Patents by Inventor Hironori Koyama

Hironori Koyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20130264756
    Abstract: A fluid filled vibration damping device including: a first mounting member; a second mounting member having a cylindrical portion; and a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the first and second mounting members. The first mounting member is fixed to one end of the main rubber elastic body, and an insertion metal fitting in a cylindrical shape is fixed onto an outer peripheral face of another end thereof, and the cylindrical portion of the second mounting member is bonded by pressure to the insertion metal fitting with a sealing rubber in between in a fluid-tight manner. The insertion metal fitting is provided with an inward protrusion where part of a wall portion protrudes inward. A sealing rubber storage space is formed between the inward protrusion and the cylindrical portion of the second mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori DAITO, Mutsumi MURAOKA, Hironori KOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20120242019
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type active vibration damping device including: a pressure-receiving chamber; an equilibrium chamber; an orifice passage permitting fluid flow between the two chambers; an oscillation member oscillated by an electromagnetic actuator; an intermediate chamber; and a pressure transmission passage through which pressure fluctuations produced in the intermediate chamber is applied to the pressure-receiving chamber. The intermediate chamber is provided independently of the equilibrium chamber. The pressure transmission passage comprises a filter orifice tuned to higher frequency than the orifice passage. A movable plate is provided for limiting an amount of fluid flow through the filter orifice. A leak hole is formed for continuously interconnecting the intermediate chamber and the pressure-receiving chamber, and a liquid column resonance frequency of the leak hole is set to not more than half of that of the filter orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori KOYAMA, Mutsumi MURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20120242021
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type vibration damping device including a base component and a tubular mating component. The tubular mating component is externally fitted onto the base component by means of a diameter-constricting caulking with a sealing rubber clasped therebetween so as to constitute a mate-fastened portion. The tubular mating component extends axially outward beyond a sealed section of the mate-fastened portion so as to provide a caulking tube portion. A diametrical position of the tubular mating component at the sealed section is determined by contact of the caulking tube portion against an outside peripheral face of a positioning projection provided on the base component so as to define a diametrical positioning portion. The caulking tube portion is constricted in diameter and held in engagement with an axial edge portion of the positioning projection so as to form an axial positioning portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori KOYAMA, Mutsumi MURAOKA, Hironori DAITO, Satoshi UMEMURA, Jyoji TSUTSUMIDA, Shinichi SUGANUMA, Takeshi HAMANAKA, Kaoru MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20120242020
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type active vibration damping device including: a first mounting member; a second mounting member; a main rubber elastic body connecting the first and second mounting members; a fluid chamber; an oscillation member that partially defines a wall of the fluid chamber; an actuator having an output shaft, the output shaft being connected to the oscillation member; a connecting member that interconnects the oscillation member and the output shaft at one point with the oscillation member superposed against a projecting distal end of the output shaft; and an abutting portion provided by superposed faces of the oscillation member and the output shaft being positioned in abutment with each other at an outer peripheral side of a connected section where the oscillation member and the output shaft are interconnected by the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mutsumi MURAOKA, Satoshi UMEMURA, Hironori KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 8139629
    Abstract: An adaptive controller includes an adaptive-signal generator for generating an adaptive signal, which includes a first amplitude filter coefficient and a first phase filter coefficient, in a first transfer path based on an angular frequency of a cyclic signal, which a vibration generation source generates; a first residual-error detector for detecting a first residual error at a first observation point in the first transfer path; an observation-point target-value setter for setting a residual-error target value, which includes an amplitude target value complying with the angular frequency; and a first filter-coefficient updater for updating the first amplitude filter coefficient and the first phase filter coefficient based on the angular frequency, the first residual error and the residual-error target value. Thus, when adding the adaptive signal to the cyclic signal, the adaptive controller can make the residual error, which results from the addition, not equal to zero intentionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Muramatsu, Hironori Koyama
  • Patent number: 8104750
    Abstract: A fluid filled vibration damping device including: a fluid passage interconnecting a pressure receiving chamber partially defined by a rubber elastic body connecting a first and second mounting members, and an equilibrium chamber partially defined by a flexible film; a movable valve body provided for switching the fluid passage between a communicating state and a blocked state through reciprocating operation; an electric motor employed for actuating the movable valve body; an actuating force converter mechanism provided on an actuating force transmission path from the electric motor to the movable valve body. A rotational actuating force of the electric motor is transmitted as reciprocating actuating force to the movable valve body by the actuating force converter mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Hasegawa, Hironori Koyama, Satoshi Umemura
  • Patent number: 8091872
    Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration damping device includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a main rubber elastic body, a flexible film, a partition member, a valve, a coil, a control-signals-generating circuit and a power amplifier circuit. The valve enables to switch the second orifice passage between an open state and a closed state. The second orifice passage communicates the pressure-receiving chamber and the equilibrium chamber with each other. The switch of the valve is performed by an electromagnetic force occurring by an electrical connection of the coil. Furthermore the control-signals-generating circuit is formed and disposed separately from the coil. The control-signals-generating circuit produces state switching control signals of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Koyama, Atsushi Muramatsu, Akio Saiki, Takayoshi Yasuda
  • Patent number: 8083217
    Abstract: A Fluid-filled type vibration damping device, which is configured to be free from the necessity of supplying a continuous application of electricity to a coil so as to maintain a movable valve body in either an opened state or a closed state, is provided. The device includes a cam mechanism, which transmits a rotational drive force of a motor to the movable valve body in the form of a reciprocating drive force. In the device, a first rotation angle switch is connected to a first control switch in series relative to a motor coil, and a second rotation angle switch is connected to a second control switch in parallel relative to the first switch. The first rotation angle switch is turned on in a state of a first angular range ?1, and the second rotation angle switch is turned on in a third angular range ?3. When the first control switch and the second control switch receive the same control signal, they are brought into respective inverted ON/OFF states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Koyama, Koichi Hasegawa, Atsushi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 8047513
    Abstract: A vibration damping device including: a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber connected by a first orifice passage; a movable member disposed within the pressure-receiving chamber, to form a primary fluid chamber partly defined by a rubber elastic body, and an auxiliary fluid chamber partly defined by an oscillating plate; and a second orifice passage connecting the auxiliary fluid chamber to the equilibrium chamber. A through-hole is formed in a partition member that partitions the primary fluid chamber and the auxiliary fluid chamber, the oscillating plate is housed within the through-hole with a gap provided therebetween whereby the oscillating plate is displaceable in an axial direction within the through-hole. A stopper abutted by the oscillating plate during displacement to one axial side is provided, with the gap becoming closed off when the oscillating plate is in a state of abutment against the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Muraoka, Hironori Koyama
  • Publication number: 20110180980
    Abstract: An active antivibration device which includes a main body, a mobile element which is elastically supported inside the main body and movable in an axial direction of the main body, and a coil which is disposed inside the main body and fixed to the main body. The mobile element includes a mobile axis body supported in the axial direction of the main body, and a first yoke, a permanent magnet and a second yoke which are held by the mobile axis body and disposed successively along an axial direction of the mobile axis body. The permanent magnet is magnetized in the axial direction of the mobile axis body and disposed between the first yoke and the second yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicants: KEIHIN CORPORATION, TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi URAYAMA, Hirozumi Kon, Hironori Koyama, Mutsumi Muraoka, Atsushi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20110057367
    Abstract: An active vibration damper including: an inner shaft member provided to a movable member; an outer tube member provided to a stator; a pair of leaf springs elastically connecting axially both sides of the inner shaft member and the outer tube member so as to make a linear actuator operatable by itself; an elastic connecting rubber connecting the inner shaft member and the outer tube member; a mass body holding portion provided to the inner shaft member for holding an additional mass body that is disposed further outwardly than the elastic connecting rubber; and a housing having a structure dividable in an axial direction in which respective openings are secured to each other with an annular seal being interposed therebetween at an outer peripheral side of the elastic connecting rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Hasegawa, Atsushi Muramatsu, Tetsuyoshi Shibata, Hironori Koyama
  • Publication number: 20100301530
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type active vibration damping device including a vibration damping device main unit, an oscillation member, and an actuator. The actuator is constituted by an electromagnetic actuator having a stator that includes a coil fixed to a second mounting member while having a movable member linearly displaceable relative to the stator when the coil is energized. A shaft member is provided for connecting the movable member and the oscillation member with each other. A connecting portion is provided for attaching the shaft member to the movable member while permitting the shaft member to tilt as well as to undergo displacement in an axis-perpendicular direction with respect to the movable member. A displacement preventing portion is provided for fastening the movable member and the shaft member to each other by preventing tilt as well as displacement in the axis-perpendicular direction due to the connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori Koyama, Koichi Hasegawa, Atsushi Muramatsu, Mutsumi Muraoka, Satoshi Umemura, Atsushi Urayama, Hirozumi Kon
  • Publication number: 20090184447
    Abstract: A Fluid-filled type vibration damping device, which is configured to be free from the necessity of supplying a continuous application of electricity to a coil so as to maintain a movable valve body in either an opened state or a closed state, is provided. The device includes a cam mechanism, which transmits a rotational drive force of a motor to the movable valve body in the form of a reciprocating drive force. In the device, a first rotation angle switch is connected to a first control switch in series relative to a motor coil, and a second rotation angle switch is connected to a second control switch in parallel relative to the first switch. The first rotation angle switch is turned on in a state of a first angular range ?1, and the second rotation angle switch is turned on in a third angular range ?3. When the first control switch and the second control switch receive the same control signal, they are brought into respective inverted ON/OFF states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori KOYAMA, Koichi HASEGAWA, Atsushi MURAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20090102105
    Abstract: A fluid filled vibration damping device including: a fluid passage interconnecting a pressure receiving chamber partially defined by a rubber elastic body connecting a first and second mounting members, and an equilibrium chamber partially defined by a flexible film; a movable valve body provided for switching the fluid passage between a communicating state and a blocked state through reciprocating operation; an electric motor employed for actuating the movable valve body; an actuating force converter mechanism provided on an actuating force transmission path from the electric motor to the movable valve body. A rotational actuating force of the electric motor is transmitted as reciprocating actuating force to the movable valve body by the actuating force converter mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Hasegawa, Hironori Koyama, Satoshi Umemura
  • Publication number: 20090079118
    Abstract: A vibration damping device including: a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber connected by a first orifice passage; a movable member disposed within the pressure-receiving chamber, to form a primary fluid chamber partly defined by a rubber elastic body, and an auxiliary fluid chamber partly defined by an oscillating plate; and a second orifice passage connecting the auxiliary fluid chamber to the equilibrium chamber. A through-hole is formed in a partition member that partitions the primary fluid chamber and the auxiliary fluid chamber, the oscillating plate is housed within the through-hole with a gap provided therebetween whereby the oscillating plate is displaceable in an axial direction within the through-hole. A stopper abutted by the oscillating plate during displacement to one axial side is provided, with the gap becoming closed off when the oscillating plate is in a state of abutment against the stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD .
    Inventors: Mutsumi MURAOKA, Hironori KOYAMA
  • Patent number: 7494115
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type vibration damping device including: a primary fluid chamber partially constituted by a main rubber elastic body connecting a first and second mounting member; an equilibrium chamber partially constituted by a flexible film; a partition member supported by the second mounting member; and a partition rubber film is superimposed against the partition member and secured interlocking with an annular interlocking projection projecting from the partition member. A first seal rubber is compressed between the interlocking projection and the tubular fitting member and extending about the entire circumference, thereby forming a working air chamber therebetween. A gap is furnished between and a second seal rubber is compressed between the tubular fitting member and the orifice member, and extending about the entire circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Maeno, Atsushi Muramatsu, Hironori Koyama
  • Publication number: 20080296818
    Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration damping device includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a main rubber elastic body, a flexible film, a partition member, a valve, a coil, a control-signals-generating circuit and a power amplifier circuit. The valve enables to switch the second orifice passage between an open state and a closed state. The second orifice passage communicates the pressure-receiving chamber and the equilibrium chamber with each other. The switch of the valve is performed by an electromagnetic force occurring by an electrical connection of the coil. Furthermore the control-signals-generating circuit is formed and disposed separately from the coil. The control-signals-generating circuit produces state switching control signals of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Koyama, Atsushi Muramatsu, Akio Saiki, Takayoshi Yasuda
  • Patent number: 7350776
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type vibration-damping device having an elastic rubber film partially defining a primary fluid chamber at one surface and partially defining a pressure action chamber. The pressure action chamber varies its pressure under control so that the elastic rubber film changes its elasticity to change damping characteristics of the device. To give sufficient recovery force for the elastic rubber film, the elastic rubber film includes a plurality of thick reinforcing ribs circumferentially spaced apart from one another and extending in a radial direction from an outside peripheral edge over a length not reaching a center so that areas situated between pairs of adjacent reinforcing ribs constitutes thin portions formed by a thin rubber elastic body, while the center portion of the elastic rubber film situated between distal ends constitutes a bowed center portion thinner than the reinforcing ribs and convex towards the pressure action chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Muramatsu, Hajime Maeno, Mutsumi Muraoka, Hironori Koyama
  • Patent number: 7344128
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type vibration-damping device having a movable rubber plate housed within a partition member partitioning a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber from each other. The movable rubber plate is moved owing to the pressure difference between the two chambers. The movable rubber plate comprises the movable rubber plate formed of a generally disk shaped rubber elastic body having formed thereon in alternating fashion concave grooves and convex ribs each extending in a circumferential direction about a same center axis, the convex ribs have tapered cross section gradually narrowing in width towards an distal end thereof, and the concave grooves and convex ribs are disposed at the same locations in a diametrical direction on either face of the movable rubber plate so that the thickness of the movable rubber plate is varied in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Muramatsu, Hajime Maeno, Mutsumi Muraoka, Hironori Koyama, Satoshi Umemura
  • Publication number: 20080060894
    Abstract: An active vibration damper having: an electromagnetic oscillator with a coil member and a yoke member, one of the coil member and yoke member of the electromagnetic oscillator being fixed to a target member whose vibration to be damped while the other being elastically supported by the target member via a support rubber elastic body; and a base member having a cylindrical peripheral wall portion and a floor portion, and fixed to the target member. The support rubber elastic body is housed within the base member, and the electromagnetic oscillator is disposed outside of the base member, on an opposite side of the support rubber elastic body with the floor portion of the base member being interposed. An insertion hole is formed at the floor portion of the base member, and the other of the coil and yoke member forms a coupling rod inserted through the insertion hole and fixed to a center portion of the support rubber elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hironori Koyama, Atsushi Muramatsu