Patents by Inventor Hiroki Kimura
Hiroki Kimura 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).
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Patent number: 11940057Abstract: A valve device includes a flow path formation member provided with at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes, and a drive part that outputs a rotational force. The valve device includes a shaft, and a rotor having a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation member where the flow path hole is opened, and the rotor is configured to increase or decrease an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The valve device includes an energization member that energizes the rotor toward the flow path formation member. The valve device includes a coupling structure configured to tiltably couple the shaft to the rotor such that a contact state between the sliding surface and the opening surface is held regardless of a posture or a position of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Syota Kimura, Hiroki Shimada, Akira Higuchi, Takehito Mizunuma, Takuya Hamada, Ryou Sano
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Patent number: 11708894Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is to provide a shift apparatus that performs switching of shift ranges of a vehicle, the shift apparatus including: an operation member; a shift control section; and a regulation mechanism, wherein the shift control section is configured to select a second range when the operation member moves from a first position to a second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and the shift control section is configured to select a first range when that a shift mechanism is in a shift restriction state and the operation member moves from the first position to the second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and to allow an operation control section to execute the regulation by the regulation mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Kimura, Satoshi Kono, Masashi Misawa
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Publication number: 20230160408Abstract: A joint structure increases fastening force between a first member and a second member while preventing peeling of an anti-rust coating film of the first member. The joint structure includes the first member in which the anti-rust coating film is formed by electrodeposition on a surface of a metallic base material; the second member that contacts the first member; and fastening members that fasten the first and second members together. Plural convex portions, each having a height less than a thickness of the electrodeposition coating film, are disposed in at least a part of a surface of the second member that contacts the first member. The first member and the second member are fastened by the fastening members such that the electrodeposition coating film of the first member and the convex portions mesh with each other without the base material of the first member contacting the convex portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Naohiko FUKUDA, Takahiro KUMAGAI, Koji MIYAMOTO, Hiroki KIMURA
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Patent number: 11473646Abstract: The bushing includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and an elastic body therebetween. The outer cylinder has a central recess portion formed in a curved shape. The inner cylinder has a central convex portion being formed in a curved shape. A distance between a vertex of the central recess portion and the vertex of the central convex portion is smaller than a distance between a point other than the vertex of the central recess portion and a point at which a straight line extending from the point other than the vertex of the central recess portion to an intersection point of the perpendicular line and the axis of the inner cylinder intersects the central convex portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, MOLTEN CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu Sano, Takahiko Shigyo, Hiroki Kimura, Masaya Hiramatsu, Haruaki Iseri, Kazuhiro Okuyama, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Eiji Okada, Naoki Kurata, Hiromi Miwade, Tadashi Yoshimura, Ryo Ogawa, Tomohiro Tuji, Masayuki Mochizuki
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Patent number: 11433725Abstract: The bushing includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and an elastic body therebetween. The outer cylinder has a central recess portion recessed from the inner peripheral surface in the radial direction at the central portion in the axial direction, and the thickness of both end portions is thicker than the thickness of the central portion. The central recess portion is formed in a curved shape or having a curved and a straight shape. The inner cylinder has a central convex portion swelling from the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction at a position corresponding to the central recess portion. The maximum outer diameter of the central convex portion is larger than the minimum inner diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation, MOLTEN CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu Sano, Takahiko Shigyo, Hiroki Kimura, Masaya Hiramatsu, Haruaki Iseri, Kazuhiro Okuyama, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Eiji Okada, Naoki Kurata, Hiromi Miwade, Tadashi Yoshimura, Ryo Ogawa, Tomohiro Tuji, Masayuki Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20220186433Abstract: The durability of a wire rope is improved. The wire rope includes a rope body having at least one strand each formed with a plurality of element wires twisted with each other; a lubricant interposed between the plurality of element wires of the at least one strand; and a resin layer coating the outer periphery of the rope body along with the lubricant, the lubricant containing a sulfur-containing organic molybdenum compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: TOYOFLEX CORPORATION, ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki KIMURA, Masashi ISHIBASHI, Takaya HASHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20220128075Abstract: A panel joint structure suppresses stress concentration on a flange corner section-side end-portion of an adhesive during application of a peeling load. A first panel member includes a panel body section, a corner section, and a first flange section. A second panel member is arranged to oppose the first flange section. A joint section joins the first flange section and the second panel member in a contact state thereof, and an adhesive continuously provided in a longitudinal direction of the corner section adheres the first flange section to the second panel member. The first panel member includes a load transmission section near a joint section, and the load transmission section is provided between the panel body section and the first flange section, and an angle ?2 thereof that is defined with the panel body section is larger than an angle ?1 defined by the panel body section and a portion in a short direction of the first flange section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Mitsuru WAKABAYASHI, Koji MIYAMOTO, Takayuki NAKAMAE, Noriyuki KAWAI, Teppei OE, Hiroki KIMURA, Kenichi YAMAMOTO, Koki KAGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20210328162Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a flexible electronic element substrate comprising a polyimide layer that has both low ultraviolet transmittance and high visible light transmittance and that is capable of suppressing ultraviolet degradation without any reduction in the performance of an electronic element. In order to solve this problem, the flexible electronic element substrate comprises a polyimide layer that satisfies all of (1) through (3) below: (1) maximum transmittance at a wavelength of 400±5 nm is 70% or higher at a thickness of 5 ?m; (2) the b* value in an L*a*b* color system is 5 or less at a thickness of 5 ?m; and (3) transmittance of light at a wavelength of 350 nm is 10% or less at a thickness of 5 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicants: RIKEN, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Kenjiro FUKUDA, Hiroki KIMURA, Takao SOMEYA, Kenichi FUKUKAWA, Masaki OKAZAKI, Tatsuhiro URAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210301919Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is to provide a shift apparatus that performs switching of shift ranges of a vehicle, the shift apparatus including: an operation member; a shift control section; and a regulation mechanism, wherein the shift control section is configured to select a second range when the operation member moves from a first position to a second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and the shift control section is configured to select a first range when that a shift mechanism is in a shift restriction state and the operation member moves from the first position to the second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and to allow an operation control section to execute the regulation by the regulation mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Hiroki Kimura, Satoshi Kono, Masashi Misawa
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Publication number: 20210301921Abstract: To provide a shift apparatus capable of preventing a vehicle from entering a different travel state even when a state in which a range position cannot be identified occurs due to the range position being set between ranges or due to a fault. A shift apparatus of a vehicle, the shift apparatus including: a shift member that is enabled to switch to any of a plurality of predetermined ranges by performing a rotation operation of a dial-type operation member; and range position detection means configured to detect a predetermined range position of the shift member; wherein, if a state in which the range position cannot be detected continues for a predetermined time or more, notification means is operated irrespective of the rotation operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Hiroki KIMURA, Satoshi KONO, Fumitaka ABE, Yuki HONZAWA
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Patent number: 10843518Abstract: A fragile portion is provided at a portion of a suspension arm which is positioned near a vehicle-body attachment portion. The fragile portion is configured such that when a load which is greater than a specified magnitude is inputted to a front wheel from a vehicle forward side, the suspension arm is bent at the fragile portion, whereby the front wheel is rotated rearwardly around the fragile portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Kanamaru, Hiroto Kido, Yasushi Ishikawa, Atsushi Kawamoto, Yuuki Uchiba, Hiroki Kimura, Susumu Sano
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Patent number: 10747432Abstract: A storage device includes a first memory having a first access speed, a second memory having a second access speed slower than the first access speed, and a processor coupled to the first memory and the second memory and configured to copy one or a plurality of first data blocks included in a plurality of data blocks stored in the first memory, to the second memory, determine whether a processing amount per unit of time in the first memory reaches a threshold value based on a limit value of the processing amount when the processor receives a read request of a second data block included in the first data blocks, and read the second data block from the first memory when the processing amount does not reach the threshold value, and read the second data block from the second memory when the processing amount reaches the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMIITEDInventors: Hiroki Kimura, Toshiharu Makida
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Publication number: 20200113089Abstract: A module device includes a substrate, an upper-side case, a lower-side case, and an auxiliary member. The upper-side case has a first wall and covers at least a part of a first surface of the substrate. The lower-side case has a second wall that extends to the substrate and is in contact with the substrate. The lower-side case covers at least a part of a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface of the substrate. The auxiliary member assists an electrical connection between the second wall and at least one of the substrate and the first wall. The upper-side case is fitted to the lower-side case across the substrate to house at least a part of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: NIHON DEMPA KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoya YORITA, Youhei NAKAJIMA, Hiroki KIMURA
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Publication number: 20200109760Abstract: The bushing includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and an elastic body therebetween. The outer cylinder has a central recess portion formed in a curved shape. The inner cylinder has a central convex portion being formed in a curved shape. A distance between a vertex of the central recess portion and the vertex of the central convex portion is smaller than a distance between a point other than the vertex of the central recess portion and a point at which a straight line extending from the point other than the vertex of the central recess portion to an intersection point of the perpendicular line and the axis of the inner cylinder intersects the central convex portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Susumu SANO, Takahiko SHIGYO, Hiroki KIMURA, Masaya HIRAMATSU, Haruaki ISERI, Kazuhiro OKUYAMA, Hiroyuki OKAMOTO, Eiji OKADA, Naoki KURATA, Hiromi MIWADE, Tadashi YOSHIMURA, Ryo OGAWA, Tomohiro TUJI, Masayuki MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20200108682Abstract: The bushing includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and an elastic body therebetween. The outer cylinder has a central recess portion recessed from the inner peripheral surface in the radial direction at the central portion in the axial direction, and the thickness of both end portions is thicker than the thickness of the central portion. The central recess portion is formed in a curved shape or having a curved and a straight shape. The inner cylinder has a central convex portion swelling from the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction at a position corresponding to the central recess portion. The maximum outer diameter of the central convex portion is larger than the minimum inner diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Susumu SANO, Takahiko SHIGYO, Hiroki KIMURA, Masaya HIRAMATSU, Haruaki ISERI, Kazuhiro OKUYAMA, Hiroyuki OKAMOTO, Eiji OKADA, Naoki KURATA, Hiromi MIWADE, Tadashi YOSHIMURA, Ryo OGAWA, Tomohiro TUJI, Masayuki MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20190332458Abstract: An information processing system includes a server and a terminal device. The server stores definition information defining a permissible range of an input value in a memory; outputs the definition information according to an obtainment request; and executes a process using the input value included in a process request according to the process request including the input value. The terminal device receives the definition information from the server; displays a screen including an input area of the input value on the display device; determines whether or not the input value is within the permissible range based on the definition information received from the server, when the input value is input to the input area; and transmits the process request including the input value to the server in a case where it is determined that the input value is within the permissible range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Hiroki Kimura
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Publication number: 20190077207Abstract: A fragile portion is provided at a portion of a suspension arm which is positioned near a vehicle-body attachment portion. The fragile portion is configured such that when a load which is greater than a specified magnitude is inputted to a front wheel from a vehicle forward side, the suspension arm is bent at the fragile portion, whereby the front wheel is rotated rearwardly around the fragile portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke KANAMARU, Hiroto KIDO, Yasushi ISHIKAWA, Atsushi KAWAMOTO, Yuuki UCHIBA, Hiroki KIMURA, Susumu SANO
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Patent number: 10024431Abstract: This control device for a vehicle switches a shift range of an automatic transmission through the use of an actuator, wherein the control device for a vehicle is characterized in being provided with a shift selection unit for receiving a shift position selection from a driver and a control unit for switching the shift range to a parking range through the use of an actuator when a vehicle power source turns off or when a drive power source stops, the control unit maintaining a neutral range, when the vehicle power source turns off or when the drive power source stops, until the elapse of a first prescribed time after the shift selection unit receives a neutral position selection while the vehicle power source is on or while the drive power source is driving.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dennis Parker, Jr., Hiroyuki Kuki, Taichi Kitamura, Takeru Tajima, Yoshiyuki Kokubo, Shunpei Hino, Hiroki Kimura, Shinichiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20180032256Abstract: A storage device includes a first memory having a first access speed, a second memory having a second access speed slower than the first access speed, and a processor coupled to the first memory and the second memory and configured to copy one or a plurality of first data blocks included in a plurality of data blocks stored in the first memory, to the second memory, determine whether a processing amount per unit of time in the first memory reaches a threshold value based on a limit value of the processing amount when the processor receives a read request of a second data block included in the first data blocks, and read the second data block from the first memory when the processing amount does not reach the threshold value, and read the second data block from the second memory when the processing amount reaches the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hiroki KIMURA, Toshiharu Makida
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Publication number: 20160186859Abstract: This control device for a vehicle switches a shift range of an automatic transmission by means of an actuator, wherein the control device for a vehicle is characterized in being provided with a shift selection unit for receiving a shift position selection from a driver and a control unit for switching the shift range to a parking range by means of an actuator when a vehicle power source turns off or when a drive power source stops, the control unit maintaining a neutral range, when the vehicle power source turns off or when the drive power source stops, until the elapse of a first prescribed time after the shift selection unit receives a neutral position selection while the vehicle power source is on or while the drive power source is driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Dennis PARKER, Jr., Hiroyuki KUKI, Taichi KITAMURA, Takeru TAJIMA, Yoshiyuki KOKUBO, Shunpei HINO, Hiroki KIMURA, Shinichiro WATANABE