Patents Assigned to NOK
  • Publication number: 20220082146
    Abstract: A sheet-shaped cushioning rubber including a planar base portion and a three-dimensional portion formed to rise from the base portion toward one side in a sheet thickness direction, the planar base portion and the three-dimensional portion being alternately provided in one direction of a sheet plane, wherein the three-dimensional portion includes a hollow portion that opens toward the other side in the sheet thickness direction. The three-dimensional portion is integrally provided with a first rising surface that is continuous from the base portion, a top surface, a second rising surface on a side opposite to the first rising surface, and a pair of rising surfaces on both sides in a sheet width direction, and the hollow portion opens only toward the other side in the sheet thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SHIMOOKA, Masaya OTSUKA, Kodai TSUJINO
  • Patent number: 11274578
    Abstract: A sealing device seals a rod having a cylindrical part and a cylindrical guide that guides reciprocation of the rod in an axial direction of the rod. The sealing device includes an elastic ring formed of an elastic material, and a rigid ring formed of a rigid material fixed to the elastic ring for reinforcing the elastic ring. The elastic ring includes a lip with which an outer peripheral surface of the rod is in slidable contact. The rigid ring includes a rigid-ring cylindrical part located radially outside an end portion of the guide. The rigid-ring cylindrical part includes multiple hook hasps engaged into at least one recess formed on an outer peripheral surface of the guide. Each of the multiple hook hasps includes a root portion and a distal end portion located radially inward of the root portion and fitted into the recess. A thin portion is formed at the root portion of the hook hasp, the thin portion being thinner than other parts of the hook hasp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masamichi Kishiro, Nobuhiro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20220074496
    Abstract: A gasket has a gasket member including a metal sheet and rubber layers put over both faces of the metal sheet. The gasket member includes a seal bead, at least one insertion hole, and at least one dummy bead. The seal bead is a part protruding from a lower face of the gasket member side toward an upper face of the gasket member side. The insertion hole is a through hole into which a fastener is inserted. The dummy bead is a part protruding from the lower face of the gasket member side toward the upper face of the gasket member side. The dummy bead extends around the insertion hole. A resonance frequency of the gasket member is adjusted by a length of the dummy bead in a direction of extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi WATANABE, Yuki HANADA, Daisuke HYODO
  • Patent number: 11261968
    Abstract: A sealing device includes an annular reinforcing ring and an elastic body part, and the elastic body part has an annular seal lip, an annular dust lip, and an annular side lip. The side lip extends toward the outer side on an outer periphery side of the dust lip, and includes a distal end portion, a middle portion, and a root portion. The root portion is an annular portion, the middle portion is a portion that is outside of the root portion, and an annular portion that increases in diameter toward an outward side, and the distal end portion is a portion that is outside the middle portion, and an annular portion that increases in diameter toward an outward side. The distal end portion is bent to an inner periphery side from the middle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Nagahamaya, Kokichi Hamamoto, Masayuki Tanida, Takehiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11255382
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a housing defining a bore and a shaft received in the bore. A seal member is secured to the housing for sealing a gap between the housing and the shaft. A slinger is secured to the shaft. The slinger being made from plastic and including a first semi-circular part and a second semi-circular part that is secured to the first semi-circular part. The slinger includes a radially extending wall portion with a raised bumper feature at a radially outer surface opposing the seal member. The slinger further includes an axially protruding labyrinth feature extending from the radially extending wall portion and toward the seal member. The first semi-circular part and the second semi-circular part can be snap fit to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
    Inventor: Kah Fei Neoh
  • Patent number: 11255437
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a sealing device having high pressure resistance and durability for a reciprocating shaft. [Solution] A sealing device comprising an oil seal member and a dust seal member. The oil seal member and the dust seal member each comprise a rigid ring provided inside a shaft hole and an elastic ring attached to the rigid ring, wherein the elastic ring has formed thereon a lip that slidably contacts a reciprocating shaft. The rigid ring of the dust seal member is detachably fitted in the rigid ring of the oil seal member. The sealing device further comprises another rigid ring provided between the elastic ring of the oil seal member and the elastic ring of the dust seal member in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the reciprocating shaft. This rigid ring is detachably fitted in a concave portion formed radially inward of the rigid ring of the dust seal member and reinforces the elastic ring of the dust seal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masamichi Kishiro, Tatsuya Mori, Naoki Meguro
  • Patent number: 11248704
    Abstract: A metal gasket exhibiting an excellent seal effect on external foreign matter, such as salt water, and having low reaction force when required sealing pressure is low. The metal gasket, which is sandwiched between a pair of housings to seal the internal space of the housings and prevent entrance of external foreign matter between the housing and the gasket, has a straight portion, where the entire surface from an inner peripheral edge portion to an outer peripheral edge portion is a planar shape. A bent bead portion, directed obliquely outward and contacting one of the housings, is integrally provided in the outer peripheral edge portion of the straight portion. The bent bead portion functions as both an inward seal sealing the internal space and an outward seal preventing the entrance of external foreign matter between the housing and the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Tanji, Takeshi Watanabe, Kazuya Aihara
  • Patent number: 11231109
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a method for manufacturing a sealing device having high pressure-resistance and high durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Oyama, Tatsuya Mori, Hiroshi Onodera
  • Patent number: 11219865
    Abstract: A hollow fiber membrane module that increases a ratio of a membrane area contributing to membrane separation effect. On an inner wall surface of a case 100, at least one flow-straightening projection 130 and at least one flow-disturbing projection 140 are provided. The flow-straightening projection 130 projects toward an outer circumferential surface of a hollow fiber membrane bundle 300 to secure a gap between the inner wall surface of the case 100 and the hollow fiber membrane bundle 300 and extends from one end side toward the other end side of the case 100 and straightens a flow of fluid. The flow-disturbing projection 140 extends along a circumferential direction of the case 100 and disturbs the flow of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Takeuchi, Tomotaka Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20220006136
    Abstract: An integrated battery unit includes a battery cell and a graphite matrix surrounding the battery cell, wherein the graphite matrix is soaked with a phase change material. Each of the integrated battery units include an integrated circuit board that manages charging and discharging of the battery cell based upon data received from adjacent integrated battery units and a communication from the sources external to the battery pack. A hybrid battery unit can also include a capacitor function that temporarily stores and discharges electric charge and can be controlled by the integrated circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventor: Alexander BERDICHEVSKY
  • Patent number: 11215284
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus 1 includes a sealing apparatus body 2 and a slinger 3. The sealing apparatus body 2 includes an annular reinforcing ring 10 and an annular elastic body portion 20. The slinger 3 includes a flange portion 31 which is an annular portion extending toward an outer periphery side. The elastic body portion 20 includes an annular end-face lip 21 extending toward an inner side and contacting an outer side surface 31d of the flange portion 31. At least one shallow groove 33 is formed on the outer side surface 31d of the flange portion 31 of the slinger 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Sosuke Ito, Masahiko Inoue, Hisato Yonai, Yuya Sakano
  • Publication number: 20210404556
    Abstract: A sealing device includes a reinforcing ring and an elastic body part formed from an elastic body and attached to the reinforcing ring. The elastic body part includes a seal lip projecting toward one side in a direction of an axis, a secondary lip portion projecting toward another side in the direction of the axis, and an outer peripheral portion covering the reinforcing ring from an outer periphery side. The seal lip projects beyond the reinforcing ring toward the one side, and the secondary lip portion projects beyond the reinforcing ring toward the other side. In the outer peripheral portion, at least one identification part acting as a mark is formed further on the one side or the other side than a middle of the outer peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210403752
    Abstract: A sliding member includes a substrate, a first coating film layer which is provided on the substrate, and a second coating film layer which is provided on the first coating film layer. The first coating film layer including a coating film including a composition for a sliding member. The composition for a sliding member contains a binder resin, a solid lubricant, and at least one type of resin beads selected from the group consisting of amino resin beads and urethane resin beads. The second coating film layer includes the binder resin and the solid lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NOK KLUEBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yujiro YAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 11209064
    Abstract: A buffer stopper capable of increasing an absorbable energy amount without causing changes in characteristics due to wear of a buffer body. In order to achieve the object, the buffer body containing a rubber elastic body disposed between an end surface formed in a housing and an end surface formed in a shaft which is relatively movable in the axial direction with respect to the housing and a wear resistant sheet which is provided so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of the buffer body and which can contact an inner peripheral surface of the housing by expansion and deformation in the radial direction of the buffer body are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shoji Mizumachi
  • Publication number: 20210396316
    Abstract: A gasket includes an annular reinforcing ring formed around an axis, an annular base that is formed around the axis and that is formed from an elastic body into which the reinforcing ring is embedded, and an annular seal lip formed around the axis. The annular seal lip is disposed on an inner periphery side of the base and is integrated with the base. The seal lip includes one lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward one side in a direction of the axis and another seal lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward another side in the axis direction. A sum of a width of the base in a radial direction and a width of the seal lip in the radial direction is greater than a thickness of the base in the axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 11199519
    Abstract: A method for producing a silver-silver chloride electrode includes: producing a paste by mixing silver powder, silver chloride powder, a dispersant, and fumed silica powder with a liquid silicone rubber binder; coating the paste on a substrate made of silicone rubber; curing the paste on the substrate to form an electrode containing silver and silver chloride; and immersing the electrode in a sodium chloride aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Futashima
  • Patent number: 11193589
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a sealing device having high pressure-resistance and durability for a reciprocating shaft. [Solution] A sealing device comprising an oil seal member and a dust seal member. The oil seal member and the dust seal member each comprise a rigid ring provided inside a shaft hole and an elastic ring attached to the rigid ring, wherein the elastic ring has formed thereon a lip for slidably contacting a reciprocating shaft. The sealing device further comprises an intermediate rigid ring provided between the elastic ring of the oil seal member and the elastic ring of the dust seal member, in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the reciprocating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsuya Mori
  • Patent number: 11187325
    Abstract: A sealing device in which diameter expansion of an inserted first back-up ring is suppressed. The sealing device includes a seal ring mounted in a rectangular mounting groove, the first back-up ring, and a second back-up ring. The first back-up ring has an end surface contacting an opposing-sealing-fluid-side side surface of the mounting groove. The second back-up ring has an end surface contacting the seal ring. A contact surface in an inner peripheral end of second back-up ring is perpendicular to the axis to contact an opposing-sealing-fluid-side side surface of the mounting groove. The inner diameter of the first back-up ring is set to be larger than the outer diameter of the contact surface portion of the second back-up ring, and the outer diameter of the first back-up ring is set to be smaller than the inner diameter of a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji Yoshitsune, Kota Henmi
  • Publication number: 20210367296
    Abstract: A sealing structure includes a gasket and an attachment wall. The gasket is arranged along an upper end side of a side wall of a battery case. The gasket includes a seal lip arranged on an upper end side of the gasket to be in contact with a cover for covering an opening side of the battery case. The attachment wall is fastened to the side wall of the battery case. The attachment wall includes an accommodation portion and a placement surface. The accommodation portion accommodates the gasket between the side wall and the attachment wall. The placement surface is arranged on an outer peripheral side of the attachment wall to be in tight contact with a lower end of an engagement portion arranged on an outer edge of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tasuku ONO
  • Publication number: 20210355995
    Abstract: A sealing device is disposed between an inner member and an outer member that rotate relative to each other to seal a gap between the inner member and the outer member of the sealing device, and includes a first sealing member including a cylindrical part to be mounted to the outer member, and an annular part that extends radially inward from the cylindrical part toward the inner member; and a second sealing member including a sleeve to be mounted to the inner member, and a flange that extends radially outward from the sleeve, the flange facing the annular part of the first sealing member. The first sealing member includes at least three axial lips made from an elastic material that extends from the annular part toward the flange of the second sealing member. An axial lip disposed radially outer side has an interference that is greater than that of an axial lip disposed radially inner side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro SUGAWARA, Masahiro SEKI, Yuichi TARUKAWA