Patents by Inventor Kuninori Imai

Kuninori Imai 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: 6751851
    Abstract: A fastener structure for fastening a first member and a second member using a taper implant having a threaded hole therein. The taper implant has a frusto-conical outer surface, a projecting portion connected to a larger diameter end and a threaded hole passing therethrough. The first member has a wall portion with a tapered hole extending therethrough and a counterbored portion adjacent a larger diameter end to receive the projection portion of the taper implant. The taper implant is inserted into the hole of the first member and held therein by frictional contact. The second member has a wall portion with a hole therethrough. The second member is positioned in contact with the first member and the two members are fastened together by inserting a male screw through the hole of the second member and threading the male screw into engagement with the threaded hole of the taper implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikakazu Ninomiya, Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Mitsuya Mikawa
  • Publication number: 20030194289
    Abstract: A taper implant of the invention comprises a taper portion having an outer surface being frustconical in shape, a flange portion formed at an outermost end of the taper portion on the larger-diameter side to project outward with respect to the taper portion and having a flat surface lying perpendicularly to the axial direction of the taper portion, and female threads serving as a fit portion extending in the axial direction of said taper portion. A hole taper portion and a hole step portion are drilled at the same time to bore a hole in one of members to be fastened, and the taper implant is driven into the hole, thereby providing a screw-fastening structure for the fastened members. The taper implant ensuring good working efficiency is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikakazu Ninomiya, Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Mitsuya Mikawa
  • Patent number: 6609288
    Abstract: A method of fastening a first member and a second member using a taper implant having a threaded hole therein includes providing a taper implant having a frusto-conical outer surface, a projecting portion connected to a larger diameter end and a threaded hole passing therethrough and providing a first member having a wall portion with a tapered hole extending therethrough and having a counterbored portion adjacent a larger diameter end to receive the projection portion of the taper implant. The taper implant is inserted into the hole of the first member and held therein by frictional contact. A second member is provided having a wall portion with a hole therethrough. The second member is positioned in contact with the first member and the two members are fastened together by inserting a male screw through the hole of the second member and threading the male screw into engagement with the threaded hole of the taper implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikakazu Ninomiya, Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Mitsuya Mikawa
  • Patent number: 6591475
    Abstract: A method of fixing a taper implant to a receiving member includes providing a taper implant having a frusto-conical outer surface, a projecting portion connected to a larger diameter end and a smaller diameter end. A receiving member is provided which has a wall portion with a passing-through hole therein with at least a portion of the passing-through hole being tapered to form a frusto-conical shape whereby the taper portion has a larger diameter end and a smaller diameter end and the passing through hole has a cylindrical counterbored portion adjacent to the larger diameter end in which the projecting portion of the taper implant is received. A taper rate of the taper portion of the passing through hole is the same as a taper rate of the taper portion of the taper implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikakazu Ninomiya, Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Mitsuya Mikawa
  • Patent number: 6488458
    Abstract: A taper implant includes a taper portion having an outer surface frust-conical in shape. A flange portion is formed at an outermost end of the taper portion on the larger-diameter side to project outwardly with respect to the taper portion and having a flat surface situated perpendicularly to the axial direction of the taper portion, and female threads serving as a fit portion extending in the axial direction of the taper portion. A hole taper portion and a hole step portion are drilled at the same time to bore a hole in one of the members to be fastened, and the taper implant is driven into the hole, thereby providing a screw fastening structure for the fastened members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikakazu Ninomiya, Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Mitsuya Mikawa
  • Publication number: 20020051693
    Abstract: A taper implant of the invention comprises a taper portion having an outer surface being frustconical in shape, a flange portion formed at an outermost end of the taper portion on the larger-diameter side to project outward with respect to the taper portion and having a flat surface lying perpendicularly to the axial direction of the taper portion, and female threads serving as a fit portion extending in the axial direction of said taper portion. A hole taper portion and a hole step portion are drilled at the same time to bore a hole in one of members to be fastened, and the taper implant is driven into the hole, thereby providing a screw-fastening structure for the fastened members. The taper implant ensuring good working efficiency is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Chikakazu Ninomiya, Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Mitsuya Mikawa
  • Publication number: 20020025239
    Abstract: A taper implant of the invention comprises a taper portion having an outer surface being frustconical in shape, a flange portion formed at an outermost end of the taper portion on the larger-diameter side to project outward with respect to the taper portion and having a flat surface lying perpendicularly to the axial direction of the taper portion, and female threads serving as a fit portion extending in the axial direction of said taper portion. A hole taper portion and a hole step portion are drilled at the same time to bore a hole in one of members to be fastened, and the taper implant is driven into the hole, thereby providing a screw-fastening structure for the fastened members. The taper implant ensuring good working efficiency is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Chikakazu Ninomiya, Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Mitsuo Miyamoto, Mitsuya Mikawa
  • Publication number: 20010007628
    Abstract: A taper implant of the invention comprises a taper portion having an outer surface being frustconical in shape, a flange portion formed at an outermost end of the taper portion on the larger-diameter side to project outward with respect to the taper portion and having a flat surface lying perpendicularly to the axial direction of the taper portion, and female threads serving as a fit portion extending in the axial direction of said taper portion. A hole taper portion and a hole step portion are drilled at the same time to bore a hole in one of members to be fastened, and the taper implant is driven into the hole, thereby providing a screw-fastening structure for the fastened members. The taper implant ensuring good working efficiency is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: CHIKAKAZU NINOMIYA, TAKEJI SHIOKAWA, KUNINORI IMAI, MITSUO MIYAMOTO, MITSUYA MIKAWA
  • Patent number: 5433655
    Abstract: A balance adjustment method of an end mill for increasing the accuracy of the machined surface and also for lengthening the tool lifetime, in which mass unbalance between an end gash part of a primary cutting edge and an end gash part of a secondary cutting edge of the end mill having asymmetric cutting parts is balanced by decreasing an end gash angle, an end gash part, a clearance angle or a corner of tooth face of the secondary cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeji Shiokawa, Kuninori Imai, Chikakazu Ninomiya, Hideaki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5390446
    Abstract: A grinding method and a grinding machine of reduced grinding resistance, in which letting f [mm] denote the diamond particle size of a diamond grindstone, V [m/min] denote the peripheral speed of the diamond grindstone, and f [m/min] denote the feed speed of a workpiece made of Aluminum nitride ceramic, the peripheral speed of the diamond grindstone and the feed speed of the workpiece are set so as to satisfy V.gtoreq.35 .phi.+2000 and V/f.gtoreq.70 .phi.+800.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Kazui, Hiroyuki Ogino, Kenji Morita, Kuninori Imai, Hideaki Sasaki, Takao Oguro
  • Patent number: 5159505
    Abstract: A rotating drum for use in a magnetic recording system. A magnetic head is mounted on the rotating drum, and a magnetic recording medium is wound on the rotating drum, and the rotating drum is rotated so as to read and write signals. Alternatively, the magnetic recording medium is mounted on the rotating drum, and signals are read and written by a magnetic head fixed exteriorly of the rotating drum. The rotating drum has at least one opening or notch in a magnetic recording medium-winding surface thereof. In order to restrain the deformation of the rotating drum during the rotation thereof, the center of gravity of the drum is disposed substantially in registry with the axis of rotation of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Horiuchi, Kuninori Imai, Takeshi Tajima, Takeo Yamashita, Shigekazu Otomo, Noriyuki Kumasaka
  • Patent number: 5150274
    Abstract: A multi-channel module with a plurality of chips is mounted on a multilayer circuit board and has a simple and highly reliable structure cooling system for cooling the heat generated by the chips consuming a large amount of electric power. The cooling system uses in the horizontal direction a coolant supply pipe having straight tube sections and flexible bellows sections alternately disposed in the axial direction of the pipe. The straight tube sections of the aforesaid coolant supply pipe are brought into contact with the upper faces of the chips by a spring force so as to cool continuously the plurality of chips with the coolant flowing in one coolant supply pipe thereby providing a simply structured cooling system for chips. Such a structured cooling system enables the collective assembly of cooling parts for a plurality of chips with only a small number of parts and produces highly reliable effects thereby being able to implement the miniaturization of a main frame computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Kyoko Amemiya, Takao Terabayashi, Hideaki Sasaki, Kuninori Imai, Shinichi Kazui
  • Patent number: 5057723
    Abstract: A linear motor comprising a center yoke made of a ferromagnetic material; outer yokes made of a ferromagnetic material, having permanent magnets, each having magnetic poles on the inner and outer surfaces thereof and fixed to the inner surface of the outer yokes, and disposed outside the center yoke with both ends thereof being magnetically coupled; and a movable member having coils wound on the outer circumference thereof and axially movably disposed in a gap between the center yoke and the outer yokes, in which recesses are provided on the opposing surfaces of the center yoke and the movable member, and a static-pressure gas bearing is formed by providing an air intake vent connecting to these recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Umehara, Seiki Takedomi, Kuninori Imai, Takeji Shiokawa
  • Patent number: 5050137
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe comprising an acoustic lens (20) having a concave lens surface (21) formed on one side of a lens body, and a piezoelectric transducer (23) disposed on the other side of the acoustic lens, ultrasonic waves generated by applying voltage to the piezoelectric transducer being focused through the lens surface to detect the reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves from a sample (26) by the piezoelectric transducer for obtaining information about the surface or interior of the sample. The lens surface (21) of the acoustic lens (20) is defined by an etch profile (15) formed by etching a substrate material (11) which makes up the lens body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignees: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Sato, Hiroshi Kanda, Shigeo Kato, Kuninori Imai, Takeji Shiokawa, Shinji Tanaka, Isao Ishikawa, Harumasa Onozato, Hisayoshi Hashimoto, Morio Tamura, Kazuyoshi Hatano, Fujio Sato, Ken Ichiryuu, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Takao Kawanuma
  • Patent number: 5003516
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe comprising an acoustic lens (20) having a concave lens surface (21) formed on one side of a lens body, and a piezoelectric transducer (23) disposed on the other side of the acoustic lens, ultrasonic waves generated by applying voltage to the piezoelectric transducer being focused through the lens surface to detect the reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves from a sample (26) by the piezoelectric transducer for obtaining information about the surface or interior of the sample. The lens surface (21) of the acoustic lens (20) is defined by an etch profile (15) formed by etching a substrate material (11) which makes up the lens body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignees: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Sato, Hiroshi Kanda, Shigeo Kato, Kuninori Imai, Takeji Shiokawa, Shinji Tanaka, Isao Ishikawa, Harumasa Onozato, Hisayoshi Hashimoto, Morio Tamura, Kazuyoshi Hatano, Fujio Sato, Ken Ichiryuu, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Takao Kawanuma
  • Patent number: 4995711
    Abstract: A slide table includes an inner member, an outer member fitted at least partly over the inner member, air bearings provided between the inner and outer members, and a motor means having a coil connected to the outer member to drive the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuninori Imai, Takeji Shiokawa, Shigeo Kato, Isao Ishikawa, Toshimichi Ikeda, Kan Otake
  • Patent number: 4644385
    Abstract: This invention concerns a cooling module for integrated circuit chips, characterized in that it is provided with cooling members through which a coolant circulates, and which are connected directly, or via insulating plates, to a plurality of integrated circuit chips mounted on a wiring substrate, and pipes which introduce the coolant into the cooling members and which have a resiliency which is high enough to enable the pipes to expand and contract in the direction perpendicular to the wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichirou Nakanishi, Minoru Yamada, Akira Masaki, Kuninori Imai, Katuaki Chiba
  • Patent number: 4558395
    Abstract: A cooling module for integrated circuit chips comprising a plurality of integrated circuit chips mounted on a wiring substrate, cooling members respectively provided for integrated circuit chips, each of the cooling members having therein space for circulating the coolant, and flexible pipes connected to respective cooling members, the coolant being caused to flow into or out of said space of said cooling member through the flexible pipes in order to remove heat from the integrated circuit chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Yamada, Akira Masaki, Masakazu Yamamoto, Keiichirou Nakanishi, Takashi Nishida, Takahiro Daikoku, Fumiyuki Kobayashi, Kuninori Imai
  • Patent number: 4295595
    Abstract: In order to provide a method of producing magnetron anode at a good mass-produceability, according to the invention, so-called straight type steel cylinder blank the inner peripheral surface of which is not tapered is used and, at the same time, the step of quench-hardening of the steel cylinder blank is omitted. After fitting a copper block to the inside of the straight type steel cylinder blank which has not been quenched, both members are compacted to each other. Then, a press working is effected on the copper blank such that the steel cylinder blank and a back-up punch are forced to move relatively to each other, when a press-working shaping punch is forced into the copper block, thereby to form a copper anode. In order to avoid the bursting of the steel cylinder blank, the press work on the copper block is effected at a temperature of 200.degree. to 650.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuninori Imai, Soji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4200217
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of manufacturing an article having a press-worked member inwardly of a cylindrical member, which comprises a first step for removing stain and oxidation film on the inner surface of a cylindrical member and on the peripheral side surface of a blank, a second step for arranging the blank inwardly of the cylindrical member so that the purified side surface of the blank may be faced toward the purified internal surface of the cylindrical member, a third step for subjecting the blank to a cold press-working inside the cylindrical member to thereby closely combine the blank with the cylindrical member, a fourth step for further subjecting the cold-worked blank to a hot press-working inside the cylindrical member to thereby form the blank into a desired shape within the cylindrical member, and a fifth step for annealing the combined members at a temperature for diffusion to thereby join the blank with the cylindrical member by diffusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuninori Imai, Soji Takahashi, Masamoto Akeyama