Patents by Inventor Akira Takasu

Akira Takasu 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: 11165316
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rotor including a rotor core and a permanent magnet, the rotor core having a magnet hole, and the permanent magnet being inserted in the magnet hole and fixed to the rotor core with an adhesive, including the steps of: applying the adhesive, inserting the permanent magnet into the magnet hole of the rotor core, volatilizing the diluting solvent, expanding the expanding agent, and fixing the permanent magnet to the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Matsubara, Motoki Kori, Akira Takasu, Takamasa Kondo
  • Publication number: 20200161945
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rotor including a rotor core and a permanent magnet, the rotor core having a magnet hole, and the permanent magnet being inserted in the magnet hole and fixed to the rotor core with an adhesive, including the steps of: applying the adhesive, inserting the permanent magnet into the magnet hole of the rotor core, volatilizing the diluting solvent, expanding the expanding agent, and fixing the permanent magnet to the rotor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya MATSUBARA, Motoki KORI, Akira TAKASU, Takamasa KONDO
  • Patent number: 8678413
    Abstract: An attachment structure for a resin part of a motorcycle includes an attaching portion with a nut provided on a side of a vehicle main body, a resin part having an attached portion with a bolt insertion hole, and a shoulder bolt for attaching the attached portion to the attaching portion with the nut. The shoulder bolt has a threaded shaft portion, a washer, a head portion, and a large diameter portion arranged between the washer and the threaded shaft portion, the large diameter portion being thicker than the threaded shaft portion and thinner than the washer. A thin guide piece protruding toward a radially inner side for regulating radial movement of the shoulder bolt within a predetermined range is integrally formed on an inner circumferential surface of the bolt insertion hole. The guide piece is configured to be deformed by the large diameter portion of the shoulder bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Takasu, Shuji Shirai
  • Patent number: 7806223
    Abstract: A frame of a motorcycle includes a head pipe configured to support a steering shaft, a first frame configured to extend from the head pipe, through above and rearward of an engine, and to rearward of a vehicle body, a second frame that is located under the first frame and configured to extend from the head pipe, through forward and downward of the engine, and to rearward of the vehicle body, a bracket by which a first component is mounted to the second frame, and a coupling member that is mounted to the second frame to couple a second component to the second frame, and the bracket is integral with the coupling member. An engine bracket of a motorcycle is manufactured by forging such that a region subjected to tensile stress is made thicker than a region in the vicinity of the region which is subjected to the tensile stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takehiro Nakashima, Akira Takasu, Toshiyuki Miyake
  • Publication number: 20100044139
    Abstract: A frame of a motorcycle includes a head pipe configured to support a steering shaft, a first frame configured to extend from the head pipe, through above and rearward of an engine, and to rearward of a vehicle body, a second frame that is located under the first frame and configured to extend from the head pipe, through forward and downward of the engine, and to rearward of the vehicle body, a bracket by which a first component is mounted to the second frame, and a coupling member that is mounted to the second frame to couple a second component to the second frame, and the bracket is integral with the coupling member. An engine bracket of a motorcycle is manufactured by forging such that a region subjected to tensile stress is made thicker than a region in the vicinity of the region which is subjected to the tensile stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takehiro Nakashima, Akira Takasu, Toshiyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 7637345
    Abstract: A frame of a motorcycle includes a head pipe configured to support a steering shaft, a first frame configured to extend from the head pipe, through above and rearward of an engine, and to rearward of a vehicle body, a second frame that is located under the first frame and configured to extend from the head pipe, through forward and downward of the engine, and to rearward of the vehicle body, a bracket by which a first component is mounted to the second frame, and a coupling member that is mounted to the second frame to couple a second component to the second frame, and the bracket is integral with the coupling member. An engine bracket of a motorcycle is manufactured by forging such that a region subjected to tensile stress is made thicker than a region in the vicinity of the region which is subjected to the tensile stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takehiro Nakashima, Akira Takasu, Toshiyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 7503575
    Abstract: A body frame of a two-wheeled vehicle. The body frame typically includes a head pipe to which a steering shaft extending substantially vertically is rotatably mounted. The head pipe includes an upper head pipe and a lower head pipe that are configured to be molded and to be coupled to each other. The upper head pipe includes an upper tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a main frame tongue portion that is configured to extend rearward from the upper tubular portion and is configured to support a front portion of the main frame from above. The lower head pipe includes a lower tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a down tube tongue portion that is configured to extend downward from the lower tubular portion and to support an upper portion of the down tube from forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takehiro Nakashima, Akira Takasu, Toshiyuki Miyake, Kaoru Sugita
  • Publication number: 20060169511
    Abstract: A frame of a motorcycle includes a head pipe configured to support a steering shaft, a first frame configured to extend from the head pipe, through above and rearward of an engine, and to rearward of a vehicle body, a second frame that is located under the first frame and configured to extend from the head pipe, through forward and downward of the engine, and to rearward of the vehicle body, a bracket by which a first component is mounted to the second frame, and a coupling member that is mounted to the second frame to couple a second component to the second frame, and the bracket is integral with the coupling member. An engine bracket of a motorcycle is manufactured by forging such that a region subjected to tensile stress is made thicker than a region in the vicinity of the region which is subjected to the tensile stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takehiro Nakashima, Akira Takasu, Toshiyuki Miyake
  • Publication number: 20060157955
    Abstract: A body frame of a two-wheeled vehicle. The body frame typically includes a head pipe to which a steering shaft extending substantially vertically is rotatably mounted. The head pipe includes an upper head pipe and a lower head pipe that are configured to be molded and to be coupled to each other. The upper head pipe includes an upper tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a main frame tongue portion that is configured to extend rearward from the upper tubular portion and is configured to support a front portion of the main frame from above. The lower head pipe includes a lower tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a down tube tongue portion that is configured to extend downward from the lower tubular portion and to support an upper portion of the down tube from forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takehiro Nakashima, Akira Takasu, Toshiyuki Miyake, Kaoru Sugita
  • Patent number: 6768235
    Abstract: Rotational force of a driving motor is transferred to a photosensitive drum via a planetary-roller reduction device, so that the photosensitive drum is rotated. A speed detector set on the shaft of the photosensitive drum detects the rotational speed of the photosensitive drum. In accordance with the detected rotational speed of the photosensitive drum, the rotational speed of the driving motor is adjusted so that the photosensitive drum is rotated at a constant speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Tsujimoto, Akira Takasu
  • Patent number: 6661991
    Abstract: An induction heating and fixing device includes a hollow cylindrical fixing member, a core for forming a closed magnetic circuit, a ring member formed of magnetic material and provided on the core in the vicinity of the bilateral ends of the fixing member, a coil wound around the core, and a pressure member disposed so as to press against the fixing member. This device suppresses temperature drop at the bilateral ends of the fixing roller and maintains uniform temperature distribution in the axial direction of the fixing roller by leaving the device open at both bilateral ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Naito, Akira Takasu, Takahiro Tsujimoto, Kiyohito Tsujihara
  • Patent number: 6618554
    Abstract: An optical system driving device is provided. This optical system driving device includes a driving unit for driving an optical system, and a controller for controlling the driving unit so as to create an easement interval for temporarily easing the acceleration during an acceleration period. The optical system reaches a predetermined running velocity at the end of the acceleration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Jinbo, Akira Takasu
  • Publication number: 20020163266
    Abstract: Rotational force of a driving motor is transferred to a photosensitive drum via a planetary-roller reduction device, so that the photosensitive drum is rotated. A speed detector set on the shaft of the photosensitive drum detects the rotational speed of the photosensitive drum. In accordance with the detected rotational speed of the photosensitive drum, the rotational speed of the driving motor is adjusted so that the photosensitive drum is rotated at a constant speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: MINOLTA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Tsujimoto, Akira Takasu
  • Publication number: 20020103614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an induction heating and fixing device comprising a hollow cylindrical fixing member, a core for forming a closed magnetic circuit, a ring member formed of magnetic material and provided on the core in the vicinity of the bilateral ends of the fixing member, a coil wound around the core, and a pressure member disposed so as to press against the fixing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Naito, Akira Takasu, Takahiro Tsujimoto, Kiyohito Tsujihara
  • Patent number: 6420807
    Abstract: Rotational force of a driving motor is transferred to a photosensitive drum via a planetary-roller reduction device, so that the photosensitive drum is rotated. A speed detector set on the shaft of the photosensitive drum detects the rotational speed of the photosensitive drum. In accordance with the detected rotational speed of the photosensitive drum, the rotational speed of the driving motor is adjusted so that the photosensitive drum is rotated at a constant speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Tsujimoto, Akira Takasu, Teruhiko Fujikura, Hideki Matsuura, Ichiro Bessho
  • Patent number: 6369523
    Abstract: A luminescence controlling apparatus includes a rare gas pipe equipped with a pair of electrodes in which rare gas is sealed, a power supply for impressing voltage to the pair of electrodes and an electric charge absorption member for absorbing electrons generated during electric discharge of the rare gas pipe caused by impressing voltage to the pair of electrodes. The absorption member is disposed in the rare gas pipe. The luminescence controlling apparatus further includes a controller for controlling a luminescence amount of the rare gas pipe by adjusting a quantity of electrons absorbed by the electric charge absorption member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Matsuura, Akira Takasu
  • Publication number: 20010007411
    Abstract: A luminescence controlling apparatus includes a rare gas pipe equipped with a pair of electrodes in which rare gas is sealed, a power supply for impressing voltage to the pair of electrodes and an electric charge absorption member for absorbing electrons generated during electric discharge of the rare gas pipe caused by impressing voltage to the pair of electrodes. The absorption member is disposed in the rare gas pipe. The luminescence controlling apparatus further includes a controller for controlling a luminescence amount of the rare gas pipe by adjusting a quantity of electrons absorbed by the electric charge absorption member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: Hideki Matsuura, Akira Takasu
  • Patent number: 6246036
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an induction heating fusing device in which the rotary heating member, such as a fusing roller or fusing belt, may be easily replaced. In order to attain this objective, the induction heating fusing device has a core, which forms a closed magnetic circuit, that comprises a first core component that runs though the empty space of the fusing roller, and a second core component that exists outside the empty space of the fusing roller, said core components being separable. The fusing roller, first core component and induction coil are housed in a casing, and comprise a fusing unit that may be replaceably mounted to the main unit of an image forming apparatus. During replacement of the fusing unit, the second core component remains in the image forming apparatus. The induction heating fusing device also has a pressurization means that causes the end surfaces of the first core component and the end surfaces of the second core component to be in pressure contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Tsujimoto, Akira Takasu
  • Patent number: D784873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Minoru Kobayashi, Akira Takasu
  • Patent number: D832166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Minoru Kobayashi, Akira Takasu