Patents by Inventor Masakazu Tetsuka

Masakazu Tetsuka 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: 7370570
    Abstract: A fluid pressure cylinder can apply a fastening force to an axially movable reciprocating rod. A reciprocating rod 13 is mounted in a case main body 10 so as to be reciprocable in a forward direction and a backward direction, and two lock units 16a and 16b are incorporated in the case main body 10, and the lock units 16a and 16b include: lock sleeves 18a and 18b mounted axially movably and having taper surfaces 22a and 22b; and retainers 19a and 19b holding steel balls 21a and 21b that are fitted in the reciprocating rod 13 axially movably and engaged with the taper surfaces. A fastening cylinder 41 that contains a fastening rod so as to be reciprocable in a fastening direction and a fastening release direction is attached to the case main body 10, a fastening surface 44 contacting with the lock sleeves 18a and 18b being formed in the fastening rod, and the reciprocating rod 13 is fastened by the two lock units 16a and 16b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka
  • Patent number: 7299739
    Abstract: A fluid pressure cylinder has a piston rod 18 fixed to a piston 26 and projecting outside a cylinder body 23. A lock surface 43 inclining to a radial direction of the piston rod 18 is formed in an engagement member 31 provided in the piston rod 18. A lock rod 35 reciprocating in an about right-angle direction to the piston rod 18 is built into a lock cylinder 33 provided in the cylinder body 23. The lock rod 35 is provided with: a large-diameter section 35a fitted into a guide hole 36 formed in the lock cylinder 33; and a slide contact section 37 provided in the large-diameter section 35a via a constriction section 35b. The slide contact section 37 contacts with a radial-inner portion of the lock surface 43 when the lock rod 35 comes nearest to the piston rod 18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka
  • Publication number: 20070199441
    Abstract: A fluid pressure cylinder can apply a fastening force to an axially movable reciprocating rod. A reciprocating rod 13 is mounted in a case main body 10 so as to be reciprocable in a forward direction and a backward direction, and two lock units 16a and 16b are incorporated in the case main body 10, and the lock units 16a and 16b include: lock sleeves 18a and 18b mounted axially movably and having taper surfaces 22a and 22b; and retainers 19a and 19b holding steel balls 21a and 21b that are fitted in the reciprocating rod 13 axially movably and engaged with the taper surfaces. A fastening cylinder 41 that contains a fastening rod so as to be reciprocable in a fastening direction and a fastening release direction is attached to the case main body 10, a fastening surface 44 contacting with the lock sleeves 18a and 18b being formed in the fastening rod, and the reciprocating rod 13 is fastened by the two lock units 16a and 16b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: KOGANEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka
  • Publication number: 20060140781
    Abstract: A fluid pressure cylinder has a piston rod 18 fixed to a piston 26 and projecting outside a cylinder body 23. A lock surface 43 inclining to a radial direction of the piston rod 18 is formed in an engagement member 31 provided in the piston rod 18. A lock rod 35 reciprocating in an about right-angle direction to the piston rod 18 is built into a lock cylinder 33 provided in the cylinder body 23. The lock rod 35 is provided with: a large-diameter section 35a fitted into a guide hole 36 formed in the lock cylinder 33; and a slide contact section 37 provided in the large-diameter section 35a via a constriction section 35b. The slide contact section 37 contacts with a radial-inner portion of the lock surface 43 when the lock rod 35 comes nearest to the piston rod 18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Koganel Corporation
    Inventors: Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka
  • Patent number: 7007938
    Abstract: A workpiece cradle and a clamp arm is provided, and an arm opening/closing cylinder 15 for opening and closing the clamp arm and the workpiece cradle are attached to a moving block 13. To a workpiece-cradle driving cylinder 23 provided with a piston rod 25 for driving the moving block 13, fluid is supplied from workpiece-cradle driving supply/discharge ports 27a and 27b formed in a manifold block 21. To the moving block 13, guide rods 33a and 33b are fixed and, to the arm opening/closing cylinder 15, fluid is supplied, from arm driving supply/discharge ports 34a and 34b formed in the manifold block 21, via hollow holes 36a and 36b in the guide rods 33a and 33b and via fluid supply/discharge paths 43a and 43b in the moving block 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignees: Koganei Corporation, Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka, Noboru Sakamoto, Katsuhiro Ono
  • Publication number: 20050242482
    Abstract: A workpiece cradle and a clamp arm is provided, and an arm opening/closing cylinder 15 for opening and closing the clamp arm and the workpiece cradle are attached to a moving block 13. To a workpiece-cradle driving cylinder 23 provided with a piston rod 25 for driving the moving block 13, fluid is supplied from workpiece-cradle driving supply/discharge ports 27a and 27b formed in a manifold block 21. To the moving block 13, guide rods 33a and 33b are fixed and, to the arm opening/closing cylinder 15, fluid is supplied, from arm driving supply/discharge ports 34a and 34b formed in the manifold block 21, via hollow holes 36a and 36b in the guide rods 33a and 33b and via fluid supply/discharge paths 43a and 43b in the moving block 13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicants: Koganei Corporation, Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka, Noboru Sakamoto, Katsuhiro Ono
  • Patent number: 6439560
    Abstract: A clamp jig has a positioning pin provided at the tip of a cylindrical member, and a clamp arm is mounted in a slit formed in this positioning pin, so as to be able to swing and so as to be able to axially advance and retreat. A reciprocating shaft is connected to the clamp arm by a connecting pin, and a spring force is applied to this reciprocating shaft in a retreating direction by a compression coil spring. A plunger 35 brought into contact with the reciprocating shaft is mounted in a drive housing so as to be able to axially reciprocate, and a female screw member driven by a motor is thread-connected to a male screw member secured to this plunger. Accordingly, it is made possible to reliably perform positioning and clamping, of a member to be fixed, and unclamping thereof by a low-cost motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Sawada, Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka
  • Publication number: 20010042951
    Abstract: A clamp jig has a positioning pin provided at the tip of a cylindrical member, and a clamp arm is mounted in a slit formed in this positioning pin, so as to be able to swing and so as to be able to axially advance and retreat. A reciprocating shaft is connected to the clamp arm by a connecting pin, and a spring force is applied to this reciprocating shaft in a retreating direction by a compression coil spring. A plunger 35 brought into contact with the reciprocating shaft is mounted in a drive housing so as to be able to axially reciprocate, and a female screw member driven by a motor is thread-connected to a male screw member secured to this plunger. Accordingly, it is made possible to reliably perform positioning and clamping, of a member to be fixed, and unclamping thereof by a low-cost motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Ken Sawada, Akio Nakata, Masakazu Tetsuka