Patents by Inventor Akihiro Ito

Akihiro Ito has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170287625
    Abstract: A coil cooling structure comprises a coil which includes a strip-shaped conductor wound around a specific axis a plurality of times; an alumina layer which is formed on an end surface of the coil in the direction of the specific axis through thermal spraying of alumina and whose surface is flattened; a cooling plate which is mainly formed of alumina and has a flow passage for a cooling medium; and an adhesive which bonds the alumina layer and the cooling plate and which elastically deforms depending on a difference in thermal expansion between the alumina layer and the cooling plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro ITO, Masayuki KOUKETSU, Takashi HOSONO, Sadayoshi MUTO, Takashi TASAKI, Yuji OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20170278630
    Abstract: A method produces a coil sheet from an initial coil sheet in which a conductor layer, a thermally resistant insulating layer, a thermosetting, uncured adhesive layer, and a base layer are stacked in this order. The method includes a first cutting step of cutting the conductor layer into a predetermined shape through etching, and a second cutting step of cutting, after the first cutting step, the insulating layer and the adhesive layer into the predetermined shape through etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro ITO, Masayuki KOUKETSU, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Takeshi FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20170278620
    Abstract: A coil sheet includes a conductor layer, a thermally resistant organic insulating layer, a thermosetting adhesive layer in a B-stage state, and a base layer, such that the conductor layer and the insulating layer are bonded to the base layer with the adhesive layer. A coil is formed of a laminate sheet including a conductor layer, an insulating layer, and an adhesive layer of the coil sheet which are released from the base layer thereof, wherein the laminate sheet is wound around a specific axis a plurality of times, and the adhesive layer is thermally cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro ITO, Masayuki KOUKETSU, Hideki GODA, Takashi TASAKI, Kazuhiro IZUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170198817
    Abstract: A valve device including: a drive source; a base having a valve seat surface in which a fluid inflow hole and outflow hole are formed; a case body covering the valve seat surface-side of the base, and a valve chamber together with the base; a first valve body for opening and closing the outflow hole; and a second valve body for opening and closing the inflow hole is provided. The output part of the drive source, the first and second valve bodies are housed in the valve chamber. The first valve body is a substantially cylindrical member, one end surface of which is in sliding contact with the peripheral edge of the outflow hole in the valve seat surface, receives the driving force of the drive source and pivots such that the outflow hole is switched between a closed state and a fully or partially opened state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru YOKOE, Akihiro ITO
  • Publication number: 20170145611
    Abstract: A clutch device for a washing machine may include a second rotor body structured to engage with a first rotor body; a clutch member structured to displace the second rotor body; and a clutch member drive mechanism structured to move the clutch member between a connecting position and a disconnecting position. The clutch member drive mechanism may include a clutch motor structured to rotate in one direction; a crank mechanism comprising a crank member rotationally driven in one direction by the clutch motor and a link member which is swung reciprocatedly interlocked with rotation of the crank member to move the clutch member reciprocatedly; and a guide mechanism structured to guide the clutch member when the clutch member is reciprocated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiko Yazawa, Akihiro ITO
  • Patent number: 9508476
    Abstract: An electromagnetic coil includes a conductor winding 12a formed by winding a conductor 12b a plurality of times about a predetermined axis, and a ceramic layer 12c formed through thermal spraying on an axial end surface of the conductor winding 12a, and having a flattened surface. A maximal value t12 of thickness of the ceramic layer 12c is set to three times or less a maximal value t11 of depth of the recesses formed at the surface of turns of the conductor 12b at the axial end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Kouketsu, Akihiro Ito, Kazutoshi Itoh, Takashi Hosono, Sadayoshi Muto
  • Publication number: 20160336101
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armature coil that constitutes a stator of an X-axis linear motor and that generates a magnetic field by passing a current therethrough, the armature coil comprising: a band-shaped electroconductive layer that is made of copper and that is wound around a predetermined winding axis; a band-shaped insulating layer that is provided between opposing surfaces of the electroconductive layer, and that electrically insulates the opposing electroconductive layers from one another; and bonding layer that bonds together the opposing surfaces of the electroconductive layer with the insulating layer therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: CKD CORPORATION, NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro ITO, Masayuki KOUKETSU, Shigeru MORIMOTO, Hiromitsu YOSHIMOTO, Koji TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160298277
    Abstract: A clutch device may include; a first rotor body; a second rotor body engageable with the first rotor body; a clutch drive motor connected with a first drive line and a second drive line; a clutch mechanism; a first switch comprising first and second contact point electrodes; a second switch comprising first and second contact point electrodes; a first terminal electrically connected with of the first contact point electrode of the first switch; a second terminal electrically connected with the first drive line; a third terminal electrically connected with the first contact point electrode of the second switch; and a fourth terminal electrically connecting with the second drive line. The second contact point electrode of the first switch and the second contact point electrode of the second switch may be electrically connected with the second drive line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Nidec Sankyo Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiro ITO
  • Patent number: 9440344
    Abstract: A dust collection device, that collects dust particles generated by an impact tool, has a feature that enables the attachment of the device to the impact tool, which is not provided with an attachment section for the device. The dust collection device has a tool body and an auxiliary handle, attached removably to the tool body, and is attached to an electric hammer that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body, and collects dust generated by the electric hammer. The dust collection device has: a dust collection unit that has a dust intake port at the tip; a dust collection hose, connected to the dust collection unit, for transferring dust to the downstream side; and a hose-holding unit that holds the dust collection hose. The hose-holding unit can be attached to and removed from the auxiliary handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Masao Miwa, Tomohiro Ukai, Shusaku Wakatsuki, Akihiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20160250740
    Abstract: A dust collection device, that collects dust particles generated by an impact tool, has a feature that enables the attachment of the device to the impact tool, which is not provided with an attachment section for the device. The dust collection device has a tool body and an auxiliary handle, attached removably to the tool body, and is attached to an electric hammer that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body, and collects dust generated by the electric hammer. The dust collection device has: a dust collection unit that has a dust intake port at the tip; a dust collection hose, connected to the dust collection unit, for transferring dust to the downstream side; and a hose-holding unit that holds the dust collection hose. The hose-holding unit can be attached to and removed from the auxiliary handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki IKUTA, Ken YAMAUCHI, Takamasa HANAI, Masao MIWA, Tomohiro UKAI, Shusaku WAKATSUKI, Akihiro ITO
  • Patent number: 9416784
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust pump that comprises connecting opening portions that can be deburred easily and that are suitable for enhancing gas evacuation performance. A rotor (a cylindrical rotating member) of an exhaust pump comprises a plate body that has a ring-like projection on a reverse side outer peripheral section of the rotor, and a cylindrical body that is fitted into an outer periphery of the ring-like projection. Connecting opening portions of the exhaust pump comprise holes that are formed by notching an outer peripheral section of the plate body and an outer peripheral section of the ring-like projection, and a portion (specifically, a hole) of the holes that opens in the form of a horizontal hole is covered by an outer-peripheral upper end portion of the cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Edwards Japan Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sakaguchi, Akihiro Ito, Akihiko Wada
  • Patent number: 9387577
    Abstract: A power tool having a gear speed reducing mechanism which is free of backlash and a planetary gear speed reducing mechanism. The planetary gear speed reducing mechanism has a driving-side member that is rotationally driven by a prime mover, a driven-side member which is rotatably and coaxially disposed with the driving-side member and to which a tool bit is coupled, and an intervening member which is disposed between the driving-side member and the driven-side member. The intervening member is configured as a planetary member and at least caused to rotate by frictional force acting on its contact surface in contact with the driving-side member when the driving-side member is rotationally driven, so that torque of the driving-side member is transmitted to the driven-side member at reduced speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Takamasa Hanai, Akihiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20160189845
    Abstract: A cooling structure for a first electromagnetic coil includes the first electromagnetic coil having a space extending in the direction of a predetermined axis Z; a cooling member attached to an end surface, with respect to the direction of the predetermined axis Z, of the first electromagnetic coil and having a flow path for fluid internally formed; and an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe connected, within the space, to an inlet and outlet, respectively, of the flow path of the cooling member and extending through the space to a region outside the electromagnetic coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiro ITO, Masayuki KOUKETSU, Shigeru MORIMOTO, Hiromitsu YOSHIMOTO, Koji TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160098041
    Abstract: A motor control device may include a position command output means, a first subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a position control means, a second subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a speed control means that outputs a torque command, a limiter limits the level of the torque command, a motor drive means, and a voltage fluctuation detection means. When the voltage fluctuation detection means detects that the voltage of said power source has dropped below a predetermined reference level, either the position command output means varies the position command so as to reduce the rotational speed of the motor and/or said position control means limits said speed command to be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jun OTSUJI, Akihiro ITO, Hirokazu WATANABE, Hideyuki ODAGIRI
  • Patent number: 9302363
    Abstract: Disclosed is a feature that collects dust particles that arise from a processing operation of an impact tool. The dust collection device collects dust that arises from of a processing operation and is attached to the impact tool that performs a pre-determined processing operation on a processed member by way of a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body being linearly operated at least in the lengthwise direction. The dust collection device has a dust collection unit of which the tip opens as a dust intake port and the contour shape is formed unevenly around the long axis of the tool bit. The position of the dust collection unit is freely selected around the long axis of the tool bit, and it is possible to cause the position to change around the long axis of the bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Masao Miwa, Tomohiro Ukai, Shusaku Wakatsuki, Akihiro Ito
  • Patent number: 9284913
    Abstract: There is provided a metal gasket that is at low cost yet with high sealing performance. A metal gasket 1 includes at least one metal gasket substrate 2 having a circumferential bead 14 formed circumferentially around a cylinder hole 6. The circumferential bead 14 includes a first bead portion 20 formed of a pair of inclined walls 20a, 20b each extending from the gasket substrate to a tip end, the tip ends of the pair of the inclined walls being spaced from each other, and a second bead portion 21 extending from the tip ends of the inclined walls 20a, 20b in a direction opposite to the protruding direction of the inclined walls. The following relationships are satisfied: Fh1>Fh2, and W1>W2, where Fh1 is a height of the first bead portion 20, Fh2 is a height of the second bead portion 21, W1 is a half of a width of the circumferential bead 14, and W2 is a width of the second bead portion 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: NIPPON LEAKLESS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Hirayama, Akinori Sueyoshi, Yosuke Matsumoto, Akihiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20150332828
    Abstract: An electromagnetic coil includes a conductor winding 12a formed by winding a conductor 12b a plurality of times about a predetermined axis, and a ceramic layer 12c formed through thermal spraying on an axial end surface of the conductor winding 12a, and having a flattened surface. A maximal value t12 of thickness of the ceramic layer 12c is set to three times or less a maximal value t11 of depth of the recesses formed at the surface of turns of the conductor 12b at the axial end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Masayuki KOUKETSU, Akihiro ITO, Kazutoshi ITOH, Takashi HOSONO, Sadayoshi MUTO
  • Publication number: 20150240822
    Abstract: The invention provides a stator-side member which is arranged in a vacuum pump and which, without the provision of a heat insulation material, prevents the deposition of products at the lower side of a threaded groove pump unit, with this lower side being an area of high pressure where the deposition of products (deposits) occurs easily, and also provides a vacuum pump equipped with this stator-side member. A threaded groove spacer configured to have a coefficient of thermal conductivity lower than a predetermined value is arranged in a vacuum pump equipped with a threaded groove pump unit. (1) The threaded groove spacer is manufactured from a material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity lower than that of a member which opposes or comes into contact with the threaded groove spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sakaguchi, Akihiro Ito, Yoshinobu Ohtachi, Yasushi Maejima, Tsutomu Takaada
  • Publication number: 20150167231
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel cationically modified cellulose nanofiber. More specifically, the present invention provides a cellulose nanofiber that is cationically modified with a cationic polymer compound comprising repeating units derived from diallylamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi Semba, Akihiro Ito, Takahiro Uesaka, Kazuo Kitagawa, Hiroyuki Yano, Akihiro Sato, Tomoaki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20150148451
    Abstract: An epoxy resin composition, the epoxy resin composition including components (A1) to (C1) described below, wherein the content of the component (B1) is 8 to 20 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the component (A1), and the content of the component (C1) is 12 to 110 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the component (A1): component (A1): an epoxy resin; component (B1): a boron trihalide-amine complex; and component (C1): rubber particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Harada, Satoshi Okamoto, Kenta Narumori, Tomoo Sano, Akihiro Ito, Masayuki Sugiura, Tatsuhiro Kishikawa, Shinya Katou, Sanae Kita