Patents by Inventor Hiroki Sunouchi

Hiroki Sunouchi 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).

  • Dust cover strike plate and suspension mechanism having the same
    Patent number: 7314108
    Abstract: A dust cover strike plate in a suspension mechanism having a dust cover disposed about a shock absorber and arranged radially inward of a coil spring, and being superimposed on an inner portion of an upper face of a lower spring support member, and includes an abutting face opposite to a lower end of the dust cover in an axial direction. The abutting face has an axial projection height from the lower spring support member that is varied in a circumferential direction corresponding to an incline angle of the lower spring support member to the center axis of the shock absorber so that the abutting face is arranged on a plane substantially perpendicular to the center axis of the shock absorber, with which the lower end of the dust cover comes into contact. A suspension mechanism equipped with the dust cover strike plate is also enclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norimasa Kuki, Koichi Matsuda, Hiroki Sunouchi
  • Dust cover strike plate and suspension mechanism having the same
    Publication number: 20050012292
    Abstract: A dust cover strike plate in a suspension mechanism having a dust cover disposed about a shock absorber and arranged radially inward of a coil spring, and being superimposed on an inner portion of an upper face of a lower spring support member, and includes an abutting face opposite to a lower end of the dust cover in an axial direction. The abutting face has an axial projection height from the lower spring support member that is varied in a circumferential direction corresponding to an incline angle of the lower spring support member to the center axis of the shock absorber so that the abutting face is arranged on a plane substantially perpendicular to the center axis of the shock absorber, with which the lower end of the dust cover comes into contact. A suspension mechanism equipped with the dust cover strike plate is also enclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Norimasa Kuki, Koichi Matsuda, Hiroki Sunouchi