Patents by Inventor Atsuyuki Kikuchi

Atsuyuki Kikuchi 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: 10618157
    Abstract: An electric power tool has a brushless motor for driving a tip tool, and a motor case is at least partly covered by a motor housing made of aluminum alloy and exposed to an outside. A control board provided with a control circuit for controlling the rotation of the brushless motor is disposed adjacent to the motor housing. The brushless motor and a control board are cooled by cooling air generated by a fun, thereby enhancing the cooling characteristics of the motor control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Hashimoto, Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Shingo Yamazaki, Kuniaki Kanbe, Satoshi Abe, Daijiro Tanabe, Takehiro Ookubo
  • Patent number: 10569405
    Abstract: Provided is an impact tool which can perform control in accordance with working situations. The impact tool converts a torque of a brushless motor into a striking force and applies it to a tip tool. The impact tool includes: a motor control unit which makes detection about whether the tip tool is pressed against an object during the rotation of the brushless motor; and a motor control unit which performs speed increase control for increasing the rotational speed of the brushless motor when a state of pressing the tip tool against the object has been detected continuously for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsuyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20170246736
    Abstract: Provided is an impact tool which can perform control in accordance with working situations. The impact tool converts a torque of a brushless motor into a striking force and applies it to a tip tool. The impact tool includes: a motor control unit which makes detection about whether the tip tool is pressed against an object during the rotation of the brushless motor; and a motor control unit which performs speed increase control for increasing the rotational speed of the brushless motor when a state of pressing the tip tool against the object has been detected continuously for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsuyuki KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160229045
    Abstract: An electric power tool has a brushless motor for driving a tip tool, and a motor case is at least partly covered by a motor housing made of aluminum alloy and exposed to an outside. A control board provided with a control circuit for controlling the rotation of the brushless motor is disposed adjacent to the motor housing. The brushless motor and a control board are cooled by cooling air generated by a fun, thereby enhancing the cooling characteristics of the motor control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Hideyuki HASHIMOTO, Atsuyuki KIKUCHI, Shingo YAMAZAKI, Kuniaki KANBE, Satoshi ABE, Daijiro TANABE, Takehiro OOKUBO
  • Patent number: 8261854
    Abstract: A reciprocating tool (1) includes a housing (20, 30), a driving source (21), a reciprocation conversion unit (34, 36), —and a vibration reduction mechanism (30). The driving source is accommodated in the” housing. The reciprocation conversion unit (34, 36) is supported by the housing and is configured to convert a driving force of the driving source into a reciprocating motion for providing a tool bit (16) movably supported to the housing with a reciprocating motion. The vibration reduction mechanism (70) includes a shaft (72), a weight (71), a support member (73), and a urging portion (74). The shaft i(72)s supported by the housing and extending in a direction perpendicular to directions of the reciprocating motion of the tool bit (41) t and has an axis. The weight (71) is located away from the shaft (72) and is swingable in a swinging direction. The support member (73) swingably supports the weight (71) about the axis of the shaft (72).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Tsukasa Suzuura, Hiroshi Haga, Kuniaki Kanbe, Tomoya Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7836971
    Abstract: An elastic unit includes a transatory unit including a first elastic support member, a second elastic support member and not-shown four round bar-shaped elastic bodies made of rubber. A rotation urging unit is composed of a Neidhart spring including an outer frame, a shaft, a rotary member, and four rubber rods. The rotary member is in a state where it is rotated at 10° counterclockwise from an initial state. Therefore, the rubber rod deforms upon reception of rolling friction from the outer frame and the rotary member, and the rotation urging unit gives the handle portion the urging power by which the handle portion is rotated so that one end of the handle portion is spaced away from a gear housing 31 in the direction of the handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Tsukasa Suzuura
  • Publication number: 20100038105
    Abstract: A reciprocating tool (1) includes a housing (20, 30), a driving source (21), a reciprocation conversion unit (34, 36), —and a vibration reduction mechanism (30). The driving source is accommodated in the” housing. The reciprocation conversion unit (34, 36) is supported by the housing and is configured to convert a driving force of the driving source into a reciprocating motion for providing a tool bit (16) movably supported to the housing with a reciprocating motion. The vibration reduction mechanism (70) includes a shaft (72), a weight (71), a support member (73), and a urging portion (74). The shaft i(72)s supported by the housing and extending in a direction perpendicular to directions of the reciprocating motion of the tool bit (41) t and has an axis. The weight (71) is located away from the shaft (72) and is swingable in a swinging direction. The support member (73) swingably supports the weight (71) about the axis of the shaft (72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Tsukasa Suzuura, Hiroshi Haga, Kuniaki Kanbe, Tomoya Ikeda
  • Patent number: 6938705
    Abstract: A projected portion provided at a cylinder and projected in a radius direction is formed at an end face thereof on a side of a tool holding portion, and a holding portion on one side of holding portions for holding an outer periphery of the cylinder by at least two portions remote from each other in an axial direction to position in the radius direction of the cylinder is configured by a guide face having an inner diameter of a dimension substantially the same as an outer diameter of the projected portion and extended over to a contact face brought into contact with the projected portion from an end face of a cylinder case on a side of the tool holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsuyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20050145403
    Abstract: A projected portion provided at a cylinder and projected in a radius direction is formed at an end face thereof on a side of a tool holding portion, and a holding portion on one side of holding portions for holding an outer periphery of the cylinder by at least two portions remote from each other in an axial direction to position in the radius direction of the cylinder is configured by a guide face having an inner diameter of a dimension substantially the same as an outer diameter of the projected portion and extended over to a contact face brought into contact with the projected portion from an end face of a cylinder case on a side of the tool holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsuyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6907942
    Abstract: In a percussion tool such as an electric hammer or a hammer drill in which the axial direction of a motor 8 is substantially perpendicular to that of a tool bit 1 attached to a tool holder 2, a motor housing 3 is made of a hard material such as aluminum, and a tail cover 4 is disposed on the lower end of the motor housing 3, projections 3a and 3b which project beyond the tail cover 4 are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Masato Sakai
  • Publication number: 20030155142
    Abstract: In a percussion tool such as an electric hammer or a hammer drill in which the axial direction of a motor 8 is substantially perpendicular to that of a tool bit 1 attached to a tool holder 2, a motor housing 3 is made of a hard material such as aluminum, and a tail cover 4 is disposed on the lower end of the motor housing 3, projections 3a and 3b which project beyond the tail cover 4 are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Masato Sakai
  • Patent number: 6155356
    Abstract: A hammer holder, provided between a retainer sleeve and a cylinder, slidably holds an intermediate member in an axial direction. A predetermined clearance is maintained between the hammer holder and the retainer sleeve. The hammer holder has a recessed portion which is engageable with a flange of the intermediate member so as to restrict the slide movement of the intermediate member. A cushioning member receives a percussion force when the flange is stopped by the recessed portion. The clearance restricts a compression amount of the cushioning member so that a predetermined life of the cushioning member is assured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Sinki Ohtsu, Mutsuo Harada, Akihisa Yahagi
  • Patent number: D520837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Tsuzuki, Masato Sakai, Takeshi Taniguchi, Atsuyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: D477206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Sakai, Akihisa Yahagi, Atsuyuki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: D592028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Taniguchi, Hitoshi Tsuzuki, Tomoyuki Kawahara, Shinichi Kakefuda, Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Shingo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: D730139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Taniguchi, Atsuyuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Hasegawa