Patents by Inventor Gen Isawa
Gen Isawa 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).
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Patent number: 10760642Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-filled vibration isolator with improved durability. The liquid-filled vibration isolator includes a shaft unit, a first unit, an elastic body coupling the first unit and shaft unit, and a second unit mounted radially outside the first unit. The first unit includes a pair of annular elements, a pair of coupling elements coupling the annular elements, while the elastic body includes outer face portions bonded to outer surfaces of the coupling elements. The outer face portions include lips making contact with the second unit, and first segments making contact with the second unit on areas larger than the lips. The second unit restrains the annular elements along the entire circumferences, and compresses the lips and first segments in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATIONInventors: Norifumi Yamada, Gen Isawa
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Patent number: 10508706Abstract: A stopper includes: a mounting hole into which an inside member is inserted; and a plurality of surface ribs and a plurality of rear surface ribs. A plurality of surface ribs respectively protrude from the surface and linearly disposed. A plurality of the rear surface ribs, on a rear surface, respectively protrude from between the surface ribs and linearly disposed. In a predetermined region in a circumferential direction of the mounting hole, intervals between the surface ribs adjacent to each other and intervals between the rear surface ribs adjacent to each other are set to be constant throughout an entire length in an extending direction in which the surface ribs and the rear surface ribs extend.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATIONInventor: Gen Isawa
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Publication number: 20190360551Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-filled vibration isolator with improved durability. The liquid-filled vibration isolator includes a shaft unit, a first unit, an elastic body coupling the first unit and shaft unit, and a second unit mounted radially outside the first unit. The first unit includes a pair of annular elements, a pair of coupling elements coupling the annular elements, while the elastic body includes outer face portions bonded to outer surfaces of the coupling elements. The outer face portions include lips making contact with the second unit, and first segments making contact with the second unit on areas larger than the lips. The second unit restrains the annular elements along the entire circumferences, and compresses the lips and first segments in the radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Toyo Tire CorporationInventors: Norifumi Yamada, Gen Isawa
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Publication number: 20180298977Abstract: A stopper includes: a mounting hole into which an inside member is inserted; and a plurality of surface ribs and a plurality of rear surface ribs. A plurality of surface ribs respectively protrude from the surface and linearly disposed. A plurality of the rear surface ribs, on a rear surface, respectively protrude from between the surface ribs and linearly disposed. In a predetermined region in a circumferential direction of the mounting hole, intervals between the surface ribs adjacent to each other and intervals between the rear surface ribs adjacent to each other are set to be constant throughout an entire length in an extending direction in which the surface ribs and the rear surface ribs extend.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Gen Isawa
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Patent number: 8894051Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid-sealed vibration isolator (10) provided with a main liquid chamber (42), a portion of the chamber wall of which is formed from a vibration isolating base (16), a subsidiary liquid chamber (44), a portion of the chamber wall of which is formed from a first diaphragm (38), and a first orifice flow path (50) which connects both liquid chambers, wherein a high-frequency second orifice flow path (54) which connects the main liquid chamber (42) and the subsidiary liquid chamber (44) is formed on a partitioning body (40), and a second diaphragm (60) is provided on the opening (59A) of the second orifice flow path (54) on the side of the main liquid chamber. The outer peripheral portion (60A) of the second diaphragm is held by the partitioning body (40) in a liquid-tight manner, and the second diaphragm (60) abuts the peripheral edge portion of the opening (54A) so as to block said opening with a flexible membrane section (60B) which is provided on the inside of the second diaphragm (60).Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Seno, Gen Isawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Patent number: 8864114Abstract: A valve member formed of an elastomeric membrane for opening and closing a second orifice flow passage is mounted on a partition element such that the valve member is arranged orthogonal to the flow direction of the second orifice flow passage. A valve portion for closing openings of the second orifice flow passage due to flexural deformation of a flexible membrane portion caused by liquid flow in the second orifice flow passage is arranged on the flexible membrane, and communication holes for bring the second orifice flow passage into communication are formed in the flexible membrane portion. A cylindrical buffer portion projecting from the flexible membrane portion for surrounding the openings when the flexible membrane portion is deformed by flexure is provided to the valve portion, and a projection height of the cylindrical buffer portion is set larger than a wall thickness thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsunori Masuda, Kentaro Yamamoto, Takahiro Ohguchi, Gen Isawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Patent number: 8807545Abstract: A partition element partitions a liquid-sealed chamber into a main liquid chamber and a first sub liquid chamber. A first orifice flow passage for connecting both liquid chambers is provided. A second diaphragm is formed in the partition element. The partition element includes a second sub liquid chamber partitioned from the main liquid chamber by the second diaphragm and a second orifice flow passage for connecting the first and second sub liquid chambers to each other. A valve portion brought into contact with a periphery around an opening of the second orifice flow passage is formed on a flexible membrane portion of the second diaphragm into a surrounding wall shape. A through hole is formed outside the valve portion, and a projection compressed by a counter wall is formed on a membrane surface of the flexible membrane portion on a main liquid chamber side.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsunori Masuda, Kentaro Yamamoto, Gen Isawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Patent number: 8807544Abstract: In a liquid-sealed antivibration device 10 which includes: a main liquid chamber 34A where a vibration-isolating base 16 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a subsidiary liquid chamber 34B where a diaphragm 36 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a partition element 38 by which the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34A are partitioned from each other; and an orifice flow passage 40 which allows the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34B to be communicated with each other, an elastic membrane 42 is formed on the partition element 38, and the elastic membrane 42 is formed of rubber composition containing butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber. Due to such a constitution, an abnormal sound generated by collision of the elastic membrane 42 is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Katsushi Saito, Gen Isawa, Tatsunori Masuda, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Patent number: 8678360Abstract: In a liquid-sealed type vibration isolator having a first orifice flow channel 56 and a second orifice flow channel 60, a valve member 66 formed of a rubber elastomeric membrane for opening and closing the second orifice flow channel 60 is provided on a partitioning member 40 so as to be orthogonal to the direction of flow in the second orifice flow channel. The valve member is held at the outer peripheral portion thereof by a wall surface of a valve housing chamber 68, and includes inside the outer peripheral portion thereof a membrane portion 66B which is subjected to the flexural deformation by the liquid flow in the second orifice flow channel to close openings 60C and 60D of the second orifice flow channel. Communicating holes 76 which bring the second orifice flow channel into communication are provided at positions not overlapped with the opening of the membrane portion 66B. Accordingly, the switching of characteristics is enabled with an inexpensive structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Takahiro Ohguchi, Gen Isawa, Kengo Hase, Norimitsu Furusawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Patent number: 8651466Abstract: In a liquid-sealed type vibration isolator having a first orifice flow channel 56 and a second orifice flow channel 60, a valve member 66 formed of a rubber elastomeric membrane for opening and closing the second orifice flow channel 60 is provided on a partitioning member 40 so as to be orthogonal to the direction of flow in the second orifice flow channel. The valve member is held at the outer peripheral portion thereof by a wall surface of a valve housing chamber 68, and includes inside the outer peripheral portion thereof a membrane portion 66B which is subjected to the flexural deformation by the liquid flow in the second orifice flow channel to close openings 60C and 60D of the second orifice flow channel. Communicating holes 76 which bring the second orifice flow channel into communication are provided at positions not overlapped with the opening of the membrane portion 66B. Accordingly, the switching of characteristics is enabled with an inexpensive structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Takahiro Ohguchi, Gen Isawa, Kengo Hase, Norimitsu Furusawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Publication number: 20120292838Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid-sealed vibration isolator (10) provided with a main liquid chamber (42), a portion of the chamber wall of which is formed from a vibration isolating base (16), a subsidiary liquid chamber (44), a portion of the chamber wall of which is formed from a first diaphragm (38), and a first orifice flow path (50) which connects both liquid chambers, wherein a high-frequency second orifice flow path (54) which connects the main liquid chamber (42) and the subsidiary liquid chamber (44) is formed on a partitioning body (40), and a second diaphragm (60) is provided on the opening (59A) of the second orifice flow path (54) on the side of the main liquid chamber. The outer peripheral portion (60A) of the second diaphragm is held by the partitioning body (40) in a liquid-tight manner, and the second diaphragm (60) abuts the peripheral edge portion of the opening (54A) so as to block said opening with a flexible membrane section (60B) which is provided on the inside of the second diaphragm (60).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Seno, Gen Isawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Publication number: 20120248669Abstract: A partition element partitions a liquid-sealed chamber into a main liquid chamber and a first sub liquid chamber. A first orifice flow passage for connecting both liquid chambers is provided. A second diaphragm is formed in the partition element. The partition element includes a second sub liquid chamber partitioned from the main liquid chamber by the second diaphragm and a second orifice flow passage for connecting the first and second sub liquid chambers to each other. A valve portion brought into contact with a periphery around an opening of the second orifice flow passage is formed on a flexible membrane portion of the second diaphragm into a surrounding wall shape. A through hole is formed outside the valve portion, and a projection compressed by a counter wall is formed on a membrane surface of the flexible membrane portion on a main liquid chamber side.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsunori Masuda, Kentaro Yamamoto, Gen Isawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Publication number: 20120228813Abstract: A valve member formed of an elastomeric membrane for opening and closing a second orifice flow passage is mounted on a partition element such that the valve member is arranged orthogonal to the flow direction of the second orifice flow passage. A valve portion for closing openings of the second orifice flow passage due to flexural deformation of a flexible membrane portion caused by liquid flow in the second orifice flow passage is arranged on the flexible membrane, and communication holes for bring the second orifice flow passage into communication are formed in the flexible membrane portion. A cylindrical buffer portion projecting from the flexible membrane portion for surrounding the openings when the flexible membrane portion is deformed by flexure is provided to the valve portion, and a projection height of the cylindrical buffer portion is set larger than a wall thickness thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsunori Masuda, Kentaro Yamamoto, Takahiro Ohguchi, Gen Isawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Publication number: 20120074629Abstract: In a liquid-sealed antivibration device 10 which includes: a main liquid chamber 34A where a vibration-isolating base 16 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a subsidiary liquid chamber 34B where a diaphragm 36 forms a portion of a chamber wall thereof; a partition element 38 by which the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34A are partitioned from each other; and an orifice flow passage 40 which allows the main liquid chamber 34A and the subsidiary liquid chamber 34B to be communicated with each other, an elastic membrane 42 is formed on the partition element 38, and the elastic membrane 42 is formed of rubber composition containing butyl rubber or halogenated butyl rubber. Due to such a constitution, an abnormal sound generated by collision of the elastic membrane 42 is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Katsushi Saito, Gen Isawa, Tatsunori Masuda, Katsuhiro Sakurai
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Publication number: 20110210488Abstract: In a liquid-sealed type vibration isolator having a first orifice flow channel 56 and a second orifice flow channel 60, a valve member 66 formed of a rubber elastomeric membrane for opening and closing the second orifice flow channel 60 is provided on a partitioning member 40 so as to be orthogonal to the direction of flow in the second orifice flow channel. The valve member is held at the outer peripheral portion thereof by a wall surface of a valve housing chamber 68, and includes inside the outer peripheral portion thereof a membrane portion 66B which is subjected to the flexural deformation by the liquid flow in the second orifice flow channel to close openings 60C and 60D of the second orifice flow channel. Communicating holes 76 which bring the second orifice flow channel into communication are provided at positions not overlapped with the opening of the membrane portion 66B. Accordingly, the switching of characteristics is enabled with an inexpensive structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicants: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kentaro Yamamoto, Takahiro Ohguchi, Gen Isawa, Kengo Hase, Norimitsu Furusawa, Katsuhiro Sakurai