Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Happou

Hiroaki Happou 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: 7588235
    Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration-damping device including: an elastic body connecting a first and second mounting member and sealing off one opening of the second mounting member; a flexible film fluid-tightly sealing off an another opening of the second mounting member; a partition member firmly fitted into the second mounting member thereby forming a pressure-receiving chamber partially defined by the rubber elastic body and an equilibrium chamber partially defined by the flexible film, which communicate together via an orifice passage; a short circuit passage is formed to connect the two chambers, and a valve body placing the short circuit passage in a communicating state on a basis of elastic deformation of the elastic body when an excessive pressure differential arises between the two chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Happou, Atsushi Muramatsu, Hiroyuki Ueno, Satoru Takeshima
  • Patent number: 7306210
    Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration damping device includes: a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting first and second mounting members; a partition member supported by the second mounting member; a pressure-receiving chamber partially defined by the elastic body and having a non-compressible fluid sealed therein; an equilibrium chamber partially defined by a flexible film and having the non-compressible fluid therein. The chambers are formed to either side of the partition member and an orifice passage permits a fluid communication between the two chambers. A short-circuit passage is formed so that the pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers are able to be short-circuited through the short-circuit passage. A valve is used for switching the short-circuit passage, and a metal spring is used for holding the valve in a closed state at a predetermined initial level of elastic deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Happou, Atsushi Muramatsu, Hiroyuki Ueno, Satoru Takeshima
  • Publication number: 20070085249
    Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration damping device includes: a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting first and second mounting members; a partition member supported by the second mounting member; a pressure-receiving chamber partially defined by the elastic body and having a non-compressible fluid sealed therein; an equilibrium chamber partially defined by a flexible film and having the non-compressible fluid therein. The chambers are formed to either side of the partition member and an orifice passage permits a fluid communication between the two chambers. A short-circuit passage is formed so that the pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers are able to be short-circuited through the short-circuit passage. A valve is used for switching the short-circuit passage, and a metal spring is used for holding the valve in a closed state at a predetermined initial level of elastic deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Happou, Atsushi Muramatsu, Hiroyuki Ueno, Satoru Takeshima
  • Publication number: 20070075470
    Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration-damping device including: an elastic body connecting a first and second mounting member and sealing off one opening of the second mounting member; a flexible film fluid-tightly scaling off an another opening of the second mounting member; a partition member firmly fitted into the second mounting member thereby forming a pressure-receiving chamber partially defined by the rubber elastic body and an equilibrium chamber partially defined by the flexible film, which communicate together via an orifice passage; a short circuit passage is formed to connect the two chambers, and a valve body placing the short circuit passage in a communicating state on a basis of elastic deformation of the elastic body when an excessive pressure differential arises between the two chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Happou, Atsushi Muramatsu, Hiroyuki Ueno, Satoru Takeshima