Patents by Inventor Yuji Nishimura

Yuji Nishimura 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: 20240109503
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an attachment structure for attaching a wiring member to an instrument panel reinforcement, which is an attachment object, provided near an instrument panel. The wiring member includes a linear transmission member that transmits electricity or light, and a covering member that covers the linear transmission member. The wiring member attachment structure includes a rail member provided on the instrument panel reinforcement, and an insertion member that is provided on the covering member and inserted into the rail member. The wiring member is attached to the instrument panel reinforcement in a state in which the insertion member is inserted into the rail member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Tatsumi SATO, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Hirozumi Okaniwa, Tomohiko Tateishi, Tatsuya Aida, Yuji Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 11761147
    Abstract: A creasing method includes: a gripping and rotating step of bunching and gripping a continuously drawn long fiber non-woven fabric and rotating the gripped part so that the long fiber non-woven fabric is twisted and a first folding line is formed; a heating step of heating the twisted long fiber non-woven fabric to fix the first folding line; and a widening step of releasing the long fiber non-woven fabric having the first folding line formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu Kiyohara, Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20220342107
    Abstract: Provided is a metal detector capable of quickly and accurately ascertaining a noise generating situation. A metal detector generates a magnetic field in an inspection region and detects a change in the magnetic field in the inspection region to detect a foreign substance in an inspection object passing through the inspection region. The metal detector measures the change in the magnetic field of the inspection region while changing an inspection frequency, performs frequency analysis of the measurement result, and displays an obtained frequency distribution diagram on the display unit as a noise diagnosis result. In the frequency distribution diagram, target foreign substance reference lines are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: A&D Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yutaka Murata, Nobuyuki Kurosaki, Yuji Nishimura, Hisanobu Mizukawa, Hiroaki Tsunemi
  • Publication number: 20210164155
    Abstract: A creasing method includes: a gripping and rotating step of bunching and gripping a continuously drawn long fiber non-woven fabric and rotating the gripped part so that the long fiber non-woven fabric is twisted and a first folding line is formed; a heating step of heating the twisted long fiber non-woven fabric to fix the first folding line; and a widening step of releasing the long fiber non-woven fabric having the first folding line formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: ENEOS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshikazu KIYOHARA, Yuji NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10746083
    Abstract: A vehicular cooling device includes a heat medium circuit, a waste heat supply device, a heat exchanger, and a heater. A heat medium circulates in the heat medium circuit. The waste heat supply device is configured to generate a waste heat in accordance with operation of the waste heat supply device and supply the waste heat to the heat medium. The heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between the heat medium and a lubricant lubricating a transmission of a vehicle. The heater is configured to heat the lubricant that is inside the heat exchanger. According to this vehicular cooling device, since the heater heats the lubricant, the transmission can be warmed up early, and thereby friction in the transmission decreases to improve fuel economy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eisaku Yamazaki, Ken Muto, Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20190085751
    Abstract: A vehicular cooling device includes a heat medium circuit, a waste heat supply device, a heat exchanger, and a heater. A heat medium circulates in the heat medium circuit. The waste heat supply device is configured to generate a waste heat in accordance with operation of the waste heat supply device and supply the waste heat to the heat medium. The heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between the heat medium and a lubricant lubricating a transmission of a vehicle. The heater is configured to heat the lubricant that is inside the heat exchanger. According to this vehicular cooling device, since the heater heats the lubricant, the transmission can be warmed up early, and thereby friction in the transmission decreases to improve fuel economy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Eisaku YAMAZAKI, Ken MUTO, Yuji NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10051228
    Abstract: A CPU in a home theater device transmits current sound volume control status data to a digital television receiving device when a theater mode is set. A CPU in the digital television receiving device updates, when the sound volume control status data has been received from the home theater device, sound volume control status data stored in a memory with the received sound volume control status data. A CPU in the digital television receiving device determines sound volume setting value data after an operation based on sound volume operation information fed from a remote control device and the sound volume control status data stored in the memory, and transmits a CEC command including the determined sound volume setting value data to the home theater device while displaying a ratio of the current sound volume to a maximum value in a sound volume adjustable range of the home theater device on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihide Ishihara, Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20170318255
    Abstract: A CPU in a home theater device transmits current sound volume control status data to a digital television receiving device when a theater mode is set. A CPU in the digital television receiving device updates, when the sound volume control status data has been received from the home theater device, sound volume control status data stored in a memory with the received sound volume control status data. A CPU in the digital television receiving device determines sound volume setting value data after an operation based on sound volume operation information fed from a remote control device and the sound volume control status data stored in the memory, and transmits a CEC command including the determined sound volume setting value data to the home theater device while displaying a ratio of the current sound volume to a maximum value in a sound volume adjustable range of the home theater device on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihide ISHIHARA, Yuji NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9800820
    Abstract: A CPU in a home theater device transmits current sound volume control status data to a digital television receiving device when a theater mode is set. A CPU in the digital television receiving device updates, when the sound volume control status data has been received from the home theater device, sound volume control status data stored in a memory with the received sound volume control status data. A CPU in the digital television receiving device determines sound volume setting value data after an operation based on sound volume operation information fed from a remote control device and the sound volume control status data stored in the memory, and transmits a CEC command including the determined sound volume setting value data to the home theater device while displaying a ratio of the current sound volume to a maximum value in a sound volume adjustable range of the home theater device on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihide Ishihara, Yuji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9441716
    Abstract: In a stepless transmission 1, each lever crank mechanism 20 includes a rotational radius adjusting mechanism 4 capable of adjusting the radius of rotational motion of a cam shaft 51. The rotational radius adjusting mechanism 4 includes: a cam disc 5 that rotates in a state of being eccentric with respect to a rotational center axis P1; a rotary disc 6 rotatable in a state of being eccentric with respect to the cam disc 5; and a pinion shaft 7. A pair of cam discs 5 are provided in each rotational radius adjusting mechanism 4. Cam discs 5 of adjacent rotational radius adjusting mechanisms 4 are formed integrally with each other as an integral cam portion 5c so as to extend across the adjacent rotational radius adjusting mechanisms 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9382985
    Abstract: When six transmission units of a vehicle power transmission device are defined as unit #1, unit #2, unit #3, unit #4, unit #5 and unit #6 in order from one end side in the axial direction toward the other end side, the phase of unit #6 relative to the phase of unit #1, the phase of unit #2 relative to the phase of unit #6, the phase of unit #4 relative to the phase of unit #2, the phase of unit #3 relative to the phase of unit #4, the phase of unit #5 relative to the phase of unit #3, and the phase of unit #1 relative to the phase of unit #5 are each displaced by 60° in the same direction, and therefore, even if an unbalanced load due to centrifugal force acting on eccentric disks of each of the transmission units is generated, it is possible to minimize the load acting on bearings supporting opposite ends of the input shaft and reduce the vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20160033020
    Abstract: A vehicular power transmission device including a crank type continuously variable transmission is provided in which when the vehicle transitions to the deceleration traveling state, a second one-way clutch (69) is engaged to thus transmit to an engine (E) the driving force that has been transmitted back via auxiliary driving force transmission method (54), thereby enabling engine braking to be operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Ichikawa, Tsunehiro Kobayashi, Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20160032881
    Abstract: A vehicular power transmission including a crank type continuously variable transmission is provided in which when the rotational speed of an engine during deceleration fuel cut-off is at least a first rotational speed, which is an upper limit of rotational speed at which plunging of a starter motor is possible, but less than a second rotational speed, which is a lower limit of rotational speed at which self-ignition of the engine is possible. The engine is cranked and restarted by transmitting the driving force of an electric motor of a shift actuator to an input shaft via first and second engagement portions. This eliminates the need for restarting the engine with the starter motor by waiting until the rotational speed of the engine has become less than the first rotational speed, thus reducing the time required for restarting the engine. Moreover, the electric motor can be made small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Ichikawa, Yuji Nishimura, Tsunehiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20150316132
    Abstract: A one-way clutch 17 in a stepless transmission 1 locks a swing link 18 to an output shaft 3 when a swing end 18a moves away from an input shaft 2. The distance Lcon between an input-side fulcrum P3 and an output-side fulcrum P5 satisfies the following conditional expression: Lcon<?(Lp2+R12?R22) where Lp is the distance between the rotational center axis P1 of the input shaft and the rotational center axis P4 of the output shaft, R1 is the distance between the rotational center axis P1 of the input shaft and the input-side fulcrum P3 when the amount of eccentricity of a rotational radius adjusting mechanism 4 is a predetermined value, and R2 is the distance between the rotational center axis P4 of the output shaft and the output-side fulcrum P5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20150292604
    Abstract: Six transmission units of a vehicle power transmission device are arranged side by side at equal intervals and intermittently transmit driving force with different phases. The phase of unit #4 relative to unit #1, the phase of unit #5 relative to unit #4, the phase of unit #2 relative to unit #5, the phase of unit #3 relative to unit #2, the phase of unit #6 relative to unit #3, and the phase of unit #1 relative to unit #6, are displaced by 60° in the same direction. If an unbalanced load due to the centrifugal force acting on eccentric disks of the transmission units occurs, the load acting on bearings supporting opposite end parts of an input shaft can be minimized and vibration reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20150292605
    Abstract: In a stepless transmission 1, each lever crank mechanism 20 includes a rotational radius adjusting mechanism 4 capable of adjusting the radius of rotational motion of a cam shaft 51. The rotational radius adjusting mechanism 4 includes: a cam disc 5 that rotates in a state of being eccentric with respect to a rotational center axis P1; a rotary disc 6 rotatable in a state of being eccentric with respect to the cam disc 5; and a pinion shaft 7. A pair of cam discs 5 are provided in each rotational radius adjusting mechanism 4. Cam discs 5 of adjacent rotational radius adjusting mechanisms 4 are formed integrally with each other as an integral cam portion 5c so as to extend across the adjacent rotational radius adjusting mechanisms 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 9121483
    Abstract: To suppress flexure of an input shaft of a four-joint link type continuously variable transmission. The four-joint link type variable transmission is equipped with a hollow input shaft, an output shaft, an eccentric mechanism, a swing link, a one-way rotation preventing mechanism, a connecting rod, and a pinion shaft inserted into the input shaft. The connecting rod has, at one end portion, a large-diameter annular portion externally fitted to the eccentric mechanism so as to be capable of rotating freely, and the other end coupled to a swing end portion of the swing link. To the pinion shaft, a roller bearing for pinion supporting the input shaft is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Nishimura, Kazuki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20150211612
    Abstract: When six transmission units of a vehicle power transmission device are defined as unit #1, unit #2, unit #3, unit #4, unit #5 and unit #6 in order from one end side in the axial direction toward the other end side, the phase of unit #6 relative to the phase of unit #1, the phase of unit #2 relative to the phase of unit #6, the phase of unit #4 relative to the phase of unit #2, the phase of unit #3 relative to the phase of unit #4, the phase of unit #5 relative to the phase of unit #3, and the phase of unit #1 relative to the phase of unit #5 are each displaced by 60° in the same direction, and therefore, even if an unbalanced load due to centrifugal force acting on eccentric disks of each of the transmission units is generated, it is possible to minimize the load acting on bearings supporting opposite ends of the input shaft and reduce the vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Yuji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20140033841
    Abstract: To suppress flexure of an input shaft of a four-joint link type continuously variable transmission. The four-joint link type variable transmission is equipped with a hollow input shaft, an output shaft, an eccentric mechanism, a swing link, a one-way rotation preventing mechanism, a connecting rod, and a pinion shaft inserted into the input shaft. The connecting rod has, at one end portion, a large-diameter annular portion externally fitted to the eccentric mechanism so as to be capable of rotating freely, and the other end coupled to a swing end portion of the swing link. To the pinion shaft, a roller bearing for pinion supporting the input shaft is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Nishimura, Kazuki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8449426
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes a one-way clutch, a plurality of linking members, and a variable gear ratio mechanism. The one-way clutch includes an input shaft, a plurality of eccentric discs, a first crank member, a second crank member, an output member, an input member, and an engaging member. The input shaft is rotatable about an input center axial line under the rotational force. The plurality of eccentric discs is disposed around the input center axial line at equal intervals in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Nishimura