Patents by Inventor Akiyoshi Honda

Akiyoshi Honda 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).

  • Patent number: 6425182
    Abstract: A roller cage made of metal for holding rollers of a roller bearing, includes: separation bars separately defining a plurality of window holes along a peripheral direction of the bearing with a constant interval thereamong. The window holes respectively receive said rollers therein. Each of the separation bars includes: a contact surface being formed by press-molding one of an outer diameter surface side end portion and an inner diameter surface side end portion thereof, and contacting with the rolling surface of the roller; and an expansion portion expanding to a radial direction of the bearing at the other of the outer diameter surface side end portion and the inner diameter surface side end portion which is not subjected to the press-molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Honda, Masahide Matsubara, Kunio Fukuda, Hiroyuki Sawai, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Akiyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6186669
    Abstract: A roller cage made of metal for holding rollers of a roller bearing, includes: separation bars separately defining a plurality of window holes along a peripheral direction of the bearing with a constant interval thereamong. The window holes respectively receive said rollers therein. Each of the separation bars includes: a contact surface being formed by press-molding one of an outer diameter surface side end portion and an inner diameter surface side end portion thereof, and contacting with the rolling surface of the roller; and an expansion portion expanding to a radial direction of the bearing at the other of the outer diameter surface side end portion and the inner diameter surface side end portion which is not subjected to the press-molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Honda, Masahide Matsubara, Kunio Fukuda, Hiroyuki Sawai, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Akiyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5626426
    Abstract: A self aligning roller bearing with retainer comprises an outer ring having an outer ring raceway in a shape of a spherical concave surface with a single center, an inner ring having a pair of inner ring raceways opposite to the outer ring raceway, a plurality of convex rollers provided rotatable between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, and a pair of retainers comprising a main portion formed in a hollow cylindrical frustum shape and having a plurality of crossbars, an outwardly flanged portion extending radially outward from the larger diameter end of the main portion and an inwardly flanged portion extending radially inward from the smaller diameter end of the main portion, and connected to the outwardly flanges portion by the crossbars so as to form a plurality of pockets each defined by two of the crossbars and outwardly and inwardly flanged portions to receive one of the convex rollers, the outwardly flanged portion having protrusions each protruding towards the pocket so as to rub agai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignees: NSK Ltd., Nakanishi Metal Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Honda, Masahide Matsubara, Eiichi Kawamura, Fukuji Kikkawa, Kunio Fukuda, Teruo Nagao
  • Patent number: 5538348
    Abstract: In a self-aligning roller bearing providing an outer race, an inner race, a plurality of barrel-shaped rollers, and a pair of cages, guide surfaces formed on outward flange portions of the cages for guiding the barrel-shaped rollers are caused to come closer to ends of the barrel-shaped rollers, so that the barrel-shaped rollers can be guided without fail even if an axial load is received. Therefore, the barrel-shaped rollers are prevented from being skewed, from increasing in torque required for rotating the barrel-shaped rollers, and from seizing up the barrel-shaped rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Honda, Kunio Fukuda, Masahide Matsubara, Eiichi Kawamura, Fukuji Kikkawa
  • Patent number: 5234274
    Abstract: A self-aligning roller bearing with retainer has a plurality of the rollers having an end face in which a ring-shaped concave section is formed, and a pair of retainers having a frustum shape, and arranged with the larger diameter section axially inside, the retainer having a pocket to hold each roller and, an outward flange extending from the larger diameter section, and the outward flange having a tongue coming into slidable contact with the ring-shaped concave section of the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Honda, Eiichi Kawamura