Patents by Inventor Akinori Hirano
Akinori Hirano 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).
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Patent number: 11953103Abstract: At a preparing stage, a tool is placed in contact with an inner wall of a rotation transmitting portion of an adjustment screw. Then, at an adjustment rotation amount calculating stage, a pre-adjustment oil pressure, which is an output oil pressure of an oil pressure control valve at a pre-adjustment rotational position of the adjustment screw under a predetermined drive condition of a drive device, is sensed, and thereafter an adjustment rotation amount of the adjustment screw from the pre-adjustment rotational position to a target rotational position of the adjustment screw, which corresponds to a target oil pressure, is calculated based on: a differential pressure between the pre-adjustment oil pressure and the target oil pressure; and a correction amount which corresponds to a product characteristic of the oil pressure control valve. Then, at a rotating stage, the adjustment screw is rotated by the adjustment rotation amount.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Hirano
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Publication number: 20220307615Abstract: At a preparing stage, a tool is placed in contact with an inner wall of a rotation transmitting portion of an adjustment screw. Then, at an adjustment rotation amount calculating stage, a pre-adjustment oil pressure, which is an output oil pressure of an oil pressure control valve at a pre-adjustment rotational position of the adjustment screw under a predetermined drive condition of a drive device, is sensed, and thereafter an adjustment rotation amount of the adjustment screw from the pre-adjustment rotational position to a target rotational position of the adjustment screw, which corresponds to a target oil pressure, is calculated based on: a differential pressure between the pre-adjustment oil pressure and the target oil pressure; and a correction amount which corresponds to a product characteristic of the oil pressure control valve. Then, at a rotating stage, the adjustment screw is rotated by the adjustment rotation amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Akinori HIRANO
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Publication number: 20220297783Abstract: A straddled vehicle including a seat frame extending rearward and upward, a seat supported by the seat frame, a rear fender extending rearward and downward, the rear fender having a front end located further forward than a rear end of the seat frame, a tail light having a rear end thereof located further rearward than a rear end of the seat, and a radar including a transmitter that transmits radio waves, a receiver that receives the radio waves, and a casing that houses the transmitter and the receiver. The radar is supported by the seat frame. At least a portion of the radar is arranged further forward than a rear end of the tail light, further downward than an upper end of the seat frame, further rearward than the front end of the rear fender, and further upward than a lower end of the rear fender.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventor: Akinori HIRANO
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Publication number: 20220285066Abstract: A solenoid includes a coil portion, a yoke having a cylindrical portion and a bottom portion and accommodating the coil portion, a plunger configured to slide in an axial direction, a stator core. The stator core has a magnetic attraction core, and a sliding core having a cylindrical core portion, a first magnetic flux transfer portion configured to transfer a flux between the yoke and the core portion, and a magnetic flux passage suppressing portion configured to suppress passage of magnetic flux between the sliding core and the magnetic attraction core. A second magnetic flux transfer portion is arranged on a radial outside of the magnetic attraction core end portion and transfers the magnetic flux between the magnetic attraction core and the cylindrical portion. The first magnetic flux transfer portion is gap-fitted in the cylindrical portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Akinori HIRANO, Syodai TOMITA
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Patent number: 9865385Abstract: A linear solenoid has a coil, a plunger, a magnetic attractive core, and a magnetic delivery core. The coil generates a magnetic force when being energized. The plunger is supported to be movable in an axial direction on an inner side of the coil. The magnetic attractive core magnetically attracts the plunger in the axial direction by the magnetic force generated by the coil. The magnetic delivery core delivers a magnetic flux to an outer surface of the plunger. A shaft that is non-magnetic and extends in the axial direction is fixed on the inner side of the coil. The plunger has a shaft hole defined around an axial center of the plunger, and the shaft is inserted in the shaft hole. The plunger slides while being in contact with the shaft. One end of the shaft is fixed to the magnetically attractive core.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Hirano
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Patent number: 9863541Abstract: A sleeve has a female thread, which is formed in an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve. An adjust screw adjusts a spring load of a spring, which is placed in an inside of the sleeve. The adjust screw has a male thread, which is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the adjust screw and is threadably engaged with the female thread. The sleeve has at least one protrusion that is formed integrally with the rest of the sleeve and is urged against the adjust screw toward the spring in an axial direction to urge the male thread against the female thread and thereby to provide a predetermined degree of sealing between the male thread and the female thread.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Hirano
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Patent number: 9772039Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control valve is equipped to a cavity to control a communication state between a supply port and an outlet port to supply hydraulic fluid from the supply port through the outlet port to a controlled object. A tubular sleeve has a first port and a second port communicating with the supply port and the outlet port, respectively. A spool includes a land supported by the sleeve slidably in an axial direction to form a hydraulic chamber with an inner circumferential periphery of the sleeve. The spool is displaced in the axial direction to cause the land to control a communication state between the first port and the second port through the hydraulic chamber. A supply-side hydraulic passage is connected with the hydraulic chamber through multiple outflow holes to conduct hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic chamber through the second port to the outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Hirano
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Patent number: 9646754Abstract: A linear solenoid has a coil assembly, a plunger, a stator core, and an elastic member. The coil assembly has a coil provided by a conducting wire. The plunger is disposed inside of the coil assembly and is movable in an axial direction. The stator core has a guiding portion guiding the plunger to move in the axial direction, an attracting portion attracting the plunger by generating a magnetic attractive force when the coil is energized, and a blocking portion blocking a magnetic field between the guiding portion and the attracting portion. The elastic member has an annular shape and is disposed between the blocking portion and the coil assembly. The elastic member is in contact with both an outer wall surface of the blocking portion and an inner wall surface of the coil assembly entirely in a circumferential direction of the elastic member.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuhiro Saiki, Akinori Hirano, Shinichi Kondo
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Publication number: 20160233013Abstract: A linear solenoid has a coil, a plunger, a magnetic attractive core, and a magnetic delivery core. The coil generates a magnetic force when being energized. The plunger is supported to be movable in an axial direction on an inner side of the coil. The magnetic attractive core magnetically attracts the plunger in the axial direction by the magnetic force generated by the coil. The magnetic delivery core delivers a magnetic flux to an outer surface of the plunger. A shaft that is non-magnetic and extends in the axial direction is fixed on the inner side of the coil. The plunger has a shaft hole defined around an axial center of the plunger, and the shaft is inserted in the shaft hole. The plunger slides while being in contact with the shaft. One end of the shaft is fixed to the magnetically attractive core.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventor: Akinori HIRANO
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Publication number: 20150380143Abstract: A linear solenoid has a coil assembly, a plunger, a stator core, and an elastic member. The coil assembly has a coil provided by a conducting wire. The plunger is disposed inside of the coil assembly and is movable in an axial direction. The stator core has a guiding portion guiding the plunger to move in the axial direction, an attracting portion attracting the plunger by generating a magnetic attractive force when the coil is energized, and a blocking portion blocking a magnetic field between the guiding portion and the attracting portion. The elastic member has an annular shape and is disposed between the blocking portion and the coil assembly. The elastic member is in contact with both an outer wall surface of the blocking portion and an inner wall surface of the coil assembly entirely in a circumferential direction of the elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Katsuhiro SAIKI, Akinori HIRANO, Shinichi KONDO
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Patent number: 8925585Abstract: An oil pressure regulation valve includes a spool supported in a sleeve to be slidable in an axial direction, a solenoid actuator disposed to generate an electromagnetic force for driving the spool to one axial end side, and a biasing portion configured to bias the spool to the other axial end side. The sleeve is provided with an input chamber to which an oil pressure input port is open, and an output chamber to which an oil pressure output port is open. The spool includes a land portion that is exposed to the output chamber to be biased to the one axial end side by using oil pressure in the output chamber, and the spool is movable to the one axial end side when the land portion is biased to the one axial end side by using the oil pressure in the output chamber.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Yasoshima, Akinori Hirano
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Patent number: 8770332Abstract: A vehicle body frame includes an upper frame, lower frame and a fastening member. The fastening member includes first and second bolts. The first bolt is provided to obliquely cross an axial line of a lower frame end connected to an upper frame end and to fasten the lower frame end to the upper frame end. The second bolt is provided to orthogonally cross the axial line of the lower frame end and fasten the lower frame end to the upper frame end.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akinori Hirano, Takehisa Katsura, Katsutoshi Satoh
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Publication number: 20140137968Abstract: A hydraulic pressure control valve is equipped to a cavity to control a communication state between a supply port and an outlet port to supply hydraulic fluid from the supply port through the outlet port to a controlled object. A tubular sleeve has a first port and a second port communicating with the supply port and the outlet port, respectively. A spool includes a land supported by the sleeve slidably in an axial direction to form a hydraulic chamber with an inner circumferential periphery of the sleeve. The spool is displaced in the axial direction to cause the land to control a communication state between the first port and the second port through the hydraulic chamber. A supply-side hydraulic passage is connected with the hydraulic chamber through multiple outflow holes to conduct hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic chamber through the second port to the outlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Hirano
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Patent number: 8421566Abstract: A linear solenoid includes a coil assembly having a coil, and a cup-shaped yoke arranged at an outer peripheral side of the coil. The yoke is provided with a recess portion that is opened at least at a position in a circumferential direction of the yoke and extends in an axial direction of the yoke. The coil assembly includes a connector portion that has a terminal connected to an exterior and is exposed from the recess portion to an exterior of the yoke, and a secondary molding portion made of a secondary molding resin in which the coil is insert-molded. Furthermore, the secondary molding portion includes a cover portion that is arranged to cover the recess portion of the yoke from an outer peripheral side of the recess portion. Thus, the cover portion can restrict foreign-material mixed oil from being introduced into the yoke.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Sasao, Akinori Hirano
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Patent number: 8264313Abstract: A guide of a coil device has a tongue portion, which is formed by resin integrally with the guide at a location radially outward of a slit of a yoke and axially extends toward an opening part of the yoke such that a distal end part of the tongue portion is resiliently bendable while exerting a resilient force. The tongue portion is resiliently engaged with a flange portion of a stator core upon filling of the coil device to the stator core.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Sasao, Akinori Hirano
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Publication number: 20120154079Abstract: A linear solenoid includes a coil assembly having a coil, and a cup-shaped yoke arranged at an outer peripheral side of the coil. The yoke is provided with a recess portion that is opened at least at a position in a circumferential direction of the yoke and extends in an axial direction of the yoke. The coil assembly includes a connector portion that has a terminal connected to an exterior and is exposed from the recess portion to an exterior of the yoke, and a secondary molding portion made of a secondary molding resin in which the coil is insert-molded. Furthermore, the secondary molding portion includes a cover portion that is arranged to cover the recess portion of the yoke from an outer peripheral side of the recess portion. Thus, the cover portion can restrict foreign-material mixed oil from being introduced into the yoke.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Sasao, Akinori Hirano
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Publication number: 20120126158Abstract: An oil pressure regulation valve includes a spool supported in a sleeve to be slidable in an axial direction, a solenoid actuator disposed to generate an electromagnetic force for driving the spool to one axial end side, and a biasing portion configured to bias the spool to the other axial end side. The sleeve is provided with an input chamber to which an oil pressure input port is open, and an output chamber to which an oil pressure output port is open. The spool includes a land portion that is exposed to the output chamber to be biased to the one axial end side by using oil pressure in the output chamber, and the spool is movable to the one axial end side when the land portion is biased to the one axial end side by using the oil pressure in the output chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi YASOSHIMA, Akinori Hirano
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Publication number: 20110148555Abstract: A guide of a coil device has a tongue portion, which is formed by resin integrally with the guide at a location radially outward of a slit of a yoke and axially extends toward an opening part of the yoke such that a distal end part of the tongue portion is resiliently bendable while exerting a resilient force. The tongue portion is resiliently engaged with a flange portion of a stator core upon filling of the coil device to the stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro SASAO, Akinori Hirano
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Patent number: 7484361Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus is provided for a motorcycle, configured to minimize engine output characteristics, and to raise the temperature of a catalyst to an activation temperature rapidly after a start of the engine, while not increasing a vehicle body size. The motorcycle includes an engine in which a cylinder block is extended upward on a crankcase. An exhaust port is provided on a front portion of the engine; an exhaust pipe extends forward of the engine from the exhaust port, then extends downward once, and thereafter, extends toward the rear of a vehicle body. A catalyst is placed in the exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe passes along a side of the cylinder block, and the catalyst is placed in the exhaust pipe in a position located on the side of the cylinder block.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Akinori Hirano, Takanori Sato
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Publication number: 20090014076Abstract: A bleed valve apparatus includes a valve body having a sliding hole in which a spool is axially movable. A seat member and the spool define a bleed chamber. An open-close unit opens and doses a bleed port of the seat member to control exhaust of fluid from the bleed chamber through the bleed port. The spool has a spool end surface at the side of the seat member. The spool end surface and a seated surface of the seat member are inclined with respect to each other to therebetween define an inclination clearance, which communicates a supply port with the bleed chamber to supply fluid to the bleed chamber through the supply port when the spool is seated to the seated surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Hirano