Patents by Inventor Kouji Matsubara
Kouji Matsubara 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: 20140013911Abstract: A cutting tool may include a base having an upper surface for placing a workpiece thereon, and a tool unit vertically movably supported on the base. The tool unit may include a rotary circular cutter for cutting the workpiece and a cover configured to cover a part of the cutter. A chip guard may be disposed between the base and the cover and configured to receive powder dust produced at a cut portion of the cutter and blown in a rearward direction from the cut portion. The chip guard may extend along an entire vertical length of a space formed between the cover and the upper surface of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventor: Kouji MATSUBARA
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Patent number: 7380343Abstract: A cutting tool that maintains a compact-sized main body without affecting the usability as well as the dust collecting operation is provided. In a dust cover mounted on a blade case, a dust collection route divided from a saw blade is formed, and an outlet is provided at the rear side of the blade case in the cutting direction. Moreover, the blade case includes a peripheral surface in which an inlet and an auxiliary inlet are provided for guiding air generated by the rotation of the saw blade into the dust collection route from the front side in the cutting direction. Further, a guiding route where a part of cooling air for the motor is introduced into the dust collection route by means of a duct is provided, whereby the cooling air as well as air guided from the inlet is introduced into the dust collection route.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Yoshimura, Tomonobu Nashimoto, Yuki Wada, Kouji Matsubara
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Publication number: 20060065097Abstract: A cutting tool that maintains a compact-sized main body without affecting the usability as well as the dust collecting operation is provided. In a dust cover mounted on a blade case, a dust collection route divided from a saw blade is formed, and an outlet is provided at the rear side of the blade case in the cutting direction. Moreover, the blade case includes a peripheral surface in which an inlet and an auxiliary inlet are provided for guiding air generated by the rotation of the saw blade into the dust collection route from the front side in the cutting direction. Further, a guiding route where a part of cooling air for the motor is introduced into the dust collection route by means of a duct is provided, whereby the cooling air as well as air guided from the inlet is introduced into the dust collection route.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Takayoshi Yoshimura, Tomonobu Nashimoto, Yuki Wada, Kouji Matsubara
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Patent number: 5870939Abstract: A circular saw has a table for placing a work to be cut thereon and has a saw unit slidably supported on the table by means of a slide mechanism. A slide stopper mechanism is adapted for fixing the saw unit in position in a sliding direction and has a slide stopper operation member disposed adjacent a front portion of the table on the side of an operator who operates the saw unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1996Date of Patent: February 16, 1999Assignee: Makita CorporationInventor: Kouji Matsubara
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Patent number: 5823085Abstract: A miter saw includes a miter saw for placing a work thereon, a miter saw unit having a saw blade mounted thereon, and a support mechanism for supporting the miter saw unit for rightward and leftward pivotal movement relative to the base. The support mechanism includes a first member on one side of the base and the miter saw unit and a second member on the other side of the base and the miter saw unit. The first member and the second member are pivotable relative to each other about a pivotal axis. A stopper mechanism is disposed between the first member and the second member for holding the miter saw unit in a vertical position. The stopper mechanism includes a first pressing member mounted on the first member, a first biasing member for biasing the first pressing member, and an abutting surface provided on the second member for abutment of the first pressing member. The abutting surface has a first recess formed therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1996Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Kondo, Kouji Matsubara
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Patent number: 5768967Abstract: A slide-type circular saw includes a turntable rotatable relative to a base, and includes a saw unit having a saw blade mounted thereon. The saw unit is slidably movable relative to the turntable by a plurality of slide bars extending in parallel with each other. A slide bar mounting mechanism includes a first mounting mechanism for fixedly mounting the saw unit to the slide bars and a second mounting mechanism for slidably mounting the slide bars on the turntable. One of the first and second mounting mechanisms is non-adjustable with respect to the positional relationship between the slide bars, while the other is adjustable with respect to the positional relationship between the slide bars.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1996Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Kouji Matsubara, Masahiro Sato
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Patent number: 4841132Abstract: The desired program information are read by an optical bar code reading section from a program medium containing program information for automatic broadcast program recording, such as, channels, dates, start times and end times in bar code form. After the program information thus read have been temporarily stored in a program memory section, a transfer switch is operated so that the program information stored in the program memory section are converted to infrared remote control signals and are then transmitted in a wireless manner to an electronic equipment (e.g., a video tape recorder) to be controlled, thereby recording the program for the recording of the desired broadcast program.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1987Date of Patent: June 20, 1989Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiko Kajitani, Kiyoshi Takeda, Koji Isono, Masumi Hirose, Kouji Matsubara, Etsuji Shuda
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Patent number: RE38122Abstract: A miter saw includes a miter saw for placing a work thereon, a miter saw unit having a saw blade mounted thereon, and a support mechanism for supporting the miter saw unit for rightward and leftward pivotal movement relative to the base. The support mechanism includes a first member on one side of the base and the miter saw unit and a second member on the other side of the base and the miter saw unit. The first member and the second member are pivotable relative to each other about a pivotal axis. A stopper mechanism is disposed between the first member and the second member for holding the miter saw unit in a vertical position. The stopper mechanism includes a first pressing member mounted on the first member, a first biasing member for biasing the first pressing member, and an abutting surface provided on the second member for abutment of the first pressing member. The abutting surface has a first recess formed therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Kondo, Kouji Matsubara
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Patent number: D383472Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1996Date of Patent: September 9, 1997Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Hisashi Higuchi, Kouji Matsubara