Patents by Inventor Taku KONDO
Taku KONDO 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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Patent number: 10214280Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder includes: a cylinder tube; a piston; a piston rod; a pair of end covers; and a snubbing mechanism configured to reduce the moving speed of the piston after the piston reaches the vicinity of the end of its stroke. The snubbing mechanism includes: a supply/discharge port formed in an associated one of the end covers; a valve configured to open and close the supply/discharge port; a connector configured to connect the valve and the piston together; and at least one recess extending from the edge of the supply/discharge port. When the piston approaches the end of its stroke, the valve closes the supply/discharge port to form a throttle oil passage, and hydraulic oil is discharged through the throttle oil passage to reduce the moving speed of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taku Kondo, Takaaki Onishi, Shogo Hagihara
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Publication number: 20170088256Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder includes: a cylinder tube; a piston; a piston rod; a pair of end covers; and a snubbing mechanism configured to reduce the moving speed of the piston after the piston reaches the vicinity of the end of its stroke. The snubbing mechanism includes: a supply/discharge port formed in an associated one of the end covers; a valve configured to open and close the supply/discharge port; a connector configured to connect the valve and the piston together; and at least one recess extending from the edge of the supply/discharge port. When the piston approaches the end of its stroke, the valve closes the supply/discharge port to form a throttle oil passage, and hydraulic oil is discharged through the throttle oil passage to reduce the moving speed of the piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Taku Kondo, Takaaki Onishi, Shogo Hagihara
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Patent number: 9422052Abstract: An electro hydrostatic actuator system for retracting/extending a landing gear includes a plurality of hydraulic actuators, a plurality of hydraulic supply sources each including a single hydraulic pump and a single electric motor, provided in parallel to each other and joined at the downstream ends, a plurality of switching valves provided in parallel on a supply path that connects the hydraulic actuators to a junction of the hydraulic supply sources, and a controller configured to sequentially operate the hydraulic actuators. The hydraulic supply sources each include a check valve which prevents operation oil from flowing toward the hydraulic pump. In a normal state, the hydraulic supply sources together supply operation oil sequentially to the hydraulic actuators. When any of the hydraulic supply sources is failed, the other hydraulic supply source(s) other than the failed hydraulic supply source supplies operation oil sequentially to the hydraulic actuators.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taku Kondo, Shogo Hagihara
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Patent number: 9057390Abstract: An electro hydrostatic actuator includes an actuator body, a hydraulic pump driven to supply operation oil to the actuator body, and an electric motor configured to drive the hydraulic pump. Each of the hydraulic pump and the electric motor is placed so as to surround the outer periphery of the actuator body, and the hydraulic pump and the electric motor are arranged in a direction along a center axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Onishi, Taku Kondo, Yasuto Onomichi, Shogo Hagihara, Ryo Takaki
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Patent number: 8973869Abstract: A landing gear retraction/extension device includes a hydraulic actuator, a hydraulic circuit, a hydraulic pump, an electric motor, and a driver. Part of the hydraulic circuit is provided such that heat is exchangeable between operation oil and each of the electric motor and the driver. The driver supplies power to the electric motor before landing of an aircraft such that an operation oil temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature upon the landing of the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuto Onomichi, Taku Kondo, Shogo Hagihara, Ryo Takaki, Takaaki Onishi
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Publication number: 20140366522Abstract: An electro hydrostatic actuator includes a single-rod cylinder having fixed and movable ends, a hydraulic supply source, and a reservoir provided in a hydraulic circuit and capable of storing operation oil. At a predetermined position of the single-rod cylinder close to the fixed end, the hydraulic supply source is disposed at the periphery of the single-rod cylinder, and is integrated with the single-rod cylinder. The reservoir is formed in a double cylindrical shape, and is, at a position close to the movable end relative to the hydraulic supply source, integrated with the single-rod cylinder in the state in which the single-rod cylinder is inserted into the reservoir so as to be coaxial with the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Kazuhiro MASUTANI, Taku KONDO, Takaaki ONISHI
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Publication number: 20140151501Abstract: An electro hydrostatic actuator system for retracting/extending a landing gear includes a plurality of hydraulic actuators and a plurality of hydraulic supply sources each including a single hydraulic pump and a single electric motor and provided in parallel to each other. In a normal state, the hydraulic supply sources together supply operation oil sequentially to the hydraulic actuators. When any of the hydraulic supply sources is failed, the other hydraulic supply source(s) other than the failed hydraulic supply source supplies operation oil sequentially to the hydraulic actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Taku KONDO, Shogo HAGIHARA
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Patent number: 8701400Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electro hydrostatic actuator excellent in a snubbing characteristic including a cylinder type actuator main body 1, a piston 2 having a piston rod, the piston slidingly moving in a cylinder of the actuator main body, a motor 18, a pump 19 for supplying fluid according to the rotation of the motor, a mechanism for adjusting a running amount of the fluid into and from the cylinder according to the motion of the piston, and a reservoir 8 for adjusting the supply of the fluid corresponding to a volume difference generated according to the motion of the piston, and a controller 17 which controls the number of revolutions of the motor according to the calculated load torque, and a snubbing control method used for this. An electro hydrostatic actuator of realizing a snubbing mechanism capable of increasing energy efficiency, when used for a landing gear retraction/extension device of an airplane, can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd., Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taku Kondo, Toshiyuki Kumada, Masayuki Takada, Kazuhiro Masutani, Masaaki Monte, Hiroshi Saito, Satoshi Ihara
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Publication number: 20130068885Abstract: A landing gear retraction/extension device includes a hydraulic actuator, a hydraulic circuit, a hydraulic pump, an electric motor, and a driver. Part of the hydraulic circuit is provided such that heat is exchangeable between operation oil and each of the electric motor and the driver. The driver supplies power to the electric motor before landing of an aircraft such that an operation oil temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature upon the landing of the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuto Onomichi, Taku Kondo, Shogo Hagihara, Ryo Takaki, Takaaki Onishi
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Publication number: 20130067898Abstract: An electro hydrostatic actuator includes an actuator body, a hydraulic pump driven to supply operation oil to the actuator body, and an electric motor configured to drive the hydraulic pump. Each of the hydraulic pump and the electric motor is placed so as to surround the outer periphery of the actuator body, and the hydraulic pump and the electric motor are arranged in a direction along a center axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Onishi, Taku Kondo, Yasuto Onomichi, Shogo Hagihara, Ryo Takaki
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Publication number: 20110107756Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electro hydrostatic actuator excellent in a snubbing characteristic including a cylinder type actuator main body 1, a piston 2 having a piston rod, the piston slidingly moving in a cylinder of the actuator main body, a motor 18, a pump 19 for supplying fluid according to the rotation of the motor, a mechanism for adjusting a running amount of the fluid into and from the cylinder according to the motion of the piston, and a reservoir 8 for adjusting the supply of the fluid corresponding to a volume difference generated according to the motion of the piston, and a controller 17 which controls the number of revolutions of the motor according to the calculated load torque, and a snubbing control method used for this. An electro hydrostatic actuator of realizing a snubbing mechanism capable of increasing energy efficiency, when used for a landing gear retraction/extension device of an airplane, can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicants: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD., SINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taku KONDO, Toshiyuki Kumada, Masayuki Takada, Kazuhiro Masutani, Masaaki Monte, Hiroshi Saito, Satoshi Ihara
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Patent number: D905638Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kato, Kenichi Oi, Toshio Nakayama, Masahiro Ichikawa, Taku Kondo, Koji Uchimura
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Patent number: D918857Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kato, Kenichi Oi, Toshio Nakayama, Masahiro Ichikawa, Taku Kondo, Koji Uchimura
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Patent number: D927447Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shinichi Kato, Kenichi Ol, Toshio Nakayama, Masahiro Ichikawa, Taku Kondo, Koji Uchimura
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Patent number: D987594Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Kato, Tetsuya Okuda, Kentaro Tsukamoto, Masahiro Ichikawa, Hanako Kondo, Taku Kondo, Koji Uchimura