Patents by Inventor Naoki Hoshi
Naoki Hoshi 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).
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Publication number: 20240375900Abstract: A conveyor includes: a first guide plate including: a first roller shaft; and a first roller having a first hardness and attached to the first roller shaft; and a second guide plate disposed opposite to the first guide plate and including: a second roller shaft; a second roller having a second hardness higher than the first hardness of the first roller and attached to the second roller shaft, wherein parallelism between the first roller shaft and the second roller shaft is variable, and the first guide plate and the second guide plate guide the target, and the first roller and the second roller nips and conveys the target in a conveyance direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Naoki HOSHI, Tomohiro EGAWA
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Publication number: 20240339272Abstract: A selecting switch includes a case; a slider; a first actuator that rotates downward as pushed down by the slider; a second actuator holding a movable contact; a contact to be contacted by the movable contact; a cam protruding portion that is rotatably born by the second actuator and that contacts a lower inclined surface of the first actuator; a cam that rotates downward upon the cam protruding portion being pushed down while sliding on the lower inclined surface; and a biasing member that biases the cam upward. Upon the first actuator being rotated downward by an angle, the cam protruding portion slides up toward a top of the lower inclined surface by biasing force from the biasing member, and the cam pulls up the second actuator, and a conductive state between the movable contact member and the fixed contact is to be switched.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventor: Naoki HOSHI
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Publication number: 20240312737Abstract: A movable unit is to be provided in an interior of a switchover switch that includes a casing and a slider. The movable unit includes: a cam configured to be rotationally moved downward by a tip end portion of the cam being depressed in response to the slider being depressed; a retaining member configured to retain a movable contact member and support a rotational movement pivotal portion of a base end portion of the cam so as to be movable rotationally and slidable in an upward-downward direction; and a biasing member interposed between the cam and the retaining member and configured to bias the cam upward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventor: Naoki HOSHI
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Patent number: 12020875Abstract: A selecting switch includes a case; a slider; a first actuator that rotates downward as pushed down by the slider; a second actuator holding a movable contact; a first contact and a second contact to be contacted by the movable contact; a cam protruding portion that is rotatably born by the second actuator and that contacts a lower inclined surface of the first actuator; a cam that rotates downward upon the cam protruding portion being pushed down while sliding on the lower inclined surface; and a biasing member that biases the cam upward, wherein, upon the first actuator being rotated downward by an angle, the cam protruding portion slides up on the lower inclined surface by biasing force from the biasing member, and the cam pulls up the second actuator, and a contact of the movable contact is switched from the first contact to the second contact.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoki Hoshi
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Publication number: 20230100532Abstract: A selecting switch includes a case; a slider; a first actuator that rotates downward as pushed down by the slider; a second actuator holding a movable contact; a first contact and a second contact to be contacted by the movable contact; a cam protruding portion that is rotatably born by the second actuator and that contacts a lower inclined surface of the first actuator; a cam that rotates downward upon the cam protruding portion being pushed down while sliding on the lower inclined surface; and a biasing member that biases the cam upward, wherein, upon the first actuator being rotated downward by an angle, the cam protruding portion slides up on the lower inclined surface by biasing force from the biasing member, and the cam pulls up the second actuator, and a contact of the movable contact is switched from the first contact to the second contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventor: Naoki HOSHI
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Patent number: 9038527Abstract: In a fluid pressure cylinder, a piston is displaced in an axial direction under the action of a pressure fluid. A circular protrusion, which projects toward the piston along an axial direction of the cylinder tube, is formed on an inner end surface of a collar member constituting part of the fluid pressure cylinder, a concavity, which can be fitted externally over the circular protrusion, is formed on the piston, and an annular groove is formed on an inner circumferential edge of an end plate. By the piston coming into contact with the end plate, a pressure receiving chamber is formed between the piston and the annular groove, together with an opening of a second port on an inner side of the cylinder tube being closed to a maximum of 90%.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: SMC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shun Orihara, Yasunaga Suzuki, Naoki Hoshi, Hiroyuki Asahara
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Publication number: 20130032027Abstract: In a fluid pressure cylinder, a piston is displaced in an axial direction under the action of a pressure fluid. A circular protrusion, which projects toward the piston along an axial direction of the cylinder tube, is formed on an inner end surface of a collar member constituting part of the fluid pressure cylinder, a concavity, which can be fitted externally over the circular protrusion, is formed on the piston, and an annular groove is formed on an inner circumferential edge of an end plate. By the piston coming into contact with the end plate, a pressure receiving chamber is formed between the piston and the annular groove, together with an opening of a second port on an inner side of the cylinder tube being closed to a maximum of 90%.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shun ORIHARA, Yasunaga Suzuki, Naoki Hoshi, Hiroyuki Asahara
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Patent number: 7874242Abstract: The piston 4 comprises a fixing ring 8 mounted on a piston rod 6, and a piston body 10 fixed to the fixing ring 8. The fixing ring 8 is comprised of two semi-circular plated members 8A, 8B having plural threaded holes 8a for bolt-fastening of the piston body 10. When they are abutted against each other and formed into a circular-annular shape, a hole portion 8c which is to be tightly fitted in a fixing groove 6a of the piston rod 6 is formed. The piston body 10 has a hole portion 10a which is to be fitted over the piston rod 6, and plural bolt holes 10c corresponding to the threaded holes 8a. Moreover, the piston body 10 has a concave portion 10d on a side of one surface thereof, in which the fixing ring 8 is fitted in an embedded state.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: SMC CorporationInventors: Syun Orihara, Naoki Hoshi, Shinichiro Nemoto, Hiroyuki Asahara
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Publication number: 20090200412Abstract: The present invention has a spool mounted on a spool shaft and rolled thereon with a fishline, a rotor rotated by a rolling operation of a handle and enabling to roll the fishline round the spool via a fishline guiding part, and a changeover mechanism installed between the spool and the spool shaft for changing over the spool to the dragging operation state and the dragging free state, characterized in that the spool is rotated in an opposite direction to a fishline drawing direction when the spool is under a spool dragging condition, thereby to release a connecting state of the changeover mechanism and to change over the spool under a dragging free state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Applicant: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.Inventor: Naoki Hoshi
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Publication number: 20080236387Abstract: The piston 4 comprises a fixing ring 8 mounted on a piston rod 6, and a piston body 10 fixed to the fixing ring 8. The fixing ring 8 is comprised of two semi-circular plated members 8A, 8B having plural threaded holes 8a for bolt-fastening of the piston body 10. When they are abutted against each other and formed into a circular-annular shape, a hole portion 8c which is to be tightly fitted in a fixing groove 6a of the piston rod 6 is formed. The piston body 10 has a hole portion 10a which is to be fitted over the piston rod 6, and plural bolt holes 10c corresponding to the threaded holes 8a. Moreover, the piston body 10 has a concave portion 10d on a side of one surface thereof, in which the fixing ring 8 is fitted in an embedded state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: SMC CorporationInventors: Syun Orihara, Naoki Hoshi, Shinichiro Nemoto, Hiroyuki Asahara
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Patent number: 5537912Abstract: A rodless cylinder has adjusting mechanisms, each comprising a gear shaft rotatably mounted in a hole defined in an outer wall of a slide table and having a first gear on an end thereof, an adjustment shaft having a second gear on an end thereof which is held in mesh with the first gear at a predetermined angle, and a rod coupled to an opposite end of the adjustment shaft out of alignment with a central axis of adjustment shaft, with a guide roller being rotatably supported on the rod. When the gear shaft is turned by a screwdriver bit inserted in the hole, the adjustment shaft is turned to displace the guide rod for optimum rolling contact with a rail on a cylinder tube. The rolling contact between the guide rod and the rail can be adjusted from the outer side of the slide table.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1995Date of Patent: July 23, 1996Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Michikazu Miyamoto, Tadashi Saito, Naoki Hoshi
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Patent number: 5333535Abstract: A rodless cylinder for feeding a workpiece has a cylinder having a cylinder tube with a bore defined therein and a piston reciprocally movably disposed in the bore. The cylinder tube has a slit defined therein and extending longitudinally therealong, the slit communicating between the bore and an exterior space. The slit is closed by a first seal member engaging the piston and a second seal member engaging a slide table. The piston has a separator separating the first and second seal members from each other. The cylinder tube has a pair of slanted first surfaces positioned one on each side of the slit. A pair of slide members is disposed on the slide table and have respective second surfaces engaging the first surfaces, respectively, for guiding the slide table when the piston reciprocally moves in the bore and bearing a load applied to the slide table.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1993Date of Patent: August 2, 1994Assignee: SMC Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Michikazu Miyamoto, Hideho Koyama, Naoki Hoshi
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Patent number: D962315Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Hoshi, Masaki Miyahara, Ryosuke Sato