Patents by Inventor Katsutomo Takakura

Katsutomo Takakura 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: 7189176
    Abstract: A motor-driven steering apparatus includes a steering member reciprocating in correspondence to a steering wheel operation, a ball nut inserted to a ball thread shaft of the steering member, a drive pulley driven by an electric motor, and a driven pulley coupled to the drive pulley via a belt and integrally rotating with the ball nut. The drive pulley is provided with a pulley main body which is rotatably supported in both sides in an axial direction by a pair of rolling bearings, and is provided with a plurality of tooth portions, and a pair of regulating members attached to both end sides in an axial direction thereof. The respective regulating members is pinched between an inner ring of the rolling bearing and an end portion of the pulley main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Sakaida, Hiroshi Fujita, Katsutomo Takakura
  • Publication number: 20060183583
    Abstract: A motor-driven steering apparatus includes a steering member reciprocating in correspondence to a steering wheel operation, a ball nut inserted to a ball thread shaft of the steering member, a drive pulley driven by an electric motor, and a driven pulley coupled to the drive pulley via a belt and integrally rotating with the ball nut. The drive pulley is provided with a pulley main body which is rotatably supported in both sides in an axial direction by a pair of rolling bearings, and is provided with a plurality of tooth portions, and a pair of regulating members attached to both end sides in an axial direction thereof. The respective regulating members is pinched between an inner ring of the rolling bearing and an end portion of the pulley main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Sakaida, Hiroshi Fujita, Katsutomo Takakura