Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Nakanishi

Tomohiko Nakanishi 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: 11976739
    Abstract: In solenoid valve provided with: a valve case that has an annular collar expanding in a radial direction of an opening, which is opened at an axial end surface, and accommodates a valve body inside; and an annular seal member mounted in an annular recessed groove provided on one axial end surface of the collar of the valve case, the collar includes a through-hole penetrating the collar in an axial direction, and a connecting portion connecting the through-hole and the annular recessed groove, the through-hole has a reduced diameter portion, and the seal member includes an annular portion mounted in the annular recessed groove and a protruding portion protruding at least in the axial direction with respect to the annular portion and penetrating the through-hole, the protruding portion including an enlarged diameter portion having an outer diameter ?D1 (>?d2) larger than an inner diameter ?d2 of the reduced diameter portion of the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Tomohiko Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11802635
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid having a plunger movably supported along an axis O1 direction; a flow path member having a fluid passage flow path and a valve element housing portion; and a valve element in a columnar shape that is disposed in the valve element housing portion, is movable along the axis O1 direction together with the plunger, and can switch between an open state and a closed state. The flow path member has an abutment portion that abuts on the valve element in the valve element housing portion, and a biasing member that biases the valve element. The valve element has an enlarged-diameter portion on the radially outer side. The enlarged-diameter portion has an opposing surface portion opposing the abutment portion at least in the axis O1 direction. The opposing surface portion is in contact with the abutment portion in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Kuramochi, Satoshi Yabushita, Tomohiko Nakanishi, Hiroki Shimizu, Luong Cao Dai
  • Patent number: 11703142
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic valve that can prevent damage due to wear of a valve element and a case of a solenoid, or occurrence of a striking sound when a valve is opened. An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a case, a flow path member, and a columnar valve element that is housed in the valve element housing portion of the flow path member and moves with a plunger of the solenoid to open and close a flow path. A first seat member in contact with the plunger is disposed on the valve element, and a second seat member in contact with the plunger is disposed on the case of the solenoid. An elastic modulus of the first seat member is larger than an elastic modulus of the valve element, and an elastic modulus of the second seat member is smaller than an elastic modulus of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Hiroki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11603946
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic valve capable of preventing damage due to stress of a buffer member. An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a case, a flow path member, and a columnar valve element that is housed in the valve element housing portion of the flow path member and moves with a plunger of the solenoid to open and close a flow path. A seat member with which the plunger comes into contact is disposed in the case of the solenoid. The seat member includes a core portion with which the plunger comes into contact, and a plurality of protruding portions protruding radially outward from an outer peripheral surface on the radially outer side of the core portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Hiroki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11555545
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid having a plunger movably supported along an axial direction; a flow path member having a fluid passage flow path and a valve element housing portion; and a valve element disposed in the valve element housing portion and movable along the axial direction together with the plunger. The valve element includes: a body part in a tubular shape having a wall portion closing one axial end side and an opening at the other axial side; a valve part fixed to one axial side of the wall portion for opening and closing the flow path as moving together with the plunger; and a core member in a columnar shape that is movable along the axial direction inside the body part, and that is in contact with the wall portion on the one axial side and the plunger on the other axial side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Junichi Sakashita
  • Publication number: 20220412478
    Abstract: In solenoid valve provided with: a valve case that has an annular collar expanding in a radial direction of an opening, which is opened at an axial end surface, and accommodates a valve body inside; and an annular seal member mounted in an annular recessed groove provided on one axial end surface of the collar of the valve case, the collar includes a through-hole penetrating the collar in an axial direction, and a connecting portion connecting the through-hole and the annular recessed groove, the through-hole has a reduced diameter portion, and the seal member includes an annular portion mounted in the annular recessed groove and a protruding portion protruding at least in the axial direction with respect to the annular portion and penetrating the through-hole, the protruding portion including an enlarged diameter portion having an outer diameter ?D1 (>?d2) larger than an inner diameter ?d2 of the reduced diameter portion of the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki SHIMIZU, Tomohiko NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 11480261
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic valve capable of preventing damage due to wear while preventing an increase in weight of a valve element. The electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a plunger movably supported along an axial direction, a flow path member having a fluid passage flow path and a valve element housing portion, and a valve element disposed in the valve element housing portion and movable along the axial direction together with the plunger. The valve element includes a body part, a valve part that opens and closes the fluid passage flow path as the plunger moves, and a pin in a rod-like shape that passes through the body part along the axial direction. The body part is provided with at least one opening that opens in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction and through which the pin is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Takashi Takai
  • Publication number: 20220307620
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic valve capable of preventing damage due to stress of a buffer member. An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a case, a flow path member, and a columnar valve element that is housed in the valve element housing portion of the flow path member and moves with a plunger of the solenoid to open and close a flow path. A seat member with which the plunger comes into contact is disposed in the case of the solenoid. The seat member includes a core portion with which the plunger comes into contact, and a plurality of protruding portions protruding radially outward from an outer peripheral surface on the radially outer side of the core portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Hiroki SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220307623
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid having a plunger movably supported along an axis O1 direction; a flow path member having a fluid passage flow path and a valve element housing portion; and a valve element in a columnar shape that is disposed in the valve element housing portion, is movable along the axis O1 direction together with the plunger, and can switch between an open state and a closed state. The flow path member has an abutment portion that abuts on the valve element in the valve element housing portion, and a biasing member that biases the valve element. The valve element has an enlarged-diameter portion on the radially outer side. The enlarged-diameter portion has an opposing surface portion opposing the abutment portion at least in the axis O1 direction. The opposing surface portion is in contact with the abutment portion in the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta KURAMOCHI, Satoshi YABUSHITA, Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Luong Cao DAI
  • Patent number: 11415238
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a mover that is able to move in a predetermined direction. The mover includes a valve body part including a valve body base part and an annular elastic body. The valve body base part includes a large diameter part and a small diameter part connected via a step difference. The annular elastic body includes a first contact surface, a second contact surface in contact with a step difference surface in the step difference, and a sealing projecting part that is able to come into contact with a peripheral edge part of an opening part of a first flow path in the predetermined direction. The sealing projecting part surrounds the opening part when seen in the predetermined direction. The sealing projecting part, the second contact surface, and the step difference surface are at least partially superimposed on each other when seen in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Yuji Takada, Hiroki Shimizu, Naoki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20220205554
    Abstract: To prevent a decrease in operating accuracy of a valve element by scraping off a deposit from the inside of a valve element housing portion and preventing sticking and accumulation of the deposit. An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid, a flow path member, and a columnar valve element that is housed in a valve element housing portion of the flow path member and moves with a plunger of the solenoid to open and close a flow path. The valve element has a first guide portion provided along the circumferential direction on one side in the axial direction, and a second guide portion which is provided to be separated from the first guide portion on the other side in the axial direction and protrudes outward in the radial direction. Both the first guide portion and the second guide portion are guided to an inner peripheral surface of the valve element housing portion when the valve element moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Hiroki SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220205553
    Abstract: To provide an electromagnetic valve that can prevent damage due to wear of a valve element and a case of a solenoid, or occurrence of a striking sound when a valve is opened. An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a case, a flow path member, and a columnar valve element that is housed in the valve element housing portion of the flow path member and moves with a plunger of the solenoid to open and close a flow path. A first seat member in contact with the plunger is disposed on the valve element, and a second seat member in contact with the plunger is disposed on the case of the solenoid. An elastic modulus of the first seat member is larger than an elastic modulus of the valve element, and an elastic modulus of the second seat member is smaller than an elastic modulus of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Hiroki SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20220196180
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a plunger; a flow path member including a fluid passage flow path having a first flow path, a second flow path, and a relay flow path which is disposed between the first flow path and the second flow path and which connects the first flow path and the second flow path, and a cylindrical space; a valve body movably disposed in the cylindrical space; and a spring which is disposed concentrically with the valve body on an outer peripheral side of the valve body in the cylindrical space and urges the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Dongming CHEN, Satoshi YABUSHITA
  • Patent number: 11339892
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a bobbin, a plunger and a coil; a flow path member having a first flow path, a second flow path, a relay flow path and a valve body housing; a valve body movably disposed in the valve body housing; and a spring disposed in the valve body housing and urging the valve body, wherein the valve body further includes a plurality of guide parts which are provided at different positions along the axial direction and which are guided on an inner wall surface of the valve body housing, and a taper part which is provided between the plurality of guide parts and whose outer diameter decreases toward the one side in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Dongming Chen, Satoshi Yabushita
  • Patent number: 11333266
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid, including a bobbin, a plunger, and a coil that moves the plunger; and a valve mechanism, including a flow path member that includes a first flow path, a second flow path, a relay part and a valve body housing, and a valve body that is inserted into the valve body housing, movably supported along an axial direction together with the plunger, and switches between passage and blockage between the first and the second flow paths. The valve body includes: a protrusion provided protruding radially outward from an outer periphery of the valve body and guided by an inner wall surface of the valve body housing when the valve body moves; a body made of resin; and a pin made of metal, provided at a center of the body along the axial direction and penetrating the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakanishi, Takashi Takai
  • Publication number: 20220099212
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid with a bobbin, a plunger, a yoke, and a coil, a flow path assembly including a first flow path, a second flow path, and a valve housing portion, and a valve that switches between an open state and a closed state between the first flow path and the second flow path. The plunger includes a passage that extends along an axial direction, and that opens toward another axial side to communicate with a gap between the plunger and the yoke, and an opening that opens radially outward from the passage to allow the passage communicating with the gap to communicate with the valve housing portion through the passage. The electromagnetic valve further includes a regulator to regulate a radially outward flow of a fluid flowing out from the passage into the gap at least in the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Tomohiko NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20220099193
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes: a solenoid having a plunger movably supported along an axial direction; a flow path member having a fluid passage flow path and a valve element housing portion; and a valve element disposed in the valve element housing portion and movable along the axial direction together with the plunger. The valve element includes: a body part in a tubular shape having a wall portion closing one axial end side and an opening at the other axial side; a valve part fixed to one axial side of the wall portion for opening and closing the flow path as moving together with the plunger; and a core member in a columnar shape that is movable along the axial direction inside the body part, and that is in contact with the wall portion on the one axial side and the plunger on the other axial side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Junichi SAKASHITA
  • Publication number: 20220099211
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic valve capable of preventing damage due to wear while preventing an increase in weight of a valve element. The electromagnetic valve includes a solenoid having a plunger movably supported along an axial direction, a flow path member having a fluid passage flow path and a valve element housing portion, and a valve element disposed in the valve element housing portion and movable along the axial direction together with the plunger. The valve element includes a body part, a valve part that opens and closes the fluid passage flow path as the plunger moves, and a pin in a rod-like shape that passes through the body part along the axial direction. The body part is provided with at least one opening that opens in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction and through which the pin is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Takashi TAKAI
  • Publication number: 20210310565
    Abstract: A valve device includes a flow channel member having a first flow channel, an electromagnetic valve having a movable piece movable in a predetermined direction and being capable of opening and closing the first flow channel, and a valve seat body fixed to the first flow channel. The first flow channel has a first flow channel main body and an opening connected to one end of the first flow channel main body with a step therebetween. The valve seat body has a fixed part fitted into an inside of the opening, an extension which extends from the fixed part, a circulation hole which penetrates the fixed part and the extension, and a valve seat which is provided at an end of the circulation hole. The movable piece has a valve body which is able to be seated in the valve seat from one side in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Yuji TAKADA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Naoki TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210310574
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a mover that is able to move in a predetermined direction. The mover includes a valve body part including a valve body base part and an annular elastic body. The valve body base part includes a large diameter part and a small diameter part connected via a step difference. The annular elastic body includes a first contact surface, a second contact surface in contact with a step difference surface in the step difference, and a sealing projecting part that is able to come into contact with a peripheral edge part of an opening part of a first flow path in the predetermined direction. The sealing projecting part surrounds the opening part when seen in the predetermined direction. The sealing projecting part, the second contact surface, and the step difference surface are at least partially superimposed on each other when seen in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKANISHI, Yuji TAKADA, Hiroki SHIMIZU, Naoki TAMURA