Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Tokunaga

Yuichiro Tokunaga 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).

  • Publication number: 20180172162
    Abstract: In an embodiment, in a slide component, dynamic pressure generation grooves 10 are provided on a sealing face of at least one of a pair of slide parts 4, 7 so as to be isolated with no communication from the sealed fluid side and the leakage side by land portions R of both the sealing faces, and a plurality of independently-formed minute recessed sections 11 is provided at positions on the sealing face IS between the dynamic pressure generation grooves 10 and the leakage side, the positions being separated in the radial direction from the dynamic pressure generation grooves. The slide component can make the sealing faces fluid-lubricant and low frictional and prevent leakage of a sealed fluid and incoming of dust to the sealing faces at the time of normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Hideyuki INOUE, Wataru KIMURA, Tetsuya IGUCHI, Takeshi HOSOE, Hidetoshi KASAHARA, Takafumi OTA, Keiichi CHIBA, Masatoshi ITADANI, Hikaru KATORI
  • Patent number: 9982784
    Abstract: A mechanical seal has a structure wherein a plurality of sealed-fluid-accommodating blocks separated in the circumferential direction are formed on either the sealing face of a fixed ring or the sealing face of a rotating ring so as to communicate with a sealed fluid accommodation space. Pumping parts for creating a pumping action due to the fixed ring and the rotating ring sliding while undergoing relative rotation are formed on a bottom part of the plurality of sealed-fluid-accommodating blocks. The pumping parts formed on the bottom parts of the plurality of sealed-fluid-accommodating blocks are provided with an intake pumping part which acts in a direction in which the sealed fluid is drawn in and a discharge pumping part which acts in a direction in which the sealed fluid is discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhiro Osada, Hideyuki Inoue, Takeshi Hosoe, Daisuke Morimiya, Yuichiro Tokunaga, Yuta Negishi
  • Publication number: 20180135699
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sliding face of at least one sliding part of the pair of sliding parts is provided, along its entire circumference, with a trap groove 10 for trapping leakage fluid, located on a leakage side and spaced from the leakage side by a land. A dust entry reduction means 12 for reducing entry of dust from the leakage side while allowing passage of fluid is formed between lands of the pair of sliding parts on the leakage side of the trap groove 10. At the sliding faces of the pair of sliding parts sliding relatively, entry of dust from the leakage side as well as liquid leakage to the leakage side are suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Hideyuki INOUE, Wataru KIMURA, Tetsuya IGUCHI, Keiichi CHIBA, Masatoshi ITADANI, Hikaru KATORI
  • Publication number: 20180128378
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sliding component includes a pair of sliding parts (a stationary-side seal ring 7 and a rotating-side seal ring 4) that relatively slide on each other and each have a sliding face S formed radially for sealing sealed fluid from leaking. The sliding face S of at least one sliding part is provided with dynamic pressure generation grooves 10 spaced in a non-communicating manner from the sealed-fluid side and the leakage side by lands R of both sliding faces, and is provided with fluid introduction holes 11 between leakage-side ends 10a of the grooves 10 and the leakage side, for communicating the grooves 10 and the leakage side. Each fluid introduction holes 11 is configured such that a dynamic-pressure-generation-groove-side opening 11a open to a corresponding one of the grooves 10 is axially displaced from a leakage-side opening 11b open to the leakage side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Hideyuki INOUE, Wataru KIMURA, Tetsuya IGUCHI, Keiichi CHIBA, Masatoshi ITADANI, Hikaru KATORI
  • Publication number: 20180128377
    Abstract: In an embodiments, in a sealing face of at least one slide part of a pair of slide parts, a dynamic pressure generation groove 10 is provided so as to be separated not to communicate with a sealed fluid side and a leakage side by land portions on both sealing faces, between an end 10a on the leakage side of the dynamic pressure generation groove 10 and the leakage side, a fluid introduction groove 11 which communicates the dynamic pressure generation groove 10 and the leakage side is provided, and the cross-sectional area of the fluid introduction groove 11 is set smaller than the cross-sectional area of the dynamic pressure generation groove 10. The sealing faces are subjected to fluid lubrication and low friction in a steady operation, and leakage of the sealed fluid and entrance of dust into the sealing faces are suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Hideyuki INOUE, Wataru KIMURA, Tetsuya IGUCHI, Takeshi HOSOE, Hidetoshi KASAHARA, Takafumi OTA, Keiichi CHIBA, Masatoshi ITADANI, Hikaru KATORI
  • Publication number: 20180128379
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sliding part is provided with a mechanism to generate dynamic pressure by means of relative sliding of a pair of sealing faces of the sliding part, which is characterized in that one sealing face is provided with a land 10 for generating dynamic pressure facing the high-pressure fluid side and a seal area 11 facing the low-pressure fluid side, wherein the land 10 and seal area 11 are positioned away from each other in the radial direction and the areas of the sealing face other than the land 10 and seal area 11 are formed lower than these areas to constitute fluid communication paths 12. The fluid entering the grooves for generating dynamic pressure formed on the sealing face is allowed to circulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Hideyuki INOUE, Takeshi HOSOE, Yuta NEGISHI, Yuichiro TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 9951873
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sliding part is provided with a mechanism to generate dynamic pressure by means of relative sliding of a pair of sealing faces of the sliding part, which is characterized in that one sealing face is provided with a land 10 for generating dynamic pressure facing the high-pressure fluid side and a seal area 11 facing the low-pressure fluid side, wherein the land 10 and seal area 11 are positioned away from each other in the radial direction and the areas of the sealing face other than the land 10 and seal area 11 are formed lower than these areas to constitute fluid communication paths 12. The fluid entering the grooves for generating dynamic pressure formed on the sealing face is allowed to circulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Inoue, Takeshi Hosoe, Yuta Negishi, Yuichiro Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20180106374
    Abstract: In an embodiments, a slide component includes a pair of slide parts that relatively slide on each other, one of the slide parts being provided in a sealing face with fluid circulation grooves 10 that communicate with a high-pressure fluid side via inlet portions and outlet portions and are separated from a low-pressure fluid side by land portions, the other of the slide parts being circumferentially provided in a sealing face with a plurality of interference grooves 15, 16, 17, 20 for producing pressure variations in a fluid in the fluid circulation grooves 10, adjacent ones of the interference grooves 15, 16, 17, 20 being set to have different shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Masatoshi ITADANI, Kazumasa SUNAGAWA, Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Hideyuki INOUE, Takeshi HOSOE, Ryoma YAMAKAWA, Yuta NEGISHI, Kenji KIRYU, Keiichi CHIBA, Akira YOSHINO, Hiroshi KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20180106377
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sliding part is provided with a mechanism to generate dynamic pressure by means of relative sliding of a pair of sealing faces of the sliding part, which is characterized in that one sealing face is provided with a land 10 for generating dynamic pressure facing the high-pressure fluid side and a seal area 11 facing the low-pressure fluid side, wherein the land 10 and seal area 11 are positioned away from each other in the radial direction and the areas of the sealing face other than the land 10 and seal area 11 are formed lower than these areas to constitute fluid communication paths 12. The fluid entering the grooves for generating dynamic pressure formed on the sealing face is allowed to circulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Hideyuki INOUE, Takeshi HOSOE, Yuta NEGISHI, Yuichiro TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20180106375
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sliding part is provided with a mechanism to generate dynamic pressure by means of relative sliding of a pair of sealing faces of the sliding part, which is characterized in that one sealing face is provided with a land 10 for generating dynamic pressure facing the high-pressure fluid side and a seal area 11 facing the low-pressure fluid side, wherein the land 10 and seal area 11 are positioned away from each other in the radial direction and the areas of the sealing face other than the land 10 and seal area 11 are formed lower than these areas to constitute fluid communication paths 12. The fluid entering the grooves for generating dynamic pressure formed on the sealing face is allowed to circulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Hideyuki INOUE, Takeshi HOSOE, Yuta NEGISHI, Yuichiro TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20180106376
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a sliding part is provided with a mechanism to generate dynamic pressure by means of relative sliding of a pair of sealing faces of the sliding part, which is characterized in that one sealing face is provided with a land 10 for generating dynamic pressure facing the high-pressure fluid side and a seal area 11 facing the low-pressure fluid side, wherein the land 10 and seal area 11 are positioned away from each other in the radial direction and the areas of the sealing face other than the land 10 and seal area 11 are formed lower than these areas to constitute fluid communication paths 12. The fluid entering the grooves for generating dynamic pressure formed on the sealing face is allowed to circulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Hideyuki INOUE, Takeshi HOSOE, Yuta NEGISHI, Yuichiro TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20180073394
    Abstract: Both conflicting functions of sealing and lubrication of sliding faces are made compatible over an entire period from the time of startup through the time of steady operation. A pair of sliding parts that relatively slide on each other is provided, one of the sliding parts being a stationary-side seal ring, the other of the sliding parts being a rotating-side seal ring, the seal rings each having a sliding face S formed radially for sealing sealed fluid from leaking, at least one of the sliding faces S being provided with fluid introduction grooves 10 configured to communicate with a first peripheral edge of the sliding face S and not to communicate with a second peripheral edge, and being provided with dynamic pressure generation grooves configured to communicate with the second peripheral edge of the sliding face S and not to communicate with the first peripheral edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Keiichi CHIBA, Masatoshi ITADANI, Hikaru KATORI, Wataru KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9850953
    Abstract: A positive pressure generating mechanism comprising a positive pressure generating groove is provided to a high-pressure side of one of two sliding surfaces that slide relative to each other in a pair of sliding components, and a negative pressure generating mechanism comprising a negative pressure generating groove is provided to a low-pressure side. The positive pressure generating groove and negative pressure generating groove are communicated with a high-pressure fluid side and separated from a low-pressure fluid side by a seal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichiro Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9841106
    Abstract: A pair of sliding parts includes a plurality of dimples formed along a circumferential direction with substantially fixed width from a cavitation formation region on an upstream side of each of the dimples to a positive pressure generation region on a downstream side of each of the dimples. An upstream beginning end of the cavitation formation region is formed in a tapered shape from a low pressure fluid side toward a high pressure fluid side, and disposed so as to overlap a positive pressure generation region of the dimple arranged on the upstream side in a radial direction. A low pressure fluid side edge of the positive pressure generation region is formed in a tapered shape from the low pressure fluid side toward the high pressure fluid side and smoothly connected to a low pressure fluid side edge of the cavitation formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Itadani, Yuichiro Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20170350407
    Abstract: A plain bearing (410) is fixed to a shaft hole (401) of an impeller (400) of the pump (100) so as to rotatably support the impeller (400) with respect to the shaft (300), and is restricted from moving in an axial direction by an annular restrictor (310) fixed to the shaft (300). On an end face (411) of the plain bearing (410) facing the restrictor (310), a lubrication groove (412) connecting a radially inner side and a radially outer side of the end face (411) to supply cooling water onto the end face (411) for lubrication, and a dynamic pressure generating groove (413) that introduces a flow of cooling water created by rotation of the impeller (400) to generate a dynamic pressure, are provided. The present bearing suppresses an increase in rotation torque of the impeller (400) during high speed rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Shinya YAMAMOTO, Satoshi YASU, Takeshi HOSOE, Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Keiichi CHIBA
  • Patent number: 9829109
    Abstract: Even when a fluid discharge for discharging high-pressure fluid (sealed fluid) to a high-pressure side of a sealing face is provided, the disclosed sliding component prevents precipitation, adhesion and accumulation of a deposition-causing substance through a dehydration condensation reaction between the high-pressure fluid and low-pressure fluid on the sealing face, and also prevents occurrence of cavitation which would otherwise take place in association with a sudden pressure drop due to a discharge of fluid. Disclosed is a pair of sliding components provided, on a high-pressure side of one of relatively sliding sealing faces thereof, with a fluid discharge for discharging fluid to a high-pressure fluid side, wherein a buffer groove for reducing penetration of low-pressure fluid toward the high-pressure fluid side is provided in the sealing face S on a low-pressure side of the fluid discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Itadani, Yuichiro Tokunaga, Kazumasa Sunagawa, Hikaru Katori
  • Patent number: 9777840
    Abstract: A sliding component is characterized in that dimples are provided on one sealing face of a pair of sliding parts that mutually slide relative to each other, where the cavitation formation area on the upstream side of each dimple is positioned closer to the low-pressure fluid side and the positive-pressure generation area on the downstream side is positioned closer to the high-pressure fluid side, and the fluid that has been suctioned in the cavitation formation area of each of the above dimples travels in the dimple and is returned to the high-pressure fluid side from the positive-pressure generation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichiro Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9772037
    Abstract: A sliding component, which achieves both sealing and lubrication by preventing cavitation from occurring in the dynamic-pressure generation mechanism and thereby solving the problem of leakage that will otherwise result from such cavitation, is characterized in that, on a sealing face of one of a pair of sliding parts that slide against each other, extremely shallow grooves constituting a Rayleigh step mechanism are provided in a manner facing the high-pressure fluid side of the sealing face, while deep fluid-introduction grooves for introducing the high-pressure fluid are provided on the upstream side of the extremely shallow grooves in a manner continuing to the high-pressure fluid side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Itadani, Yuichiro Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20170268679
    Abstract: Provided is a slide component that can prevent deposit formation on a sealing face as well as promoting circulation of a fluid on sealing faces while fulfilling both conflicting conditions of sealing and lubrication, to maintain the sealing function of the sealing faces for a long period of time. The slide component includes a pair of slide parts that relatively slide on each other, one of the slide parts being provided in a sealing face with fluid circulation grooves 10 that communicate with a high-pressure fluid side via an inlet portion and an outlet portion and are separated from a low-pressure fluid side by a land portion, the other of the slide parts being provided in a sealing face with interference grooves 15 that communicate with the high-pressure fluid side and produce pressure variations in a fluid in the fluid circulation grooves 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Masatoshi ITADANI, Kazumasa SUNAGAWA, Yuichiro TOKUNAGA, Hideyuki INOUE, Takeshi HOSOE, Ryoma YAMAKAWA, Yuta NEGISHI, Kenji KIRYU, Keiichi CHIBA, Akira YOSHINO, Hiroshi KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 9765892
    Abstract: A sliding component has a plurality of dimples provided independently in a circumferential direction on one sealing face of a pair of sliding components relatively sliding to each other. A cavitation formation region on an upstream side of each dimple is disposed closer to a low-pressure fluid side and a positive pressure generation region on a downstream side of each dimple is disposed closer to a high-pressure fluid side, and an edge on the low-pressure fluid side of the positive pressure generation region is formed into a tapered shape inclined with respect to the rotating direction of the other sealing face toward the high-pressure fluid side from the low-pressure fluid side and is smoothly connected to an edge on the low-pressure fluid side of the cavitation formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Itadani, Yuichiro Tokunaga