Patents by Inventor Fumikazu KONOIKE

Fumikazu KONOIKE 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).

  • Support structure of railcar bogie and method of supporting railcar bogie
    Patent number: 11814087
    Abstract: A support structure of a railcar bogie and a method of supporting a railcar bogie each of which is capable of easily managing axial force acting on a fastener between a pressing member and a main body sandwiching a shaft body. In the support structure of the railcar bogie, the pressing member and the main body are fastened to each other such that a clearance is formed between the pressing member and the main body. The support structure is configured such that a car upper-lower direction end portion, located around a first recess of the main body, of the main body and a car upper-lower direction end portion of the pressing member are substantially flush with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI RAILCAR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumikazu Konoike, Francois Olivier Uchida
  • SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF RAILCAR BOGIE AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING RAILCAR BOGIE
    Publication number: 20210179151
    Abstract: A support structure of a railcar bogie and a method of supporting a railcar bogie each of which is capable of easily managing axial force acting on a fastener between a pressing member and a main body sandwiching a shaft body. In the support structure of the railcar bogie, the pressing member and the main body are fastened to each other such that a clearance is formed between the pressing member and the main body. The support structure is configured such that a car upper-lower direction end portion, located around a first recess of the main body, of the main body and a car upper-lower direction end portion of the pressing member are substantially flush with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumikazu KONOIKE, Francois Olivier UCHIDA