Patents by Inventor Takahiro Nagaoka

Takahiro Nagaoka 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: 10323425
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part, a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit, a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided, and, an entry regulation part provided in the main body part, provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Takahiro Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20180187431
    Abstract: A binding machine includes a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part, a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit, a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided, and, an entry regulation part provided in the main body part, provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Takahiro NAGAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180161848
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine includes a magazine in which two wires are housed in a drawable manner; a curl guide unit that winds the juxtaposed wires around the reinforcing bars and a wire feeding unit that winds the wires around the reinforcing bars with the curl guide unit in an operation of juxtaposing and feeding the wires so that the wires are wound around the reinforcing bars. In addition, the binding machine includes a binding unit that twists crossing portions of one end side and the other end side of each of the wires wound around the reinforcing bars. The binding unit further includes a bending portion that bends the one end side and the other end side of each of the wires, which are wound around the reinforcing bars, toward the reinforcing bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu ITAGAKI, Akira KASAHARA, Takahiro NAGAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180155940
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine includes a first movable gripping member that is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from one side of a fixed gripping member. A second movable gripping member is displaced in a direction to come in contact with and separate from the other side of the fixed gripping member; and a bending portion brings the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member into and out of contact with the fixed gripping member. The fixed gripping member includes a shaft that rotatably supports the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member. In addition, the bending portion includes an opening and closing pin that pushes an opening and closing guide hole provided in the first movable gripping member and an opening and closing guide hole provided in the second movable gripping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro NAGAOKA, Akira KASAHARA
  • Patent number: 9534663
    Abstract: A transmission device is comprised of a clutch disconnectably and drivingly coupling a first rotary member with a second rotary member; a motor including a rotor rotatable about an axis; an input member coupled with the rotor and rotatable about the axis, the input member including an eccentric shaft eccentric relative to the axis; a fixed member immovable about the axis; an intermediate member fitting with the eccentric shaft to make an eccentric motion and meshing with the fixed member to make a rotary motion about the eccentric shaft; an output member rotatable about the axis and fitting with and following the intermediate member; and a cam mechanism intervening between the output member and the clutch to convert a rotary motion of the output member into a motion in a direction along the axis to press the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: GKN Driveline Japan Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Hirota, Atsushi Tamura, Noboru Uchida, Takahiro Nagaoka, Masashi Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20160238107
    Abstract: A transmission device is comprised of a clutch disconnectably and drivingly coupling a first rotary member with a second rotary member; a motor including a rotor rotatable about an axis; an input member coupled with the rotor and rotatable about the axis, the input member including an eccentric shaft eccentric relative to the axis; a fixed member immovable about the axis; an intermediate member fitting with the eccentric shaft to make an eccentric motion and meshing with the fixed member to make a rotary motion about the eccentric shaft; an output member rotatable about the axis and fitting with and following the intermediate member; and a cam mechanism intervening between the output member and the clutch to convert a rotary motion of the output member into a motion in a direction along the axis to press the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Isao Hirota, Atsushi Tamura, Noboru Uchida, Takahiro Nagaoka, Masashi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 8397767
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with a pair of feed gears for feeding a wire from a wire reel mounted on a binding machine body; an electric motor for driving the feed gears; a partition plate provided between the feed gears and the electric motor to partition the feed gears and the electric motor; and first and second discharge portions for discharging wire shavings. The partition plate is surrounded by a wall except for portions of the partition plate being adjacent to the first and second discharge portions. The first and second discharge portions are disposed so that the partition plate positions between the first and second discharge portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 8378600
    Abstract: An electric power tool “A” operates a working part 5 by repeating rotation of a motor 4 in a normal direction and in a reverse direction one or more times. The motor 4 includes a brushless motor. Sensors H for detecting a position of a rotor 15 are provided on the motor 4 so as to be advanced by an electrical angle of 30°±?° from an intermediate position between respective stator teeth 16 in a direction of the normal rotation of the rotor 15. A control part 20 for controlling the rotation of the motor 4 controls a driving signal of the motor 4 based on the results of detection by the sensors H. Moreover, the control part 20 selects a detection signal of the sensors H so that relation between the rotor 15 and the detection signal of the sensors H is equivalent in either of the normal rotation and the reverse rotation of the rotor 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Katou, Kazuya Takeuchi, Ichiro Kusakari, Osamu Itagaki, Takahiro Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 8251104
    Abstract: In a reinforcing bar binder in which a wire reel around which a reinforcing bar binding wire is wound is rotatably housed in a housing chamber in a binder main body, the wire is pulled out from the wire reel and wound around reinforcing bars, and the reinforcing bars are bound by twisting the wound portion, an opening is formed through one of both side walls of the housing chamber at a position corresponding to a shaft receiving portion formed on the wire reel. On the one side wall, a reel receiver which is supported so as to come into and come out from the opening is fitted to the shaft receiving portion of the wire reel when it is pushed into the inside of the side wall. A reel stopper moves along the wall surface of the one side wall and can engage with the reel receiver fitted to the shaft receiving portion. A leaf spring urges the reel stopper engaged with the reel receiver to the pushing-in side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Itagaki, Ichiro Kusakari, Takahiro Nagaoka
  • Publication number: 20120160364
    Abstract: An electric power tool “A” operates a working part 5 by repeating rotation of a motor 4 in a normal direction and in a reverse direction one or more times. The motor 4 includes a brushless motor. Sensors H for detecting a position of a rotor 15 are provided on the motor 4 so as to be advanced by an electrical angle of 30°±?° from an intermediate position between respective stator teeth 16 in a direction of the normal rotation of the rotor 15. A control part 20 for controlling the rotation of the motor 4 controls a driving signal of the motor 4 based on the results of detection by the sensors H. Moreover, the control part 20 selects a detection signal of the sensors H so that relation between the rotor 15 and the detection signal of the sensors H is equivalent in either of the normal rotation and the reverse rotation of the rotor 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji KATOU, Kazuya TAKEUCHI, Ichiro KUSAKARI, Osamu ITAGAKI, Takahiro NAGAOKA
  • Patent number: 8198839
    Abstract: An electric power tool “A” operates a working part 5 by repeating rotation of a motor 4 in a normal direction and in a reverse direction one or more times. The motor 4 includes a brushless motor. Sensors H for detecting a position of a rotor 15 are provided on the motor 4 so as to be advanced by an electrical angle of 30°±?° from an intermediate position between respective stator teeth 16 in a direction of the normal rotation of the rotor 15. A control part 20 for controlling the rotation of the motor 4 controls a driving signal of the motor 4 based on the results of detection by the sensors H. Moreover, the control part 20 selects a detection signal of the sensors H so that relation between the rotor 15 and the detection signal of the sensors H is equivalent in either of the normal rotation and the reverse rotation of the rotor 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Katou, Kazuya Takeuchi, Ichiro Kusakari, Osamu Itagaki, Takahiro Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 8122916
    Abstract: A wire reel containing portion 3 of a reinforcing bar binding machine 1 is provided with a rotation detecting lever 8 and a photosensor 7. When a wire reel is rotated in starting to bind a wire, rotation thereof is detected by the rotation detecting lever switched ON/OFF by a projected portion formed at a side face of the wire reel, the photosensor detects a reflection mark of the wire reel to determine a kind of the wire from a number of the marks, and a twist torque or the like is controlled. Wire information is detected not in an initializing operation (in setting wire) of rotating the wire reel at low speed but in a binding operation of rotating at high speed and therefore, an amount of swinging the rotation detecting lever is large and wire information can firmly be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Nagaoka, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Patent number: 8051880
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binding machine is provided with: a main sleeve having a tip end on which a hook is pivotally mounted; a tip end shaft fitted in an inside of the main sleeve; a spiral screw groove formed on the tip end shaft; a fitting opening that penetrates from an outside to the inside of the main sleeve; a key fitted in the fitting opening and brought in mash engagement with the screw groove; a short sleeve provided on an outer periphery of the main sleeve and covering the key; and an engaging means formed on the short sleeve and controlling a rotation of the main sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Nagaoka, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8033303
    Abstract: Two guide pins 11 and 12 formed upright in a guide plate 7 are received in guide pin fitting holes 13 and 14 formed in a guide member 8. Fixed screws 23a and 23b are screw-connected to the guide pins 11 and 12. One guide pin 12 is fitted to the corresponding guide pin fitting hole 14 with a play. Screw holes 20 and 21 are formed through the inner surface of the guide pin fitting hole 14 and the outer surface of the guide member 8. An angle of the guide member 8 with respect to the guide plate 7 is adjusted by allowing front ends of embedded screws 22a and 22b respectively screw-inserted in the screw holes 20 and 21 to respectively engage with a peripheral surface of the guide pin 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Kusakari, Takahiro Nagaoka, Osamu Itagaki, Akira Kasahara
  • Patent number: 8025251
    Abstract: A wire reel containing portion 3 of a reinforcing bar binding machine 1 is provided with a rotation detecting lever 8 and a photosensor 7. When a wire reel is rotated in starting to bind a wire, rotation thereof is detected by the rotation detecting lever switched ON/OFF by a projected portion formed at a side face of the wire reel, the photosensor detects a reflection mark of the wire reel to determine a kind of the wire from a number of the marks, and a twist torque or the like is controlled. Wire information is detected not in an initializing operation (in setting wire) of rotating the wire reel at low speed but in a binding operation of rotating at high speed and therefore, an amount of swinging the rotation detecting lever is large and wire information can firmly be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Max Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Nagaoka, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Patent number: 7987876
    Abstract: A reinforcing bar binder capable of certainly identifying the type of a wire reel and automatically adjusting the amount of feeding of the wire wound around the wire reel or the twisting torque on the wire is provided. The reinforcing bar binder feeds a wire while rotating a wire reel mounted in a storing chamber and binds a reinforcing bar. The storing chamber is provided with a first detecting means for detecting the amount of rotation of the wire reel and a second detecting means for detecting the number of second to-be detecting portions on the wire reel during the amount of rotation detected by the first detecting means. The binder main body is provided with controlling means for controlling the amount of feeding of the wire or the twisting torque on the wire based on the number of the second to-be-detected portions detected by the second detecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Max Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Nagaoka, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Publication number: 20110146833
    Abstract: An operation method of a reinforcing bar binding machine includes an initializing operation. During the initializing operation, a cutter of a wire cutting mechanism shuts off a wire passageway, a wire is fed by a wire feed mechanism while the wire passageway remains shut off, and the wire feed mechanism is stopped when a leading end of the wire butts against the cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichiro Kusakari, Takahiro Nagaoka, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Akira Kasahara
  • Patent number: 7950421
    Abstract: A reinforcement binding machine capable of detecting, by the rotation of a reel, that wire on the reel is consumed and the reel, the reinforcement binding machine wherein an interrupter is installed in the cassette case of a binding machine body, a cover is rotatably held on a reel mounting shaft, an opening part is formed in the cover, a projection is formed on the reel and fitted into the opening part, and a color with a lightness different from that of the cover is applied to the projection to detect the rotation of the reel by the interrupter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Max Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi Nakagawa, Noboru Ishikawa, Ichiro Kusakari, Takahiro Nagaoka, Shuichi Ishii, Atsushi Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20110049230
    Abstract: A wire reel containing portion 3 of a reinforcing bar binding machine 1 is provided with a rotation detecting lever 8 and a photosensor 7. When a wire reel is rotated in starting to bind a wire, rotation thereof is detected by the rotation detecting lever switched ON/OFF by a projected portion formed at a side face of the wire reel, the photosensor detects a reflection mark of the wire reel to determine a kind of the wire from a number of the marks, and a twist torque or the like is controlled. Wire information is detected not in an initializing operation (in setting wire) of rotating the wire reel at low speed but in a binding operation of rotating at high speed and therefore, an amount of swinging the rotation detecting lever is large and wire information can firmly be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Takahiro NAGAOKA, Ichiro Kusakari
  • Publication number: 20110030836
    Abstract: A wire reel containing portion 3 of a reinforcing bar binding machine 1 is provided with a rotation detecting lever 8 and a photosensor 7. When a wire reel is rotated in starting to bind a wire, rotation thereof is detected by the rotation detecting lever switched ON/OFF by a projected portion formed at a side face of the wire reel, the photosensor detects a reflection mark of the wire reel to determine a kind of the wire from a number of the marks, and a twist torque or the like is controlled. Wire information is detected not in an initializing operation (in setting wire) of rotating the wire reel at low speed but in a binding operation of rotating at high speed and therefore, an amount of swinging the rotation detecting lever is large and wire information can firmly be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Takahiro NAGAOKA, Ichiro Kusakari