Patents by Inventor Daiki Orihara

Daiki Orihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20160039450
    Abstract: A steering device which contracts by an impulse load. A steering device includes an inner column having a cylindrical shape, a base plate having a first hole opened therein, an outer column having a cylindrical shape into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted, and having a slit formed by notching one insertion side end of the inner column, an outer column bracket to tighten the outer column along with a telescopic friction plate, and a connection member provided at a position straddling the first hole and a second hole, and detachably connecting the base plate and the inner column bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya JOHTA, Hideki KOJIMA, Wataru HAGIWARA, Daiki ORIHARA, Ryoichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160016604
    Abstract: A steering device which contracts by an impulse load. The steering device includes a cylindrical inner column having a first hole opened therein, an outer column having a cylindrical shape into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted and having a slit at one insertion side end of the inner column, an outer column bracket fixed to a vehicle body side member to support the outer column and to tighten the outer column along with a telescopic friction plate, an inner column bracket having a second hole opened therein and supported by the telescopic friction plate, and a shear pin provided at a position straddling the first hole and the second hole and detachably connecting the inner column and the inner column bracket to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya JOHTA, Hideki KOJIMA, Wataru HAGIWARA, Daiki ORIHARA, Hiroshi KAKITA, Osamu KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150353123
    Abstract: A steering device which slides when an impulse load is applied. A steering device includes an inner column having a cylindrical shape, an outer column into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted, a column bracket tightening the outer column, a pressed portion provided on the outer periphery of the inner column, a first tightening mechanism tightening the outer column in response to a rotation of a manipulation lever, a second tightening mechanism biasing a lock member to the pressed portion in a tilt direction in response to the rotation of the manipulation lever, and a separation mechanism. The separation mechanism causes the inner column detachable by changing a relative position between the inner column and the pressing bracket, when the impulse load is applied in a state where the first tightening mechanism and the second tightening mechanism are in work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya JYOTA, Hideki KOJIMA, Wataru HAGIWARA, Daiki ORIHARA
  • Publication number: 20150344062
    Abstract: A steering device which slides when an impulse load is applied. The steering device includes an inner column having a cylindrical shape and a first hole opened therein, an outer column having a slit, an outer column bracket to tighten the outer column, an inner column bracket having a second hole opened therein, and a connection member provided at a position straddling the first hole and the second hole and detachably connecting the inner column and the inner column bracket. The telescopic friction plates are disposed at both sides of the outer column. The inner column bracket includes an arm portion connecting the telescopic friction plates disposed at both sides of the outer column, a neck portion projected from the arm portion, and a leg portion provided at an end opposite to the arm portion of the neck portion and contacting the inner column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya JOHTA, Hideki KOJIMA, Wataru HAGIWARA, Daiki ORIHARA, Ryoichi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8882149
    Abstract: A steering device is provided that includes an aluminum-alloy column bolted with a steering lock apparatus, that prevents destruction of a flange to be bolted, and that prevents the bolt from being loosened by applying shock to a bolt head section through the use of a special tool. A counterbore is formed so deep that a slant plane is higher than a top end of a disk-shaped member of a bolt. A thief can hardly apply shock to the disk-shaped member of the bolt using a special tool. It is difficult to rotate and loosen the bolt. A vehicle can be prevented from being stolen by removing a steering lock apparatus from an outer column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Tomaru, Shinji Okada, Daiki Orihara
  • Publication number: 20130047773
    Abstract: A steering device is provided that includes an aluminum-alloy column bolted with a steering lock apparatus, that prevents destruction of a flange to be bolted, and that prevents the bolt from being loosened by applying shock to a bolt head section through the use of a special tool. A counterbore is formed so deep that a slant plane is higher than a top end of a disk-shaped member of a bolt. A thief can hardly apply shock to the disk-shaped member of the bolt using a special tool. It is difficult to rotate and loosen the bolt. A vehicle can be prevented from being stolen by removing a steering lock apparatus from an outer column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Tomaru, Shinji Okada, Daiki Orihara