Patents Assigned to TBK Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 12140150Abstract: An impeller (1) of a fluid pump according to the present invention comprises: an impeller body (10) having a first shroud (20) and a plurality of vanes (30) provided on the first shroud (20); and a second shroud (50) bonded to the impeller body (10) and arranged opposed to the first shroud (20) in a central axis direction across the plurality of vanes (30). The first shroud (20) has a boss part (40) protruding in the central axis direction. The second shroud (50) has a central hole (53) through which the boss part (40) is inserted in the central axis direction. By a combination of a recessed first groove part (41) formed on an outer circumferential surface of the boss part (40) and a recessed second groove part (54) formed on an inner circumferential surface of the central hole (53), a balance hole (B) penetrating in the central axis direction is constituted.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jea woong Seok
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Publication number: 20240287997Abstract: An impeller (1) of a fluid pump according to the present invention comprises: an impeller body (10) having a first shroud (20) and a plurality of vanes (30) provided on the first shroud (20); and a second shroud (50) bonded to the impeller body (10) and arranged opposed to the first shroud (20) in a central axis direction across the plurality of vanes (30). The first shroud (20) has a boss part (40) protruding in the central axis direction. The second shroud (50) has a central hole (53) through which the boss part (40) is inserted in the central axis direction. By a combination of a recessed first groove part (41) formed on an outer circumferential surface of the boss part (40) and a recessed second groove part (54) formed on an inner circumferential surface of the central hole (53), a balance hole (B) penetrating in the central axis direction is constituted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jea woong SEOK
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Publication number: 20230421001Abstract: A stator (10) according to the present invention comprises: a yoke part (11) composed of a plurality of block bodies having an arc shape with a rectangular cross section; fixing members (12, 13) for disposing and fixing the plurality of block bodies in an annular shape; a plurality of teeth parts (14) erected on the peripheral surface of the yoke part; and a coil (15) wound around the plurality of teeth parts (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro MIYOSHI, Mitsuyoshi OBA, Keisuke KURIHARA
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Patent number: 11098712Abstract: A gear pump comprises an internal gear (10), a first external gear (20) and a second external gear (30), a case member (50) having a one end side accommodation portion (52) for retaining these gears (10,20,30), an other end side accommodation portion (53) at other end side and a partition wall portion (54) therebetween, a cover member (70) and a plate member (80). A pump chamber (P) defined inside the internal gear (10) is divided into a first pump chamber (P1) which has a first intake-discharge space (L1) and a first discharge-intake space (H1), and a second pump chamber (P2) which has a second intake-discharge space (L2) and a second discharge-intake space (H2). The plate member has a first communication path (81) and a second communication path (82) between the plate member (80) and the cover member (70). The one side communication passage (57) is communicated with the first communication path (81). Two penetrating holes (82b,82c) are formed on the plate member (80).Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiyuki Terada
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Publication number: 20200332805Abstract: A water pump (1) according to the present invention comprises an electromagnetic clutch (60) that switches between a transmission state where a pump pulley (20) and an armature (83) of an armature assy (80) are made to frictionally engage to transmit drive force of the pump pulley (20) to a pump shaft (30) and a cutoff state where frictional engagement of the pump pulley (20) and the armature (83) of the armature assy (80) is released to cut off transmission of drive force from the pump pulley (20) to the pump shaft (30), and a flange member (120) provided on the armature assy (80) to rotate integrally with the pump shaft (30) and is configured such that when in the cutoff state, by magnetic attractive force between a permanent magnet (111) of the pump pulley (20) and a permanent magnet (131) of the flange member (120), the flange member (120) is rotated together with the rotation of the pump pulley (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo NAKAJIMA, Makoto OHSAWA
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Publication number: 20200277953Abstract: A gear pump comprises an internal gear (10), a first external gear (20) and a second external gear (30), a case member (50) having a one end side accommodation portion (52) for retaining these gears (10,20,30), an other end side accommodation portion (53) at other end side and a partition wall portion (54) therebetween, a cover member (70) and a plate member (80). A pump chamber (P) defined inside the internal gear (10) is divided into a first pump chamber (P1) which has a first intake-discharge space (L1) and a first discharge-intake space (H1), and a second pump chamber (P2) which has a second intake-discharge space (L2) and a second discharge-intake space (H2). The plate member has a first communication path (81) and a second communication path (82) between the plate member (80) and the cover member (70). The one side communication passage (57) is communicated with the first communication path (81). Two penetrating holes (82b,82c) are formed on the plate member (80).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiyuki TERADA
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Patent number: 10724518Abstract: A gear pump according to the present invention is configured such that a first pump chamber comprises a first intake space into which a fluid is taken in and a first discharge space from which the fluid is discharged, in accordance with rotation of an internal gear and external gears, a second pump chamber comprises a second intake space into which the fluid is taken in and a second discharge space from which the fluid is discharged, in accordance with rotation of the internal gear and the external gears, the first intake space and the second intake space are provided to be symmetrical about a rotational center of the internal gear, and the first discharge space and the second discharge space are provided to be symmetrical about the rotational center of the internal gear.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: TBK CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Araki, Hirotada Yoshitani
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Publication number: 20190316578Abstract: An electric pump device (1) according to the present invention comprises an oil pump (10) that discharges oil; a motor (20) that drives the oil pump (10); and a control unit (30) that controls the value of current supplied to the motor (20) to control rotation of the motor (20), thereby controlling the flow rate of fluid discharged from the oil pump (10). The device is configured such that at startup of the motor (20), until the rotational speed of the motor (20) comes near to a target rotational speed set beforehand, the motor (20) is driven by open loop control that restricts the value of current supplied to the motor (20) to lower than a predetermined upper limit, and that when the rotational speed of the motor (20) has come near to the target rotational speed, the motor (20) is driven by feedback control that keeps the rotational speed at a steady rotational speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto ARAKI, Yoshitaka KURAYA
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Patent number: 10393140Abstract: The fluid pump according to the present invention has water storage means that is formed so as to communicate with a shaft hole in a pump case and stores fluid leaking from a mechanical seal. An electromagnetic clutch establishes or blocks the transmission of power to a drive shaft by switching between supply and non-supply of electricity to an excitation coil. The water storage means has a weep chamber that communicates with the shaft hole between the mechanical seal and a bearing and is opened to an end portion in the axial direction. An attachment member for attaching a core of the electromagnetic clutch to the pump case seals the opening of the weep chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: TBK CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto Osawa
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Publication number: 20180209416Abstract: A gear pump according to the present invention is configured such that a first pump chamber comprises a first intake space into which a fluid is taken in and a first discharge space from which the fluid is discharged, in accordance with rotation of an internal gear and external gears, a second pump chamber comprises a second intake space into which the fluid is taken in and a second discharge space from which the fluid is discharged, in accordance with rotation of the internal gear and the external gears, the first intake space and the second intake space are provided to be symmetrical about a rotational center of the internal gear, and the first discharge space and the second discharge space are provided to be symmetrical about the rotational center of the internal gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Araki, Hirotada Yoshitani
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Patent number: 10012227Abstract: An engine cooling device includes a first supply pump driven by an engine, a second supply pump driven by an electric motor, a first fluid path switching valve, a temperature detector, a revolution speed detector that detects the revolution speed of the engine, and a controller that controls the actuation of the electric motor and the fluid path switching valve. When the temperature of the engine detected by the temperature detector (engine cooling water temperature) is less than a first predetermined temperature, the controller performs control to restrict the supply of the cooling fluid from the first supply pump to the engine by switching the fluid path switching valve to a restricted state, and to supply the cooling fluid from the second supply pump to the engine by performing control to drive the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: TBK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotada Yoshitani, Takeshi Hoji
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Patent number: 9777828Abstract: An oil supply device comprises a main pump driven by an engine and capable of supplying oil to an automatic transmission and to a hydraulic control valve, an electric motor, a subsidiary pump driven by the electric motor that raises the pressure of a portion of the oil discharged from the main pump and supplies the oil to the hydraulic control valve, and a motor controller which controls driving of the electric motor on the basis of the pressure of the oil supplied to the automatic transmission. The motor controller implements control to drive the subsidiary pump by the electric motor to raise the pressure of a portion of the oil discharged from the main pump to a prescribed pressure or above and supply the oil to the hydraulic control valve when the pressure of the oil supplied to the automatic transmission is less than the prescribed pressure.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: TBK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotada Yoshitani, Yoshiyuki Terada
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Publication number: 20170268526Abstract: An impeller (100) for a fluid pump according to the present invention comprises a shroud (150) that has a disk shape and is drivingly rotated about a center axis, and a cover (110) comprising a cover main body (120) having a truncated cone shape with an inlet port (123) for a fluid formed at a center and a plurality of blades (130) arranged around a center axis of the cover main body (120). The cover (110) and the shroud (150) are joined to each other with a welding contacting portion (135) and a welding contacted portion (177) welded to each other in a center axis direction, in a state where another end surface of the shroud (150) and a distal end portion (131) of the blades (130) are in parallel with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jea woong Seok, Satoshi Nagao, Makoto Osawa
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Patent number: 9742343Abstract: An electric oil pump constructed by integrally combining an electric motor with an oil pump, wherein the electric motor is composed of a motor casing, a drive shaft that is disposed in a motor housing chamber formed inside the motor casing and is rotatably supported, a rotor that is disposed on the drive shaft, and a stator that is located inside the motor housing chamber and is attached to the motor casing. The electric oil pump is equipped with an internal controller that controls application of electric power to the stator so as to cause the drive shaft to be driven to rotate via the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: TBK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuaki Okamoto, Hirotada Yoshitani
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Publication number: 20170108002Abstract: The fluid pump according to the present invention has water storage means that is formed so as to communicate with a shaft hole in a pump case and stores fluid leaking from a mechanical seal. An electromagnetic clutch establishes or blocks the transmission of power to a drive shaft by switching between supply and non-supply of electricity to an excitation coil. The water storage means has a weep chamber that communicates with the shaft hole between the mechanical seal and a bearing and is opened to an end portion in the axial direction. An attachment member for attaching a core of the electromagnetic clutch to the pump case seals the opening of the weep chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventor: Makoto Osawa
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Patent number: 9579982Abstract: A resonant motor system having a resonant circuit that includes magnetic coils and of capacitors, for generating an electric power when the resonant lot is rotated by an engine, a regenerating portion for the resonant motor, a motor driving portion, a motor control portion, and a capacitor portion for storing therein the electric power generated by the resonant motor when the resonant motor is regenerated, the resonant rotor being driven by the electric power stored in the capacitor portion when the engine is assisted by the resonant motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: TBK CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukihiro Kato, Akihiro Miyoshi, Mitsuyoshi Oba
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Publication number: 20160230826Abstract: In the brake device (1) according to the present invention, a brake shaft (20) that configures a pad pressing device (10) for pressing brake pads (4, 5) against rotor surfaces (2L, 2R) is supported on an inner surface of a brake housing (6) by a cylindrical shaft support member (25) and is turned in a brake actuation direction and a brake release direction along a surface of the shaft support member (25). The shaft support member (25) is provided in such a manner that a portion of the surface thereof is inserted into a support concavity (19) that is formed on the inner surface of the brake housing (6). The coefficient of friction of the surface of the support concavity (19) is greater than the coefficient of friction of the surface of the shaft support member (25).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Osawa, Hirotada Yoshitani
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Publication number: 20160233814Abstract: An electric oil pump constructed by integrally combining an electric motor with an oil pump, wherein the electric motor is composed of a motor casing, a drive shaft that is disposed in a motor housing chamber formed inside the motor casing and is rotatably supported, a rotor that is disposed on the drive shaft, and a stator that is located inside the motor housing chamber and is attached to the motor casing. The electric oil pump is equipped with an internal controller that controls application of electric power to the stator so as to cause the drive shaft to be driven to rotate via the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Okamoto, Hirotada Yoshitani
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Patent number: 9353744Abstract: A vane pump (1) includes: a front side vane case (40), a rear side vane case (50), a pump housing (60), a pump cover (70), a drive shaft (30), a rotationally driven rotor (10), and vanes (20) provided in slot sections (13), wherein engaging groove sections and guide protrusions (46, 52), which engaging one another, are provided in the vanes (20), the front side vane case (40) and the rear side vane case (50), the engaging groove sections and guide protrusions (46, 52) are composed in such a manner that the vanes (20) move following a proximal inner peripheral surface (42b) in a state where the vane is proximate to the proximal inner peripheral surface (42b), in accordance with rotation of the rotor (10), and pump chambers are demarcated by the vanes (20) situated in proximity with the proximal inner peripheral surface (42b).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: TBK Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuta Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160076531Abstract: An engine cooling device includes a first supply pump driven by an engine, a second supply pump driven by an electric motor, a first fluid path switching valve, a temperature detector, a revolution speed detector that detects the revolution speed of the engine, and a controller that controls the actuation of the electric motor and the fluid path switching valve. When the temperature of the engine detected by the temperature detector (engine cooling water temperature) is less than a first predetermined temperature, the controller performs control to restrict the supply of the cooling fluid from the first supply pump to the engine by switching the fluid path switching valve to a restricted state, and to supply the cooling fluid from the second supply pump to the engine by performing control to drive the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: TBK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirotada Yoshitani, Takeshi Hoji