Patents by Inventor Junji Hagiike

Junji Hagiike 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: 6663184
    Abstract: A leg rest and a seat back are rotatably mounted at the front and rear of a seat cushion of a passenger seat respectively, and a footrest is mounted on the leg rest in such a manner that it can be extended and retracted. Adjustment of the angle of the seat back and the leg rest and positioning of the footrest are performed using a seat back actuator, a leg rest actuator, and a footrest actuator. A proximity sensor is provided at the end of the footrest, wherein, when the proximity sensor detects that the footrest is approaching an obstacle, downward rotation of the leg rest is stopped and the footrest is moved backward. When the leg rest or the footrest is moved, the interference of the obstacle such as a baggage with the footrest can reliably be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Patent number: 6607461
    Abstract: A low-vibration and precise electrically driven actuator is provided. A disk is fixed to an input shaft, and a planetary gear is fixed to an output shaft. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric with respect to the input shaft. A ring gear engaged with the planetary gear is rotatably supported by the circular recess. A weight portion W is provided in an unrecessed portion of the disk in order to recover an axial dynamic balance of the disk, which is lost by arranging the circular recess and the ring gear. Since the planetary gear is coaxially fixed to the output shaft, it does not make an eccentric motion and thus its dynamic balance is secured. Accordingly, the axial dynamic balance can be secured in every individual rotating element composing a gear device. The gear device is employed in the electrically driven actuator for the purpose of providing an electrically driven actuator with a low vibration and a property of high precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Patent number: 6547687
    Abstract: A dynamic balance is improved in an S-P-C type planetary gear mechanism. An input shaft is fixed to a disk, and an output shaft is fixed to a planetary gear. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric to the input shaft. A ring gear engaged with the planetary gear is rotatably supported by the circular recess. A weight-reduced portion having the same depth as that of the recess is provided in a part of the disk where the circular recess is not formed, and a weight portion is formed to recover the axial dynamic balance of the disk, which is lost by arranging the circular recess and the ring gear. Since the planetary gear is fixed coaxially to the output shaft, it does not perform an eccentric motion and thus secures the dynamic balance thereof. Accordingly, the dynamic balance in the axial direction is secured for every individual rotating element constructing a gear device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Publication number: 20020109390
    Abstract: A leg rest and a seat back are rotatably mounted at the front and rear of a seat cushion of a passenger seat respectively, and a footrest is mounted on the leg rest in such a manner that it can be extended and retracted. Adjustment of the angle of the seat back and the leg rest, and positioning of the footrest are performed using a seat back actuator, a leg rest actuator, and a footrest actuator. A proximity sensor is provided at the end of the footrest, wherein, when the proximity sensor detects that the footrest is approaching an obstacle, downward rotation of the leg rest is stopped and the footrest is moved backward. When the leg rest or the footrest is moved, the interference of the obstacle such as a baggage with the footrest can reliably be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Publication number: 20010045783
    Abstract: A low-vibration and precise electrically driven actuator is provided. A disk is fixed to an input shaft, and a planetary gear is fixed to an output shaft. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric with respect to the input shaft. A ring gear engaged with the planetary gear is rotatably supported by the circular recess. A weight portion W is provided in an unrecessed portion of the disk in order to recover an axial dynamic balance of the disk, which is lost by arranging the circular recess and the ring gear. Since the planetary gear is coaxially fixed to the output shaft, it does not make an eccentric motion and thus its dynamic balance is secured. Accordingly, the axial dynamic balance can be secured in every individual rotating element composing a gear device. The gear device is employed in the electrically driven actuator for the purpose of providing an electrically driven actuator with a low vibration and a property of high precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike
  • Publication number: 20010046919
    Abstract: A dynamic balance is improved in an S-P-C type planetary gear mechanism. An input shaft is fixed to a disk, and an output shaft is fixed to a planetary gear. A circular recess is formed in the disk so as to be eccentric to the input shaft. A ring gear engaged with the planetary gear is rotatably supported by the circular recess. A weight-reduced portion having the same depth as that of the recess is provided in a part of the disk where the circular recess is not formed, and a weight portion is formed to recover the axial dynamic balance of the disk, which is lost by arranging the circular recess and the ring gear. Since the planetary gear is fixed coaxially to the output shaft, it does not perform an eccentric motion and thus secures the dynamic balance thereof. Accordingly, the dynamic balance in the axial direction is secured for every individual rotating element constructing a gear device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junji Hagiike