Patents by Inventor Yasuaki Naito

Yasuaki Naito 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: 20250033137
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a projection weld joint according to the present disclosure includes: pressing a projection portion of a steel member having the projection portion on a plane onto a surface of a hot-stamping steel sheet, wherein the hot-stamping steel sheet has an Al-based plating layer on the surface and has a tensile strength of 1.5 GPa or more; applying first energization to the hot-stamping steel sheet, the projection portion, and the steel member to make the projection portion serve as a projection weld; quenching the projection weld; and applying second energization to the quenched projection weld to temper edges of the projection weld while keeping a central part of the projection weld quenched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori YASUYAMA, Yasuaki NAITO, Takashi IMAMURA, Masatoshi TOKUNAGA, Naoaki SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20240269773
    Abstract: This joint component includes: a first steel member; a second steel member; and a joint portion which is formed at butted portions between the first steel member and the second steel member and includes a weld metal and a heat-affected zone, in which the first steel member includes a steel sheet substrate and an Al—Fe-based coating formed on a surface of the steel sheet substrate, and has a tensile strength of more than 1,500 MPa, and when a cross section of the weld metal in a sheet thickness direction orthogonal to an extension direction of the joint portion is defined as a measuring surface, an average Cu content in the weld metal at the measuring surface is 0.03% or more and 3.00% or less by mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki NAITO, Shinichiro TABATA, Hideaki IRIKAWA, Kazuhisa KUSUMI
  • Patent number: 11932104
    Abstract: A fuel tank (10) includes: a lower panel (12) made of steel and an upper panel (11) made of steel; and at least one pillar (100) made of steel which is disposed in an interior space (V) formed by the lower panel (12) and the upper panel (11) facing each other and of which a first end portion is fixed to the lower panel (12) and a second end portion is fixed to the upper panel (11) in a state where the second end portion is disposed in a hole formed in the upper panel (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshinori Mizuguchi, Masahiro Fuda, Akiyoshi Inoue, Junji Nakano, Yasuaki Naito
  • Publication number: 20220332184
    Abstract: A fuel tank (10) includes: a lower panel (12) made of steel and an upper panel (11) made of steel; and at least one pillar (100) made of steel which is disposed in an interior space (V) formed by the lower panel (12) and the upper panel (11) facing each other and of which a first end portion is fixed to the lower panel (12) and a second end portion is fixed to the upper panel (11) in a state where the second end portion is disposed in a hole formed in the upper panel (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshinori MIZUGUCHI, Masahiro FUDA, Akiyoshi INOUE, Junji NAKANO, Yasuaki NAITO
  • Patent number: 11371130
    Abstract: A hot-dip Sn—Zn-based alloy-plated steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition; a diffusion alloy layer provided on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and a Sn—Zn-plated layer provided on the diffusion alloy layer, in which the diffusion alloy layer contains Fe, Sn, Zn, Cr, and Ni, an area ratio of a Sn—Fe—Cr—Zn phase to a Sn—Fe—Ni—Zn phase in the diffusion alloy layer is 0.01 or more and less than 2.5, the diffusion alloy layer has a coverage of 98% or more with respect to the one surface, the Sn—Zn-plated layer contains 1% to 20% of Zn by mass % and a remainder consisting of Sn and impurities, and an adhesion amount of the Sn—Zn-plated layer is 10 to 80 g/m2 per one surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Fuda, Toshinori Mizuguchi, Junji Nakano, Yoshiharu Inoue, Kazuhisa Kusumi, Yasuaki Naito
  • Publication number: 20210156017
    Abstract: A hot-dip Sn—Zn-based alloy-plated steel sheet according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a steel sheet having a predetermined chemical composition; a diffusion alloy layer provided on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet; and a Sn—Zn-plated layer provided on the diffusion alloy layer, in which the diffusion alloy layer contains Fe, Sn, Zn, Cr, and Ni, an area ratio of a Sn—Fe—Cr—Zn phase to a Sn—Fe—Ni—Zn phase in the diffusion alloy layer is 0.01 or more and less than 2.5, the diffusion alloy layer has a coverage of 98% or more with respect to the one surface, the Sn—Zn-plated layer contains 1% to 20% of Zn by mass % and a remainder consisting of Sn and impurities, and an adhesion amount of the Sn—Zn-plated layer is 10 to 80 g/m2 per one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro FUDA, Toshinori MIZUGUCHI, Junji NAKANO, Yoshiharu INOUE, Kazuhisa KUSUMI, Yasuaki NAITO
  • Patent number: 10807138
    Abstract: A tailored blank for hot stamping includes a welded portion formed by butt-welding a first aluminum-plated steel sheet and a second aluminum-plated steel sheet, an Average Al concentration of a weld metal in the welded portion is in a range of 0.3 mass % to 1.5 mass %, an Ac3 point of the weld metal is 1250° C. or lower, and furthermore, an aluminum layer formed during the butt-welding is present on a surface of the welded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunobu Miyazaki, Yasuaki Naito, Kaoru Kawasaki, Takahiro Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 10786873
    Abstract: A fillet arc welded joint formed by fillet arc welding at least two metal members, comprising a remelted and solidified portion obtained by irradiating a laser at a weld toe portion of the fillet arc welding of at least one metal member and a region including a boundary of the heat affected zone caused by the fillet arc welding at the surface of that metal member, the remelted and solidified portion being a range from a surface of the metal member to a depth of ½ or less of the thickness of that metal member, an average effective crystal grain diameter of prior austenite at a heat affected zone from a boundary of the remelted and solidified portion at the surface of the metal member to a depth of 0.1 mm in the thickness direction of the metal member being 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Kodama, Yujiro Tatsumi, Shoko Oami, Yasuaki Naito
  • Patent number: 10722976
    Abstract: A laser welded joint excellent in joint strength preventing a bead from cracking and comprised of exactly the number of weld beads required for joint strength in overlay laser welding of steel sheets forming multiple ring-shaped weld beads, produced by a step of overlaying a plurality of metal sheets and forming a first weld bead and a step of firing a laser beam to successively form a further two or more weld beads at the outside of the first weld bead by laser irradiation, the surface hardness of the weld bead increasing from the inside bead to the outside bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Naito, Yasunobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10697486
    Abstract: A laser welded joint has weld metal provided between a plurality of steel sheets. A chemical composition of the weld metal has predetermined components, and average hardness of the weld metal is 350 to 540 in Vickers hardness. In the weld metal, distribution density of porosities having a diameter of 2 ?m to 50 ?m is equal to or less than 5.0 pieces/mm2. In the weld metal, distribution density of oxide inclusions having a diameter of 3 ?m or more is 0.1 to 8.0 pieces/mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Maruyama, Yasuaki Naito, Shigeru Yonemura, Yasunobu Miyazaki, Takuya Kuwayama
  • Publication number: 20180207751
    Abstract: A fillet arc welded joint formed by fillet arc welding at least two metal members, comprising a remelted and solidified portion obtained by irradiating a laser at a weld toe portion of the fillet arc welding of at least one metal member and a region including a boundary of the heat affected zone caused by the fillet arc welding at the surface of that metal member, the remelted and solidified portion being a range from a surface of the metal member to a depth of ½ or less of the thickness of that metal member, an average effective crystal grain diameter of prior austenite at a heat affected zone from a boundary of the remelted and solidified portion at the surface of the metal member to a depth of 0.1 mm in the thickness direction of the metal member being 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji KODAMA, Yujiro TATSUMI, Shoko OAMI, Yasuaki NAITO
  • Publication number: 20180126437
    Abstract: A tailored blank for hot stamping includes a welded portion formed by butt-welding a first aluminum-plated steel sheet and a second aluminum-plated steel sheet, an Average Al concentration of a weld metal in the welded portion is in a range of 0.3 mass % to 1.5 mass %, an Ac3 point of the weld metal is 1250° C. or lower, and furthermore, an aluminum layer formed during the butt-welding is present on a surface of the welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Miyazaki, Yasuaki Naito, Kaoru Kawasaki, Takahiro Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 9901969
    Abstract: A tailored blank for hot stamping includes a welded portion formed by butt-welding a first aluminum-plated steel sheet and a second aluminum-plated steel sheet, an Average Al concentration of a weld metal in the welded portion is in a range of 0.3 mass % to 1.5 mass %, an Ac3 point of the weld metal is 1250° C. or lower, and furthermore, an aluminum layer formed during the butt-welding is present on a surface of the welded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunobu Miyazaki, Yasuaki Naito, Kaoru Kawasaki, Takahiro Yoshinaga
  • Publication number: 20170350434
    Abstract: A laser welded joint has weld metal provided between a plurality of steel sheets. A chemical composition of the weld metal has predetermined components, and average hardness of the weld metal is 350 to 540 in Vickers hardness. In the weld metal, distribution density of porosities having a diameter of 2 ?m to 50 ?m is equal to or less than 5.0 pieces/mm2. In the weld metal, distribution density of oxide inclusions having a diameter of 3 ?m or more is 0.1 to 8.0 pieces/mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki MARUYAMA, Yasuaki NAITO, Shigeru YONEMURA, Yasunobu MIYAZAKI, Takuya KUWAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20170274473
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object to provide a laser welded joint excellent in joint strength preventing a bead from cracking and comprised of exactly the number of weld beads required for joint strength and a laser welding method for the same in overlay laser welding of steel sheets forming multiple ring-shaped weld beads. The present invention is a laser welded joint excellent in joint strength preventing a bead from cracking and comprised of exactly the number of weld beads required for joint strength in overlay laser welding of steel sheets forming multiple ring-shaped weld beads, produced by a step of overlaying a plurality of metal sheets and forming a first weld bead and a step of firing a laser beam to successively form a further two or more weld beads at the outside of the first weld bead by laser irradiation, the surface hardness of the weld bead increasing from the inside bead to the outside bead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki NAITO, Yasunobu MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9649725
    Abstract: At a plurality of welding positions in an overlap portion of a plurality of members including a high-tensile steel sheet whose carbon content is 0.07 weight % or more, first beads (31 to 36) in a closed loop shape or a closed loop-like shape and second beads (41 to 46) in a closed loop shape or a closed loop-like shape on inner sides of the first bead (31 to 36) are formed by remote laser welding for joining. At this time, there are a procedure for successively forming the plural first beads (31 to 36) and a procedure for successively forming the plural second beads (41 to 46) for the plural formed first beads (31 to 36), and in both of the cases, the beads are each formed at a position except the closest welding position among the plural welding positions. Consequently, it is possible to enhance strength of a weld zone and to suppress welding deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Furusako, Yasunobu Miyazaki, Yasuaki Naito
  • Publication number: 20160008906
    Abstract: A solid wire for gas shielded arc welding comprising the following in terms of mass-% with respect to a total mass of the wire including plating: C: from 0.03 to 0.15%, Si: from 0.2 to 0.5%, Mn: from 0.3 to 0.8%, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: from 0.1 to 0.3%, Ti: from 0.001 to 0.2%, Cu: from 0 to 0.5%, Cr: from 0 to 2.5%, Nb: from 0 to 1.0%, and V: from 0 to 1.0%, wherein the balance is Fe and impurities, and the following value of X is in a range of from 1.5 to 3.5 mass %. A welding metal, wherein the X value of the following formula is in a range of from 1.0 to 4.0%. Further, a welded joint, a weldment, and a welding method of the welded joint, utilizing the solid wire or the weld metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tasuku ZENIYA, Shinji KODAMA, Shoko TSUCHIYA, Yasuaki NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150043962
    Abstract: A tailored blank for hot stamping includes a welded portion formed by butt-welding a first aluminum-plated steel sheet and a second aluminum-plated steel sheet, an Average Al concentration of a weld metal in the welded portion is in a range of 0.3 mass % to 1.5 mass %, an Ac3 point of the weld metal is 1250° C. or lower, and furthermore, an aluminum layer formed during the butt-welding is present on a surface of the welded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yasunobu Miyazaki, Yasuaki Naito, Kaoru Kawasaki, Takahiro Yoshinaga
  • Publication number: 20130168371
    Abstract: At a plurality of welding positions in an overlap portion of a plurality of members including a high-tensile steel sheet whose carbon content is 0.07 weight % or more, first beads (31 to 36) in a closed loop shape or a closed loop-like shape and second beads (41 to 46) in a closed loop shape or a closed loop-like shape on inner sides of the first bead (31 to 36) are formed by remote laser welding for joining. At this time, there are a procedure for successively forming the plural first beads (31 to 36) and a procedure for successively forming the plural second beads (41 to 46) for the plural formed first beads (31 to 36), and in both of the cases, the beads are each formed at a position except the closest welding position among the plural welding positions. Consequently, it is possible to enhance strength of a weld zone and to suppress welding deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Seiji Furusako, Yasunobu Miyazaki, Yasuaki Naito