Patents by Inventor Takemichi YAMASHITA

Takemichi YAMASHITA 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: 11231067
    Abstract: A bearing member 1 is provided with a coating layer 3 on an inner circumferential surface of a shaft hole 1A into which a shaft body 2 is to be fitted. The coating layer 3 is composed of a metal base material 3A and a heat conductive material 3B that is dispersed in the base material 3A and that has a thermal conductivity relatively higher than that of the base material 3A. The heat conductive material 3B has lengths Lb and Lc in directions B and C along a surface of the coating layer 3, longer than a length La in a thickness direction A of the coating layer 3, whereby thermal conductive characteristics in the directions B and C along the inner circumferential surface of the shaft hole 1A are enhanced. Thus, heat dissipation is improved, whereby temperature rise due to sliding contact with the shaft body 2 is suppressed, and seizure resistance is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Hirayama, Yutaka Mabuchi, Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Takemichi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11193537
    Abstract: A bearing member (B1) having a coating layer (1) on an internal circumferential surface of a shaft hole (H) configured to mount a shaft body (P1), the coating layer (1) having a metal layer (2) whose surface is formed unevenly, and a resin layer (3) formed on the metal layer (2), the metal layer (2) having a part thereof exposed (2A) on a surface of the resin layer (3), to inhibit the increase in temperature caused by sliding contact with the shaft body (P1), and accomplishing improvement in seizure resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Hirayama, Takemichi Yamashita, Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Yutaka Mabuchi
  • Patent number: 11186795
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism excellent in seizure resistance is provided. A sliding mechanism including a lubricating oil interposed at a sliding surface between a DLC coating sliding member (A) and a sliding member (B), wherein the DLC coating sliding member (A) has a DLC film covered on a base material, and metal films in an island configuration are covered on a surface of the DLC film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi Nakano, Yutaka Mabuchi, Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Takemichi Yamashita, Hiroshi Tosaka
  • Publication number: 20210239156
    Abstract: A bearing member 1 is provided with a coating layer 3 on an inner circumferential surface of a shaft hole 1A into which a shaft body 2 is to be fitted. The coating layer 3 is composed of a metal base material 3A and a heat conductive material 3B that is dispersed in the base material 3A and that has a thermal conductivity relatively higher than that of the base material 3A. The heat conductive material 3B has lengths Lb and Lc in directions B and C along a surface of the coating layer 3, longer than a length La in a thickness direction A of the coating layer 3, whereby thermal conductive characteristics in the directions B and C along the inner circumferential surface of the shaft hole 1A are enhanced. Thus, heat dissipation is improved, whereby temperature rise due to sliding contact with the shaft body 2 is suppressed, and seizure resistance is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato HIRAYAMA, Yutaka MABUCHI, Tsuyoshi HIGUCHI, Takemichi YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210010537
    Abstract: A bearing member (B1) having a coating layer (1) on an internal circumferential surface of a shaft hole (H) configured to mount a shaft body (P1), the coating layer (1) having a metal layer (2) whose surface is formed unevenly, and a resin layer (3) formed on the metal layer (2), the metal layer (2) having a part thereof exposed (2A) on a surface of the resin layer (3), to inhibit the increase in temperature caused by sliding contact with the shaft body (P1), and accomplishing improvement in seizure resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato HIRAYAMA, Takemichi YAMASHITA, Tsuyoshi HIGUCHI, Yutaka MABUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200385645
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism excellent in seizure resistance is provided. A sliding mechanism including a lubricating oil interposed at a sliding surface between a DLC coating sliding member (A) and a sliding member (B), wherein the DLC coating sliding member (A) has a DLC film covered on a base material, and metal films in an island configuration are covered on a surface of the DLC film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiichi NAKANO, Yutaka MABUCHI, Tsuyoshi HIGUCHI, Takemichi YAMASHITA, Hiroshi TOSAKA
  • Patent number: 10578200
    Abstract: A gear pair includes a first gear and a second gear that are engaged and paired with each other, wherein the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the tooth surface of the first gear is less than 0.10, and the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the tooth surface of the second gear is equal to or greater than 0.15. An improvement of the transmission efficiency is achieved due to the improved composite roughness of the gear pair. Accordingly, both of the improvement of the transmission efficiency of the gears and an improvement of the pitting fatigue life are achieved at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., AICHI MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takemichi Yamashita, Yutaka Mabuchi, Takeshi Kariya, Takao Mori, Tadashi Goto, Hiroyasu Nagami
  • Publication number: 20170234417
    Abstract: A gear pair includes a first gear and a second gear that are engaged and paired with each other, wherein the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the tooth surface of the first gear is less than 0.10, and the arithmetic average roughness Ra of the tooth surface of the second gear is equal to or greater than 0.15. An improvement of the transmission efficiency is achieved due to the improved composite roughness of the gear pair. Accordingly, both of the improvement of the transmission efficiency of the gears and an improvement of the pitting fatigue life are achieved at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., AICHI MACHINE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takemichi YAMASHITA, Yutaka MABUCHI, Takeshi KARIYA, Takao MORI, Tadashi GOTO, Hiroyasu NAGAMI