Patents by Inventor Hironao Nishimae

Hironao Nishimae 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: 9322450
    Abstract: A torque rod having an arm portion, a ring portion formed on each end of the arm portion in a longitudinal direction of the arm portion, and a rubber bushing that is integrally provided with the ring portion. The arm portion is formed from a material that is lower in specific gravity than iron. A weight is provided in a potion of the rubber bushing other than a principal spring portion. The principle spring portion, which absorbs principle vibration to be isolated, is formed by an elastic arm portion that extends radially outwardly from an inner cylinder located substantially in a center of the rubber bushing and is connected to the ring portion. An aperture, which is a separation space, is provided between the elastic arm portion and the ring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: YAMASHITA RUBBER KABUSHIKI KAISHA, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironao Nishimae, Nobuo Kubo, Hiroshi Yanagase
  • Publication number: 20140175718
    Abstract: A torque rod having an arm portion, a ring portion formed on each end of the arm portion in a longitudinal direction of the arm portion, and a rubber bushing that is integrally provided with the ring portion. The arm portion is formed from a material that is lower in specific gravity than iron. A weight is provided in a potion of the rubber bushing other than a principal spring portion. The principle spring portion, which absorbs principle vibration to be isolated, is formed by an elastic arm portion that extends radially outwardly from an inner cylinder located substantially in a center of the rubber bushing and is connected to the ring portion. An aperture, which is a separation space, is provided between the elastic arm portion and the ring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., YAMASHITA RUBBER KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hironao Nishimae, Nobuo Kubo, Hiroshi Yanagase
  • Patent number: 8684341
    Abstract: A torque rod having an arm portion, a ring portion formed on each end of the arm portion in a longitudinal direction of the arm portion, and a rubber bushing that is integrally provided with the ring portion. The arm portion is formed from a material that is lower in specific gravity than iron. A weight is provided in a portion of the rubber bushing other than a principal spring portion. The principal spring portion, which absorbs principal vibration to be isolated, is formed by an elastic arm portion that extends radially outwardly from an inner cylinder located substantially in a center of the rubber bushing and is connected to the ring portion. An aperture, which is a separation space, is provided between the elastic arm portion and the ring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Yamashita Rubber Kabushiki Kaisha, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironao Nishimae, Nobuo Kubo, Hiroshi Yanagase
  • Patent number: 8167286
    Abstract: A cylindrical vibration isolating device having an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder surrounding the inner cylinder, an elastic leg having a pair of right and left leg portions to connect the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder and, when viewed in the axial direction of the inner cylinder, being formed in a substantially inverted V-shape while placing the inner cylinder in an intermediate position, and a mass projection being provided in the elastic leg such that the mass projection resonates in a frequency range that the elastic leg causes bending resonance. The mass projection is provided outside of an inner restraint line that is a perpendicular line passing an outermost point of an inner restrained portion that is a connected portion between the inner cylinder and the elastic leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Yamashita Rubber Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukinobu Hirano, Hironao Nishimae
  • Publication number: 20080315473
    Abstract: A torque rod having an arm portion, a ring portion formed on each end of the arm portion in a longitudinal direction of the arm portion, and a rubber bushing that is integrally provided with the ring portion. The arm portion is formed from a material that is lower in specific gravity than iron. A weight is provided in a portion of the rubber bushing other than a principal spring portion. The principal spring portion, which absorbs principal vibration to be isolated, is formed by an elastic arm portion that extends radially outwardly from an inner cylinder located substantially in a center of the rubber bushing and is connected to the ring portion. An aperture, which is a separation space, is provided between the elastic arm portion and the ring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicants: YAMASHITA RUBBER KABUSHIKI KAISHA, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hironao Nishimae, Nobuo Kubo, Hiroshi Yanagase
  • Publication number: 20080258364
    Abstract: A cylindrical vibration isolating device having an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder surrounding the inner cylinder, an elastic leg having a pair of right and left leg portions to connect the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder and, when viewed in the axial direction of the inner cylinder, being formed in a substantially inverted V-shape while placing the inner cylinder in an intermediate position, and a mass projection being provided in the elastic leg such that the mass projection resonates in a frequency range that the elastic leg causes bending resonance. The mass projection is provided outside of an inner restraint line that is a perpendicular line passing an outermost point of an inner restrained portion that is a connected portion between the inner cylinder and the elastic leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: YAMASHITA RUBBER KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu Hirano, Hironao Nishimae