Patents by Inventor Naoki KOUTA

Naoki KOUTA 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).

  • Air cylinder
    Patent number: 11920616
    Abstract: A stroke adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment block attached to a slide table and a stopper attached to a cylinder body. A side wall portion of the slide table includes three or more screw holes arranged in the moving direction of the slide table. Two adjustment block mounting bolts are inserted into the adjustment block and selectively screwed into adjacent screw holes of the plurality of screw holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Kouta
  • Linear guide mechanism and linear actuator
    Patent number: 11754120
    Abstract: A linear guide mechanism includes an actuator side guide member, moving block side guide members disposed on both sides of the actuator side guide member, and a plurality of balls disposed in two rows, respectively, between the actuator side guide member and each of the moving block side guide members. Set screws are attached to a moving block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Kouta
  • Actuator
    Patent number: 11686345
    Abstract: An actuator is equipped with a body and a slider. Body side rail grooves are formed in side wall portions that constitute the body. On the other hand, slider side rail grooves are formed in the slider. Body side guide rails and slider side guide rails are provided in the body side rail grooves and the slider side rail grooves, respectively. Circular arc grooves serving as ball grooves are formed by body side ball receiving portions of the body side guide rails, and slider side ball receiving portions of the slider side guide rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Sato, Naoki Kouta, Masaki Miyahara, Masaki Imamura, Tsuyoshi Mita
  • AIR CYLINDER
    Publication number: 20220243720
    Abstract: A stroke adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment block attached to a slide table and a stopper attached to a cylinder body. A side wall portion of the slide table includes three or more screw holes arranged in the moving direction of the slide table. Two adjustment block mounting bolts are inserted into the adjustment block and selectively screwed into adjacent screw holes of the plurality of screw holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki KOUTA
  • LINEAR GUIDE MECHANISM AND LINEAR ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20220196066
    Abstract: A linear guide mechanism includes an actuator side guide member, moving block side guide members disposed on both sides of the actuator side guide member, and a plurality of balls disposed in two rows, respectively, between the actuator side guide member and each of the moving block side guide members. Set screws that are capable of adjusting a pre-loading of the balls and are capable of improving the straightness of the moving block side guide members, are attached to a moving block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki KOUTA
  • ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20210355993
    Abstract: An actuator is equipped with a body and a slider. Body side rail grooves are formed in side wall portions that constitute the body. On the other hand, slider side rail grooves are formed in the slider. Body side guide rails and slider side guide rails are provided in the body side rail grooves and the slider side rail grooves, respectively. Circular arc grooves serving as ball grooves are formed by body side ball receiving portions of the body side guide rails, and slider side ball receiving portions of the slider side guide rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio SATO, Naoki KOUTA, Masaki MIYAHARA, Masaki IMAMURA, Tsuyoshi MITA