Patents Assigned to Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20190028006
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing laminated steel plates by laminating a plurality of steel plates, the method including an application process of applying an adhesive agent on a surface of each of the steel plates, and a lamination process of laminating a steel plate, to which the adhesive agent is applied, and another steel plate while shifting positions of the steel plates about an axis with each other, and causing the steel plate to adhere to a laminated body using the adhesive agent, wherein, in the application process, the adhesive agent is applied such that the adhesive agent becomes in a shape that is continuous about a central axis when the steel plate and the other steel plate are adhered by the adhesive agent in the lamination process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Go Hamamura, Manabu Sakurada, Kenta Ninomiya, Koichi Nishinaka
  • Patent number: 10138985
    Abstract: In a multi-piece deflector for a ball screw mechanism, the positioning precision of a tongue with respect to a ball rolling passage can be improved, balls can be recirculated in a proper manner at all times, and damages to the tongue can be avoided. A deflector main body (40) which is fitted to the nut (7) is provided with a tongue (50) and a main body side ball guide groove (51) defining a part of a circular cross section, and a component piece (60) which is fitted to the deflector main body (40) is provided with a component piece side ball guide groove (68) defining a remaining part of the circular cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 10100908
    Abstract: The assembly of a shaft member and a shaft end adapter which are manufactured separately can be accomplished with a high precision in coaxiality and straightness at a high efficiency. A tubular portion is formed with a circumferentially continuous portion at least in a part thereof adjoining a free end thereof, and a slit extends axially through a wall of the tubular portion in exclusion of the circumferentially continuous portion. A fastening bolt configured to close the slit is mounted on the tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd., Y.M. Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ohno, Katsuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 10046489
    Abstract: In a plastic nut for a ball screw formed by injection molding fiber reinforced plastic, the reduction in precision over time due to wear is minimized. A thread groove is ground until the fibers in matrix plastic are exposed on the surface of the thread groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 9927011
    Abstract: In a ball screw (1), the positioning of the deflectors to the nut is facilitated, and the deflectors are prevented from being dislodged in the radially outward direction from the nut. The ball screw (1) includes a screw shaft (3), a nut (7), a pair of deflectors (13) inserted in respective receiving holes (14) of the nut and a plurality of balls (8). The nut (7) is provided with a guide portion (42) configured to cooperate with a corresponding guide portion (41) provided on the deflector (13) so that the insertion of the deflector (13) into the respective receiving holes (14) is guided in a direction at an angle to the radial direction of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KURODA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20170227098
    Abstract: In a ball screw (1), the positioning of the deflectors to the nut is facilitated, and the deflectors are prevented from being dislodged in the radially outward direction from the nut. The ball screw (1) includes a screw shaft (3), a nut (7), a pair of deflectors (13) inserted in respective receiving holes (14) of the nut and a plurality of balls (8). The nut (7) is provided with a guide portion (42) configured to cooperate with a corresponding guide portion (41) provided on the deflector (13) so that the insertion of the deflector (13) into the respective receiving holes (14) is guided in a direction at an angle to the radial direction of the nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: KURODA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimi IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 9464705
    Abstract: In a ball screw (1), comprising a screw shaft (3), a nut (7) threaded onto the screw shaft via a plurality of balls (9) received in a raceway (8) defined between the two parts, an end deflector receiving recess (6) is formed on each axial end thereof to complementarily receive an end deflector (21) which defines a part of the raceway in cooperation with an opposing part of the nut, wherein the end deflector is provided with a pair of engagement claws (31, 32) that engage corresponding parts of the thread (4) formed on the nut. Thereby, the need for a special engagement feature or other arrangement for attachment is eliminated, and still a highly firm and accurate engagement is ensured between the nut and the end deflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20150314498
    Abstract: In a plastic nut for a ball screw formed by injection molding fiber reinforced plastic, the reduction in precision over time due to wear is minimized. A thread groove is ground until the fibers in matrix plastic are exposed on the surface of the thread groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: KURODA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: YOSHIMI IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 8984971
    Abstract: In a parallel slider device with a pneumatic linear guide, the stiffness of the mechanical coupling and the air bearing stiffness are prevented from interfering each other such that the parallelism between the two sliders can be maintained at a high precision in a highly reproducible manner. A difference in the slider support stiffness (air bearing stiffness) between a first pneumatic linear guide and a second pneumatic linear guide by varying the sizes of the air gaps and the supply air pressures so that any error in the linearity is accommodated by the changes in the air gap on the side of the linear guide having a lower slider support stiffness in a stable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Naoi, Yoichi Ishizaki, Tatsuhito Inouchi, Koichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8819952
    Abstract: In a parallel slider device, the two sliders are allowed to move in a smooth manner without interfering with each other. A same position command is given to a front servo controller for a front linear servo motor and a rear servo controller for a rear linear servo motor, and the front servo controller and the rear servo controller are provided with mutually different control gains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Naoi, Yoichi Ishizaki, Tatsuhito Inouchi, Masahiro Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20130283953
    Abstract: In a ball screw (1), comprising a screw shaft (3), a nut (7) threaded onto the screw shaft via a plurality of balls (9) received in a raceway (8) defined between the two parts, an end deflector receiving recess (6) is formed on each axial end thereof to complementarily receive an end deflector (21) which defines a part of the raceway in cooperation with an opposing part of the nut, wherein the end deflector is provided with a pair of engagement claws (31, 32) that engage corresponding parts of the thread (4) formed on the nut. Thereby, the need for a special engagement feature or other arrangement for attachment is eliminated, and still a highly firm and accurate engagement is ensured between the nut and the end deflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: YOSHIMI IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20130008042
    Abstract: In a parallel slider device, the two sliders are allowed to move in a smooth manner without interfering with each other. A same position command is given to a front servo controller for a front linear servo motor and a rear servo controller for a rear linear servo motor, and the front servo controller and the rear servo controller are provided with mutually different control gains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: KURODA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Naoi, Yoichi Ishizaki, Tatsuhito Inouchi, Masahiro Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20120318078
    Abstract: In a parallel slider device with a pneumatic linear guide, the stiffness of the mechanical coupling and the air bearing stiffness are prevented from interfering each other such that the parallelism between the two sliders can be maintained at a high precision in a highly reproducible manner. A difference in the slider support stiffness (air bearing stiffness) between a first pneumatic linear guide and a second pneumatic linear guide by varying the sizes of the air gaps and the supply air pressures so that any error in the linearity is accommodated by the changes in the air gap on the side of the linear guide having a lower slider support stiffness in a stable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: KURODA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LTD
    Inventors: Kaoru Naoi, Yoichi Ishizaki, Tatsuhito Inouchi, Koichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8162106
    Abstract: The invention provides a ball screw lubricative sealing device having a simplified lubrication mechanism. It is attachable to an installed standard ball screw nut, capable of retaining larger amount of lubricant and long supply of lubricant to the contacting screw parts, and further includes a sealing function. It includes: generally cylindrical case members having attachment part to be attached to both ends of a screw nut, respectively; plural thin seal plates made of lubricating oil impregnated felt-like fiber material which is a three-dimensionally crosslinked plastic fiber and resilient rubber members, and having a hole each and fitted inside said case member in such a state that they circumferentially overlap with each other, the hole having a shape corresponding to a lateral cross-sectional shape of a screw groove of ball screw shaft; and a plastic wiper fitted with a space from the thin seal plates inside each of the case member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8025128
    Abstract: The invention provides a ball screw lubricative sealing device having a simplified lubrication mechanism. It is attachable to an installed standard ball screw nut, capable of retaining larger amount of lubricant and long supply of lubricant to the contacting screw parts, and further includes a sealing function. It includes: generally cylindrical case members having attachment part to be attached to both ends of a screw nut, respectively; plural thin seal plates made of lubricating oil impregnated felt-like fiber material which is a three-dimensionally crosslinked plastic fiber and resilient rubber members, and having a hole each and fitted inside said case member in such a state that they circumferentially overlap with each other, the hole having a shape corresponding to a lateral cross-sectional shape of a screw groove of ball screw shaft; and a plastic wiper fitted with a space from the thin seal plates inside each of the case member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: D658685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Sekiguchi, Masahiro Iwasaki, Tatsuhito Inouchi
  • Patent number: D726000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: D745815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignees: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd., Y.M. Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ohno, Katsuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: D746116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd., Y.M. Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ohno, Katsuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: D755619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimi Iwasaki