Patents by Inventor Atsushige KAWASAKA

Atsushige KAWASAKA 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).

  • Vehicle drive apparatus
    Patent number: 11009079
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a sleeve including a first peripheral surface provided side by side with a spline; a connecting member including a groove provided side by side with a spline in spline engagement with the spline, recessed radially relative to the first peripheral surface, and including a bottom surface that serves as a second peripheral surface facing the first peripheral surface; and a tolerance ring disposed in the groove so as to exert a radial elastic force between the sleeve and the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Torii, Daisuke Yamaoka, Atsushi Okuda, Tetsuya Yamauchi, Atsushige Kawasaka, Masashi Ikemura, Yosuke Michikoshi
  • VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180119746
    Abstract: A vehicle drive apparatus includes: a sleeve including a first peripheral surface provided side by side with a spline; a connecting member including a groove provided side by side with a spline in spline engagement with the spline, recessed radially relative to the first peripheral surface, and including a bottom surface that serves as a second peripheral surface facing the first peripheral surface; and a tolerance ring disposed in the groove so as to exert a radial elastic force between the sleeve and the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi TORII, Daisuke YAMAOKA, Atsushi OKUDA, Tetsuya YAMAUCHI, Atsushige KAWASAKA, Masashi IKEMURA, Yosuke MICHIKOSHI