Patents by Inventor Kazunari Okabe

Kazunari Okabe 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: 8405497
    Abstract: An alarm device for a clutch that issues an alarm indicating a lifetime expiration of the clutch that selectively connects and disconnects an input shaft to and from an output shaft, includes: a slip heat release threshold setting unit 104 that establishes a threshold criteria as to a clutch damage or the clutch lifetime, in a form of a relation between a heat release generated in a clutch slip operation and a frequency of the heat release occurrences; and a slip heat release calculator 105 that calculates the heat release during the clutch operation, based on a hydraulic oil pressure in an actual clutch operation and a relative circumferential speed between input and output shafts, the alarm device 11 issues the alarm based on the calculation result through the slip heat release calculating means 105 and the slip heat release threshold setting means 104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunari Okabe, Akihiko Fujimoto, Takeshi Harasawa
  • Publication number: 20100282013
    Abstract: In a gear train in which a gear case encases a first gear meshing with a second gear having a diameter smaller than that of the first gear, a sufficient amount of lubricant is normally supplied to the upper second gear. As a result, it is possible to provide a lubrication structure of a gear train encased in a gear case designed to prevent occurrence of problems such as poor lubrication and seizure of a gear train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Fujimoto, Kazunari Okabe
  • Publication number: 20100200357
    Abstract: Providing an alarm device for a clutch that issues an alarm the clutch lifetime prior to the clutch lifetime expiration, so that the information regarding the lifetime expiration is informed of; further, the failure protection measures for the clutch are adopted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunari Okabe, Akihiko Fujimoto, Takeshi Harasawa