Patents by Inventor Akihiro SHIOCHI

Akihiro SHIOCHI 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: 11484933
    Abstract: A manufacturing device manufactures a component having a hat-shaped section as a pad and a punch sandwiching a center portion of a metal plate, and a die and a holder sandwiching both side portions of the metal plate are moved relative to each other in the upper-lower direction. The manufacturing device includes the die, the pad provided inside an opening of the die so that the pad is able to move relative to the die, the punch arranged to face the pad in the upper-lower direction, the holder arranged around the punch so as to face the die in the upper-lower direction and be able to move downwardly, and a locking block provided on the holder. The locking block is moved from a non-facing position to a facing position and inserted between the pad and the holder after mold closing and before mold opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Terada, Akihiro Shiochi
  • Publication number: 20200316673
    Abstract: A manufacturing device manufactures a component having a hat-shaped section as a pad and a punch sandwiching a center portion of a metal plate, and a die and a holder sandwiching both side portions of the metal plate are moved relative to each other in the upper-lower direction. The manufacturing device includes the die, the pad provided inside an opening of the die so that the pad is able to move relative to the die, the punch arranged to face the pad in the upper-lower direction, the holder arranged around the punch so as to face the die in the upper-lower direction and be able to move downwardly, and a locking block provided on the holder. The locking block is moved from a non-facing position to a facing position and inserted between the pad and the holder after mold closing and before mold opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji TERADA, Akihiro SHIOCHI