Patents by Inventor Hirochika Kyotani

Hirochika Kyotani 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: 4907460
    Abstract: A torque sensor which includes two cylinders fixed to two shafts connected with each other through a torsion bar. The magnetic coupling state of the two cylinders is made variable corresponding to relative rotations of the two shafts. The magnetic coupling state thereof is detected, which is indicative of a torque acting on the shafts. The two cylinders form at the opposite end edges thereof teeth provided with cutouts disposed circumferentially of the cylinders and are opposite to each other at portions of about half a width of each tooth. The two shafts are regulated by rotation so as to not put the teeth of the cylinders completely opposite or non-opposite to each other. This enlarges a rate of change in the magnetic coupling state, detecting the torque with high sensitivity, and reducing a lateral difference in the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Taniguchi, Hidenobu Nagano, Toshihiko Daido, Isao Kuramoto, Makoto Nohara, Hirochika Kyotani