Patents by Inventor Masamichi Sugihara
Masamichi Sugihara 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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Patent number: 9488175Abstract: A variable capacity type vane pump with a first fluid pressure chamber and a second fluid pressure chamber provided at opposite sides of a pivot point of a cam ring includes a control valve for controlling a drive pressure of working fluid introduced from a pump chamber to the second fluid pressure chamber, a suction pressure of the working fluid sucked into the pump chamber is constantly introduced to the first fluid pressure chamber, and the cam ring pivots in a direction to decrease a discharge capacity due to a pressure in the pump chamber acting on an inner peripheral cam surface during an operation to reduce the drive pressure, whereas the cam ring pivots in a direction to increase the discharge capacity during an operation to increase the drive pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: KYB CorporationInventors: Koichiro Akatsuka, Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Fumiyasu Kato
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Patent number: 9482228Abstract: In a variable capacity vane pump in which a discharge capacity of a pump chamber is varied by varying an amount of eccentricity of a cam ring relative to a rotor, a port inner wall surface that extends around an inner peripheral cam surface of the cam ring when the cam ring moves in a direction for increasing the amount of eccentricity of the cam ring relative to the rotor is formed on an intake port.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: KYB CorporationInventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Koichiro Akatsuka, Fumiyasu Kato
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Patent number: 9366251Abstract: A vane pump includes a rotor, slits which are radially formed in the rotor, vanes which slidably project from the slits, vane back pressure chambers which are defined between the base end parts of the vanes and the slits, a cam ring with which the tip parts of the vanes slide in contact, a pump chamber which is defined among the cam ring, the rotor and adjacent vanes, a vane ring which faces the base end parts of the vanes, a vane ring housing chamber on which one end of each slit is open and in which the vane ring is housed, and vane ring opposite pressure chambers on which the other ends of the slits are open and which cause a fluid pressure to act in a direction to push the rotor toward the vane ring.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: KYB CorporationInventors: Masamichi Sugihara, Tomoyuki Fujita, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Publication number: 20150377236Abstract: The vane pump includes a rotor, a plurality of slits, vanes that are respectively received in the slits, a cam ring that has an inner circumferential cam face with which tip portions of the vanes are brought into sliding contact, pump chambers that are defined by the rotor, the cam ring, and the adjacent vanes, a side member that has a sliding contact surface with which the side surface of the rotor is brought into sliding contact, a discharge port that is formed so as to open to the side member, the discharge port being configured to guide working fluid discharged from the pump chamber, and a notch that are provided on the side member so as to extend from the opening of the discharge port in direction opposite to rotating direction of the rotor. The notch is formed radially outside of the protruded portion of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromi SHIMONO, Tomoyuki FUJITA, Masamichi SUGIHARA, Yoshiyuki MAKI
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Publication number: 20150267700Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump includes: a rotor to be rotatively driven; a plurality of vanes slidably housed in the rotor; a cam ring allowed of eccentric with respect to a center of the rotor, the cam ring having an inner circumferential cam surface in sliding contact with a distal end portion of the vane; a pump chamber defined by the adjacent vanes, the rotor, and the cam ring; a suction port to guide hydraulic fluid to be suctioned to the pump chamber; and a discharge port to guide hydraulic fluid to be discharged from the pump chamber. An outer circumference of an opening portion of the suction port is formed so as to be positioned along the inner circumferential cam surface of the cam ring or at an outside of the inner circumferential cam surface regardless of eccentricity of the cam ring with respect to the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Koichiro Akatsuka, Fumiyasu Kato
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Publication number: 20150240808Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump includes: an adapter ring (a cam ring housing member) that defines a first fluid pressure chamber and a second fluid pressure chamber relative to an outer periphery of a cam ring, the cam ring being moved relative to a rotor by a differential pressure between the first fluid pressure chamber and the second fluid pressure chamber; a seal housing groove formed in an inner periphery of the adapter ring; and a slipper seal which is inserted into the seal housing groove and with which an outer periphery of the cam ring comes into sliding contact when the cam ring moves, whereby the slipper seal partitions the first fluid pressure chamber from the second fluid pressure chamber, wherein the slipper seal is formed in a thin plate shape having a square cross-section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Koichiro Akatsuka, Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Fumiyasu Kato
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Publication number: 20150056090Abstract: In a variable capacity type vane pump in which a cam ring pivots, a discharge port is so formed that an absolute value of a difference between a discharge port start edge line inclination angle and a discharge port end edge line inclination angle is larger than a vane angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Koichiro Akatsuka, Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Fumiyasu Kato
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Publication number: 20150044083Abstract: A variable capacity type vane pump with a first fluid pressure chamber and a second fluid pressure chamber provided at opposite sides of a pivot point of a cam ring includes a control valve for controlling a drive pressure of working fluid introduced from a pump chamber to the second fluid pressure chamber, a suction pressure of the working fluid sucked into the pump chamber is constantly introduced to the first fluid pressure chamber, and the cam ring pivots in a direction to decrease a discharge capacity due to a pressure in the pump chamber acting on an inner peripheral cam surface during an operation to reduce the drive pressure, whereas the cam ring pivots in a direction to increase the discharge capacity during an operation to increase the drive pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichiro Akatsuka, Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Fumiyasu Kato
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Publication number: 20150030486Abstract: In a variable capacity vane pump in which a discharge capacity of a pump chamber is varied by varying an amount of eccentricity of a cam ring relative to a rotor, a port inner wall surface that extends around an inner peripheral cam surface of the cam ring when the cam ring moves in a direction for increasing the amount of eccentricity of the cam ring relative to the rotor is formed on an intake port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Koichiro Akatsuka, Fumiyasu Kato
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Publication number: 20140294650Abstract: A vane pump is used as a fluid pressure supply source and includes a rotor which is driven and rotated, a plurality of slits which are radially formed in the rotor, a plurality of vanes which slidably project from the slits, a cam ring with which tip parts of the vanes slide in contact as the rotor rotates, a pump chamber which is defined between the cam ring and adjacent ones of the vanes, a plurality of discharge ports which introduce working fluid discharged from the pump chamber contracting as the rotor rotates, a discharge passage which causes the working fluid introduced from the discharge ports to join, and a check valve which is opened for a flow of the working fluid discharged from one discharge port to the discharge passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Koichiro Akatsuka, Fumiyasu Kato
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Publication number: 20140234150Abstract: A vane pump includes a rotor, slits which are radially formed in the rotor, vanes which slidably project from the slits, vane back pressure chambers which are defined between the base end parts of the vanes and the slits, a cam ring with which the tip parts of the vanes slide in contact, a pump chamber which is defined among the cam ring, the rotor and adjacent vanes, a vane ring which faces the base end parts of the vanes, a vane ring housing chamber on which one end of each slit is open and in which the vane ring is housed, and vane ring opposite pressure chambers on which the other ends of the slits are open and which cause a fluid pressure to act in a direction to push the rotor toward the vane ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masamichi Sugihara, Tomoyuki Fujiki, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Publication number: 20140169995Abstract: An electric oil pump includes an electric motor and an oil pump that is driven by the motive power from an electric motor, wherein; the oil pump has an introducing channel that guides a drain oil that has leaked from an interior of the oil pump to an interior of the electric motor; and the electric motor has a discharging channel that discharges the drain oil that has been guided to the interior of the electric motor to a tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Kayaba Industry Co., LtdInventors: Masamichi Sugihara, Tomoyuki Fujita, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Patent number: 8348646Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump includes a first and a second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) where the cam ring (4) is made eccentric to the rotor (2) by a pressure difference between the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32), a control valve (21) for controlling a pressure of the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) so that an eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) is reduced to be small with an increase in a rotation speed of the rotor (2), a pressure applying section (36) for applying a pressure to the cam ring (4) in a direction of increasing the eccentric amount all the time, and a cam ring movement restricting portion (12) for defining a minimum eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) by restricting the movement of the cam ring (4) in a direction of decreasing the eccentric amount.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Patent number: 8342817Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump includes a first and a second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) where the cam ring (4) is made eccentric to the rotor (2) by a pressure difference between the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32), a control valve (21) for controlling a pressure of the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) so that an eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) is reduced to be small with an increase in a rotation speed of the rotor (2), and a flow amount limiting member (22e) for limiting a discharge flow amount of the operating fluid in the second fluid pressure chamber (32) at the time the eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) to the rotor (2) becomes small by supplying the operating fluid to the first fluid pressure chamber (31) and by discharging the operating fluid from the second fluid pressure chamber (32).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Patent number: 8342826Abstract: A variable capacity vane pump (100) has a pump housing (10) having a high-load bearing part (10a) on which a higher load is exerted than another part when the pump vane pump (100) operates. A control valve (21) for varying a capacity of the vane pump (100) is provided in a valve housing (28) which is formed integrally in the pump housing (10). By arranging the valve housing (28) on the same side of the pump housing (10) as the high-load bearing part (10a) with respect to the rotation axis of the vane pump (100), the high-load bearing part (10a) can be reinforced without increasing the size of the vane pump (100).Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Patent number: 7802973Abstract: A vane pump can effectively utilize the total quantity of a working fluid delivered from a vane section. The pump can be used for fluid pressure operated equipment requiring a high flow rate, does not create torque loss due to a throttle valve, and can prevent the occurrence of cavitation caused by a shortage of suction. The vane pump pressurizes and delivers a working fluid through a vane section. A returning working fluid flowing through a return port is throttled and accelerated by a throttle valve, and a working fluid sent from a suction port is attracted by the accelerated returning working fluid so that the returning working fluid and the working fluid sent from a tank are sent into the vane section.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara
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Publication number: 20100034681Abstract: A variable capacity vane pump (100) has a pump housing (10) having a high-load bearing part (10a) on which a higher load is exerted than another part when the pump vane pump (100) operates. A control valve (21) for varying a capacity of the vane pump (100) is provided in a valve housing (28) which is formed integrally in the pump housing (10). By arranging the valve housing (28) on the same side of the pump housing (10) as the high-load bearing part (10a) with respect to the rotation axis of the vane pump (100), the high-load bearing part (10a) can be reinforced without increasing the size of the vane pump (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Publication number: 20090269233Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump includes a first and a second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) where the cam ring (4) is made eccentric to the rotor (2) by a pressure difference between the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32), a control valve (21) for controlling a pressure of the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) so that an eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) is reduced to be small with an increase in a rotation speed of the rotor (2), and a flow amount limiting member (22e) for limiting a discharge flow amount of the operating fluid in the second fluid pressure chamber (32) at the time the eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) to the rotor (2) becomes small by supplying the operating fluid to the first fluid pressure chamber (31) and by discharging the operating fluid from the second fluid pressure chamber (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Publication number: 20090257899Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump includes a first and a second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) where the cam ring (4) is made eccentric to the rotor (2) by a pressure difference between the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32), a control valve (21) for controlling a pressure of the first and the second fluid pressure chamber (31,32) so that an eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) is reduced to be small with an increase in a rotation speed of the rotor (2), a pressure applying section (36) for applying a pressure to the cam ring (4) in a direction of increasing the eccentric amount all the time, and a cam ring movement restricting portion (12) for defining a minimum eccentric amount of the cam ring (4) by restricting the movement of the cam ring (4) in a direction of decreasing the eccentric amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Koichiro Akatsuka
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Patent number: 7314359Abstract: In a vane pump disposed inside a transmission case of a continuously variable transmission, a pump case (20), a pump drive shaft (8) rotatably supported by a shaft bore (9) of the pump case (20) to rotate a rotor (5), and a drain port (17), one end thereof being opened to a shaft bore (9) of the pump drive shaft (8) and the other end being opened to an outside of the pump case (20) are provided. A leaked oil flown via the drain port (17) from a pump discharge side is discharged to an outside of the pump case (20).Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2005Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignees: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd., Jatco Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Masamichi Sugihara, Yoshinobu Yasue, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Shingo Hirotsu, Katsutoshi Amano