Patents by Inventor Yasuto TAKAKI

Yasuto TAKAKI 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).

  • Rack guide device and steering apparatus including same
    Patent number: 10202142
    Abstract: A rack guide device includes a rack guide, a blocking member, a plate spring and a holding member. The rack guide is accommodated in an accommodating portion that is formed in a housing through which a rack shaft is inserted so as to move towards or away from the rack shaft and that supports the rack shaft so that the rack shaft slides in an axial direction thereof. The blocking member is fixed to an external opening end provided on an opposite side of the accommodating portion to a side thereof that faces the rack shaft. The disc spring is interposed between the blocking member and the rack guide to bias the rack guide towards the rack shaft. The holding member holds the disc spring and is directly or indirectly held to the rack guide or the blocking member through frictional engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Taenaka, Hidetoshi Sumihara, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yasuto Takaki, Tetsuji Miyano
  • RACK GUIDE DEVICE AND STEERING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20160052538
    Abstract: A rack guide device includes a rack guide, a blocking member, a plate spring and a holding member. The rack guide is accommodated in an accommodating portion that is formed in a housing through which a rack shaft is inserted so as to move towards or away from the rack shaft and that supports the rack shaft so that the rack shaft slides in an axial direction thereof. The blocking member is fixed to an external opening end provided on an opposite side of the accommodating portion to a side thereof that faces the rack shaft. The disc spring is interposed between the blocking member and the rack guide to bias the rack guide towards the rack shaft. The holding member holds the disc spring and is directly or indirectly held to the rack guide or the blocking member through frictional engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto TAENAKA, Hidetoshi SUMIHARA, Kazuhiro WATANABE, Yasuto TAKAKI, Tetsuji MIYANO