Patents by Inventor Hideo Ouchi
Hideo Ouchi 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).
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Publication number: 20010038727Abstract: A bearing device comprising a shaft, a housing, a double row of bearings provided between the shaft and the housing and preloaded by a fixed-position preloading method, the double row of bearings having a pair of races with a gap therebetween for preload adjustment, and the bearing device further having a support member for supporting one side of the races in the pre-loading direction, and the support member provided on the side of one of the shaft and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2001Publication date: November 8, 2001Inventors: Seizo Miyazaki, Hideo Ouchi, Toru Takamizawa
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Patent number: 6299542Abstract: A constant velocity joint comprises an inner race, an outer race provided along a periphery of the inner race, a cage sandwiched in between the inner race, the outer race, and balls. A crossing angle between a central axis of the inner race and a central axis of the outer race is bisected, and the balls are disposed within a bisection plane orthogonal to a plane including these two central axes. If a ratio tc/Da is set to rt, there is satisfied a relationship such as: (0.054/rt)·Da≦w≦(0.16/rt)·Da where Da is the major diameter of each ball, w is the circumference-directional width of each of the column members existing between the pockets adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction with respect to the cage, and tc is the diameter-directional thickness of each of the column members of the cage.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1999Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Ouchi, Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Shigeoki Kayama
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Patent number: 6296321Abstract: A compact and light weight axle unit with good durability and reliability for driving a vehicle wheel is provided wherein the splined bore 28 of the hub 6a is engaged with the splined shaft 30 of the drive shaft member 29, and a stop ring 35 is held between the outer engagement groove 25 on the inner peripheral surface of the splined bore 28 and the inner engagement groove 24 on the outer peripheral surface of the splined shaft 30 to prevent the splined shaft 30 from being removed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2000Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Hideo Ouchi, Takeo Ohkuma
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Publication number: 20010024976Abstract: A constant velocity joint comprises an inner race, an outer race provided along a periphery of the inner race, a cage sandwiched in between the inner race, the outer race, and balls. A crossing angle between a central axis of the inner race and a central axis of the outer race is bisected, and the balls are disposed within a bisection plane orthogonal to a plane including these two central axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2001Publication date: September 27, 2001Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Ouchi, Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Shigeoki Kayama
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Publication number: 20010021671Abstract: A constant velocity joint comprises an inner race, an outer race provided along a periphery of the inner race, a cage sandwiched in between the inner race, the outer race, and balls. A crossing angle between a central axis of the inner race and a central axis of the outer race is bisected, and the balls are disposed within a bisection plane orthogonal to a plane including these two central axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2001Publication date: September 13, 2001Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Ouchi, Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Shigeoki Kayama
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Patent number: 6286909Abstract: A compact and light weight axle unit with good durability and reliability for driving a vehicle wheel is provided wherein the splined bore 28 of the hub 6a is engaged with the splined shaft 30 of the drive shaft member 29, and a stop ring 35 is held between the outer engagement groove 25 on the inner peripheral surface of the splined bore 28 and the inner engagement groove 24 on the outer peripheral surface of the splined shaft 30 to prevent the splined shaft 30 from being removed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2000Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Hideo Ouchi, Takeo Ohkuma
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Patent number: 6257385Abstract: A roller clutch built-in type pulley for an alternator having a sufficient durability by securing a sufficient load capacity of a roller clutch in a structure intended to reduce the size and the weight of the apparatus by using a poly-V belt as an endless belt. In the pulley apparatus a roller clutch and a pair of support bearings are provided between the inner peripheral surface of a pulley having a plurality of grooves formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and the outer peripheral surface of a sleeve. Out of these components, when the diameter of each of a plurality of rollers for constituting the roller clutch is denoted by Da and the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of a roller clutch outer race is denoted by Do, Da/Do>0.070 is established.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2000Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6254276Abstract: A rolling bearing unit with a rotational speed sensor comprising a stationary outer ring having a first raceway, a rotatable inner ring having a second raceway, a plurality of rolling elements rotatably provided between the first and second raceways, a sensor support case having a step portion for axial positioning, a detecting portion and a sensor mounted therein, an encoder having circumferentially changing magnetic characteristics and connected to the rotatable ring, a cover made of a synthetic resin, connected to the stationary ring, and having a fitting portion with respect to the outer ring, the fitting portion formed with a groove for mounting a seal ring therein, a mount hole for inserting part of the sensor support case therein, and a portion abutted to the step portion of the sensor support case for axial positioning, and an elastic member having a first portion engaged with the cover and a second portion engaged with the sensor support case to fix the sensor support case to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1999Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Ouchi, Kouichi Morita, Naoki Mitsue
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Patent number: 6250811Abstract: A rolling bearing unit has a hub which is formed with a housing for partly forming a constant velocity joint, wherein a connecting tube 20 of a magnetic metal plate is provided to have a base half portion 21 fitted onto the opening portion of the housing and a tip half portion 22 projecting from the housing, and a number of through holes 26 are formed in an axial portion of the base half portion and arranged circumferentially to function as a tone wheel.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Yoshiaki Onose, Naoki Mitsue, Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6237736Abstract: As a driven pulley for driving the rotary shaft of an alternator, a one-way clutch built-in type pulley is used. The fluctuation range of the angular velocity per rotation of the rotary shaft is set to be less than a half of the fluctuation range of the angular velocity per rotation of the driven pulley by setting restriction to the relation between the inertial moment with respect to this rotary shaft and the resistance against rotation of the rotary shaft, thereby suppressing a noise called squeal without enlarging a driving portion of an alternator or deteriorating the efficiency in electric power generation.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2000Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Hideo Ouchi
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Publication number: 20010000713Abstract: A rolling bearing unit comprising a rotatable race having an inner peripheral surface formed with an outer ring raceway and an outer peripheral surface formed with a rotating flange, a stationary race having an outer peripheral surface formed with an inner ring raceway, a plurality of rolling members between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, an annular encoder of multi-pole magnet supported in a concentric relation with the rotatable race to have characteristics alternately changed with a uniform interval in the circumferential direction and having an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the rotatable race, and a metal ring for supporting the encoder onto the rotatable race and having a cylindrical portion provided to enclose the encoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2000Publication date: May 3, 2001Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Nakamura, Hiroya Miyazaki, Masahiro Hosoda, Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6218827Abstract: A roller bearing unit having a rotating speed detector includes an outer race, an inner race, a cover made of synthetic resin, a sleeve made cylindrically of metal and a seal ring fitted in an engaging groove of an engaging portion of the cover. The seal ring is disposed between the inner surface of the outer race and the cover so as to prevent the entrance of muddy water into the unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1998Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hayato Ohmi, Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6217220Abstract: A hub (4) for supporting a non-driven road wheel has a hole section formed to have an opening in the central portion at either end of the hub. A tone wheel (19) is fitted onto the shoulder portion of an inner ring (5) fixed to the axially inner end of the hub 4, and has a function to work as a seal member, such that the opening at the axially inner end of the hole (8, 63a) is covered. In addition, a cap (27) is fitted into the axially outer end of the hub (4) to cover the opening at the axially outer end of the hole (8, 63b).Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Takeo Ohkuma, Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6186667Abstract: A rolling bearing unit comprising a rotatable race having an inner peripheral surface formed with an outer ring raceway and an outer peripheral surface formed with a rotating flange, a stationary race having an outer peripheral surface formed with an inner ring raceway, a plurality of rolling members between the outer ring raceway and the inner ring raceway, an annular encoder of multi-pole magnet supported in a concentric relation with the rotatable race to have characteristics alternately changed with a uniform interval in the circumferential direction and having an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the rotatable race, and a metal ring for supporting the encoder onto the rotatable race and having a cylindrical portion provided to enclose the encoder.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1999Date of Patent: February 13, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Nakamura, Hiroya Miyazaki, Masahiro Hosoda, Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6168315Abstract: A bearing unit with tone wheel includes a first seal member made from a metal plate having an elastic member, and a second seal member provided outside the first seal member and placed in sliding contact with the elastic member. The tone wheel is attached to the outside face of the second seal member.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1999Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Motohiko Nagase, Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6135571Abstract: A compact and light weight axle unit with good durability and reliability for driving a vehicle wheel is provided wherein the splined bore 28 of the hub 6a is engaged with the splined shaft 30 of the drive shaft member 29, and a stop ring 35 is held between the outer engagement groove 25 on the inner peripheral surface of the splined bore 28 and the inner engagement groove 24 on the outer peripheral surface of the splined shaft 30 to prevent the splined shaft 30 from being removed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1999Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: NSK, Ltd.Inventors: Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Hideo Ouchi, Takeo Ohkuma
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Patent number: 6127819Abstract: A sensor built-in bearing is provided wherein the sensor is removably connected to the cover through a threadable fixing portion and no foreign matter from outside enters the interior of the cover through the threadable fixing portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1998Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6089757Abstract: A rolling bearing unit with a rotational speed sensor comprising a tone wheel 13a having a smaller cylindrical portion 15a fitted onto the fitting cylindrical face portion 23 in the middle portion of the inner ring 1 which is formed such that as the moment load is larger toward the flange 2a for the vehicle wheel, the cross sectional area of the inner ring 1 is larger toward the flange 2a.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1998Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventor: Hideo Ouchi
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Patent number: 6003375Abstract: A hub unit with rotation speed sensor comprising;a stationary outer ring member having an outer raceway formed thereon, a rotatable hub having an axially inner end with a male thread portion formed thereon,a inner ring member having an inner raceway formed thereon, and fittingly fixed onto the hub, a nut screwed on the male thread portion of the hub to axially retain the inner ring, a plurality of rolling members located between the outer raceway and the inner raceway, a cover fittingly fixed to the outer ring member at its opening end portion, an annular sensor supported by the cover so as to be located radially between the nut and the cover, a rotatable tone wheel made of magnetic material and fittingly fixed onto the inner ring, the sensor comprising an annular permanent magnet, a magnetic stator and a coil, so that the sensor is opposed generally circumferentially to part of the tone wheel with a small clearance therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1997Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Ouchi, Kouichi Morita
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Patent number: 5975767Abstract: A rolling bearing unit has a hub which is formed with a housing for partly forming a constant velocity joint, wherein a connecting tube 20 of a magnetic metal plate is provided to have a base half portion 21 fitted onto the opening portion of the housing and a tip half portion 22 projecting from the housing, and a number of through holes 26 are formed in an axial portion of the base half portion and arranged circumferentially to function as a tone wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1998Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yasumasa Mizukoshi, Yoshiaki Onose, Naoki Mitsue, Hideo Ouchi