Patents by Inventor Yoshio Kikukawa

Yoshio Kikukawa 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: 7849734
    Abstract: Test equipment of engine motoring for automatically conducting an engine test includes a conveying mechanism that carries in and carries out an engine to and from a test position, a fixing mechanism that fixes the engine carried in to the test position, a coupling mechanism that directly couples an electrical motor to the engine and can detect drive torque, an encoder that generates a pulse signal as an operating standard in synchronism with rotation of the electrical motor, a plurality of detection units driven to reciprocate so as to be connected to and disconnected from or approach and separate from the engine positioned at the test position and detect a plurality of operating state quantities, a control unit for various driving controls, and a judging unit for judging whether the engine is normal by comparing information obtained by the plurality of detection units with standard information obtained in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hirata Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Moritani, Masahide Maeda, Yoshio Kikukawa, Ryosei Sekiguchi, Tomoya Umeda
  • Publication number: 20090025466
    Abstract: The test equipment of engine motoring of the present invention includes a conveying mechanism (30) that carries in and carries out an engine to and from a test position, a fixing mechanism (40) that fixes the engine carried in to the test position, a coupling mechanism (60) that directly couples an electrical motor (50) to the engine and can detect a drive torque, an encoder (70) that generates a pulse signal as an operating standard in synchronism with rotation of the electrical motor, a plurality of detection units (80 through 130) that are driven to reciprocate so as to be connected to and disconnected from or approach and separate from the engine positioned at the test position and detect a plurality of operating state quantities, a control means (200) for various driving controls, and a judging means (200) for judging whether the engine is normal by comparing information obtained by the plurality of detection units with standard information obtained in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Hitoshi Moritani, Masahide Maeda, Yoshio Kikukawa, Ryosei Sekiguchi, Tomoya Umeda
  • Patent number: 6684492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cotter-mounting apparatus that, by engaging a pair of cotters with engagement grooves provided on the outer circumferential surface of an axial member, mounts the pair of cotters that fix a retainer for holding a spring to exert a pressing force to the axial member in a compressed state, wherein the cotter-mounting apparatus includes a retainer holding mechanism that holds a retainer having a pair of cotters incorporated, and is driven to be relatively elevated and lowered on the upper side in the axial line direction of the axial member; a cotter separating mechanism for separating the pair of cotters from each other over the outer diameter of the axial member roughly in the horizontal direction while pushing up the pair of cotters from downward and for holding the pair of cotters; and a cotter pressing mechanism for pressing the pair of cotters separated by the cotter separating mechanism from the outside roughly in the horizontal direction and causing the cotters to be en
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Hirata Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Tachibana, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yoshio Kikukawa, Satoshi Ogata
  • Publication number: 20030200641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cotter-mounting apparatus that, by engaging a pair of cotters with engagement grooves provided on the outer circumferential surface of an axial member, mounts the pair of cotters that fix a retainer for holding a spring to exert a pressing force to the axial member in a compressed state, wherein the cotter-mounting apparatus includes a retainer holding mechanism that holds a retainer having a pair of cotters incorporated, and is driven to be relatively elevated and lowered on the upper side in the axial line direction of the axial member; a cotter separating mechanism for separating the pair of cotters from each other over the outer diameter of the axial member roughly in the horizontal direction while pushing up the pair of cotters from downward and for holding the pair of cotters; and a cotter pressing mechanism for pressing the pair of cotters separated by the cotter separating mechanism from the outside roughly in the horizontal direction and causing the cotters to be en
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Hirata Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Tachibana, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yoshio Kikukawa, Satoshi Ogata
  • Patent number: 6460690
    Abstract: A roller conveyer includes a motor and a plurality of rollers which are disposed on at least opposing lateral sides of the conveyance path and are adapted to convey articles on and along the conveyance path through rotation thereof. The rollers disposed on at least one side of the conveyance path each include a roller body and a first gear attached coaxially to the roller body. The roller body and the first gear may rotate either together or in a state in which relative sliding rotation therebetween. Adjacent first gears are interlockingly engaged, via one or more second gears disposed therebetween, to thereby rotate the rollers concurrently. Rotational torque of the motor is input directly or indirectly to any one of the first gears. The motor is preferably disposed at an intermediate portion in the direction of conveyance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Hirata Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Tachibana, Yoshio Kikukawa, Takayoshi Moriyama