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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142904 | Copper based sintered slide member The present invention relates to a copper-based sintered slide member comprising 0.5 to 20% by weight of tin, 0.1 to 35% by weight of manganese, 2 to 25% by weight of a solid lubricant and the balance essentially consisting of copper; and a multilayer copper-based s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8087500 | Vibrational energy absorbing apparatus A vibrational energy absorbing apparatus 1 includes: a reciprocating member 2 which is reciprocatable in H directions between positive and negative maximum displacement positions D±max with respect to an origin position O; a damping-force generating m... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083414 | Bush bearing A bush bearing (1) is a wrapped bush bearing which has a cylindrical inner peripheral surface (2) serving as a sliding surface as well as an outer peripheral surface (3), and whose abutting faces (4) are abutted against each other. The ou... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079280 | Rack guide and rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus using the same A rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus 1 includes a gear case 3 made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and having a hollow portion 2; a steering shaft 6 rotatably supported by the gear case 3 through rolling bearings 4 and... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076007 | Multilayered sliding member A multilayered sliding member has a resin composition filled in pores of, and coated on the surface of, a porous sintered metal layer 2 formed on the surface of a metallic backing plate 1. The resin composition is formed by compounding a phosphate, a c... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066435 | Strut sliding bearing A thrust sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin and has an annular lower surface (2); a lower casing (5) which is made of a reinforced synthetic resin including, in addition to polyacetal resin,... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8048527 | Shaped expanded graphite article and method for producing the same A formed exfoliated graphite article which comprises an oxidation-resistant coating layer formed at least in the surface layer portion thereof, preferably wherein the oxidation-resistant coating layer contains a boron element and a phosphorus element, the content of... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8016489 | Sliding bearing A sliding bearing 1 includes an upper casing 3 having an annular lower surface 2; a lower casing 5 which is superposed on the upper casing 3 so as to be rotatable about an axis O of the upper casing 3 and has an annular uppe... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002093 | Damper and vibration damping structure using the same A damper includes a hollow outer elongated body; a hollow inner elongated body; a liquid viscous body or liquid viscoelastic body disposed in a gap between an inner surface of the elongated body and an outer surface of the elongated body in such a manner as to be in... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993061 | Sliding bearing A sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin as a synthetic resin, has an annular surface (2), and serves as a first bearing body; a second bearing body (5) which is made of a synthetic resin, is su... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7939475 | Mating member and a sliding member A resin composition for sliding members which comprises 1 to 10 wt. % hydrocarbon wax, 0.1 to 3 wt. % at least one member selected from the group consisting of phosphates, sulfates, and carbonates, 1 to 20 wt. % phenoxy resin, 0.1 to 5 wt. % compatibilizing agent, a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926376 | Rack guide and rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus having the rack guide A rack and pinion steering device has a pinion rotatable in the R-direction, a rack bar having rack teeth meshing with the pinion and rectilinearly movable in the A-direction, a housing for rotatably supporting the pinion, a rack guide for slidably supporting the ra... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7904993 | Spherical bearing for lock gate door and lock gate door having the same A lock gate door (1) includes a pair of door bodies (2, 3); a pair of spherical bearings (6) for a lock gate door for rotatably supporting lower corner portions (4) of the door bodies (2, 3), respectively; and a pair of supporting ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7883423 | Shaft coupling mechanism for electric power steering apparatus A shaft coupling mechanism for an electric power steering apparatus includes a coupling base body coupled to a rotating shaft; a coupling base body coupled to a steering shaft serving as a rotating shaft; and a rotation transmitting member which is disposed between ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867615 | Heat-resistant exfoliated graphite sheet A method of manufacturing a heat-resistant expanded graphite sheet is characterized in that after an acid-treated graphite material obtained by treating a graphite material with a strong acid is compounded with a powder of an organic phosphorus compound and is agita... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866451 | Damper and automobile seat having the damper A damper (1) has silicone-based unvulcanized rubber (4) interposed between a housing (2) and a shaft (3) which are disposed in such a manner as to be relatively rotatable about an axis (A) in (R) directions with respect to each other, and... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7856766 | Seismic isolation device To provide a seismic isolation device, even if a relative height between friction plates, which are laminated in a hollow part of a laminated rubber body, and the laminated rubber body changes at a deformation of the laminated rubber body, which prevents allophone, ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7815204 | Rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus A rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus 1 includes a housing 3 having a cylindrical holding hole 2 in its interior; a pinion 6 which is disposed in the housing 3 rotatably in a direction R about an axis O by means of bearings ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7798504 | Bush bearing and rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus for automobile using the same A bush bearing includes a synthetic resin-made bush having a circumferential groove on its outer peripheral surface; an endless annular elastic member fitted in the circumferential groove of the bush; and a positioning structure for determining the position of the b... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7739793 | Method of manufacturing rack guide base body in rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus and rack guide A method of manufacturing a rack guide base body wherein a cavity (40) is formed which has a pair of semicylindrical convex surfaces (44a and 44b) and a pair of flat surfaces (45) each located between the semicylindrical con... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7717435 | Spherical annular seal member A spherical annular seal member (58) includes: a spherical annular base member (56) defined by a cylindrical inner surface (52), a partially convex spherical surface (56), and end faces (54, 55); and an outer layer (57) form... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699709 | Shaft coupling mechanism for electric power steering apparatus A shaft coupling mechanism includes a coupling base body coupled to a rotating shaft; a coupling base body coupled to a steering shaft; rotation transmitting members which are disposed between the rotating shaft and the steering shaft through the both coupling base ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699708 | Shaft coupling mechanism for electric power steering apparatus A shaft coupling mechanism 1 for an electric power steering apparatus includes a coupling base body 3 coupled to a rotating shaft 2; a coupling base body 5 coupled to a steering shaft 4 serving as a rotating shaft; and a pair of ro... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7640779 | Holder unit and hemming apparatus having the holder unit A hemming apparatus (1) includes a holder unit (2), a lower die (3) on which the holder unit (2) is installed, and an upper die (4) which is installed on the lower die (3) vertically movably. The holder unit (2) inclu... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7597389 | Damper for automobile seat and automobile seat mechanism having the damper A damper (2) includes: a fixing member (12); a rotator (11) which is rotatably supported by the fixing member (12) and forms a gap (13) with the fixing member (12); a silicone-based unvulcanized rubber (15) disposed i... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7565957 | Damper and vibration damping structure using the same A damper includes a hollow outer elongated body; a hollow inner elongated body; a liquid viscous body or liquid viscoelastic body disposed in a gap between an inner surface of the elongated body and an outer surface of the elongated body in such a manner as to be in... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7413195 | Spherical annular seal member A spherical annular seal member (58) includes: a spherical annular base member (56) defined by a cylindrical inner surface (52), a partially convex spherical surface (56), and end faces (54, 55); and an outer layer (57) form... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407329 | Sliding bearing A sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin as a synthetic resin, has an annular surface (2), and serves as a first bearing body; a second bearing body (5) which is made of a synthetic resin, is su... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7361395 | Synchronizer ring A synchronizer ring 1 has an annular ring body 2; a friction material 4 joined integrally to a cylindrical inner peripheral surface 3 of the ring body 2; a conical surface 5 formed on an inner surface of the friction materia... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357578 | Thrust sliding bearing A thrust sliding bearing includes an upper casing having a polyacetal resin-made flat annular surface and a lower casing superposed on the upper casing so as to be rotatable about an axis of the upper casing and having a polyacetal resin-made annular surface opposin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357230 | Damper and automobile seat having the damper A damper (1) has silicone-based unvulcanized rubber (4) interposed between a housing (2) and a shaft (3) which are disposed in such a manner as to be relatively rotatable about an axis (A) in (R) directions with respect to each other, and... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322451 | Friction damper A friction damper includes a base body; a support secured to an elongated member of the base body and having a through hole; a rod which extends in such a manner as to pass through the through hole of the support and is movable in an axial direction with respect to ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293918 | Sliding bearing A sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) which is made of polyacetal resin as a synthetic resin, has an annular surface (2), and serves as a first bearing body; a second bearing body (5) which is made of a synthetic resin, is su... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275456 | Method of production rack guide base body in rack-and-pinion type steering device and rack guide A rack guide includes a rack guide base body which has on its outer peripheral surface a pair of semicylindrical surfaces and a pair of planar surfaces each located between the pair of semicylindrical surfaces, has a concavely recessed surface located on one axial e... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273317 | Thrust sliding bearing A thrust sliding bearing (1) includes an upper casing (3) having an annular surface (2); an annular lower casing (5) which is superposed on the upper casing (3) so as to be rotatable about an axis (0) of the upper casing ( | 09/25/2007 |
| 7220056 | Sliding bearing and bearing mechanism having the same A sliding bearing for a steering column includes: a cylindrical bearing body; flat surfaces formed integrally on an inner peripheral surface of the bearing body; first slits extending from one end face of the bearing body to this side of the other end face of the be... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198406 | Thrust sliding bearing A thrust sliding bearing includes an upper casing having a polyacetal resin-made flat annular surface and a lower casing superposed on the upper casing so as to be rotatable about an axis of the upper casing and having a polyacetal resin-made annular surface opposin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182187 | Damper and vibration damping structure using the same A damper includes a hollow outer elongated body formed of a cylindrical member; a hollow inner elongated body similarly formed of a cylindrical member; a viscous body disposed in a cylindrical gap between an inner surface of the elongated body and an outer surface o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172202 | Spherical annular seal member and method of manufacturing the same A spherical annular seal member (1) has a seal body (4) in which a heat-resistant material (2) and a reinforcing member (3) made of a metal wire have been compressed to fill meshes of the metal wire net of the reinforcing member (3... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7063330 | Spherical annular seal member and method of manufacturing the same A spherical annular seal member 55 has a cylindrical inner surface 52 defining a through hole 51 in a central portion thereof, an outer surface 53 formed in the shape of a partially convex spherical surface, and an annular end face 54 ... | 06/20/2006 |
