Patents by Inventor Takayuki Ohnuma

Takayuki Ohnuma 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: 9610633
    Abstract: In a crankshaft 200, one hole 213L formed in a crankpin 213 has a bottom surface having a larger area and a depth from a surface of the crankpin less than those of another hole 213M. In forming the hole 213L and the hole 213M, a preformed product 200 of the crankshaft having a shape smaller than that of a cavity is disposed in a die set and punches are simultaneously inserted into the crankpin 213. By this operation, the hole 213L and the hole 213M are simultaneously formed in each crankpin 213 of the preformed product 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20140318310
    Abstract: In a crankshaft 200, one hole 213L formed in a crankpin 213 has a bottom surface having a larger area and a depth from a surface of the crankpin less than those of another hole 213M. In forming the hole 213L and the hole 213M, a preformed product 200 of the crankshaft having a shape smaller than that of a cavity is disposed in a die set and punches are simultaneously inserted into the crankpin 213. By this operation, the hole 213L and the hole 213M are simultaneously formed in each crankpin 213 of the preformed product 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8813358
    Abstract: In a crankshaft 200, one hole 213L formed in a crankpin 213 has a bottom surface having a larger area and a depth from a surface of the crankpin less than those of another hole 213M. In forming the hole 213L and the hole 213M, a preformed product 200 of the crankshaft having a shape smaller than that of a cavity is disposed in a die set and punches are simultaneously inserted into the crankpin 213. By this operation, the hole 213L and the hole 213M are simultaneously formed in each crankpin 213 of the preformed product 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8627565
    Abstract: A preformed product of a crankshaft is formed in a shape smaller than a shape of a cavity of a separatable die set 1103 composed of an upper die and a lower die and is disposed in the cavity of the die set 1103 as a material M. The cavity of the die set 1103 matches a required shape of the crankshaft. When the material M is disposed in the cavity of the die set 1103, a clearance is formed between the material M and the cavity, and when a side-forming punch 1000P is inserted into the material M, a hollow hole is formed in the material M and the cavity is filled with the material M. As a result, not only can weight saving be achieved by forming the hole in the crankpin of the crankshaft, but also degradation of dimensional accuracy by forming the hole can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20130232791
    Abstract: In a crankshaft 200, one hole 213L formed in a crankpin 213 has a bottom surface having a larger area and a depth from a surface of the crankpin less than those of another hole 213M. In forming the hole 213L and the hole 213M, a preformed product 200 of the crankshaft having a shape smaller than that of a cavity is disposed in a die set and punches are simultaneously inserted into the crankpin 213. By this operation, the hole 213L and the hole 213M are simultaneously formed in each crankpin 213 of the preformed product 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki OHNUMA, Tsutomu ANDO, Yasuhiro ITO
  • Patent number: 8468696
    Abstract: In a crankshaft 200, one hole 213L formed in a crankpin 213 has a bottom surface having a larger area and a depth from a surface of the crankpin less than those of another hole 213M. In forming the hole 213L and the hole 213M, a preformed product 200 of the crankshaft having a shape smaller than that of a cavity is disposed in a die set and punches are simultaneously inserted into the crankpin 213. By this operation, the hole 213L and the hole 213M are simultaneously formed in each crankpin 213 of the preformed product 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 8371029
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production apparatus for crankshaft, including: a die which has a lower die, an upper die, and plural side forming punches, the upper die being provided movably to the lower die, the side forming punches moving perpendicularly to a movement direction of the upper die; a press ram which moves the upper die to the lower die, closes a material of the crankshaft, and forms the material; cam mechanisms which are provided for the side forming punches and which move the side forming punches to an inside portion of the die in accordance with movement of the press ram; a grade separation structure which is provided to at least one of the side forming punches in order to prevent interference of the side forming punches with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nichidai Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ito, Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuyuki Kondo
  • Patent number: 8151436
    Abstract: There is provided a method by which a member having an undercut in the inner peripheral portion thereof can be formed readily. To form a material (1) formed with a recess (2) and the undercut (3) by using a swaging device, while the material (1) is first gripped by a clamper (11), and a mandrel (12) is inserted into the recess (2) of the material (1). The mandrel (12) used has an outside diameter equal to the inside diameter of a blind hole of an aimed product (fuel injection nozzle). Then, the material (1) is pushed in by the mandrel (12) to a position at which the material (1) abuts on a stopper (13), and the outside surface of the material (1) is struck by swaging dies (8) to perform a swaging operation. This swaging operation reduces the inside diameter of the recess (2) to the outside diameter of the mandrel (12), with the undercut (3) left.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Takashi Kobayashi, Tsutomu Ando, Hidetaka Hiruma, Ryotaro Takada
  • Publication number: 20120024105
    Abstract: In a crankshaft 200, one hole 213L formed in a crankpin 213 has a bottom surface having a larger area and a depth from a surface of the crankpin less than those of another hole 213M. In forming the hole 213L and the hole 213M, a preformed product 200 of the crankshaft having a shape smaller than that of a cavity is disposed in a die set and punches are simultaneously inserted into the crankpin 213. By this operation, the hole 213L and the hole 213M are simultaneously formed in each crankpin 213 of the preformed product 200.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20110308052
    Abstract: A preformed product of a crankshaft is formed in a shape smaller than a shape of a cavity of a separatable die set 1103 composed of an upper die and a lower die and is disposed in the cavity of the die set 1103 as a material M. The cavity of the die set 1103 matches a required shape of the crankshaft. When the material M is disposed in the cavity of the die set 1103, a clearance is formed between the material M and the cavity, and when a side-forming punch 1000P is inserted into the material M, a hollow hole is formed in the material M and the cavity is filled with the material M. As a result, not only can weight saving be achieved by forming the hole in the crankpin of the crankshaft, but also degradation of dimensional accuracy by forming the hole can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuhiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20100242241
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production apparatus for crankshaft, including: a die which has a lower die, an upper die, and plural side forming punches, the upper die being provided movably to the lower die, the side forming punches moving perpendicularly to a movement direction of the upper die; a press ram which moves the upper die to the lower die, closes a material of the crankshaft, and forms the material; cam mechanisms which are provided for the side forming punches and which move the side forming punches to an inside portion of the die in accordance with movement of the press ram; a grade separation structure which is provided to at least one of the side forming punches in order to prevent interference of the side forming punches with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., NICHIDAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ITO, Takayuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Ando, Yasuyuki Kondo
  • Publication number: 20080034573
    Abstract: There is provided a method by which a member having an undercut in the inner peripheral portion thereof can be formed readily. To form a material (1) formed with a recess (2) and the undercut (3) by using a swaging device, while the material (1) is first gripped by a damper (11), and a mandrel (12) is inserted into the recess (2) of the material (1). The mandrel (12) used has an outside diameter equal to the inside diameter of a blind hole of an aimed product (fuel injection nozzle). Then, the material (1) is pushed in by the mandrel (12) to a position at which the material (1) abuts on a stopper (13), and the outside surface of the material (1) is struck by swaging dies (8) to perform a swaging operation. This swaging operation reduces the inside diameter of the recess (2) to the outside diameter of the mandrel (12), with the undercut (3) left.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohnuma, Takashi Kobayashi, Tsutomu Ando, Hidetaka Hiruma, Ryotaro Takada