Patents by Inventor Hiroo KAWANO

Hiroo KAWANO 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: 11801723
    Abstract: A strut mount includes: an inner member coupled to a suspension; an outer bracket having an outer cylinder portion housing the inner member, and a flange portion protruding radially outward from the outer cylinder portion and coupled to a vehicle body; an elastic member interposed between the inner member and the outer cylinder portion; and a seal member interposed between the flange portion and the vehicle body. The seal member includes an annular portion located between the flange portion and the vehicle body, and a first downward extending portion extending downward from an outer peripheral portion of the annular portion toward the opposite side from the vehicle body. The flange portion includes a placement surface portion which faces toward the vehicle body and on which the annular portion is placed, and a first sidewall portion extending from an outer peripheral portion of the placement surface portion to the opposite side from the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: KURASHIKI KAKO CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Watanabe, Naoki Miyamoto, Hiroo Kawano
  • Publication number: 20230286343
    Abstract: A strut mount cap is provided on an upper surface of a strut mount, and is configured to close a hole housing a fastening component for the strut mount and a shock absorber. The strut mount cap includes a cap body configured to close the hole, an annular water stop lip provided on an outer periphery of the cap body and in elastic contact with the upper surface of the strut mount to prevent water from entering the hole, a press-fit tube provided on a back side of the cap body and held on an inner peripheral surface of the hole by being press-fitted into the hole, and a check valve configured to open the hole when an internal pressure in the hole is equal to or higher than a preset pressure, and close the hole when the internal pressure is lower than the preset pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Keisuke Ueki, Hiroo Kawano, Yasushi Morita
  • Publication number: 20220105765
    Abstract: A strut mount includes: an inner member coupled to a suspension; an outer bracket having an outer cylinder portion housing the inner member, and a flange portion protruding radially outward from the outer cylinder portion and coupled to a vehicle body; an elastic member interposed between the inner member and the outer cylinder portion; and a seal member interposed between the flange portion and the vehicle body. The seal member includes an annular portion located between the flange portion and the vehicle body, and a first downward extending portion extending downward from an outer peripheral portion of the annular portion toward the opposite side from the vehicle body. The flange portion includes a placement surface portion which faces toward the vehicle body and on which the annular portion is placed, and a first sidewall portion extending from an outer peripheral portion of the placement surface portion to the opposite side from the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicants: KURASHIKI KAKO CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya WATANABE, Naoki MIYAMOTO, Hiroo KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20210381572
    Abstract: A dust cover is configured to cover an outer side of a damper extending in a predetermined direction. The dust cover includes bellows portions and a flange portion. The bellows portions are inclined alternately toward a radially outer side and a radially inner side in an axial direction. The flange portion extends radially outward from a cylindrical portion of the dust cover. The flange portion protrudes radially outward from the cylindrical portion of the dust cover by a dimension larger than a height dimension in a radial direction between a radially inner end and a radially outer end of each of the bellows portions. A thickness of the flange portion is larger than a thickness of the radially outer end of each of the bellows portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroo KAWANO, Shoji SHIMIZU