Patents by Inventor Shingo Shiraishi
Shingo Shiraishi 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: 20230028277Abstract: An opening and closing mechanism for a vehicle body cover which is attached to and detached from a vehicle body of a working vehicle in a separable manner includes a latching portion configured to latch an upper portion of the vehicle body cover to the vehicle body, and a lock portion configured to lock a lower portion of the vehicle body cover to the vehicle body, wherein the lock portion includes a striker provided at the vehicle body cover, a hook provided at the vehicle body, the striker being engageable with and disengageable from the hook, and a lock release portion configured to release a state of the striker being engaged with and locked by the hook, and wherein the lock release portion is arranged at a position which, when directly facing an opening portion provided at the vehicle body, is not viewable inside a field of view of the opening portion and which is graspable by a worker putting a worker's hand inside from the opening portion and stretching worker's fingers from inside the field of view ofType: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventor: Shingo SHIRAISHI
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Patent number: 11292555Abstract: A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body, a plurality of sprocket teeth, a mounting member, at least one fastening member, and a cover member. The sprocket body has at least one first threaded portion. The mounting member has at least one fastening hole configured to be aligned with the at least one first threaded portion in the assembled state. The at least one fastening member has a fastening shaft portion, a fastening head portion, and a second threaded portion. The second threaded portion is configured to threadedly engage with the at least one first threaded portion of the sprocket body in the assembled state. The cover member is configured to at least cover the fastening shaft portion of the at least one fastening member when viewed from an axial direction with respect to the rotational center axis in the assembled state.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Kenichi Akanishi, Atsuhiro Emura, Shingo Shiraishi
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Patent number: 11091098Abstract: There is provided a storage apparatus for documents capable of preventing the storage apparatus from being an obstacle to getting-on/off motions and securing front visibility in good condition. A storage apparatus includes a frame having an opening and wall portions and a lid portion attached to the frame, in which an entrance of the canopy is provided on a left side or a front side of a vehicle body, the frame is fixed to a right side of the vehicle body, the lid portion has a structure in which a right end is attached to the right wall portion of the frame, a left end turns between a position of the left wall portion and a position in a lower direction of the right wall portion, and a holding portion holding the documents is provided in an inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Shingo Shiraishi, Nobuyuki Sakurai
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Patent number: 10830329Abstract: A bicycle sprocket includes a sprocket body, a tooth ring, and at least one non-threaded fastener. The sprocket body is made of a first material and has a rotational center axis. A central portion of the sprocket body has a central opening through which the rotational center axis passes. The sprocket body further includes a plurality of arm portions that extend radially outward from the central portion with respect to the rotational center axis. Each arm portion includes a sprocket body attachment portion. The tooth ring is made of a second material different from the first material and includes an annular portion. The annular portion includes a plurality of tooth ring attachment portions and a plurality of chain-driving teeth extending radially outward from the annular portion. The non-threaded fastener fixedly connects a sprocket body attachment portion and to a corresponding tooth ring attachment portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Yuki Hirose, Atsuhiro Emura, Shingo Shiraishi, Kenichi Akanishi
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Publication number: 20200298765Abstract: There is provided a storage apparatus for documents capable of preventing the storage apparatus from being an obstacle to getting-on/off motions and securing front visibility in good condition. A storage apparatus includes a frame having an opening and wall portions and a lid portion attached to the frame, in which an entrance of the canopy is provided on a left side or a front side of a vehicle body, the frame is fixed to a right side of the vehicle body, the lid portion has a structure in which a right end is attached to the right wall portion of the frame, a left end turns between a position of the left wall portion and a position in a lower direction of the right wall portion, and a holding portion holding the documents is provided in an inner surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Shingo SHIRAISHI, Nobuyuki SAKURAI
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Publication number: 20200040979Abstract: A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body, a plurality of sprocket teeth, a mounting member, at least one fastening member, and a cover member. The sprocket body has at least one first threaded portion. The mounting member has at least one fastening hole configured to be aligned with the at least one first threaded portion in the assembled state. The at least one fastening member has a fastening shaft portion, a fastening head portion, and a second threaded portion. The second threaded portion is configured to threadedly engage with the at least one first threaded portion of the sprocket body in the assembled state. The cover member is configured to at least cover the fastening shaft portion of the at least one fastening member when viewed from an axial direction with respect to the rotational center axis in the assembled state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Kenichi AKANISHI, Atsuhiro EMURA, Shingo SHIRAISHI
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Publication number: 20190277386Abstract: A bicycle sprocket includes a sprocket body, a tooth ring, and at least one non-threaded fastener. The sprocket body is made of a first material and has a rotational center axis. A central portion of the sprocket body has a central opening through which the rotational center axis passes. The sprocket body further includes a plurality of arm portions that extend radially outward from the central portion with respect to the rotational center axis. Each arm portion includes a sprocket body attachment portion. The tooth ring is made of a second material different from the first material and includes an annular portion. The annular portion includes a plurality of tooth ring attachment portions and a plurality of chain-driving teeth extending radially outward from the annular portion. The non-threaded fastener fixedly connects a sprocket body attachment portion and to a corresponding tooth ring attachment portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Yuki Hirose, Atsuhiro Emura, Shingo Shiraishi, Kenichi Akanishi
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Patent number: 10155564Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly having a rotational central axis includes a support member, a bearing unit and a radially inward force reducing structure. The support member includes a hanger mounting portion and a bearing mounting portion. The bearing mounting portion is configured to be at least partly positioned within a hanger part of a bicycle frame. The bearing unit includes an outer race, an inner race and at least one roller element disposed between the outer and inner races in a radial direction with respect to the rotational central axis. The outer race is fixed to the bearing mounting portion of the support member. The radially inward force reducing structure reduces a radially inward force being transmitted to the bearing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Shingo Shiraishi, Takashi Furuya, Etsuyoshi Watarai, Yoshiaki Ando
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Publication number: 20170073038Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly having a rotational central axis includes a support member, a bearing unit and a radially inward force reducing structure. The support member includes a hanger mounting portion and a bearing mounting portion. The bearing mounting portion is configured to be at least partly positioned within a hanger part of a bicycle frame. The bearing unit includes an outer race, an inner race and at least one roller element disposed between the outer and inner races in a radial direction with respect to the rotational central axis. The outer race is fixed to the bearing mounting portion of the support member. The radially inward force reducing structure reduces a radially inward force being transmitted to the bearing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Shingo SHIRAISHI, Takashi FURUYA, Etsuyoshi WATARAI, Yoshiaki ANDO
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Publication number: 20160368562Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly having a rotational central axis includes a support member, a bearing unit and a radially inward force reducing structure. The support member includes a hanger mounting portion and a bearing mounting portion. The bearing mounting portion is configured to be at least partly positioned within a hanger part of a bicycle frame. The bearing unit includes an outer race, an inner race and at least one roller element disposed between the outer and inner races in a radial direction with respect to the rotational central axis. The outer race is fixed to the bearing mounting portion of the support member. The radially inward force reducing structure reduces a radially inward force being transmitted to the bearing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Shingo SHIRAISHI, Takashi FURUYA, Etsuyoshi WATARAI, Yoshiaki ANDO
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Patent number: 9517811Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly having a rotational central axis includes a support member, a bearing unit and a radially inward force reducing structure. The support member includes a hanger mounting portion and a bearing mounting portion. The bearing mounting portion is configured to be at least partly positioned within a hanger part of a bicycle frame. The bearing unit includes an outer race, an inner race and at least one roller element disposed between the outer and inner races in a radial direction with respect to the rotational central axis. The outer race is fixed to the bearing mounting portion of the support member. The radially inward force reducing structure reduces a radially inward force being transmitted to the bearing unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Shingo Shiraishi, Takashi Furuya, Etsuyoshi Watarai, Yoshiaki Ando
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Patent number: 9487267Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly comprises an adapter and a bearing. The adapter has a cylindrical shape and extends along a center axis of the adapter. The adapter comprises a resin material. The bearing comprises rolling elements and an outer race. The outer race is configured to contact the rolling elements and is configured to be provided in the adapter. The outer race is partly embedded in the adapter to be prevented from moving relative to the adapter in both axial directions along the center axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Shingo Shiraishi
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Patent number: 9487266Abstract: A bicycle crank axle assembly has first and second crank arms that are attached to opposite ends of a crank axle. The ends of the crank axle are non-rotatably disposed in axle mounting openings of the first and second crank arms. A first end of the crank axle has at least one axially extending first spline that protrudes radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of its middle body portion. The at least one axially extending first spline non-rotatably couples the crank axle to the first crank arm and prevents outward axial movement of the first crank arm away from the second crank arm. The second end portion of the crank axle has at least one recess that extend radially inward with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the middle body portion to form at least one axially extending second spline.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masahiro Yamanaka, Yusuke Nishimoto, Shingo Shiraishi, Akinobu Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20160083044Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly comprises an adapter and a bearing. The adapter has a cylindrical shape and extends along a center axis of the adapter. The adapter comprises a resin material. The bearing comprises rolling elements and an outer race. The outer race is configured to contact the rolling elements and is configured to be provided in the adapter. The outer race is partly embedded in the adapter to be prevented from moving relative to the adapter in both axial directions along the center axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Shingo SHIRAISHI
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Patent number: 9228613Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly comprises a first adapter, a first bearing, a second adapter and a second bearing. The first adapter extends along a first center axis of the first adapter. The first bearing comprises first rolling elements and a first outer race. The first outer race is configured to be fitted in the first adapter. The first outer race is slidable relative to the first adapter in both axial directions along the first center axis in a state where the first outer race is fitted in the first adapter. The second adapter extends along a second center axis of the second adapter. The second bearing comprises second rolling elements and a second outer race. The second outer race is configured to be provided in the second adapter such that the second outer race is a separate member from the first outer race.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Shingo Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20150240875Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly comprises a first adapter, a first bearing, a second adapter and a second bearing. The first adapter extends along a first center axis of the first adapter. The first bearing comprises first rolling elements and a first outer race. The first outer race is configured to be fitted in the first adapter. The first outer race is slidable relative to the first adapter in both axial directions along the first center axis in a state where the first outer race is fitted in the first adapter. The second adapter extends along a second center axis of the second adapter. The second bearing comprises second rolling elements and a second outer race. The second outer race is configured to be provided in the second adapter such that the second outer race is a separate member from the first outer race.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Shingo SHIRAISHI
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Patent number: 8978514Abstract: A bicycle front sprocket has a sprocket body and a chain engagement structure. The sprocket body has a center rotational axis, a first side surface and a second side surface. The second side surface is a smaller sprocket facing side. The chain engagement structure is disposed on an outer periphery of the sprocket body. The chain engagement structure includes a plurality of sprocket teeth extending radially outward from the outer periphery of the sprocket body. The sprocket teeth include at least one first tooth having a first tooth top with a first leading edge and a first trailing edge. The first leading edge is positioned downstream from the first trailing edge with respect to the driving-rotational direction of the bicycle sprocket. The first tooth top is shaped so that the first leading edge is positioned closer to the first side surface than the first trailing edge in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Shingo Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20140144285Abstract: A bicycle crank axle assembly has first and second crank arms that are attached to opposite ends of a crank axle. The ends of the crank axle are non-rotatably disposed in axle mounting openings of the first and second crank arms. A first end of the crank axle has at least one axially extending first spline that protrudes radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of its middle body portion. The at least one axially extending first spline non-rotatably couples the crank axle to the first crank arm and prevents outward axial movement of the first crank arm away from the second crank arm. The second end portion of the crank axle has at least one recess that extend radially inward with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the middle body portion to form at least one axially extending second spline.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masahiro YAMANAKA, Yusuke NISHIMOTO, Shingo SHIRAISHI, Akinobu SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 8677859Abstract: A bicycle crank axle assembly has first and second crank arms that are attached to opposite ends of a crank axle. The ends of the crank axle are non-rotatably disposed in axle mounting openings of the first and second crank arms. A first end of the crank axle has at least one axially extending first spline that protrudes radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of its middle body portion. The at least one axially extending first spline non-rotatably couples the crank axle to the first crank arm and prevents outward axial movement of the first crank arm away from the second crank arm. The second end portion of the crank axle has at least one recess that extend radially inward with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the middle body portion to form at least one axially extending second spline.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masahiro Yamanaka, Yusuke Nishimoto, Shingo Shiraishi, Akinobu Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20140013900Abstract: A bicycle front sprocket has a sprocket body and a chain engagement structure. The sprocket body has a center rotational axis, a first side surface and a second side surface. The second side surface is a smaller sprocket facing side. The chain engagement structure is disposed on an outer periphery of the sprocket body. The chain engagement structure includes a plurality of sprocket teeth extending radially outward from the outer periphery of the sprocket body. The sprocket teeth include at least one first tooth having a first tooth top with a first leading edge and a first trailing edge. The first leading edge is positioned downstream from the first trailing edge with respect to the driving-rotational direction of the bicycle sprocket. The first tooth top is shaped so that the first leading edge is positioned closer to the first side surface than the first trailing edge in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventor: Shingo SHIRAISHI