Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Imamura

Ryuichi Imamura 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: 9950376
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base portion having a mount surface, a cutting unit supporting a saw blade, a support portion, a relative displacement smoothening member, and a sealing structure. The support portion is supported to the base portion for supporting the cutting unit. The support portion includes a rod extending in a sliding direction in parallel to the mount surface and perpendicular to a rotation axis of the saw blade, and a slide-support portion through which the rod slidably extends. The smoothening member is provided between the slide-support portion and the rod. The sealing structure is provided between the slide-support portion and the rod and includes a first seal member provided at one end of the smoothening member, a second seal member provided at an another end of the smoothening member, and a third seal member positioned opposite to the smoothening member with respect to the first seal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Imamura, Hideaki Terashima, Shigeharu Ushiwata
  • Patent number: 9174288
    Abstract: A miter saw including: a base section; a saw blade; a cutting section; a support section; and a guiding mechanism. The support section includes a pivot support portion and a slide support portion. The pivot support portion supports the cutting section such that the cutting section is pivotally moved toward and away from the base section. The slide support portion slidably supports the pivot support portion to move the cutting section in a sliding direction that is in parallel with an upper surface of the base section and orthogonal to an axial direction of a rotational axis of the saw blade. The guiding mechanism is configured to guide a movement of the cutting section in the sliding direction in accordance with a pivotal movement of the cutting section toward the base section. The guiding mechanism is provided in association with the cutting section and the slide support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Imamura, Shigeharu Ushiwata
  • Publication number: 20150246400
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base portion having a mount surface, a cutting unit supporting a saw blade, a support portion, a relative displacement smoothening member, and a sealing structure. The support portion is supported to the base portion for supporting the cutting unit. The support portion includes a rod extending in a sliding direction in parallel to the mount surface and perpendicular to a rotation axis of the saw blade, and a slide-support portion through which the rod slidably extends. The smoothening member is provided between the slide-support portion and the rod. The sealing structure is provided between the slide-support portion and the rod and includes a first seal member provided at one end of the smoothening member, a second seal member provided at an another end of the smoothening member, and a third seal member positioned opposite to the smoothening member with respect to the first seal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Ryuichi Imamura, Hideaki Terashima, Shigeharu Ushiwata
  • Patent number: 8770076
    Abstract: A cutter including a base, a holder, a cutter blade portion, and a laser generator. The holder is supported on the base portion in an upright posture. The cutter blade portion supports a moving blade. The cutter blade portion is supported on the holder movable between an upper position and a lower position. The cutter blade portion is moved into the lower position to cut a workpiece supported on the base using the moving blade. The laser generator is attached to the holder or the cutter blade portion in an orientation to direct at least a portion of the laser light onto a position on the workpiece that is directly beneath the cutter blade portion when the cutter blade portion is in the upper position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Shinji Takano, Hideaki Terashima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Ryuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 8631733
    Abstract: A miter saw is provided with a base unit on which target material is placed, a table unit rotatably provided on the base unit, a swing unit for swinging up and down above the table unit, and a cutting unit provided on the swing unit and having a flat motor provided with a rotor having an output shaft and a coil disc provided with a plurality of coil pieces arranged in the circumferential direction about the output shaft when seen in the direction of the axis of the output shaft and a stator having a magnet arranged such that magnetic flux passes through the coil disc in the direction of the axis of the output shaft, and a rotating blade rotation shaft on which a rotating blade can be mounted and positioned substantially parallel to the direction of the axis of the output shaft of the flat motor, and a power transfer unit that transfers the power of the flat motor to the rotating blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Imamura, Masayuki Tajima
  • Patent number: 8561513
    Abstract: A miter saw for cutting a workpiece is disclosed. The miter saw has a base section, a holder section, a saw blade section, a saw blade support section, and a guide bar. The base section has an upper surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut. The holder section stands from the base portion. The saw blade section has a circular saw blade for cutting the workpiece. The saw blade support section pivotably supports the saw blade section. The guide bar slidably supports the saw blade support section. The guide bar is slidably supported by the holder section. The guide bar extends substantially parallel to the upper surface of the base section. The saw blade support portion is slidable along the guide bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Ryuichi Imamura, Hideaki Terashima
  • Patent number: 8359960
    Abstract: A cutter including a base, a holder, a cutter blade portion, and a laser generator. The holder is supported on the base portion in an upright posture. The cutter blade portion supports a moving blade. The cutter blade portion is supported on the holder movable between an upper position and a lower position. The cutter blade portion is moved into the lower position to cut a workpiece supported on the base using the moving blade. The laser generator is attached to the holder or the cutter blade portion in an orientation to direct at least a portion of the laser light onto a position on the workpiece that is directly beneath the cutter blade portion when the cutter blade portion is in the upper position. Alternatively, a holder has a shaft support portion, and a slide shaft is axially slidably supported by the shaft support portion. A front end of the slide shaft has a hinge holder which pivotally supports the cutting blade portion. A laser generator is fixed to a front side of the hinge holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Shinji Takano, Hideaki Terashima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Ryuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 8161859
    Abstract: A miter saw which prevents deterioration in perpendicularity of a cutting blade to the upper surface of a base part when slide of a pipe is regulated by pressing a pipe. In a miter saw, a pair of pipes support a cutting part, on one end side. On the other end side, the pipes are surrounded and supported slidably by a first slide support part of a support member of a turntable. A virtual plane including the axes of the pair of pipes is substantially parallel to the pivotal direction of a disc saw blade. A first screw is screwed in the first slide support part. An end part of the first screw contacts and presses a pipe. This end part is engaged with the pipe so as to restrict slide of the pipe relative to the first slide support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Hideaki Terashima, Ryuichi Imamura, Toshihiko Hayashizaki
  • Publication number: 20110290092
    Abstract: A miter saw for cutting a workpiece is disclosed. The miter saw has a base section, a holder section, a saw blade section, a saw blade support section, and a guide bar. The base section has an upper surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut. The holder section stands from the base portion. The saw blade section has a circular saw blade for cutting the workpiece. The saw blade support section pivotably sup-ports the saw blade section. The guide bar slidably sup-ports the saw blade support section. The guide bar is slidably supported by the holder section. The guide bar extends substantially parallel to the upper surface of the base section. The saw blade support portion is slidable along the guide bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Ryuichi Imamura, Hideaki Terashima
  • Publication number: 20110283856
    Abstract: A cutter including a base, a holder, a cutter blade portion, and a laser generator. The holder is supported on the base portion in an upright posture. The cutter blade portion supports a moving blade. The cutter blade portion is supported on the holder movable between an upper position and a lower position. The cutter blade portion is moved into the lower position to cut a workpiece supported on the base using the moving blade. The laser generator is attached to the holder or the cutter blade portion in an orientation to direct at least a portion of the laser light onto a position on the workpiece that is directly beneath the cutter blade portion when the cutter blade portion is in the upper position. Alternatively, a holder has a shaft support portion, and a slide shaft is axially slidably supported by the shaft support portion. A front end of the slide shaft has a hinge holder which pivotally supports the cutting blade portion. A laser generator is fixed to a front side of the hinge holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeharu USHIWATA, Shinji Takano, Hideaki Terashima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Ryuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 8061250
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base section having a front side and a rear side defining a first direction, and having a right side and a left side those defining a second direction. A holder is movably supported to the rear side of the base section and pivotable in the second direction. A fixing mechanism fixes a pivot position of the holder relative to the base section. A guide bar section includes two guide bars supported to the holder and extending in the first direction. A saw blade support section is disposed slidable with respect to the guide bars and selectively position-fixable with respect to the guide bars. A saw blade section which is pivotably supported accommodates a motor and rotatably supports a circular saw blade driven by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Takamoto Horiuchi, Ryuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 8047111
    Abstract: A miter saw including a base, a turntable, a support section extending from the turntable, and a circular saw unit supported to the support section. An adjustment mechanism is provided between the base and the turntable for performing fine-adjustment to the rotation angle of the turntable relative to the base. The adjustment mechanism is located at a front side of the turntable, and a digital display is provided near the adjustment mechanism for displaying the rotation angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Hideaki Terashima, Ryuichi Imamura, Hiromi Ozawa, Toshihiko Hayashizaki
  • Patent number: 7997177
    Abstract: A miter saw for cutting a workpiece is disclosed. The miter saw has a base section, a holder section, a saw blade section, a saw blade support section, and a guide bar. The base section has an upper surface for supporting a workpiece to be cut. The holder section stands from the base portion. The saw blade section has a circular saw blade for cutting the workpiece. The saw blade support section pivotably supports the saw blade section. The guide bar slidably supports the saw blade support section. The guide bar is slidably supported by the holder section. The guide bar extends substantially parallel to the upper surface of the base section. The saw blade support portion is slidable along the guide bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Ryuichi Imamura, Hideaki Terashima
  • Publication number: 20110107892
    Abstract: A miter saw is provided with a base unit on which target material is placed, a table unit rotatably provided on the base unit, a swing unit for swinging up and down above the table unit, and a cutting unit provided on the swing unit and having a flat motor provided with a rotor having an output shaft and a coil disc provided with a plurality of coil pieces arranged in the circumferential direction about the output shaft when seen in the direction of the axis of the output shaft and a stator having a magnet arranged such that magnetic flux passes through the coil disc in the direction of the axis of the output shaft, and a rotating blade rotation shaft on which a rotating blade can be mounted and positioned substantially parallel to the direction of the axis of the output shaft of the flat motor, and a power transfer unit that transfers the power of the flat motor to the rotating blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Ryuichi IMAMURA, Masayuki Tajima
  • Patent number: 7930962
    Abstract: A cutter including a base, a holder, a cutter blade portion, and a laser generator. The holder is supported on the base portion in an upright posture. The cutter blade portion supports a moving blade. The cutter blade portion is supported on the holder movable between an upper position and a lower position. The cutter blade portion is moved into the lower position to cut a workpiece supported on the base using the moving blade. The laser generator is attached to the holder or the cutter blade portion in an orientation to direct at least a portion of the laser light onto a position on the workpiece that is directly beneath the cutter blade portion when the cutter blade portion is in the upper position. Alternatively, a holder has a shaft support portion, and a slide shaft is axially slidably supported by the shaft support portion. A front end of the slide shaft has a hinge holder which pivotally supports the cutting blade portion. A laser generator is fixed to a front side of the hinge holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Shinji Takano, Hideaki Terashima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Ryuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 7905167
    Abstract: A miter saw which prevents deterioration in perpendicularity of a cutting blade to the upper surface of a base part when slide of a pipe is regulated by pressing a pipe. In a miter saw, a pair of pipes support a cutting part, on one end side. On the other end side, the pipes are surrounded and supported slidably by a first slide support part of a support member of a turntable. A virtual plane including the axes of the pair of pipes is substantially parallel to the pivotal direction of a disc saw blade. A first screw is screwed in the first slide support part. An end part of the first screw contacts and presses a pipe. This end part is engaged with the pipe so as to restrict slide of the pipe relative to the first slide support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Hideaki Terashima, Ryuichi Imamura, Toshihiko Hayashizaki
  • Publication number: 20110041665
    Abstract: A miter saw which prevents deterioration in perpendicularity of a cutting blade to the upper surface of a base part when slide of a pipe is regulated by pressing a pipe. In a miter saw, a pair of pipes support a cutting part, on one end side. On the other end side, the pipes are surrounded and supported slidably by a first slide support part of a support member of a turntable. A virtual plane including the axes of the pair of pipes is substantially parallel to the pivotal direction of a disc saw blade. A first screw is screwed in the first slide support part. An end part of the first screw contacts and presses a pipe. This end part is engaged with the pipe so as to restrict slide of the pipe relative to the first slide support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Hideaki Terashima, Ryuichi Imamura, Toshihiko Hayashizaki
  • Patent number: 7886644
    Abstract: A cutter including a base, a holder, a cutter blade portion, and a laser generator. The holder is supported on the base portion in an upright posture. The cutter blade portion supports a moving blade. The cutter blade portion is supported on the holder movable between an upper position and a lower position. The cutter blade portion is moved into the lower position to cut a workpiece supported on the base using the moving blade. The laser generator is attached to the holder or the cutter blade portion in an orientation to direct at least a portion of the laser light onto a position on the workpiece that is directly beneath the cutter blade portion when the cutter blade portion is in the upper position. Alternatively, a holder has a shaft support portion, and a slide shaft is axially slidably supported by the shaft support portion. A front end of the slide shaft has a hinge holder which pivotally supports the cutting blade portion. A laser generator is fixed to a front side of the hinge holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Shinji Takano, Hideaki Terashima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Ryuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 7793575
    Abstract: A cutter including a base, a holder, a cutter blade portion, and a laser generator. The holder is supported on the base portion in an upright posture. The cutter blade portion supports a moving blade. The cutter blade portion is supported on the holder movable between an upper position and a lower position. The cutter blade portion is moved into the lower position to cut a workpiece supported on the base using the moving blade. The laser generator is attached to the holder or the cutter blade portion in an orientation to direct at least a portion of the laser light onto a position on the workpiece that is directly beneath the cutter blade portion when the cutter blade portion is in the upper position. Alternatively, a holder has a shaft support portion, and a slide shaft is axially slidably supported by the shaft support portion. A front end of the slide shaft has a hinge holder which pivotally supports the cutting blade portion. A laser generator is fixed to a front side of the hinge holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Ushiwata, Shinji Takano, Hideaki Terashima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Ryuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 7726225
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base section on which a workpiece is mounted, a saw blade section supporting a circular saw blade having a rotation axis extending in a lateral direction, a holder shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis, a holder tiltable about the holder shaft, two parallel guide bars disposed slidable with respect to the holder and extending toward the rotation axis, a support segment fixed to the guide bars and supporting the saw blade section, a pivot shaft disposed between the saw blade section and the support segment and extending in parallel with the rotation axis so that the saw blade section is pivotable about the pivot shaft, and a holder fixing mechanism that fixes a tilting posture of the holder and includes an operation member supported to the holder and having a rotatable shaft passing through a space between the two guide bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Imamura, Shigeharu Ushiwata