Patents by Inventor Tokitake OKAHIRA

Tokitake OKAHIRA 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: 11674206
    Abstract: There is provided a sintered friction material for railway vehicles that has excellent frictional properties and wear resistance even in a high speed range of 280 km/hour or more. The sintered friction material for railway vehicles is a green compact sintered material containing, in mass %, Cu: 50.0 to 75.0%, graphite: 5.0 to 15.0%, one or more selected from the group consisting of magnesia, zircon sand, silica, zirconia, mullite, and silicon nitride: 1.5 to 15.0%, one or more selected from the group consisting of W and Mo: 3.0 to 30.0%, and one or more selected from the group consisting of ferrochromium, ferrotungsten, ferromolybdenum, and stainless steel: 2.0 to 20.0%, with the balance being impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, FINE SINTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Kubota, Kazutaka Asabe, Yuki Ichikawa, Takeshi Nakano, Tokitake Okahira, Isao Shimazoe
  • Patent number: 11578775
    Abstract: There is provided a brake lining for a railway vehicle that can reduce brake squeal in braking. A brake lining for a railway vehicle is used for a disc brake system of a railway vehicle. This brake lining includes a base plate, a sintered friction material, and a friction material supporting mechanism. The friction material supporting mechanism is disposed between the base plate and the sintered friction material and supports the sintered friction material in such a manner that the sintered friction material can move with respect to the base plate. The sintered friction material has a Young's modulus of 35.0 GPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, FINE SINTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Fujimoto, Manabu Kubota, Takanori Kato, Atsushi Sakaguchi, Naruo Miyabe, Takeshi Nakano, Tokitake Okahira, Isao Shimazoe
  • Patent number: 11434964
    Abstract: This brake lining includes: a plurality of friction members which are arranged to be spaced from each other, each of the friction members having a front surface that is to face a sliding surface of a brake disk; a back board fastened to a back surface of each of the friction members; a base plate that supports each of the friction members at a region including a center portion of each friction member; and an elastic member disposed between the base plate and the back board, on a back surface side of each friction member. Two friction members that are adjacent to each other are taken as a pair, and the back board is fastened to each of the pairs of friction members. In each pair of friction members, the two friction members are arranged along the circumferential direction of the brake disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, FINE SINTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Fujimoto, Atsushi Sakaguchi, Kazutaka Asabe, Kazumichi Kawasaki, Takeshi Nakano, Tokitake Okahira, Yasushi Karino, Hajime Takami
  • Publication number: 20210180660
    Abstract: There is provided a brake lining for railway vehicle that can reduce brake squeal in braking. A brake lining for railway vehicle is used for a disc brake system of a railway vehicle. This brake lining includes a base plate, a sintered friction material, and a friction material supporting mechanism. The friction material supporting mechanism is disposed between the base plate and the sintered friction material and supports the sintered friction material in such a manner that the sintered friction material can move with respect to the base plate. The sintered friction material has a Young's modulus of 35.0 GPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Takahiro FUJIMOTO, Manabu KUBOTA, Takanori KATO, Atsushi SAKAGUCHI, Naruo MIYABE, Takeshi NAKANO, Tokitake OKAHIRA, Isao SHIMAZOE
  • Publication number: 20190292634
    Abstract: There is provided a sintered friction material for railway vehicles that has excellent frictional properties and wear resistance even in a high speed range of 280 km/hour or more. The sintered friction material for railway vehicles is a green compact sintered material containing, in mass %, Cu: 50.0 to 75.0%, graphite: 5.0 to 15.0%, one or more selected from the group consisting of magnesia, zircon sand, silica, zirconia, mullite, and silicon nitride: 1.5 to 15.0%, one or more selected from the group consisting of W and Mo: 3.0 to 30.0%, and one or more selected from the group consisting of ferrochromium, ferrotungsten, ferromolybdenum, and stainless steel: 2.0 to 20.0%, with the balance being impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Manabu KUBOTA, Kazutaka ASABE, Yuki ICHIKAWA, Takeshi NAKANO, Tokitake OKAHIRA, Isao SHIMAZOE
  • Publication number: 20190024735
    Abstract: This brake lining includes: a plurality of friction members which are arranged to be spaced from each other, each of the friction members having a front surface that is to face a sliding surface of a brake disk; a back board fastened to a back surface of each of the friction members; a base plate that supports each of the friction members at a region including a center portion of each friction member; and an elastic member disposed between the base plate and the back board, on a back surface side of each friction member. Two friction members that are adjacent to each other are taken as a pair, and the back board is fastened to each of the pairs of friction members. In each pair of friction members, the two friction members are arranged along the circumferential direction of the brake disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Takahiro FUJIMOTO, Atsushi SAKAGUCHI, Kazutaka ASABE, Kazumichi KAWASAKI, Takeshi NAKANO, Tokitake OKAHIRA, Yasushi KARINO, Hajime TAKAMI