Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Yabe

Toshikazu Yabe 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: 20240384759
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a linear motion device using a highly reliable and environmentally friendly separator that improves a dimensional stability, ductility, and adhesion of greases based on poly-?-olefin oil, which are required for separators, and also prevents deformation at high speeds. [Solution] Provided is a linear motion device including a linear motion body (15) that is fitted onto a screw shaft (11) and moves straight along the screw shaft (11), a large number of balls (B) held in a ball groove (14) formed on an inner surface side of the linear motion body (15) and rolling between the ball groove (14) and the screw shaft (11), a separator (100) interposed 10 between each ball (B), a circulation passage (18) formed in the linear motion body (15) and circulating the ball (B) from one end side of the ball groove (14) to the other end side, where at least one of the separator (100) and the circulation passage (18) is formed from polyamide 410 by injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu YABE, Keisuke YOKOYAMA, Shintaro HONDA, Nariaki AIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230358278
    Abstract: Provided is a rolling bearing using a retainer, particularly a highly reliable retainer in which dimensional stability required for a retainer of an outer ring guide type, ductility required for a crown-type retainer, improvement in adhesion of grease with a poly-?-olefin oil or the like as a base oil, and deformation prevention at a high speed can be achieved. The rolling bearing includes at least an inner ring 1, an outer ring 3, a synthetic resin retainer 9, and a rolling element 7, in which the synthetic resin retainer 9 is formed of a polyamide resin composition including polyamide 410 and a reinforcing fiber material with a content of 0% by weight to 40% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu YABE, Tomoaki MATSUMOTO, AZUMA ITO, Keisuke YOKOYAMA, Nariaki AIHARA, Shintaro HONDA
  • Publication number: 20120230622
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes: fitting grooves of a rotating ring for mounting seal devices formed on both end surfaces of the rotating ring into same shapes; and seal grooves of a stationary ring formed on both end surfaces of the stationary ring into shapes symmetrical about a rolling element, wherein: each of the pair of seal devices is configured by connecting a fitting portion made of an elastic material to be fit to the seal fitting groove to an end portion of each core metal, and a seal lip portion made of an elastic material to be brought into sliding contact with the seal groove to the other end portion; the pair of seal devices are formed into shapes symmetrical about the rolling element; and a magnet portion facing a magnetic sensor of a magnetic encoder is bonded to one of the core metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Yoshio Shoda
  • Patent number: 7671582
    Abstract: The magnetic encoder is constituted by integrally bonding a magnet portion obtainable by forming a magnetic material containing a magnetic powder and a binder for the magnetic powder in a circular ring shape to a slinger. The binder contains at least a thermoplastic resin and an impact resistance-improving agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takeshi Murakami, Nariaki Aihara
  • Patent number: 7592798
    Abstract: A magnet portion 27 of a magnetic encoder 26 includes a magnetic member and a resin, and a highly reliable magnetic encoder 26 having a high magnetic property and enabling to detect a rotational number with high accuracy, and a hub unit bearing 2a are provided. Further, the resin is preferably a thermoplastic resin and further preferably includes a thermoplastic resin including a soft segment in a molecule. Further, the magnetic encoder 26 further includes a fixed member 25 attached with the magnet portion 27 and comprising a magnetic material, and the magnet portion 27 and the fixed member 25 are bonded by an adhering agent including at least one of a phenolic resin based and an epoxy resin based.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takeshi Murakami, Nariaki Aihara, Toshimi Takajo
  • Patent number: 7547146
    Abstract: The present invention is to offer such a rolling bearing excellent in the corrosion resistance and suited to the environmental protection. This rolling bearing rotatably holds, via a retainer, a plurality of rolling elements between an inner ring having an inner ring raceway in an outer circumference and an outer ring having an outer ring raceway in an inner circumference, and is sealed with a seal or a shield member covered with a rubber, wherein a core metal of the seal or the shield member is a steel sheet that is covered with a film of 0.2 to 50 ?m thickness, the film comprising a metal or an alloy having a smaller oxidation-reduction potential than that of iron, and that is formed with a film comprising an inorganic substance of lithium and silica as an uppermost layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Dai Kinno, Hiroyuki Ito, Toshikazu Yabe, Shingo Higashi
  • Publication number: 20080199118
    Abstract: The magnetic encoder is constituted by integrally bonding a magnet portion obtainable by forming a magnetic material containing a magnetic powder and a binder for the magnetic powder in a circular ring shape to a slinger. The binder contains at least a thermoplastic resin and an impact resistance-improving agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takeshi Murakami, Nariaki Aihara
  • Patent number: 7360468
    Abstract: An electric power steering device having a resin gear used in a speed reduction gear mechanism and the resin gear used for the device are provided. The speed reduction gear mechanism includes a driven gear that is the resin gear integrally formed by fitting a resin part having gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof to the outside of a metal core and a drive gear meshed with the driven gear. The resin part of the resin gear is formed of a resin composition having, as a base resin, a polyamide resin containing 10 to 50% by weight of glass fiber of 5 to 9 ?m in diameter, and has excellent wear resistance, durability, and dimensional stability. Grease on the meshed surfaces of the gears has such a composition that includes a thickener and 3 to 10% by weight of a wax having a melting point or softening point in the range of 70 to 130° C. in a base oil formed mainly of at least one oil selected from mineral oil, poly ?-olefin oil, and alkyl polyphenyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takeshi Murakami, Toshimi Takajo
  • Patent number: 7264249
    Abstract: A hub unit including a hub and a flange integrally formed with the hub, and a seal including a core metal and an elastic body integrally molded with the core metal. The elastic body includes one or more lips in sliding contact with one or both of the hub and the flange. The elastic body includes a molded rubber, wherein the molded rubber contains, as a raw rubber, acrylonitrile/butadiene rubber having an acrylonitrile monomer content of from 26 to 36% by weight. In a first embodiment, the hub unit includes a hub adapted for receiving a shaft and a flange integrally formed with the hub, and the seal is attached to an outer circumference of the hub unit. In a second embodiment, the hub unit includes an inner ring having a raceway surface for receiving rolling elements and an outer ring. The seal seals the space between the inner ring and the outer ring. Furthermore, the seal includes a radial lip in sliding contact with an outer circumferential surface of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: NSK, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yokoyama, Takahiko Uchiyama, Toshikazu Yabe, Toshimi Takajo
  • Patent number: 7255479
    Abstract: In a linear guide apparatus including an axially extending guide rail, a slider engaged with the guide rail, and a plurality of rolling elements loaded into the slider, the linear guide apparatus further includes a sealing device fixed to the slider in slidable contact with the guide rail for sealing a clearance existing between the guide rail and the slider, in which the sealing device includes: a lubricant-containing polymer member formed of a synthetic resin containing a lubricant, and having a contact portion contacting with the guide rail to surround the guide rail, both wing portions, a connecting portion connecting the wing portions to be C-shaped substantially, and a pair of first recesses formed in the respective wing portions for fixing the lubricant-containing polymer member to the slider; a first plate member fitted to the lubricant-containing polymer member opposed to the slider; and a pair of first cylindrical members inserted to the respective first recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Publication number: 20070152657
    Abstract: A magnet portion 27 of a magnetic encoder 26 includes a magnetic member and a resin, and a highly reliable magnetic encoder 26 having a high magnetic property and enabling to detect a rotational number with high accuracy, and a hub unit bearing 2a are provided. Further, the resin is preferably a thermoplastic resin and further preferably includes a thermoplastic resin including a soft segment in a molecule. Further, the magnetic encoder 26 further includes a fixed member 25 attached with the magnet portion 27 and comprising a magnetic material, and the magnet portion 27 and the fixed member 25 are bonded by an adhering agent including at least one of a phenolic resin based and an epoxy resin based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takeshi Murakami, Nariaki Aihara, Toshimi Takajo
  • Patent number: 7234872
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes a plurality of rolling elements movably retained at almost the same interval between an inner ring and an outer ring with a cage made of synthetic resin provided interposed therebetween. The rolling bearing further includes, an oil film made of a lubricant, and a grease containing a synthetic oil as a base oil enclosed therein. The lubricant contains at least one additive selected from the group consisting of organic aliphatic acid, organic aliphatic acid derivative and organic phosphorus compound incorporated in a synthetic oil in a proportion of from 0.5 to 10% by weight formed on the surface of the raceways of the inner and outer rings and the surface of the rolling elements, and a grease containing a synthetic oil as a base oil enclosed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: NSK, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Fujita, Masao Yamamoto, Kouichi Hachiya, Atsushi Yokouchi, Toshikazu Yabe, Emiko Shiraishi, Michiharu Naka
  • Patent number: 7188542
    Abstract: A liner motion device has a liner motion element fitted on a shaft and moving straight along the shaft; a plurality of balls which are retained in a rolling element groove formed on the inner side of the liner motion element and roll over between the rolling element groove and the shaft; a separator interposed between the rolling elements; and, a circulating path formed in the liner motion element through which the rolling elements are circulated from one end of the rolling element groove to the other, wherein the separator is a product of a synthetic resin containing a lubricating oil in an amount of 3 to 25% by volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Hiroyuki Ito, Tuyoshi Saito, Toyohisa Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060175123
    Abstract: An electric power steering device having a resin gear used in a speed reduction gear mechanism and the resin gear used for the device are provided. The speed reduction gear mechanism includes a driven gear that is the resin gear integrally formed by fitting a resin part having gear teeth formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof to the outside of a metal core and a drive gear meshed with the driven gear. The resin part of the resin gear is formed of a resin composition having, as a base resin, a polyamide resin containing 10 to 50% by weight of glass fiber of 5 to 9 ?m in diameter, and has excellent wear resistance, durability, and dimensional stability. Grease on the meshed surfaces of the gears has such a composition that includes a thickener and 3 to 10% by weight of a wax having a melting point or softening point in the range of 70 to 130° C. in a base oil formed mainly of at least one oil selected from mineral oil, poly ?-olefin oil, and alkyl polyphenyl ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takeshi Murakami, Toshimi Takajo
  • Publication number: 20060165322
    Abstract: In a linear guide apparatus including an axially extending guide rail, a slider engaged with the guide rail, and a plurality of rolling elements loaded into the slider, the linear guide apparatus further includes a sealing device fixed to the slider in slidable contact with the guide rail for sealing a clearance existing between the guide rail and the slider, in which the sealing device includes: a lubricant-containing polymer member formed of a synthetic resin containing a lubricant, and having a contact portion contacting with the guide rail to surround the guide rail, both wing portions, a connecting portion connecting the wing portions to be C-shaped substantially, and a pair of first recesses formed in the respective wing portions for fixing the lubricant-containing polymer member to the slider; a first plate member fitted to the lubricant-containing polymer member opposed to the slider; and a pair of first cylindrical members inserted to the respective first recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Patent number: 7048443
    Abstract: In a linear guide apparatus including an axially extending guide rail, a slider engaged with the guide-rail, and a plurality of rolling elements loaded into the slider, the linear guide apparatus further includes a sealing device fixed to the slider in slidable contact with the guide rail for sealing a clearance existing between the guide rail and the slider, in which the sealing device includes a lubricant-containing polymer member formed of a synthetic resin containing a lubricant, and having a contact portion contacting with the guide rail to surround the guide rail, both wing portions, a connecting portion connecting the wing portions to be C-shaped substantially, and a pair of first recesses formed in the respective wing portions for fixing the lubricant-containing polymer member to the slider; a first plate member fitted to the lubricant-containing polymer member opposed to the slider; and a pair of first cylindrical members inserted to the respective first recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Patent number: 6955468
    Abstract: A linear-motion device has: a linear-motion element fitted on a shaft which moves straight along the shaft; a plurality of balls which are retained in a ball groove formed on the inner side of the linear-motion element and roll over between the ball groove and the shaft; a separator interposed between the balls; and, a circulating path formed in the linear-motion element through which the balls are circulated from one end of the ball groove to the other, which is filled with a grease, wherein the separator is a formed product comprising as a resin component a polybutylene naphthalate-based elastomer formed by a hard segment made of a polybutylene naphthalate and a soft segment made of a polycondensate of 2,6-naphthalanedicarboxylic acid with a polytetramethylene ether glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: NSK.Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Soichiro Kato, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Tatsunobu Momono, Juntaro Sahara, Hirotoshi Aramaki
  • Publication number: 20050190996
    Abstract: In a linear guide apparatus including an axially extending guide rail, a slider engaged with the guide-rail, and a plurality of rolling elements loaded into the slider, the linear guide apparatus further includes a sealing device fixed to the slider in slidable contact with the guide rail for sealing a clearance existing between the guide rail and the slider, in which the sealing device includes a lubricant-containing polymer member formed of a synthetic resin containing a lubricant, and having a contact portion contacting with the guide rail to surround the guide rail, both wing portions, a connecting portion connecting the wing portions to be C-shaped substantially, and a pair of first recesses formed in the respective wing portions for fixing the lubricant-containing polymer member to the slider; a first plate member fitted to the lubricant-containing polymer member opposed to the slider; and a pair of first cylindrical members inserted to the respective first recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Publication number: 20050166695
    Abstract: A liner motion device has a liner motion element fitted on a shaft and moving straight along the shaft; a plurality of balls which are retained in a rolling element groove formed on the inner side of the liner motion element and roll over between the rolling element groove and the shaft; a separator interposed between the rolling elements; and, a circulating path formed in the liner motion element through which the rolling elements are circulated from one end of the rolling element groove to the other, wherein the separator is a product of a synthetic resin containing a lubricating oil in an amount of 3 to 25% by volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Hiroyuki Ito, Tuyoshi Saito, Toyohisa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: RE48526
    Abstract: A magnet portion 27 of a magnetic encoder 26 includes a magnetic member and a resin, and a highly reliable magnetic encoder 26 having a high magnetic property and enabling to detect a rotational number with high accuracy, and a hub unit bearing 2a are provided. Further, the resin is preferably a thermoplastic resin and further preferably includes a thermoplastic resin including a soft segment in a molecule. Further, the magnetic encoder 26 further includes a fixed member 25 attached with the magnet portion 27 and comprising a magnetic material, and the magnet portion 27 and the fixed member 25 are bonded by an adhering agent including at least one of a phenolic resin based and an epoxy resin based.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takeshi Murakami, Nariaki Aihara, Toshimi Takajo