Patents by Inventor Takeo Kawamata

Takeo Kawamata 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: 7107850
    Abstract: A bearing vibration measuring apparatus is an apparatus of measuring vibration of a bearing. The bearing vibration measuring apparatus detects a vibration component generated from the bearing in a state of pressing one of an inner ring and an outer ring of the bearing in an axial direction while relatively rotating other of the inner ring and the outer ring to detect a defect of the bearing based on the vibration component. The bearing vibration measuring apparatus includes a driving mechanism elongated and contracted for inclining the inner ring or the outer ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Maeda, Kazumasa Nakajima, Takeo Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20050196090
    Abstract: A bearing vibration measuring apparatus is an apparatus of measuring vibration of a bearing. The bearing vibration measuring apparatus detects a vibration component generated from the bearing in a state of pressing one of an inner ring and an outer ring of the bearing in an axial direction while relatively rotating other of the inner ring and the outer ring to detect a defect of the bearing based on the vibration component. The bearing vibration measuring apparatus includes a driving mechanism elongated and contracted for inclining the inner ring or the outer ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Takashi Maeda, Kazumasa Nakajima, Takeo Kawamata
  • Patent number: 6293151
    Abstract: A ball bearing inspection apparatus 1 comprising: a rotation shaft3 fitted to one (for example, inner race 7) of inner and outer races 7 and 9 for rotating one race while limiting the movement of one race in an axial direction of the rotation shaft 3; a press plate 13 disposed on an opposite side of the rotation shaft 3 with respect to a ball bearing 5 for pressing the other race (for example, outer race 9) in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 3 while limiting the rotation of the other race; and a press-back plate 33 provided so as to be movable in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 3 for pressing back the other race in a direction reverse to the pressing direction of the press plate 13. Hence, the ball bearing inspection apparatus can inspect a large area of ball surfaces in a short time at one installing try.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Kawamata, Takashi Maeda, Hiroshi Shibazaki
  • Patent number: 5517858
    Abstract: While maintaining a shaft in a fixed state, an outer ring is rotated. Vibrations of the shaft are detected by a first vibration pickup and a second vibration pickup. Detection signals of both the vibration pickups are delivered to a frequency converter via amplifier, respectively. The frequency converter determines, by Fourier transformation, the rotation frequency of the outer ring, the revolution frequency of balls and the resonance frequency of the double-row ball bearing. A first computing assembly then calculates the contact angle and bearing rigidity, and a second computing assembly calculates the preload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, Takeo Kawamata, Takashi Maeda
  • Patent number: 5263372
    Abstract: While maintaining a shaft in a fixed state, an outer ring is rotated. Vibrations of the shaft are detected by a first vibration pickup and a second vibration pickup. Detection signals of both the vibration pickups are delivered to a frequency converter via amplifier, respectively. The frequency converter determines, by Fourier transformation, the rotation frequency of the outer ring, the revolution frequency of balls and the resonance frequency of the double-row ball bearing. The first computing device then calculates the contact angle and bearing rigidity, and the second computing device calculates the preload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, Takeo Kawamata, Takashi Maeda