Patents by Inventor Junichi Washida

Junichi Washida 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: 10920849
    Abstract: Provided is a damping member which can be easily mounted to a rolling guide device already in use, can avoid an increase in size of the rolling guide device, and can easily enhance a damping force in an axial direction exerted by the rolling guide device. The damping member is applied to the rolling guide device in which a moving block is assembled to a track rail through intermediation of a plurality of rolling elements, is provided to the track rail in series with the moving block, and includes: a friction member which includes a sliding contact pad in contact with at least the track rail; and a fixing holder, which includes a holding portion configured to cover the friction member so as to press the sliding contact pad against the track rail, and is configured to couple the friction member to the moving block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakakubo, Junichi Washida, Tetsuya Fukumoto, Noriaki Chikamoto, Tadashi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20200408275
    Abstract: Provided is a damping member which can be easily mounted to a rolling guide device already in use, can avoid an increase in size of the rolling guide device, and can easily enhance a damping force in an axial direction exerted by the rolling guide device. The damping member is applied to the rolling guide device in which a moving block is assembled to a track rail through intermediation of a plurality of rolling elements, is provided to the track rail in series with the moving block, and includes: a friction member which includes a sliding contact pad in contact with at least the track rail; and a fixing holder, which includes a holding portion configured to cover the friction member so as to press the sliding contact pad against the track rail, and is configured to couple the friction member to the moving block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakakubo, Junichi Washida, Tetsuya Fukumoto, Noriaki Chikamoto, Tadashi Nakano
  • Patent number: 10167652
    Abstract: A vertical seismic isolation device includes: a fixed frame; a movable frame arranged on the fixed frame; a support guide mechanism which allows only vertical movement of the movable frame; and a restoration member which maintains a constant distance between the movable frame and the fixed frame. The support guide mechanism includes: a track rail provided on the fixed frame; a moving block assembled to the track rail through rolling elements; a support leg, which has one end coupled to the moving block and another end coupled to the movable frame, and converts vertical movement of the movable frame into a motion of the moving block; and an auxiliary leg, which is half as long as the support leg, and has one end coupled to the support leg at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction of the support leg and another end coupled to the fixed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakakubo, Yoshihito Watanabe, Hiroaki Asakura, Tomokazu Oku, Tetsuya Fukumoto, Ryoji Tomono, Junichi Washida
  • Publication number: 20180216359
    Abstract: A vertical seismic isolation device includes: a fixed frame; a movable frame arranged on the fixed frame; a support guide mechanism which allows only vertical movement of the movable frame; and a restoration member which maintains a constant distance between the movable frame and the fixed frame. The support guide mechanism includes: a track rail provided on the fixed frame; a moving block assembled to the track rail through rolling elements; a support leg, which has one end coupled to the moving block and another end coupled to the movable frame, and converts vertical movement of the movable frame into a motion of the moving block; and an auxiliary leg, which is half as long as the support leg, and has one end coupled to the support leg at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction of the support leg and another end coupled to the fixed frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicants: THK CO., LTD., THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakakubo, Yoshihito Watanabe, Hiroaki Asakura, Tomokazu Oku, Tetsuya Fukumoto, Ryoji Tomono, Junichi Washida