Patents by Inventor Go Kanzaki

Go Kanzaki 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: 11773906
    Abstract: A sealing device for sealing a gap between inner and outer members includes a mounted part attached to a cylindrical end of the outer member; at least one lip disposed radial inside the mounted part and extending toward the inner member; an annular part covering an end surface of the end of the outer member; and an annular flange formed from an elastic material connected to the annular part and disposed radial outside the end of the outer member. The inner member includes an inner portion disposed radial inside the outer member; a flange extending radially outward from the inner portion; and a through-hole formed in the flange for inserting a screw for securing the inner member to another member. The outer edge of the flange of the sealing device is disposed radial outside a portion of the through-hole that is the closest to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Go Kanzaki
  • Publication number: 20220356909
    Abstract: A sealing device for sealing a gap between inner and outer members includes a mounted part attached to a cylindrical end of the outer member; at least one lip disposed radial inside the mounted part and extending toward the inner member; an annular part covering an end surface of the end of the outer member; and an annular flange formed from an elastic material connected to the annular part and disposed radial outside the end of the outer member. The inner member includes an inner portion disposed radial inside the outer member; a flange extending radially outward from the inner portion; and a through-hole formed in the flange for inserting a screw for securing the inner member to another member. The outer edge of the flange of the sealing device is disposed radial outside a portion of the through-hole that is the closest to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Go KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 10948017
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a sealing device that has a high function of stopping the entry of foreign matter. [Solution] Provided is a sealing device disposed between a rotating inner member and a fixed outer member of a rolling bearing, said sealing device comprising: an annular rotating seal member fixed to the inner member; and an annular seal cover fixed to an end portion of the outer member. The seal cover comprises: a fixed portion that is disposed in an interval between the outer member and the inner member and fixed to the end portion of the outer member; and a protective portion that is disposed radially outward of the rotating seal member and stops foreign matter from advancing to the rotating seal member from the outside. The rotating seal member comprises: an attachment portion fixed to the inner member; and a seal lip and a dust lip that extend from the attachment portion toward the seal cover. The dust lip extends obliquely radially outward from the attachment portion toward the seal cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Go Kanzaki
  • Publication number: 20200072284
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a sealing device that has a high function of stopping the entry of foreign matter. [Solution] Provided is a sealing device disposed between a rotating inner member and a fixed outer member of a rolling bearing, said sealing device comprising: an annular rotating seal member fixed to the inner member; and an annular seal cover fixed to an end portion of the outer member. The seal cover comprises: a fixed portion that is disposed in an interval between the outer member and the inner member and fixed to the end portion of the outer member; and a protective portion that is disposed radially outward of the rotating seal member and stops foreign matter from advancing to the rotating seal member from the outside. The rotating seal member comprises: an attachment portion fixed to the inner member; and a seal lip and a dust lip that extend from the attachment portion toward the seal cover. The dust lip extends obliquely radially outward from the attachment portion toward the seal cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Go KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 10473219
    Abstract: In a sealing structure, a sealing device seals a space between a rotational body and a shaft. The sealing device includes an inner side seal portion, an outer side seal portion, and a dust cover. An inner side seal lip of the inner side seal portion extends from an inner side attachment ring toward an outer side and slidably abuts a contacted portion. The outer side seal portion includes the outer side seal lip, and a side lip on an outer peripheral side of the outer side seal lip, and the outer side seal lip and the side lip extend from the outer side attachment ring toward the outer side and slidably abut the dust cover. The dust cover forms a gap between the dust cover and a flange portion of a bracket to which the inner side attachment ring is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Tarukawa, Takaharu Saza, Atsushi Suzuki, Go Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 10293531
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to effectively prevent the rust generation on a flange portion and to prevent the deformation of the flange portion due to the filling pressure of a molding material in the manufacture of a sealing device whereby a seal main body comprising a rubber-like elastic material and having a portion that covers both surfaces of the flange portion of a metal reinforcing ring is integrally formed on the reinforcing ring by means of a metal mold. To this end, the flange portion of the reinforcing ring is formed in advance with a shape which is distributed unevenly in the direction opposite the direction in which the flange portion is deformed from its original shape by the filling pressure of the molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Kato, Go Kanzaki, Kei Sasaki, Naoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180180184
    Abstract: In a sealing structure, a sealing device seals a space between a rotational body and a shaft. The sealing device includes an inner side seal portion, an outer side seal portion, and a dust cover. An inner side seal lip of the inner side seal portion extends from an inner side attachment ring toward an outer side and slidably abuts a contacted portion. The outer side seal portion includes the outer side seal lip, and a side lip on an outer peripheral side of the outer side seal lip, and the outer side seal lip and the side lip extend from the outer side attachment ring toward the outer side and slidably abut the dust cover. The dust cover forms a gap between the dust cover and a flange portion of a bracket to which the inner side attachment ring is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Yuichi TARUKAWA, Takaharu SAZA, Atsushi SUZUKI, Go KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 9683662
    Abstract: The invention provides a sealing device having a sliding lip and a labyrinth lip, wherein the sealing device can inhibit the lip from being deformed as the lip even if the labyrinth lip is exposed to the foreign material in the machine outside and is swollen, thereby making the sliding lip protecting function hard to be lost. In order to achieve the object, in a sealing device having a sliding lip which seals so as to prevent foreign material in a machine outside from entering into a machine inside, and a labyrinth lip which makes the foreign material hard to reach the sliding lip, a notch portion for absorbing swelling of the labyrinth lip when the labyrinth lip is exposed to the foreign material and is swollen is provided in a leading end portion of the labyrinth lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventor: Go Kanzaki
  • Publication number: 20160250788
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to effectively prevent the rust generation on a flange portion and to prevent the deformation of the flange portion due to the filling pressure of a molding material in the manufacture of a sealing device whereby a seal main body comprising a rubber-like elastic material and having a portion that covers both surfaces of the flange portion of a metal reinforcing ring is integrally formed on the reinforcing ring by means of a metal mold. To this end, the flange portion of the reinforcing ring is formed in advance with a shape which is distributed unevenly in the direction opposite the direction in which the flange portion is deformed from its original shape by the filling pressure of the molding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Takuya KATO, Go KANZAKI, Kei SASAKI, Naoto KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160003357
    Abstract: The invention provides a sealing device having a sliding lip and a labyrinth lip, wherein the sealing device can inhibit the lip from being deformed as the lip even if the labyrinth lip is exposed to the foreign material in the machine outside and is swollen, thereby making the sliding lip protecting function hard to be lost. In order to achieve the object, in a sealing device having a sliding lip which seals so as to prevent foreign material in a machine outside from entering into a machine inside, and a labyrinth lip which makes the foreign material hard to reach the sliding lip, a notch portion for absorbing swelling of the labyrinth lip when the labyrinth lip is exposed to the foreign material and is swollen is provided in a leading end portion of the labyrinth lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Go KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 8714561
    Abstract: To improve durability of a seal lip (4) of an oil seal (1) in slidably contact with the peripheral surface of a shaft (23), a lubricating oil supply section (11) for collecting adhered oil and dropping it on the shaft (23) is provided at a forward end portion of an installation section (2), the lubricating oil supply section (11) has projections (12) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the installation section (2) to collect oil on the surface thereof, the surface of each projection (12) has a recess (13) for temporarily accumulating oil, guidance projections, or a slope for collecting the oil, and dams are formed on a forward end face (2a) of the installation section (2) to block the oil flowing down along the circumferential direction on the forward end face (2a) and guides the oil toward each projection (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Nok Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamanaka, Takehiro Nakagawa, Masayuki Tanida, Hideharu Hyakutake, Hiroki Matsui, Hideyuki Furuyama, Go Kanzaki, Shinya Takeda, Kei Sasaki, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8231129
    Abstract: To avoid interference of a side lip when plural sealing devices are piled up, a sealing device installed on one member of two members rotating relatively is constructed by combining a mounting ring fitted on the one member and a rubber-like elastic body attached on the mounting ring, and has a side lip formed by the elastic body, the mounting ring has a cylinder portion at a position fitted on the peripheral surface of the one member, the elastic body has a rubber step part provided at axially one side of the cylinder portion, the cylinder portion and the rubber step part have a positional relationship that the former of an upper sealing device is placed on the latter of the one sealing device when piled up, and the side lip of the one sealing device is dimensioned not to interfere with the upper sealing device even when they are in such a positional relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Kobayashi, Go Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 8220803
    Abstract: To improve durability of a seal lip (4) of an oil seal (1) in slidably contact with the peripheral surface of a shaft (23), a lubricating oil supply section (11) for collecting adhered oil and dropping it on the shaft (23) is provided at a forward end portion of an installation section (2), the lubricating oil supply section (11) has projections (12) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the installation section (2) to collect oil on the surface thereof, the surface of each projection (12) has a recess (13) for temporarily accumulating oil, guidance projections, or a slope for collecting the oil, and dams are formed on a forward end face (2a) of the installation section (2) to block the oil flowing down along the circumferential direction on the forward end face (2a) and guides the oil toward each projection (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamanaka, Takehiro Nakagawa, Masayuki Tanida, Hideharu Hyakutake, Hiroki Matsui, Hideyuki Furuyama, Go Kanzaki, Shinya Takeda, Kei Sasaki, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120086173
    Abstract: To improve durability of a seal lip (4) of an oil seal (1) in slidably contact with the peripheral surface of a shaft (23), a lubricating oil supply section (11) for collecting adhered oil and dropping it on the shaft (23) is provided at a forward end portion of an installation section (2), the lubricating oil supply section (11) has projections (12) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the installation section (2) to collect oil on the surface thereof, the surface of each projection (12) has a recess (13) for temporarily accumulating oil, guidance projections, or a slope for collecting the oil, and dams are formed on a forward end face (2a) of the installation section (2) to block the oil flowing down along the circumferential direction on the forward end face (2a) and guides the oil toward each projection (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamanaka, Takehiro Nakagawa, Masayuki Tanida, Hideharu Hyakutake, Hiroki Matsui, Hideyuki Furuyama, Go Kanzaki, Shinya Takeda, Kei Sasaki, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120080855
    Abstract: To improve durability of a seal lip (4) of an oil seal (1) in slidably contact with the peripheral surface of a shaft (23), a lubricating oil supply section (11) for collecting adhered oil and dropping it on the shaft (23) is provided at a forward end portion of an installation section (2), the lubricating oil supply section (11) has projections (12) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the installation section (2) to collect oil on the surface thereof, the surface of each projection (12) has a recess (13) for temporarily accumulating oil, guidance projections, or a slope for collecting the oil, and dams are formed on a forward end face (2a) of the installation section (2) to block the oil flowing down along the circumferential direction on the forward end face (2a) and guides the oil toward each projection (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamanaka, Takehiro Nakagawa, Masayuki Tanida, Hideharu Hyakutake, Hiroki Matsui, Hideyuki Furuyama, Go Kanzaki, Shinya Takeda, Kei Sasaki, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8136818
    Abstract: A seal lip of an oil seal is in slidable contact with a peripheral surface of a shaft. A lubricating oil supply section for collecting adhered oil and dropping it on the shaft is provided at a forward end portion of an installation section. The lubricating oil supply section has projections formed on the inner peripheral surface of the installation section to collect oil on the surface thereof. The surface of each projection has a recess for temporarily accumulating oil. Guidance projections, or a slope for collecting the oil, and dams are formed on a forward end face of the installation section to block the oil flowing down along the circumferential direction on the forward end face and guides the oil toward each projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nok Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamanaka, Takehiro Nakagawa, Masayuki Tanida, Hideharu Hyakutake, Hiroki Matsui, Hideyuki Furuyama, Go Kanzaki, Shinya Takeda, Kei Sasaki, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100133758
    Abstract: To effectively and easily suppress squealing noise occurring when a steering shaft is in strong contact with a bumper portion, a sealing device (1) between a housing and a shaft has a first molding (11) including a bellows-like flexible portion (15) the bumper portion (16), and a seal lip portion (17) integrally on the inner peripheral side of an outer peripheral fixing portion (12) secured to the housing, and a second molding (21) including a second flexible portion (25) and a second bumper portion (26) integrally on the inner peripheral side of a second fixing portion (22) secured to the outer peripheral fixing portion (12), fall out prevention portions (19, 29) are respectively provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the bumper portion (16) and second bumper portion (26), and resin slide members (20, 30) are fitted without bonding to the fall out prevention portions (19, 29), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Go Kanzaki, Shinobu Munekata, Naoto Kobayashi, Yuichi Tarukawa
  • Publication number: 20100066029
    Abstract: To avoid interference of a side lip when plural sealing devices are piled up, a sealing device installed on one member of two members rotating relatively is constructed by combining a mounting ring fitted on the one member and a rubber-like elastic body attached on the mounting ring, and has a side lip formed by the elastic body, the mounting ring has a cylinder portion at a position fitted on the peripheral surface of the one member, the elastic body has a rubber step part provided at axially one side of the cylinder portion, the cylinder portion and the rubber step part have a positional relationship that the former of an upper sealing device is placed on the latter of the one sealing device when piled up, and the side lip of the one sealing device is dimensioned not to interfere with the upper sealing device even when they are in such a positional relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kobayashi, Go Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 7677577
    Abstract: To improve performance without increasing size, a sealing device comprises a seal body (6) sealing a clearance (5) between the periphery of the shaft hole (3) of a housing (2) and a shaft (4) inserted into the shaft hole (3) and the sound insulating seal (7) insulating sound transmitted through the clearance (5), the seal body (6) comprises a bellows part (10) between a mounting part (8) fitted to the housing (2) and a seal lip part (9) contacting with the shaft (4), the sound insulating seal (7) comprises a sound insulating member (20) disposed at the inner peripheral side of the mounting part (8), and the sound insulating member (20) is held to the seal body (6) in the state of contacting with the mounting part (8) at its outer peripheral part (20a) and with the seal lip part (9) at its inner peripheral part (20b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Go Kanzaki, Akira Kamichika, Fuminori Kataoka, Tokuhiro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20090322032
    Abstract: In a sealing device (1) formed by combining a seal member (11) and a slinger (31), the seal member (11) has a first side lip (19) slidably in close contact with an axial end surface (33a) of the slinger (31), and a second side lip (20) arranged closer to an object of sealing than the first side lip (19) at the outside of the first side lip (19), wherein, in order to minimize torque generated during the sliding as much as possible, the second side lip (20) is shaped so as to have smaller interference allowance than that of the first side lip (19), or the second side lip (20) may be formed as a labyrinth structure in non-contact with the axial end surface (33a) of the slinger (31) with the interference allowance being set to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Go Kanzaki