Patents by Inventor Ryohei Kaneko

Ryohei Kaneko 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: 20140001689
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing includes an synthetic resin-made annular bearing body having an annular upper surface, an annular outer peripheral surface, and an annular lower surface; a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body having an annular lower surface; a sheet metal-made reinforcement member having an annular lower surface and an annular upper surface; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece interposed between the annular upper surface of the reinforcement member and the annular lower surface of the bearing body; and a synthetic resin-made radial sliding bearing piece disposed between an annular inner peripheral surface of a hollow cylindrical portion of the reinforcement member and an annular outer peripheral surface of a hollow cylindrical portion of the bearing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20130322798
    Abstract: A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing 12, a synthetic resin-made lower casing 22, a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 33 interposed between the upper casing 12 and the lower casing 22, an outer elastic seal member 47 having an inner elastically deformable lip portion 43 and an outer elastically deformable lip portion 46, and an inner elastic seal member 54 having an outer elastically deformable lip portion 50 and an inner elastically deformable lip portion 53.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Kouichi Morishige, Ryohei Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8596661
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 4 having an annular upper surface 2 and an annular engaging projection 3; a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 6; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 7; an annular upper cover 9 having engaging projections 8 which engage the engaging projection 3 of the bearing body 4; and an annular metal plate 15 interposed between the bearing body 6 and the annular upper cover 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Oiles Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Kouichi Morishige
  • Publication number: 20130270790
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made lower casing 2, a synthetic resin-made upper casing 3 superposed on the lower casing 2, and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 4 interposed between said upper casing 3 and the lower casing 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Morishige, Ryohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20130009376
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 4 having an annular upper surface 2 and an annular engaging projection 3; a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 6; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 7; an annular upper cover 9 having engaging projections 8 which engage the engaging projection 3 of the bearing body 4; and an annular metal plate 15 interposed between the bearing body 6 and the annular upper cover 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Kouichi Morishige
  • Publication number: 20120243814
    Abstract: A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing 100, a synthetic resin-made lower casing 200, and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 300 interposed between the upper casing 100 and the lower casing 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Sakairi, Ryohei Kaneko, Kouichi Morishige, Tsuyoshi Nagashima, Mirai Shida
  • Patent number: 8256965
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made bearing body 4 having an annular upper surface 2 and an annular outer peripheral surface 3; a synthetic resin-made bearing body 6 which is superposed on the bearing body 4 so as to be relatively rotatable; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 7 interposed between the annular upper surface 2 of the bearing body 4 and an annular lower surface 5 of the bearing body 6; an annular upper cover 10 having an annular engaging inner peripheral surface 9 which engages an annular engaging outer peripheral surface 8 of the bearing body 4; and an annular metal plate 15 interposed between an annular upper surface 11 of the bearing body 6 and a lower surface 14 of the annular upper cover 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Oiles Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Atsushi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8066435
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin and has an annular lower surface (2); a lower casing (5) which is made of a reinforced synthetic resin including, in addition to polyacetal resin, reinforcing fibers such as glass fibers contained in this polyacetal resin, is superposed on the upper casing (3) so as to be rotatable about an axis O of the upper casing (3) in an R direction, and has an annular upper surface (4) opposed to the annular lower surface (2) of the upper casing (3); an annular thrust sliding bearing piece (6) which is made of polyacetal resin and is interposed between the annular lower surface (2) and the annular upper surface (4); and a tubular radial sliding bearing piece (7) made of polyacetal resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Oiles Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Miyata, Ryohei Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8016489
    Abstract: A sliding bearing 1 includes an upper casing 3 having an annular lower surface 2; a lower casing 5 which is superposed on the upper casing 3 so as to be rotatable about an axis O of the upper casing 3 and has an annular upper surface 4 opposed to the annular lower surface 2; an annular thrust sliding bearing piece 6 disposed in an annular space 36 between the annular lower surface 2 and the annular upper surface 4; and a seal means 38 disposed on an outer peripheral side of the annular space 36.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Oiles Corporation
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Atsushi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20110194793
    Abstract: In a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing 1, a silicone grease whose base oil is a silicone oil, whose coefficient of kinematic viscosity at 25° C. is not less than 100 cSt and not more than 500,000 cSt, and which contains a thickener so as to set its worked penetration to not less than 200 and not more than 400 is interposed at sliding interfaces between, on the one hand, an upper surface of a lower annular flat plate-shaped portion 202 defining a bottom surface of a lower annular recess 204 and a lower surface of an upper annular flat plate-shaped portion 102 and, on the other hand, an upper surface and a lower surface of a thrust bearing piece 300 which are respectively brought into sliding contact with the upper and the lower surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Yoshiaki Furusawa, Masaya Kinjyo
  • Patent number: 7993061
    Abstract: A sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin as a synthetic resin, has an annular surface (2), and serves as a first bearing body; a second bearing body (5) which is made of a synthetic resin, is superposed on the upper casing (3) so as to be rotatable about an axis (O), and has an synthetic resin-made annular surface (4) opposed to the annular surface (2); and a synthetic resin-made annular sheet (6) which is interposed between the annular surfaces (2) and (4) and slidably abuts against at least one of the upper casing (3) and the bearing body (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Oiles Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Watai, Kazuyuki Miyata, Ryohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20110135228
    Abstract: A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing 100, a synthetic resin-made lower casing 200, and a synthetic resin-made thrust bearing piece 300 interposed between the upper and lower casings 100 and 200. If it is assumed that the radial length of the thrust bearing piece 300 up to its outer peripheral surface 303 is (r), and the thickness of an upper annular plate portion 102 at its inner peripheral surface is (t), the upper casing 100 has on its upper surface 108 an annular flat surface 109 having a circular outer peripheral edge with R in a range of R=r±t.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Masaya Kinjyo, Yoshiaki Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20110019951
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes: a synthetic resin-made upper casing 3 which has a vehicle body-side seat surface 10 for a mounting member 8 on a vehicle body side and an annular lower surface 2; a synthetic resin-made lower casing 5 on which an annular upper surface 4 opposed to the annular lower surface 2 and a spring seat surface 25 for a suspension coil spring 7 are integrally formed, and which is superposed on the upper casing 3 so as to be rotatable about an axis O of the upper casing 3 in an R direction; and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 6 which is disposed in an annular gap 9 between the annular lower surface 2 and the annular upper surface 4, and has an annular thrust sliding bearing surface 51 which slidably abuts against at least one of the annular lower surface 2 and the annular upper surface 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Ryohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100202716
    Abstract: A synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing includes a synthetic resin-made upper casing 100, a synthetic resin-made lower casing 200, and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 300 interposed between the upper and lower casings 100 and 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Ryohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100104228
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes an synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 5 having an annular upper surface 2, an annular outer peripheral surface 3, and an annular lower surface 4; a synthetic resin-made annular bearing body 7 having an annular lower surface 6; a sheet metal-made reinforcement member 10 having an annular lower surface 8 and an annular upper surface 9; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 11 interposed between the annular upper surface 9 of the reinforcement member 10 and the annular lower surface 6 of the bearing body 7; and a synthetic resin-made radial sliding bearing piece 16 disposed between an annular inner peripheral surface 13 of a hollow cylindrical portion 12 of the reinforcement member 10 and an annular outer peripheral surface 15 of a hollow cylindrical portion 14 of the bearing body 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Ryohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20100008610
    Abstract: A thrust sliding bearing 1 includes a synthetic resin-made bearing body 4 having an annular upper surface 2 and an annular outer peripheral surface 3; a synthetic resin-made bearing body 6 which is superposed on the bearing body 4 so as to be relatively rotatable; a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing piece 7 interposed between the annular upper surface 2 of the bearing body 4 and an annular lower surface 5 of the bearing body 6; an annular upper cover 10 having an annular engaging inner peripheral surface 9 which engages an annular engaging outer peripheral surface 8 of the bearing body 4; and an annular metal plate 15 interposed between an annular upper surface 11 of the bearing body 6 and a lower surface 14 of the annular upper cover 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Atsushi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20090220179
    Abstract: A sliding bearing 1 includes an upper casing 3 having an annular lower surface 2; a lower casing 5 which is superposed on the upper casing 3 so as to be rotatable about an axis O of the upper casing 3 and has an annular upper surface 4 opposed to the annular lower surface 2; an annular thrust sliding bearing piece 6 disposed in an annular space 36 between the annular lower surface 2 and the annular upper surface 4; and a seal means 38 disposed on an outer peripheral side of the annular space 36.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Ryohei Kaneko, Atsushi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20090180719
    Abstract: A sliding bearing 1 includes an upper casing 3 having an annular lower surface 2; a lower casing 5 which is superposed on the upper casing 3 so as to be rotatable about an axis O0 of the upper casing 3 and has an annular upper surface 4 opposed to the annular lower surface 2 of the upper casing 3; an annular thrust sliding bearing piece 7 disposed in an annular space 6 between the annular lower surface 2 and the annular upper surface 4; seal means 8 disposed on an outer peripheral side of the annular space 6; and seal means 9 disposed on an inner peripheral side of the annular space 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Miyata, Ryohei Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20080310780
    Abstract: A sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin as a synthetic resin, has an annular surface (2), and serves as a first bearing body; a second bearing body (5) which is made of a synthetic resin, is superposed on the upper casing (3) so as to be rotatable about an axis (O), and has an synthetic resin-made annular surface (4) opposed to the annular surface (2); and a synthetic resin-made annular sheet (6) which is interposed between the annular surfaces (2) and (4) and slidably abuts against at least one of the upper casing (3) and the bearing body (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Watai, Kazuyuki Miyata, Ryohei Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7407329
    Abstract: A sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin as a synthetic resin, has an annular surface (2), and serves as a first bearing body; a second bearing body (5) which is made of a synthetic resin, is superposed on the upper casing (3) so as to be rotatable about an axis (O), and has an synthetic resin-made annular surface (4) opposed to the annular surface (2); and a synthetic resin-made annular sheet (6) which is interposed between the annular surfaces (2) and (4) and slidably abuts against at least one of the upper casing (3) and the bearing body (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Oiles Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Watai, Kazuyuki Miyata, Ryohei Kaneko