Patents by Inventor Yonosuke Aoki

Yonosuke Aoki 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: 10661426
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a more rational vibration reducing technique for a work tool. A representative work tool 100 has an outer housing 102, an inner housing 104, a brushless motor 115, a spindle 124 having a rotation axis extending in parallel to a rotation output shaft of the brushless motor 115 and configured to be rotated on the rotation axis within a prescribed angular range to drive a tool accessory 145, a front elastic member 110a disposed between a front inner housing region 104a and a front outer housing region 102a, and a rear elastic member 110c disposed between at least one of an intermediate inner housing region 104b and a rear inner housing region 104c and at least one of an intermediate outer housing region 102b and a rear outer housing region 102c.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10654161
    Abstract: A work tool includes an elongate outer housing, an elongate inner housing, a motor, a spindle, and a transmitting mechanism. The inner housing includes a first end part, a second end part, an extending part and an elastic connection part. The motor, the spindle and the transmitting mechanism are disposed in the first end part of the inner housing. The first end part is connected to the outer housing via a first elastic member. The second end part includes a power-source-related device configured to enable power supply from a power source to the motor. The elastic connection part includes second elastic members connecting the extending part and the second end part. The second elastic members are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction around the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20200147777
    Abstract: A work tool includes an an elongate outer housing, an elongate inner housing, a motor, a spindle, and a transmitting mechanism. The inner housing includes a first end part, a second end part, an extending part and an elastic connection part. The motor, the spindle and the transmitting mechanism are disposed in the first end part of the inner housing. The first end part is connected to the outer housing via a first elastic member. The second end part includes a power-source-related device configured to enable power supply from a power source to the motor. The elastic connection part includes second elastic members connecting the extending part and the second end part. The second elastic members are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction around the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Patent number: 10576615
    Abstract: A work tool includes an elongate outer housing, an elongate inner housing, a motor, a spindle, and a transmitting mechanism. The inner housing includes a first end part, a second end part, an extending part and an elastic connection part. The motor, the spindle and the transmitting mechanism are disposed in the first end part of the inner housing. The first end part is connected to the outer housing via a first elastic member. The second end part includes a power-source-related device configured to enable power supply from a power source to the motor. The elastic connection part includes second elastic members connecting the extending part and the second end part. The second elastic members are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction around the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10576605
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to increase the degree of freedom in designing a power tool. A representative power tool has a spindle that transmits a driving force of a motor to a tool accessory, a tool accessory holding member that is configured to be movable in a direction of a spindle rotation axis direction between a holding position for holding the tool accessory and a releasing position for releasing the tool accessory, a lock mechanism that locks the tool accessory holding member in the holding position, and a body housing. The lock mechanism is disposed between a second end of the spindle and a wall of the body housing in the spindle rotation axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10569406
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an ergonomically excellent work tool while maintaining high manufacturing efficiency. A representative work tool is provided which performs a prescribed operation on a workpiece by driving a tool accessory. The work tool has an inner housing that houses a motor and a spindle, an outer housing and an elastic member. A first inner housing element and a second inner housing element are assembled while being opposed to each other in a transverse direction, and a first outer housing element and a second outer housing element are assembled while being opposed to each other in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20190366502
    Abstract: A work tool includes a spindle and a clamp shaft. The spindle is supported to be rotatable around a driving axis defining an up-down direction of the work tool. The clamp shaft includes a shaft part and a fixing part. The shaft part extends coaxially with the spindle. The fixing part is coupled to the shaft part on a lower side of the spindle. The clamp shaft is supported to be movable in the up-down direction relative to the spindle. The clamp shaft is configured to be biased upward and to fix the tool accessory to a lower end portion of the spindle by the fixing par. The fixing part is configured to be removable from the shaft part and to be integrally coupled to the shaft part only by moving upward relative to the shaft part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Patent number: 10350721
    Abstract: An electric oscillating tool has an electric motor having an output shaft, an eccentric shaft that is connected to one end region of the output shaft, and a weight that is connected to the other end region of the output shaft. A blade as a tool accessory is driven to reciprocally rotate around a spindle by reciprocating motion of the eccentric shaft in a transverse direction of the electric oscillating tool. The weight is driven to cancel out the inertial force of the eccentric shaft, so that the output shaft is stably rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20190202026
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to increase the degree of freedom in designing a power tool. A representative power tool has a spindle that transmits a driving force of a motor to a tool accessory, a tool accessory holding member that is configured to be movable in a direction of a spindle rotation axis direction between a holding position for holding the tool accessory and a releasing position for releasing the tool accessory, a lock mechanism that locks the tool accessory holding member in the holding position, and a body housing. The lock mechanism is disposed between a second end of the spindle and a wall of the body housing in the spindle rotation axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Publication number: 20190168372
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor having an output shaft rotatable around a first axis, a spindle rotatably supported around a second axis, a transmitting mechanism configured to reciprocally rotate the spindle within a specified angle range around the second axis, an elongate support body supporting the motor, the spindle and the transmitting mechanism, an elongate housing that houses the support body, and a first elastic member interposed between the housing and a first end part of the support body and connecting the housing and the support body so as to be movable relative to each other. The spindle is supported in the first end part such that the second axis crosses the direction of a longitudinal axis of the support body. The support body has a weight provided to increase an inertia moment of the support body around the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Publication number: 20190168371
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor, a switch, a housing, a switching member and a holding member. The housing is a hollow body formed by a first housing part and a second housing part connected with the first housing part. The first housing part has a through hole. The switching member is connected to the switch and includes an operation part exposed outside through the through hole so as to be movable in a specified direction in response to a user's manual operation. The switching member is configured to turn the switch on and off by linearly moving in the specified direction. The holding member is supported by at least one of the first housing part and the second housing part within the housing and configured to hold the switching member between the holding member and the first housing part so as to be linearly movable in the specified direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Patent number: 10307904
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for increasing the degree of freedom in designing a grip part in order to improve operability of a power tool. A representative electric vibration tool 100 is provided which mainly includes a body housing 101, an inner housing 110, a driving motor 115 and a spindle 124. A blade 145 as a tool accessory is held between the spindle 124 and a clamp shaft 127 and driven by the driving motor 115. The driving motor 115 and the spindle 124 are housed within the inner housing 110. The inner housing 110 is housed within a front region of the body housing 101. A grip part 107 is arranged behind the front region of the body housing 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10286519
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to increase the degree of freedom in designing a power tool. A representative power tool 100 has a spindle 124 that transmits a driving force of a motor 115 to a tool accessory 145, a tool accessory holding member 127 that is configured to be movable in a direction of a spindle rotation axis direction 124a between a holding position for holding the tool accessory 145 and a releasing position for releasing the tool accessory 145, a lock mechanism 130 that locks the tool accessory holding member 127 in the holding position, and a body housing 101. The lock mechanism 130 is disposed between a second end 1241 of the spindle 124 and a wall of the body housing 101 in the spindle rotation axis direction 124a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10226859
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for increasing the degree of freedom in designing a grip part in order to improve operability of a power tool. A representative electric vibration tool 100 is provided which mainly includes a body housing 101, an inner housing 110, a driving motor 115 and a spindle 124. A blade 145 as a tool accessory is held between the spindle 124 and a clamp shaft 127 and driven by the driving motor 115. The driving motor 115 and the spindle 124 are housed within the inner housing 110. The inner housing 110 is housed within a front region of the body housing 101. A grip part 107 is arranged behind the front region of the body housing 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10099341
    Abstract: A representative power tool has a spindle transmitting a motor driving force to a tool accessory, a tool accessory holding member movable between a holding position and a tool accessory releasing position, a lock mechanism movable between an engaging position for locking the tool accessory holding member in the holding position and a disengaging position for releasing the lock, an inner housing housed in a body housing and houses at least part of the lock mechanism, and an operation mechanism. The operation mechanism includes a handle part, a switching part that switches the lock mechanism between the engaging position and the disengaging position according to the handle part operation, and a switching connection part that is separated from the inner housing when the lock mechanism is placed in the engaging position and comes into contact with the inner housing when the lock mechanism is placed in the disengaging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180283508
    Abstract: A work tool includes an elongate outer housing, an elongate inner housing, a motor, a spindle, and a transmitting mechanism. The inner housing includes a first end part, a second end part, an extending part and an elastic connection part. The motor, the spindle and the transmitting mechanism are disposed in the first end part of the inner housing. The first end part is connected to the outer housing via a first elastic member. The second end part includes a power-source-related device configured to enable power supply from a power source to the motor. The elastic connection part includes second elastic members connecting the extending part and the second end part. The second elastic members are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction around the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI
  • Patent number: 10058926
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for realizing rational arrangement of components considering arrangement of a tool accessory mounting mechanism in a power tool. A representative electric vibration tool 100 is provided which mainly includes a body housing 101, an inner housing 110, a driving motor 115 and a spindle 124. A blade 145 as a tool accessory is held between the spindle 124 and a clamp shaft 127 and driven by the driving motor 115. A rotation axis of the driving motor 115 and the spindle 124 are arranged in parallel to each other. A clamp shaft 127 is held by a clamp member 131 of a clamp shaft holding mechanism 130. The clamp member 131 is arranged within the body housing 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Patent number: 10052747
    Abstract: A hammer tool for hammering on a workpiece by a tool bit moving at least linearly in a longitudinal direction of the tool bit, configured so that a hammering element moves toward the tool bit to hits the tool bit by way of air pressure fluctuation in an air chamber when a driving element is moved from a first position to a second position. In addition, the stroke center position of the reciprocating movement of the driving element moved between the first position and the second position is configured to be changeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke Aoki
  • Publication number: 20170334056
    Abstract: A disc grinder includes a tool main body that may include, for example, as from the front side, a drive portion, a handle portion, and a battery attachment portion. A rechargeable battery may be attached to the battery attachment portion through sliding. A brushless DC motor rotationally drives a motor shaft by electric power from the rechargeable battery. A reduction gear unit may reduce in speed the rotational drive of the motor shaft and may transmit the rotational drive to an output shaft to which a grinding wheel is mounted. The brushless DC motor and a reduction gear of the reduction gear unit may be arranged such that the rotational axis of the motor shaft and the rotational axis of the output shaft are parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro KAWAKAMI, Yonosuke AOKI
  • Publication number: 20170239803
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an ergonomically excellent work tool while maintaining high manufacturing efficiency. A representative work tool is provided which performs a prescribed operation on a workpiece by driving a tool accessory. The work tool has an inner housing that houses a motor and a spindle, an outer housing and an elastic member. A first inner housing element and a second inner housing element are assembled while being opposed to each other in a transverse direction, and a first outer housing element and a second outer housing element are assembled while being opposed to each other in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yonosuke AOKI