Patents by Inventor Yuki BANDO

Yuki BANDO 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: 10259488
    Abstract: A steering system includes a rack shaft, a tubular rack housing, and a tubular rack bushing. The rack bushing is interposed between the outer surface of the rack shaft and the inner surface of the rack housing. The rack bushing supports the rack shaft such that the rack shaft is slidable in the axial direction. The rack housing includes an annular groove on its inner surface. The rack bushing includes a collar. a through slit. and first non-through slits. The collar protrudes radially outward from substantially the entire circumference of the rack bushing. The collar is fitted into the annular groove. The through slit passes through the rack bushing in the axial direction. Each first non-through slit extends in the axial direction such that the first non-through slit passes through a portion of the rack bushing whose axial position corresponds to the axial position of the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Bando, Akihisa Umetani
  • Publication number: 20180297628
    Abstract: A steering system includes a rack shaft, a tubular rack housing, and a tubular rack bushing. The rack bushing is interposed between the outer surface of the rack shaft and the inner surface of the rack housing. The rack bushing supports the rack shaft such that the rack shaft is slidable in the axial direction. The rack housing includes an annular groove on its inner surface. The rack bushing includes a collar. a through slit. and first non-through slits. The collar protrudes radially outward from substantially the entire circumference of the rack bushing. The collar is fitted into the annular groove. The through slit passes through the rack bushing in the axial direction. Each first non-through slit extends in the axial direction such that the first non-through slit passes through a portion of the rack bushing whose axial position corresponds to the axial position of the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki BANDO, Akihisa UMETANI
  • Patent number: 9290199
    Abstract: An electric power steering system includes: an annular elastic member that is made of resin, that is arranged between an inner end face of a housing and an outer ring of a bearing that supports a cylindrical member that rotates coaxially with a rack shaft, and that supports the cylindrical member such that the cylindrical member is movable in the axial direction with respect to the housing; and a supporting member that restricts axial movement of the cylindrical member within a predetermined range, and that restricts radially inward movement of the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Bando, Ryo Omata
  • Patent number: 8689927
    Abstract: An electric power steering device includes a metallic housing, a steered shaft, an electric motor, a ball screw device, a rolling bearing, elastic members, and a plain bearing. The plain bearing is provided between the housing and an outer ring of the rolling bearing, and formed from a resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu Yamamoto, Yuki Bando
  • Patent number: 8511419
    Abstract: A steering system includes a motor that rotates a power transmitting member, a rotating body to which rotative power of the motor is transmitted via the power transmitting member, a rack shaft that is driven in its axial direction according to rotation of the rotating body, a rack housing that houses the rack shaft and the rotating body, and a bearing interposed between the rack housing and the rotating body. A receiving portion of the rotating body which engages with the power transmitting member is provided at an opposed surface as a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the rotating body which is opposed to an output shaft of the motor, and the bearing is provided on a non-opposed surface other than the opposed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Bando
  • Publication number: 20120186896
    Abstract: An electric power steering device includes a metallic housing, a steered shaft, an electric motor, a ball screw device, a rolling bearing, elastic members, and a plain bearing. The plain bearing is provided between the housing and an outer ring of the rolling bearing, and formed from a resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Yamamoto, Yuki Bando
  • Publication number: 20120181102
    Abstract: A steering system includes a motor that rotates a power transmitting member, a rotating body to which rotative power of the motor is transmitted via the power transmitting member, a rack shaft that is driven in its axial direction according to rotation of the rotating body, a rack housing that houses the rack shaft and the rotating body, and a bearing interposed between the rack housing and the rotating body. A receiving portion of the rotating body which engages with the power transmitting member is provided at an opposed surface as a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the rotating body which is opposed to an output shaft of the motor, and the bearing is provided on a non-opposed surface other than the opposed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki BANDO