Patents by Inventor Tadashi Namba

Tadashi Namba 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: 10648503
    Abstract: A slide surface of a thrust bearing includes a planar portion, a taper portion, and a pocket portion. The pocket portion includes a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The first side surface is formed on the side of the taper portion. The second side surface is formed on a side opposed to the first side surface. A depth from the plane of the planar portion to the thinnest portion of the taper portion is between 10 ?m and 80 ?m. A first angle that is an angle between a virtual surface obtained by extending the bottom surface and the second side surface is between 90° and 120°. And a second angle that is an angle between a virtual surface obtained by extending the first side surface and the tapered surface is between 60° and 120°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta Uematsu, Takashi Koyama, Tsutomu Kubota, Tadashi Namba
  • Publication number: 20190186533
    Abstract: A slide surface of a thrust bearing includes a planar portion, a taper portion, and a pocket portion. The pocket portion includes a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The first side surface is formed on the side of the taper portion. The second side surface is formed on a side opposed to the first side surface. A depth from the plane of the planar portion to the thinnest portion of the taper portion is between 10 ?m and 80 ?m. A first angle that is an angle between a virtual surface obtained by extending the bottom surface and the second side surface is between 90° and 120°. And a second angle that is an angle between a virtual surface obtained by extending the first side surface and the tapered surface is between 60° and 120°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TAIHO KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta UEMATSU, Takashi KOYAMA, Tsutomu KUBOTA, Tadashi NAMBA
  • Publication number: 20180142728
    Abstract: A slide bearing configured to support a crankshaft or a crankpin includes: a halved upper bearing body which is disposed on the upper side in an up-and-down movement direction of a piston; and a halved lower bearing body which is disposed on the lower side in the up-and-down movement direction. The upper bearing body includes an upper sliding surface having an upper oil groove disposed along a circumferential direction of the upper sliding surface at a central portion in an axial direction of the upper sliding surface. The lower bearing body includes a lower sliding surface that configures, along with the upper sliding surface, a cylindrical sliding surface that rotatably supports the crankshaft or the crankpin through an oil film, and the axial width of the lower sliding surface is narrower than the axial width including the oil groove of the upper sliding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Yusuke Morita, Tsutomu Kubota, Tadashi Namba