Patents by Inventor Iwao Nomura

Iwao Nomura 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: 4909180
    Abstract: A rotary type electrostatic spray coating device comprising two or more side spray coating units having two or more spray heads separated from each other at a distance larger than a width of the coating pattern of each spray head, and the same negative high voltage is simultaneously applied to all of the spray heads during a spray coating operation; thus enabling a shortening of the length of the spray coating booth, improving a flatness of the paint coating on the work pieces, and completely preventing an undesirable deposition of paint mist on the spray heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shogo Oishi, Iwao Nomura, Kouji Ohta, Naoki Yamada, Hitoshi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 4784332
    Abstract: A spray head of rotating type electrostatic spray painting device comprises a cup shaped inner circumferential wall and a tip portion from which paint particles are discharged. The outer periphery of the tip portion is formed as an annular flat face perpendicular to the rotating axis of the spray head. The inner periphery of the tip portion is formed as a conical face which diverges toward the outside of the spray head. A plurality of paint guide grooves are formed on only the inner periphery of the conical face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takeuchi, Iwao Nomura, Yasuo Tokushima, Koji Ota, Naoki Yamada
  • Patent number: 4636136
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically opening and closing a door of a vehicle body which is transferred by a conveyor or is stopped at a predetermined position in a manufacturing process. The apparatus accurately control the opened angle of the door with the guidance of the combination between an engagement member and an opening thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Iwao Nomura, Takayuki Masuyama, Yasuo Tanigawa, Hirofumi Hasimoto