Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kashiwakura

Hiroshi Kashiwakura 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: 20240101394
    Abstract: An elevator motor mounting structure includes a bracket attachment part arranged above a car entrance, a bracket for supporting a motor, and a bolt for fixing the bracket to the bracket attachment part. The bracket includes a cutout that allows a shank of the bolt to enter the cutout when the bracket is attached to the bracket attachment part. The cutout has an entrance-direction cutout portion that extends inward of a car from a side end of the bracket in which the side end faces outward in an entrance direction of the car, and a width-direction cutout portion that extends from an inner end of the entrance-direction cutout portion in a width direction of the car entrance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20240083714
    Abstract: Car doors hanging down via door hangers are disposed on a door rail that is disposed on a vertically-oriented frame disposed above an entrance of a car and extends along a width direction of the entrance of the car. One of a magnetic proximity switch and a target for detecting that the car doors are fully open and fully closed is disposed on a horizontal part extending from an upper end of the frame toward the entrance of the car. The remaining one of the magnetic proximity switch and the target is disposed on an extending part extending from each of the door hangers so as to be opposed in a vertical direction to the one of the magnetic proximity switch and the target for detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11691852
    Abstract: The present invention includes a height raising member body mountable to an upper end of a frame disposed above an entrance of a car that moves up and down through an elevator shaft, in which a rail for guiding a car door in an opening and closing direction and a pulley for use in opening and closing drive of the car door are mounted to the frame. The height raising member body characteristically includes: a base part connectable to the frame; and a supporting part capable of supporting the motor at a position upward away from the base, the motor being configured to drive the pulley via a belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11655124
    Abstract: The present invention provides a support jig for assembling an elevator car including; a first member including a first member body configured to be detachably fixed to a car rail having a front surface and a rear surface and vertically extending in a shaft to guide the ascending and descending of the elevator car on the front surface side, and a mount part on which a component of the elevator car is mountable; and a second member including a second-member fixing part configured to be detachably fixed to the car rail, and a support part extending from the second-member fixing part and configured to support the mount part of the first member from below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11572255
    Abstract: Provided is a door lock operation member for elevator door lock device for operating an elevator door lock device, the elevator door lock device including an interlock and a car door lock, the interlock being configured to lock the movement of a landing door in the opening direction when the landing door is in a closed state, the car door lock being configured to lock the movement of a car door in the opening direction when the car door is in a closed state. The door lock operation member further includes a lock operation part configured to actuate both the interlock and the car door lock in association with movements of the car door in the opening direction and in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11572254
    Abstract: Provided is a door engagement device including an engaging body including an engaging part, the engaging part being configured to engage with an engaged part provided on a driven door that is either one of the landing door and the car door of an elevator, and transmit a driving force that moves a driving door in an opening and closing direction to the driven door, the driving door being the remaining one of the landing door and the car door; and a base that is connected to the driving door and the engaging body. The position of the engaging part is changeable relative to the base in an aligning direction, in which the landing door and the car door align with each other when the landing and car doors are opened and closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11453573
    Abstract: Provided is an elevator door engagement device including a first member and a second member extending in a vertical direction; at least one of a first link member and a second link member, the first link member constituting together with the first member a parallel link mechanism, the second link member constituting together with the second member a parallel link mechanism; a first roller arranged in the first member; and a second roller arranged in the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11440775
    Abstract: Provided is a door engagement device including: a first member that extends in a vertical direction and is able to come into contact with an engaged part from a door closing direction side; a second member that extends in the vertical direction at a position with a distance from the first member to a door opening side and is able to come into contact with the engaged part from a door opening direction side; a pair of link members that form a parallel link mechanism in cooperation with the first member so as to enable the first member to pivotally move between a predetermined first position and a predetermined second position located closer to the door closing direction side than the first position while keeping the posture of the first member; and a restricting part that releasably restricts the pivotal movement of the first member at the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11427442
    Abstract: An anti-falling device for a door of an elevator of the present invention includes: a door hanger; and a first roller and a second roller both provided on the door hanger and arranged to face a lower end surface of the door rail. The first roller is made of a metal is and arranged at a position downwardly away from the lower end surface of the door rail. The second roller is configured to be in elastic contact with the door rail, and is arranged to be held in contact with the lower end surface or arranged at a position closer to the lower end surface than the first roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20220250875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a support jig for assembling an elevator car including; a first member including a first member body configured to be detachably fixed to a car rail having a front surface and a rear surface and vertically extending in a shaft to guide the ascending and descending of the elevator car on the front surface side, and a mount part on which a component of the elevator car is mountable; and a second member including a second-member fixing part configured to be detachably fixed to the car rail, and a support part extending from the second-member fixing part and configured to support the mount part of the first member from below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20220177276
    Abstract: The present invention includes a height raising member body mountable to an upper end of a frame disposed above an entrance of a car that moves up and down through an elevator shaft, in which a rail for guiding a car door in an opening and closing direction and a pulley for use in opening and closing drive of the car door are mounted to the frame. The height raising member body characteristically includes: a base part connectable to the frame; and a supporting part capable of supporting the motor at a position upward away from the base, the motor being configured to drive the pulley via a belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11345573
    Abstract: A door interlock of the present invention includes an engaged part and an engaging part configured to lock a door in a door closed state. The engaging part includes: a locking member; a mounting member mounted to the locking member; a sim member inserted into a slit; a first fixing member; and a second fixing member. The first fixing member is configured to be inserted into a first lock through hole, a first sim through hole, and a mount through hole, thereby fixing the mounting member and the sim member to the locking member. The second fixing member is configured to be inserted into a second lock through hole and a second sim through hole, thereby fixing the sim member to the locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Patent number: 11242224
    Abstract: Provided is an elevator door device including: a rail that is disposed above an entrance; an opening and closing part of the entrance; and a locking mechanism that locks the opening and closing part. The locking mechanism includes: an engaging part including an engaging body that changes its position between a releasing position and an engaging position in association with the opening and closing of the opening and closing part; and an engaged part including an engaged body engaged with the engaging body at the engaging position. The engaged part is disposed in an area between the rail and the entrance, and overlaps with the rail as seen in plan view in the area. The opening and closing part has such a shape as to be able to open and close without abutting on the engaged part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20210323792
    Abstract: An elevator safety device includes: a light projector configured to emit light beam; a reflector reflecting the light beam emitted from the light projector; and a light receiver configured to receive the light beam reflected by the reflector. The light projector and the light receiver are arranged between a car landed on a landing floor and a wall of an elevator shaft and above an upper end of an entrance opening. The reflector is arranged between the car landed on the landing floor and the wall of the elevator shaft and below a lower end of the entrance opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20210316962
    Abstract: Provided is a door lock operation member for elevator door lock device for operating an elevator door lock device, the elevator door lock device including an interlock and a car door lock, the interlock being configured to lock the movement of a landing door in the opening direction when the landing door is in a closed state, the car door lock being configured to lock the movement of a car door in the opening direction when the car door is in a closed state. The door lock operation member further includes a lock operation part configured to actuate both the interlock and the car door lock in association with movements of the car door in the opening direction and in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20210300727
    Abstract: A door interlock of the present invention includes an engaged part and an engaging part configured to lock a door in a door closed state. The engaging part includes: a locking member; a mounting member mounted to the locking member; a sim member inserted into a slit; a first fixing member; and a second fixing member. The first fixing member is configured to be inserted into a first lock through hole, a first sim through hole, and a mount through hole, thereby fixing the mounting member and the sim member to the locking member. The second fixing member is configured to be inserted into a second lock through hole and a second sim through hole, thereby fixing the sim member to the locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20210300726
    Abstract: Provided is an operation setting device for an elevator door device, which includes: a door type selection part that selects opening types of a car door; a speed index selection part that selects an index of an opening and closing speed set for the car door; and a processing part that executes setting processing of deriving operation setting information representative of a setting content related to an opening and closing operation of the door device, and outputting the operation setting information to a controller that controls the opening and closing operation of the door device. The processing part includes a speed pattern deriving part that derives speed pattern information on the basis of the opening type selected by the door type selection part and the index of the opening and closing speed selected by the speed index selection part, in which the speed pattern information is the operation setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20210276830
    Abstract: Provided is an elevator door engagement device including a first member and a second member extending in a vertical direction; at least one of a first link member and a second link member, the first link member constituting together with the first member a parallel link mechanism, the second link member constituting together with the second member a parallel link mechanism; a first roller arranged in the first member; and a second roller arranged in the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20210276829
    Abstract: Provided is a door engagement device including an engaging body including an engaging part, the engaging part being configured to engage with an engaged part provided on a driven door that is either one of the landing door and the car door of an elevator, and transmit a driving force that moves a driving door in an opening and closing direction to the driven door, the driving door being the remaining one of the landing door and the car door; and a base that is connected to the driving door and the engaging body. The position of the engaging part is changeable relative to the base in an aligning direction, in which the landing door and the car door align with each other when the landing and car doors are opened and closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura
  • Publication number: 20210009383
    Abstract: Provided is a door engagement device including: a first member that extends in a vertical direction and is able to come into contact with an engaged part from a door closing direction side; a second member that extends in the vertical direction at a position with a distance from the first member to a door opening side and is able to come into contact with the engaged part from a door opening direction side; a pair of link members that form a parallel link mechanism in cooperation with the first member so as to enable the first member to pivotally move between a predetermined first position and a predetermined second position located closer to the door closing direction side than the first position while keeping the posture of the first member; and a restricting part that releasably restricts the pivotal movement of the first member at the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kashiwakura