Patents by Inventor Yoshimitsu Hirasawa

Yoshimitsu Hirasawa 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: 8636420
    Abstract: A flange part of an inner ring member (11) used in a roller bearing has a thin-wall part (13) having a relatively small diameter direction thickness on its end face side, and a thick-wall part (14) having a relatively large diameter direction thickness on its center side, and an inner diameter surface has a contact part (15) fitted to a shaft at its center part, a non-contact part (16) apart from the shaft in a diameter direction at its outer edge, and a ridge line part (17) positioned on the boundary between the contact part (15) and the non-contact part (16). The axial direction width L1 of the thin-wall part (13) from an end face (12) of the inner ring member (11) and the axial direction distance L2 between the end face (12) and a ridge line part (17) of the inner ring member (11) have a relation of L1>L2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Shiro Ishikawa, Ryutaro Oka, Masanori Ueno, Yoshimitsu Hirasawa
  • Publication number: 20090028484
    Abstract: A flange part of an inner ring member (11) used in a roller bearing has a thin-wall part (13) having a relatively small diameter direction thickness on its end face side, and a thick-wall part (14) having a relatively large diameter direction thickness on its center side, and an inner diameter surface has a contact part (15) fitted to a shaft at its center part, a non-contact part (16) apart from the shaft in a diameter direction at its outer edge, and a ridge line part (17) positioned on the boundary between the contact part (15) and the non-contact part (16). The axial direction width L1 of the thin-wall part (13) from an end face (12) of the inner ring member (11) and the axial direction distance L2 between the end face (12) and a ridge line part (17) of the inner ring member (11) have a relation of L1>L2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Shiro Ishikawa, Ryutaro Oka, Masanori Ueno, Yoshimitsu Hirasawa
  • Publication number: 20080157478
    Abstract: In a contact type seal arrangement for a rolling bearing, it is aimed to reduce torque and improve sealability by improving the lip structure of each seal member. Each seal member 11 has a branch portion 15 at substantially the same height as the land 3 of the inner ring. A main lip 16 is defined by its portion extending radially inwardly from the branch portion 15. The tip of the main lip 16 is brought into contact with the outer groove wall 21 of the seal groove 4 to define a contact seal 25. An auxiliary lip 17 is defined by a portion extending axially inwardly from the branch portion 15. A labyrinth seal 19 is defined between the tip of the auxiliary lip 17 and the inner groove wall 18 of the seal groove 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Hikaru Ishida, Yoshimitsu Hirasawa, Atsushi Kawakita, Yusuke Shimizu