Patents by Inventor Seiichi Kodato
Seiichi Kodato 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).
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Patent number: 11207768Abstract: A fastener driving machine provided with a mechanism to lubricate pins or racks is realized. A fastener driving machine includes a driver blade, pins, and a lubricant feeding mechanism. The driver blade can reciprocate in a first direction and a second direction opposite to each other, and hits a fastener when the driver blade moves in the first direction. The pins respectively engage with racks provided on the driver blade to move the driver blade in the second direction. The lubricant feeding mechanism supplies lubricant to the racks and the pins.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Enta, Seiichi Kodato, Takashi Ueda, Toshinori Yasutomi
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Publication number: 20210138622Abstract: A fastener driving machine provided with a mechanism to lubricate pins or racks is realized. A fastener driving machine includes a driver blade, pins, and a lubricant feeding mechanism. The driver blade can reciprocate in a first direction and a second direction opposite to each other, and hits a fastener when the driver blade moves in the first direction. The pins respectively engage with racks provided on the driver blade to move the driver blade in the second direction. The lubricant feeding mechanism supplies lubricant to the racks and the pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Jun ENTA, Seiichi KODATO, Takashi UEDA, Toshinori YASUTOMI
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Patent number: 9970445Abstract: To provide a portable blower having excellent battery heat radiating properties. A battery mounting portion projects convexly into an air passage. Outer surfaces of a bottom surface section and side surface sections of the battery mounting portion form part of an inner surface of the air passage. The battery mounting portion holds a battery pack at an attitude that a center of gravity of the battery pack is as close to a handle portion as possible. Specifically, the battery mounting portion holds the battery pack in such a manner that the greatest surface of the battery pack having a substantially cubic shape faces the handle portion. The battery mounting portion holds the battery pack in such a manner that a longitudinal direction of the battery pack faces the air passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Kodato, Mizuho Nakamura, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kouji Sagawa
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Patent number: 9869327Abstract: A brushless motor is incorporated in one of divided constituent members of a motor casing which is disassembled, and then, the divided constituent members of the motor casing which is disassembled are connected to each other into the motor casing assembled with mgachine screws screwed into machine screw holes. As this occurs, when a wiring of the brushless motor is held by a first stationary blade portion and a second stationary blade portion, the wiring is allowed to lead to an outside of an outer cylindrical portion through a gap defined between the first stationary blade portion and the second stationary blade portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Kodato, Mizuho Nakamura, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kouji Sagawa
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Patent number: 9518587Abstract: An air compressor comprising: a tank (50), a compression mechanism (30), a motor (5) and a control circuit (7). The control circuit (7) includes a CPU (70) and a storing unit (74) which stores a control program, the compressor operation history and a plurality of operation modes. Each of the operation modes is defined by two setting values: a reference restart pressure value and a motor rotational speed value, at least one of these values being different from among the plurality of modes. The control circuit (7) executes one of the plurality of modes as a target mode in which the control unit controls the motor to restart by comparing the pressure in the tank with the reference restart pressure and rotates the motor at the rotational speed of the target mode. The control circuit changes the target mode from the one of the plurality of modes to another one of the plurality of modes based on the compressor operation history.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Yokota, Seiichi Kodato, Hiroki Kitagawa, Kenichi Matsunaga, Masahiro Miura, Yoshimi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20150211535Abstract: A battery mounting portion projects convexly into an air passage. Outer surfaces of a bottom surface section and side surface sections of the battery mounting portion form part of an inner surface of the air passage. The battery mounting portion holds a battery pack at an attitude that a center of gravity of the battery pack is as close to a handle portion as possible. Specifically, the battery mounting portion holds the battery pack in such a manner that the greatest surface of the battery pack having a substantially cubic shape faces the handle portion. The battery mounting portion holds the battery pack in such a manner that a longitudinal direction of the battery pack faces the air passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Seiichi Kodato, Mizuho Nakamura, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kouji Sagawa
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Patent number: 8974191Abstract: An air compressor includes a motor, an air compression mechanism driven by the motor, a rotation shaft rotatable integrally with a rotor of the motor, a fan rotatable integrally with the rotation shaft, a plurality of air tanks for reserving compressed air generated by the air compression mechanism, and a control unit for controlling the motor. The plurality of air tanks are juxtaposed with each other and arrayed in an array direction. The plurality of air tanks includes an endmost air tank and an adjacent air tank adjacent to the endmost air tank. The control unit is disposed adjacent to and opposite to the adjacent air tank relative to the endmost air tank. The control unit is disposed adjacent to and in confrontation with an outer circumference of the fan.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Miura, Seiichi Kodato, Hiroki Kitagawa, Tomoyoshi Yokota, Kenichi Matsunaga, Yoshimi Takahashi
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Patent number: 8821131Abstract: According to the invention, an air compressor includes: one pair of air tanks arranged parallel to each other by being separated from each other in a constant interval, for storing thereinto compressed air; a compressing unit that compresses air sucked from an external space so as to supply the compressed air to the air tanks; and a motor coupled to the compressing unit so as to drive the compressing unit, while the motor and the compressing unit are arranged above the one pair of air tanks; wherein: a cooling fan that generates cooling wind is provided on one end of a rotation shaft of the motor; and a control circuit unit that drives the motor is arranged above the one pair of air tanks and at a position which is overlapped with an axial direction projection area of the cooling fan.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Yokota, Seiichi Kodato, Kenichi Matsunaga, Kazuhiro Segawa, Naoto Ichihashi
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Patent number: 8784070Abstract: When an air pressure in a tank part (5) drops from a maximum set pressure value (A1) to or below at least one restart set pressure value defined to lie in a range between the maximum set pressure value and a minimum set pressure value, a control circuit part (2) operates an electric motor (3b) at a predetermined revolving speed. When the air pressure in the tank part (5) drops from the restart set pressure value to or below the minimum set pressure value, the control circuit part (2) operates the electric motor (3b) at the predetermined revolving speed or a revolving speed lower than N2 until the air pressure in the tank part (5) reaches the maximum set pressure value.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Yokota, Seiichi Kodato, Kenichi Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20140186193Abstract: An air compressor comprising: a tank (50), a compression mechanism (30), a motor (5) and a control circuit (7). The control circuit (7) includes a CPU (70) and a storing unit (74) which stores a control program, the compressor operation history and a plurality of operation modes. Each of the operation modes is defined by two setting values: a reference restart pressure value and a motor rotational speed value, at least one of these values being different from among the plurality of modes. The control circuit (7) executes one of the plurality of modes as a target mode in which the control unit controls the motor to restart by comparing the pressure in the tank with the reference restart pressure and rotates the motor at the rotational speed of the target mode. The control circuit changes the target mode from the one of the plurality of modes to another one of the plurality of modes based on the compressor operation history.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyoshi Yokota, Seiichi Kodato, Hiroki Kitagawa, Kenichi Matsunaga, Masahiro Miura, Yoshimi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20140050600Abstract: A brushless motor is incorporated in one of divided constituent members of a motor casing which is disassembled, and then, the divided constituent members of the motor casing which is disassembled are connected to each other into the motor casing assembled with machine screws screwed into machine screw holes. As this occurs, when a wiring of the brushless motor is held by a first stationary blade portion and a second stationary blade portion, the wiring is allowed to lead to an outside of an outer cylindrical portion through a gap defined between the first stationary blade portion and the second stationary blade portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Seiichi Kodato, Mizuho Nakamura, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kouji Sagawa
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Publication number: 20140047719Abstract: In a hedge trimmer, a main body is configured of: a main body front portion on a front side (a side on which the cutting blade protrudes); a main body rear portion on a rear side; and a supporting portion for connecting them on a lower side. One end of a main handle and the other end of the same are connected to an upper portion of the main body front portion on the rear end side and an upper portion of the main body rear portion on the front end side. The main handle has a linear shape in parallel to a longitudinal direction of a cutting blade. In this configuration, the main handle is set in substantially parallel to the supporting portion, and a grip space is formed between the main handle and the supporting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasutaka SHIMIZU, Shogo SHIBATA, Seiichi KODATO, Kouji SAGAWA, Shingo KOSUGI
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Publication number: 20140047722Abstract: A chain saw has a drive shaft which drives the saw chain, an electric motor which imparts a rotational force to the drive shaft, a main body housing which incorporates the electric motor, a battery which is detachably attached to the main body housing, a battery guard which supports a bottom surface of the battery, and a hook which is provided in a hook accommodating portion on a bottom surface side of the battery guard so as to be freely drawn out to the rear. A pillar-like portion is formed within the battery guard in a position lying further forwards than the hook accommodating portion, and bent-back portions of the hook are brought into engagement with the pillar-like portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Miyoji Onose, Ai Nakayama, Seiichi Kodato, Kouji Sagawa, Shinichi Kakefuda
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Publication number: 20120251346Abstract: An air compressor includes a motor, an air compression mechanism driven by the motor, a rotation shaft rotatable integrally with a rotor of the motor, a fan rotatable integrally with the rotation shaft, a plurality of air tanks for reserving compressed air generated by the air compression mechanism, and a control unit for controlling the motor. The plurality of air tanks are juxtaposed with each other and arrayed in an array direction. The plurality of air tanks includes an endmost air tank and an adjacent air tank adjacent to the endmost air tank. The control unit is disposed adjacent to and opposite to the adjacent air tank relative to the endmost air tank. The control unit is disposed adjacent to and in confrontation with an outer circumference of the fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro MIURA, Seiichi KODATO, Hiroki KITAGAWA, Tomoyoshi YOKOTA, Kenichi MATSUNAGA, Yoshimi TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20110206538Abstract: When an air pressure in a tank part (5) drops from a maximum set pressure value (A1) to or below at least one restart set pressure value defined to lie in a range between the maximum set pressure value and a minimum set pressure value, a control circuit part (2) operates an electric motor (3b) at a predetermined revolving speed. When the air pressure in the tank part (5) drops from the restart set pressure value to or below the minimum set pressure value, the control circuit part (2) operates the electric motor (3b) at the predetermined revolving speed or a revolving speed lower than N2 until the air pressure in the tank part (5) reaches the maximum set pressure value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Tomoyoshi Yokota, Seiichi Kodato, Kenichi Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20090194177Abstract: According to the invention, an air compressor includes: one pair of air tanks arranged parallel to each other by being separated from each other in a constant interval, for storing thereinto compressed air; a compressing unit that compresses air sucked from an external space so as to supply the compressed air to the air tanks; and a motor coupled to the compressing unit so as to drive the compressing unit, while the motor and the compressing unit are arranged above the one pair of air tanks; wherein: a cooling fan that generates cooling wind is provided on one end of a rotation shaft of the motor; and a control circuit unit that drives the motor is arranged above the one pair of air tanks and at a position which is overlapped with an axial direction projection area of the cooling fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Tomoyoshi YOKOTA, Seiichi KODATO, Kenichi MATSUNAGA, Kazuhiro SEGAWA, Naoto ICHIHASHI
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Patent number: D503078Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masato Sakai, Seiichi Kodato, Hiroshi Haga, Shingo Yamazaki
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Patent number: D603879Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shingo Kosugi, Masanori Okada, Shinichi Kakefuda, Seiichi Kodato, Tomoyoshi Yokota, Kenichi Matsunaga
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Patent number: D380132Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1995Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Assignee: Hitachi Koki Company LimitedInventors: Naoki Matsunaga, Hideaki Hasegawa, Yoshihiko Watanabe, Toshiaki Takagi, Seiichi Kodato