Patents by Inventor Takayuki Shiokawa

Takayuki Shiokawa 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: 10343733
    Abstract: PROBLEM: To provide a cover body (18) at a space X formed between a motor housing (14) and a sprocket (15) which are the components of a drive sprocket (10) of a base carrier (2) in a hydraulic shovel, so as to prevent foreign substances such as sand from entering into the space, and to be installed to the motor housing side (14) without forming a bolt hole. SOLUTION: A cover body (18) is formed to be a split-body divided to an upper half (19) and a lower half (20), and to be connected to each other to form a ring shape by connecting a connect bolt (23) formed at an adjacent part of the cover body (18). The cover body (18) is installed to the space X by inserting an adjust bolt (21) into a ring shaped main body part (19a and 20a) till abut the motor housing (14) tightly. An outlet (26) is formed as a notch on a cover body (19d and 20d) to discharge the foreign substances entering into the space X between the sprocket housing (15) and a tip end of the cover part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Seiji Iijima, Takayuki Shiokawa, Shinya Nakagawa, Junichi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20170350495
    Abstract: A housing for a final drive, the housing being capable of reducing invasion of foreign materials into a labyrinth channel by a simple configuration, and easily discharging out foreign materials in the labyrinth channel, and a final drive provided with the housing. A labyrinth channel 52 is provided at a position facing a floating seal 51 for sealing a gap between a stationary-side housing 26 and a rotation-side housing 25. Slits 39 for discharging out foreign materials are provided. The slits 39 communicate with the labyrinth channel 52 and are provided around an outer periphery portion of a cylinder-shaped housing main body 38 of the stationary-side housing 26 in such a way that the slits 39 are located in an area located in a lower part or one edge portion along the driving direction in a lower half portion of the housing main body 38.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Seiji Iijima, Takayuki Shiokawa, Junichi Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20170247069
    Abstract: PROBLEM: To provide a cover body (18) at a space X formed between a motor housing (14) and a sprocket (15) which are the components of a drive sprocket (10) of a base carrier (2) in a hydraulic shovel, so as to prevent foreign substances such as sand from entering into the space, and to be installed to the motor housing side (14) without forming a bolt hole. SOLUTION: A cover body (18) is formed to be a split-body divided to an upper half (19) and a lower half (20), and to be connected to each other to form a ring shape by connecting a connect bolt (23) formed at an adjacent part of the cover body (18). The cover body (18) is installed to the space X by inserting an adjust bolt (21) into a ring shaped main body part (19a and 20a) till abut the motor housing (14) tightly. An outlet (26) is formed as a notch on a cover body (19d and 20d) to discharge the foreign substances entering into the space X between the sprocket housing (15) and a tip end of the cover part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Seiji Iijima, Takayuki Shiokawa, Shinya Nakagawa, Junichi Furukawa