Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Sunahara

Shigeyuki Sunahara 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: 9897089
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a pair of spiral plate bodies between which a compression chamber that compresses refrigerant is formed; a support configured to support one of the spiral plate bodies; a plurality of refrigerant paths extending through the support so as to provide communication between the compression chamber and an outside of the scroll compressor; and a plurality of check valves each of which is provided in the support for a corresponding one of the refrigerant paths, wherein each of the plurality of check valves includes a valve element and a valve chamber in which the valve element is accommodated, and at least one of the check valves is placed at a position away from a rest of the check valves in a rotation axis direction of the scroll compressor such that the valve chambers of the check valves do not interfere with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi Watanabe, Shigeyuki Sunahara, Hiroshi Fujita, Ryosuke Miyazawa, Naoya Kogure, Tatsuki Nomura
  • Publication number: 20160230765
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a pair of spiral plate bodies between which a compression chamber that compresses refrigerant is formed; a support configured to support one of the spiral plate bodies; a plurality of refrigerant paths extending through the support so as to provide communication between the compression chamber and an outside of the scroll compressor; and a plurality of check valves each of which is provided in the support for a corresponding one of the refrigerant paths, wherein each of the plurality of check valves includes a valve element and a valve chamber in which the valve element is accommodated, and at least one of the check valves is placed at a position away from a rest of the check valves in a rotation axis direction of the scroll compressor such that the valve chambers of the check valves do not interfere with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimi WATANABE, Shigeyuki SUNAHARA, Hiroshi FUJITA, Ryosuke MIYAZAWA, Naoya KOGURE, Tatsuki NOMURA
  • Patent number: 8157301
    Abstract: A door handle device for a vehicle includes a frame member mounted to a door of the vehicle, a handle main body fitted with the frame member, an engaging arm formed at the handle main body and engaging with the frame member, a handle axial portion formed at the engaging arm and serving as a pivotal center of the handle main body, a bearing member pivotally supported by the frame member, and a holding portion formed at the bearing member for holding the handle axial portion, wherein the holding portion is shifted between a released position where the handle axial portion is engageable with or disengageable from the holding portion and a supported position where the handle axial portion is pivotally supported with a pivoting of the bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Sunahara, Morihito Nomura, Koichi Nagata
  • Patent number: 7971913
    Abstract: A base member is fixed to a rear surface of a door panel for a vehicle. A grip member is supported on the base member in a tiltable manner. The grip member is arranged on the base member from a front surface of the door panel. A pivot shaft is arranged on the grip member. A shaft supporting member supports the pivot shaft with respect to the base member so that the pivot shaft can pivot relative to the base member. As a result, the grip member is ensurely prevented from becoming loose with respect to the base member in a longitudinal direction of the grip member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Sunahara, Tetsurou Tanimoto, Koichi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20110016670
    Abstract: A door handle device for a vehicle includes a frame member mounted to a door of the vehicle, a handle main body fitted with the frame member, an engaging arm formed at the handle main body and engaging with the frame member, a handle axial portion formed at the engaging arm and serving as a pivotal center of the handle main body, a bearing member pivotally supported by the frame member, and a holding portion formed at the bearing member for holding the handle axial portion, wherein the holding portion is shifted between a released position where the handle axial portion is engageable with or disengageable from the holding portion and a supported position where the handle axial portion is pivotally supported with a pivoting of the bearing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyuki SUNAHARA, Morihito Nomura, Koichi Nagata
  • Patent number: 7827736
    Abstract: A door handle device for a vehicle includes a frame member mounted to a door of the vehicle, a handle main body fitted with the frame member, an engaging arm formed at the handle main body and engaging with the frame member, a handle axial portion formed at the engaging arm and serving as a pivotal center of the handle main body, a bearing member pivotally supported by the frame member, and a holding portion formed at the bearing member for holding the handle axial portion, wherein the holding portion is shifted between a released position where the handle axial portion is engageable with or disengageable from the holding portion and a supported position where the handle axial portion is pivotally supported with a pivoting of the bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Sunahara, Morihito Nomura, Koichi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20080088139
    Abstract: A base member is fixed to a rear surface of a door panel for a vehicle. A grip member is supported on the base member in a tiltable manner. The grip member is arranged on the base member from a front surface of the door panel. A pivot shaft is arranged on the grip member. A shaft supporting member supports the pivot shaft with respect to the base member so that the pivot shaft can pivot relative to the base member. As a result, the grip member is ensurely prevented from becoming loose with respect to the base member in a longitudinal direction of the grip member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Sunahara, Tetsurou Tanimoto, Koichi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20080047203
    Abstract: A door handle device for a vehicle includes a frame member mounted to a door of the vehicle, a handle main body fitted with the frame member, an engaging arm formed at the handle main body and engaging with the frame member, a handle axial portion formed at the engaging arm and serving as a pivotal center of the handle main body, a bearing member pivotally supported by the frame member, and a holding portion formed at the bearing member for holding the handle axial portion, wherein the holding portion is shifted between a released position where the handle axial portion is engageable with or disengageable from the holding portion and a supported position where the handle axial portion is pivotally supported with a pivoting of the bearing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Sunahara, Morihito Nomura, Koichi Nagata