Patents by Inventor Junichi Miyajima

Junichi Miyajima 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: 10920897
    Abstract: A thermo valve is configured by coupling a valve body to a thermo actuator via a coupling part. The valve body has at least two recesses extending in a peripheral direction. The thermo actuator and the valve body overlap each other in a direction of an axial centerline to cover at least one of the recesses. The coupling part is formed by at least a certain section of the overlapping portion being depressed toward the axial centerline and another section of the thermo actuator fitting in the recesses. The depression of the coupling part has a shape elongated in a longitudinal direction along the axial centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Yoshiharu Fuju
  • Patent number: 10851687
    Abstract: A relieve valve device includes a housing including a valve chamber, an orifice, and a relief discharge port, a valve body that opens and closes the relief discharge port while moving inside the valve chamber of the housing, a relief valve including an elastic member that elastically biases the valve body in a direction in which the valve body closes the relief discharge port, and an oil control valve that controls a supply of oil into the valve chamber. An inlet port for the oil supplied from the oil control valve and the orifice are configured such that the oil can always circulate in the valve chamber. The valve chamber includes a first valve passage portion including the orifice, and a second valve passage portion. The valve body includes a first valve portion and a second valve portion arranged in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Watanabe, Junichi Miyajima, Atsushi Kaneko, Yuya Kato
  • Patent number: 10837560
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermo valve includes an overlaying step of overlaying a valve body onto a thermo actuator so as to cover a groove portion; and a caulking step of caulking an installing portion of the valve body onto the thermo actuator. The caulking step is performed by pressing, by use of a jig, the valve body and the thermo actuator toward an axis center in a radial direction. A pressing face of the jig has a short side portion and a long side portion longer than the short side portion. Pressing is performed with the long side portion being substantially in parallel to the axis center of the thermo actuator and the short side portion being substantially in parallel to the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Shoji, Junichi Miyajima, Soichi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 10677118
    Abstract: A thermo actuator includes an actuator body and a large-diameter portion (54) that projects from the actuator body outward in the radial direction. The outer diameter of a return spring is smaller than the inner diameter of a case. The outer diameter of the actuator body and the outer diameter of a valve body are smaller than the inner diameter of the return spring. The outer diameter of the large-diameter portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the case and is larger than the average diameter of the return spring. One end of the return spring is in contact with the large-diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Kazuo Shoji, Soichi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 10641143
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a relief device for an oil circuit of an engine provided with an oil pressure relief valve and a temperature-sensitive relief valve, with which it is possible for oil to be relieved (expelled) at the intended pressure regardless of the oil temperature, and with which it is possible to simplify the configuration. [Solution] The relief device comprises an oil pump (9), an upstream channel (61) provided from a discharge side of the oil pump (9) to an engine (E), an oil pressure relief valve (A) for relieving oil due to the valve body being moved by oil pressure, and a temperature-sensitive relief valve (B) for relieving oil by sensing the oil temperature and continuously opening and closing. The oil pressure relief valve (A) and the temperature-sensitive relief valve (B) are arranged in parallel in the upstream channel (61).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Takatoshi Watanabe, Yuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20190293200
    Abstract: A thermo valve is configured by coupling a valve body to a thermo actuator via a coupling part. The valve body has at least two recesses extending in a peripheral direction. The thermo actuator and the valve body overlap each other in a direction of an axial centerline to cover at least one of the recesses. The coupling part is formed by at least a certain section of the overlapping portion being depressed toward the axial centerline and another section of the thermo actuator fitting in the recesses. The depression of the coupling part has a shape elongated in a longitudinal direction along the axial centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Yoshiharu Fuju
  • Publication number: 20190145293
    Abstract: A relieve valve device includes a housing including a valve chamber, an orifice, and a relief discharge port, a valve body that opens and closes the relief discharge port while moving inside the valve chamber of the housing, a relief valve including an elastic member that elastically biases the valve body in a direction in which the valve body closes the relief discharge port, and an oil control valve that controls a supply of oil into the valve chamber. An inlet port for the oil supplied from the oil control valve and the orifice are configured such that the oil can always circulate in the valve chamber. The valve chamber includes a first valve passage portion including the orifice, and a second valve passage portion. The valve body includes a first valve portion and a second valve portion arranged in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Takatoshi WATANABE, Junichi Miyajima, Atsushi Kaneko, Yuya Kato
  • Patent number: 10288177
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermo valve includes an overlaying step of overlaying a valve body onto a thermo actuator so as to cover a groove portion; and a caulking step of caulking an installing portion of the valve body onto the thermo actuator. The caulking step is performed by pressing, by use of a jig, the valve body and the thermo actuator toward an axis center in a radial direction. A pressing face of the jig has a short side portion and a long side portion longer than the short side portion. Pressing is performed with the long side portion being substantially in parallel to the axis center of the thermo actuator and the short side portion being substantially in parallel to the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Shoji, Junichi Miyajima, Soichi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 10253661
    Abstract: A relief device for an oil pump includes a relief valve including a small diameter valve chamber and a large diameter valve chamber and a valve housing that includes a relief discharge section, a temperature sensitive valve, an oil pump, a main channel, a relief channel, and an auxiliary channel. The relief channel causes one side of the small diameter valve chamber and the large diameter valve chamber and the oil pump to always communicate with each other and enables oil to be discharged from the relief discharge section. The auxiliary channel enables the other one side of the small diameter valve chamber and the large diameter valve chamber and the oil pump to communicate with each other. The temperature sensitive valve is included in the auxiliary channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Hidehiko Koyashiki, Takatoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10247066
    Abstract: A relief valve device includes: a housing including a valve chamber, an orifice, and a relief discharge port; a valve body that opens and closes the relief discharge port while moving inside the valve chamber of the housing; a relief valve including an elastic member that elastically biases the valve body in a direction in which the valve body closes the relief discharge port; and an oil control valve that controls the supply of oil into the valve chamber, wherein an inlet port for the oil supplied from the oil control valve and the orifice are configured such that oil can always circulate in the valve chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Watanabe, Junichi Miyajima, Atsushi Kaneko, Yuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20190085984
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermo valve includes an overlaying step of overlaying a valve body onto a thermo actuator so as to cover a groove portion; and a caulking step of caulking an installing portion of the valve body onto the thermo actuator. The caulking step is performed by pressing, by use of a jig, the valve body and the thermo actuator toward an axis center in a radial direction. A pressing face of the jig has a short side portion and a long side portion longer than the short side portion. Pressing is performed with the long side portion being substantially in parallel to the axis center of the thermo actuator and the short side portion being substantially in parallel to the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuo Shoji, Junichi Miyajima, Soichi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 10094254
    Abstract: A pump housing has a main oil passage, a return oil passage provided substantially in parallel with the main oil passage, and a valve insertion hole extending across the main oil passage such that a closed fore end of the valve insertion hole reaches in the vicinity of the return oil passage. The valve insertion hole has a female screw formed at an open end thereof, and a through-hole is formed in the pump housing, having one end connected to the valve insertion hole at a portion adjacent to the closed fore end thereof and an opposite end opened to the outside of the pump housing. With the valve insertion hole thus provided, a temperature sensitive valve mechanism can be readily inserted in the valve insertion hole at any time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Kazuo Shoji, Yuya Kato
  • Patent number: 10066621
    Abstract: The internal gear pump according to the present invention includes: an inner rotor; an outer rotor that rotates with predetermined eccentricity to a rotation center of the inner rotor; an outer ring that rotatably holds the outer rotor, and has at least three cam protruded parts formed; a pump housing that has a rotor chamber; pins in the same number as that of the cam protruded parts; and operation means for oscillating the outer ring. Positions of the pins are set so that a diameter center of the holding-inner peripheral part of the outer ring is moved by the operation means along a locus of a circle, the radius of which is the eccentricity to the rotation center of the inner rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Izutsu, Takatoshi Watanabe, Junichi Miyajima, Yasuhiro Kosugi, Kosuke Yamane
  • Publication number: 20180149273
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermo valve includes an overlaying step of overlaying a valve body onto a thermo actuator so as to cover a groove portion; and a caulking step of caulking an installing portion of the valve body onto the thermo actuator. The caulking step is performed by pressing, by use of a jig, the valve body and the thermo actuator toward an axis center in a radial direction. A pressing face of the jig has a short side portion and a long side portion longer than the short side portion. Pressing is performed with the long side portion being substantially in parallel to the axis center of the thermo actuator and the short side portion being substantially in parallel to the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuo Shoji, Junichi Miyajima, Soichi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20180149050
    Abstract: A thermo actuator includes an actuator body and a large-diameter portion (54) that projects from the actuator body outward in the radial direction. The outer diameter of a return spring is smaller than the inner diameter of a case. The outer diameter of the actuator body and the outer diameter of a valve body are smaller than the inner diameter of the return spring. The outer diameter of the large-diameter portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the case and is larger than the average diameter of the return spring. One end of the return spring is in contact with the large-diameter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Kazuo Shoji, Soichi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20170284243
    Abstract: A pump housing has a main oil passage, a return oil passage provided substantially in parallel with the main oil passage, and a valve insertion hole extending across the main oil passage such that a closed fore end of the valve insertion hole reaches in the vicinity of the return oil passage. The valve insertion hole has a female screw formed at an open end thereof, and a through-hole is formed in the pump housing, having one end connected to the valve insertion hole at a portion adjacent to the closed fore end thereof and an opposite end opened to the outside of the pump housing. With the valve insertion hole thus provided, a temperature sensitive valve mechanism can be readily inserted in the valve insertion hole at any time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Kazuo Shoji, Yuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20170218953
    Abstract: A pump is provided, which includes: an internal housing inside which a vane rotor is housed; a pump housing 1 in which the centre of rotation of the vane rotor is immovable and the internal housing is able to move; a first control oil chamber which causes the internal housing to move in a direction of decreasing the discharge volume; and a second control oil chamber which causes the internal housing to move in a direction of increasing the discharge volume; a pressure adjustment valve; a temperature-sensitive valve; and an elastic member which elastically impels the internal housing. A flow passage area of the temperature-sensitive valve changes gradually with change in oil temperature, and the pressure adjustment valve changes a discharge volume in accordance with increase in pressure of the discharge oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Takatoshi WATANABE, Kenichi FUJIKI, Toru KOBAYASHI, Junichi MIYAJIMA, Yuya KATO
  • Patent number: 9638189
    Abstract: An oil pump structure including: an oil pump having a first hydraulic control chamber and a second hydraulic control chamber; a hydraulic control valve having a valve operating oil passage, a first inflow passage, a second inflow passage, a first outflow passage, a second outflow passage and a drain flow passage; and an oil circuit, wherein the hydraulic control valve is connected to a branching flow passage of the oil circuit; a spool valve body of the hydraulic control valve has a front valve section, a rear valve section and an intermediate valve section, which are formed perpendicularly to the axial direction of a connecting shaft; an axial-direction dimension of the intermediate valve section is larger than an axial-direction dimension of the second outflow passage; the second outflow passage and the drain flow passage are both accommodated temporarily between the intermediate valve section and the front valve section due to movement of the spool valve body; and in the hydraulic control valve, a control
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyajima, Takatoshi Watanabe, Masato Izutsu, Masaki Ogawara
  • Publication number: 20170114682
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a relief device for an oil circuit of an engine provided with an oil pressure relief valve and a temperature-sensitive relief valve, with which it is possible for oil to be relieved (expelled) at the intended pressure regardless of the oil temperature, and with which it is possible to simplify the configuration. [Solution] The relief device comprises an oil pump (9), an upstream channel (61) provided from a discharge side of the oil pump (9) to an engine (E), an oil pressure relief valve (A) for relieving oil due to the valve body being moved by oil pressure, and a temperature-sensitive relief valve (B) for relieving oil by sensing the oil temperature and continuously opening and closing. The oil pressure relief valve (A) and the temperature-sensitive relief valve (B) are arranged in parallel in the upstream channel (61).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Junichi MIYAJIMA, Takatoshi WATANABE, Yuya KATO
  • Publication number: 20170044939
    Abstract: Provided is a relief valve device including: a housing (1) including a valve chamber (2), an orifice (25), and a relief discharge port (26); a valve body (4) that opens and closes the relief discharge port (26) while moving inside the valve chamber (2) of the housing (1); a relief valve (A) including an elastic member (5) that elastically biases the valve body (4) in a direction in which the valve body (4) closes the relief discharge port (26); and an oil control valve (6) that controls the supply of oil into the valve chamber (2), wherein an inlet port for the oil supplied from the oil control valve (6) and the orifice (25) are configured such that oil can always circulate in the valve chamber (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Takatoshi WATANABE, Junichi Miyajima, Atsushi Kaneko, Yuya Kato