Patents by Inventor Hiroki Tsuchiyama

Hiroki Tsuchiyama 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: 8418670
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) having a plurality of outer ring members (22a) and (22b) split by a split line extending in the axial direction of the bearing, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the track surface of the outer ring (22). The outer ring member (22a) is in the form of a semicircular shape having a center angle of 180° and has an engagement click (22c) bent from one circumferential side end to the radial outer side. The two outer ring members (22a) and (22b) are connected in the circumferential direction to form the annular outer ring (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsufumi Abe, Akihiko Katayama, Yugo Yoshimura, Shinji Oishi, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kiminori Komura, Kazuto Abe
  • Patent number: 8220423
    Abstract: A roller bearing includes an outer ring formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction and a plurality of rollers arranged along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring. A slope surface (22i) is provided at one or each circumferential end on an inner diameter surface of the outer ring member (22a), and a contour line of the slope surface (22i) is along a direction perpendicular to a revolution direction of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Shinji Oishi, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kazuto Abe, Kiminori Komura
  • Patent number: 8132550
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the inner diameter surface of the outer ring (22), and an oil groove (22i) extending in a circumferential direction so as to contain a position opposed to an opening (13e) of an oil path of a housing is formed in the outer diameter surface of the outer ring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Akihiko Katayama, Yugo Yoshimura, Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kiminori Komura, Kazuto Abe
  • Publication number: 20100012059
    Abstract: A roller bearing includes an outer ring formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction and a plurality of rollers arranged along an inner diameter surface of the outer ring. A slope surface (22i) is provided at one or each circumferential end on an inner diameter surface of the outer ring member (22a), and a contour line of the slope surface (22i) is along a direction perpendicular to a revolution direction of the roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Shinji Oishi, Noriaki Fujii, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kazuto Abe, Kiminori Komura
  • Publication number: 20090235887
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing (21) as a roller bearing comprises an outer ring (22) formed by connecting a plurality of arc-shaped outer ring members in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of needle rollers (23) arranged along the inner diameter surface of the outer ring (22), and an oil groove (22i) extending in a circumferential direction so as to contain a position opposed to an opening (13e) of an oil path of a housing is formed in the outer diameter surface of the outer ring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Akihiko Katayama, Yugo Yoshimura, Katsufumi Abe, Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Noriaki Fuji, Tomoya Fujimoto, Keiko Yoshida, Kiminori Komura, Kazuto Abe
  • Patent number: 6845686
    Abstract: A cam follower with roller of the present invention includes a cam follower body having a roller supporting portion integrated therein, a roller supporting shaft having both ends fixed to the roller supporting portion and a roller rotatably supported on the roller supporting shaft with a plurality of needle rollers interposed. At least one of the supporting shaft and the needle roller has a nitride layer on the surface thereof, and has a surface hardness of at least HV 650 and an amount of retained austenite of at least 25% by volume and at most 50% by volume. Thus, a cam follower with roller having excellent durability and fatigue life can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Kouji Kametaka, Tadatoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030037635
    Abstract: A cam follower with roller of the present invention includes a cam follower body having a roller supporting portion integrated therein, a roller supporting shaft having both ends fixed to the roller supporting portion and a roller rotatably supported on the roller supporting shaft with a plurality of needle rollers interposed. At least one of the supporting shaft and the needle roller has a nitride layer on the surface thereof, and has a surface hardness of at least HV 650 and an amount of retained austenite of at least 25% by volume and at most 50% by volume. Thus, a cam follower with roller having excellent durability and fatigue life can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Tsuchiyama, Kouji Kametaka, Tadatoshi Suzuki