Patents by Inventor Hideki Kumamoto
Hideki Kumamoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10259538Abstract: A liquefied gas tank installed in a surrounding structural body includes: a tank main body in which a liquefied gas is storable, the tank main body including a plurality of planar portions and corner portions between the planar portions, the corner portions having less rigidity than that of the planar portions; a bottom supporting body that supports the tank main body from below the tank main body; and a plurality of side supporting bodies that support the tank main body from side of the tank main body. The tank main body is configured to stand by itself by being supported by the bottom supporting body when the tank main body stores no cargo, and be supported by the bottom supporting body and the side supporting bodies when the liquefied gas is stored in the tank main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi Sano, Naruyoshi Izumi, Yukichi Takaoka, Toshifumi Fukasawa, Hiroyasu Nishikawa, Hideki Kumamoto, Hiroaki Mori
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Publication number: 20160280335Abstract: A liquefied gas tank installed in a surrounding structural body includes: a tank main body in which a liquefied gas is storable, the tank main body including a plurality of planar portions and corner portions between the planar portions, the corner portions having less rigidity than that of the planar portions; a bottom supporting body that supports the tank main body from below the tank main body; and a plurality of side supporting bodies that support the tank main body from side of the tank main body. The tank main body is configured to stand by itself by being supported by the bottom supporting body when the tank main body stores no cargo, and be supported by the bottom supporting body and the side supporting bodies when the liquefied gas is stored in the tank main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi SANO, Naruyoshi IZUMI, Yukichi TAKAOKA, Toshifumi FUKASAWA, Hiroyasu NISHIKAWA, Hideki KUMAMOTO, Hiroaki MORI
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Patent number: 9242655Abstract: A crash energy absorber is provided at a front portion of a carbody of a railcar and configured to crush by a load from a front side to absorb crash energy. The crash energy absorber includes: a main absorbing portion extending in a front-rear direction; and a pair of sub absorbing portions respectively provided at upper and lower sides of the main absorbing portion. Each of the pair of sub absorbing portions is formed integrally with the main absorbing portion via breakable portions each extending in the front-rear direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa
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Patent number: 9108647Abstract: A bodyshell structure of a railcar, includes a plurality of side window opening portions formed on a side bodyshell along a railcar longitudinal direction, and the side window opening portions include a plurality of large window opening portions arranged on a railcar-longitudinal-direction center portion of the side bodyshell and a plurality of small window opening portions arranged on both railcar-longitudinal-direction sides of the large window opening portions and each having a smaller opening area than the large window opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa
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Patent number: 9027485Abstract: An obstacle deflector provided at a front portion of an underframe of a carbody of a railcar includes an obstacle deflecting plate configured to protect the carbody from an obstacle on a railway track when the railcar is traveling. The obstacle deflecting plate includes a main plate portion provided to receive the obstacle by a surface thereof and having a curved shape that is convex toward a front side in a traveling direction in plan view and a sub plate portion projecting toward a rear side from the main plate portion and is continuously provided along the main plate portion so as to extend from a convex, curved front end portion of the main plate portion toward a pair of left and right side portions of the main plate portion, the left and right side portions being located at the rear side in the traveling direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa
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Patent number: 8757403Abstract: A car includes a car equipment protection structure, The car equipment protection structure includes an underframe, couplers and guide members. Each of the guide members is provided on a railcar inner side of an attached flange portion of the underframe to which the couplers are attached. Moreover, the guide members respectively include inclined surfaces, each of which is opposed to at least a part of the coupler. Each of the inclined surfaces is inclined toward the railcar inner side as it extends downward.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naohiro Yoshida, Toshiyuki Fujimoto, Naoaki Kawakami, Tetsuya Takagaki, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Tomonori Umebayashi
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Patent number: 8656841Abstract: The present invention is a bodyshell structure of a railcar, the bodyshell structure including: a side bodyshell including an outside plate portion, an inside plate portion, and a joint portion configured to join the outside plate portion and the inside plate portion; an inside window opening formed on the inside plate portion and provided inside the railcar; and an outside window opening formed on the outside plate portion and having a smaller opening area than the inside window opening, and at least one of the inside window opening and the outside window opening has an oval shape extending in the railcar longitudinal direction or a circular shape.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Masashi Ishizuka, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa, Atsushi Sano
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Publication number: 20130239847Abstract: An obstacle deflector provided at a front portion of an underframe of a carbody of a railcar includes an obstacle deflecting plate configured to protect the carbody from an obstacle on a railway track when the railcar is traveling. The obstacle deflecting plate includes a main plate portion provided to receive the obstacle by a surface thereof and having a curved shape that is convex toward a front side in a traveling direction in plan view and a sub plate portion projecting toward a rear side from the main plate portion and is continuously provided along the main plate portion so as to extend from a convex, curved front end portion of the main plate portion toward a pair of left and right side portions of the main plate portion, the left and right side portions being located at the rear side in the traveling direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa
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Publication number: 20130233200Abstract: A crash energy absorber is provided at a front portion of a carbody of a railcar and configured to crush by a load from a front side to absorb crash energy. The crash energy absorber includes: a main absorbing portion extending in a front-rear direction; and a pair of sub absorbing portions respectively provided at upper and lower sides of the main absorbing portion. Each of the pair of sub absorbing portions is formed integrally with the main absorbing portion via breakable portions each extending in the front-rear direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa
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Publication number: 20130152820Abstract: The present invention is a bodyshell structure of a railcar, the bodyshell structure including a plurality of side window opening portions formed on a side bodyshell along a railcar longitudinal direction, and the side window opening portions include a plurality of large window opening portions arranged on a railcar-longitudinal-direction center portion of the side bodyshell and a plurality of small window opening portions arranged on both railcar-longitudinal-direction sides of the large window opening portions and each having a smaller opening area than the large window opening portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa, Atsushi Sano
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Publication number: 20130139718Abstract: The present invention is a bodyshell structure of a railcar, the bodyshell structure including: a side bodyshell including an outside plate portion, an inside plate portion, and a joint portion configured to join the outside plate portion and the inside plate portion; an inside window opening formed on the inside plate portion and provided inside the railcar; and an outside window opening formed on the outside plate portion and having a smaller opening area than the inside window opening, and at least one of the inside window opening and the outside window opening has an oval shape extending in the railcar longitudinal direction or a circular shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Taguchi, Masashi Ishizuka, Atsushi Sano, Toshiyuki Yamada, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Masayuki Tomizawa, Atsushi Sano
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Publication number: 20120298609Abstract: A car includes a car equipment protection structure, The car equipment protection structure includes an underframe, couplers and guide members. Each of the guide members is provided on a railcar inner side of an attached flange portion of the underframe to which the couplers are attached. Moreover, the guide members respectively include inclined surfaces, each of which is opposed to at least a part of the coupler. Each of the inclined surfaces is inclined toward the railcar inner side as it extends downward.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naohiro Yoshida, Toshiyuki Fujimoto, Naoaki Kawakami, Tetsuya Takagaki, Hideki Kumamoto, Seiichiro Yagi, Tomonori Umebayashi
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Patent number: 7815005Abstract: A swingarm assembly (12) for use in motorcycles for supporting a motorcycle rear wheel (13) includes left and right arms (23L, 23R) and a connecting member (24) by which the left and right arms (23L, 23R) are connected together. At least the arms (23L, 23R) are products of magnesium alloy that are formed by an extrusion technique or a drawing technique.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihiro Masuda, Taku Goda, Hiroshi Tomomori, Hayato Iwasaki, Hideyuki Ogishi, Hideki Kumamoto, Akiyoshi Mizuta
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Publication number: 20080053732Abstract: A swingarm assembly (12) for use in motorcycles for supporting a motorcycle rear wheel (13) includes left and right arms (23L, 23R) and a connecting member (24) by which the left and right arms (23L, 23R) are connected together. At least the arms (23L, 23R) are products of magnesium alloy that are formed by an extrusion technique or a drawing technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Yoshihiro Masuda, Taku Goda, Hiroshi Tomomori, Hayato Iwasaki, Hideyuki Ogishi, Hideki Kumamoto, Akiyoshi Mizuta