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).

  • Publication number: 20240044329
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuki ITAHARA, Shinnosuke NOZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230349372
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Masatsugu SHIRAI, Kazuki ITAHARA
  • Patent number: 11225960
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: OKENSEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Inoue, Kazuki Itahara
  • Publication number: 20210285436
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Tadashi FUKAMI, Kazuki ITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200173433
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Akira INOUE, Kazuki ITAHARA
  • Patent number: 10550832
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: OKENSEIKO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Itahara, Fumitaka Takamizawa
  • Publication number: 20180223828
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuki ITAHARA, Fumitaka TAKAMIZAWA
  • Patent number: 9341176
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: OKENSEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuki Itahara
  • Publication number: 20130034452
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Kazuki Itahara