Patents by Inventor Hibi Yasumasa

Hibi Yasumasa 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: 8678155
    Abstract: A clutch unit includes a lever-side clutch portion on an input side, and a brake-side clutch portion on the output side, in which the lever-side clutch portion includes a retainer for retaining a plurality of cylindrical rollers for controlling transmission/interruption of the torque input through engagement/disengagement between the lever-side outer race and an inner race transmitting the torque from the lever-side outer race to the brake-side clutch portion, and an inner centering spring including a lock portion to be locked to an end surface of the retainer, for accumulating an elastic force obtained by the torque input and for restoring the retainer to a neutral state by releasing the elastic force obtained by the torque input from the lever-side outer race and thus accumulated, and on the end surface of the retainer, a hook portion holds the lock portion of the inner centering spring in a protruding manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawai, Hibi Yasumasa
  • Patent number: 8424665
    Abstract: A clutch unit includes a lever-side clutch portion for controlling transmission/interruption of rotational torque to an output side with lever operation, and a brake-side clutch portion for transmitting torque input from the lever-side clutch portion to the output side and for interrupting torque reverse-input from the output side. The lever-side clutch portion includes an input-side member to which torque is input with the lever operation and claw portions extending in an axial direction are provided on an outer periphery of the lever-side outer race of the input-side member. The brake-side clutch portion includes a stationary-side member restricted in rotation, and claw portions of the lever-side outer race are brought into slidable contact with an end surface of a brake-side outer race with rotation of the lever-side outer race, the rotation being effected with lever operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Shiroki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawai, Hibi Yasumasa, Higashi Nobumasa
  • Publication number: 20110005881
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch unit, including: a lever-side clutch portion provided on an input side, for controlling transmission/interruption of rotational torque to an output side with lever operation; and a brake-side clutch portion provided to the outside side, for transmitting a torque input from the lever-side clutch portion to the output side and for interrupting a torque reverse-input from the output side, in which: the lever-side clutch portion includes a retainer for retaining a plurality of cylindrical rollers at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction for controlling transmission/interruption of the torque input from a lever-side outer race through engagement/disengagement between the lever-side outer race to which torque is input and an inner race transmitting the torque from the lever-side outer race to the brake-side clutch portion; and an inner centering spring including a lock portion to be locked to an end surface of the retainer, for accumulating an elastic force obtained by the torq
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawai, Hibi Yasumasa
  • Publication number: 20100175962
    Abstract: To secure abrasion resistances of a brake-side outer race and a stopper contact portion, and to reduce cost, there is provided a clutch unit including: a lever-side clutch portion for controlling transmission/interruption of rotational torque to an output side with lever operation; a brake-side clutch portion for transmitting torque input from the lever-side clutch portion to the output side and for interrupting torque reverse-input from the output side, in which: the lever-side clutch portion includes an input-side member to which torque is input with the lever operation; claw portions (14g) extending in an axial direction are provided on an outer periphery of the lever-side outer race (14) of the input-side member; the brake-side clutch portion includes a stationary-side member restricted in rotation, the stationary-side member being constituted by a brake-side outer race (23) arranged while being separated from the lever-side outer race (14) in the axial direction and a cover (24) attached to the brake-sid
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawai, Hibi Yasumasa, Higashi Nobumasa