Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Arashima

Hiroaki Arashima 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: 6564645
    Abstract: A pressure sensor is constructed to include a sensor housing formed of metal, and a connector housing mainly formed of synthetic resin. The connector housing includes a shoulder portion thereof in the form of a metal plate having an inner and an outer periphery thereof. On the shoulder portion, there is formed a juncture of the sensor and connector housing as a result of joining the sensor and connector housing by curling a projecting portion or one of two end portions of the sensor housing toward the shoulder portion. Wherein, the curling is performed under engagement of the sensor and connector housing therebetween, for assembling the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jiro Nakano, Satoshi Suto, Tomonari Yamakawa, Hiroaki Arashima
  • Publication number: 20020108454
    Abstract: A torque sensor includes a torsion bar, a first shaft connected to one end of the torsion bar, a second shaft connected to the other end of the torsion bar, first through third magnetic bodies, and two coils. The first magnetic body is fixed to the first shaft and has an annular shape so as to surround the torsion bar. The first magnetic body is composed of two magnetically separated magnetic portions and has a first projection on an outer circumference thereof. The second magnetic body is fixed to the second shaft and has an annular shape so as to surround the first magnetic body. The second magnetic body has on an inner circumference thereof a second projection which radially faces the first projection. The coils are disposed at respective axial positions corresponding to the magnetic portions of the first magnetic body and surround the second magnetic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jiro Nakano, Yoshiyuki Shibata, Hiroaki Arashima