Patents Assigned to Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11215173
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes: a housing; a diaphragm; an actuator configured to reciprocate the diaphragm based on a previously selected operation mode out of a plurality of operation modes; a setting device configured to set and send an operation mode and operating conditions; and a control device configured to receive the operation mode and the operating conditions from the setting device, and control the actuator to move the diaphragm forward or backward in accordance with the operation mode and the operating conditions received from the setting device. The plurality of operation modes include a normal operation mode in which the actuator is driven to perform a series of a suction process to suck a fluid and a discharge process to discharge the sucked fluid, and a partial operation mode in which the actuator is driven to perform the series of processes partially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazukiyo Teshima, Naoto Yamada, Motoaki Naruo
  • Publication number: 20210348686
    Abstract: A gland packing includes a gland packing body made of expanded graphite. The gland packing body has a cylindrical shape, and has a plurality of layers formed in a radial direction. The gland packing body has first and second surfaces, which are both end surfaces in an axial direction. The gland packing further includes an annular first sheet portion made of expanded graphite, an annular second sheet portion made of expanded graphite, an annular first porous member, and an annular second porous member. The first sheet portion is arranged on the first surface. The second sheet portion is arranged on the second surface. The first porous member is arranged on the first sheet portion. The second porous member is arranged on the second sheet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru FUJIWARA, Kodai INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210317937
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary joint capable of lubricating a sealing surface of a mechanical seal forming a fluid passage through which a gas flows using a liquid even when the liquid flows through only one fluid passage. A rotary joint 1 includes a plurality of mechanical seals 7 provided in an axial direction in an annular space A between a case body 2 and a shaft body 5 to form a first intermediate flow passage 41 that connects a first outer flow passage 31 and a first inner flow passage 61 of a first fluid passage 11 through which a liquid flows to each other and form a second intermediate flow passage 42 that connects a second outer flow passage 32 and a second inner flow passage 62 of a second fluid passage 12 through which a gas flows to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori KIKUYAMA, Osamu SUZUKI, Takashi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20210255023
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid sensor capable of relatively accurately detecting the liquid level even if vibration or the like occurs. The liquid sensor is configured to detect a liquid level in a state in which at least a portion of the liquid sensor is immersed in liquid. This liquid sensor includes a substrate. The substrate is provided with a hole. An inner circumferential surface of the substrate is formed around the hole. A first electrode and a second electrode facing the first electrode are formed on the inner circumferential surface. The liquid sensor further includes a detection circuit. The detection circuit is configured to detect capacitance between the first and second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunari KOYAMA, Akira NAKATSU
  • Patent number: 11067175
    Abstract: A structure allowing a gasket to be mounted on a fluid device is provided. The gasket includes a ring with a first annular slope at a first axial end. The fluid device includes an inner sleeve with a second annular slope and an outer sleeve radially outside the inner sleeve. An outer periphery of the ring includes an annular contact face that contacts the outer sleeve and an annular non-contact face radially separated from the outer sleeve. The first annular slope contacts an outer periphery of the second slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Adachi, Atsushi Nakano, Tomoyuki Koike, Kazukiyo Teshima, Motoaki Naruo
  • Patent number: 11060518
    Abstract: A reciprocating pump includes: a housing with a fluid channel that includes a pump chamber; a reciprocated member that is disposed in the housing to form the pump chamber, and reciprocable for suction and discharge of fluid; an actuator configured to reciprocate the reciprocated member; and a pressure gauge with a pressure receiving portion, configured to detect pressure of the fluid in the fluid channel via the pressure receiving portion. The housing includes an inner wall facing the fluid channel, and a flexible, membranous portion placed continuously next to the inner wall to face the fluid channel. The pressure gauge is attached to the housing such that the membranous portion is sandwiched between the pressure receiving portion and the fluid channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazukiyo Teshima, Daisuke Urata, Naoto Yamada, Takuya Murakami
  • Publication number: 20210190064
    Abstract: A resin member capable of inhibiting generation of particles due to repeated bending thereof is provided. A rolling diaphragm 5 composed of a resin member has one surface formed as a liquid contact surface 37a, repeatedly bends when used, and has flexibility. A surface roughness of the liquid contact surface 37a at a portion 371 that bends is less than 0.40 ?m as an arithmetic average roughness, and a total light reflectance of the liquid contact surface 37a at the portion 371 that bends is not less than 2.0%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazukiyo TESHIMA, Naoto YAMADA
  • Patent number: 11035893
    Abstract: The present invention intends to provide a liquid sensor device that achieves both the improvement of durability and the improvement of property determination accuracy. The liquid sensor device includes: an electrode pair 22 that is formed on a sensor board 2 and covered by an insulating protective film 201; a resistance measurement part 302 that supplies AC current to the electrode pair 22 to measure the resistance value of oil 4; a parasitic capacitance storage part 304 that holds the parasitic capacitance Cs of the electrode pair 22; and a property determination part 313 that, on the basis of the resistance value R1 and the parasitic capacitance Cs, determines the deterioration of the oil 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunari Koyama, Akira Nakatsu
  • Patent number: 11014336
    Abstract: A circuit board according to the present invention includes: a first layer containing a fiber base material, and fusible fluororesin with which the fiber base material is impregnated; and second layers containing non-fusible fluororesin that are arranged on the two surfaces of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Okunaga, Miyuki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Tamaki, Kenpei Yamasaki, Tomoki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20210148467
    Abstract: A mechanical seal configured to shield and seal a high pressure fluid region and an atmospheric region by a relative rotation of the contact portion between the end face of a first sealing ring provided on a rotary shaft and the end face of a second sealing ring provided in a seal case, wherein a lubrication groove that allows the contact portion to communicate with the high pressure fluid region is formed in the end face of the first sealing ring, and a diamond film is formed on this end face including the lubrication groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi NISHI, Yuji SATO
  • Publication number: 20210123429
    Abstract: A rolling diaphragm pump that can inhibit an increase in cost with a simple configuration is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazukiyo TESHIMA, Daisuke URATA
  • Publication number: 20210108747
    Abstract: A fitting assembly for fluid device is provided, which can reduce space for installation of fluid devices. The assembly includes a first port, a second port, a first annular member, a second annular member, and a connector. The first port is annular and installed at a first fluid device to be connected with its first fluid channel. The second port is annular and installed at a second fluid device to be connected with its second fluid channel. The first annular member is installed at the first port and has a first coupler. The second annular member is installed at the second port and has a second coupler to be coupled with the first coupler to fix the second annular member to the first annular member. The connector is installed between the first port and the second port and seals gaps between the connector and the first and second ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihide IIDA, Tatsuya FUJII, Katsunori SUGITA, Takahito KONISHI, Tomoyuki KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20210088141
    Abstract: A structure for mounting a gasket on a block includes a block with a fluid channel and an annular gasket surrounding an opening of the fluid channel. The block has an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall. The annular inner wall is made of resin and located radially outside the opening of the fluid channel. The annular outer wall is made of resin and located radially outside the annular inner wall. The annular inner wall and the annular outer wall allow an axial side of the gasket to be press-fitted therebetween and are elastically deformable in their radial directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi NAKANO, Toshihide I IDA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Tomohiro ADACHI
  • Patent number: 10948083
    Abstract: A structure allowing a gasket to be mounted on a fluid device is provided. The gasket includes an annular attaching portion that has a first slope at an axial end. The fluid device includes an annular attached portion with a second slope that contacts the first slope. The first slope at least partially includes a contact area that contacts the second slope to seal a gap between the first slope and the second slope. The contact area has an annular bulge protruding toward the second slope in contrast to other portions of the first slope so that the bulge is the earliest contact portion with the second slope when the contact area is brought into contact with the second slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nakano, Tomoyuki Koike, Tomohiro Adachi, Kazukiyo Teshima, Motoaki Naruo
  • Publication number: 20210060902
    Abstract: A circuit board according to the present invention includes: a first layer containing a fiber base material, and fusible fluororesin with which the fiber base material is impregnated; and second layers containing non-fusible fluororesin that are arranged on the two surfaces of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi OKUNAGA, Miyuki KOBAYASHI, Tatsuya TAMAKI, Kenpei YAMASAKI, Tomoki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210054932
    Abstract: A gasket for connecting flow passage holes formed in two piping blocks, respectively, includes, at both sides in an axial direction, a pair of tubular radially outer press-fitting portions configured to be respectively press-fitted into tubular radially outer sealing grooves formed, radially outward of the flow passage holes, on end surfaces of both piping blocks, and a sealing peripheral surface configured to come into close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the radially outer sealing groove to exert a sealing function is formed on an outer peripheral surface of each radially outer press-fitting portion. A groove portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the gasket such that, in a state where either one of the pair of radially outer press-fitting portions is press-fitted into a sealing groove of the piping block, the groove portion is open axially outward of the end surface of the piping block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki KOIKE, Atsushi NAKANO, Tomohiro ADACHI, Toshihide IIDA
  • Patent number: 10927954
    Abstract: A structure allowing a gasket to be mounted on a fluid device is provided. The gasket includes an annular attaching portion that has a first slope at an axial end. The fluid device includes an annular attached portion with a second slope that contacts the first slope. The first slope at least partially includes two or more pressing areas, which are partitioned by annular steps. The second slope at least partially includes two or more pressed areas, which are partitioned by annular steps to fit the steps between the pressing areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Adachi, Atsushi Nakano, Tomoyuki Koike, Kazukiyo Teshima, Motoaki Naruo
  • Patent number: 10907629
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a reciprocable diaphragm, an actuator including a motor, and a control device. The control device resets an origin of the diaphragm in a reciprocating direction, when detecting a step-out of the motor. After resetting the origin, the control device activates the actuator to move the diaphragm to the origin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazukiyo Teshima, Naoto Yamada, Motoaki Naruo
  • Publication number: 20200408305
    Abstract: A gasket-mounting structure includes a mounting member and a gasket. The mounting member includes a first base, an outer sleeve protruding from the first base, an inner sleeve protruding from the first base in the same direction of the outer sleeve radially inside the outer sleeve, and a groove surrounded by the first base, the outer sleeve, and the inner sleeve. The gasket includes an annular second base, an annular outer protrusion extending from the second base to be pressed in the groove, and an annular inner protrusion extending from the second base to be axially pressed on the inner sleeve radially inside the outer protrusion such that the inner sleeve is radially placed between the outer protrusion and the inner protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro ADACHI, Toshihide IIDA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Atsushi NAKANO
  • Patent number: D925709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Koike, Atsushi Nakano, Tomohiro Adachi, Toshihide Iida