Patents by Inventor Junichi Akaike

Junichi Akaike 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: 8122565
    Abstract: To obtain a hand-held powered suction device, which secures a high suction performance by a lightweight fan while preventing a blade of the fan from being damaged or being broken due to a sucked object. Forming an air intake opening along a driving axis of a fan in a portable-type fan case and providing a fan protection member to be rotated at an upstream side in an air intake direction of the fan within the intake opening being attached so as to be integrally rotated with the driving axis, a shock absorbing surface that is perpendicular in an air intake direction of the intake opening is formed on the fan protection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corp.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Nakayama, Masaki Takeda, Junichi Akaike
  • Publication number: 20090113661
    Abstract: To obtain a hand-held powered suction device, which secures a high suction performance by a lightweight fan while preventing a blade of the fan from being damaged or being broken due to a sucked object. Forming an air intake opening along a driving axis of a fan in a portable-type fan case and providing a fan protection member to be rotated at an upstream side in an air intake direction of the fan within the intake opening being attached so as to be integrally rotated with the driving axis, a shock absorbing surface that is perpendicular in an air intake direction of the intake opening is formed on the fan protection member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshiki Nakayama, Masaki Takeda, Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 7363886
    Abstract: To achieve improved cooling in a power unit, a first fan is coupled with an end of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine to cool at least a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, and a second fan is coupled with another end of the crankshaft to cool at least the cylinder. The cylinder is cooled by the air supplied from the first fan and the second fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Akaike, Tomoko Tada, Tadashi Kamoshita
  • Publication number: 20060185628
    Abstract: To achieve improved cooling in a power unit, a first fan is coupled with an end of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine to cool at least a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, and a second fan is coupled with another end of the crankshaft to cool at least the cylinder. The cylinder is cooled by the air supplied from the first fan and the second fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Junichi Akaike, Tomoko Tada, Tadashi Kamoshita
  • Patent number: 6758181
    Abstract: A starter which is capable of smoothly and reliably starting an internal combustion engine even though an electric motor employed is relatively small in size and output, thereby making it possible to minimize power consumption of the electric motor, to miniaturize the capacity of battery, to reduce the total weight of the starter, to enhance the durability of the starter, and to suppress the generation of failure of the starter. This starter comprises a buffering/power-accumulating means disposed midway along a power transmission system between a driving member and a driven member, wherein the buffering/power-accumulating means is enabled, during the driving process, to accumulate the power supplied through the driving process while alleviating any impact to the driven member, the accumulated power being subsequently employed to drive the driven member, and wherein the driving member is an electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Giichi Iida, Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 6694941
    Abstract: There is provided a recoil starter which is capable of inhibiting settling and bending in the spiral spring of spiral spring mechanism, thus improving the durability of the spiral spring and preventing the internal hook end of the spiral spring from being easily disengaged from the core portion. The spiral spring mechanism comprises a spiral spring case placed close to the driving member, a actuating pulley placed close to the driven member, a spiral spring interposed between the spiral spring case and the actuating pulley, and means for rotating the spiral spring case only unidirectionally, wherein the outer and inner ends of the spiral spring are fastened to the spiral spring case and the actuating pulley, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Tamotsu Ueda, Toshio Taomo, Yutaka Yamada, Shingo Kishida, Junichi Akaike, Kazumasa Iida
  • Patent number: 6679217
    Abstract: A recoil starter wherein unidirectional rotating means is enabled to sustain a larger magnitude of torque, obviating the employment of parts which are high in mechanical strength, in rigidity and in working precision, thus making it possible to reduce the weight and the manufacturing cost thereof. The recoil starter includes a driving member, a driven member, and buffering/power-accumulating means interposed between the driving member and the driven member. The buffering/power-accumulating means is enabled, during the driving process, to accumulate the power supplied through the driving process while alleviating impact to the driven member. The accumulated power is subsequently employed to drive the driven member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Starting Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Nieda, Hideki Hashiba, Hiroji Kawasaki, Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 6588390
    Abstract: A recoil starter includes a rotary driving member that is adapted to be rotated by pulling a recoil rope and an interlocking rotary member that is adapted to be rotated independently of the rotary driving member. A buffering spring is coupled between the rotary driving member and the interlocking rotary member. The buffering spring, which may be a torsion coil spring or a spiral spring, applies a rotational bias between the rotary driving member and the interlocking rotary member and is adapted to transmit the rotation of the rotary driving member to the interlocking rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroji Kawasaki, Junichi Akaike
  • Publication number: 20030037750
    Abstract: There is provided a recoil starter which is capable of inhibiting settling and bending in the spiral spring of spiral spring mechanism, thus improving the durability of the spiral spring and preventing the internal hook end of the spiral spring from being easily disengaged from the core portion. The spiral spring mechanism comprises a spiral spring case placed close to the driving member, a actuating pulley placed close to the driven member, a spiral spring interposed between the spiral spring case and the actuating pulley, and means for rotating the spiral spring case only unidirectionally, wherein the outer and inner ends of the spiral spring are fastened to the spiral spring case and the actuating pulley, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Tamotsu Ueda, Toshio Taomo, Yutaka Yamada, Shingo Kishida, Junichi Akaike, Kazumasa Iida
  • Patent number: 6508220
    Abstract: A starter that is capable of minimizing fluctuations in the pulling force of a starter rope so as to make it possible to perform a smooth pulling operation when starting an internal combustion engine includes a driving section (A), a driven section (B), and a buffering/power-accumulating device (15) interposed between the driving section (A) and the driven section (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Akaike, Masaki Sugaya, Michiyasu Kuwano, Fumihiko Aiyama, Hiroji Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20020121258
    Abstract: A recoil starter wherein unidirectional rotating means is enabled to sustain a larger magnitude of torque, obviating the employment of parts which are high in mechanical strength, in rigidity and in working precision, thus making it possible to reduce the weight and the manufacturing cost thereof. The recoil starter includes a driving member, a driven member, and buffering/power-accumulating means interposed between the driving member and the driven member. The buffering/power-accumulating means is enabled, during the driving process, to accumulate the power supplied through the driving process while alleviating impact to the driven member. The accumulated power is subsequently employed to drive the driven member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Seiichi Nieda, Hideki Hashiba, Hiroji Kawasaki, Junichi Akaike
  • Publication number: 20020092493
    Abstract: A starter which is capable of smoothly and reliably starting an internal combustion engine even though an electric motor employed is relatively small in size and output, thereby making it possible to minimize power consumption of the electric motor, to miniaturize the capacity of battery, to reduce the total weight of the starter, to enhance the durability of the starter, and to suppress the generation of failure of the starter. This starter comprises a buffering/power-accumulating means disposed midway along a power transmission system between a driving member and a driven member, wherein the buffering/power-accumulating means is enabled, during the driving process, to accumulate the power supplied through the driving process while alleviating any impact to the driven member, the accumulated power being subsequently employed to drive the driven member, and wherein the driving member is an electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Giichi Iida, Junichi Akaike
  • Publication number: 20010047786
    Abstract: A recoil starter includes a rotary driving member that is adapted to be rotated by pulling a recoil rope and an interlocking rotary member that is adapted to be rotated independently of the rotary driving member. A buffering spring is coupled between the rotary driving member and the interlocking rotary member. The buffering spring, which may be a torsion coil spring or a spiral spring, applies a rotational bias between the rotary driving member and the interlocking rotary member and is adapted to transmit the rotation of the rotary driving member to the interlocking rotary member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Hiroji Kawasaki, Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 6105258
    Abstract: A brake device disposed in the vicinity of a clutch drum has a leaf spring having a brake pad thereon which is brought into slidable contact with the clutch drum. A cam member and a compression coil spring which opposes a cam member with the leaf spring disposed therebetween are provided on a free end of the leaf spring. The cam member is rotated by a rotatable shaft together with a pinion gear which meshes with a rack formed on a stand. When a trimmer is placed on the ground, the stand is moved upwardly and the brake pad is brought into the braking position where the brake pad slidably contacts with the clutch drum. This braking position is released when an operation lever is operated by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 5397056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fully-automatic spraying system employing a spray car. The system includes a spray car body and a truck on which the spray car body is mounted so that the spray car body can be loaded onto and unloaded from the truck. A reel around which a spray-feeding hose is wound is rotatably mounted on the truck. The reel is drivingly connected to an axle of the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Sakatani, Yukio Ogihara, Junichi Akaike, Nori Harada
  • Patent number: 4909201
    Abstract: Disclosed is a recoil starter for internal combustion engines. The recoil starter includes a rope outlet portion formed on the casing thereof. A rope guide member adapted to guide the tope abuts from within against a step portion formed in the rope outlet portion. A holding member abuts against this rope guide member to hold it in such a manner that it cannot be separated from the rope outlet portion of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nagashima, Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 4843718
    Abstract: An automatic sharpener for a chain saw in which a securing mechanism is released by a grip portion thereof, and a sleeve-like member is moved forward with respect to the main body by urging force of a spring so that the grindstone thereof can be automatically pushed forward from its retracted position upto the position at which the teeth of the saw chain are set, and a grindstone receiving body can be slightly moved forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the main body thereof by rotation of a screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nagashima, Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 4730714
    Abstract: A drive system for a self-propelled machine including a drive-side main body supporting a pressure contact disc, and a driven-side main body supporting a clutch disc. One of the drive-side main body and driven-side main body is secured to a machine body, and the other main body is connected to the machine body through springs while being movable in floating movement with respect to the machine body, whereby the two discs can be brought into and out of contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Akaike, Masatoshi Satoh
  • Patent number: 4702063
    Abstract: A grass collecting bag for a lawn mower comprises a bag member opened at its one end and a cover member attached to the bag member so as to cover the open end of the bag member, the cover member being completely separable from the bag member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Satoh, Junichi Akaike
  • Patent number: 4667786
    Abstract: A blade-brake clutch device of a lawn mower in which a brake drum of an internal expanding type brake and a clutch drum of a centrifugal type clutch are combined together with back to back relation and fixedly secured to a rotating shaft of a mower blade, there being provided a clutch boss member for holding clutch shoes of the centrifugal clutch and fixedly secured to an output rotating shaft of an engine of the lawn mower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Kioritz Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Sato, Junichi Akaike