Patents by Inventor Naoki Tadokoro

Naoki Tadokoro 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).

  • Publication number: 20150042246
    Abstract: An electric tool in which a pulsating input voltage is inputted to a drive circuit of a motor, characterized in that the electric tool includes: a control part configured to vary output power or output voltage supplied to the motor from the drive circuit in accordance with the pulsation of the input voltage inputted to the drive circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Naoki Tadokoro, Kazutaka Iwata
  • Patent number: 8616190
    Abstract: A cutter for cutting a workpiece while using a water includes a housing, an electric motor disposed in the housing, a rotation shaft, a base, and a splashboard. The rotation shaft is supported by the housing for rotatably supporting an end tool driven by the electric motor. The base supports the housing, and has a top surface and a bottom surface to be in contact with the workpiece. The end tool has a part protrudable from the bottom surface. The splashboard section is positioned on the top surface and behind the end tool in a cutting direction. The splashboard section protrudes in a direction away from the top surface and extends in a direction substantially parallel to an axial direction of the rotation shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tadokoro, Toshihiko Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20130260653
    Abstract: A first recess and protrusion engagement portion and a second recess and protrusion engagement portion making a fan guide and one end portion of a leg swingably abut on each other and making a base plate and the other end portion of the leg swingably abut on each other, respectively, and restricting a deviation of the leg relative to the fan guide and the base plate in a horizontal direction while allowing swinging of the leg relative to the fan guide and the base are provided between the fan guide and the one end portion and between the base plate and the other end portion, respectively. The leg can swing with almost no resistance without involving any elastic deformation during the orbital motion of the base, and stress to cause elastic deformation is not applied to the leg unlike the conventional art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki Tadokoro
  • Publication number: 20130000934
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, an impact mechanism, an output unit, a circuit board, a housing, and a power cord. The circuit board includes a power-source circuit board configured to convert alternate current into direct current and a control circuit board. The housing includes a body section, a board accommodating section, and a handle section. The board accommodating section accommodates the circuit board. The handle section has one end portion connected to the body section and another end portion connected to the board accommodating section. The power cord extends from the board accommodating section. The power cord is positioned opposed to the handle section with respect to the board accommodating section. The control circuit board is located at a position close to the handle section in the board accommodating section. The power-source circuit board is located between the control circuit board and the power cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tadokoro, Ken Miyazawa, Hajime Kikuchi, Toshiaki Koizumi
  • Patent number: 8087556
    Abstract: An electric driver includes a hook portion which is constituted by a deformable hook-like portion and a connecting portion for connecting the hook-like portion to the handle. The hook-like portion is constituted by a base portion connected to the connecting portion and a bent portion continuous to the base portion, and a front end portion continuous to the bent portion and arranged at a position substantially opposed to the base portion. The front end portion and the base portion can be proximate to and remote from each other. The connecting portion holds the hook-like portion in a direction substantially the same as a direction in which the handle extends. The hook-like portion is pivotably held on a first rotating axis center extending in substantially the same direction as the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Oomori, Tomoyuki Hoshi, Hideki Ishida, Masato Sakai, Takuya Teranishi, Takeshi Taniguchi, Takuma Saito, Naoki Tadokoro, Hideyuki Hashimoto, Akira Oono
  • Publication number: 20100147278
    Abstract: A cutter for cutting a workpiece while using a water includes a housing, an electric motor disposed in the housing, a rotation shaft, a base, and a splashboard. The rotation shaft is supported by the housing for rotatably supporting an end tool driven by the electric motor. The base supports the housing, and has a top surface and a bottom surface to be in contact with the workpiece. The end tool has a part protrudable from the bottom surface. The splashboard section is positioned on the top surface and behind the end tool in a cutting direction. The splashboard section protrudes in a direction away from the top surface and extends in a direction substantially parallel to an axial direction of the rotation shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tadokoro, Toshihiko Tachibana
  • Patent number: 7719146
    Abstract: A power tool 1 includes a cylindrical-shaped yoke 31, magnets 32 provided in the interior of the yoke 31, an armature 41 disposed rotatably in the interior of the yoke 31, a cooling fan 7 rotatably secured to the armature 41, a fan guide 8 disposed on the periphery of the cooling fan 7, and a cylindrical-shaped housing 2 for storing the yoke 31 therein. The fan guide 8 is contacted with the axial-direction one end face of the yoke 31, and the fan guide 8 is engaged with the yoke 31 in the rotation direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Takahashi, Naoki Tadokoro, Takuma Saito
  • Patent number: 7677752
    Abstract: A power tool includes a main housing, a motor, a hammer case, an end-tool holding part, a driving-force transmitting mechanism, a light-unit mounting part, a light unit, and a cover. The motor is accommodated in the main housing and is configured to generate a driving force. The hammer case has an outer peripheral surface. The end-tool holding part is configured to hold an end tool. The driving-force transmitting mechanism is accommodated in the hammer case. The driving-force transmitting mechanism is configured to transmit the driving force to the end-tool holding part. The light-unit mounting part is formed integrally with the hammer case. The light unit is mounted to the light-unit mounting part. The cover covers the outer peripheral surface of the hammer case and accommodates the light-unit mounting part and the light unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Tadokoro, Takuma Saito, Takuya Teranishi, Katsuhiro Oomori, Kazuhiko Funabashi
  • Publication number: 20080185410
    Abstract: An electric driver includes a hook portion which is constituted by a hook-like portion and a connecting portion for connecting the hook-like portion to the handle. The hook-like portion is constituted by a base portion connected to the connecting portion and a bent portion continuous to the base portion and a front end portion continuous to the bent portion and arranged at a position substantially opposed to the base portion and can be deformed. The front end portion and the base portion can be proximate to and remote from each other. The connecting portion holds the hook-like portion in a state of being hung down in a direction substantially the same as a direction of extending the handle. The hook-like portion is held centering on a first rotating axis center extended in the direction of hanging down the hook-like portion pivotably relative to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Katsuhiro OOMORI, Tomoyuki Hoshi, Hideki Ishida, Masato Sakai, Takuya Teranishi, Takeshi Taniguchi, Takuma Saito, Naoki Tadokoro, Hideyuki Hashimoto, Akira Oono
  • Publication number: 20080135268
    Abstract: In order to prevent the grip portion of a power tool from heating up, a brake resistor in which a regenerative current generated by a motor flows is disposed in a tail portion of the handle. The brake resistor is composed of two resistor elements connected in parallel with each other. The two resistor elements are mounted on different surfaces of a circuit board to effectively utilize an interior space of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Naoki TADOKORO, Takuya Teranishi
  • Publication number: 20080025017
    Abstract: A power tool includes a main housing, a motor, a hammer case, an end-tool holding part, a driving-force transmitting mechanism, a light-unit mounting part, a light unit, and a cover. The motor is accommodated in the main housing and is configured to generate a driving force. The hammer case has an outer peripheral surface. The end-tool holding part is configured to hold an end tool. The driving-force transmitting mechanism is accommodated in the hammer case. The driving-force transmitting mechanism is configured to transmit the driving force to the end-tool holding part. The light-unit mounting part is formed integrally with the hammer case. The light unit is mounted to the light-unit mounting part. The cover covers the outer peripheral surface of the hammer case and accommodates the light-unit mounting part and the light unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Naoki Tadokoro, Takuma Saito, Takuya Teranishi, Katsuhiro Oomori, Kazuhiko Funabashi
  • Publication number: 20070182269
    Abstract: A power tool 1 includes a cylindrical-shaped yoke 31, magnets 32 provided in the interior of the yoke 31, an armature 41 disposed rotatably in the interior of the yoke 31, a cooling fan 7 rotatably secured to the armature 41, a fan guide 8 disposed on the periphery of the cooling fan 7, and a cylindrical-shaped housing 2 for storing the yoke 31 therein. The fan guide 8 is contacted with the axial-direction one end face of the yoke 31, and the fan guide 8 is engaged with the yoke 31 in the rotation direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Shigeru Takahashi, Naoki Tadokoro, Takuma Saito
  • Patent number: D610421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Taniguchi, Shinichi Kakefuda, Masanori Okada, Yoshiki Aoki, Junichi Toukairin, Takuya Teranishi, Naoki Tadokoro
  • Patent number: D623496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Aoki, Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Naoki Tadokoro