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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156781 | Steering rack and method of manufacturing the same When a punch is downwardly pressed, an inner circumferential surface of a first rack blank bites into a top surface of a second rack blank. A blank material upwardly flows due to a reaction force and is used to form rack teeth. Thus, a filling degree of the teeth wi... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7571632 | Chain Tensioner This invention provides a chain tensioner that is compact, excellent in operation, easy to maintain and handle and low in manufacturing cost. This chain tensioner has a tubular housing 1 having a bottom, a plunger 3 installed in the inner periphery ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7424817 | Method of working recessed portion in headrest stay and press apparatus for working recessed portion in headrest stay In a method of working a recessed portion 2 in a headrest stay 32 which is provided in the stay portion 32 of the headrest stay 3 formed of a pipe, a recess 2′ is preformed by pressing against the stay portion 32 an outer ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7296451 | Roller tool for forming grooves in pipes A roller tool for forming circumferential grooves around a pipe is disclosed. The tool is rotatable about an axis of rotation and has a circumferential surface engageable with a pipe. The tool surface includes first and second surface portions positioned in spaced r... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7225541 | Method for producing hollow rack bar A method for forging a rack bar from a blank pipe. Prior to the rack forging process, a blank pipe is subjected to a process for obtaining an adjustment of a cross-sectional shape of the blank pipe. Such a preliminary adjustment is constructed by a swaging process f... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222509 | Groove processing apparatus and groove processing method The holder member 4 is rotatably supported at the tip portion 2a of the sliding member 2 placed on the guide face 1a of the guide member 1 arranged fixedly inside the cylinder C. The holder member 4 is inclined... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207231 | Rack gear and method of making same A rack (20) for a rack and pinion steering system (10) includes a fully dense powder metal rack tooth section (50) joined, by sintering, to a hollow rack tube (30). The rack tooth section (50) is formed by pressing powder metal ( | 04/24/2007 |
| 7107805 | Method for the production of a spindle nut of a spherical thread drive mechanism Method for the production of a spindle nut (3) of a spherical thread drive mechanism, whereby the spindle nut (3) has at least one screw-shaped track (4) formed as a single piece on its inner circumference, whose threads (38) are limited ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069764 | Method for manufacturing a hollow rack shaft A hollow rack shaft is manufactured through a first step, a second step and a third step. At the first step, the plate-like workpiece of substantial rectangular shape is press formed into a gutter-like shape. The first die set used at this step is provided with slan... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6898853 | Method for manufacturing a hollow rack shaft A hollow rack shaft is manufactured through a first step, a second step and a third step. At the first step, the plate-like workpiece of substantial rectangular shape is press-formed into a gutter-like shape. At the second step, a row of rack teeth is press-formed b... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6845560 | Method for manufacturing a hollow rack shaft Methods are provided for forming a hollow rack shaft from a workpiece comprising a rectangular plate. The workpiece is first bent into a gutter-like shape using a first die set. Rack teeth are then press-formed in a portion of the gutter-like shape using a second di... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6782772 | Hollow rack shaft and manufacturing method thereof The object of the invention is to provide a rack shaft having two rack teeth groups and hollowed throughout the whole body, to lightweightize the shaft and to reduce the cost. The two rack teeth groups are located longitudinally apart from each other and have phase ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779271 | Method for manufacturing a hollow rack shaft A hollow rack shaft is manufactured through a first step, a second step and a third step. At the first step, the plate-like workpiece of substantial rectangular shape is press formed into a gutter-like shape. The first die set used at this step is provided with slan... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6718813 | Pipe rack forming method and apparatus In a pipe rack forming method, in a state of holding a pipe forming body by a holding portion in a holding metal mold, at a time of pressing a flat surface portion of the pipe forming body by tooth bottom forming surfaces of respective stages of tooth profile portio... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6575009 | Mandrel insertion type metal forming of rack bar A method for producing a rack bar for a steering mechanism in an automobile. A blank pipe is held in a die, which has, at its inner surface, linear tooted portions. Mandrels are inserted repeatedly to the blank pipe while the direction of the insertion is... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6531199 | Multiple coat metal pipe and its fabrication method To provide a multiple coat metal pipe and its fabrication method having excellent corrosion resistance without deteriorating chipping resistance or splashing resistance, capable of being fabricated easily and capable of simply carrying out peel off operat... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6531019 | Multiple coat metal pipe and its fabrication method A method of fabricating a multiple coat metal pipe includes a first layer comprising a resin having an adhesive force extruded on a surface treatment layer on an outer peripheral face of a metal pipe and a second layer comprising a resin having a chipping... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6505493 | Support bar and method for forming a support bar A support bar of a headrest assembly or a hand brake is provided with one or more notches or indented portions. The notches or indented portions are formed in a way that inhibits the formation of additional material portions extending outwardly from the s... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6502443 | Component rolling tool of dynamic pressure groove and component rolling method A component rolling tool for applying a dynamic pressure groove comprising component rolling balls, cylindrical sleeve having an outer surface, an axis, a radius, a center hole, and guide holes, and being inserted into the bearing hole, and being relative... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494073 | Method and apparatus for production of hollowed rack bars In a method of producing hollow rack bars from steel tubes for use in steering equipment for automobiles and so on, a part of the length of the steel tube to be processed and its adjacent parts is held in split dies that encircle a whole circumference of ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6457343 | Tubing swaging machine A tubing swaging machine comprising four coplanar hydraulic cylinders which compress the end of a piece of tubing around a central mandrel. The central mandrel has indentations and is reciprocated by a fifth hydraulic cylinder perpendicular to the plane o... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6450002 | Compact apparatus for grooving a tube and method for grooving a tube An apparatus for grooving a tube, comprising a stud, a partitioning ring around the central region of the stud, a mandrel, a plurality of concave jaws, an outer tapered sleeve, and a tightening mechanism. The mandrel is placed over far end of the stud, an... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6442992 | Hollow rack shaft and method of manufacturing the same In a method of manufacturing a hollow rack shaft, an approximately rectangular plate having a wide rack tooth portion, is bent lengthwise into a gutter-like cross section to provide: at the central portion, a flat bottom portion on which rack teeth are fo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6425279 | Method of manufacturing gas springs The method includes making a fluid communication channel (44), which has a selectively variable cross-sectional area profile, in the inner face of a gas spring cylinder (32) so as to permit fluid communication at different selective rates bypassing around... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6349521 | Vehicle bumper beam with non-uniform cross section A method includes rollforming and sweeping a tubular beam with a constant longitudinal cross section, and then reforming the tubular beam 10 to form a tubular beam having a non-constant cross section. The non-constant cross sections have specific shapes c... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336351 | Method of manufacturing spline shaft A method of manufacturing a spline shaft, comprising ironing a hollow stock by cold forging and forming splines in a desired portion of said hollow stock by cold forging by using its work harden state. This method makes it possible to reduce the weight of... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334370 | Ball screwed nut, linearly guiding apparatus using the same, ball screw for steering and method of manufacturing the ball screwed nut A ball rolling groove 1c is defined in an inner peripheral surface of A ball screwed nut 1 by a rolling process, not by a grinding process so that a ball screwed nut having small diameters or large leads can be manufactured. The surface of the ball rollin... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6237389 | Apparatus and method for forming screw-thread on a pipe In an apparatus and a method for forming threaded portions around a metal pipe with accuracy and ease, a preliminary forming is performed so as to recess portions of the metal pipe a little bit inwardly in the radial direction thereof by advancing auxilia... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6170313 | Process to produce indentations in tubes together with the tube produced by the use of this process A process by which it is possible to make a sharp-angled indentation on hollow tubes without removing any material, maintaining a constant thickness of tube and also without deforming the external diameter and conserving the fiber orientation of the metal... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6131433 | Indwelling catheter assembly An indwelling catheter assembly includes a hollow outer catheter and an inner needle fitted inside the outer catheter. The inner needle has a groove in its outer circumference that is formed by press-working the inner needle. The press-formed groove exten... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6041641 | Method for working groove A method for forming a groove by plastic deformation to provide improved working efficiency. A hole 4 having a diameter larger than a width W of a desired groove 6 and a depth deeper than the desired depth of the groove 6 is formed in an end face 2 of a r... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6000267 | Process for fabrication of rack shaft and fabrication machine therefor A steel pipe having a circular sectional form is retained by a retainer. A rotatable first roller is pressed against an intermediate portion of the steel pipe. In this state, a pusher causes the steel pipe to move axially of the steel pipe. This causes th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5660072 | Process for producing a handlebar stem A process for producing a handlebar stem includes Steps as follows: (1) providing a handlebar stem raw material piece comprising a cylindrical metal tube with a central axis and a thickened open end terminating in a margin and having an outer wall; (2) fo... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5321887 | Process for individual identification of the tubes of a heat exchanger To permit individual identification of each of the tubes (10) of a steam generator, the tubes are marked with the aid of a binary bar code (12a) formed from circular impressions (24) and the absence of impressions. The impressions, formed without material... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5216912 | Steering shaft and manufacturing method therefor This invention relates to a shock absorbing type steering shaft for steering front wheels of a vehicle by converting rotation of a steering wheel to reciprocation of a tie rod, and to a method of manufacturing the steering shaft. The steering shaft has en... | 06/08/1993 |
| 4622840 | Method for drawing telescoping tubes for torque transmission An improved telescoping torque transmitting connection and a method for making tubes used in the formation of this connection are disclosed. The tubes are formed with inwardly extending lobes and the lobes are formed so that the wall thickness of the tube... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4598451 | Method of producing a rack from pipe material and a rack thus produced A pipe material is tightly clamped into a first pair of split forming dies to form a first formed tubular body which comprises a cylindrical wall part and a flat wall part, and then the first formed body is clamped tightly into a second pair of split form... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4582259 | Wash arm and method and apparatus for forming the same A method of forming a spray nozzle along a fluid conduit includes forming a hole into a length of tubing and then providing a countersink for the hole. A portion of the tubing is then depressed inwardly along an imaginary line along the tubing outer surfa... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4566300 | Method for the manufacture of a conical tubular member Method for the manufacture of a conical tubular member, and a conical tubular member manufactured according to the method, wherein as a first step a tubular member is formed having inwardly directed profilings (2, 2', 3, 3'), and said member thereafter is... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4554817 | Valve sleeve shaping method An apparatus is provided to shape the edges of flow control grooves in a valve sleeve. The apparatus includes a plurality of groove edge shaping tools which are pivotally supported in a circular array. A valve sleeve is telescoped over working end portion... | 11/26/1985 |
