Patents by Inventor Toshio Onuma

Toshio Onuma 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: 4634143
    Abstract: Present invention relates to an apparatus to improve the riding feel of the vehicle when the rear wheels pass over a sporadic hollows or protrusions of a ground by altering the rear suspension characteristic, i.e. the spring constant and the damping force of the shock absorbers after such hollows or protrusions are detected by front wheels of the vehicle passing thereover and the detected hollow or protrusion is judged to exceed a predetermined size. Besides that, the present invention has another control measures to give a priority to the maintenance of the vehicle posture when the driving condition is that need drivability and stability more than the riding comfort over the above-mentioned rear suspension characteristic alteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ken Asami, Kaoru Ohashi, Toshio Onuma, Shuuichi Buma