Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Shinoda
Yoshitaka Shinoda 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).
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Publication number: 20230184297Abstract: A constant-speed universal joint includes: an outer ring; an inner ring; a plurality of balls that engages with the outer-ring ball grooves and the inner-ring ball grooves; and a holder that is interposed between an inner spherical surface of the outer ring and an outer spherical surface of the inner ring and in which a holding window for holding the plurality of balls is formed. A chamfered portion is formed in the inner ring. The chamfered portion includes a linear section portion that is formed in a linear shape in a section perpendicular to a moving locus of the center of the corresponding ball and an arc section portion that is formed in a protruding arc shape in the section perpendicular to the moving locus of the center of the corresponding ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Koji KUBO, Yuya KUDO, Masahito IKEO, Yoshitaka SHINODA, Susumu ABE
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Patent number: 11566671Abstract: A constant-velocity universal joint including a generally cup-shaped outer joint member and an inner joint member that define first and second groove portions. A pinch angle by which a ball is pinched in the first groove portion is open toward an opening of the outer joint member. A pinch angle by which the ball is pinched in the second groove is open toward a bottom of the outer joint member. An absolute value of the pinch angle in a larger-pinch-angle groove portion that is one of the first and second groove portions, is larger than an absolute value of the pinch angle in a smaller-pinch-angle groove portion that is the other of the first and second groove portions in a reference state. A radial clearance in the smaller-pinch-angle groove portion is larger than a radial clearance in the larger-pinch-angle groove portion when torque is not transmitted in the reference state.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Shinoda, Masahito Ikeo, Yoshinari Sakai
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Patent number: 11421743Abstract: A constant-velocity universal joint including a generally cup-shaped outer joint member and an inner joint member that cooperate with each other to define first and second groove portions. A pinch angle by which a ball is pinched in the first groove portion is open toward an opening end of the outer joint member. A pinch angle by which the ball is pinched in the second groove is open toward a bottom wall of the outer joint member. An absolute value of the pinch angle in the first groove portion is larger than an absolute value of the pinch angle in the second groove portion in a reference state in which centerlines of the outer joint member and the inner joint member lie in a straight line.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JTEKT CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka Shinoda, Koji Matsumoto, Masahito Ikeo, Kimio Hibi, Yoshinari Sakai
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Patent number: 11261918Abstract: In a constant velocity joint, a center locus of a first ball rolling on a first outer central portion is inclined such that a distance from a central axis of an outer joint member decreases toward a bottom side of the outer joint member. A center locus of a second ball rolling on a second outer central portion is formed in a linear shape and inclined such that a distance from the central axis of the outer joint member increases toward the bottom side of the outer joint member. A center locus of the second ball rolling on the second outer bottom side portion is formed in an arc shape and disposed in the outer joint member at a position radially inwardly from a tangent at a connecting position between the second outer central portion and the second outer bottom side portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isashi Kashiwagi, Masahito Ikeo, Yoshitaka Shinoda, Hideki Sugiura
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Patent number: 11248660Abstract: A joint-center-fixed constant velocity joint configured to be provided in a vehicle includes an outer joint member, an inner joint member, a first ball, a second ball, and a cage. While a center of the first ball is moving to a position of the maximum use angle on an opening side from a joint center, a first open angle faces the opening side. While a center of the second ball is moving to a position of the maximum use angle on a bottom side from the joint center, a second open angle is not reversed from a state where the second open angle faces the bottom side to a state where the second open angle faces the opening side.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: JTEKT Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isashi Kashiwagi, Masahito Ikeo, Yoshitaka Shinoda, Hideki Sugiura
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Publication number: 20200232514Abstract: A constant-velocity universal joint including a generally cup-shaped outer joint member and an inner joint member that define first and second groove portions. A pinch angle by which a ball is pinched in the first groove portion is open toward an opening of the outer joint member. A pinch angle by which the ball is pinched in the second groove is open toward a bottom of the outer joint member. An absolute value of the pinch angle in a larger-pinch-angle groove portion that is one of the first and second groove portions, is larger than an absolute value of the pinch angle in a smaller-pinch-angle groove portion that is the other of the first and second groove portions in a reference state. A radial clearance in the smaller-pinch-angle groove portion is larger than a radial clearance in the larger-pinch-angle groove portion when torque is not transmitted in the reference state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka SHINODA, Masahito IKEO, Yoshinari SAKAI
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Publication number: 20200149593Abstract: A constant-velocity universal joint including a generally cup-shaped outer joint member and an inner joint member that cooperate with each other to define first and second groove portions. A pinch angle by which a ball is pinched in the first groove portion is open toward an opening end of the outer joint member. A pinch angle by which the ball is pinched in the second groove is open toward a bottom wall of the outer joint member. An absolute value of the pinch angle in the first groove portion is larger than an absolute value of the pinch angle in the second groove portion in a reference state in which centerlines of the outer joint member and the inner joint member lie in a straight line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JTEKT CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka SHINODA, Koji MATSUMOTO, Masahito IKEO, Kimio HIBI, Yoshinari SAKAI
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Publication number: 20190309800Abstract: A joint-center-fixed constant velocity joint configured to be provided in a vehicle includes an outer joint member, an inner joint member, a first ball, a second ball, and a cage. While a center of the first ball is moving to a position of the maximum use angle on an opening side from a joint center, a first open angle faces the opening side. While a center of the second ball is moving to a position of the maximum use angle on a bottom side from the joint center, a second open angle is not reversed from a state where the second open angle faces the bottom side to a state where the second open angle faces the opening side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicants: JTEKT Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isashi KASHIWAGI, Masahito Ikeo, Yoshitaka Shinoda, Hideki Sugiura
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Publication number: 20190309801Abstract: In a constant velocity joint, a center locus of a first ball rolling on a first outer central portion is inclined such that a distance from a central axis of an outer joint member decreases toward a bottom side of the outer joint member. A center locus of a second ball rolling on a second outer central portion is formed in a linear shape and inclined such that a distance from the central axis of the outer joint member increases toward the bottom side of the outer joint member. A center locus of the second ball rolling on the second outer bottom side portion is formed in an arc shape and disposed in the outer joint member at a position radially inwardly from a tangent at a connecting position between the second outer central portion and the second outer bottom side portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isashi KASHIWAGI, Masahito Ikeo, Yoshitaka Shinoda, Hideki Sugiura
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Publication number: 20170037909Abstract: A constant velocity joint of a vehicle includes an outer race, an inner race, a plurality of balls, and a cage. The cage holds the balls against a plurality of first ball grooves and a plurality of second ball grooves. An offset amount in a case where a joint angle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value is larger than an offset amount in a case where the joint angle exceeds the predetermined value. The joint angle is an angle formed by an axis of the outer race and an axis of the inner race when intersecting with each other. The offset amount is a distance between a center point of a pitch circle radius as a distance between a center of each of the balls and a center of curvature of a corresponding one of the first and second ball grooves, and a joint center point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Yoshitaka Shinoda, Yoshirou Kimura