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).

  • Patent number: 6880978
    Abstract: A rolling bearing for an HDD being excellent in the resistance to fretting wear, capable of lowering the torque and relieving the torque change and having a long life while exerting no undesirable effect on various bearing properties. A rolling bearing for hard disk drives wherein a cage 7 supports a plural number of rolling elements 5 located between an inner ring 2 and an outer ring 4 and sealing members 6,6 fixed to the both ends in the axial direction of one of said inner ring 2 and said outer ring 4 are opposite to each other, wherein a lubricating oil has been injected into the bearing space formed between said sealing members 6,6 at the both ends in the axial direction so as to amount to 1 to 50% by volume of the bearing space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Fujita, Masao Yamamoto, Kouichi Hachiya, Atsushi Yokouchi, Toshikazu Yabe, Emiko Shiraishi, Michiharu Naka
  • Publication number: 20050046115
    Abstract: A seal 1 having one or more lips 13 constituted of a molded rubber is described, wherein the lips 13 (the whole elastic body 3) have been formed so as to have a maximum value of loss tangent (tan ?) of 0.40 or smaller in the temperature range of from 20 to 70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Keisuke Yokoyama, Takahiko Uchiyama, Toshikazu Yabe, Toshimi Takajo
  • Patent number: 6854351
    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: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Hiroyuki Ito, Tuyoshi Saito, Toyohisa Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20040228551
    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: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Publication number: 20040179757
    Abstract: The present invention is to offer a rubber material composition excellent in an abrasion resistance and less to cause heat by friction, and is suitably used to sealing members of rolling devices to be used with grease lubrication under severe circumstances allowing water or dusts to much exist. The rubber material composition is fabricated with carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Toshimi Takajo, Takahiko Uchiyama, Keisuke Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6699926
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricant-feeding material which can be used at a temperature as high as from 100° C. to 120° C., exhibits an excellent mechanical strength and stably maintains a lubricating oil having a high polarity such as ester oil and polyphenylether oil, which have excellent lubricating properties or heat resistance, or a grease comprising such a lubricating oil as a base oil in a large amount. The lubricant-feeding material comprises a polyester elastomer comprising a hard component made of a first polyester and a soft component made of a second polyester or polyether solidified containing a lubricating oil compatible with the polyester elastomer or a grease comprising the lubricating oil as a base oil, the lubricating oil oozing from the surface of the polyester elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takahiko Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 6672764
    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: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Patent number: 6639019
    Abstract: A rubber composition containing a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene bipolymer and from 0.02 to 10 parts by weight of a liquid polybutadiene per 100 parts by weight of the tetrafluoroethylene-propylene bipolymer and a rubber sealing device in which the rubber composition is joined to a reinforcing member are described, by which long-life rubber sealing devices which are highly tolerant to liquids containing amine-based additives, for example, soluble-type synthetic cutting coolants and engine oils suitable for high-speed processing and can sustain favorable sealing performance over a long period of time and rubber compositions appropriate therefor are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takahiko Uchiyama, Nariaki Aihara, Keisuke Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6624252
    Abstract: A sealing device equipped with a lip made of a rubber material composition wherein the rubber material composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer and 0.02 to 10 parts by weight of an ethylene-propylene-based copolymer is described, by which a long life sealing device that is not deteriorated even when used under an environment where chemicals such as a cutting lubricant containing an additive adversely affecting rubbers contact the sealing device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takahiko Uchiyama, Keisuke Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20030138172
    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: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Hiroyuki Ito, Tuyoshi Saito, Toyohisa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6592264
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rolling bearing having a prolonged life suitable for wheel, railway vehicle and steel rolling mill comprising a sealing member which exhibits fair sealing properties even under severe conditions. A rolling bearing comprising an outer ring having an outer raceway formed on the inner surface thereof, an inner ring having an inner raceway formed on the outer surface thereof, a plurality of rolling elements rollably provided between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a sealing member for sealing the axial opening of the space between the inner surface of the outer ring and the outer surface of the inner ring in which said rolling elements are provided, characterized in that the sealing member is formed by an elastic member made of a vulcanizable rubber composition obtained by blending a carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber with at least carbon black.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takahiko Uchiyama, Keisuke Yokoyama, Nariaki Aihara
  • Publication number: 20030127803
    Abstract: A seal 1 having one or more lips 13 constituted of a molded rubber is described, wherein the lips 13 (the whole elastic body 3) have been formed so as to have a maximum value of loss tangent (tan &dgr;) of 0.40 or smaller in the temperature range of from 20 to 70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yokoyama, Takahiko Uchiyama, Toshikazu Yabe, Toshimi Takajo
  • Publication number: 20030128901
    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: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Soichiro Kato, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Tatsunobu Momono, Juntaro Sahara, Hirotoshi Aramaki
  • Patent number: 6572269
    Abstract: A linear guide apparatus includes a slider, a guide rail opposing the slider with a clearance provided therebetween, a plurality of rolling elements which are rotatably interposed there between, and a contact seal device for sealing an opening of the clearance. A side seal member of the contact seal device is made of a rubber material composition containing fluoro rubber. The rubber basically comprises at least one of copolymers that are vinylidenefluoride-tetrafluoroethylene-polypropylene terpolymer and tetrafluoroethylene-polypropylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takahiko Uchiyama, Keisuke Yokoyama, Nariaki Aihara
  • Publication number: 20030081871
    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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Fujita, Masao Yamamoto, Kouichi Hachiya, Atsushi Yokouchi, Toshikazu Yabe, Emiko Shiraishi, Michiharu Naka
  • Patent number: 6550968
    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: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Publication number: 20030039413
    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: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Tsukada, Yutaka Igarashi, Soichiro Kato, Toshikazu Yabe, Fumio Ueki
  • Publication number: 20030002759
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rolling bearing having a prolonged life suitable for wheel, railway vehicle and steel rolling mill comprising a sealing member which exhibits fair sealing properties even under severe conditions. A rolling bearing comprising an outer ring having an outer raceway formed on the inner surface thereof, an inner ring having an inner raceway formed on the outer surface thereof, a plurality of rolling elements rollably provided between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a sealing member for sealing the axial opening of the space between the inner surface of the outer ring and the outer surface of the inner ring in which said rolling elements are provided, characterized in that the sealing member is formed by an elastic member made of a vulcanizable rubber composition obtained by blending a carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber with at least carbon black.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takahiko Uchiyama, Keisuke Yokoyama, Nariaki Aihara
  • Patent number: 6474652
    Abstract: A shaft seal device is provided which is capable of sealing a rotary shaft in a positive and reliable manner without requiring a periodical lubricant-supplying operation, and is free from contamination of its environment, products, etc. by splashing of excess lubricant leaking from the oil seal lip. An annular sealing channel is formed in at least one of the opposite ends of a housing of a bearing unit, in which is accommodated an annular lubricant-bearing polymer member fitted on the rotary shaft. The polymer member has an inside diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the rotary shaft at an initial stage of rotation of the rotary shaft. The polymer member has at least part of opposite end surfaces or outer peripheral portion thereof disposed substantially in contact with opposite lateral wall surfaces of the sealing channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Masachi Hosoya, Kazuaki Konishi, Toshikazu Yabe
  • Publication number: 20020161127
    Abstract: A rubber composition containing a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene bipolymer and from 0.02 to 10 parts by weight of a liquid polybutadiene per 100 parts by weight of the tetrafluoroethylene-propylene bipolymer and a rubber sealing device in which the rubber composition is joined to a reinforcing member are described, by which long-life rubber sealing devices which are highly tolerant to liquids containing amine-based additives, for example, soluble-type synthetic cutting coolants and engine oils suitable for high-speed processing and can sustain favorable sealing performance over a long period of time and rubber compositions appropriate therefor are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Yabe, Takahiko Uchiyama, Nariaki Aihara, Keisuke Yokoyama