Patents by Inventor Yukiharu Otsuka

Yukiharu Otsuka 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: 9541178
    Abstract: An actuator comprises: a housing which is provided with an opening; a slider which is installed so as to be movable relative to the housing; a drive means which is installed in the housing and which moves the slider; at least a pair of seal members which is disposed at the opening of the housing so as to face each other and which exhibits dust-proof and drip-proof functions by engaging with each other; and move-through members which are mounted to both sides of the slider in the movement direction thereof and which move through the pair of seal members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: IAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiharu Otsuka, Katsuhito Nagai
  • Publication number: 20150330497
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an actuator such that egress of a lubricant to the outside of a housing during forward and rearward movement of a rod is prevented. The actuator comprises: a housing having a rod through-hole; a rod which passes through the rod through-hole such that a portion thereof protrudes to the outside of the housing and is driven forward and rearward; a first rod sealing member which is arranged near the outside of the housing in the rod through-hole; a second rod sealing member arranged near the inside of the housing in the rod through-hole; a lubricant supply part provided in the housing and supplying lubricant to the rod through-hole; and a pressure change absorption groove which is provided between the first rod sealing member and the second rod sealing member in the rod through-hole to communicate with the lubricant supply part, and forms an air layer while absorbing the pressure changes associated with the forward and rearward movement of the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: IAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsutoshi AMANO, Yukiharu OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20140305237
    Abstract: An actuator comprises: a housing which is provided with an opening; a slider which is installed so as to be movable relative to the housing; a drive means which is installed in the housing and which moves the slider; at least a pair of seal members which is disposed at the opening of the housing so as to face each other and which exhibits dust-proof and drip-proof functions by engaging with each other; and move-through members which are mounted to both sides of the slider in the movement direction thereof and which move through the pair of seal members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Yukiharu Otsuka, Katsuhito Nagai