Patents by Inventor Makoto CHIKARAISHI

Makoto CHIKARAISHI 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: 20240123585
    Abstract: A light unit is less likely to have lower light emission performance upon receiving a shock. An electric work machine includes a motor, a housing including a motor compartment accommodating the motor and a grip protruding downward from the motor compartment, an output unit located frontward from the motor and operable with a rotational force from the motor, a substrate extending above, on a left, and on a right of the output unit, and a plurality of light emitters mounted on a front surface of the substrate at intervals in a circumferential direction of the output unit. A light emitter of the plurality of light emitters nearest an apex of the substrate immediately above the output unit is at a position shifted circumferentially by a predetermined angle from the apex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka OGISO, Makoto CHIKARAISHI
  • Publication number: 20240110696
    Abstract: A power tool includes: a motor; an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor; a chip-on-board light emitting diode disposed around the output shaft; and a suppression device configured to suppress a temperature of the chip-on-board light emitting diode to a predetermined allowable value or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto CHIKARAISHI, Akihiro Hozumi, Kazunori Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20240100666
    Abstract: An intended illumination area is illuminated with light. An electric work machine includes a motor including a rotor rotatable about a rotation axis extending in a front-rear direction, an output unit located frontward from the motor and operable under a rotational force from the rotor, a light emitter, and an optical member including at least one light receiver that receives light from the light emitter and a light guide surrounding at least a part of the output unit to allow light from the at least one light receiver to travel through the light guide. The light guide has a rear surface having at least one slit, and a front surface to allow emission of light traveling through the light guide and reflected at the at least one slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto CHIKARAISHI
  • Patent number: 11940143
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, an output shaft, a chip-on-board light emitting diode, and a light cover. The output shaft is rotated by a rotational force of the motor. The chip-on-board light emitting diode is disposed around the output shaft. The chip-on-board light emitting diode includes: a substrate having a circular ring portion; and an LED chip disposed on a front surface of the circular ring portion. The light cover is fixed to the substrate. The light cover includes: an inner cylindrical portion disposed radially inside with respect to the circular ring portion; and a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the LED chip passes. The inner cylindrical portion includes a cover slope that totally reflects light from the LED chip forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Chikaraishi, Akihiro Hozumi, Yutaka Ogiso
  • Patent number: 11913633
    Abstract: A power tool includes: a motor; an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor; a chip-on-board light emitting diode disposed around the output shaft; and a suppression device configured to suppress a temperature of the chip-on-board light emitting diode to a predetermined allowable value or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Chikaraishi, Akihiro Hozumi, Kazunori Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20240058937
    Abstract: An electric work machine avoids lowering the visibility of a workpiece by an operator. An electric work machine includes a motor, an output unit operable with a rotational force from the motor, a light emitter at least partially surrounding the output unit, an optical member including an outer cylinder located radially outward from the light emitter, and a light transmitter located frontward from the light emitter to allow light emitted from the light emitter to pass through, and a light shield located radially outward from the outer cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto CHIKARAISHI, Akihiro HOZUMI
  • Publication number: 20240000008
    Abstract: An electrical device may be configured to operate on supplied electric power. The electrical device may include a display configured to display a state related to the electrical device, a control device configured to control the electrical device, and a power supply configured to supply electric power to the electrical device. The display may include: a housing including a housing body, an opening, and a transmissive member, in which the opening is defined through the housing body and the transmissive member covers the opening; a light source device housed in the housing and configured to emit visible light; and a reflector housed in the housing and having a reflective surface configured to reflect the visible light emitted from the light source device toward the opening. The control device may be configured to control the light source device according to the state related to the electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto CHIKARAISHI, Tatsuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230366535
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, an output shaft, a chip-on-board light emitting diode, and a light cover. The output shaft is rotated by a rotational force of the motor. The chip-on-board light emitting diode is disposed around the output shaft. The chip-on-board light emitting diode includes: a substrate having a circular ring portion; and an LED chip disposed on a front surface of the circular ring portion. The light cover is fixed to the substrate. The light cover includes: an inner cylindrical portion disposed radially inside with respect to the circular ring portion; and a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the LED chip passes. The inner cylindrical portion includes a cover slope that totally reflects light from the LED chip forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto CHIKARAISHI, Akihiro HOZUMI, Yutaka OGISO
  • Publication number: 20230366533
    Abstract: A power tool includes: a motor; an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor; a chip-on-board light emitting diode disposed around the output shaft; and a suppression device configured to suppress a temperature of the chip-on-board light emitting diode to a predetermined allowable value or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Chikaraishi, Akihiro Hozumi, Kazunori Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20230366536
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, an output shaft, a chip-on-board light emitting diode, and a light cover. The output shaft is rotated by a rotational force of the motor. The chip-on-board light emitting diode is disposed around the output shaft. The chip-on-board light emitting diode includes: a substrate including a circular ring portion; and an LED chip disposed on a front surface of the circular ring portion. The light cover is fixed to the substrate. The light cover includes: an outer cylindrical portion disposed radially outside with respect to the circular ring portion; and a light transmission portion through which light emitted from the LED chip passes. An opening is provided in a lower portion of the outer cylindrical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HOZUMI, Makoto CHIKARAISHI
  • Publication number: 20230364756
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, an output shaft that is rotated by a rotational force of the motor, a chip-on-board light emitting diode disposed around the output shaft, and a white translucent optical member including a light refraction portion that refracts light emitted from the chip-on-board light emitting diode. In at least one cross section parallel to and passing through a rotation axis of the output shaft, a shape of the light refraction portion is line-symmetric with respect to the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro HOZUMI, Makoto CHIKARAISHI, Kazunori KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20230119735
    Abstract: An electric work machine (1) includes: a motor (6) having a rotor (23), which rotates about a rotational axis relative to a stator (22A; 22B; 22C; 22D); an output part (8) driven by the rotor; and a temperature-detecting device (101; 111; 121; 131) disposed on or in the stator. The stator includes: a stator core (33; 330) having teeth (38; 380), which radially protrude from a yoke (37); an insulator (34; 340), which has tooth-covering parts (42; 420) that respectively cover at least a portion of surfaces of the respective teeth and is fixed to the stator core; and coils (35; 350) respectively wound on the teeth over the tooth-covering parts. The temperature-detecting device is disposed in a recess (56) provided on (in) the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto CHIKARAISHI, Fuminari FUJII