Patents by Inventor Masashi Kuze

Masashi Kuze 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: 6868607
    Abstract: The support body engaged with the interior side of the tooth body provided at the worm wheel of the electric power steering apparatus comprises: a corrugated cylinder part press-formed to have a plurality of concavities on the exterior side thereof and convexities to the interior formed by the concavities which are arranged in a peripheral direction; and a plate part an exterior edge of which is united with an end of the corrugated cylinder part, wherein the tooth body is engaged with the exterior side of the corrugated cylinder part. With the method of manufacturing the gear, synthetic resin of the tooth body can be deposited uniformly on the support body made of metal engaged with the interior of the tooth body, costs can be reduced, and the support body can be engaged with the tooth body without generating voids and weld marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Kuze, Mitsuharu Minami, Akihiko Shiina, Hideo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20040083610
    Abstract: The support body engaged with the interior side of the tooth body provided at the worm wheel of the electric power steering apparatus comprises: a corrugated cylinder part press-formed to have a plurality of concavities on the exterior side thereof and convexities to the interior formed by said concavities which are arranged in a peripheral direction; and a plate part an exterior edge of which is united with an end of said corrugated cylinder part, wherein the tooth body is engaged with the exterior side of the corrugated cylinder part. With the method of manufacturing the gear, synthetic resin of the tooth body can be deposited uniformly on the support body made of metal engaged with the interior of the tooth body, costs can be reduced, and the support body can be engaged with the tooth body without generating voids and weld marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Kuze, Mitsuharu Minami, Akihiko Shiina, Hideo Matsubara
  • Patent number: 6644431
    Abstract: The support body engaged with the interior side of the tooth body provided at the worm wheel of the electric power steering apparatus comprises: a corrugates cylinder part-press-formed to have a plurality of concavities on the exterior side thereof and convexities to the interior formed by the concavities which are arranged in a peripheral direction; and a plate part an exterior edge of which is united with an end of the corrugated cylinder part, wherein the tooth body is engaged with the exterior side of the corrugated cylinder part. With the method of manufacturing the gear, synthetic resin of the tooth body can be deposited uniformly on the support body made of metal engaged with the interior of the tooth body, costs can be reduced, and the support body can be engaged with the tooth body without generating voids and weld marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Kuze, Mitsuharu Minami, Akihiko Shiina, Hideo Matsubara
  • Patent number: 6622814
    Abstract: In an electric power steering device, a driven gear of a deceleration gear mechanism for transmitting rotation of an electric actuator for generating auxiliary steering power has a gear body made of a synthetic resin material. At least the outer periphery of a metal core ring is covered by the gear body. The gear body is molded and integrated with the core ring by injecting synthetic resin material into a mold, in which the core ring is inserted. A plurality of teeth, each of which has faces which run in the direction of the axis of rotation of the driven gear, are formed on the outer periphery of the core ring so as to be arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction. The synthetic resin material that constitutes the gear body is filled in the spaces between the teeth of the core ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Kurokawa, Hirokazu Arai, Akihiko Shiina, Masashi Kuze, Mitsuharu Minami, Hideo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20020056588
    Abstract: The support body engaged with the interior side of the tooth body provided at the worm wheel of the electric power steering apparatus comprises: a corrugated cylinder part press-formed to have a plurality of concavities on the exterior side thereof and convexities to the interior formed by said concavities which are arranged in a peripheral direction; and a plate part an exterior edge of which is united with an end of said corrugated cylinder part, wherein the tooth body is engaged with the exterior side of the corrugated cylinder part. With the method of manufacturing the gear, synthetic resin of the tooth body can be deposited uniformly on the support body made of metal engaged with the interior of the tooth body, costs can be reduced, and the support body can be engaged with the tooth body without generating voids and weld marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Masashi Kuze, Mitsuharu Minami, Akihiko Shiina, Hideo Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20020020578
    Abstract: In an electric power steering device, a driven gear of a deceleration gear mechanism for transmitting rotation of an electric actuator for generating auxiliary steering power has a gear body made of a synthetic resin material. At least the outer periphery of a metal core ring is covered by the gear body. The gear body is molded and integrated with the core ring by injecting synthetic resin material into a mold, in which the core ring is inserted. A plurality of teeth, each of which has faces which run in the direction of the axis of rotation of the driven gear, are formed on the outer periphery of the core ring so as to be arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction. The synthetic resin material that constitutes the gear body is filled in the spaces between the teeth of the core ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Kurokawa, Hirokazu Arai, Akihiko Shiina, Masashi Kuze, Mitsuharu Minami, Hideo Matsubara