Patents by Inventor Junich OKUBO

Junich OKUBO 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).

  • Publication number: 20180078994
    Abstract: A method for producing a forged crankshaft includes a die forging step of forming a forged blank having a crankshaft shape by die forging, and a pressing step of pressing the forged blank by a first dies. The forged blank includes first excess portions attached to some or all of crank arms each incorporating a counterweight, each of the first excess portions protrudes from a side portion of the crank arm, in a region near a journal. In the pressing step, the first excess portions are deformed by the first dies such that each of the first excess portions bulges toward a pin. This facilitates the production of a forged crankshaft with a reduced weight and assured stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji TAMURA, Junich OKUBO, Ken YOSHINO, Kunihiro YABUNO, Hiroyuki KUROKAWA, Tomohisa YAMASHITA, Sho TAKAMOTO, Koichiro ISHIHARA