Patents Assigned to NSK
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Patent number: 11648978Abstract: A torque transmission joint to suppress occurrence of noise when reversing the direction of rotation of a drive shaft. A first transmission member fixed to an output shaft (the drive shaft) is engaged with a first elastic member such that a first gap in a circumferential direction is interposed, as well as with an intermediate transmission member such that a larger gap in the circumferential direction is interposed. A second transmission member fixed to an end portion of a worm is engaged with a second elastic member such that a second gap in the circumferential direction is interposed, as well as with the intermediate transmission member such that a larger gap in the circumferential direction is interposed. First and second annular convex portions are fitted to, respectively, first and second concave portions to prevent separation of the first and second elastic members with respect to the intermediate transmission member.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: NSK, LTD.Inventors: Toru Segawa, Ryou Oosawa, Toru Ishii, Ryota Sugihara, Takeshi Yamamoto, Akihide Fujita
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Publication number: 20230143956Abstract: A steering device includes a telescopic steering shaft that extends in a first direction, and a cylindrical outer steering column that rotatably supports the steering shaft. The steering column includes a lower column and an upper column having one end slidably attached to the lower column and the other end on which a bearing that supports the steering shaft is provided. The upper column includes a clamp that is externally slidably fitted to the lower column and that has a slit extending in the first direction, and a cylindrical part that has a cylindrical shape and that has one end continuous with the clamp and the other end blocked by the bearing being internally fitted. The cylindrical part has an air hole that is spaced apart from the one end of the cylindrical part and that penetrates an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro IKUTA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230143959Abstract: The steering device includes a steering shaft, a steering column, a bracket, and a fastening mechanism. The steering column includes a lower column and an upper column. The upper column includes a clamp, a cylindrical part, a pair of protrusions, and a reinforcement rib that extends across an outer peripheral surface of the clamp and an outer surface of one of the protrusions. The clamp includes a continuous clamp positioned near the cylindrical part and a spaced clamp spaced apart from the cylindrical part. The protrusions include a continuous protrusion that protrudes from the continuous clamp, and a spaced protrusion that protrudes from the spaced clamp. The reinforcement rib linearly extends from the spaced protrusion toward the continuous clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro IKUTA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 11643615Abstract: A lubricant composition according to the present invention contains a fatty acid metal salt, a metal dithiocarbamate, and an additive having an effect of increasing an acid value of the lubricant composition, whereby fretting resistance performances are further improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Taisuke Maruyama, Yujiro Toda, Eri Watabe, Suguru Sugawara, Masayuki Maeda
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Publication number: 20230132450Abstract: A steering device includes a steering shaft, a steering column, a bracket, and a fastening mechanism. An upper column includes a clamp, a cylindrical part, a pair of protrusions, and contact ribs. The clamp includes a continuous clamp and a spaced clamp. The protrusions include a continuous protrusion and a spaced protrusion. The contact ribs include first contact ribs disposed each of which is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the clamp, second contact ribs each of which is disposed on a side surface of the protrusion and disposed opposite to the first contact rib with respect to a long groove, and at least one third contact rib disposed on a side surface of the spaced protrusion and between the first contact rib and the long groove. The third contact rib has a protrusion amount greater than those of the first contact rib and the second contact rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro IKUTA, Yoshiyuki SATO, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230133413Abstract: A ball screw device having a screw shaft rotating during use, a nut moving linearly during use, balls, a fitting cylinder fixed to the nut, a housing, and an anti-rotation member, a first member, which is one of the nut and the fitting cylinder, having a retaining concave portion engaging with a radially inner portion of the anti-rotation member and including a closed surface, an insertion hole of the housing having a guide concave groove engaging with a radially outer portion of the anti-rotation member, the radially inner portion held between the closed surface and an axially end surface a second member, which is the other of the nut and the fitting cylinder, the radially outer portion being able to slide in the guide concave groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: NSK LTDInventor: Ryo SEGAWA
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Patent number: 11638976Abstract: An oscillating device includes: a driving source; an oscillating member which performs an oscillating motion; and a connecting mechanism which converts a rotational motion of the driving source into an oscillating motion and transmits the oscillating motion to the oscillating member. At least one of a part or whole of a component forming the connecting mechanism is a component made of a fiber-reinforced resin, and the component made of a fiber-reinforced resin includes a reinforced fiber and a binder resin.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Ebina, Kengou Mizuura
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Publication number: 20230131486Abstract: A rolling bearing includes: an outer ring including an outer ring raceway surface on an inner peripheral surface; an inner ring including an inner ring raceway surface on an outer peripheral surface; a plurality of rolling elements rotatably arranged between the outer ring raceway surface and the inner ring raceway surface; and a sealing member fixed to a seal mounting groove formed on an axial end portion of the outer ring by a retaining ring, the sealing member sealing an axial end portion of a bearing internal space between the outer ring and the inner ring. The sealing member includes a protruding portion at a radial outer end portion, and an outer diameter of the sealing member is larger than an outer diameter of the retaining ring in the seal mounting groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Takuya OYAMA, Hironori SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20230125973Abstract: A steering device includes a steering column for supporting a steering shaft coupled to a steering wheel; an upper bracket fixed to a vehicle body and supports the steering column; and two lower brackets independently fixed to the vehicle body on both sides of the steering column to support the steering column in such a manner that allows the steering column to sway in a vertical direction. The lower brackets each includes a fixed portion facing the vehicle body and disposed on an outside of the steering column in a vehicle width direction, a pivot portion facing the steering column and having an attachment hole into which a pin member for coupling the steering column to the lower bracket is inserted, and a pair of rib portions each connected to the fixed portion and the pivot portion by a bent portion shaped into a bent plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki SATO, Tomohiro IKUTA, Suguru SUGISHITA, Hirotaka SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230118691Abstract: An electric driving device and an electric power steering device. An electric driving device includes a motor and an electronic control unit that controls rotation of the motor. The electronic control unit includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a second housing, a lid, and an inter-board connector. The second circuit board includes a control circuit that controls an electric current supplied to a transistor of the first circuit board. The second housing accommodates the second circuit board and has a first through hole passing therethrough in the axial direction. The lid covers the second housing. The inter-board connector connects the second circuit board disposed on the anti-load side of the second housing to the first circuit board disposed on the load side of the second housing. The inter-board connector is disposed in the first through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Masakazu MORIMOTO
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Publication number: 20230122978Abstract: A driving device includes a corrector, an actuator, and a position sensor. The actuator includes a nut connected to a movable part, a ball screw shaft onto which the nut is screwed, and a pulse motor that drives to rotate the ball screw shaft. The corrector includes a correction amount map in which a position correction amount for calibrating a predictable error is mapped for each position of the movable part. The corrector estimates an ideal movement position to which the movable part moves based on a command signal and refers to the correction amount map to calculate the position correction amount corresponding to a present position detected by the position sensor. The corrector generates a correction signal by correcting the command signal so as to reduce the difference between a corrected present position obtained by correcting the present position by the position correction amount and the ideal movement position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Satoshi INAGAKI, Sumio SUGITA
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Publication number: 20230120193Abstract: A terminal position learning unit includes a first storage unit configured to store a steered position positioned farthest from a neutral position of a turning mechanism within a range of a steered position detected by a position detection unit when rotational force applied to the turning mechanism is less than or equal to a first predetermined value, a second storage unit configured to store a steered position positioned farthest from the neutral position within a range of a position to which a steered position detected by the position detection unit is shifted in a direction toward the neutral position by a second predetermined value, and a third storage unit configured to store, as a terminal position stored by the terminal position learning unit, one of the steered positions stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit positioned farther from the neutral position than the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya KITAZUME, Shoya MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20230117916Abstract: A turning control device includes a terminal position learning unit configured to learn a terminal position of the turning mechanism, based on a steered position of the turning mechanism detected by a position detection unit, a command value correction unit configured to, when a steered position detected by the position detecting unit is in a vicinity of a learned terminal position, correct a current command value for an actuator providing a turning mechanism with steering assist force, and a correction amount limiting unit configured to limit a correction amount of the current command value by the command value correction unit, based on a comparison result between the learned terminal position and a predetermined position and a comparison result between stroke length of the turning mechanism calculated from the learned terminal positions and a predetermined length.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventor: Tetsuya KITAZUME
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Publication number: 20230122717Abstract: A robot mechanism is provided with a parallel link including a first output base, a first parallel link mechanism disposed on a first side of the first output base, and a second parallel link mechanism and an end effector disposed on a second side of the first output base. The first parallel link mechanism includes a first driver that generates a linear motion output and a second driver that generates a linear motion output. A tilting link mechanism including a mass body that generates a second moment load in a direction to reduce a first moment load exerted on the first parallel link mechanism by the weight of the second parallel link mechanism and the end effector is connected to the first driver and the second driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Kohei SHIRAHAMA, Sumio SUGITA, Satoshi INAGAKI
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Patent number: 11629768Abstract: The reverse input cutoff clutch includes: a pressed member having a pressed surface around the inner peripheral surface; an input member coaxially arranged with the pressed surface and having an input-side engaging portion arranged on the radially inner side of the pressed surface; an output member coaxially arranged with the pressed surface and having an output-side engaging portion arranged further on the radially inner side than the input-side engaging portion; and an engaging element arranged so as to be movable in a first direction as a direction toward or away from the pressed surface on the radially inner side of the pressed surface. The engaging element has a main engaging element body having a pressing surface and a pivot-support shaft, and a link member. The link member has a first end portion pivotally linked to the pivot-support shaft, and a second end portion pivotally linked to the input-side engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Yuya Daikoku, Tomoyuki Miyazaki
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Patent number: 11623473Abstract: A wheel and a vehicle each having a simple structure and capable of moving over a step while maintaining stability at flat ground traveling are provided. A wheel includes an outer ring that rotates about a wheel rotational axis, an arm drive gear that rotates independently from the outer ring about the wheel rotational axis, and an arm capable of rotating about an arm rotational axis fixed to the outer ring, the arm being configured to partially protrude outside from an outer peripheral surface of the outer ring in a radial direction as the arm drive gear rotates relative to the outer ring in one direction (normal rotational direction) and to be housed inside in the radial direction from the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring as the arm drive gear rotates relative to the outer ring in the other direction (reverse rotational direction) opposite to the one direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventor: Ko Fujioka
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Patent number: 11623677Abstract: An electrically adjustable steering device includes a top bracket fixed to a vehicle body, a steering shaft to which a steering wheel is connected, a steering jacket which is held by the top bracket and rotatably supports the steering shaft inside, a tilt actuator which adjusts a tilt of the steering jacket, and a link member which is pivotably supported by the top bracket, the steering jacket, and the tilt actuator. The tilt of the steering jacket can be adjusted by transmitting power of the tilt actuator to the steering jacket via the link member. The link member is placed only on one side of the steering jacket in a vehicle left-right direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yoshifumi Kurokawa, Victor Corona Martinez
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Publication number: 20230103394Abstract: Axial relative movement of an auxiliary member (30) and a hub body (22z) is performed, the hub body (22z) and an inner race (21) are combined with each other in an axial direction, and a part of the hub body (22z) deformed by a blade (33) of the auxiliary member (30) is disposed inside an engagement concave portion (26) of the inner race (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki HAGIWARA, Sonji RYU
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Publication number: 20230100550Abstract: The rotation transmission state switching device comprises a clutch device comprising a first rotating member having a first-rotating-member-side engaging portion, a second rotating member having a second-rotating-member-side engaging portion, a third rotating member having a third-rotating-member-side engaging portion; and an engaging element having an engaging-element-side first engaging portion engaging with the first-rotating-member-side engaging portion, an engaging-element-side second engaging portion engaging with the second-rotating-member-side engaging portion, and an engaging-element-side third engaging portion engaging with the third-rotating-member-side engaging portion; and a restriction device configured to switch between allowing and restricting rotation of the first rotating member, allowing or preventing torque transmission between the second rotating member and the third rotating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Eiji INOUE
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Publication number: 20230088378Abstract: A wireless power transfer system 1 includes a power transmission device 2 and a power reception device 3. The power transmission device 2 is a power transmission device 2 installed in a road 4, is provided with a power transmission coil 21 that transmits power wirelessly, and is configured such that when installed in the road 4, the normal line of a coil plane of the power transmission coil 21 is inclined with respect to the normal line of the road surface of the road 4 in a lateral cross section of the road 4. The power reception device 3 is provided with a power reception coil 31 that receives power wirelessly, and at least a portion of the power reception coil 31 is housed in the wheel 6 of the moving body 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION, NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi FUJIMOTO, Osamu SHIMIZU, Keizo AKUTAGAWA, Yasumichi WAKAO, Isao KUWAYAMA, Daisuke GUNJI