Patents by Inventor Suguru Nagano

Suguru Nagano 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).

  • MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING
    Publication number: 20070256887
    Abstract: A motor 1 for electric power steering has a motor section 12 for generating rotary torque and a motor cover 11 which houses the motor section 12 and is fixed to a column. The motor cover 11 has a yoke section 21 and a flange section 22 which is disposed at one end of the yoke section 21 and fixed to the column at a plurality of positions The yoke section 21 has at least one rib 50A (50B) provided on an exterior surface located between positions where the flange section 22 is fixed to the column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa HIRAKAWA, Suguru NAGANO, Takahiro SHINZOU
  • Electric power steering device
    Publication number: 20070235247
    Abstract: In an electric power steering device has an electric motor for applying a steering assist force to a steering shaft connected to a steering wheel, a gear box for accommodating a speed reducing mechanism for transmitting the steering assist force of the electric motor to the steering shaft and a control unit for controlling the driving of the electric motor, the control unit is disposed in the steering wheel side from the gear box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.,
    Inventors: Tomohisa Hirakawa, Suguru Nagano
  • Motor for electric power steering apparatus and method of manufacturing dynamic damper
    Publication number: 20070194666
    Abstract: To reduce the vibration appearing at a motor for an electric power steering apparatus and further reduce noise caused by the vibration generated from the motor for an electric power steering apparatus. The motor for an electric power steering apparatus includes a rotor, a stator and a yoke 12 which houses the rotor and the stator therein and pivotally supports the rotation shaft 14 of the rotor so as to rotate freely. At least one annular band 26 is attached via an elastic member 28 to the outer peripheral surface of the yoke 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Hirakawa, Suguru Nagano