Patents by Inventor Sumio Okazaki

Sumio Okazaki 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).

  • Belt stretching mechanism
    Patent number: 4618336
    Abstract: A belt stretching mechanism to adjust the tension in a belt wound around pulleys by turning an adjust bolt and moving a slider which is fastened together with a stay to an adjust bar by means of a stay-fastening bolt, wherein the axis of the adjust bolt and the axis of the stay-fastening bolt are in the same plane, so that no bending moment acts on the adjust bolt and smooth tensioning of V-belt is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Isobe, Sumio Okazaki, Hideki Tanaka