公开(公告)号：US11111554B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US15534472

申请日：2015-12-04

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shinichiro Kuwatsuka ,  Yurika Okudaira ,  Akira Tange ,  Hideki Okada ,  Ken Takahashi

IPC: C21D9/00 ,  B21D47/00 ,  C22C38/42 ,  C22C38/04 ,  C22C38/02 ,  C22C38/00 ,  C22C38/44 ,  B21D53/88 ,  C21D8/06 ,  C21D7/06 ,  C21D6/00 ,  C21D1/60 ,  B60G21/055 ,  B24C1/10 ,  C22C38/54 ,  F16F1/14 ,  C22C38/60 ,  C21D9/02

Abstract: A stabilizer formed by using a metal bar having a solid structure and configured to reduce a displacement between right and left wheels, including a torsion part extending in a vehicle width direction, being capable of a torsional deformation, and having a diameter of 10 to 32 mm, is provided. The stabilizer has a chemical composition containing at least C: 0.15% by mass or more to 0.39% by mass or less, Mn, B, and Fe, and also has a metal structure 90% or more of which is a martensite structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210249041A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17163130

申请日：2021-01-29

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Koichi IMOTO ,  Kunihiro TSUTSUMI ,  Kazuhiro SUGIYAMA ,  Masaki MATSUZAWA

IPC: G11B5/48

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a disc device suspension includes forming a load beam blank including the load beam and a first frame continuous to the load beam, forming a flexure blank including the flexure and a second frame continuous to the flexure, forming a convex in the first frame, forming an opening in the second frame in a position corresponding to the convex to receive the convex, overlapping the load beam blank with the flexure blank to insert the convex into the opening, fixing the flexure to the load beam, and separating the load beam from the first frame and the flexure from the second frame after the fixing.

公开(公告)号：US20210217638A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17219316

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Toshihiko HANAMACHI ,  Arata TATSUMI ,  Kenji SEKIYA ,  Naoya AIKAWA ,  Masaya TAKANASHI

IPC: H01L21/67 ,  C23C16/46 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H05B3/28 ,  C23C16/458 ,  H01J37/34 ,  H01L21/687

Abstract: Disclosed is a stage including a first supporting plate, a second supporting plate under the first supporting plate, a shaft under the second supporting plate and overlapping with the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, and at least one sheath heater passing through the second supporting plate. The at least one sheath heater is arranged so as to extend on a first surface and a second surface which are parallel to an upper surface of the second supporting plate and which are different in distance from the first supporting plate from each other.

公开(公告)号：US20210186637A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US16755116

申请日：2018-10-02

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shimpei KUROKAWA ,  Yuki HOTODA

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  B25J18/06 ,  F16H21/44 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B17/29

Abstract: Provided are a bending structure and a flexible tube for a medical manipulator, which comprise a corrugated tube portion having a corrugated portion in which crests and troughs are alternately arranged in the axial direction and being bendable according to expansion and contraction of the crests and the troughs, and insertion holes provided on the corrugated portion to pass the drive wires in the axial direction.

公开(公告)号：US20210129708A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17082110

申请日：2020-10-28

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Donghyoun KIM

IPC: B60N2/00 ,  B60N2/879 ,  G01L5/00 ,  A61B5/0408 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0456

Abstract: A measurement device for a vehicle seat includes a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; a headrest body of a headrest; a first side section of the headrest that is swingable toward a seat front side so as to support the neck of the vehicle occupant; a second side section of the headrest that is swingable toward the seat front side so as to support the neck of the vehicle occupant; a first electrode provided at the first side section and contacting the neck in a state in which the first side section is supporting the neck; and a second electrode provided at the second side section and contacting the neck in a state in which the second side section is supporting the neck. The processor is configured to acquire a waveform of a potential difference based on the potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode over time.

公开(公告)号：US10991388B1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US17073500

申请日：2020-10-19

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yukie Yamada

IPC: G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/55

Abstract: A suspension for a disk device includes a load beam, a flexure and first and second damper members. The load beam includes a first surface, a second surface and first and second openings. The flexure includes first and second outriggers. The first outrigger includes a first branch portion through the first opening, a distal end thereof being interposed between the second surface and the first damper member. The second outrigger includes a second branch portion through the second opening, a distal end thereof being interposed between the second surface and the second damper member.

公开(公告)号：US10850589B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16330354

申请日：2017-08-07

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shuji Ohmura ,  Shigeru Kuroda

IPC: B60G21/055 ,  F16J3/04 ,  F16J15/52 ,  B60G21/04 ,  B60G7/00

Abstract: A stabilizer includes: a stabilizer bar made of a pipe material; and a stabilizer link that couples the stabilizer bar and a suspension device. The stabilizer link includes a ball stud which includes a shaft portion inserted to and fixed in an opening end of the stabilizer bar and a ball portion formed at a leading end of the shaft portion, a housing which rotatably supports the ball portion, and a flexible dust cover which includes one end attached on the housing so as to be unmovable in a ball stud axis direction and the other end attached on at least either of the shaft portion and the stabilizer bar and which seals a space between the housing and the ball stud.

公开(公告)号：US10807215B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US16107629

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hideki Okada ,  Daisuke Yokota ,  Senri Moriyama ,  Satoshi Akiyama ,  Masaya Komazaki ,  Go Nagayasu

IPC: B24C1/10 ,  B24C3/24 ,  B24C9/00

Abstract: A coil spring processing device includes an end positioning device, shot peening device, and controller. The end positioning device positions ends of a coil spring. The shot peening device includes a turntable mechanism, pressure mechanism, rotation mechanism which rotates the coil spring, and projection mechanism which projects shots. Holding mechanisms each include a lower shifting prevention jig and an upper shifting prevention jig. The controller stops a first holding mechanism and a second holding mechanism in rotation stop positions corresponding to end turn portions of the coil spring.

公开(公告)号：US20200208702A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US15753656

申请日：2016-08-26

Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yoshiki Ono ,  Kazuhiko Konomi ,  Takamichi Sano ,  Satoshi Okabe ,  Masaru Imamura

IPC: F16F1/366 ,  B60G11/14 ,  F16F1/36 ,  F16F1/06 ,  C22C21/06 ,  C22F1/047

Abstract: A wire adapted to an elastic member includes: a core that is made of metal or alloy and is elastically deformable; and an FRP layer configured to cover an outer surface of the core, and including fibers wound around the core, and thermosetting resin provided at least partially to the fibers and fixing the fibers to each other. A winding direction in which the fibers are wound around the core is along a direction of a tensile load out of the tensile load and a compressive load applied to the wire adapted to an elastic member based on a load applied from outside.

公开(公告)号：US20200171910A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16617761

申请日：2018-05-09

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru KURODA ,  Shuji OHMURA

IPC: B60G21/055 ,  F16C11/08

Abstract: A stabilizer link includes a support bar and a ball joint. The ball joint includes a ball stud having a ball portion and a stud portion. The stabilizer has two end portions, each of which includes an attachment portion for joining the stabilizer link. The attachment portion has a through hole, through which an elastic member provided at the stud portion is attached to the attachment portion. The elastic member includes a body portion and tab portions. The stud portion is joined to the attachment portion through the elastic member in such a manner that while the elastic member is attached to the through hole, the body portion abuts on an inner circumferential wall portion of the through hole and the tab portions are located to cover circumferential edge portions of the through hole.