Patents by Inventor Junji Sakashita

Junji Sakashita 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: 11162515
    Abstract: A servo valve has a movable element disposed inside a body, and a drive unit to slide the movable element in the axial direction. A first elastic portion on one end portion side of the body has a first elastic force to press the movable element toward the drive unit connected to another end portion of the body; a second elastic portion on another end portion side of the body has a second elastic force to press the movable element toward the one end portion side of the body. A connecting portion is connected to the second elastic portion, wherein at a neutral position of the movable element, the connecting portion abuts against an inner peripheral surface of the body and against the movable element. An end of one of the first and second elastic portions is fixed directly to the movable element, and an end of the other of the first and second elastic portions is connected to the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Sakashita, Kaname Inoue, Hisashi Yajima, Masayuki Ishikawa, Satoru Ito
  • Publication number: 20200271137
    Abstract: A servo valve is provided with a first elastic portion, a second elastic portion, and a connecting portion. The first elastic portion extends in an X direction inside a valve body and has a first elastic force exerted on a movable element toward an X2 direction. The second elastic portion extends in the X direction inside the valve body and has a second elastic force exerted on the movable element toward an X1 direction. The connecting portion is connected to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion inside the valve body, and is in abutment against a step portion of the valve body and a spool of the movable element at a neutral position of the movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Sakashita, Kaname Inoue, Hisashi Yajima, Masayuki Ishikawa, Satoru Ito
  • Patent number: 10697477
    Abstract: A servo valve is provided with a first elastic portion, a second elastic portion, and a connecting portion. The first elastic portion extends in an X direction inside a valve body and has a first elastic force exerted on a movable element toward an X2 direction. The second elastic portion extends in the X direction inside the valve body and has a second elastic force exerted on the movable element toward an X1 direction. The connecting portion is connected to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion inside the valve body, and is in abutment against a step portion of the valve body and a spool of the movable element at a neutral position of the movable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Sakashita, Kaname Inoue, Hisashi Yajima, Masayuki Ishikawa, Satoru Ito
  • Publication number: 20190178265
    Abstract: A servo valve is provided with a first elastic portion, a second elastic portion, and a connecting portion. The first elastic portion extends in an X direction inside a valve body and has a first elastic force exerted on a movable element toward an X2 direction. The second elastic portion extends in the X direction inside the valve body and has a second elastic force exerted on the movable element toward an X1 direction. The connecting portion is connected to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion inside the valve body, and is in abutment against a step portion of the valve body and a spool of the movable element at a neutral position of the movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji SAKASHITA, Kaname INOUE, Hisashi YAJIMA, Masayuki ISHIKAWA, Satoru ITO
  • Patent number: 5243264
    Abstract: A tool fastening apparatus for industrial robots comprises a coupling unit attached to the arm of a robot and a coupling unit attached to a tool to be used with the robot. When the two coupling units are joined together, their relative position can be easily and accurately fixed by means of positioning couplings comprising ball rings carrying a set of annularly arranged balls slightly sticking out from the plane of contact between the two coupling units. Accurate positioning is achieved by bringing the balls on the two ball rings into engagement, which, in turn, is achieved by fitting each ball on one ball ring into between two adjoining balls on the other ball ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takada, Masayuki Hosono, Junji Sakashita, Hiroshi Miyachi, Yoshiteru Ueno, Masahito Tanigawa