Patents by Inventor Wataru NISHIOKA

Wataru NISHIOKA 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: 20240003398
    Abstract: The present invention enables a simple structure to provide an easy adjustment of damping torque to be caused by applied rotation. The rotary damper (1) is intend to limit movement of viscous fluid filled in a circular cylindrical chamber (111), thereby generating a damping torque in response to an applied rotational force. The lid (15) is the screw-on type capable of being screwed into the casing (11), and thus adjusting a clearance gap G1 between the lid (15) and each partition (115) by way of changing the screwing amount of the lid (15) into the casing (11) allows amount of viscous fluid moving through the clearance gap G1 to be adjusted, thereby resulting in adjustment of a damping torque to be caused by rotation. In addition, each axial force generation member (17) includes a plastically or elastically deformable element and is located between the lid (15) and the corresponding partition (115) to apply a reaction force to the lid (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi WATANABE, Kenichi OKUMURA, Wataru NISHIOKA, Ryohei KANEKO
  • Patent number: 11287008
    Abstract: A rotary damper (1) has a first sealing ring (8a) and a first bushing (4a) which are located between a through-hole (23) of a circular cylindrical chamber (21) inside a case (2) and a lower end part (33a) of a rotor body (31) of a rotor (3), and a second sealing ring (8b) and a second bushing (4b) which are located between a through-hole (60) in a lid (6) and an upper end part (33b) of the rotor body (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Watanabe, Ryohei Kaneko, Wataru Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20200318706
    Abstract: A rotary damper (1) has a first sealing ring (8a) and a first bushing (4a) which are located between a through-hole (23) of a circular cylindrical chamber (21) inside a case (2) and a lower end part (33a) of a rotor body (31) of a rotor (3), and a second sealing ring (8b) and a second bushing (4b) which are located between a through-hole (60) in a lid (6) and an upper end part (33b) of the rotor body (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi WATANABE, Ryohei KANEKO, Wataru NISHIOKA
  • Patent number: 10400846
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a rotary damper wherein damping torque generated by rotation can be easily adjusted using a simple configuration. [Solution] A rotary damper 1 limits the movement of viscous fluid contained in a circular cylinder chamber 111, thereby generating damping torque against applied rotational force. This rotary damper 1 is configured such that: a lid 15 is screwed into a case 11; and the gap g1 between the lower surface 153 of the lid 15 and the upper surface 119 of a partition section 115 and the gap g2 between the lower surface 153 of the lid 15 and the upper surface 129 of a vane 122 can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of screwing of the lid 15 into the case 11. This means that adjusting the amount of movement of viscous fluid through the gaps g1, g2 can adjust damping torque generated by rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohiro Horita, Ryohei Kaneko, Hiroshi Watanabe, Wataru Nishioka
  • Patent number: 10060471
    Abstract: Provided is a thrust sliding bearing which, while allowing a shaft member to smoothly rotate, can support for a long period of time a thrust load acting on the shaft member. A thrust sliding bearing comprises: an upper case (2) mounted to an upper support for mounting a strut-type suspension to a vehicle body; a lower case (3) mounted to an upper spring seat for supporting the upper end of the coil spring of the strut-type suspension, the lower case (3) being combined with the upper case (2) to form an annular space (5); and an annular center plate (4) disposed in the annular space (5) and enables the relative rotation between the upper case (2) and the lower case (3). The annular space (5) is filled with lubricating grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: OILES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Morishige, Wataru Nishioka, Tsuyoshi Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20170321780
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a rotary damper wherein damping torque generated by rotation can be easily adjusted using a simple configuration. [Solution] A rotary damper 1 limits the movement of viscous fluid contained in a circular cylinder chamber 111, thereby generating damping torque against applied rotational force. This rotary damper 1 is configured such that: a lid 15 is screwed into a case 11; and the gap g1 between the lower surface 153 of the lid 15 and the upper surface 119 of a partition section 115 and the gap g2 between the lower surface 153 of the lid 15 and the upper surface 129 of a vane 122 can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of screwing of the lid 15 into the case 11. This means that adjusting the amount of movement of viscous fluid through the gaps g1, g2 can adjust damping torque generated by rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Naohiro HORITA, Ryohei KANEKO, Hiroshi WATANABE, Wataru NISHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20170146056
    Abstract: Provided is a thrust sliding bearing which, while allowing a shaft member to smoothly rotate, can support for a long period of time a thrust load acting on the shaft member. A thrust sliding bearing comprises: an upper case (2) mounted to an upper support for mounting a strut-type suspension to a vehicle body; a lower case (3) mounted to an upper spring seat for supporting the upper end of the coil spring of the strut-type suspension, the lower case (3) being combined with the upper case (2) to form an annular space (5); and an annular center plate (4) disposed in the annular space (5) and enables the relative rotation between the upper case (2) and the lower case (3). The annular space (5) is filled with lubricating grease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kouichi MORISHIGE, Wataru NISHIOKA, Tsuyoshi NAGASHIMA