Patents by Inventor Chikaya Shinba

Chikaya Shinba 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: 7481711
    Abstract: A constant velocity joint structure including an inner joint member, a retaining ring, and a shaft which are configured to prevent the shaft from being withdrawn from the inner joint member when a pulling force is applied to one side of the shaft is disclosed. A retaining ring groove is disposed at an opposite side of the shaft. In a preferred embodiment, the retaining groove has at least two points which contact an inner surface of the retaining ring when the pulling force is applied to prevent the retaining ring from contracting in a radial direction, thereby preventing the shaft from being withdrawn from the inner joint member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fukumura, Tsuyoshi Ueno, Chikaya Shinba, Takaaki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20060211505
    Abstract: The present invention presents a structure for preventing a shaft of constant velocity joint from coming off which allows changing design of connection between the shaft and an inner joint member to a type for disassembly or anti-disassembly. The anti-disassembly type is realized in such a manner that a wall at an opposite side to a shaft pulling out direction of a retaining ring groove of the shaft is used as a contacting part to a retaining ring, wherein at least two points are formed on the contacting part, one of which is on a perpendicular surface and the other is a corner of the contacting part, these two points are contacted with an inner surface of the retaining ring thereby provides the anti-disassembly type for preventing the ring from being contracted in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Fukumura, Tsuyoshi Ueno, Chikaya Shinba, Takaaki Shibata
  • Patent number: 5574345
    Abstract: AC input voltage is lowered at a transformer, rectified at a rectifying circuit, then smoothed at a smoothing circuit, and thus produced DC voltage is supplied to an inverter which drives a motor. The rectified DC voltage is provided to a DC/DC converter to generate power supply for a magnetic bearing, and DC power supply for controlling the magnetic bearing is generated at a DC/DC converter. During the power failure regenerative electric power from motor is provided to DC/DC converter to produce power voltage for the magnetic bearing, and DC voltage for controlling the magnetic bearing is provided from DC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Tadao Yoneta, Takashi Unno, Yukihiro Kurita, Chikaya Shinba