Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kouduki

Kenichi Kouduki 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: 7520183
    Abstract: A hub unit with a sensor comprises a hub unit 1 including a body-side raceway member 3, a wheel-side raceway member 4 and two rows of rolling elements 5, and a sensor device 2. The sensor device 2 includes a magnetostrictive sensor 8 for detecting the inverse magnetostrictive effect, and the magnetostrictive sensor 8 is mounted to the body-side raceway member 3 so as to be capable of measuring the tensile strain in the uppermost part of an inner wheel 17 of the wheel-side raceway member 4. From the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8, the tire grounding load and the rotational velocity are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kouduki, Katsura Koyagi, Masahiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 7431511
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes: outer and inner rings, at lease one of which is made of a ceramics; a plurality of rolling elements interposed between the outer and inner rings; a seal groove, a sectional shape in an axial direction of which is formed by substantially a partial circular arc, and which is formed on a shoulder portion of a raceway of one of the outer and inner rings; and a resin seal member including a peripheral edge portion fitted to the seal groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Kitamura, Tomoya Hattori, Kazunori Hayashida, Kenichi Kouduki, Kazuyoshi Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20070157742
    Abstract: A hub unit with a sensor comprises a hub unit 1 including a body-side raceway member 3, a wheel-side raceway member 4 and two rows of rolling elements 5, and a sensor device 2. The sensor device 2 includes a magnetostrictive sensor 8 for detecting the inverse magnetostrictive effect, and the magnetostrictive sensor 8 is mounted to the body-side raceway member 3 so as to be capable of measuring the tensile strain in the uppermost part of an inner wheel 17 of the wheel-side raceway member 4. From the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8, the tire grounding load and the rotational velocity are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kouduki, Katsura Koyagi, Masahiro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20070058892
    Abstract: A sensor-equipped rolling bearing assembly includes: a cylindrical fixed bearing ring fixed to a vehicle body; a rotary bearing ring rotatably inserted through the fixed bearing ring and having a wheel-mounting portion on an outboard side thereof; and plural rows of rolling elements rollably interposed between these bearing rings. The bearing assembly is provided with a case member having plural displacement sensors which are circumferentially arranged at predetermined space intervals and which detect gaps between themselves and an outside surface of an inboard end of the rotary bearing ring. The case member is mounted to the inboard end of the fixed bearing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobutsuna Motohashi, Hirochika Ueyama, Yasukata Miyagawa, Kenichi Kouduki, Manabu Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20040208409
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes: outer and inner rings, at lease one of which is made of a ceramics; a plurality of rolling elements interposed between the outer and inner rings; a seal groove, a sectional shape in an axial direction of which is formed by substantially a partial circular arc, and which is formed on a shoulder portion of a raceway of one of the outer and inner rings; and a resin seal member including a peripheral edge portion fitted to the seal groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Kitamura, Tomoya Hattori, Kazunori Hayashida, Kenichi Kouduki, Kazuyoshi Yamakawa