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.

公开(公告)号：US10654437B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16017027

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Satoshi Yaegashi ,  Tomoyuki Iyama ,  Akihiko Hoshino

IPC: B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/207

Abstract: In the state in which the first reinforcing cloth and the second reinforcing cloth are in loops, two end portions of the first reinforcing cloth are sewn to the first skin, and two end portions of the second reinforcing cloth are sewn to the second skin. Thus, the first reinforcing cloth and the second reinforcing cloth are sewn to the first skin and the second skin, respectively, in two-layer states.

公开(公告)号：US20200072272A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16495466

申请日：2018-03-02

Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Noriyoshi Kaneda ,  Takeshi Suzuki

IPC: F16B33/02 ,  F16B33/06 ,  F16B35/04

Abstract: A fastening member includes a screw thread formed therein. A portion including a crest portion of the screw thread is formed of a first alloy material and includes: a thick portion where the portion is maximized in thickness in a circumferential direction; and a thin portion where the portion is minimized in thickness in the circumferential direction. A portion including a root of the screw thread is formed of a second alloy material having a tensile strength higher than that of the first alloy material.

公开(公告)号：US20200045779A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16653094

申请日：2019-10-15

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Toshihiko HANAMACHI ,  Kenji SEKIYA ,  Daisuke HASHIMOTO ,  Satoshi HIRANO ,  Masaru TAKIMOTO ,  Go TAKAHARA ,  Yoshihito ARAKI ,  Arata TATSUMI ,  Takashi KAWASAKI ,  Yuki TOYAMA ,  Satoshi ANZAI

IPC: H05B3/48 ,  H05B3/18 ,  H05B3/03

Abstract: A small diameter sheath heater with improved reliability is provided. The sheath heater according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a metal sheath, a heating wire having a band shape, the heating wire arranged with a gap within the metal sheath so as to rotate with respect to an axis direction of the metal sheath, an insulating material arranged in the gap, and connection terminals arranged at one end of the metal sheath, the connection terminals electrically connected with both ends of the heating wire respectively.

公开(公告)号：US20200032819A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16492719

申请日：2018-01-25

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hiroshi MIZUKAMI ,  Mieko YANAGIDA ,  Ippei IWAI

IPC: F15B1/10 ,  F15B1/24 ,  F16L55/053

Abstract: An accumulator includes a pressure vessel including a first section and a second section joined to each other via a joint portion and a partition portion separating an interior space of the pressure vessel into a liquid chamber and a gas chamber so that a volume ratio between the liquid chamber and the gas chamber in the pressure vessel is variable. The first section includes a thread portion for fastening the accumulator to a support member. The second section includes an abutting portion disposed opposite to the thread portion across the joint portion in an axial direction of the thread portion and configured to abut on the support member when the accumulator is fastened to the support member.

公开(公告)号：US20190316230A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US15999785

申请日：2017-02-16

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD. ,  TOPURA CO., LTD.

Inventor： Noriyoshi KANEDA ,  Takeshi SUZUKI ,  Kouhei MIYAMOTO ,  Naoki HORIUCHI

IPC: C22C21/02 ,  C22F1/043 ,  C22C21/14 ,  C22C21/16 ,  C22C21/18 ,  C22C21/00 ,  C22F1/057

Abstract: An aluminum alloy contains 0.7% to 1.8% of silicon, 0.5% to 2.1% of copper, 0.4% to 1.8% of manganese, 0.6% to 1.6% of magnesium, and 0.1% to 0.7% of zinc in terms of mass ratio and the balance aluminum with inevitable impurities.

公开(公告)号：US10415110B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15560273

申请日：2016-03-16

Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yutaka Wakabayashi ,  Ken Takahashi ,  Masato Sugawara ,  Hideki Okada

IPC: C21D9/08 ,  B21D53/88 ,  B60G21/055 ,  B21D7/00 ,  B21D7/16 ,  C21D1/60 ,  C23C8/46

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hollow stabilizer includes a forming step of subjecting an element pipe to a bending process, to form a product shape including bent portions, and a quenching step of quenching the element pipe subjected to the bending process. In the quenching step, a cooling process is performed by immersing the element pipe made of steel in coolant and by spraying the coolant to an outer surface of the bent portion.

公开(公告)号：US10411386B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15501592

申请日：2015-08-07

Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Toshio Kazama ,  Kazuya Souma

IPC: H01R13/24 ,  G01R1/067 ,  G01R1/04

Abstract: A conductive connection terminal is extensible and compressible in a longitudinal direction, and includes: a first contact member including a first tip portion configured to contact with one electrode of a contact target, and a first base end portion; a second contact member including a second tip portion configured to contact with another electrode of the contact target, and a plurality of tongue parts configured to contact with the first base end portion; an elastic member configured to extend and compress the first contact member and the second contact member in the longitudinal direction; and a load applying unit configured to apply a load to the tongue parts in a direction bringing the tongue parts into contact with an outer circumference of the first base end portion.

公开(公告)号：US10381028B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US16150934

申请日：2018-10-03

Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yukie Yamada

IPC: G11B5/48

Abstract: A circuit member includes a metal base, an insulating layer, a conductor, and a cover layer. A termial portion of the circuit member includes a thick portion formed at a part of the insulating layer, a conductor convex portion which is a part of the conductor, and overlaps the thick portion, and a conductor extending portion. By the conductor convex portion and the conductor extending portion, a stepped side pad is formed. The stepped side gad includes a first surface along the conductor extending portion, and a second surface which rises in a thickness direction of the conductor extending portion. The stepped side pad and an element are connected by a conductive member.