Patents by Inventor Kaoru SHIMOMURA

Kaoru SHIMOMURA 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: 10682798
    Abstract: A molding apparatus includes: a die provided with a die recessed portion; a core being relatively movable toward a first side and a second side in an axial direction of the die, and forming a flow passage for molten resin between the core and the die; a slider housed in the die recessed portion, having a gap in the die radial direction between the slider and the die recessed portion, the slider being slidable in the die axial direction; and a wall portion forming part of an inner wall in the die radial direction of the die recessed portion, positioned to oppose the core, and extending in such a way that a thickness of the wall portion gradually decreases heading from the first side toward the second side; wherein the wall portion is elastically flexible outward in the die radial direction in a case in which the wall portion is pushed by the molten resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA PRODUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION, PLACO CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Shimokawa, Kaoru Shimomura, Takashi Imai
  • Patent number: 10464250
    Abstract: A molding apparatus includes: a die; a core disposed at the inner side of the die; a slider housed in a die recess provided in the die; a rod having a leading end portion housed in a slider recess formed in a face of the slider, the leading end portion of the rod being unconnected with the slider; and a movement mechanism, the die including a wall portion that forms part of an inner wall of the die recess, and the slider recess having a shape that widens on progression toward an outer side in a radial direction of the die or that runs along a radial direction of the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, PLACO CO., LTD., TOYOTA PRODUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Shimokawa, Takashi Imai, Kaoru Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20190160724
    Abstract: A molding apparatus includes: a die provided with a die recessed portion; a core being relatively movable toward a first side and a second side in an axial direction of the die, and forming a flow passage for molten resin between the core and the die; a slider housed in the die recessed portion, having a gap in the die radial direction between the slider and the die recessed portion, the slider being slidable in the die axial direction; and a wall portion forming part of an inner wall in the die radial direction of the die recessed portion, positioned to oppose the core, and extending in such a way that a thickness of the wall portion gradually decreases heading from the first side toward the second side; wherein the wall portion is elastically flexible outward in the die radial direction in a case in which the wall portion is pushed by the molten resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA PRODUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION, PLACO CO,LTD
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMOKAWA, Kaoru SHIMOMURA, Takashi IMAI
  • Publication number: 20170341286
    Abstract: A molding apparatus includes: a die; a core disposed at the inner side of the die; a slider housed in a die recess provided in the die; a rod having a leading end portion housed in a slider recess formed in a face of the slider, the leading end portion of the rod being unconnected with the slider; and a movement mechanism, the die including a wall portion that forms part of an inner wall of the die recess, and the slider recess having a shape that widens on progression toward an outer side in a radial direction of the die or that runs along a radial direction of the die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, PLACO CO., LTD., TOYOTA PRODUCTION ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya SHIMOKAWA, Takashi IMAI, Kaoru SHIMOMURA