Patents by Inventor Nagao Dohi

Nagao Dohi 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: 12049931
    Abstract: A reverse-input blocking clutch, including a pressed member having a pressed surface, an input member having an input-side engaging portion coaxially arranged on an inner side in a radial direction of the pressed surface, an output member having an output-side engaging portion coaxially arranged further on the inner side in the radial direction than the input-side engaging portion, an engaging element having a pressing surface facing the pressed surface; an input-side engaged portion engageable with the input-side engaging portion; and an output-side engaged portion engageable with the output-side engaging portion; the engaging element movable in a first direction as a direction away from or toward the pressed surface, and an elastic member elastically held between the output-side engaging portion and the engaging element in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Nagao Dohi
  • Publication number: 20240200617
    Abstract: The efficiency of assembling a reverse-input blocking clutch including an elastic member is improved. A reverse-input blocking clutch 1 includes a pressed member 2 having a pressed surface 7, an input member 3 having an input-side engaging portion 22, an output member 4 having an output-side engaging portion 33, an engaging element 5 having a pressing surface 45, an input-side engaged portion 50, and an output-side engaged portion and arranged between the pressed surface 7 and the output-side engaging portion 33 with respect to a first direction which is a direction of moving toward or away from the pressed surface 7, an elastic member 6 that elastically urge the pressing surface 45 toward the pressed surface 7 in the first direction, and a displacement prevention means for preventing relative displacement in the axial direction of the engaging element 5 with respires to the output member 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Shohei KANEKO
  • Patent number: 11982325
    Abstract: A distance between a rotation center of an input member and a contact portion between an input side engaging portion and an input side engaged portion in a second direction is set to be shorter than a distance between a rotation center of an output member and a contact portion between an output side engaging portion and an output side engaged portion in the second direction. In a locked or semi-locked state, a contact portion between the output side engaging portion and the output side engaged portion is located on the side closer to the rotation center of the output member in a first direction in relation to a virtual line connecting the rotation center of the output member and a contact portion between one pressing surface of the pair of pressing surfaces and the pressed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Shohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20240077118
    Abstract: A reverse-input blocking clutch, including a pressed member having a pressed surface, an input member having an input-side engaging portion coaxially arranged on an inner side in a radial direction of the pressed surface, an output member having an output-side engaging portion coaxially arranged further on the inner side in the radial direction than the input-side engaging portion, an engaging element having a pressing surface facing the pressed surface; an input-side engaged portion engageable with the input-side engaging portion; and an output-side engaged portion engageable with the output-side engaging portion; the engaging element movable in a first direction as a direction away from or toward the pressed surface, and an elastic member elastically held between the output-side engaging portion and the engaging element in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Nagao DOHI
  • Patent number: 11920644
    Abstract: In a predetermined first state, a distance (D1) in a second direction between a contact portion (Pin) between a input-side engaging part (9) and an input-side engaging part (17) and a rotation center (O) is larger than a distance (D2) in the second direction between a contact portion (Pout) between an output-side engaging part (12) and an output-side engaged part (14) and the rotation center (O). In a locked state or a semi-locked state, a contact portion (C1) between the output-side engaging part (12) and the output-side engaged part (14) is located closer to the rotation center (O) of the output member (4) in a first direction than an imaginary straight line (L) connecting a contact portion (C2) between one pressing surface (13) of the pair of pressing surfaces (13) and a pressed surface (6) to the rotation center (O) of the output member (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Shohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20240044377
    Abstract: A reverse-input blocking clutch, comprising a pressed member, an input member, an output member, and an engaging element, the pressed member including a first pressed member element having a pressed surface around an inner peripheral surface thereof and a second pressed member element having a mounting portion fixed to a portion that does not rotate during use, the engaging element configured to transmit rotational torque input to the input member to the output member by moving in a direction away from the pressed surface and to completely block rotational torque reversely input to the output member or transmit a part of the rotational torque reversely input to the output member to the input member and block a remaining part thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Yuya DAIKOKU
  • Publication number: 20240035528
    Abstract: In a predetermined first state, a distance (D1) in a second direction between a contact portion (Pin) between a input-side engaging part (9) and an input-side engaging part (17) and a rotation center (O) is larger than a distance (D2) in the second direction between a contact portion (Pout) between an output-side engaging part (12) and an output-side engaged part (14) and the rotation center (O). In a locked state or a semi-locked state, a contact portion (C1) between the output-side engaging part (12) and the output-side engaged part (14) is located closer to the rotation center (O) of the output member (4) in a first direction than an imaginary straight line (L) connecting a contact portion (C2) between one pressing surface (13) of the pair of pressing surfaces (13) and a pressed surface (6) to the rotation center (O) of the output member (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Shohei KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20230392653
    Abstract: A distance (D1) between a rotation center (O) of an input member (3) and a contact portion (Pin) between an input side engaging portion (9) and an input side engaged portion (17) in a second direction is set to be shorter than a distance (D2) between a rotation center (O) of an output member (4) and a contact portion (Pout) between an output side engaging portion (12) and an output side engaged portion (14) in the second direction in a state in which a pair of pressing surfaces (13) is pressed against a pressed surface (6) in accordance with a rotation of the output member (4) in a predetermined direction and the input side engaging portion (9) engages with the input side engaged portion (17) in accordance with a rotation of the input member (3) in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Shohei KANEKO
  • Patent number: 11767913
    Abstract: A rotation locking device 4 has a locking gear 5; a reverse input blocking clutch having an input member 12 and an output member 13; and an engaging member 8, and switches between a first mode where an engaging claw portion 14 engages with an engaging concave portion 9 by the output member 13 rotating the engaging member 8 due to the input member 12 being rotationally driven, and rotation of the locking gear 5 is restricted, and a second mode where engagement between the engaging claw portion 14 and the engaging concave portion 9 is released and rotation of the locking gear 5 is allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: NSK, LTD.
    Inventor: Nagao Dohi
  • Patent number: 11708870
    Abstract: A reverse input blocking clutch has a pressed member having a pressed surface on the inner circumferential surface; an input member having an input-side engaging portion arranged on the inner side in the radial direction of the pressed surface and coaxially arranged with the pressed surface; an output member having an output-side engaging portion arranged further on the inner side in the radial direction than the input-side engaging portion and coaxially arranged with the pressed surface; an engaging element arranged on the inner side in the radial direction of the pressed surface so as to move in a first direction which is a far-near direction with respect to the pressed surface; and an elastic member arranged at a position overlapping the output-side engaging portion with respect to the first direction so as to be elastically stretched between the output-side engaging portion and the engaging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: NSK, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Yuya Daikoku
  • Publication number: 20230179063
    Abstract: An output shaft is configured by connecting a first shaft and a second shaft, coaxially arranged with each other, by a reverse input cutoff clutch 20; an end portion on one side in an axial direction of the second shaft located on an opposite side from the first shaft with a gear portion sandwiched in between in the axial direction being rotatably supported with respect to a fixed portion by a bearing device; the reverse input cutoff clutch having a function that, when rotational torque is input to the first shaft, transmits the rotational torque input to the first shaft to the second shaft, and when rotational torque is reversely input to the second shaft, completely cuts off the rotational torque reversely input to the second shaft and does not transmit the rotational torque to the first shaft, or transmits part of the rotational torque to the first shaft and cuts off the remaining portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Yuya DAIKOKU, Eiji INOUE
  • Patent number: 11655862
    Abstract: The rotation transmission state switching device comprises a clutch device comprising a first rotating member having a first-rotating-member-side engaging portion, a second rotating member having a second-rotating-member-side engaging portion, a third rotating member having a third-rotating-member-side engaging portion; and an engaging element having an engaging-element-side first engaging portion engaging with the first-rotating-member-side engaging portion, an engaging-element-side second engaging portion engaging with the second-rotating-member-side engaging portion, and an engaging-element-side third engaging portion engaging with the third-rotating-member-side engaging portion; and a restriction device configured to switch between allowing and restricting rotation of the first rotating member, allowing or preventing torque transmission between the second rotating member and the third rotating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Eiji Inoue
  • Patent number: 11629768
    Abstract: The reverse input cutoff clutch includes: a pressed member having a pressed surface around the inner peripheral surface; an input member coaxially arranged with the pressed surface and having an input-side engaging portion arranged on the radially inner side of the pressed surface; an output member coaxially arranged with the pressed surface and having an output-side engaging portion arranged further on the radially inner side than the input-side engaging portion; and an engaging element arranged so as to be movable in a first direction as a direction toward or away from the pressed surface on the radially inner side of the pressed surface. The engaging element has a main engaging element body having a pressing surface and a pivot-support shaft, and a link member. The link member has a first end portion pivotally linked to the pivot-support shaft, and a second end portion pivotally linked to the input-side engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Yuya Daikoku, Tomoyuki Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20230100550
    Abstract: The rotation transmission state switching device comprises a clutch device comprising a first rotating member having a first-rotating-member-side engaging portion, a second rotating member having a second-rotating-member-side engaging portion, a third rotating member having a third-rotating-member-side engaging portion; and an engaging element having an engaging-element-side first engaging portion engaging with the first-rotating-member-side engaging portion, an engaging-element-side second engaging portion engaging with the second-rotating-member-side engaging portion, and an engaging-element-side third engaging portion engaging with the third-rotating-member-side engaging portion; and a restriction device configured to switch between allowing and restricting rotation of the first rotating member, allowing or preventing torque transmission between the second rotating member and the third rotating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Eiji INOUE
  • Publication number: 20230003299
    Abstract: A structure of a rotation locking device that is easily configured and capable of keeping cost down is achieved. A rotation locking device 4 switches between a first mode where an engaging claw portion 14 engages with an engaging concave portion 9 by an output member 13 rotating an engaging member 8 due to an input member 12 being rotationally driven by an actuator 7, and rotation of a locking gear 5 supported by and fixed to an output shaft 3 of an automatic transmission 2 is restricted, and a second mode where engagement between the engaging claw portion 14 and the engaging concave portion 9 is released and rotation of the locking gear 5 is allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Nagao Dohi
  • Publication number: 20220397163
    Abstract: [Problem] To realize a reverse input blocking clutch capable of suppressing looseness of an output member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Yuya Daikoku
  • Patent number: 11506249
    Abstract: The reverse input cutoff clutch comprises a pressed member having a pressed surface, an input member arranged coaxially with the pressed surface and having an input-side engaging portion arranged radially inside the pressed surface, an output member arranged coaxially with the pressed surface and having an output-side engaging portion arranged more radially inside than the input-side engaging portion, and an engaging element arranged radially inside the pressed surface and having a pressing surface facing the pressed surface, an input-side engaged portion that engages with the input-side engaging portions, and an output-side engaged portion that engages with the output-side engaging portion. The output-side engaged portion is configured by a recessed portion, and the interior surface of the recessed portion has a pair of guided surfaces. The output-side engaging portion has a pair of guide surfaces facing the pair of guided surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Yuya Daikoku
  • Publication number: 20220268331
    Abstract: The reverse input cutoff clutch includes: a pressed member having a pressed surface around the inner peripheral surface; an input member coaxially arranged with the pressed surface and having an input-side engaging portion arranged on the radially inner side of the pressed surface; an output member coaxially arranged with the pressed surface and having an output-side engaging portion arranged further on the radially inner side than the input-side engaging portion; and an engaging element arranged so as to be movable in a first direction as a direction toward or away from the pressed surface on the radially inner side of the pressed surface. The engaging element has a main engaging element body having a pressing surface and a pivot-support shaft, and a link member. The link member has a first end portion pivotally linked to the pivot-support shaft, and a second end portion pivotally linked to the input-side engaging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao DOHI, Yuya DAIKOKU, Tomoyuki MIYAZAKl
  • Patent number: 11415185
    Abstract: A reverse-input blocking clutch includes: a pressed member having a pressed surface; an input member having an input-side engaging portion on an inner side in a radial direction of the pressed surface; an output member having an output-side engaging portion further on the inner side in the radial direction than the input-side engaging portion; an engaging element on the inner side in the radial direction of the pressed surface to move in a first direction away from or toward the pressed surface, having a main engaging element body having a pivot-support shaft, and a link member having a first end portion pivotally linked to the pivot-support shaft and a second end portion pivotally linked to the input-side engaging portion; and an elastic body between the main engaging element body and the link member and applying an elastic force to the link member toward the pressed surface in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NSK, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Yuya Daikoku
  • Publication number: 20220228630
    Abstract: A reverse-input blocking clutch includes: a pressed member having a pressed surface; an input member having an input-side engaging portion on an inner side in a radial direction of the pressed surface; an output member having an output-side engaging portion further on the inner side in the radial direction than the input-side engaging portion; an engaging element on the inner side in the radial direction of the pressed surface to move in a first direction away from or toward the pressed surface, having a main engaging element body having a pivot-support shaft, and a link member having a first end portion pivotally linked to the pivot-support shaft and a second end portion pivotally linked to the input-side engaging portion; and an elastic body between the main engaging element body and the link member and applying an elastic force to the link member toward the pressed surface in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nagao Dohi, Yuya Daikoku