Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kunishima
Takeshi Kunishima 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).
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Publication number: 20210148447Abstract: A sliding member includes a first sliding member having a resin portion on its outer surface and a second sliding member having a metal portion that slides relative to the resin portion, wherein the resin portion of the first sliding member includes a resin containing a reinforcing filler and having a viscosity number VN of 180 ml/g or more, and the reinforcing filler has a hardness higher than that of the metal portion of the second sliding member. In the sliding component, preferably, the reinforcing filler has a Vickers hardness of 300 HV to 800 HV, and the metal portion has a Vickers hardness of 250 HV to 600 HV.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu NAGAI, Setsuo NAGAI, Takeshi KUNISHIMA, Seiichi MACHIDA
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Patent number: 10634189Abstract: A rolling bearing for a sliding door includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a rollable manner in an annular space between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a jacket member formed of a resin composition and provided so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring. The resin composition contains polyamide 66 and glass fiber. The polyamide 66 has a number average molecular weight of 34000 to 60000. The number average molecular weight is measured by gel permeation chromatography using hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as a solvent and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a reference material. The content of the glass fiber is 10 to 40 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Kunishima
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Publication number: 20200071523Abstract: A method for manufacturing a molded article includes kneading a polyamide resin, an elastomer having a carboxyl moiety, reinforcing fibers whose surfaces are treated with an aminosilane coupling agent, and a carbodiimide bond-containing compound under conditions such that unreacted carbodiimide groups remain in the carbodiimide bond-containing compound, forming resin pellets from the kneaded mixture, the resin pellets containing the unreacted carbodiimide groups, wherein the percentage of the unreacted carbodiimide groups to the resin pellets is 0.03% to 0.33% by mass, and forming the molded article from the resin pellets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi KUNISHIMA
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Patent number: 10539185Abstract: A rolling bearing for a sliding door includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a rollable manner in an annular space between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a jacket member formed of a resin composition and provided so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring. The resin composition contains polyamide 66 and aramid fiber. The polyamide 66 has a number average molecular weight of 34000 to 60000. The number average molecular weight is measured by gel permeation chromatography using hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as a solvent and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a reference material. The content of the aramid fiber is 5 to 25 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Kunishima
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Publication number: 20190300650Abstract: Carbodiimide is added to a molten polyamide resin so as to provide resin pellets. The percentage of residual unreacted carbodiimide to each resin pellet is 0.03% to 0.33% by mass. Manufacturing molded articles using the resin pellets achieves both of an improvement in mechanical strength and an increase in wear resistance, and reduces property variations among the molded articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi KUNISHIMA, Tomoya NISHIDA
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Publication number: 20190032715Abstract: A rolling bearing for a sliding door includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a rollable manner in an annular space between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a jacket member formed of a resin composition and provided so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring. The resin composition contains polyamide 66 and aramid fiber. The polyamide 66 has a number average molecular weight of 34000 to 60000. The number average molecular weight is measured by gel permeation chromatography using hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as a solvent and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a reference material. The content of the aramid fiber is 5 to 25 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi KUNISHIMA
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Publication number: 20190032713Abstract: A rolling bearing for a sliding door includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a rollable manner in an annular space between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a jacket member formed of a resin composition and provided so as to cover the outer peripheral surface of the outer ring. The resin composition contains polyamide 66 and glass fiber. The polyamide 66 has a number average molecular weight of 34000 to 60000. The number average molecular weight is measured by gel permeation chromatography using hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as a solvent and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as a reference material. The content of the glass fiber is 10 to 40 mass %.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi KUNISHIMA
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Patent number: 10105914Abstract: In a manufacturing method, an annular preform made of reinforcing fibers is set in a region of a mold which corresponds to a sleeve. In this state, this region of the mold and a region of the mold which corresponds to a tooth portion are filled with a resin. A gear is manufactured by this process.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Kunishima
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Publication number: 20180265651Abstract: Carbodiimide is added to a molten aromatic polyamide resin so as to provide resin pellets. The percentage of residual unreacted carbodiimide to each resin pellet is 0.03% to 0.33% by mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi KUNISHIMA
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Publication number: 20180179380Abstract: A resin composition includes a polyamide resin, an elastomer having a carboxyl moiety, a carbodiimide group, and reinforcing fibers whose surfaces are treated with an aminosilane coupling agent. An insert molded product includes a metal insert member, and a resin part having the resin composition fixed to a surface of the insert member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi KUNISHIMA
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Patent number: 9956987Abstract: A manufacturing method of a bar component including a pipe made of a carbon fiber reinforced resin and an internal metal member having an outer peripheral surface in contact with an inner peripheral surface of an end portion of the pipe in an axial direction is provided. The method includes: preparing a core including a metal mandrel extending in the axial direction and the internal metal member having the outer peripheral surface subjected to surface roughening process; winding a prepreg sheet obtained by impregnating carbon fibers with resin around an outer peripheral surface of the core; forming the pipe having the end portion fitted onto and fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the internal metal member by baking and curing the prepreg sheet wound around the outer peripheral surface of the core; and removing the mandrel from the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Kunishima
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Patent number: 9896637Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a sliding member including a polyamide resin and a filler, a compound having a carbodiimide bond is supplied during kneading of the polyamide resin and the filler.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Kunishima, Tomoya Nishida
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Patent number: 9863521Abstract: A manufacturing method includes: forming a tubular portion of a rack housing by press forming from prepregs formed by stacking fiber-reinforced composite materials obtained by impregnating fiber sheets with a thermoplastic resin; and thereafter injecting a thermoplastic resin containing fillers for injection molding to form coupling portions integrated with metal rings. A rack housing is manufactured by the manufacturing method described above.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Kunishima
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Publication number: 20170334110Abstract: Over an outer peripheral surface of a sleeve, a primer layer is formed that is a thermoplastic resin-based adhesive thermally melted at a temperature lower than a melting point of a thermoplastic resin formed into a resin member to exhibit adhesiveness. With the sleeve preheated, a thermoplastic resin to be formed into the resin member is annularly injection-molded over an outer periphery of the sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi KUNISHIMA, Tsuyoshi KAMIKAWA, Yoshitomo NAGAI
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Patent number: 9797500Abstract: Two laminating sheets each formed by laminating a carbon fiber sheet and a film of a thermoplastic resin are set on heating in an area of a mold corresponding to a tubular portion of a rack housing. The mold is clamped, the carbon fiber sheet is impregnated with the thermoplastic resin of the film, each of the two laminating sheets is pressed into a shape with a half tube corresponding to a half circumference of the tubular portion and connection portions at both ends of the half tube in a circumferential direction, and two half tubes are bonded together at the connection portions thereof to form the tubular portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Kunishima
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Patent number: 9695925Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bar member including a pipe and metal members includes: forming a core member including a metal ring having an outer peripheral face subjected to face roughening and a mandrel; winding glass fibers around the outer peripheral face; winding a carbon fiber prepreg around the core member; forming the pipe externally fitted and fixed to the outer peripheral face by baking and curing the carbon fiber prepreg; pulling the mandrel out of the pipe; and screwing together the metal members and the metal ring.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, IBARAKI INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIONInventors: Shuji Toyodome, Takeshi Kunishima
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Publication number: 20170145159Abstract: Carbodiimide is added to a molten polyamide resin so as to provide resin pellets. The percentage of residual unreacted carbodiimide to each resin pellet is 0.03% to 0.33% by mass. Manufacturing molded articles using the resin pellets achieves both of an improvement in mechanical strength and an increase in wear resistance, and reduces property variations among the molded articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi KUNISHIMA, Tomoya NISHIDA
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Patent number: 9523059Abstract: In a sliding member, a sliding surface of a substrate of fluorine rubber on which another member slides is covered with a coating that is formed of an epoxy resin having a scratch hardness (Pencil Method) after curing of F to 2H and in which fluorine resin powder is dispersed.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Kunishima, Takashi Amoh, Keisuke Miyamoto, Masako Jimbo
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Publication number: 20160298050Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a sliding member including a polyamide resin and a filler, a compound having a carbodiimide bond is supplied during kneading of the polyamide resin and the filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi KUNISHIMA, Tomoya NISHIDA
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Publication number: 20160114544Abstract: A reinforcing fiber sheet and a first thermoplastic resin sheet are stacked into a cylindrical shape to form a sleeve portion, and a second thermoplastic resin sheet is stacked around an outer periphery of the sleeve portion to form a tooth formation portion. Thereafter, the sleeve portion and the tooth formation portion are heated and pressed, and teeth are then formed in an outer periphery of the tooth formation portion to form a tooth portion. A gear is manufactured by this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventor: Takeshi KUNISHIMA