Patents by Inventor Kaoru Oda

Kaoru Oda 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: 11624427
    Abstract: A spider is screwed to a drive shaft, includes a first screw that advances in one direction of an axial direction of the drive shaft when the spider rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of a circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the first screw. A nut is screwed to the drive shaft, includes a second screw that advances in the other direction of the axial direction of the drive shaft when the nut rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of the circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the second screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Yasuhiro Kuji, Shouji Ozawa, Kaoru Oda, Ryosuke Fujino, Hisashi Takeuchi, Manabu Hidaka
  • Publication number: 20210190182
    Abstract: A spider is screwed to a drive shaft, includes a first screw that advances in one direction of an axial direction of the drive shaft when the spider rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of a circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the first screw. A nut is screwed to the drive shaft, includes a second screw that advances in the other direction of the axial direction of the drive shaft when the nut rotates relative to the drive shaft in one direction of the circumferential direction, and is fastened to the drive shaft by the second screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Seiji Itoo, Yasuhiro Kuji, Shouji Ozawa, Kaoru Oda, Ryosuke Fujino, Hisashi Takeuchi, Manabu Hidaka
  • Patent number: 10927805
    Abstract: A valve member includes a specific range in which an overlap area that is an area in which a hole opening and a slide outer wall are overlapped with each other becomes gradually smaller and a minimum passage area that is a passage area between an intermediate chamber and a first hole being minimum becomes gradually larger as the valve member is moved in a direction away from a valve seat portion in a movable range in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Koshimoto, Kaoru Oda, Masaharu Nakaoka
  • Patent number: 10907630
    Abstract: A relief valve, capable of reducing pressure of fuel in a discharge passage and including a valve housing having a communication hole and a valve member provided in a reciprocating manner against the valve housing, where the valve member regulates a flow of the fuel between a discharge passage and a fuel chamber when the valve member is brought into contact with an inner wall formed around the communication hole. T the valve member also allows the flow of the fuel between the discharge passage and the fuel chamber when the valve member is separated from the inner wall. The relief valve further including a spring that biases the valve member such that the valve member and the inner wall are in contact with each other an adjusting pipe and a stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Koshimoto, Kaoru Oda, Yasuhiro Sawada
  • Publication number: 20180328329
    Abstract: A relief valve capable of reducing pressure of fuel in a discharge passage includes: a valve housing having a communication hole; a valve member provided in a reciprocating manner against the valve housing, and the valve member regulates a flow of the fuel between a discharge passage and a fuel chamber when the valve member is brought into contact with an inner wall formed around the communication hole and the valve member allows the flow of the fuel between the discharge passage and the fuel chamber when the valve member is separated from the inner wall; a spring that biases the valve member such that the valve member and the inner wall are in contact with each other; an adjusting pipe provided at a side opposite to the inner wall with respect to the valve member and configured to adjust biasing force of the spring; and a stopper that is formed as a different component from the adjusting pipe and that regulates movement of the valve member in a valve opening direction by abutting on the valve member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichiro KOSHIMOTO, Kaoru ODA, Yasuhiro SAWADA
  • Patent number: 10119505
    Abstract: A high pressure pump includes a pressurization portion, a discharge portion, a body portion, a valve member, an urging member, valve hold member and a limiting portion. The body portion includes a relief passage, an inlet, a valve seat, and an outlet. The valve member includes a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. The small diameter portion is located between the valve seat and the large diameter portion and has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the large diameter portion. The valve hold member surrounding and holding the large diameter portion. The limiting portion capable of limiting a motion of the valve hold member in a separation direction. According to this, a pressure in a fuel rail from extraordinarily increasing again after the relief valve is opened once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru Oda, Shinichiro Koshimoto, Shinobu Oikawa
  • Patent number: 9945373
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Rebecca Spence, Joseph Lubinski, Dhyana Ramamurthy, Kaoru Oda
  • Publication number: 20180087481
    Abstract: A valve member includes a specific range in which an overlap area that is an area in which a hole opening and a slide outer wall are overlapped with each other becomes gradually smaller and a minimum passage area that is a passage area between an intermediate chamber and a first hole being minimum becomes gradually larger as the valve member is moved in a direction away from a valve seat portion in a movable range in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Shinichiro KOSHIMOTO, Kaoru ODA, Masaharu NAKAOKA
  • Publication number: 20170002779
    Abstract: A high pressure pump includes a pressurization portion, a discharge portion, a body portion, a valve member, an urging member, valve hold member and a limiting portion. The body portion includes a relief passage, an inlet, a valve seat, and an outlet. The valve member includes a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. The small diameter portion is located between the valve seat and the large diameter portion and has an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the large diameter portion. The valve hold member surrounding and holding the large diameter portion. The limiting portion capable of limiting a motion of the valve hold member in a separation direction. According to this, a pressure in a fuel rail from extraordinarily increasing again after the relief valve is opened once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Kaoru ODA, Shinichiro KOSHIMOTO, Shinobu OIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160369791
    Abstract: A high pressure pump includes a pressurization portion, a discharge portion, a body portion, a valve member, a holding member, and an urging member. The body portion includes a relief passage defining portion, an inlet defining portion, a valve seat, and an outlet defining portion. An outlet of the body portion is located apart in a separation direction from an inlet of the body portion. The valve member includes an outer wall surface closing the outlet of the body portion. When the valve member contacts the valve seat, a first distance between an edge portion of the outer wall surface of the valve member facing in a contact direction and an edge portion of the outlet defining portion facing in the contact direction is larger than a second distance between the valve member and the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Shinichiro KOSHIMOTO, Kaoru ODA
  • Publication number: 20160305418
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Tsutomu FURUHASHI, Rebecca SPENCE, Joseph LUBINSKI, Dhyana RAMAMURTHY, Kaoru ODA
  • Patent number: 9435334
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: Denso International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Rebecca Spence, Joseph Lubinski, Dhyana Ramamurthy, Kaoru Oda
  • Patent number: 9435335
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: Denso International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Rebecca Spence, Joseph Lubinski, Dhyana Ramamurthy, Kaoru Oda
  • Publication number: 20140161634
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Rebecca Spence, Joseph Lubinski, Dhyana Ramamurthy, Kaoru Oda
  • Publication number: 20140161631
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Rebecca Spence, Joseph Lubinski, Dhyana Ramamurthy, Kaoru Oda
  • Patent number: 8677977
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Rebecca Spence, Joseph Lubinski, Dhyana Ramamurthy, Kaoru Oda
  • Patent number: 8226379
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump includes a housing, a seat portion, and a valve element. The housing has a compression chamber and a fluid passage. The seat portion is provided midway through the fluid passage. The valve element is located between the compression chamber and the fluid passage. The valve element is a closed-end cylindrical member having a bottom portion, a cylindrical portion, and an opening end arranged in this order. The cylindrical portion is located farther away from the seat portion than the bottom portion. The valve element is seated to the seat portion at the bottom portion. A stopper substantially closes the opening end when making contact with the opening end to regulate movement of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsunori Furuta, Kaoru Oda, Yoshihito Suzuki, Moriyasu Gotoh, Hiroshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20110265765
    Abstract: A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Furuhashi, Rebecca Spence, Joseph Lubinski, Dhyana Ramamurthy, Kaoru Oda
  • Patent number: 7918208
    Abstract: A movable portion is movable from a closed position, in which the movable portion is in contact with a valve element, to an opened position so as to supply fuel from a fuel portion to a compression chamber through a fuel passage. A drive control unit supplies of a small driving current, which is sufficient to maintain the movable portion at the closed position, to a coil portion so as to move the movable portion from the opened position to the closed position. The drive control unit switches the supply of the small driving current to supply of the large driving current in the course of the movement of the movable portion to the closed position by supplying the small driving current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Hasegawa, Masahiro Yokoi, Yoshihito Suzuki, Kaoru Oda
  • Patent number: 7878285
    Abstract: A power unit for a vehicle including an engine configured to drive the vehicle, a transaxle coupled to a drive wheel, a power transmission system which is coupled to the engine and to the transaxle and is configured to transmit a rotational force output from the engine to the transaxle, and a base plate fastened to the engine and to the transaxle so as to cover a lower surface of the engine and a lower surface of the transaxle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Oda, Taisuke Morita, Izumi Takagi