Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Iida

Hitoshi Iida 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: 12257684
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a rotary hammer, includes a housing, an output shaft for mounting a tool accessary and a motor having a motor shaft that generates a rotational output for rotating and linearly hammering the output shaft. The rotational output of the motor shaft is coupled to the output shaft via a driving mechanism that includes a hammer mechanism. An intervening member is axially movable relative to the motor shaft and is operably coupled between the motor shaft and the hammer mechanism. The hammer mechanism and the output shaft are supported by a movable support that is axially movable relative to the housing. Because the output shaft and the driving mechanism are movable relative to the motor and the housing, which preferably includes handle, via the intervening member and the movable support during hammering operations, vibration generated during hammering operations can be dampened before reaching the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Yoshitaka Machida, Hitoshi Iida, Kazuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 12251810
    Abstract: A power tool having a rotary hammer mechanism has a motor, a driving mechanism, a tool body that houses the motor and the driving mechanism, a handle having a grip part, and a first operation member. The driving mechanism is configured to operate by power of the motor in an action mode that is selected from a plurality of operation modes including a first mode of at least rotationally driving a tool accessory around a driving axis and a second mode of only linearly driving the tool accessory along the driving axis. The grip part extends in a direction crossing the driving axis and is configured to be held by a user. The first operation member is on the tool body and faces the grip part. The first operation member is configured to be manually operated by the user to change the action mode of the driving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iida, Masanori Furusawa, Kei Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240416470
    Abstract: A power tool and a dust collection attachment have their respective batteries as power supplies and can continue operating when one of the batteries is depleted. A dust collection system for a power tool includes a power tool including a switch, a tool-body DC motor, a tool-body controller, and a tool-body battery, and a dust collection attachment attachable to the power tool and including a suction portion, a dust collector, a fan, a dust-collector DC motor, a dust-collector controller, and a dust-collector battery. When the dust collection attachment is attached to the power tool, the tool-body controller and the dust-collector controller are electrically connected to each other. The dust-collector controller uses the tool-body battery singly to supply power to the tool-body DC motor and the dust-collector DC motor or uses the dust-collector battery singly to supply power to the tool-body DC motor and the dust-collector DC motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori Furusawa, Kei Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240416471
    Abstract: A self-suction dust collection attachment including a dust collection motor and a fan can be mechanically coupled and electrically connected to multiple types of power tools. A dust collection attachment attachable to a first power tool includes a casing, a suction portion, a dust collector that captures dust sucked through the suction portion, a fan that generates a suction force in the suction portion, a dust collection motor that rotates the fan, and an adapter attachable to at least a second power tool and detachably attachable to the casing. The adapter includes a mechanical coupler that couples the casing and the second power tool and an electrical connector that electrically connects the dust collection attachment and the second power tool when the dust collection attachment is coupled to the second power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240416469
    Abstract: A dust collection system for a power tool includes a power tool including an AC motor drivable with a switch and a tool-body power path extending from utility power to the AC motor, and a dust collection attachment attachable to the power tool to collect dust produced by the power tool in use and including a suction portion, a dust collector, a fan, a DC motor, a battery pack, and a dust-collector power path extending from the battery pack to the DC motor and electrically separate from the tool-body power path with the dust collection attachment attached to the power tool. The power tool includes a responsive unit that drives the DC motor in response to an operation on the switch with the responsive unit electrically separate from a signal path of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20240033870
    Abstract: A dust collecting attachment for an electric power tool includes dust collecting fans, a suctioning portion, and a dust collecting portion. The suctioning portion generates a suctioning force by rotation of the dust collecting fans. The dust collecting portion captures dust suctioned from the suctioning portion. When the dust collecting attachment is mounted to an electric power tool including a motor, a fan shaft of the dust collecting fans is connected to a rotation shaft that is disposed in the electric power tool and rotates in accordance with driving of the motor to allow the dust collecting fans to rotate integrally with the rotation shaft. The dust collecting fans are disposed in a plurality of stages in an axial direction of the fan shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime TAKEUCHI, Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Yoji INOUE
  • Patent number: 11813710
    Abstract: A dust collection system for a power tool can collect, with an ordinary bit, dust with a flexible hose connected. A dust collection system for a power tool includes a power tool to receive a tip tool protruding frontward and including a tool body, a cylindrical first dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and covering the tip tool over its entire circumference with the first dust collection attachment being attached, a second dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and including a dust collector, and a flexible hose to connect the first dust collection attachment and the second dust collection attachment to collect dust sucked through the first dust collection attachment into the dust collector included in the second dust collection attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iida, Masanori Furusawa, Kei Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11794324
    Abstract: A dust collecting system includes a power tool and a dust collector. The power tool includes at least one battery-mounting part, a first motor, a driving mechanism and a body housing. The at least one battery-mounting part is each configured to removably receive a battery. The first motor is configured to operate with electric power supplied from the battery. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the tool accessory by power of the first motor. The body housing houses the first motor and the driving mechanism. The dust collecting system includes a control device configured to control operation of at least one of the power tool and the dust collector according to a state of the whole dust collecting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Yoshitaka Machida, Hitoshi Iida
  • Patent number: 11780069
    Abstract: A dust collecting system includes a power tool and a dust collector. The power tool is configured to perform processing operation on a workpiece by driving a tool accessory. The dust collector is configured to collect dust generated by the processing operation. The power tool includes a first motor and a driving mechanism configured to drive the tool accessory by power of the first motor. The dust collector includes a second motor and a fan configured to be rotationally driven by the second motor to generate air flow for collecting dust. The dust collecting system includes a first control device configured to control a rotation speed of the second motor according to a driving state of the power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iida, Yoshiro Tada, Hideki Tsuji, Taro Hisano
  • Patent number: 11780070
    Abstract: An electric power tool includes a motor, a driving side member, and a driven side member. The driving side member and the driven side member have mutually opposed surfaces. A plurality of cam teeth are respectively disposed on concentric circles on the opposed surfaces. The plurality of cam teeth have meshing surfaces inclined at predetermined lead angles. A torque limiter is formed to disengage the engagement of the meshing surfaces of the cam teeth by moving the one member in a separation direction from the other member when load of the driven side member increases. The respective cam teeth are formed such that the lead angles of the meshing surfaces are different between a forward rotation side and a reverse rotation side. A transmission torque transmitted from the driving side member to the driven side member is equal between the forward rotation and the reverse rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Hitoshi Iida, Taro Hisano
  • Patent number: 11612993
    Abstract: A hand-held impact tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a tool body, a main handle, a first detection part, a second detection part and a control part. The tool body is configured such that an auxiliary handle is removably attached thereto. The main handle is connected to the tool body. The first detection part is configured to detect selected one of a plurality of modes. The second detection part is configured to detect whether or not the auxiliary handle is attached to the tool body. The control part is configured to control operation of the impact tool based on detection results of the first detection part and the second detection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Iida
  • Publication number: 20230071871
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a rotary hammer, includes a housing, an output shaft for mounting a tool accessary and a motor having a motor shaft that generates a rotational output for rotating and linearly hammering the output shaft. The rotational output of the motor shaft is coupled to the output shaft via a driving mechanism that includes a hammer mechanism. An intervening member is axially movable relative to the motor shaft and is operably coupled between the motor shaft and the hammer mechanism. The hammer mechanism and the output shaft are supported by a movable support that is axially movable relative to the housing. Because the output shaft and the driving mechanism are movable relative to the motor and the housing, which preferably includes handle, via the intervening member and the movable support during hammering operations, vibration generated during hammering operations can be dampened before reaching the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hitoshi IIDA, Kazuki NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220402083
    Abstract: A dust collection system for a power tool can collect, with an ordinary bit, dust with a flexible hose connected. A dust collection system for a power tool includes a power tool to receive a tip tool protruding frontward and including a tool body, a cylindrical first dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and covering the tip tool over its entire circumference with the first dust collection attachment being attached, a second dust collection attachment attachable to the tool body and including a dust collector, and a flexible hose to connect the first dust collection attachment and the second dust collection attachment to collect dust sucked through the first dust collection attachment into the dust collector included in the second dust collection attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Kei WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11529727
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a rotary hammer, includes a housing, an output shaft for mounting a tool accessary and a motor having a motor shaft that generates a rotational output for rotating and linearly hammering the output shaft. The rotational output of the motor shaft is coupled to the output shaft via a driving mechanism that includes a hammer mechanism. An intervening member is axially movable relative to the motor shaft and is operably coupled between the motor shaft and the hammer mechanism. The hammer mechanism and the output shaft are supported by a movable support that is axially movable relative to the housing. Because the output shaft and the driving mechanism are movable relative to the motor and the housing, which preferably includes handle, via the intervening member and the movable support during hammering operations, vibration generated during hammering operations can be dampened before reaching the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Yoshitaka Machida, Hitoshi Iida, Kazuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20220395972
    Abstract: A power tool having a rotary hammer mechanism has a first motor; a driving mechanism configured to operate by power of the first motor in an action mode selected from a plurality of action modes including a first mode of at least rotationally driving a tool accessory and a second mode of only linearly driving the accessory; a tool holder configured to be rotationally driven by torque transmitted from the first motor; a second motor; a clutch member configured to transmit torque to the holder in a transmitting position and to interrupt the transmission in an interrupting position; and a transmitting mechanism configured to convert rotation of the second motor into linear motion and transmit the linear motion to the clutch member. When the tool body excessively rotates around the driving axis, the second motor moves the clutch member from the transmitting position via transmitting mechanism to interrupt the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Hikaru SUNABE, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20220395971
    Abstract: A power tool having a rotary hammer mechanism has a motor, a driving mechanism, a tool body that houses the motor and the driving mechanism, a handle having a grip part, and a first operation member. The driving mechanism is configured to operate by power of the motor in an action mode that is selected from a plurality of operation modes including a first mode of at least rotationally driving a tool accessory around a driving axis and a second mode of only linearly driving the tool accessory along the driving axis. The grip part extends in a direction crossing the driving axis and is configured to be held by a user. The first operation member is on the tool body and faces the grip part. The first operation member is configured to be manually operated by the user to change the action mode of the driving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi IIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Kei WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11491598
    Abstract: A dust collecting system includes a power tool and a stationary dust collector. The power tool is configured to perform processing operation on a workpiece by driving a tool accessory. The stationary dust collector is configured to be placed separately from the power tool and to collect dust generated by the processing operation. The power tool includes a first motor and a driving mechanism configured to drive the tool accessory by power of the first motor. The dust collector includes a second motor and a fan configured to be rotationally driven by the second motor to generate air flow for collecting dust. The dust collecting system includes a control device configured to control a rotation speed of the second motor according to a driving state of the power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Iida, Yoshiro Tada, Hideki Tsuji, Taro Hisano
  • Publication number: 20220266438
    Abstract: An electric power tool includes a motor, a driving side member, and a driven side member. The driving side member and the driven side member have mutually opposed surfaces. A plurality of cam teeth are respectively disposed on concentric circles on the opposed surfaces. The plurality of cam teeth have meshing surfaces inclined at predetermined lead angles. A torque limiter is formed to disengage the engagement of the meshing surfaces of the cam teeth by moving the one member in a separation direction from the other member when load of the driven side member increases. The respective cam teeth are formed such that the lead angles of the meshing surfaces are different between a forward rotation side and a reverse rotation side. A transmission torque transmitted from the driving side member to the driven side member is equal between the forward rotation and the reverse rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hitoshi IIDA, Taro HISANO
  • Patent number: 11254275
    Abstract: An airbag device for a driver's seat adapted to be mounted on a boss of a steering wheel disposed at a center of a rim is disclosed. The airbag device includes an inflatable airbag folded in the form of an airbag package. The airbag includes a vehicle-side wall that includes a gas inlet port and is configured to be supported by the rim when deployed, and a driver-side wall. The airbag, before folded into the airbag package, has a flat initial folded form in which the driver-side wall lies over the vehicle-side wall. The initial folded form includes a folded-in portion in which a front edge portion of the vehicle-side wall is folded inwardly and rearwardly beneath a front edge portion of the driver-side wall, and a folded-back portion in which the front edge portion of the driver-side wall which adjoins the folded-in portion is folded towards the inlet port on the vehicle-side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ishii, Koji Kawamura, Hitoshi Iida
  • Publication number: 20210114195
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a rotary hammer, includes a housing, an output shaft for mounting a tool accessary and a motor having a motor shaft that generates a rotational output for rotating and linearly hammering the output shaft. The rotational output of the motor shaft is coupled to the output shaft via a driving mechanism that includes a hammer mechanism. An intervening member is axially movable relative to the motor shaft and is operably coupled between the motor shaft and the hammer mechanism. The hammer mechanism and the output shaft are supported by a movable support that is axially movable relative to the housing. Because the output shaft and the driving mechanism are movable relative to the motor and the housing, which preferably includes handle, via the intervening member and the movable support during hammering operations, vibration generated during hammering operations can be dampened before reaching the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hitoshi IIDA, Kazuki NAKAGAWA