Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kito

Hiroaki Kito 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).

  • Patent number: 9718349
    Abstract: The problem to be solved is to provide a fuel feeding device for vehicles that is stably secured to a vehicle body. In the fuel feeding device for vehicles having an inlet filler pipe 1 and a fixing member 4, a flexible element 5 is provided that relatively presses the inlet filler pipe 1 toward the fixing member 4. With the flexible element 5 causing the inlet filler pipe 1 and the fixing member 4 to make pressure contact with each other, there can hardly be any gap created between the inlet filler pipe 1 and the fixing member 4 irrespective of the difference in linear expansion coefficient between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Yoshinari Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 9718347
    Abstract: A fueling device comprises a passage-forming member, an opening-forming member configured to form an opening, a filler port open-close mechanism that includes an open-close member configured to open and close the opening, a screwing mechanism that includes an outer circumferential threaded section and an inner circumferential threaded section and a gasket placed between the opening-forming member and the passage-forming member to seal between the opening-forming member and the passage-forming member, wherein the outer circumferential threaded section is provided on outer periphery of the passage-forming member, the inner circumferential threaded section is provided on the opening-forming member and screwed to the outer circumferential threaded section, the opening-forming member is attached to the passage-forming member by screwing the outer circumferential threaded section to the inner circumferential threaded section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Yoshinari Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20170089491
    Abstract: A fixation member configured to fix a filler pipe to the vehicle body includes a flexural deformation portion. In a non-surrounded state, this flexural deformation portion is not flexurally deformed but is located on the inner side of the outer circumference of a filler neck body. In a surrounded state, the flexural deformation portion is flexurally deformed to induce a pressing force and provides the pressing force to the filler pipe. This configuration suppresses rattling of the filler pipe over a long time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU, Yukiharu TAKEUCHI, Sanae NORO, Takeshi AIMIYA
  • Patent number: 9545845
    Abstract: A fueling device comprises a resin passage-forming member configured to form a fuel path, a fuel path end member and a covering member. A resin sealing member constituting the fuel path end member is located on a filler port side of the fuel path and is welded to the passage-forming member about an axis of the fuel path to provide a seal against the passage-forming member by welding about the axis. The covering member is arranged to cover a welded part about the axis at which the sealing member is welded to the passage-forming member from outside of the fuel path with leaving a gap about the axis, which is formed between the welded part and the covering member and is divided into a plurality of sections. The covering member is protruded from an outer peripheral wall of the passage-forming member and is supported by the outer peripheral wall such as to form the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Yoshinari Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20160361993
    Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus includes a filler neck that is configured to provide a fuel passage communicating with a filler port, and a breather port that is protruded from the filler neck to be connected with a breather pipe. At least part of a valve that is configured to allow for recirculation of the air from the breather pipe to the fuel passage is placed inside of the breather port. This allows for downsizing of the configuration in the vicinity of the breather port in the filler neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU, Sanae NORO
  • Patent number: 9487083
    Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus for supplying fuel to a fuel tank includes a passage forming member that has a fuel passage connected to the fuel tank, an injection port forming member that is disposed in the fuel passage and fixed to the passage forming member, the injection port forming member having an injection port forming a part of the fuel passage, and an injection port open and close mechanism that is mounted to the injection port forming member and has an open and close member for opening and closing the injection port. A reinforcing member of the passage forming member and a welded portion of the passage forming member and the injection port forming member are arranged in the vicinity of a common plane perpendicular to a center line of the fuel passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Yoshinari Hiramatsu, Atsushi Sekihara
  • Patent number: 9394157
    Abstract: A fueling device includes a fuel passage-forming member and a flap valve mechanism. The flap valve mechanism includes an opening-forming member attached to one end of the fuel passage-forming member and an opening-closing mechanism to open and close a filler inlet of the opening-forming member. The fuel passage-forming member includes a pipe body containing a resin inner layer in a pipe shape made of a first resin material and a resin outer made of a second resin material, and a welding end formed on an opening end of the pipe body. The opening-forming member includes a cover member that covers the opening end of the pipe body and a welded end formed on an opening end of the cover member and welded to the welding end. The cover member is made of a third resin material welded to either one of the first resin material and the second resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Yoshinari Hiramatsu, Atsushi Sekihara
  • Publication number: 20160185212
    Abstract: A fueling device comprises a filler neck that is configured to form a fuel flow path, a cover member, and a restraint portion. An engagement projection provided as an engagement portion of the cover member is engaged with an engaged recess provided as an engaged portion of the filler neck, so that the cover member is mounted to the filler neck on an opening side of the fuel flow path. The restraint portion is configured to restrain the cover member including an engagement extension portion downstream of the engagement projection in the fuel flow path to an outer circumferential wall of the filler neck. This configuration suppresses expansion and deformation of the cover member and avoids separation of the cover member from the filler neck, while maintaining the mounting property of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9359186
    Abstract: A fueling device includes a fuel passage-forming member and a flap valve mechanism. The flap valve mechanism includes an opening-forming member attached to one end of the fuel passage-forming member and an opening-closing mechanism to open and close a filler inlet of the opening-forming member. The fuel passage-forming member includes a pipe body containing a resin inner layer in a pipe shape made of a first resin material and a resin outer made of a second resin material, and a welding end formed on an opening end of the pipe body. The opening-forming member includes a cover member that covers the opening end of the pipe body and a welded end formed on an opening end of the cover member and welded to the welding end. The cover member is made of a third resin material welded to either one of the first resin material and the second resin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Yoshinari Hiramatsu, Atsushi Sekihara
  • Publication number: 20160059692
    Abstract: There is provided a fueling device comprising a filler neck that forms a fuel path region on a filler port side in a fuel path from a filler port for a fuel to a fuel tank; and a mounting member that is mounted to the filler port side of the filler neck to receive a fuel gun. The filler neck includes an enlarged-diameter circumferential wall portion that is provided in upstream of a position where a leading end of the fuel gun inserted from the mounting member at the filler port is placed, and is enlarged outward in a radial direction relative to an opening-side path circumferential wall which is a fuel path circumferential wall on the filler port side, in order to expand a volume of the fuel path. This configuration causes the fuel to flow into a space formed by this enlarged-diameter circumferential wall portion and thereby reduces or suppresses the occurrence of the fuel overflow from the opening of the filler neck after a stop of fueling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150352948
    Abstract: There is provided a fuel supply system FS comprising a filler neck 20 that is provided in a filler neck body 25 formed in a tubular shape and has a pipe connection structure 28; a first member 61 that is formed separately from the filler neck 20; and a second member 62 that is formed separately from the filler neck 20 to be different from the first member 61, such that the first member 61 and the second member 62 are engaged with each other. At least one of the first member 61 and the second member 62 includes a protective portion 61B or 62B that is configured to cover at least part of the pipe connection structure 28 in a state that the first member 61 and the second member 62 are engaged with each other and positions of the first member 61 and the second member 62 are fixed relative to the filler neck 20. This configuration suppresses damage of the pipe connection structure that is connected with the filler neck in the fuel supply system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150343897
    Abstract: A fueling device comprises a resin passage-forming member configured to form a fuel path, a fuel path end member and a covering member. A resin sealing member constituting the fuel path end member is located on a filler port side of the fuel path and is welded to the passage-forming member about an axis of the fuel path to provide a seal against the passage-forming member by welding about the axis. The covering member is arranged to cover a welded part about the axis at which the sealing member is welded to the passage-forming member from outside of the fuel path with leaving a gap about the axis, which is formed between the welded part and the covering member and is divided into a plurality of sections. The covering member is protruded from an outer peripheral wall of the passage-forming member and is supported by the outer peripheral wall such as to form the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150343898
    Abstract: This fueling device comprises a filler neck formed by stacking a first resin layer made of a first resin and a second resin layer made of a second resin that is harder than the first resin, such that the second resin layer is provided on an inner side of the first resin layer; and a mounting member mounted to a fuel injection opening side of the filler neck from outside. The first resin layer has a higher impact resistance than the second resin layer. The second resin layer has a higher fuel permeation resistance than the first resin layer. The filler neck includes an engagement element that is provided on the fuel injection opening side of the filler neck and is extended radially outward from the second resin layer to pass through the first resin layer. The mounting member is engaged with the engagement element to be mounted to the filler neck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150274008
    Abstract: The problem to be solved is to provide a fuel feeding device for vehicles that is stably secured to a vehicle body. In the fuel feeding device for vehicles having an inlet filler pipe 1 and a fixing member 4, a flexible element 5 is provided that relatively presses the inlet filler pipe 1 toward the fixing member 4. With the flexible element 5 causing the inlet filler pipe 1 and the fixing member 4 to make pressure contact with each other, there can hardly be any gap created between the inlet filler pipe 1 and the fixing member 4 irrespective of the difference in linear expansion coefficient between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150246610
    Abstract: An object is to provide a fuel supply system having a filler neck formed easily with high accuracy. A fuel supply system is configured to supply fuel ejected from a fuel nozzle to a fuel tank. The fuel supply system comprises a filler neck including a resin filler neck body and a metal retainer. The filler neck body is formed in a tubular shape and has an opening end arranged to form an opening which the fuel nozzle is inserted through. The retainer is placed to cover at least part of the opening end of the filler neck body and is joined with the filler neck body in at least part of the filler neck body by thermal welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150239340
    Abstract: A fuel supply system provided comprises: a resin filler neck configured to have an opening which a fuel nozzle is inserted through and have a multi-layered structure of a conductive layer of electrical conductivity and a non-conductive layer of non-electrical conductivity; a resin fuel pipe connected with the filler neck and configured to have a multi-layered structure including a conductive outer layer of electrical conductivity provided as an outermost layer; and a cap member of electrical conductivity configured to open or close the opening of the filler neck. The filler neck includes a cap member contact part of electrical conductivity arranged to come into contact with the cap member and a conductive outer layer contact part of electrical conductivity arranged to come into contact with the conductive outer layer of the fuel pipe, so as to form a conductive path from the cap member to the conductive outer layer of the fuel pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150151633
    Abstract: A fueling device includes a joint section, a neck section, and a retainer having a caulked portion, wherein the neck section includes a neck end portion that includes an open end surface forming an open end of the neck section, a first layer of cylindrical appearance made of a first resin material, and a second layer of cylindrical appearance located on an outer diameter side of the first layer and made of a second resin material having higher impact strength than impact strength of the first resin material, the retainer is attached to the neck section such as to continuously surround at least part of an outer circumferential surface of the neck section, the open end surface and at least part of an inner circumferential surface of the neck section, and the caulked portion is bent radially inward to cause plastic deformation of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150001215
    Abstract: A fueling device comprises a passage-forming member, an opening-forming member configured to form an opening, a filler port open-close mechanism that includes an open-close member configured to open and close the opening, a screwing mechanism that includes an outer circumferential threaded section and an inner circumferential threaded section and a gasket placed between the opening-forming member and the passage-forming member to seal between the opening-forming member and the passage-forming member, wherein the outer circumferential threaded section is provided on outer periphery of the passage-forming member, the inner circumferential threaded section is provided on the opening-forming member and screwed to the outer circumferential threaded section, the opening-forming member is attached to the passage-forming member by screwing the outer circumferential threaded section to the inner circumferential threaded section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20140319161
    Abstract: A fuel supply apparatus for supplying fuel to a fuel tank includes a passage forming member that has a fuel passage connected to the fuel tank, an injection port forming member that is disposed in the fuel passage and fixed to the passage forming member, the injection port forming member having an injection port forming a part of the fuel passage, and an injection port open and close mechanism that is mounted to the injection port forming member and has an open and close member for opening and closing the injection port. A reinforcing member of the passage forming member and a welded portion of the passage forming member and the injection port forming member are arranged in the vicinity of a common plane perpendicular to a center line of the fuel passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITO, Yoshinari HIRAMATSU, Atsushi SEKIHARA
  • Patent number: 8820562
    Abstract: A filler neck is equipped with a neck main body having a pipe shaped resin inner layer and resin outer layer, and a retainer made of metal mounted so as to cover the edge part of the neck main body. The resin inner layer and the resin outer layer are made of resin materials for which one layer has superior fuel permeability resistance to the other layer. The resin inner layer has a screw part for screwing into a screw part of a fuel cap on the inner wall of the resin inner layer. The retainer has a seal part for sealing between the gasket, and a round cylinder shaped outer circumference protector part. The lower end of the outer circumference protector part is on plane perpendicular to the center axis of the fuel path. The plane includes the screw part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Atsushi Sekihara, Yoshinari Hiramatsu, Masashi Yamamoto, Noboru Hosoe, Hitoshi Uchida, Masayuki Kajioka