Patents by Inventor Minoru Kasukawa

Minoru Kasukawa 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: 9174298
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a joining method for dissimilar metals which are magnesium alloy and steel and difficult to be metallurgically directly joined to each other while oxide film is present at a joining surface. [Solving Means] In order to join magnesium alloy material 1 and steel plate 2 to each other, a galvanized steel plate to which Zn—Al—Mg alloy plating (a third material) is applied is used as the steel plate 2. When joining is made, ternary eutectic melting of Al—Mg—Zn is caused, so that it is discharged together with oxide film 1f and impurities from the joining interface while Al—Mg intermetallic compound such as Al3Mg2 and Fe—Al intermetallic compound such as FeAl3 are formed, thereby joining the newly generated surfaces of the magnesium alloy material 1 and the steel plate 2 to each other through a compound layer 3 containing these intermetallic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Kasukawa, Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 8492005
    Abstract: In joining a magnesium alloy material 1 (first material) and a steel material (second material), a zinc-plated steel plate 2 plated with zinc (metal C) is used as a steel material, Al (metal D) is added to the magnesium alloy material 1. Next, eutectic melting of Mg and Zn is caused so as to remove a product produced by the eutectic melting with an oxide film 1f and impurities from a joint interface. Moreover, an Al—Mg system intermetallic compound such as Al3Mg2 and an Fe—Al system intermetallic compound such as FeAl3 are produced, whereby regenerated surfaces of both materials 1 and 2 are joined via a compound layer 3 containing those intermetallic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Minoru Kasukawa, Masao Aihara, Sadao Yanagida, Akio Hirose
  • Patent number: 8476549
    Abstract: A method of bonding dissimilar metals, a bonding structure formed by such a method and a bonding apparatus for performing such a method. The resulting bond is capable of preventing corrosion (e.g., electric corrosion) resulting from contact of the dissimilar metals and obtains a dissimilar material joint exhibiting anti-corrosive property and bonding strength at low costs. The method includes overlapping two materials made from dissimilar metals having a seal material interposed therebetween and discharging the seal material from a bonding interface and bonding the two materials in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Minoru Kasukawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Hiroshi Sakurai, Chika Yamamoto, Takashi Miyamoto, Akira Fukushima
  • Patent number: 8020749
    Abstract: According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kojiro Kobayashi
    Inventors: Kojiro Kobayashi, Akio Hirose, Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Minoru Kasukawa, Masayuki Inoue, Tetsuji Morita
  • Patent number: 7984840
    Abstract: According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kojiro Kobayashi, Akio Hirose, Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Minoru Kasukawa, Masayuki Inoue, Tetsuji Morita
  • Publication number: 20110159313
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a joining method for dissimilar metals which are magnesium alloy and steel and difficult to be metallurgically directly joined to each other while oxide film is present at a joining surface. [Solving Means] In order to join magnesium alloy material 1 and steel plate 2 to each other, a galvanized steel plate to which Zn—Al—Mg alloy plating (a third material) is applied is used as the steel plate 2. When joining is made, ternary eutectic melting of Al—Mg—Zn is caused, so that it is discharged together with oxide film 1f and impurities from the joining interface while Al—Mg intermetallic compound such as Al3Mg2 and Fe—Al intermetallic compound such as FeAl3 are formed, thereby joining the newly generated surfaces of the magnesium alloy material 1 and the steel plate 2 to each other through a compound layer 3 containing these intermetallic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Minoru Kasukawa, Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20110100962
    Abstract: According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Kojiro KOBAYASHI, Akio HIROSE, Shigeyuki NAKAGAWA, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Minoru KASUKAWA, Masayuki INOUE, Tetsuji MORITA
  • Patent number: 7935908
    Abstract: A method of joining dissimilar materials of the present invention has a step of lapping a high melting point material on a low melting point material with a third material interposed therebetween. The third material is different from the high and low melting point materials. Further, the method has a step of irradiating an energy beam onto the high melting point material and a step of pressing the high and low melting point materials to cause eutectic melting between at least one of the high and low melting point materials and the third material and to join the high and low melting point materials in the form of a line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Minoru Kasukawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Masayuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20110056920
    Abstract: According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Kojiro Kobayashi, Akio Hirose, Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Minoru Kasukawa, Masayuki Inoue, Tetsuji Morita
  • Publication number: 20110052935
    Abstract: In joining a magnesium alloy material 1 (first material) and a steel material (second material), a zinc-plated steel plate 2 plated with zinc (metal C) is used as a steel material, Al (metal D) is added to the magnesium alloy material 1. Next, eutectic melting of Mg and Zn is caused so as to remove a product produced by the eutectic melting with an oxide film 1f and impurities from a joint interface. Moreover, an Al—Mg system intermetallic compound such as Al3Mg2 and an Fe—Al system intermetallic compound such as FeAl3 are produced, whereby regenerated surfaces of both materials 1 and 2 are joined via a compound layer 3 containing those intermetallic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Minoru Kasukawa, Masao Aihara, Sadao Yanagida, Akio Hirose
  • Patent number: 7850059
    Abstract: According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kojiro Kobayashi, Akio Hirose, Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Minoru Kasukawa, Masayuki Inoue, Tetsuji Morita
  • Publication number: 20100129684
    Abstract: A method of joining dissimilar materials of the present invention has a step of lapping a high melting point material on a low melting point material with a third material interposed therebetween. The third material is different from the high and low melting point materials. Further, the method has a step of irradiating an energy beam onto the high melting point material and a step of pressing the high and low melting point materials to cause eutectic melting between at least one of the high and low melting point materials and the third material and to join the high and low melting point materials in the form of a line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Minoru Kasukawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Masayuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20080026247
    Abstract: A method of bonding dissimilar metals, a bonding structure formed by such a method and a bonding apparatus for performing such a method. The resulting bond is capable of preventing corrosion (e.g., electric corrosion) resulting from contact of the dissimilar metals and obtains a dissimilar material joint exhibiting anti-corrosive property and bonding strength at low costs. The method includes overlapping two materials made from dissimilar metals having a seal material interposed therebetween and discharging the seal material from a bonding interface and bonding the two materials in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Minoru Kasukawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Hiroshi Sakurai, Chika Yamamoto, Takashi Miyamoto, Akira Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20060150387
    Abstract: According to a metal joining method of the present invention, first and second dissimilar metals are joined together by interposing between the first and second metal materials a third metal material dissimilar to the first and second metal materials and causing eutectic melting at least either at an interface between the first and third metal materials or at an interface between the second and third metal materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Kojiro Kobayashi, Akio Hirose, Shigeyuki Nakagawa, Kenji Miyamoto, Minoru Kasukawa, Masayuki Inoue, Tetsuji Morita