Patents by Inventor Munetaka Mitsumura

Munetaka Mitsumura 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: 9383343
    Abstract: There is provided an aluminum die cast part strength evaluating method is provided for correctly evaluating strength of an actual aluminum die cast part. Strength of the actual aluminum die cast part will be correctly evaluated by conducting ultrasonic inspection of a predetermined range of a high stress region of an aluminum die cast part, which is found out through stress analysis beforehand, for an internal defect, and evaluating that the aluminum die cast part has a predetermined strength if the maximum internal defect area within the predetermined range is equal to or less than a predetermined value. Moreover, an actual aluminum die cast part with a predetermined strength will be evaluated correctly by: evaluating strength using the aluminum die cast part strength evaluating method and setting the maximum-possible internal defect area within the predetermined range of the high stress region to 0.8 mm2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Munetaka Mitsumura, Shigeru Okita
  • Publication number: 20150044090
    Abstract: There are provided a strength evaluation method of a die casting product capable of appropriately evaluating the strength of the die casting product, and a die casting product in which the strength is evaluated by the strength evaluation method. A breakage test is performed by a simple strength tester after casting, and then, a strength reduction ratio is estimated based on an area ratio of cold flakes in a broken surface obtained by broken surface observation. Alternatively, ultrasonic flaw detection is performed for an internal defect in a predetermined range of a high stress portion of the die casting product, calculated by stress analysis in advance, and the die casting product is evaluated to have a predetermined strength when a defect ratio obtained by dividing a total area of the internal defect in the predetermined range by a total defect detection area is less than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Munetaka Mitsumura, Shigeru Okita, Hiroyuki Uchida
  • Publication number: 20130340562
    Abstract: There is provided an aluminum die cast part strength evaluating method is provided for correctly evaluating strength of an actual aluminum die cast part. Strength of the actual aluminum die cast part will be correctly evaluated by conducting ultrasonic inspection of a predetermined range of a high stress region of an aluminum die cast part, which is found out through stress analysis beforehand, for an internal defect, and evaluating that the aluminum die cast part has a predetermined strength if the maximum internal defect area within the predetermined range is equal to or less than a predetermined value. Moreover, an actual aluminum die cast part with a predetermined strength will be evaluated correctly by: evaluating strength using the aluminum die cast part strength evaluating method and setting the maximum-possible internal defect area within the predetermined range of the high stress region to 0.8 mm2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Munetaka Mitsumura, Shigeru Okita