Patents by Inventor Kazushige Maruyama
Kazushige Maruyama 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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Publication number: 20180119653Abstract: A tubular air cleaner includes a housing, which has a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, an inlet, which is formed in the peripheral wall, an outlet, which is formed in the bottom wall, a filter element, and a partition wall portion. The filter element has a filtration portion and is accommodated in the housing. The partition wall portion forms the inlet together with the peripheral wall. The filter element is arranged eccentrically with respect to the axis of the housing. An air flow path is formed between the filtration portion and the inner peripheral surfaces of the peripheral wall and the partition wall portion. The air flow path has a gradual change portion, in which the distance between the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall and the outer peripheral surface of the filtration portion gradually decreases toward the downstream end.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi ISHIZUKA, Kazushige MARUYAMA
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Patent number: 9956513Abstract: An air cleaner includes an upper casing, which has an inlet, a lower casing, which has an outlet and covers the lower opening of the upper casing, and a filter element, which is located inside the upper casing and the lower casing. The lower casing includes a looped application surface, on which an adhesive is applied to adhere the filter element, and a minute protrusion, which extends along the perimeter, is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the application surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazushige Maruyama
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Publication number: 20160074793Abstract: An air cleaner includes an upper casing, which has an inlet, a lower casing, which has an outlet and covers the lower opening of the upper casing, and a filter element, which is located inside the upper casing and the lower casing. The lower casing includes a looped application surface, on which an adhesive is applied to adhere the filter element, and a minute protrusion, which extends along the perimeter, is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the application surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazushige MARUYAMA
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Patent number: 9180396Abstract: An air cleaner includes a filter element, which includes a sheet-like filter material having pleats, a housing accommodating the filter element, and an inlet and an outlet, which are provided on the wall of the housing. The wall of the housing includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion, which face each other and are each arranged on one of the ends of the filter element in the direction in which ridges of the pleats extend. A guide piece, which extends along the ridges, is provided in the housing between the inlet and the filter element. The guide piece forms a clearance between the guide piece and the second wall portion, and guides the air that has passed through the clearance toward the first wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazushige Maruyama
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Publication number: 20140302284Abstract: A thermoplastic resin molding, which is lightweight and has reduced environmental impact is provided. A thermoplastic resin molding manufacturing method capable of efficiently manufacturing the thermoplastic resin molding and of satisfactorily limiting the occurrence of rust in the injection molding die is also provided. The thermoplastic resin molding may contain a thermoplastic resin and a plant fiber as the main components, and the ratio of thermoplastic resin to plant fiber content may be 7:3 to 4:6. The molding may be obtained by injection molding of a thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin and a plant fiber and having a water content of 0.4% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori Hashiba, Kousuke Tamaki, Kazushige Maruyama, Kaoru Fujii, Tomohiro Shirasaki
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Publication number: 20140260132Abstract: An air cleaner includes a filter element, which includes a sheet-like filter material having pleats, a housing accommodating the filter element, and an inlet and an outlet, which are provided on the wall of the housing. The wall of the housing includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion, which face each other and are each arranged on one of the ends of the filter element in the direction in which ridges of the pleats extend. A guide piece, which extends along the ridges, is provided in the housing between the inlet and the filter element. The guide piece forms a clearance between the guide piece and the second wall portion, and guides the air that has passed through the clearance toward. the first wall portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazushige MARUYAMA
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Patent number: 7543561Abstract: A swirl generator is arranged in a duct through which air is sent from the exterior to an air cleaner. The swirl generator has a plurality of guide vanes, which change the flow direction of an air flow. Each of the guide vanes has a guide fin that adjusts the air flow and a deflecting fin that applies swirl force to the air flow. The deflecting fin is configured by an upstream portion and a downstream portion, which are connected together at a predetermined angle. The upstream portion and the downstream portion each have a cross section extending linearly along a cylindrical plane coaxial with a nose cone.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masumi Shibata, Kazushige Maruyama, Suminobu Otsubo, Toshio Hayashi
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Publication number: 20090050105Abstract: A swirl generator is arranged in a duct through which air is sent from the exterior to an air cleaner. The swirl generator has a plurality of guide vanes, which change the flow direction of an air flow. Each of the guide vanes has a guide fin that adjusts the air flow and a deflecting fin that applies swirl force to the air flow. The deflecting fin is configured by an upstream portion and a downstream portion, which are connected together at a predetermined angle. The upstream portion and the downstream portion each have a cross section extending linearly along a cylindrical plane coaxial with a nose cone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masumi SHIBATA, Kazushige MARUYAMA, Suminobu OTSUBO, Toshio HAYASHI