Patents by Inventor Kazuki Itahara
Kazuki Itahara 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).
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Publication number: 20240044329Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a driving mechanism including a crank body fixed to the rotating shaft of a motor, a driving shaft that is fixed to the crank body and inclined, and a driving body rotatably supported by the driving shaft via a bearing member. The driving body includes a shaft portion that stores the bearing member, and an arm portion connected to the deformation portion of a diaphragm. The bearing member includes a first bearing member close to the crank body, a second bearing member spaced apart from the crank body, a shaft hole in which the driving shaft is rotatably fitted, and an oil reservoir formed at a boundary between the first and second bearing members. The shaft hole includes a through hole formed in the first bearing member, and a non-through hole formed in the second bearing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Kazuki ITAHARA, Shinnosuke NOZAWA
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Publication number: 20230349372Abstract: A diaphragm pump converts rotation of a motor into a reciprocating motion and drives a diaphragm. The diaphragm pump includes a partition configured to form a pump chamber together with a deformation portion of the diaphragm, a suction passage communicating with the pump chamber via a suction through hole extending through the partition, and a suction valve configured to open/close the suction passage. The valve body of the suction valve includes a leak structure configured to form a channel between the valve body and the seat surface of the partition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Masatsugu SHIRAI, Kazuki ITAHARA
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Patent number: 11225960Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a suction valve configured to open and close a suction passage to a pump chamber. The suction valve is made of an elastic material and includes a shaft and a valve element. The upper end portion of the shaft includes a projection. A diaphragm holder includes a shaft hole in which the lower end portion of the shaft is inserted, and a seat surface to which part of the suction passage opens. A diaphragm housing presses the upper end portion of the shaft toward the lower end portion and holds the shaft together with the diaphragm holder. The valve element thus comes into tight contact with the seat surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: OKENSEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Inoue, Kazuki Itahara
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Publication number: 20210285436Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a fluid inlet, a fluid discharge port, and a fluid exhaust port that are open to outside of the diaphragm pump. The diaphragm pump further includes a pump chamber formed by a diaphragm, a suction passage that makes the pump chamber communicate with the fluid inlet; a suction valve that opens/closes the suction passage; a discharge passage that makes the pump chamber communicate with the fluid discharge port; a discharge valve that opens/closes the discharge passage; and an exhaust passage that makes the discharge passage communicate with the fluid exhaust port.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Tadashi FUKAMI, Kazuki ITAHARA
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Publication number: 20200173433Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a suction valve configured to open and close a suction passage to a pump chamber. The suction valve is made of an elastic material and includes a shaft and a valve element. The upper end portion of the shaft includes a projection. A diaphragm holder includes a shaft hole in which the lower end portion of the shaft is inserted, and a seat surface to which part of the suction passage opens. A diaphragm housing presses the upper end portion of the shaft toward the lower end portion and holds the shaft together with the diaphragm holder. The valve element thus comes into tight contact with the seat surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Akira INOUE, Kazuki ITAHARA
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Patent number: 10550832Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a driving mechanism and a counting sensor. The driving mechanism includes an arm portion attached to a deformed portion that forms a pump chamber, and a crank that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft of a motor, in which the rotation of the crank is converted into a reciprocal motion to make the arm portion reciprocally move. The counting sensor is configured to use the arm portion as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the arm portion makes the reciprocal motion. It is therefore possible to provide a diaphragm pump capable of detecting a discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: OKENSEIKO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Itahara, Fumitaka Takamizawa
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Publication number: 20180223828Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a driving mechanism and a counting sensor. The driving mechanism includes an arm portion attached to a deformed portion that forms a pump chamber, and a crank that rotates integrally with the rotating shaft of a motor, in which the rotation of the crank is converted into a reciprocal motion to make the arm portion reciprocally move. The counting sensor is configured to use the arm portion as a detection target and alternately switch between a detection state and a non-detection state as the arm portion makes the reciprocal motion. It is therefore possible to provide a diaphragm pump capable of detecting a discharge flow rate using an inexpensive ready-made motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Kazuki ITAHARA, Fumitaka TAKAMIZAWA
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Patent number: 9341176Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a motor having a recess in an outer circumferential portion, a crank which rotates together with a motor output shaft, a driving member including a driving element which reciprocates in accordance with the crank rotation, and a diaphragm which forms a pump chamber which expands and contracts in accordance with the reciprocating driving element. The pump also includes a suction passage which draws a fluid into the pump chamber, a discharge passage which discharges the fluid, a suction valve formed in the suction passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the suction passage, a discharge valve formed in the discharge passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the pump chamber, and an elastically deformable cylindrical member which holds the diaphragm and includes a projection which engages with the recess of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: OKENSEIKO CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuki Itahara
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Publication number: 20130034452Abstract: A diaphragm pump includes a motor having a recess in an outer circumferential portion, a crank which rotates together with a motor output shaft, a driving member including a driving element which reciprocates in accordance with the crank rotation, and a diaphragm which forms a pump chamber which expands and contracts in accordance with the reciprocating driving element. The pump also includes a suction passage which draws a fluid into the pump chamber, a discharge passage which discharges the fluid, a suction valve formed in the suction passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the suction passage, a discharge valve formed in the discharge passage to regulate a reverse flow of the fluid to the pump chamber, and an elastically deformable cylindrical member which holds the diaphragm and includes a projection which engages with the recess of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventor: Kazuki Itahara