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Granted Patent B2
US 12,558,772 · App. 18/322,640 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Marking device

Inventor: Akinori Yasue (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: Shachihata Inc.
B25H7/045
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Patent No.
US 12,558,772
App. No.
18/322,640
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A marking device that targets a fastened member and a fastening member ( 5,6 ), the marking device comprising; a housing that covers the fastening member ( 5, 6 ); and a marking member that is coupled to the housing via a support shaft ( 30 ) and is swingable toward the fastening member ( 5, 6 ), characterized in that when a vector having, as a start point, a marked corner part (MC 1 ) and having the swing center ( 31 ) as an end point at is a first vector (V 1 a ), and a vector having the marked corner part (MC 1 ) as a start point, and is directed in a direction orthogonal to a central axis (C) of the fastening member ( 5 ) and away from the fastening member ( 5, 6 ) is a second vector (V 2 a ), an angle (θ 1 ) formed by these two vectors (V 1 a , V 2 a ) is equal to or greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

Claims (14)

1 . A marking device ( 1 A, 1 B) that targets, as marking objects, a fastened member ( 81 ) and a fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ) fastened to the fastened member ( 81 ), the marking device ( 1 A, 1 B) comprising:

a housing ( 10 A, 10 B) that covers the fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ); and a marking member ( 200 A, 200 B) that is coupled to the housing ( 10 A, 10 B) via a support shaft ( 30 ) and is swingable toward the fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ) with the support shaft ( 30 ) as a swing center ( 31 ), characterized in that

when a vector having, as a start point, a marked corner part (MC 1 , MC 2 , MC 3 ) that is a part to which a mark is put in a boundary between the marking objects, and having the swing center ( 31 ) as an end point at is a first vector (V 1 a , V 1 b , V 1 c ), and

a vector having the marked corner part (MC 1 , MC 2 , MC 3 ) as a start point, and is directed in a direction orthogonal to a central axis (C) of the fastening member ( 5 ) and away from the fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ) is a second vector (V 2 a , V 2 b , V 2 c ),

an angle formed by the first vector (V 1 ) and the second vector (V 2 ) is equal to or greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

2 . The marking device ( 1 A) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the marking member ( 200 A) includes a protruding part ( 220 A) protruding to an outside of the housing, and a mark is put to the marking object by pressing the protruding part ( 220 A).

3 . The marking device ( 1 A) according to claim 2 comprising:

a knock body ( 40 ) that is assembled to the housing ( 10 A) with an elastic member ( 41 ) interposed therebetween, and movable in a base end direction from a tip end of the fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ); and a regulation part ( 42 ) that can regulate operation of the marking member ( 200 A), characterized in that

the regulation part ( 42 ) regulates rotation of the marking member ( 200 A) when the marking device ( 1 A) is not in use, and

when the marking device ( 1 A) is in use, the knock body ( 40 ) is pressed in a direction of approaching the fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ), and thus regulation of the regulation part ( 42 ) with respect to the marking member ( 200 A) is released.

4 . The marking device ( 1 B) according to claim 1 comprising:

a holder ( 43 ) that is assembled to the housing ( 10 B) with an elastic member ( 44 ) interposed therebetween, and is movable in a base end direction from a tip end of the fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ), characterized in that

the holder ( 43 ) is provided with a pressing part ( 45 ) that can press the marking member ( 200 B), and

when the marking device ( 1 B) is in use, the holder ( 43 ) is pressed in a direction of approaching the fastening member ( 5 , 6 , 7 ), and thus the pressing part ( 45 ) presses the marking member ( 200 B) to put a mark on the marking object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2023
From: YASUE, AKINORI
To: SHACHIHATA INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-095805 · Jun 14, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230398679A1 · Dec 14, 2023
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