Patents by Inventor Noriaki Chikamoto

Noriaki Chikamoto 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: 10920849
    Abstract: Provided is a damping member which can be easily mounted to a rolling guide device already in use, can avoid an increase in size of the rolling guide device, and can easily enhance a damping force in an axial direction exerted by the rolling guide device. The damping member is applied to the rolling guide device in which a moving block is assembled to a track rail through intermediation of a plurality of rolling elements, is provided to the track rail in series with the moving block, and includes: a friction member which includes a sliding contact pad in contact with at least the track rail; and a fixing holder, which includes a holding portion configured to cover the friction member so as to press the sliding contact pad against the track rail, and is configured to couple the friction member to the moving block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakakubo, Junichi Washida, Tetsuya Fukumoto, Noriaki Chikamoto, Tadashi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20200408275
    Abstract: Provided is a damping member which can be easily mounted to a rolling guide device already in use, can avoid an increase in size of the rolling guide device, and can easily enhance a damping force in an axial direction exerted by the rolling guide device. The damping member is applied to the rolling guide device in which a moving block is assembled to a track rail through intermediation of a plurality of rolling elements, is provided to the track rail in series with the moving block, and includes: a friction member which includes a sliding contact pad in contact with at least the track rail; and a fixing holder, which includes a holding portion configured to cover the friction member so as to press the sliding contact pad against the track rail, and is configured to couple the friction member to the moving block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakakubo, Junichi Washida, Tetsuya Fukumoto, Noriaki Chikamoto, Tadashi Nakano
  • Patent number: 10571785
    Abstract: Provided is a lens alignment adjustment device capable of suitably correcting an angle accuracy of an optical axis of a lens unit with respect to a projector main body. A lens alignment adjustment device is provided to a projector to retain a projection lens, and is capable of adjusting inclination of an optical axis of the projection lens with respect to the projector. The lens alignment adjustment device includes: a base plate which is retained in a predetermined posture with respect to the projector; and a lens fixing plate to which the projection lens is fixed. The lens fixing plate is rockably coupled to the base plate through intermediation of a first center pin orthogonal to an optical axis of the projection lens. First adjusting means for setting an inclination angle of the lens fixing plate with respect to the base plate about the first center pin is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: THK CO., LTD., SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Chikamoto, Hiroyuki Furui, Akira Nemura
  • Publication number: 20190033696
    Abstract: Provided is a lens alignment adjustment device capable of suitably correcting an angle accuracy of an optical axis of a lens unit with respect to a projector main body. A lens alignment adjustment device is provided to a projector to retain a projection lens, and is capable of adjusting inclination of an optical axis of the projection lens with respect to the projector. The lens alignment adjustment device includes: a base plate which is retained in a predetermined posture with respect to the projector; and a lens fixing plate to which the projection lens is fixed. The lens fixing plate is rockably coupled to the base plate through intermediation of a first center pin orthogonal to an optical axis of the projection lens. First adjusting means for setting an inclination angle of the lens fixing plate with respect to the base plate about the first center pin is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicants: THK CO., LTD., SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Chikamoto, Hiroyuki Furui, Akira Nemura
  • Patent number: 8132479
    Abstract: Provided is a screw device capable of preventing occurrence of any elevation change at a joint between a ball return path of a circulation member and a loaded ball rolling groove of a nut. The circulation member 12 has end parts 14 and 15 each of which the periphery includes a rolling groove connecting part 22 positioned to the side of a loaded ball rolling groove 11a of a nut 11 and connected to the loaded ball rolling groove 11a of the nut 11 and a scooping part 23 positioned to the side of a ball rolling groove of a screw shaft 1 and scoops up balls 3 from a loaded ball rolling path. The rolling groove connecting part 22 of each of the end parts 14 and 15 is made of resin and formed integral with the nut 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Niwa, Akimasa Yoshida, Soshi Miyahara, Noriaki Chikamoto, Yasuhiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20090084212
    Abstract: Provided is a screw device capable of preventing occurrence of any elevation change at a joint between a ball return path of a circulation member and a loaded ball rolling groove of a nut. The circulation member 12 has end parts 14 and 15 each of which the periphery includes a rolling groove connecting part 22 positioned to the side of a loaded ball rolling groove 11a of a nut 11 and connected to the loaded ball rolling groove 11a of the nut 11 and a scooping part 23 positioned to the side of a ball rolling groove of a screw shaft 1 and scoops up balls 3 from a loaded ball rolling path. The rolling groove connecting part 22 of each of the end parts 14 and 15 is made of resin and formed integral with the nut 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Niwa, Akimasa Yoshida, Soshi Miyahara, Noriaki Chikamoto, Yasuhiro Kubota