Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Yasuda

Hirotaka Yasuda 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: 9316255
    Abstract: A split cage includes a plurality of cage segments, each of the cage segments having a pair of rim portions, and a pair of cage bar portions, the cage bar portions and the rim portions defining a pocket that accommodates a tapered roller. Turning of each of the cage segments is guided by the tapered roller, the cage segments being arranged in a circular pattern along the circumferential direction of the split cage, in an annular space between an inner ring and an outer ring. A radial clearance between a radially inner portion of a pocket-side face, which is a side face of each of the cage bar portions, and the outer peripheral face of the tapered roller is set larger than an amount of change in the pitch circle radius of the cage segment when the cage segment is displaced radially outward due to thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirotaka Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9194430
    Abstract: A split cage includes a plurality of cage segments each having a pair of rim portions and a pair of cage bar portions, the cage bar portions and the rim portions defining a single pocket that accommodates a single tapered roller. Turning of each of the cage segments is guided by the tapered roller, the cage segments being arranged in a circular pattern along the circumferential direction of the split cage, in an annular space between inner and outer rings. Each cage segment has projections formed so as to project radially inward from the pocket, and formed at the rim portions. A projecting length of each projection is set to such a length that the projection is brought into contact with an outer peripheral side portion of the inner ring before the cage segment is detached from the tapered roller when the cage segment is displaced to the radially inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirotaka Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20150147017
    Abstract: A split cage includes a plurality of cage segments, each of the cage segments having a pair of rim portions, and a pair of cage bar portions, the cage bar portions and the rim portions defining a pocket that accommodates a tapered roller. Turning of each of the cage segments is guided by the tapered roller, the cage segments being arranged in a circular pattern along the circumferential direction of the split cage, in an annular space between an inner ring and an outer ring. A radial clearance between a radially inner portion of a pocket-side face, which is a side face of each of the cage bar portions, and the outer peripheral face of the tapered roller is set larger than an amount of change in the pitch circle radius of the cage segment when the cage segment is displaced radially outward due to thermal expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Hirotaka YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20150147016
    Abstract: A split cage includes a plurality of cage segments each having a pair of rim portions and a pair of cage bar portions, the cage bar portions and the rim portions defining a single pocket that accommodates a single tapered roller. Turning of each of the cage segments is guided by the tapered roller, the cage segments being arranged in a circular pattern along the circumferential direction of the split cage, in an annular space between inner and outer rings. Each cage segment has projections formed so as to project radially inward and formed at the rim portions. A projecting length of each projection is set to such a length that the projection is brought into contact with an outer peripheral side portion of the inner ring when the cage segment starts rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Hirotaka YASUDA, Ryohei HOSAKA
  • Publication number: 20150147015
    Abstract: A split cage includes a plurality of cage segments each having a pair of rim portions and a pair of cage bar portions, the cage bar portions and the rim portions defining a single pocket that accommodates a single tapered roller. Turning of each of the cage segments is guided by the tapered roller, the cage segments being arranged in a circular pattern along the circumferential direction of the split cage, in an annular space between inner and outer rings. Each cage segment has projections formed so as to project radially inward from the pocket, and formed at the rim portions. A projecting length of each projection is set to such a length that the projection is brought into contact with an outer peripheral side portion of the inner ring before the cage segment is detached from the tapered roller when the cage segment is displaced to the radially inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Hirotaka YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20100111459
    Abstract: To provide a cage for a rolling bearing in which the rolling bearing is lubricated, for example, by a combination of oil bath lubrication and a forced-feed oiling pump, and even when the forced-feed oiling pump is stopped, a defective lubrication can be prevented, and also to provide a bearing for wind power generation which is provided with this cage. Lubricating oil sumps 24 are provided at a larger-diameter ring 21 of a cage 14. Each lubricating oil sump 24 is provided between a tapered roller 13 and a tapered roller 13 so as not to abut with the tapered roller 13. With this arrangement, when the lubricating oil sump 24 is located in lubricating oil stored at a lower portion of the bearing, the lubricating oil is held in the lubricating oil sump, and in accordance with subsequent rotation, the lubricating oil held in the lubricating oil sump 24 is allowed to drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventor: Hirotaka Yasuda
  • Patent number: 7568550
    Abstract: Deep groove ball bearings are used as bearings supporting both side portions of a worm. In the first bearing on the side of a motor, the curvature radius of a raceway groove in an inner ring or the curvature radius of a raceway groove in an outer ring are set to a specific numerical range with respect to the diameter of a ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Jtekt Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Yasuda, Hirotsugu Kusano, Wataru Yamada, Yoshiyuki Saito, Shuzo Hirakushi
  • Publication number: 20060117883
    Abstract: Deep groove ball bearings are used as bearings supporting both side portions of a worm. In the first bearing on the side of a motor, the curvature radius of a raceway groove in an inner ring or the curvature radius of a raceway groove in an outer ring are set to a specific numerical range with respect to the diameter of a ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Yasuda, Hirotsugu Kusano, Wataru Yamada, Yoshiyuki Saito, Shuzo Hirakushi