Patents by Inventor Eiichiro Murai

Eiichiro Murai 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: 6720505
    Abstract: An acceleration detecting device comprising a mass body inserted in a casing so as to be movable in the forward and backward direction, an elastic member for biasing the mass body backward, stationary contacts provided on the casing, moving contacts provided on the mass body, and auxiliary moving contacts also provided on the mass body, wherein the moving contacts contact with the stationary contacts when acceleration applied to the mass body causes the mass body to advance a predetermined distance against the bias of the elastic member, and when the mass body advances further and the mass body collides against the casing, the auxiliary moving contacts contact with the stationary contacts at the distal end of the range in which the mass body moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tooru Matsumoto, Eiichiro Murai, Yuji Hiraoka
  • Publication number: 20040003987
    Abstract: An acceleration detecting device comprising a mass body inserted in a casing so as to be movable in the forward and backward direction, an elastic member for biasing the mass body backward, stationary contacts provided on the casing, moving contacts provided on the mass body, and auxiliary moving contacts also provided on the mass body, wherein the moving contacts contact with the stationary contacts when acceleration applied to the mass body causes the mass body to advance a predetermined distance against the bias of the elastic member, and when the mass body advances further and the mass body collides against the casing, the auxiliary moving contacts contact with the stationary contacts at the distal end of the range in which the mass body moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tooru Matsumoto, Eiichiro Murai, Yuji Hiraoka
  • Patent number: 6647788
    Abstract: An acceleration detecting device comprising a movable weight, a movable electric contact disposed on the weight, a fixed electric contact, an resilient member, and a friction creating mechanism. The movable electric contact slides on the fixed electric contact when a force is given to the weight for moving the weight in a first direction. The resilient member urges the weight continually in a second direction opposing to the first direction. The friction creating mechanism gives a frictional force to the weight when the weight travels a distance in excess of a certain amount in the first direction. The friction creating mechanism increases the frictional force as the weight continues to advance further in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiichiro Murai, Tohru Matsumoto, Yuji Hiraoka
  • Patent number: 6455791
    Abstract: The setting of a sensitivity of an acceleration detection device is performed by regulating the characteristics of a compression coil spring such as an initial load or a spring constant of the compression coil spring and by regulating the dimension of a mass body in an axial direction of a slide shaft. Further, a compression coil spring is used which has non-linear deflection-load characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yamashita, Eiichiro Murai
  • Publication number: 20020095991
    Abstract: An acceleration detecting device comprising a movable weight, a movable electric contact disposed on the weight, a fixed electric contact, an resilient member, and a friction creating mechanism. The movable electric contact slides on the fixed electric contact when a force is given to the weight for moving the weight in a first direction. The resilient member urges the weight continually in a second direction opposing to the first direction. The friction creating mechanism gives a frictional force to the weight when the weight travels a distance in excess of a certain amount in the first direction. The friction creating mechanism increases the frictional force as the weight continues to advance further in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiichiro Murai, Tohru Matsumoto, Yuji Hiraoka
  • Publication number: 20020056622
    Abstract: The setting of a sensitivity of an acceleration detection device is performed by regulating the characteristics of a compression coil spring such as an initial load or a spring constant of the compression coil spring and by regulating the dimension of a mass body in an axial direction of a slide shaft. Further, a compression coil spring is used which has non-linear deflection-load characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Yamashita, Eiichiro Murai