Patents by Inventor Akifumi Kanouchi

Akifumi Kanouchi 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: 6866352
    Abstract: A shelf apparatus for a showcase includes a shelf plate; a shelf support for supporting the shelf plate; and a connecting member having a movable portion and a fixed portion connected to the shelf plate and the shelf support, respectively. The movable portion has a hard locking member, and the shelf support has a concave portion which can lock and unlock the locking member. When the shelf plate is held on the shelf supports, the locking member is locked to the concave portion. When commodities are resupplied onto the shelf plate, the locking member is unlocked from the concave portion. Thereby, the movable portion of the connecting member is detached from the shelf support. Then, the shelf plate is pulled out forward and commodities are resupplied onto the pulled-out shelf plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Sanden Corp.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Fujii, Nobuo Kanbayashi, Akifumi Kanouchi, Shoichi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6843382
    Abstract: In a shelf apparatus for a showcase, which is provided with a shelf support for supporting a shelf plate on which commodities are placed so as to be slidable in a depth direction, the shelf apparatus is constructed so that the shelf support is provided with a locking plate extending in a width direction of the shelf plate, and the shelf plate is provided with a hooking member which is formed with a steel rod member which extends in the depth direction and whose rear portion further extends along the locking plate on a back surface side of the shelf plate, and also which enables the rear portion to be locked to and unlocked from the locking plate by being swayed vertically. When the shelf plate is held on the shelf supports, the rear portion of the hooking member is locked to the locking plate. By doing this, the shelf plate does not slide forward. When the shelf plate is pulled out forward, the hooking member is unlocked from the locking plate by being swayed vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Sanden Corp.
    Inventors: Akifumi Kanouchi, Nobuo Kanbayashi, Shoichi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20030173876
    Abstract: In a shelf apparatus for a showcase, including a shelf plate on which commodities are placed; a shelf support on which the shelf plate is supported; and a connecting member having a movable portion connected to the shelf plate and a fixed portion connected to the shelf support for enabling the shelf plate to slide in the depth direction, the movable portion of the connecting member has a hard locking member, and the shelf support has a concave portion which can lock and unlock the locking member. When the shelf plate is held on the shelf supports, the locking member is locked to the concave portion. Thereby, the shelf plate is fixed to the shelf support via the connecting member. On the other hand, when commodities are resupplied onto the shelf plate, the locking member is unlocked from the concave portion. Thereby, the movable portion of the connecting member is detached from the shelf support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Fujii, Nobuo Kanbayashi, Akifumi Kanouchi, Shoichi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20030160012
    Abstract: In a shelf apparatus for a showcase, which is provided with a shelf support for supporting a shelf plate on which commodities are placed so as to be slidable in a depth direction, the shelf apparatus is constructed so that the shelf support is provided with a locking plate extending in a width direction of the shelf plate, and the shelf plate is provided with a hooking member which is formed with a steel rod member which extends in the depth direction and whose rear portion further extends along the locking plate on a back surface side of the shelf plate, and also which enables the rear portion to be locked to and unlocked from the locking plate by being swayed vertically. When the shelf plate is held on the shelf supports, the rear portion of the hooking member is locked to the locking plate. By doing this, the shelf plate does not slide forward. When the shelf plate is pulled out forward, the hooking member is unlocked from the locking plate by being swayed vertically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Akifumi Kanouchi, Nobuo Kanbayashi, Shoichi Yamazaki