Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Niina

Masatoshi Niina 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: 8661686
    Abstract: A shell type outer ring 2 of a shell type needle roller bearing 1 is formed by a pressing combined with an ironing step, and the lubricating conditions in this ironing step on the outer-diameter ironed surface, which becomes the outer-diameter surface of the outer ring 2, are in a substantially fluid lubricating state so as to restrict the circumferential surface roughness of the inner-diameter surface, the inner-diameter roundness, and the amount of uneven thickness of the tubular portion to predetermined value ranges, thereby prolonging the life of the shell type needle roller bearing and lowering the acoustic level during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Masatoshi Niina
  • Publication number: 20090218457
    Abstract: A shell type outer ring 2 of a shell type needle roller bearing 1 is formed by a pressing combined with an ironing step, and the lubricating conditions in this ironing step on the outer-diameter ironed surface, which becomes the outer-diameter surface of the outer ring 2, are in a substantially fluid lubricating state so as to restrict the circumferential surface roughness of the inner-diameter surface, the inner-diameter roundness, and the amount of uneven thickness of the tubular portion to predetermined value ranges, thereby prolonging the life of the shell type needle roller bearing and lowering the acoustic level during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Masatoshi Niina
  • Publication number: 20070172168
    Abstract: [Object] To prolong the life of a shell type needle roller bearing used e.g. for a support structure for a compressor spindle or for a support structure for a piston pump driving portion, and to lower the acoustic level during use. [Means for solution] A shell type outer ring 2 of a shell type needle roller bearing 1 is formed by a pressing combined with an ironing step, and the lubricating conditions in this ironing step on the outer-diameter ironed surface, which becomes the outer-diameter surface of the outer ring 2, are in a substantially fluid lubricating state so as to restrict the circumferential surface roughness of the inner-diameter surface, the inner-diameter roundness, and the amount of uneven thickness of the tubular portion to predetermined value ranges, thereby prolonging the life of the shell type needle roller bearing and lowering the acoustic level during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Oishi, Masatoshi Niina
  • Patent number: 6676294
    Abstract: A rocking bearing is proposed which is low in cost. A raceway is formed on the inner periphery of an arcuate bearing ring. Rolling elements are received in pockets of a retainer provided opposite to the raceway. The bearing ring is formed by pressing a steel plate to reduce the cost and achieve light weight and compactness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Harimoto, Masatoshi Niina, Seiji Takahashi, Kousuke Obayashi, Ayumu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20020136475
    Abstract: A rocking bearing is proposed which is low in cost. A raceway is formed on the inner periphery of an arcuate bearing ring. Rolling elements are received in pockets of a retainer provided opposite to the raceway. The bearing ring is formed by pressing a steel plate to reduce the cost and achieve light weight and compactness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Harimoto, Masatoshi Niina, Seiji Takahashi, Kousuke Obayashi, Ayumu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20020110301
    Abstract: To provide a shell type roller bearing assembly with no crowing performed on rollers, effective to avoid an edge load and capable of being inexpensively manufactured, the bearing assembly includes a shell type outer race (1A) and a plurality of rollers (2) adapted to roll along a raceway (11). The outer race (1) being has a longitudinal sectional shape wherein a generally intermediate portion thereof has a wall thickness (h1) greater than that (h2) of each of the opposite ends thereof. This outer race (1A) when inserted into a mounting bore (14) in a housing (13) causes the raceway (11) to represent a substantially crowned shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masatoshi Niina
  • Patent number: 5921684
    Abstract: In a thrust ball bearing, the heat treating hardness and heat treatment hardening depth of a bearing ring 4a (4b) are prescribed such that, at any depth from the raceway surface 4a1 (4b1), the value which is seven times the dynamic shearing stress .tau..sub.ZY produced at a certain depth from the raceway surface 4a1 (4b1) by the rolling movement of the rolling element 4c does not exceed the hardness at that depth. More particularly, with Vickers hardness Hv=520 adopted as a reference hardness, heat treatment (for example, carburizing) is effected such that a hardened layer with Hv=520 is present at a depth not less than 4% of the diameter d of the balls 4c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Masatoshi Niina
  • Patent number: 5758978
    Abstract: The inner circumference 4a2 of the bearing ring 4a is square-shaped, and the outer circumference 4a3 thereof is circular. The shoulder 1a1 of the attaching portion 1a of the scroll member 1 is formed to be square-shaped, corresponding to the inner circumference 4a2 of the bearing ring 4a. When attaching the bearing ring 4a to the attaching portion 1a, the square-shaped inner circumference 4a2 of the bearing ring 4a is fitted to the square-shaped shoulder 1a1 of the attaching portion 1a. Thus, by fitting the inner circumference 4a2 of the bearing ring 4a to the shoulder 1a1 of the attaching portion 1a, the bearing ring 4a is prevented from rotating with respect to the swivel scroll member 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Satoda, Masatoshi Niina, Yukimitsu Yamamoto