Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Tsurumi

Hidetoshi Tsurumi 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: 7481304
    Abstract: First to third inner locking pieces 12 to 14 are provided at both ends of an inner shim plate 2a in a radial direction of a rotor so as to be bent toward the pad, respectively. First to third outer locking pieces 15, 17 and 18 are provided at both ends of an outer shim plate 1a in the radial direction of the rotor so as to be bent in the same direction as the locking pieces 12 to 14. An inner shim plate 2a is mounted on a pressure plate 10, and the first to third outer locking pieces 15, 17 and 18 are superimposed on the first to third inner locking pieces 12 to 14 such that main body parts 7 and 8 of the respective shim plates 2a and 1a are locked in the pad in the axial direction of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Tsurumi, Takaaki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060157307
    Abstract: First to third inner locking pieces 12 to 14 are provided at both ends of an inner shim plate 2a in a radial direction of a rotor so as to be bent toward the pad, respectively. First to third outer locking pieces 15, 17 and 18 are provided at both ends of an outer shim plate 1a in the radial direction of the rotor so as to be bent in the same direction as the locking pieces 12 to 14. An inner shim plate 2a is mounted on a pressure plate 10, and the first to third outer locking pieces 15, 17 and 18 are superimposed on the first to third inner locking pieces 12 to 14 such that main body parts 7 and 8 of the respective shim plates 2a and 1a are locked in the pad in the axial direction of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Tsurumi, Takaaki Sasaki