Patents by Inventor Toshiki Kunii

Toshiki Kunii 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).

  • Publication number: 20120266777
    Abstract: The present invention provides a railroad vehicle having a truck structure in which soundproof effect can sufficiently be enhanced. Soundproof member 22 having flexibility is mounted to support member 21 fixed to axle box 15. The support member is fixed to the axle box at an outer side of a vehicle body at wheel 14 in such a manner that the lower end thereof is located above a position set beforehand. The soundproof member is arranged parallel to the rail at the outer side of the vehicle body at the position where the wheel rolls on rail 17. The upper part of the soundproof member is mounted to the support member in such a manner that the position thereof in the vertical direction can be adjusted, and the lower end of the soundproof member is located above a surface of the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Morita, Toshiki Kunii
  • Patent number: 8261671
    Abstract: A bogie lateral movement-limiting system capable of effectively restricting the lateral movement of a derailed bogie. The system comprises derailment prevention guards (62a, 62b) laid along the inside of paired left and right rails, and a lateral movement-limiting device (52) installed on the lower part of the bogie (30). The device (52) has a stopper (51) projecting downward at a position between the wheels of the bogie and slidingly contacts with the inner surfaces of the derailment prevention guards (62a, 62b) in case of a derailment of bogie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Central Japan Railway Company, Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Sakanoue, Yoshinori Minami, Toshiki Kunii, Nobuhisa Takada
  • Publication number: 20090301343
    Abstract: A bogie lateral movement-limiting system capable of effectively restricting the lateral movement of a derailed bogie. The system comprises derailment prevention guards (62a, 62b) laid along the inside of paired left and right rails, and a lateral movement-limiting device (52) installed on the lower part of the bogie (30). The device (52) has a stopper (51) projecting downward at a position between the wheels of the bogie and slidingly contacts with the inner surfaces of the derailment prevention guards (62a, 62b) in case of a derailment of bogie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Central Japan Railway Company
    Inventors: Kei Sakanoue, Yoshinori Minami, Toshiki Kunii, Nobuhisa Takada