Patents by Inventor Tetsuhiro Nishide

Tetsuhiro Nishide 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).

  • Publication number: 20150003896
    Abstract: A ball joint is manufactured by molding a holder through casting by using a ball as a core and joining a shaft member to the ball after the casting through electric resistance welding. The ball joint includes: the ball; a resin sliding contact member including a first opening portion and a second opening portion that expose a spherical surface of the ball in opposite directions; the holder molded through the casting by using the ball and the resin sliding contact member as a core, the holder being obtained by integrally molding a closing portion that is held in contact with a part of the ball, which projects from the second opening portion of the resin sliding contact member; and the shaft member joined to another part of the ball, which is exposed from the first opening portion of the resin sliding contact member, through the electric resistance welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Tsutomu Tokairin, Haruki Shoji, Junya Suenaga
  • Patent number: 8739410
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a spherical bearing having an inside member with a metal ball portion and an outside member having a ball support portion enclosing and supporting the ball portion of the inside member and connected to the inside member swingably or rotatably relative to each other, including the steps of performing injection molding in which the ball portion of the inside member is inserted as a core in a mold to mold a resin liner covering the ball portion, molding the outside member covering the resin liner by a casting in which the ball portion and the resin liner are inserted as a core in the mold, and after the completion of the casting, heating the resin liner covering the ball portion through the ball portion of the inside member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Michioka, Tomozumi Murata, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Patent number: 8281490
    Abstract: Provided are a spherical bearing in which a ball portion (10) of an inside member (1) can be sealed inside an outside member (2) without employment of casting, and the outside member (2) and the inside member (1) are coupled to each other with high strength, and which can be downsized, and a manufacturing method for the same. The spherical bearing includes: an inside member (1) having a metal ball portion (10); a resin liner (3) covering the ball portion (10) of the inside member (1) and held in sliding contact with the ball portion (10); and an outside member (2) molded outside the resin liner (3) by a forging process and held in close contact with an entire of an outer peripheral surface of the resin liner (3) without being brought into contact with the inside member (1), for undetachably enclosing and holding the resin liner (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Akira Morokuma
  • Publication number: 20110072667
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a spherical bearing having an inside member with a metal ball portion and an outside member having a ball support portion enclosing and supporting the ball portion of the inside member and connected to the inside member swingably or rotatably relative to each other, including the steps of performing injection molding in which the ball portion of the inside member is inserted as a core in a mold to mold a resin liner covering the ball portion, molding the outside member covering the resin liner by a casting in which the ball portion and the resin liner are inserted as a core in the mold, and after the completion of the casting, heating the resin liner covering the ball portion through the ball portion of the inside member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Michioka, Tomozumi Murata, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Patent number: 7870673
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a spherical bearing having an inside member with a metal ball portion and an outside member having a ball support portion enclosing and supporting the ball portion of the inside member and connected to the inside member swingably or rotatably relative to each other, including the steps of performing injection molding in which the ball portion of the inside member is inserted as a core in a mold to mold a resin liner covering the ball portion, molding the outside member covering the resin liner by a casting in which the ball portion and the resin liner are inserted as a core in the mold, and after the completion of the casting, heating the resin liner covering the ball portion through the ball portion of the inside member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Michioka, Tomozumi Murata, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Publication number: 20090279820
    Abstract: Provided are a spherical bearing in which a ball portion (10) of an inside member (1) can be sealed inside an outside member (2) without employment of casting, and the outside member (2) and the inside member (1) are coupled to each other with high strength, and which can be downsized, and a manufacturing method for the same. The spherical bearing includes: an inside member (1) having a metal ball portion (10); a resin liner (3) covering the ball portion (10) of the inside member (1) and held in sliding contact with the ball portion (10); and an outside member (2) molded outside the resin liner (3) by a forging process and held in close contact with an entire of an outer peripheral surface of the resin liner (3) without being brought into contact with the inside member (1), for undetachably enclosing and holding the resin liner (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Akira Morokuma
  • Patent number: 7500409
    Abstract: A seal for a ball screw is provided with a foreign material removing member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of a ball screw shaft taken perpendicularly to an axis thereof to prevent a foreign material from invading from an outside of a ball screw nut and a seal member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of the ball screw shaft to retain a lubricant existing inside the ball screw nut. The foreign material removing member and the seal member are mounted to the ball screw shaft, at each of both the axial ends of the nut, while being overlapped to each other in a state that inner peripheral portions of the foreign material removing member and the seal member contact an outer peripheral surface of the ball screw shaft and the ball rolling groove thereof. The foreign material removing member is disposed outside the seal member in the axial direction of the ball screw nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yatsushiro, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Publication number: 20090047063
    Abstract: Provided is a ball joint which enhances a sealing performance between a boot seal (4) and a ball shank (1) and which can maintain this sealing performance even during swinging motion of the ball shank (1) with respect to a holder (2), making it possible to completely prevent intrusion of dust and muddy water into a ball reception portion (20) of the holder (2) The ball shank (1) is provided with a flange portion (13), with a tapered surface (16) inclined with respect to an axial direction of the ball shank (1) being formed on the flange portion (13). The boot seal (4) is constructed of an annular fixation portion fixed to the holder (2), an annular seal portion (42) tightening a shaft portion (10) of the ball shank (1) and held in press contact with the flange portion (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeki Shirai, Takashi Sakae, Takamasa Mitsugi, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Patent number: 7430933
    Abstract: A seal for a ball screw is provided with a foreign material removing member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of a ball screw shaft taken perpendicularly to an axis thereof to prevent a foreign material from invading from an outside of a ball screw nut and a seal member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of the ball screw shaft to retain a lubricant existing inside the ball screw nut. The foreign material removing member and the seal member are mounted to the ball screw shaft, at each of both the axial ends of the nut, while being overlapped to each other in a state that inner peripheral portions of the foreign material removing member and the seal member contact an outer peripheral surface of the ball screw shaft and the ball rolling groove thereof. The foreign material removing member is disposed outside the seal member in the axial direction of the ball screw nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yatsushiro, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Patent number: 7374339
    Abstract: A seal device fixed to an end portion of a slider of a guide device includes: a casing; a plurality of seal members; and elastic members, wherein each seal member has a recess portion in which a rail penetrates. An inner circumferential face of the recess portion comes into contact with an outer surface of the rail when the seal member is pushed onto one side of the rail by the elastic members. The plurality of seal members are arranged in the casing in such a manner that when a seal portion of one seal member is pushed by the elastic member and contacted with one side of the rail, a seal portion of the next seal member is pushed by the elastic member and contacted with the other side of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mochizuki, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Publication number: 20060150416
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a spherical bearing having an inside member with a metal ball portion and an outside member having a ball support portion enclosing and supporting the ball portion of the inside member and connected to the inside member swingably or rotatably relative to each other, including the steps of performing injection molding in which the ball portion of the inside member is inserted as a core in a mold to mold a resin liner covering the ball portion, molding the outside member covering the resin liner by a casting in which the ball portion and the resin liner are inserted as a core in the mold, and after the completion of the casting, and heating the resin liner covering the ball portion through the ball portion of the inside member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Hidekazu Michioka, Tomozumi Murata, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Patent number: 6976399
    Abstract: A wiper ring to be applied to a nut of a ball screw having a screw shaft comprises a plurality of segments each constituted as independent element having a seal portion to be contacted to the screw shaft, support pins extending in an axial direction of the screw shaft so as to correspond to the segments, respectively, the segments being arranged in a circumferential direction of the screw shaft to be rotatable about the pins, the pins being connected to each other through support members so as to limit the relative movement of the respective pins, and a spring member for urging the segments arranged circumferential direction of the screw shaft so as to be directed towards radially central side of the screw shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: THK Co., LTD
    Inventors: Hidekazu Michioka, Katsuya Iida, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Publication number: 20050241419
    Abstract: A seal for a ball screw is provided with a foreign material removing member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of a ball screw shaft taken perpendicularly to an axis thereof to prevent a foreign material from invading from an outside of a ball screw nut and a seal member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of the ball screw shaft to retain a lubricant existing inside the ball screw nut. The foreign material removing member and the seal member are mounted to the ball screw shaft, at each of both the axial ends of the nut, while being overlapped to each other in a state that inner peripheral portions of the foreign material removing member and the seal member contact an outer peripheral surface of the ball screw shaft and the ball rolling groove thereof. The foreign material removing member is disposed outside the seal member in the axial direction of the ball screw nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yatsushiro, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Publication number: 20050204836
    Abstract: A seal for a ball screw is provided with a foreign material removing member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of a ball screw shaft taken perpendicularly to an axis thereof to prevent a foreign material from invading from an outside of a ball screw nut and a seal member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of the ball screw shaft to retain a lubricant existing inside the ball screw nut. The foreign material removing member and the seal member are mounted to the ball screw shaft, at each of both the axial ends of the nut, while being overlapped to each other in a state that inner peripheral portions of the foreign material removing member and the seal member contact an outer peripheral surface of the ball screw shaft and the ball rolling groove thereof. The foreign material removing member is disposed outside the seal member in the axial direction of the ball screw nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yatsushiro, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Patent number: 6931955
    Abstract: A seal for a ball screw is provided with a foreign material removing member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of a ball screw shaft taken perpendicularly to an axis thereof to prevent a foreign material from invading from an outside of a ball screw nut and a seal member having a hole of a shape corresponding to a sectional shape of the ball screw shaft to retain a lubricant existing inside the ball screw nut. The foreign material removing member and the seal member are mounted to the ball screw shaft, at each of both the axial ends of the nut, while being overlapped to each other in a state that inner peripheral portions of the foreign material removing member and the seal member contact an outer peripheral surface of the ball screw shaft and the ball rolling groove thereof. The foreign material removing member is disposed outside the seal member in the axial direction of the ball screw nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: THK Co., LTD
    Inventors: Daisuke Yatsushiro, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Publication number: 20050169559
    Abstract: A seal device fixed to an end portion of a slider of a guide device includes: a casing; a plurality of seal members; and elastic members, wherein each seal member has a recess portion in which a rail penetrates. An inner circumferential face of the recess portion comes into contact with an outer surface of the rail when the seal member is pushed onto one side of the rail by the elastic members. The plurality of seal members are arranged in the casing in such a manner that when a seal portion of one seal member is pushed by the elastic member and contacted with one side of the rail, a seal portion of the next seal member is pushed by the elastic member and contacted with the other side of the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Mochizuki, Tetsuhiro Nishide
  • Patent number: D561575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Toshihisa Sakamoto
  • Patent number: D561576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Toshihisa Sakamoto
  • Patent number: D591588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Toshihisa Sakamoto
  • Patent number: D784801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Nishide, Takuya Horie, Satoshi Kashiwagura