Patents by Inventor Naoki KIMORI

Naoki KIMORI 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: 11149860
    Abstract: A gate valve includes a valve plate that opens and closes a gate opening, a valve shaft that is fixed to the valve plate, an air cylinder that includes a drive rod, and a valve moving mechanism that causes, by expanding and contracting movements of the drive rod, the valve plate to move between a hermetically closed position at which the gate opening is hermetically closed by the valve plate and a full open position at which the gate opening is fully opened. A cylinder housing of the air cylinder is provided with a locking mechanism that locks the valve plate that has moved to the hermetically closed position and a lock detection unit that detects a locked state of the valve plate. The locking mechanism includes a lock piston that is capable of advancing and retreating with respect to the cylinder housing. A cam frame that is fixed to the drive rod has an engagement hole. The lock detection unit detects whether the lock piston is in a state of being engaged in the engagement hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kimori, Hiroshi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20210270375
    Abstract: A gate valve includes a valve plate that opens and closes a gate opening, a valve shaft that is fixed to the valve plate, an air cylinder that includes a drive rod, and a valve moving mechanism that causes, by expanding and contracting movements of the drive rod, the valve plate to move between a hermetically closed position at which the gate opening is hermetically closed by the valve plate and a full open position at which the gate opening is fully opened. A cylinder housing of the air cylinder is provided with a locking mechanism that locks the valve plate that has moved to the hermetically closed position and a lock detection unit that detects a locked state of the valve plate. The locking mechanism includes a lock piston that is capable of advancing and retreating with respect to the cylinder housing. A cam frame that is fixed to the drive rod has an engagement hole. The lock detection unit detects whether the lock piston is in a state of being engaged in the engagement hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki KIMORI, Hiroshi OGAWA