Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Machida

Yoshitaka Machida 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: 11332934
    Abstract: A tying machine disclosed herein includes a feed mechanism. The feed mechanism includes a feed roller that feeds a tying string; a feed motor that rotates the feed roller; a cover disposed between the feed roller and the feed motor, and including a through hole; and a suppression member that suppresses movement of dust from a feed roller side to a feed motor side via the through hole. Another tying machine disclosed herein includes a reel on which a tying string is wound; a brake member that engages with the reel to brake the reel; and an actuator that drives the brake member. The brake member is interposed between the reel and the actuator. Yet another tying machine disclosed herein includes a housing; a reel on which a tying string is wound; a magnet that rotates integrally with the reel; and a magnetic sensor attached to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke Matsuno, Yoshitaka Machida
  • Patent number: 11319716
    Abstract: A rebar tying machine configured to tie rebars with a wire is disclosed. The rebar tying machine may include a housing. The hosing may include a communication portion that allows iron powder to move therethrough from outside to inside of the housing. The rebar tying machine may include a collecting magnet configured to collect the iron powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Patent number: 11305393
    Abstract: To provide an improved technique for improving operability in an operation using a power tool with a dust collector attached thereto, a hammer drill to which a dust collector is attached has a body and a handle. The dust collector has a dust collecting part and a male plug. The dust collector is attached to the hammer drill by connecting the male plug to the handle of the hammer drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Machida
  • Publication number: 20210402584
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119). In a state in which at least one of the battery packs (170A, 170B) is mounted on at least one of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B), a length of the mounted battery in a driving axis extending direction is shorter than a length of the mounted battery in a cross direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoshiro TADA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Masao MIWA, Shinji ONODA, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Patent number: 11162269
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool may include a controller configured to selectively execute one of a plurality of control modes including a single-action control mode and a repetitive-action control mode. While the controller executes the single-action control mode, a tying mechanism may perform a tying operation in response to an activation of a manipulation member by a user. While the controller executes the repetitive-action control mode, the tying mechanism may perform the tying operation in response to a detection of the at least one of rebars by a detection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Patent number: 11161213
    Abstract: Appropriate control is performed in accordance with the state of a power tool and/or a dust collection attachment. A dust collection system for a power tool includes a hammer drill to hold a bit, a dust collection attachment connected to the hammer drill, and a dust collection controller that controls the operation of the hammer drill and/or the dust collection attachment in accordance with the specifications of the hammer drill and/or the dust collection attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Keita Mori, Yoshitaka Machida, Yu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210331304
    Abstract: A work tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a body housing and a handle. The driving mechanism is configured to perform an operation of linearly reciprocating the tool accessory along a driving axis extending in a front-rear direction. The handle includes a grip part extending substantially in an up-down direction, and a battery-mounting part provided on a lower side of the grip part. An upper end portion of the handle is connected to a rear end portion of the body housing via an elastic member so as to be movable relative to the body housing. A lower end portion of the handle is connected to the rear end portion of the body housing so as to be rotatable relative to the body housing, around a rotation axis extending in a left-right direction. The rotation axis is located on a lower side of the battery-mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Taro HISANO
  • Patent number: 11148272
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoshiro Tada, Masanori Furusawa, Masao Miwa, Shinji Onoda, Yoshitaka Machida
  • Patent number: 11098492
    Abstract: A rebar tying tool configured to tie plural rebars using a wire is disclosed herein. The rebar tying tool may include a reel supporting mechanism configured to switch between a first state of detachably supporting a reel on which the wire is wound and a second state of undetachably supporting the reel; a wire feeding mechanism configured to feed the wire from the reel; and an openable cover that at least partially covers at least one of the reel supporting mechanism and the wire feeding mechanism. The reel supporting mechanism may switch from the first state to the second state by a user operation of closing the cover, and/or may switch from the second state to the first state by a user operation of opening the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Tadasuke Matsuno
  • Patent number: 11084158
    Abstract: A work tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a body housing and a handle. The driving mechanism is configured to perform an operation of linearly reciprocating the tool accessory along a driving axis extending in a front-rear direction. The handle includes a grip part extending substantially in an up-down direction, and a battery-mounting part provided on a lower side of the grip part. An upper end portion of the handle is connected to a rear end portion of the body housing via an elastic member so as to be movable relative to the body housing. A lower end portion of the handle is connected to the rear end portion of the body housing so as to be rotatable relative to the body housing, around a rotation axis extending in a left-right direction. The rotation axis is located on a lower side of the battery-mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Taro Hisano
  • Patent number: 11084157
    Abstract: A work tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a housing, a handle, a detecting mechanism and an elastic support part. The detecting mechanism is configured to detect information corresponding to an operating state of the work tool. The elastic support part supports the detecting mechanism so as to be movable relative to the housing in at least two of a front-rear direction, an up-down direction and a left-right direction. The elastic support part includes at least one elastic member disposed between the detecting mechanism and the housing. The elastic support part has respectively different spring constants in the at least two directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Yoshitaka Machida, Taro Hisano, Hirokatsu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210205977
    Abstract: A power tool and a hook can withstand a shock load applied when being suspended. The hook includes a hook body, a hook support supporting the hook body, and a shock absorber that is compressible and located between the hook body and the hook support to absorb shock on the hook body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Monthana CHUTIMARUNGSAN, Julalak CHOMPURAK
  • Publication number: 20210178568
    Abstract: In a dust collector for electric power tool, while a casing includes a tubular suction opening portion disposed to protrude forward, a dust collecting route is formed in the casing to ensure capturing a dust suctioned with an air by a filter disposed in a dust box. The suction opening portion is abutted on a surface to be processed and a tool bit of a hammer drill is passable through the suction opening portion. The dust collecting route suctions the air from the suction opening portion and guides the air into the dust box disposed to the casing. The dust box includes a dust removal device (rubber) configured to directly act to the filter from outside to remove the dust accumulated on the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20210114194
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor having a rotatable motor shaft, a first intermediate shaft, and a second intermediate shaft extending in parallel to the first intermediate shaft. An output shaft removably holds a tool accessory and has a driving axis. A motion-converting mechanism converts rotation of the first intermediate shaft only into linear reciprocating motion and thereby hammers the tool accessory along the driving axis. A rotation-transmitting mechanism transmits rotation of the second intermediate shaft to the output shaft and thereby only rotationally drives the output shaft around the driving axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE
  • Publication number: 20210114195
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a rotary hammer, includes a housing, an output shaft for mounting a tool accessary and a motor having a motor shaft that generates a rotational output for rotating and linearly hammering the output shaft. The rotational output of the motor shaft is coupled to the output shaft via a driving mechanism that includes a hammer mechanism. An intervening member is axially movable relative to the motor shaft and is operably coupled between the motor shaft and the hammer mechanism. The hammer mechanism and the output shaft are supported by a movable support that is axially movable relative to the housing. Because the output shaft and the driving mechanism are movable relative to the motor and the housing, which preferably includes handle, via the intervening member and the movable support during hammering operations, vibration generated during hammering operations can be dampened before reaching the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hitoshi IIDA, Kazuki NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10882155
    Abstract: A dust collector for an electric power tool includes a main body case, a dust box, a sliding portion, and a dust collecting route. The main body case includes an exhaust port, the main body case being configured to be installed on an electric power tool. The dust box internally includes a filter. The sliding portion is disposed on the main body case. The sliding portion has a front end on which a nozzle with a suction opening is disposed. The sliding portion is slidable in a front-rear direction. The dust collecting route is from the suction opening to the exhaust port passing through the filter. The main body case includes a guiding portion through which the sliding portion passes, and the guiding portion allows the sliding portion to project rearward when the sliding portion slides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Machida, Kiyonobu Yoshikane
  • Publication number: 20200385991
    Abstract: A tying machine disclosed herein includes a feed mechanism. The feed mechanism includes a feed roller that feeds a tying string; a feed motor that rotates the feed roller; a cover disposed between the feed roller and the feed motor, and including a through hole; and a suppression member that suppresses movement of dust from a feed roller side to a feed motor side via the through hole. Another tying machine disclosed herein includes a reel on which a tying string is wound; a brake member that engages with the reel to brake the reel; and an actuator that drives the brake member. The brake member is interposed between the reel and the actuator. Yet another tying machine disclosed herein includes a housing; a reel on which a tying string is wound; a magnet that rotates integrally with the reel; and a magnetic sensor attached to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadasuke MATSUNO, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Patent number: 10807224
    Abstract: An impact tool includes a tool body, a tool holder, a cylindrical member, a reciprocating member, a motor, a first rotary body, a second rotary body, a swinging member, and clutch mechanisms. The clutch mechanisms are disposed between the first rotary body and the second rotary body on a power transmission path from the motor to the swinging member. The tool holder and the cylindrical member move together as a movable unit with respect to the tool body between a front end position and a separate position, according to a pressing force applied to the tool holder. The clutch mechanisms are each configured to start transmission of the first rotary body to the second rotary body while the movable unit moves from the front end position to the separate position and to interrupt transmission while the movable unit moves from the separate position to the front end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Machida
  • Publication number: 20200316766
    Abstract: A power tool can absorb the shock from suspension resulting from falling while preventing the power tool from falling on the ground. A power tool includes a tool holder attachable to the power tool. The tool holder includes an annular portion that receives a suspension member through the annular portion, a base supporting the annular portion, and at least one bend located between the annular portion and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Machida
  • Publication number: 20200306945
    Abstract: A dust collecting system includes a power tool and a dust collector. The power tool includes at least one battery-mounting part, a first motor, a driving mechanism and a body housing. The at least one battery-mounting part is each configured to removably receive a battery. The first motor is configured to operate with electric power supplied from the battery. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the tool accessory by power of the first motor. The body housing houses the first motor and the driving mechanism. The dust collecting system includes a control device configured to control operation of at least one of the power tool and the dust collector according to a state of the whole dust collecting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Yoshitaka MACHIDA, Hitoshi IIDA