Patents by Inventor Hayato Mori

Hayato Mori 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: 20230418210
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor drum, a developing roller, a first shaft provided for one of the photoconductor drum and the developing roller, a second shaft provided for the other of the photoconductor drum and the developing roller, a first housing that supports the first shaft, a second housing that supports the second shaft, a cylindrical supporting member provided at an axial end portion of the first shaft of the first housing, and surrounding the first shaft without contact, and a first adjusting member fitted with an outer surface of the supporting member, and rotatable in a circumferential direction of the supporting member. An outer circumferential surface of the first adjusting member is formed in an arcuately curved shape, eccentric with respect to the supporting member, and located in contact with the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hayato MORI
  • Patent number: 11746889
    Abstract: In a shift device, a shift position of a knob is altered as a result of a knob being rotated. Furthermore, a Hall IC on a wiring substrate detects a rotation position of a magnet in the knob, thereby enabling the shift position of the knob to be detected. Here, the Hall IC is placed on an outer side in a rotation radial direction of the magnet. Because of this, it is possible to enlarge the change in the relative position between the magnet and the Hall IC that is generated by the rotation of the magnet, thereby enabling the detection accuracy when detecting the shift position of the knob to be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Hayato Mori, Hiroki Ono, Masatsugu Shimizu, Masaaki Shiozaki, Yoya Ogawa, Takuya Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20230194137
    Abstract: A refrigerant charge controller for heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment includes a processing circuit configured to analyze usage data for the HVAC equipment using a machine learning model to estimate an amount of refrigerant used by the HVAC equipment, identify a refrigerant deficiency based on the amount of refrigerant, and initiate a corrective action in response to identifying the refrigerant deficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Bo Fan, Zhigang Wu, Hayato Mori, Zhongyue Sun, Liming Yang, Robert D. Turney
  • Patent number: 11623353
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism includes a holder, a gripping roller, and a downward pushing section. The holder houses the gripping roller. The downward pushing section pushes downward on an object gripped between the holder and the gripping roller. Preferably, the downward pushing section has a first downward pushing mechanism, a second downward pushing mechanism, and a third downward pushing mechanism. The first downward pushing mechanism protrudes from a ceiling surface among inner surfaces of the holder. The second downward pushing mechanism and the third downward pushing mechanism protrude from respective surfaces opposite to the object among outer surfaces of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hayato Mori
  • Patent number: 11531299
    Abstract: An image carrier unit includes an image carrier including a cylindrical main body portion and a pair of flange portions attached to both ends of the main body portion, a first cleaning member that rotates in contact under a prescribed pressure with an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion, a unit frame that rotatably supports the image carrier and the first cleaning member, and an image carrier protective cover that includes a cover main body extending in an axial direction of the image carrier and a side surface portion that is disposed on one end side of the cover main body. On the side surface portion, an image carrier holding portion is formed that performs positioning of the image carrier with respect to the unit frame and releases a pressure contact state between the image carrier and the first cleaning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Mori, Kazuhisa Hirahara
  • Patent number: 11428754
    Abstract: A receptacle includes a pair of spare terminals that are located on both sides of a plurality of receptacle terminals in a longitudinal direction and are short-circuited. A plug includes a pair of relay electrodes that respectively come in contact with the pair of spare terminals when the plug is connected to the receptacle. A connector inspection instrument includes a conduction detecting circuit and a pair of terminal support portions supporting a pair of inspection terminals, and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism supports one or both of the pair of terminal support portions in such a way as to displace the one or both of the pair of terminal support portions in a width direction to narrow or widen an interval between the pair of inspection terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Izumi, Tomohiko Yamakawa, Masaru Takagi, Hayato Mori
  • Patent number: 11370112
    Abstract: An assembly apparatus is for assembling a first member and a second member. The assembly apparatus includes a first gripping section, a second gripping section, and a driving section. The first gripping section includes a contact member and an elastic member. The second gripping section includes a contact member and an elastic member. The driving section drives the first and second gripping sections. The driving section drives the first and second gripping sections such that the contact member of the first gripping section and the contact member of the second gripping section make contact with the second member. The first and second gripping sections grip the second member through the two elastic members urging the respective contact members. The driving section drives the first and second gripping sections such that the first member and the second member are assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Mori, Tomohiko Yamakawa, Koji Izumi, Masaru Takagi
  • Publication number: 20220155723
    Abstract: An image carrier unit includes an image carrier including a cylindrical main body portion and a pair of flange portions attached to both ends of the main body portion, a first cleaning member that rotates in contact under a prescribed pressure with an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion, a unit frame that rotatably supports the image carrier and the first cleaning member, and an image carrier protective cover that includes a cover main body extending in an axial direction of the image carrier and a side surface portion that is disposed on one end side of the cover main body. On the side surface portion, an image carrier holding portion is formed that performs positioning of the image carrier with respect to the unit frame and releases a pressure contact state between the image carrier and the first cleaning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato MORI, Kazuhisa HIRAHARA
  • Patent number: 11247346
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism includes a holder, a gripping roller, and a lever. The gripping roller is housed within the holder and grips an object between the roller and an inner surface of the holder. The lever releases gripping of the object by pushing the gripping roller upward. Preferably, the holder includes two plate sections which support a weight of the gripping roller. An opening is located between the two plate sections. The opening receives insertion of the object. One of the two plate sections is inclined relative to a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Izumi, Hayato Mori, Masaru Takagi, Tomohiko Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20220024053
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism (3) includes a gripping roller (32) and a holder (31) that houses the gripping roller (32). A gripped portion (42) of a first component (4) is gripped between an outer surface of the gripping roller (32) and an inner surface of the holder (31) through action of gravity acting on the gripping roller (32). Preferably, the gripping roller (32) includes a core (321) that is cylindrical or columnar in shape and a covering section (322) that is an elastic body covering a circumferential surface of the core (321). Preferably, the covering section (322) has a circumferential surface with a friction coefficient greater than a friction coefficient of the circumferential surface of the core (321).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiko YAMAKAWA, Koji IZUMI, Masaru TAKAGI, Hayato MORI
  • Patent number: 11173616
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism includes an inclined surface, a rolling element, and a facing gripping part. The inclined surface is a surface inclined to a vertical direction. The rolling element freely rolls obliquely upward and downward on the inclined surface. The facing gripping part is arranged to face the inclined surface and forms an opening space with an end of the inclined surface, the opening space being narrower than a diameter of the rolling element. The rolling element includes: a core member forming a core of the rolling element; an annular member that is provided around the core member and has elasticity; and a plurality of ribs each of which is interposed between an outer periphery of the core member and an inner periphery of the annular member, and forms a gap between the core member and the annular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Yamakawa, Masaru Takagi, Koji Izumi, Hayato Mori
  • Publication number: 20210317910
    Abstract: In a shift device, a shift position of a knob is altered as a result of a knob being rotated. Furthermore, a Hall IC on a wiring substrate detects a rotation position of a magnet in the knob, thereby enabling the shift position of the knob to be detected. Here, the Hall IC is placed on an outer side in a rotation radial direction of the magnet. Because of this, it is possible to enlarge the change in the relative position between the magnet and the Hall IC that is generated by the rotation of the magnet, thereby enabling the detection accuracy when detecting the shift position of the knob to be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Hayato MORI, Hiroki ONO, Masatsugu SHIMIZU, Masaaki SHIOZAKI, Yoya OGAWA, Takuya SASAKI
  • Patent number: 10962251
    Abstract: An air conditioner controller for an air conditioner is configured to obtain a first value of a performance value from a predetermined component of the air conditioner, and estimate a total cost. The controller is configured to estimate the total cost including an operation cost and a renewal cost of the air conditioner based on the first value of the performance variable obtained from the predetermined component of the air conditioner and a second value of the performance variable estimated by an operational model of the air conditioner. The total cost is a total cost of operating and renewing the air conditioner for a time period after a time at which the first value of the performance variable is obtained. The controller is configured to output the total cost via a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Yoshida, Koji Naito, Hayato Mori, Robert D. Turney, Mohammad N. ElBsat, Michael J. Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20210041123
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle system includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire external air information as information on at least one of an external air temperature around an outdoor unit or weather information; and a control section configured to control a rotation number of a fan of an air blower based on the external air information at a start of operation of the refrigeration cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hayato MORI, Takashi INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200338751
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism includes a holder, a gripping roller, and a downward pushing section. The holder houses the gripping roller. The downward pushing section pushes downward on an object gripped between the holder and the gripping roller. Preferably, the downward pushing section has a first downward pushing mechanism, a second downward pushing mechanism, and a third downward pushing mechanism. The first downward pushing mechanism protrudes from a ceiling surface among inner surfaces of the holder. The second downward pushing mechanism and the third downward pushing mechanism protrude from respective surfaces opposite to the object among outer surfaces of the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Hayato MORI
  • Publication number: 20200284458
    Abstract: An air conditioner controller for an air conditioner is configured to obtain a first value of a performance value from a predetermined component of the air conditioner, and estimate a total cost. The controller is configured to estimate the total cost including an operation cost and a renewal cost of the air conditioner based on the first value of the performance variable obtained from the predetermined component of the air conditioner and a second value of the performance variable estimated by an operational model of the air conditioner. The total cost is a total cost of operating and renewing the air conditioner for a time period after a time at which the first value of the performance variable is obtained. The controller is configured to output the total cost via a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning, Inc
    Inventors: Yasutaka Yoshida, Koji Naito, Hayato Mori, Robert D. Turney, Mohammad N. ELBsat, Michael J. Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20200269442
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism includes a holder, a gripping roller, and a lever. The gripping roller is housed within the holder and grips an object between the roller and an inner surface of the holder. The lever releases gripping of the object by pushing the gripping roller upward. Preferably, the holder includes two plate sections which support a weight of the gripping roller. An opening is located between the two plate sections. The opening receives insertion of the object. One of the two plate sections is inclined relative to a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Koji IZUMI, Hayato MORI, Masaru TAKAGI, Tomohiko YAMAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200233042
    Abstract: A receptacle includes a pair of spare terminals that are located on both sides of a plurality of receptacle terminals in a longitudinal direction and are short-circuited. A plug includes a pair of relay electrodes that respectively come in contact with the pair of spare terminals when the plug is connected to the receptacle. A connector inspection instrument includes a conduction detecting circuit and a pair of terminal support portions supporting a pair of inspection terminals, and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism supports one or both of the pair of terminal support portions in such a way as to displace the one or both of the pair of terminal support portions in a width direction to narrow or widen an interval between the pair of inspection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Koji Izumi, Tomohiko Yamakawa, Masaru Takagi, Hayato Mori
  • Publication number: 20200164524
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism includes an inclined surface, a rolling element, and a facing gripping part. The inclined surface is a surface inclined to a vertical direction. The rolling element freely rolls obliquely upward and downward on the inclined surface. The facing gripping part is arranged to face the inclined surface and forms an opening space with an end of the inclined surface, the opening space being narrower than a diameter of the rolling element. The rolling element includes: a core member forming a core of the rolling element; an annular member that is provided around the core member and has elasticity; and a plurality of ribs each of which is interposed between an outer periphery of the core member and an inner periphery of the annular member, and forms a gap between the core member and the annular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tomohiko YAMAKAWA, Masaru TAKAGI, Koji IZUMI, Hayato MORI
  • Publication number: 20200122322
    Abstract: An assembly apparatus is for assembling a first member and a second member. The assembly apparatus includes a first gripping section, a second gripping section, and a driving section. The first gripping section includes a contact member and an elastic member. The second gripping section includes a contact member and an elastic member. The driving section drives the first and second gripping sections. The driving section drives the first and second gripping sections such that the contact member of the first gripping section and the contact member of the second gripping section make contact with the second member. The first and second gripping sections grip the second member through the two elastic members urging the respective contact members. The driving section drives the first and second gripping sections such that the first member and the second member are assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato MORI, Tomohiko YAMAKAWA, Koji IZUMI, Masaru TAKAGI