Patents by Inventor Shinji Uchigashima

Shinji Uchigashima 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: 9752648
    Abstract: Provided is a toothed belt that has satisfactory durability even under high-temperature and high-load conditions or within an oil or water environment. The toothed belt 10 comprises a belt body 13 including a tooth rubber portion 11 and a backing rubber portion 12. A surface of the tooth rubber portion 11 is covered with a facing fabric 20. The facing fabric 20 is subjected to RFL treatment, and has an outer surface 21 covered with a hardened material of a first epoxy resin. The softening point of the hardened material of the first epoxy resin is, for example, 110° C. or higher. The epoxy equivalent of the first epoxy resin is, for example, 100 to 1500 g/eq. Alternatively, the facing fabric 20 is subjected to impregnation treatment with a treatment agent including a second epoxy resin, a hardener for hardening the second epoxy resin, and a rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Keiji Sakamoto, Shinji Uchigashima, Masanao Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9353827
    Abstract: Configuring the inside of a tooth portion 15 of a toothed belt 10 with a core rubber layer 14 and the outer periphery of the tooth portion 15 with a tooth rubber layer 12. Also, including short fibers in the core rubber layer 14. The tooth rubber layer 12 is formed by curing a rubber composition containing 10 parts by weight or less high-density polyethylene with 100 parts by weight of matrix rubber. The value of tan ? for the tooth rubber layer 12 at 100-120° C. is maintained at 0.100-0.120.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: GATES UNITTA ASIA COMPANY, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Uchigashima, Mitsuhiro Yamada, Yohei Harada, Akira Terasaki, Kaoru Shimamura
  • Patent number: 9140329
    Abstract: The durability of a belt is enhanced by improving the strength of rubber itself while enhancing its peeling strength with respect to a cord, a fabric or a short fiber. A toothed belt (10) comprises a belt body (13) that is integrally formed by a tooth rubber (11) provided on one surface side thereof, a backing rubber (12) provided on the other surface side, and an embedded cord (14) spirally wound in a boundary portion between the tooth rubber (11) and the backing rubber (12) that extends in the longitudinal direction of the belt. A facing fabric (20) covering the tooth rubber (11) is adhered to a surface of the tooth rubber (11), or one surface of the belt body (13). The tooth rubber (11) is obtained by vulcanization-molding a rubber composition including rubber such as HNBR, resorcinol, a melamine compound, silica and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yamada, Keiji Sakamoto, Shinji Uchigashima
  • Publication number: 20140287862
    Abstract: The durability of a belt is enhanced by improving the strength of rubber itself while enhancing its peeling strength with respect to a cord, a fabric or a short fiber. A toothed belt (10) comprises a belt body (13) that is integrally formed by a tooth rubber (11) provided on one surface side thereof, a backing rubber (12) provided on the other surface side, and an embedded cord (14) spirally wound in a boundary portion between the tooth rubber (11) and the backing rubber (12) that extends in the longitudinal direction of the belt. A facing fabric (20) covering the tooth rubber (11) is adhered to a surface of the tooth rubber (11), or one surface of the belt body (13). The tooth rubber (11) is obtained by vulcanization-molding a rubber composition including rubber such as HNBR, resorcinol, a melamine compound, silica and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yamada, Keiji Sakamoto, Shinji Uchigashima
  • Publication number: 20140080647
    Abstract: Provided is a toothed belt that has satisfactory durability even under high-temperature and high-load conditions or within an oil or water environment. The toothed belt 10 comprises a belt body 13 including a tooth rubber portion 11 and a backing rubber portion 12. A surface of the tooth rubber portion 11 is covered with a facing fabric 20. The facing fabric 20 is subjected to RFL treatment, and has an outer surface 21 covered with a hardened material of a first epoxy resin. The softening point of the hardened material of the first epoxy resin is, for example, 110° C. or higher. The epoxy equivalent of the first epoxy resin is, for example, 100 to 1500 g/eq. Alternatively, the facing fabric 20 is subjected to impregnation treatment with a treatment agent including a second epoxy resin, a hardener for hardening the second epoxy resin, and a rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: THE GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiji Sakamoto, Shinji Uchigashima, Masanao Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20120252619
    Abstract: Configuring the inside of a tooth portion 15 of a toothed belt 10 with a core rubber layer 14 and the outer periphery of the tooth portion 15 with a tooth rubber layer 12. Also, including short fibers in the core rubber layer 14. The tooth rubber layer 12 is formed by curing a rubber composition containing 10 parts by weight or less high-density polyethylene with 100 parts by weight of matrix rubber. The value of tan ? for the tooth rubber layer 12 at 100-120° C. is maintained at 0.100-0.120.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., GATES UNITTA ASIA COMPANY
    Inventors: Shinji Uchigashima, Mitsuhiro Yamada, Yohei Harada, Akira Terasaki, Kaoru Shimamura