Patents Assigned to NSK
  • Publication number: 20220184769
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus includes: a grinding stone in which an outer circumferential surface thereof is pressed against the workpiece while being rotated and driven; and a fluid injection apparatus that has a fluid injection nozzle including an injection port from which a fluid is injected to the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone, and a grinding oil supply apparatus that supplies a grinding oil to a processing point and that includes a grinding oil supply nozzle separate from the fluid injection nozzle, the processing point being an abutting section of the grinding stone and the workpiece, wherein the injection port is arranged so as to face the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone in a state capable of injecting the fluid to a position different from the processing point in a radial direction of the grinding stone among the outer circumferential surface of the grinding stone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji UTADA, Kazutaka EGAMI
  • Patent number: 11359703
    Abstract: The present disclosures relates to a toroidal continuously variable transmission which includes: a rotating shaft; a pair of outside disks supported by a rotating shaft to rotate in synchronization with the rotating shaft; an inside disk supported by the rotating shaft to rotate relative to the rotating shaft; a pair of rolling bearing units, each including a radial rolling bearing capable of supporting an axial load to support the inside disk so that relative rotation with respect to the rotating shaft is possible; a plurality of power rollers arranged between the axial inside surfaces the outside disks and the axial outside surfaces of the inside disk to transmit power between them; and a preloading mechanism elastically pressing the outer ring of the radial rolling bearing in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: NSK LTD., KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura, Kippei Matsuda, Hideyuki Imai, Akihito Abe
  • Patent number: 11352053
    Abstract: A turning control device includes: a target steering angle calculation unit configured to calculate a target steering angle of a turning mechanism, based on a second steering angle of a steering mechanism; a steering angular displacement calculation unit configured to, when a third steering angle, the third steering angle being either a first steering angle of the turning mechanism or the second steering angle, is in a range from a maximum steering angle that the third steering angle can take to a first threshold steering angle, calculate a steering angular displacement of the third steering angle with the first threshold steering angle used as a reference; a steering angle correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a steering angle correction value according to at least the steering angular displacement; and a corrected target steering angle calculation unit configured to correct the target steering angle with the steering angle correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Sakaguchi, Tetsuya Kitazume, Shoya Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20220170505
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a thrust ball bearing which has a large load capacity, can realize thinned wall, and can further withstand a radial load. A pair of raceways (21, 22) include double rows of raceway grooves (23A, 23B) provided along a radial direction on surfaces facing each other. The retainer (40) includes claw-shaped protrusions (42) that protrude from peripheral edges of openings of pockets (41) in a convex manner and are arranged to face each other only in a circumferential direction of the retainer. A maximum width W of the claw-shaped protrusions (42) in the radial direction is smaller than a maximum width L of the raceway grooves (23) in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Hironari SAKODA, Aya KIKUCHI, Yuta CHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11346731
    Abstract: A detection circuit for a magnetostrictive torque sensor is configured to detect a torque applied to a magnetostrictive material treated by shot peening. The detection circuit includes a detection coil provided around the magnetostrictive material, and a drive unit for providing alternating current excitation to the detection coil. The torque applied to the magnetostrictive material is detected based on a change in inductance of the detection coil, and the drive unit provides alternating current excitation at a frequency at which a skin effect thickness is not more than an effective depth of the shot peening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: HITACHI METALS, LTD., NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Sugiyama, Teruyuki Nakamura, Junji Ono, Kota Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11345387
    Abstract: In an electrically adjustable steering of the present embodiment, a first telescopic actuator is disposed between a top bracket or a mount bracket on a vehicle body side and a steering jacket. The steering jacket includes a plurality of jacket members that overlap each other so as to be able to expand and contract in an axial direction. A motor of the first telescopic actuator is fixed to the top bracket or the mount bracket on the vehicle body side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kurokawa, Jessica Elaine Lipa, Victor Corona Martinez, Juan Antonio Hernandez Otero
  • Publication number: 20220161851
    Abstract: A calibration method in which, a rotation angle calculation device (20, 30) calculates (S2) a rotation angle ?c based on a detection signal of a sensor, transmits (S3) rotation angle data Dc indicating the rotation angle ?c to a calibration device (40), and transmits (S3) time difference data Dt relating to a time difference after having captured the detection signal until transmitting the rotation angle data to the calibration device, and in which the calibration device measures (S1) a rotation angle ?r, clocks (S1, S4) a measurement time tm at which the rotation angle ?r is measured and a transmission time tt of transmitting or receiving the rotation angle data, and acquires (S5, S6) calibration data Dc of the rotation angle data by comparing the rotation angle ?r measured at a time tc2 obtained by going back in time from the transmission time tt by the time difference after having captured the detection signal until transmitting the rotation angle data and the rotation angle data Da with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishioka, Yoshihiro Aosaki, Hiroyuki Yamamura
  • Patent number: 11338846
    Abstract: A detection signal correction method includes: calculating a rotation angle of a rotation shaft of a motor, based on a detection signal of a sensor; calculating a steering velocity of a steering shaft based on the rotation angle; calculating an error of the detection signal; and correcting the error of the detection signals when the steering velocity is equal to or greater than a steering velocity threshold value and the error of the detection signal is equal to or greater than an error threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishioka, Yoshihiro Aosaki, Hiroyuki Yamamura
  • Patent number: 11338839
    Abstract: The position adjustment mechanism is configured to perform a storage operation of storing the steering wheel in a storage position to secure a space in a driver seat for a driver and an adjustment operation of adjusting the steering wheel to a position suitable for driving within an adjustment operation range. The motor control unit is configured to drive the electric motor such that a speed of the steering wheel during the storage operation is higher than a speed of the steering wheel during the adjustment operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kurokawa, Simon Read, Steven Marmillo
  • Patent number: 11339839
    Abstract: The reverse input shutoff clutch includes: an input member, an output member coaxially arranged with the input member, a pressed member having a pressed surface, and an engaging element. The engaging element, when rotational torque is inputted to the input member, moves in a direction away from the pressed surface due to engagement with the input member and transmits the rotational torque to the output member, and when rotational torque is reversely inputted to the output member, moves in a direction toward the pressed surface due to engagement with the output member, and prevents or suppresses relative rotation between the output member and the pressed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshirou Toyoda, Kota Fukuda, Hiroki Nishii, Yuya Daikoku, Yuka Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11333225
    Abstract: Provided is a pressing device for a toroidal continuously variable transmission that is capable of sufficiently supplying lubrication oil to all rollers inside a pocket, and is capable of suppressing the occurrence of fretting wear on the rolling surfaces of the rollers, a first cam surface and a second cam surface. An oil passage 28 is provided for supplying lubrication oil to the inside of each pocket 25 in the inside portion in the radial direction of a retainer 14 that holds a plurality of more than one roller 13 arranged in a row in the radial direction. The center axis O29 of a discharge port 29 that is provided on an end portion on the downstream side of the oil passage 28 and that opens to the inside surface in the radial direction of the pocket 25 is inclined toward the front side in the rotational direction of the retainer 14 with respect to the center axis of the pocket 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: NSK LTD., KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirofumi Itagaki, Masahiro Kita, Kippei Matsuda, Kenichiro Tanaka, Hideyuki Imai, Kenji Komatsu
  • Patent number: 11333577
    Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis method of a rolling bearing used in rotating machinery includes: a time acquisition step of acquiring, from an output signal detected by a sensor during the rotation of the rolling bearing, an entry time when a rolling element enters a flaking region of a bearing ring, and an escape time when the rolling element escapes from the flaking region of the bearing ring; and an estimation step of estimating a flaking size based on a flaking passage time, which is a time difference between the entry time and the escape time. When the bearing ring receives repeated load from the rolling element, the progress of the flaking occurring in the bearing ring can be quantitatively evaluated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Maekawa, Kenichi Shibasaki, Takanori Miyasaka, Yoshihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20220142733
    Abstract: Provided is a roller bearing in which a restraining force of a seal member is further strengthened. The roller bearing includes: an outer ring having an outer ring raceway surface on an inner peripheral surface; an inner ring having 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 seal member that is fixed to a seal attachment groove formed in an axially end portion of the outer ring by a snap ring and seals an axially end portion of a bearing internal space between the outer ring and the inner ring, in which an outer diameter of the seal member is larger than an outer diameter of the snap ring in the seal attachment groove, and in which a radially outer end portion of the seal member is sandwiched between an inner peripheral surface of the seal attachment groove and an outer peripheral surface of the snap ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya OYAMA, Hironori SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220143679
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hub unit bearing (1) includes the step of applying an axial load to a shaft end of a hub body (21) so that a staking portion (26) for inner races (22a, 22b) is formed in the hub body (21). The load is adjusted based on at least one of first information acquired before applying the load and second information acquired while applying the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20220135120
    Abstract: A phase adjustment method for a rotation angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of a rotor of a brushless motor, the phase adjustment method including: measuring a first rotation speed and a second rotation speed when the brushless motor is driven with a same torque command current to rotate clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively, on a basis of the rotation angle of the rotor detected by the rotation angle sensor; and calculating a correction value to correct a phase of the rotation angle sensor so that a rotation speed difference between the first rotation speed and the second rotation speed decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke NISHIOKA, Yoshihiro AOSAKI, Hiroyuki YAMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220135117
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a steering system for vehicles that controls a turning mechanism by using steering information communicated electrically, includes a turning angle control section that calculates a motor current command value to make a turning angle detected in the turning mechanism follow a target turning angle, and has a friction compensating section that calculates a compensation motor current command value for compensating a follow-up delay of the turning angle caused by a friction in the turning mechanism by performing filter processing to velocity information. The turning angle control section performs compensation by the compensation motor current command value in calculation of the motor current command value, and the control apparatus controls the turning mechanism based on the motor current command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Takahiro TSUBAKI
  • Patent number: 11318980
    Abstract: A steering section of a steer-by-wire system includes a handle having a center axis of rotation arranged in the front-rear direction, and a handle-support shaft having a center axis arranged in the front-rear direction and that is supported so as not to be able to rotate about the center axis with respect to the vehicle. The handle is rotatably supported so as to be able to rotate about the center axis of rotation with respect to the rear-end portion of the handle-support shaft. The center axis of the handle-support shaft is arranged so as to be offset upward with respect to the center axis of rotation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NSK, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kurokawa, Yuichiro Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20220128093
    Abstract: In an outer ring rotating rolling bearing (10), an inclined surface is formed on an outer peripheral surface of an inner ring (12) and decreasing in diameter toward an axially outer side, a seal member (20) includes an annular core metal (21) and an annular elastic member (22) fixed to the core metal (21), and an elastic member (22) includes a neck portion (28) extending from an inner peripheral edge portion (24a) of the core metal (21) toward a radially inner side and a seal lip (30) formed at a tip end portion of a neck portion (28) and brought into contact with the inclined surface (41) of the inner ring (12) with a tightening margin. Here, T2?T1, where a width of the core metal (21) is T1 and a thickness of the neck portion (28) is T2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220126913
    Abstract: A hands-off detection device includes: a first steering angle acquisition unit configured to acquire a first steering angle of a steering wheel; a second steering angle acquisition unit configured to acquire a second steering angle of a steering mechanism connected to the steering wheel via a torsion bar; a steering angle estimation unit configured to obtain an estimation angle of the first steering angle in a state where the steering wheel is not being grasped on a basis of the second steering angle; and a grasping state determination unit configured to determine a grasping state of the steering wheel on a basis of the frequency component of a angle difference between the first steering angle and the estimation angle and a reference frequency component being the frequency component of the angle difference in the state where the steering wheel is not being grasped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya KITAZUME
  • Publication number: 20220126352
    Abstract: While the loading member supporting mechanism moves the loading member from the workpiece set state to the workpiece retracted state and returns to the workpiece set state again, the displacement drive unit and the rotation drive unit perform an operation of disposing the workpiece holding portion arranged at the processing position to the replacement position and an operation of disposing the workpiece holding portion disposed at the replacement position to the processing position in a trajectory in which the loading member does not interfere with the shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kengou MIZUURA, Masatoshi SHIMODA, Yoshihiko OTAKI