Patents by Inventor Tomoharu Otake

Tomoharu Otake 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: 11313256
    Abstract: An Oldham coupling includes an engagement arm. At least either a driving-side rotor or an input gear has an engagement portion engaged with the engagement arm and is connected to the Oldham coupling. The engagement arm has a pair of arm flat surface portions perpendicular to a rotational direction of the driving-side rotor. The engagement portion has a pair of engagement flat surface portions that the arm flat surface portions face in a sliding contact manner. Each arm flat surface portion is, within a range where the arm flat surface portion slides against a facing engagement flat surface portion, always in contact with an overlapping portion of the engagement flat surface portion with the arm flat surface portion when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the Oldham coupling and in which the arm flat surface portion and the engagement flat surface portion overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Sano, Hiroki Mukaide, Kenji Ikeda, Tomoharu Otake, Kenta Koide
  • Patent number: 11143062
    Abstract: A valve opening-closing timing control apparatus includes a phase adjustment mechanism. The phase adjustment mechanism includes an input gear and an elastic member that applies biasing force to the input gear in such a way that the input gear meshes with an output gear. An eccentric member includes one first concave portion along a circumferential direction thereof, being formed on an outer circumferential surface. The elastic member includes a supported portion supported by the first concave portion, and a curved portion and a biasing piece portion that generate biasing force. The elastic member is supported by the first concave portion at two different boundaries in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Sano, Tomoharu Otake, Hideomi Iyanaga
  • Publication number: 20210017884
    Abstract: A valve opening-closing timing control apparatus includes a phase adjustment mechanism. The phase adjustment mechanism includes an input gear and an elastic member that applies biasing force to the input gear in such a way that the input gear meshes with an output gear. An eccentric member includes one first concave portion along a circumferential direction thereof, being formed on an outer circumferential surface. The elastic member includes a supported portion supported by the first concave portion, and a curved portion and a biasing piece portion that generate biasing force. The elastic member is supported by the first concave portion at two different boundaries in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime SANO, Tomoharu OTAKE, Hideomi IYANAGA
  • Publication number: 20210017886
    Abstract: An Oldham coupling includes an engagement arm. At least either a driving-side rotor or an input gear has an engagement portion engaged with the engagement arm and is connected to the Oldham coupling. The engagement arm has a pair of arm flat surface portions perpendicular to a rotational direction of the driving-side rotor. The engagement portion has a pair of engagement flat surface portions that the arm flat surface portions face in a sliding contact manner. Each arm flat surface portion is, within a range where the arm flat surface portion slides against a facing engagement flat surface portion, always in contact with an overlapping portion of the engagement flat surface portion with the arm flat surface portion when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the Oldham coupling and in which the arm flat surface portion and the engagement flat surface portion overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime SANO, Hiroki MUKAIDE, Kenji IKEDA, Tomoharu OTAKE, Kenta KOIDE
  • Patent number: 10801375
    Abstract: A phase adjustment mechanism for setting a relative rotational phase of a driven-side rotational body to a drive-side rotational body of a valve opening-closing timing control device includes a output gear around a rotational axis, an input gear being rotated around an eccentric axis, and an eccentric member. The eccentric member includes an outer peripheral surface with a first arc portion, a second arc portion, a plate spring fitted between the first arc portion and the second arc portion, and a spaced portion. Each of the first arc portion and the second arc portion is disposed from a position less than 90 degrees to a position more than 90 degrees as a central angle with respect to the eccentric axis from a biasing direction of the plate spring in the peripheral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoharu Otake, Hiroki Mukaide
  • Publication number: 20200072095
    Abstract: A phase adjustment mechanism for setting a relative rotational phase of a driven-side rotational body to a drive-side rotational body of a valve opening-closing timing control device includes a output gear around a rotational axis, an input gear being rotated around an eccentric axis, and an eccentric member. The eccentric member includes an outer peripheral surface with a first arc portion, a second arc portion, a plate spring fitted between the first arc portion and the second arc portion, and a spaced portion. Each of the first arc portion and the second arc portion is disposed from a position less than 90 degrees to a position more than 90 degrees as a central angle with respect to the eccentric axis from a biasing direction of the plate spring in the peripheral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoharu OTAKE, Hiroki MUKAIDE
  • Patent number: 10514109
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator disposed rotatably about a rotation axis and configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed rotatably about the rotation axis and configured to be rotatable relative to the driving side rotator and to rotate integrally with a valve opening and closing camshaft of the internal combustion engine; and a phase adjustment mechanism configured to set a relative rotation phase between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator by a driving force of an electric actuator. The phase adjustment mechanism includes: an internally toothed ring gear; an inner gear; and a drive shaft, and the valve opening and closing timing control apparatus further includes: a biasing member; and a displacement regulation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Miyachi, Tomoharu Otake, Yoshiaki Iguchi, Shigemitsu Suzuki, Hiroki Mukaide
  • Patent number: 10450906
    Abstract: A phase adjustment mechanism is constructed as a differential deceleration mechanism where a ring gear is relatively rotated on a basis of a difference in the number of teeth between the ring gear and an inner gear by revolution of an eccentric axis with reference to a rotation axis by an electric actuator. A coupling member is provided including a first engagement portion engaging with a driving-side rotational member in a displaceable manner in a first direction serving as a radial direction and a second engagement portion engaging with the inner gear in a displaceable manner in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Mukaide, Eiji Miyachi, Yoshiaki Iguchi, Tomoharu Otake
  • Patent number: 10385985
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator disposed rotatably about a rotation axis and configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft; a driven side rotator disposed rotatably about the rotation axis and configured to be rotatable relative to the driving side rotator and to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a phase adjustment mechanism configured to set a relative rotation phase between the driving side and driven side rotators by a driving force of an electric actuator, a biasing member provided on an outer periphery of a drive shaft to apply a biasing force in a direction such that an inner gear is engaged with a ring gear; and a displacement regulation portion configured to regulate a displacement of the inner gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Miyachi, Hiroki Mukaide, Tomoharu Otake, Yoshiaki Iguchi, Shigemitsu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180306070
    Abstract: A phase adjustment mechanism is constructed as a differential deceleration mechanism where a ring gear is relatively rotated on a basis of a difference in the number of teeth between the ring gear and an inner gear by revolution of an eccentric axis with reference to a rotation axis by an electric actuator. A coupling member is provided including a first engagement portion engaging with a driving-side rotational member in a displaceable manner in a first direction serving as a radial direction and a second engagement portion engaging with the inner gear in a displaceable manner in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki MUKAIDE, Eiji MIYACHI, Yoshiaki IGUCHI, Tomoharu OTAKE
  • Publication number: 20180073655
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator disposed rotatably about a rotation axis and configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft; a driven side rotator disposed rotatably about the rotation axis and configured to be rotatable relative to the driving side rotator and to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a phase adjustment mechanism configured to set a relative rotation phase between the driving side and driven side rotators by a driving force of an electric actuator, a biasing member provided on an outer periphery of a drive shaft to apply a biasing force in a direction such that an inner gear is engaged with a ring gear; and a displacement regulation portion configured to regulate a displacement of the inner gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Miyachi, Hiroki Mukaide, Tomoharu Otake, Yoshiaki Iguchi, Shigemitsu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180073656
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator disposed rotatably about a rotation axis and configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed rotatably about the rotation axis and configured to be rotatable relative to the driving side rotator and to rotate integrally with a valve opening and closing camshaft of the internal combustion engine; and a phase adjustment mechanism configured to set a relative rotation phase between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator by a driving force of an electric actuator. The phase adjustment mechanism includes: an internally toothed ring gear; an inner gear; and a drive shaft, and the valve opening and closing timing control apparatus further includes: a biasing member; and a displacement regulation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Miyachi, Tomoharu Otake, Yoshiaki Iguchi, Shigemitsu Suzuki, Hiroki Mukaide