Patents by Inventor Ichiro Koyanagi

Ichiro Koyanagi 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: 8366321
    Abstract: A bearing unit includes: a shaft; a radial bearing configured to support the shaft in a circumferential direction; a thrust bearing configured to support one end of the shaft in a thrust direction; a housing having the radial bearing and the thrust bearing disposed in the inside and having a closed structure except a shaft insertion hole into which the shaft is fitted; a coming out preventing member provided on one end side of the radial bearing at which the thrust bearing is provided configured to prevent the shaft from coming out from the radial bearing; and viscous fluid filled in the housing. The coming out preventing member is made of a resin material having a value of a Young's modulus equal to or higher than 3.4 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Yazawa, Ichiro Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 8134263
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bearing unit including a shaft; a radial bearing for supporting the outer circumferential surface of the shaft; a housing for accommodating the radial bearing, the housing having an open end from which the shaft is inserted and a closed end opposite to the open end in the axial direction of the shaft; a lubricating oil filled in the housing to reduce rotational friction of the shaft; a holding member provided at the open end of the housing for holding the lubricating oil; and a sealing member for closing the open end of the housing to prevent the leakage of the lubricating oil; wherein the sealing member having a side wall portion interposed between the holding member and the shaft and opposed to the outer circumferential surface of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Yazawa, Hiroshi Sato, Yoshiaki Kakinuma, Ichiro Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20090072643
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bearing unit including a shaft; a radial bearing for supporting the outer circumferential surface of the shaft; a housing for accommodating the radial bearing, the housing having an open end from which the shaft is inserted and a closed end opposite to the open end in the axial direction of the shaft; a lubricating oil filled in the housing to reduce rotational friction of the shaft; a holding member provided at the open end of the housing for holding the lubricating oil; and a sealing member for closing the open end of the housing to prevent the leakage of the lubricating oil; wherein the sealing member having a side wall portion interposed between the holding member and the shaft and opposed to the outer circumferential surface of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Yazawa, Hiroshi Sato, Yoshiaki Kakinuma, Ichiro Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20090010578
    Abstract: A bearing unit includes: a shaft; a radial bearing configured to support the shaft in a circumferential direction; a thrust bearing configured to support one end of the shaft in a thrust direction; a housing having the radial bearing and the thrust bearing disposed in the inside and having a closed structure except a shaft insertion hole into which the shaft is fitted; a coming out preventing member provided on one end side of the radial bearing at which the thrust bearing is provided configured to prevent the shaft from coming out from the radial bearing; and viscous fluid filled in the housing. The coming out preventing member is made of a resin material having a value of a Young's modulus equal to or higher than 3.4 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Yazawa, Ichiro Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 7468868
    Abstract: A rebounding phenomenon of an actuator assembly is to be prevented and device assembling work and maintenance work are to be carried out separately from stopper removing work. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a stopper 50 for restricting a turning range of an actuator assembly 8 having a coil support 22 in a magnetic disk device. In the stopper 50, rubber 51 is cantilevered by a support rod 261 so as to undergo a moment of force and fulfill a shock absorbing function in order to restrict an excessive movement of the actuator assembly 8 to an inner or an outer side when the rubber 51 is abutted against a first arm 22a or a second arm 22b of a bifurcated shape of the coil support 22, the support rod 261 is disposed outside a turning track of turning ends of the first and second arms 22a, 22b of the coil support 22, and a permanent magnet 52 is embedded in the rubber 51 to attract the first and second arms 22a, 22b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Takao Suzuki, Kohichi Takeuchi, Naoaki Kanada, Ichiro Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20040240120
    Abstract: A rebounding phenomenon of an actuator assembly is to be prevented and device assembling work and maintenance work are to be carried out separately from stopper removing work. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a stopper 50 for restricting a turning range of an actuator assembly 8 having a coil support 22 in a magnetic disk device. In the stopper 50, rubber 51 is cantilevered by a support rod 261 so as to undergo a moment of force and fulfill a shock absorbing function in order to restrict an excessive movement of the actuator assembly 8 to an inner or an outer side when the rubber 51 is abutted against a first arm 22a or a second arm 22b of a bifurcated shape of the coil support 22, the support rod 261 is disposed outside a turning track of turning ends of the first and second arms 22a, 22b of the coil support 22, and a permanent magnet 52 is embedded in the rubber 51 to attract the first and second arms 22a, 22b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands, B.V.
    Inventors: Takao Suzuki, Kohichi Takeuchi, Naoaki Kanada, Ichiro Koyanagi