Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Nimura

Hiroaki Nimura 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).

  • Peak torque decreasing apparatus for an automobile power train
    Patent number: 5499703
    Abstract: An idler mass member is provided inside or outside a torque transmittance path including a clutch for connecting and disconnecting an engine side and a transmission side having a synchromesh. The idler mass member is detached from a power train when the clutch is disengaged and is brought into contact or engagement with a driven side of the power train when or before the clutch is moved to be engaged. Due to the idler mass member, a peak torque generated in the driven side at a rushed start of an automobile is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Kii, Hiroaki Nimura, Mitsuhiro Umeyama