Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Takahashi

Kazuyoshi Takahashi 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: 10241318
    Abstract: A telescoping sight having a sight housing, a moveable lens within the sight housing, a course focus adjustment control being operable to move the moveable lens via a spiral track, and a fine focus adjustment control, the fine focus adjustment control being interoperable with the spiral track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SIGHTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Shuji Moriai, Takayoshi Narukawa
  • Patent number: 10173303
    Abstract: A clamping device has a pair of first and second clamping arms rotatably supported with respect to a body, and a cam member having a cam surface is removably provided at one end of each of the first and second clamping arms. A pair of rollers pivotally supported by a block body constituting a drive unit are each in contact with the cam member. By a descent of the block body under the driving action of the drive unit, the cam surface of the cam member is pressed by the rollers, and the cam surface inclined in the displacement direction of the block body and recessed in a cross-sectional arc shape is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki Fukui, Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Hideki Sasaki, Masaharu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10011004
    Abstract: A driving force transmission mechanism of a clamp apparatus includes first link arms, which are pivotally supported for rotation on ends of first and second piston rods, and second link arms, which connect other ends of the first link arms to respective ends on one end side of first and second clamp arms. Further, first rollers, which are provided on the one end of the first link arms, are guided in a horizontal direction along guide grooves of first guide members, and second rollers, which are provided on the other ends of the first link arms and the second link arms, are guided in a vertical direction along guide grooves of second guide members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki Fukui, Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Hideki Sasaki, Masaharu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180141176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamp device. The clamp device is provided with a driving force transmission mechanism, which transmits driving force from a drive unit to clamp arms. The driving force transmission mechanism converts the rectilinear movement of a piston rod of the drive unit into: a first operation, in which the clamp arms rotate while moving in directions toward or away from each other; and a second operation, in which the clamp arms move in parallel in directions toward or away from each other with gripping surfaces in a mutually parallel state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Takeshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20180141222
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to reduce stress on the ring finger during use of a pair of scissors, and to reduce the burden for hairdressers. A moving blade being continuous with a thumb ring via a handle portion comprises a first scissor half, while a stationary blade being continuous with a ring-finger ring via a handle portion comprises a second scissor half. The first scissor half and the second scissor half are pivotably coupled at a pivot point. The second scissor half is formed by a scissor half blade side portion and a scissor half ring side portion being coupled by a coupling portion, which includes a pivot mechanism and an elastic mechanism. The scissor half ring side portion is pivotable about a coupling axis with respect to the scissor half blade side portion. The elastic mechanism acts so as to turn back (oppose) the pivotal movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: HIKARI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9969060
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus includes a pair of first and second clamp arms supported rotatably on a body. The clamp apparatus also includes a manual release mechanism capable of manually releasing a clamped state in the case that an output from a drive unit to the first and second clamp arms is stopped and the clamped state of a workpiece is locked. The manual release mechanism includes a release lever disposed rotatably on a first plate body. By an operator operating the release lever to thereby rotate the release lever, a block body of a driving force transmission mechanism is pressed and moved upwardly, and pressing forces applied to the first and second clamp arms in widthwise outside directions thereof by a pair of rollers, are released. Consequently, gripping members of the first and second clamp arms are rotated in directions away from each other to thereby cause an unclamped state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki Fukui, Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Hideki Sasaki, Masaharu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9908219
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus includes a pair of first and second clamp arms. A driving force transmission mechanism transmits a driving force of a drive unit, whereby the first clamp arm is operated to rotate via a link arm, while simultaneously, the second clamp arm is rotated, and after being rotated through a predetermined angle, under moving action of a roller, which is inserted into a cam groove of a link plate, rotation of the second clamp arm is stopped and maintained in advance with respect to the first clamp arm. Consequently, after positioning of a workpiece has been carried out by the second clamp arm, rotation of which is stopped, the first clamp arm continues to be rotated, whereby the workpiece is clamped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Hideki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20180029197
    Abstract: A clamp device is equipped with a clamp body, a piston rod, a link mechanism, a detection mechanism for detecting a state of rotary motion of a clamp arm, and a determination unit for determining whether a state of clamping exists. The detection mechanism includes a first proximity sensor, and a knuckle joint having a first sloped surface. The determination unit, on the basis of a comparison of an output signal from the first proximity sensor to a clamp threshold value, determines whether a state of clamping exists, and on the basis of a comparison to a clamping force generation threshold value, determines whether a state of generation of clamping force exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Takeshi SEO, Jiro MANDOKORO, Koichi KATSUMATA
  • Publication number: 20180029196
    Abstract: A clamp device is provided with a detection section which detects the pivotal position of a clamp arm. The detection section has: a cam section which is provided on a pivot shaft, includes a predetermined cam surface, and is formed so that the radial distance from the center of the pivot shaft to the cam surface varies circumferentially; and a proximity sensor which detects the position of the cam surface which varies as the pivot shaft pivots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Takeshi SEO, Jiro MANDOKORO, Koichi KATSUMATA
  • Publication number: 20160354902
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus includes a pair of first and second clamp arms supported rotatably on a body. The clamp apparatus also includes a manual release mechanism capable of manually releasing a clamped state in the case that an output from a drive unit to the first and second clamp arms is stopped and the clamped state of a workpiece is locked. The manual release mechanism includes a release lever disposed rotatably on a first plate body. By an operator operating the release lever to thereby rotate the release lever, a block body of a driving force transmission mechanism is pressed and moved upwardly, and pressing forces applied to the first and second clamp arms in widthwise outside directions thereof by a pair of rollers, are released. Consequently, gripping members of the first and second clamp arms are rotated in directions away from each other to thereby cause an unclamped state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Masaharu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160263753
    Abstract: Provided are scissors with which the use of a thumb or the bending of a wrist can be reduced, and which can be used even by a hairdresser already suffering from tenosynovitis. Two half bodies are pivotably connected by a shaft support part. The first half body has a grip part, and the second half body has a trigger part. The grip part is supported by being sandwiched between the thenar and the bases of the four fingers, as well as being in contact with the palm line formed between the thenar and the bases of the four fingers. The tips of the third and fourth fingers are hooked onto the trigger part. When the third and fourth fingers are flexed, the second half body pivots in the closing direction via an extension part, and blade parts overlap one another, thereby cutting hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: HIKARI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160136789
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus including two pairs of first and second clamp arms, which are supported rotatably with respect to a body and are disposed mutually in parallel. First and second cam members including respective cam surfaces are provided on ends of the first and second clamp arms. The first cam members are pressed by rollers upon lowering of a block body under a driving action of a first cylinder that makes up a drive unit. The first clamp arms are rotated to assume a clamped state. The second cam members are pressed by rollers upon lowering of a block body under a driving action of a second cylinder of the drive unit, whereby the second clamp arms are rotated to assume a clamped state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Masaharu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160129559
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus including first and second clamp arms, which are supported rotatably on a body, with a cover being installed to cover outer sides of the body. The cover includes openings through which portions of the first and second clamp arms are inserted and rotatably operated. An unloading tray is arranged in the body at a position below the openings in the direction of gravity. Spatter, which invades into the clamp apparatus from the openings when a welding operation is carried out on a workpiece that is clamped by the first and second clamp arms, is deposited on the unloading tray, and the spatter is eliminated by taking out the unloading tray to the exterior of the clamp apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Masah1aru KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150352692
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus is equipped with first and second clamp arms supported rotatably with respect to a body, and a drive unit having a pair of first and second pistons displaced under the supply of a pressure fluid. A driving force of the drive unit is transmitted to the first and second clamp arms through knuckle joints, which are connected to first and second piston rods, power-boost levers, and link arms. The power-boost levers are formed such that the length from a support pin toward the knuckle joint is longer than the length from the support pin toward the link arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Masaharu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150352691
    Abstract: A clamping device has a pair of first and second clamping arms rotatably supported with respect to a body, and a cam member having a cam surface is removably provided at one end of each of the first and second clamping arms. A pair of rollers pivotally supported by a block body constituting a drive unit are each in contact with the cam member. By a descent of the block body under the driving action of the drive unit, the cam surface of the cam member is pressed by the rollers, and the cam surface inclined in the displacement direction of the block body and recessed in a cross-sectional arc shape is pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Masaharu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150343608
    Abstract: A driving force transmission mechanism of a clamp apparatus includes first link arms, which are pivotally supported for rotation on ends of first and second piston rods, and second link arms, which connect other ends of the first link arms to respective ends on one end side of first and second clamp arms. Further, first rollers, which are provided on the one end of the first link arms, are guided in a horizontal direction along guide grooves of first guide members, and second rollers, which are provided on the other ends of the first link arms and the second link arms, are guided in a vertical direction along guide grooves of second guide members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Chiaki FUKUI, Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Hideki SASAKI, Masaharu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150323778
    Abstract: A telescoping sight having a sight housing, a moveable lens within the sight housing, a course focus adjustment control being operable to move the moveable lens via a spiral track, and a fine focus adjustment control, the fine focus adjustment control being interoperable with the spiral track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: SIGHTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Shuji MORIAI, Takayoshi NARUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150137440
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus includes a pair of first and second clamp arms. A driving force transmission mechanism transmits a driving force of a drive unit, whereby the first clamp arm is operated to rotate via a link arm, while simultaneously, the second clamp arm is rotated, and after being rotated through a predetermined angle, under moving action of a roller, which is inserted into a cam groove of a link plate, rotation of the second clamp arm is stopped and maintained in advance with respect to the first clamp arm. Consequently, after positioning of a workpiece has been carried out by the second clamp arm, rotation of which is stopped, the first clamp arm continues to be rotated, whereby the workpiece is clamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Hideki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8740203
    Abstract: Clamp devices configured such that dust does not enter insides of casings. The clamp devices each include the casing, and a clamp-side end section of a clamp arm is exposed from an opening of the casing. The clamp arm includes: a first circular arc section which is exposed from the casing when a workpiece is clamped by the clamp arm and is contained within the casing when the workpiece is not clamped by the clamp arm; and a second circular arc section which is exposed from the casing when the workpiece is not clamped by the clamp arm and is contained within the casing when the workpiece is clamped by the clamp arm. A first scraper and a second scraper are in sliding contact with the first circular arc section and the second circular arc section, respectively. The clamp device can also include a side surface cleaning scraper for making sliding contact with a side surface of the first circular section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: D736586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiaki Fukui, Kazuyoshi Takahashi, Hideki Sasaki, Masaharu Kobayashi