Patents by Inventor Jun Kurobe

Jun Kurobe 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: 10799931
    Abstract: A formed material manufacturing method according to present invention includes the steps of forming a convex formed portion by performing at least one forming process on a surface treated metal plate, and performing ironing on the formed portion using an ironing mold after forming the formed portion. The ironing mold includes a punch that is inserted into the formed portion, and a die having a pushing hole into which the formed portion is pushed together with the punch. An inner peripheral surface of the pushing hole extends non-parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the punch, and the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clearance that corresponds to an uneven plate thickness distribution, in the pushing direction, of the formed portion prior to the ironing relative to the outer peripheral surface to ensure that an amount of ironing applied to the formed portion remains constant in the pushing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naofumi Nakamura, Yudai Yamamoto, Jun Kurobe
  • Patent number: 10790480
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary-battery case that allows bonding without weld spatter and has high strength against external force acting on the battery case, and a method for manufacturing the lithium-ion secondary-battery case are provided. Specifically, an austenitic stainless steel foil is used for a cup component (2), and a two-phase stainless steel having an austenite transformation start temperature AC1 in a temperature increase process at 650° C. to 950° C. and an austenite and ferrite two-phase temperature range of 880° C. and higher, is used for a cover component (3), and the diffusion bonding is proceeded while accompanied by grain boundary movement upon transformation of the two-phase steel from a ferrite phase into an austenite phase within a heating temperature range of 880° C. to 1080° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsunari Norita, Norimasa Miura, Jun Kurobe
  • Patent number: 10421113
    Abstract: A formed material manufacturing method according to present invention includes the steps of forming a convex formed portion by performing at least one forming process on a surface treated metal plate, and performing ironing on the formed portion using an ironing mold after forming the formed portion. The ironing mold includes a punch that is inserted into the formed portion, and a die having a pushing hole into which the formed portion is pushed together with the punch. An inner peripheral surface of the pushing hole extends non-parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the punch, and the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clearance that corresponds to an uneven plate thickness distribution, in the pushing direction, of the formed portion prior to the ironing relative to the outer peripheral surface to ensure that an amount of ironing applied to the formed portion remains constant in the pushing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naofumi Nakamura, Yudai Yamamoto, Jun Kurobe
  • Publication number: 20190232352
    Abstract: A formed material manufacturing method according to present invention includes the steps of forming a convex formed portion by performing at least one forming process on a surface treated metal plate, and performing ironing on the formed portion using an ironing mold after forming the formed portion. The ironing mold includes a punch that is inserted into the formed portion, and a die having a pushing hole into which the formed portion is pushed together with the punch. An inner peripheral surface of the pushing hole extends non-parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the punch, and the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clearance that corresponds to an uneven plate thickness distribution, in the pushing direction, of the formed portion prior to the ironing relative to the outer peripheral surface to ensure that an amount of ironing applied to the formed portion remains constant in the pushing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naofumi NAKAMURA, Yudai YAMAMOTO, Jun KUROBE
  • Patent number: 10207306
    Abstract: The present invention suppresses deterioration in the corrosion resistance of a worked portion resulting from working cracks in a Zn-based plated layer (3) in a workpiece (2) formed into a predetermined shape by performing plastic working on a Zn-based plated steel sheet (1) coated with a Zn-containing metal as a raw material. That is, plastic working is performed on a raw material that is a Zn-based plated steel sheet (1) to obtain a workpiece (2) having a predetermined shape, and thereafter, pressurization processing is performed on a worked portion in a sheet thickness direction to deform the plated metal, thus decreasing the width of working cracks in the plated metal. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the deterioration in the corrosion resistance of the worked portion of the Zn-based plated workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Sasaki, Jun Kurobe
  • Patent number: 9821355
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rectangular tube having a stepped portion includes: forming V-shaped grooves on a rectangular tube at surfaces of an end thereof in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction thereof; and pressing each of the surfaces having the V-shaped grooves formed thereon with a rotating roll from outside to inside, whereby the end of the rectangular tube is radially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuji Tanoue, Hirokazu Sasaki, Naofumi Nakamura, Jun Kurobe
  • Publication number: 20170266708
    Abstract: The present invention suppresses deterioration in the corrosion resistance of a worked portion resulting from working cracks in a Zn-based plated layer (3) in a workpiece (2) formed into a predetermined shape by performing plastic working on a Zn-based plated steel sheet (1) coated with a Zn-containing metal as a raw material. That is, plastic working is performed on a raw material that is a Zn-based plated steel sheet (1) to obtain a workpiece (2) having a predetermined shape, and thereafter, pressurization processing is performed on a worked portion in a sheet thickness direction to deform the plated metal, thus decreasing the width of working cracks in the plated metal. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the deterioration in the corrosion resistance of the worked portion of the Zn-based plated workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Hirokazu SASAKI, Jun KUROBE
  • Publication number: 20170271627
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary-battery case that allows bonding without weld spatter and has high strength against external force acting on the battery case, and a method for manufacturing the lithium-ion secondary-battery case are provided. Specifically, an austenitic stainless steel foil is used for a cup component (2), and a two-phase stainless steel having an austenite transformation start temperature AC1 in a temperature increase process at 650° C. to 950° C. and an austenite and ferrite two-phase temperature range of 880° C. and higher, is used for a cover component (3), and the diffusion bonding is proceeded while accompanied by grain boundary movement upon transformation of the two-phase steel from a ferrite phase into an austenite phase within a heating temperature range of 880° C. to 1080° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Katsuya NORITA, Norimasa MIURA, Jun KUROBE
  • Patent number: 9757789
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rectangular tube having a stepped portion includes: forming V-shaped grooves on a rectangular tube at surfaces of an end thereof in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction thereof; and pressing each of the surfaces having the V-shaped grooves formed thereon from outside to inside, whereby the end of the rectangular tube is radially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuji Tanoue, Hirokazu Sasaki, Naofumi Nakamura, Jun Kurobe
  • Patent number: 9744580
    Abstract: An ironing mold according to the present invention is provided with a punch, and a die which forms a pushing hole with respect to the punch. When the skewness Rsk of a surface treated metal plate is less than ?0.6 and no less than ?1.3, then the curvature radius of a shoulder portion of the die and a clearance between a radius end and the punch are determined such that Y, which is expressed by {(tre?cre)/tre}×100, and X, which is expressed by r/tre, satisfy 0<Y?18.7X?6.1, X satisfies X?0.6 and r satisfies r?0.5 h.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi Nakamura, Yudai Yamamoto, Jun Kurobe
  • Patent number: 9669440
    Abstract: A formed material is manufactured by performing forming including at least one drawing-out process and at least one drawing process performed after the drawing-out process. A punch 31 used in the drawing-out process is formed to be wider on a rear end side than on a tip end side. By pushing a raw material metal plate into a pushing hole 30a together with the punch 31, ironing is performed on a region of the raw material metal plate corresponding to a flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi Nakamura, Yudai Yamamoto, Jun Kurobe
  • Patent number: 9527128
    Abstract: An ironing mold according to the present invention includes a punch that is inserted into a formed portion, and a die having a pushing hole into which the formed portion is pushed together with the punch. An inner peripheral surface extends non-parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the punch, and the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clearance that corresponds to an uneven plate thickness distribution, in the pushing direction, of the formed portion prior to the ironing relative to the outer peripheral surface to ensure that an amount of ironing applied to the formed portion remains constant in the pushing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi Nakamura, Yudai Yamamoto, Jun Kurobe
  • Publication number: 20160339498
    Abstract: An ironing mold according to the present invention is provided with a punch, and a die which forms a pushing hole with respect to the punch. When the skewness Rsk of a surface treated metal plate is less than ?0.6 and no less than ?1.3, then the curvature radius of a shoulder portion of the die and a clearance between a radius end and the punch are determined such that Y, which is expressed by {(tre?cre)/tre}×100, and X, which is expressed by r/tre, satisfy 0<Y?18.7X?6.1, X satisfies X?0.6 and r satisfies r?0.5 h.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi Nakamura, Yudai Yamamoto, Jun Kurobe
  • Publication number: 20160311006
    Abstract: A formed material manufacturing method according to present invention includes the steps of forming a convex formed portion by performing at least one forming process on a surface treated metal plate, and performing ironing on the formed portion using an ironing mold after forming the formed portion. The ironing mold includes a punch that is inserted into the formed portion, and a die having a pushing hole into which the formed portion is pushed together with the punch. An inner peripheral surface of the pushing hole extends non-parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the punch, and the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clearance that corresponds to an uneven plate thickness distribution, in the pushing direction, of the formed portion prior to the ironing relative to the outer peripheral surface to ensure that an amount of ironing applied to the formed portion remains constant in the pushing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naofumi NAKAMURA, Yudai YAMAMOTO, Jun KUROBE
  • Publication number: 20160207085
    Abstract: A formed material is manufactured by performing forming including at least one drawing-out process and at least one drawing process performed after the drawing-out process. A punch 31 used in the drawing-out process is formed to be wider on a rear end side than on a tip end side. By pushing a raw material metal plate into a pushing hole 30a together with the punch 31, ironing is performed on a region of the raw material metal plate corresponding to a flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naofumi NAKAMURA, Yudai YAMAMOTO, Jun KUROBE
  • Publication number: 20160001349
    Abstract: An ironing mold according to the present invention includes a punch that is inserted into a formed portion, and a die having a pushing hole into which the formed portion is pushed together with the punch. An inner peripheral surface extends non-parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the punch, and the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clearance that corresponds to an uneven plate thickness distribution, in the pushing direction, of the formed portion prior to the ironing relative to the outer peripheral surface to ensure that an amount of ironing applied to the formed portion remains constant in the pushing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naofumi NAKAMURA, Yudai YAMAMOTO, Jun KUROBE
  • Publication number: 20150273548
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rectangular tube having a stepped portion includes: forming V-shaped grooves on a rectangular tube at surfaces of an end thereof in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction thereof; and pressing each of the surfaces having the V-shaped grooves formed thereon with a rotating roll from outside to inside, whereby the end of the rectangular tube is radially reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuji TANOUE, Hirokazu SASAKI, Naofumi NAKAMURA, Jun KUROBE
  • Publication number: 20150273558
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rectangular tube having a stepped portion includes: forming V-shaped grooves on a rectangular tube at surfaces of an end thereof in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction thereof; and pressing each of the surfaces having the V-shaped grooves formed thereon from outside to inside, whereby the end of the rectangular tube is radially reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuji TANOUE, Hirokazu SASAKI, Naofumi NAKAMURA, Jun KUROBE
  • Patent number: 8635898
    Abstract: Provided is a spinning method of reducing a diameter of a work piece pipe body with processing rollers disposed on an outer surface of the work piece pipe body, the processing rollers being configured to be relatively revolved around the work piece pipe body, wherein, when the processing rollers are axially reciprocated while being moved in a radius direction of the work piece pipe body, wherein the diameter reducing process with the processing rollers is performed under a state in which a wound body formed of an elastic sheet-like material is inserted as a core body into the inside of a portion of the work piece pipe body to be subjected to the diameter reducing processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Karino, Akihiro Ando, Jun Kurobe
  • Patent number: 8471169
    Abstract: Provided is an electrode (1) which has a double structure including Cu or a Cu alloy as an electrode body (2) and a core material (3) made of W, Mo, a W-based alloy, or a Mo-based alloy embedded in a surface of the electrode body (2) which is abutted against a material to be welded, the core material (3) being formed by using W, Mo, the W-based alloy, or the Mo-based alloy which is in the form of a fibrous structure extended by sintering, swaging, and annealing in an electrode axis direction, the fibrous structure having a horizontal cross-sectional average particle diameter of 50 ?m or more and an aspect ratio of 1.5 or more. The electrode (1) can be used as an inexpensive electrode obtained by suppressing particle dropping/attrition and defects in electrodes for spot welding, in which heat and pressure are applied repeatedly, stably enhancing durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Nippon Tungsten Co., Ltd., Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Mukae, Kenji Okamura, Shuichi Teramoto, Jun Kurobe, Hiroshi Asada, Shouji Inoue, Shigeo Matsubara