Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Masutani

Kazuhiro Masutani 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).

  • Publication number: 20140366522
    Abstract: An electro hydrostatic actuator includes a single-rod cylinder having fixed and movable ends, a hydraulic supply source, and a reservoir provided in a hydraulic circuit and capable of storing operation oil. At a predetermined position of the single-rod cylinder close to the fixed end, the hydraulic supply source is disposed at the periphery of the single-rod cylinder, and is integrated with the single-rod cylinder. The reservoir is formed in a double cylindrical shape, and is, at a position close to the movable end relative to the hydraulic supply source, integrated with the single-rod cylinder in the state in which the single-rod cylinder is inserted into the reservoir so as to be coaxial with the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MASUTANI, Taku KONDO, Takaaki ONISHI
  • Patent number: 8701400
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electro hydrostatic actuator excellent in a snubbing characteristic including a cylinder type actuator main body 1, a piston 2 having a piston rod, the piston slidingly moving in a cylinder of the actuator main body, a motor 18, a pump 19 for supplying fluid according to the rotation of the motor, a mechanism for adjusting a running amount of the fluid into and from the cylinder according to the motion of the piston, and a reservoir 8 for adjusting the supply of the fluid corresponding to a volume difference generated according to the motion of the piston, and a controller 17 which controls the number of revolutions of the motor according to the calculated load torque, and a snubbing control method used for this. An electro hydrostatic actuator of realizing a snubbing mechanism capable of increasing energy efficiency, when used for a landing gear retraction/extension device of an airplane, can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd., Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kondo, Toshiyuki Kumada, Masayuki Takada, Kazuhiro Masutani, Masaaki Monte, Hiroshi Saito, Satoshi Ihara
  • Publication number: 20110107756
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electro hydrostatic actuator excellent in a snubbing characteristic including a cylinder type actuator main body 1, a piston 2 having a piston rod, the piston slidingly moving in a cylinder of the actuator main body, a motor 18, a pump 19 for supplying fluid according to the rotation of the motor, a mechanism for adjusting a running amount of the fluid into and from the cylinder according to the motion of the piston, and a reservoir 8 for adjusting the supply of the fluid corresponding to a volume difference generated according to the motion of the piston, and a controller 17 which controls the number of revolutions of the motor according to the calculated load torque, and a snubbing control method used for this. An electro hydrostatic actuator of realizing a snubbing mechanism capable of increasing energy efficiency, when used for a landing gear retraction/extension device of an airplane, can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD., SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku KONDO, Toshiyuki Kumada, Masayuki Takada, Kazuhiro Masutani, Masaaki Monte, Hiroshi Saito, Satoshi Ihara
  • Patent number: D714838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Shimomura, Junta Kuwae, Kazuhiro Masutani
  • Patent number: D771295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taiki Furuki, Toshihiko Takemura, Yuji Yamashita, Hiroyuki Anami, Kunihiro Suzuki, Megumi Miyamoto, Kazuhiro Masutani
  • Patent number: D791843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Masutani, Daisuke Matsumiya