in a cantilever manner from the cover part. The at least one biasing member biases the tool body and the handle away from each other in the front-rear direction. The at least one guide part includes a first portion disposed on a portion of the tool body covered by the cover part, and a second portion disposed on the cover part of the handle and connected to the first portion to be movable in at least the front-rear direction relative to the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20220266433Abstract: The power tool includes: a handle; a biasing member for biasing the handle in a direction away from a final output shaft in the axial direction; at least one guiding member disposed between a housing and a first part of the handle so as to extend in the axial direction and configured to slidably guide relative movement between the handle and the housing; and at least one elastic member disposed at least one of between the at least one guiding member and the housing and between the at least one guiding member and the first part of the handle. The at least one guiding member is disposed so as to be movable relative to the housing or the handle in a crossing direction that crosses the axial direction by elastic deformation of the at least one elastic member in the crossing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Kazuki NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20220266432Abstract: A movable support at least partially supports a final output shaft and a driving mechanism, and is integrally movable relative to a housing in an axial direction of a driving axis. A biasing member biases the movable support toward a front side in the axial direction. A first guide shaft extends in the axial direction and slidably guides the movement of the movable support in the axial direction. At least one intermediate shaft rotates in response to rotation of a motor shaft and transmit power of the motor to the driving mechanism. At least one bearing supports an end portion of the at least one intermediate shaft is located in the front side in the axial direction. A single metal support is immovable relative to the housing and supports the at least one bearing. The single metal support has a first hole for partially receiving the first guide shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Taro HISANO, Kazuki NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20220266438Abstract: An electric power tool includes a motor, a driving side member, and a driven side member. The driving side member and the driven side member have mutually opposed surfaces. A plurality of cam teeth are respectively disposed on concentric circles on the opposed surfaces. The plurality of cam teeth have meshing surfaces inclined at predetermined lead angles. A torque limiter is formed to disengage the engagement of the meshing surfaces of the cam teeth by moving the one member in a separation direction from the other member when load of the driven side member increases. The respective cam teeth are formed such that the lead angles of the meshing surfaces are different between a forward rotation side and a reverse rotation side. A transmission torque transmitted from the driving side member to the driven side member is equal between the forward rotation and the reverse rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hitoshi IIDA, Taro HISANO
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Publication number: 20220266434Abstract: A power tool having a hammer mechanism comprises a tool body, a motor, a handle, at least one biasing member, and at least one elastic member. The handle is connected to the tool body to be movable in at least a front-rear direction. The handle includes a cover part covering a portion of the tool body, and a grip part connected to the cover part. The at least one biasing member is disposed between the tool body and the handle and biases the tool body and the handle away from each other in the front-rear direction. The at least one elastic member is disposed between the tool body and the cover part of the handle such that the at least one elastic member is movable relative to the tool body and the handle and is shear-deformable in response to a relative movement of the tool body and the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshitaka MACHIDA
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Publication number: 20220258319Abstract: An impact tool includes a housing; and a motor, a tubular tool holder, a driving mechanism, a rotation shaft, a driving mechanism housing region inside the housing. The tool holder has a distal end on which a bit is mountable. The driving mechanism is configured to hammer the bit. The rotation shaft is disposed in the driving mechanism and rotates by a rotation of an output shaft of the motor. The driving mechanism housing region houses the driving mechanism in a sealed state inside the housing. The air escape path that releases air inside the driving mechanism housing region to outside of the driving mechanism housing region is formed inside the rotation shaft while an inlet of the air escape path is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE
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Publication number: 20220258320Abstract: A hammer drill includes a housing inside which a motor, a tubular tool holder, a driving mechanism, a rotation conversion member, and an inner housing are disposed. The driving mechanism is configured to perform at least one of rotation actuation of the tool holder and hammering actuation of a bit. The inner housing supports the driving mechanism, supports the tool holder via a first bearing, and supports an output shaft via a second bearing. The inner housing is divided into a front housing holding the first bearing and a rear housing that is formed in a separate body from the front housing and holds the second bearing. The inner housing is formed by connecting the front housing to the rear housing in an axis line direction of the tool holder. A seal member sealing outside space of the inner housing inside the housing is disposed in the front housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE