Patents by Inventor Tomohiko NAKAZONO

Tomohiko NAKAZONO 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: 11274667
    Abstract: A pump device includes: a drive shaft; a pump element; a pump housing including; a pump element receiving space, first and second bearing receiving spaces, a suction passage, a discharge passage, a return passage, and a seal receiving space, a first bearing including a first lubrication groove, received within the first bearing receiving space, and supporting the drive shaft; a second bearing which includes a second lubrication groove having a sectional area that is perpendicular to the rotation axis, and that is greater than a sectional area of the first bearing that is perpendicular to the rotation axis, which is received within the second bearing receiving space, and which supports the drive shaft; and a seal member provided within the seal receiving space, and arranged to seal between the drive shaft and the pump housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Nakazono, Yukio Uchida, Satoshi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20200284255
    Abstract: A pump device includes: a drive shaft; a pump element; a pump housing including; a pump element receiving space, first and second bearing receiving spaces, a suction passage, a discharge passage, a return passage, and a seal receiving space, a first bearing including a first lubrication groove, received within the first bearing receiving space, and supporting the drive shaft; a second bearing which includes a second lubrication groove having a sectional area that is perpendicular to the rotation axis, and that is greater than a sectional area of the first bearing that is perpendicular to the rotation axis, which is received within the second bearing receiving space, and which supports the drive shaft; and a seal member provided within the seal receiving space, and arranged to seal between the drive shaft and the pump housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiko NAKAZONO, Yukio UCHIDA, Satoshi MURAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9291310
    Abstract: A tank-integrated pump unit includes a reservoir tank fixed to a pump body. The body of the reservoir tank includes an introduction opening for introducing working fluid from an external hydraulic device into the body. A filter member is arranged in the body for filtering working fluid introduced through the introduction opening. A suction passage connection portion is connected to a suction hole of a pump body. The suction passage connection portion includes a body-side opening through a wall of the body. The body-side opening is located below a predetermined level of working fluid and above a lowermost position in the body. A pressure chamber is defined in the body, and located below the body-side opening of the suction passage connection portion. The introduction opening faces the pressure chamber. The filter member covers an upper side of the pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS STEERING, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiko Nakazono
  • Publication number: 20140076433
    Abstract: A tank-integrated pump unit includes a reservoir tank fixed to a pump body. The body of the reservoir tank includes an introduction opening for introducing working fluid from an external hydraulic device into the body. A filter member is arranged in the body for filtering working fluid introduced through the introduction opening. A suction passage connection portion is connected to a suction hole of a pump body. The suction passage connection portion includes a body-side opening through a wall of the body. The body-side opening is located below a predetermined level of working fluid and above a lowermost position in the body. A pressure chamber is defined in the body, and located below the body-side opening of the suction passage connection portion. The introduction opening faces the pressure chamber. The filter member covers an upper side of the pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS STEERING, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiko NAKAZONO