Patents by Inventor Fumio Inayoshi

Fumio Inayoshi 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: 9488248
    Abstract: An actuator includes an output member having an output shaft (9) rotated about a rotation axis (Ar) thereof, a stationary crown gear (5) disposed at an input side of the output member and having a plurality of teeth disposed about the rotation axis in parallel, a wobbling crown gear (6) having a different number of teeth from stationary crown gear (5) about a central axis (Ac) and meshed with the stationary crown gear (5), a plurality of drivers (4) disposed at an input side of the wobbling crown gear (6) about the rotation axis in parallel in a circumferential direction and configured to displace a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) corresponding thereto in the axial direction, and a stopper (5s) configured to come in contact with a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) to restrict inclination of the wobbling crown gear (6) and configured to restrict a meshing depth of the stationary crown gear (5) and the wobbling crown gear (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sonobe, Fumio Inayoshi, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Takayuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150260261
    Abstract: An actuator includes an output member having an output shaft (9) rotated about a rotation axis (Ar) thereof, a stationary crown gear (5) disposed at an input side of the output member and having a plurality of teeth disposed about the rotation axis in parallel, a wobbling crown gear (6) having a different number of teeth from stationary crown gear (5) about a central axis (Ac) and meshed with the stationary crown gear (5), a plurality of drivers (4) disposed at an input side of the wobbling crown gear (6) about the rotation axis in parallel in a circumferential direction and configured to displace a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) corresponding thereto in the axial direction, and a stopper (5s) configured to come in contact with a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) to restrict inclination of the wobbling crown gear (6) and configured to restrict a meshing depth of the stationary crown gear (5) and the wobbling crown gear (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., National University Corporation Fukushima University
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sonobe, Fumio Inayoshi, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Takayuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8282523
    Abstract: The planetary roller reducer, which is directly coupled to a motor, is provided with a casing (6), an input shaft (3) accommodated inside the casing and directly coupled to an output shaft (2) of the motor (1), an input shaft bearing (20) set between the casing and the input shaft to support the input shaft so as to rotate with respect to the casing, a sun shaft (4) installed on the input shaft, a carrier (8) accommodated in the casing, a plurality of planetary rollers (13) supported on the carrier so as to rotate and in external contact with the sun shaft, an elastic ring (5) accommodated in the casing and in internal contact with a plurality of the planetary rollers, and a first elastic member (25a) installed between the input shaft bearing and the input shaft to elastically support the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Fumio Inayoshi
  • Publication number: 20100227725
    Abstract: The planetary roller reducer, which is directly coupled to a motor, is provided with a casing (6), an input shaft (3) accommodated inside the casing and directly coupled to an output shaft (2) of the motor (1), an input shaft bearing (20) set between the casing and the input shaft to support the input shaft so as to rotate with respect to the casing, a sun shaft (4) installed on the input shaft, a carrier (8) accommodated in the casing, a plurality of planetary rollers (13) supported on the carrier so as to rotate and in external contact with the sun shaft, an elastic ring (5) accommodated in the casing and in internal contact with a plurality of the planetary rollers, and a first elastic member (25a) installed between the input shaft bearing and the input shaft to elastically support the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Fumio Inayoshi