Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa MAEOKA

Yoshihisa MAEOKA 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: 9939017
    Abstract: A bearing ring for a strain wave gearing includes an inner ring that is rotatable together with an elliptic cam and elastically deformable, an outer ring that is rotatable together with a flex spline and elastically deformable, a plurality of balls provided between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a cage with a plurality of pockets which is arranged in a circumferential direction and in which the balls are housed. The cage has a ring portion and a plurality of cage bars extending from the ring portion in the axial direction. The pockets are each located between the cage bars adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. A circumferential clearance between the ball and the cage bar is equal to or larger than a radial clearance of an outer annular space between the outer ring deformed into a non-circular shape and the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihisa Maeoka
  • Publication number: 20160186809
    Abstract: A bearing ring for a strain wave gearing includes an inner ring that is rotatable together with an elliptic cam and elastically deformable, an outer ring that is rotatable together with a flex spline and elastically deformable, a plurality of balls provided between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a cage with a plurality of pockets which is arranged in a circumferential direction and in which the balls are housed. The cage has a ring portion and a plurality of cage bars extending from the ring portion in the axial direction. The pockets are each located between the cage bars adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. A circumferential clearance between the ball and the cage bar is equal to or larger than a radial clearance of an outer annular space between the outer ring deformed into a non-circular shape and the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihisa MAEOKA