Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Goto

Katsuhiro Goto 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: 20040188903
    Abstract: A vibration damping actuator including: a guide hole open onto a bottom face of a housing; a lid metal plate fitted into the opening of the guide hole with a size enough to hinder inward displacement thereof into the guide hole by an annular shoulder portion; an engaging groove disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the opening; a snap ring of C-letter shape fitted into the engaging groove to prevent the lid metal plate from becoming dislodged from the opening; and a sealing rubber layer formed covering an inside face of the lid metal plate. The lid metal plate is pressed by the snap so that the sealing rubber layer is pushed against the annular shoulder portion, thereby sealing the opening of the guide hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicants: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Hajime Maeno, Kei Okumura, Kazuhiko Kato, Kouichi Maeda, Tetsuo Mikasa, Hirotomi Nemoto, Hiroaki Ue, Ken Iinuma
  • Publication number: 20040188905
    Abstract: A vibration damping actuator including: a cup-shaped housing; an output member disposed spaced apart from an opening end of the housing; a guide rod disposed on the output member and positioned inserted into a guide hole; a coil member provided to one of the housing and the output member; an armature disposed on an other of the housing and the output member, the armature being adapted to exert actuating force on the output member; an annular fixing member arranged about the output member; a support rubber plate disposed between the annular fixing member and the output member; and a positioning projection formed at an inside peripheral edge of the fixing member by projecting the inside peripheral edge of the fixing member in cylindrical configuration in an axial direction towards an inside of the housing. The positioning projection is disposed at a location situated inward by a predetermined distance from the opening of the housing for positioning the fixing member relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicants: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Hajime Maeno, Kazuhiko Kato, Kei Okumura, Kouichi Maeda, Tetsuo Mikasa, Hirotomi Nemoto, Hiroaki Ue, Ken IInuma
  • Publication number: 20040183241
    Abstract: A fluid filled vibration damping device including: an elastic body elastically connecting a first and a second mounting member and partially defining a pressure receiving chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid; a flexible diaphragm partially defining an equilibrium chamber filled with the non-compressible fluid and connected to the pressure-receiving chamber via an orifice passage. The first mounting member includes an elastic-body-side central member bonded to the elastic body central portion, and a rubber-layer-side central member bonded to the flexible rubber layer central portion, both mutually superposed on and fastened together by a connecting bolt. A fitting recess and projection are formed at an interface between two members, and a mounting projection projecting outward on an opposite side from the interface. The connecting bolt is off-centered from a center of the two members by a give distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Hajime Maeno, Koichi Maeda
  • Patent number: 6742333
    Abstract: A control section outputs a reference signal which corresponding to a frequency and an amplitude of signals sent from a vibration generation source. The pulse width modulation section generates a drive control signal to, an electromagnetic valve, connection of an air chamber and is alternately switched between the side of an inlet port and the side of the atmosphere. The drive control signal corresponds to an amplitude of the reference signal and is composed of at least the same number of pulses corresponding to a duty ratio-changed frequency as that of each one period of the standard signal. The drive control signal is synchronized with the standard signal. The number of pulses of the drive control signal for each period of the reference signal is changed corresponding to a control frequency of the standard signal so that the number of pulses and the control frequency is not larger than a responding frequency of the electromagnetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Goto
  • Patent number: 6588737
    Abstract: A fluid-filled active vibration damping device comprising an elastic body elastically connecting a first and a second mounting member and partially defining a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, an oscillating member partially defining the fluid chamber and being reciprocatory movable in order to control a pressure of the fluid in the fluid chamber. The above vibration damping device further includes an independently formed electromagnetic actuator for applying driving force to oscillate the oscillating member and having an oscillating sleeve member fixedly connected to the oscillating member, and a retainer adapted to support the electromagnetic actuator with respect to the second mounting member such that the retainer fixed to the second mounting member while housing the electromagnetic actuator, while a yoke member of the electromagnetic actuator is fixed to a bottom wall portion of the retainer so as to extend through the bottom wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Patent number: 6565072
    Abstract: A damping actuator includes: an inner shaft member; an outer sleeve member disposed in a coaxial relationship with each other with a radial spacing therebetween such that the outer sleeve member being movable relative to the inner shaft member; a coil and an inner yoke disposed coaxially with and fixedly mounted to the inner shaft member so as to give inner magnetic pole portions; and a permanent magnet and an outer yoke fixedly mounted to the outer sleeve member so as to give outer magnetic pole portions. The outer magnetic pole portions are opposed to the inner magnetic poles in a radial direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the inner shaft member with a radial gap therebetween, and are offset from the plurality of inner magnetic poles in the axial direction. The coil is energized for generating magnetic axial driving force acting between said inner and outer magnetic poles so that the inner and outer magnetic poles are moved relative to each other in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Yoshihiko Hagino
  • Publication number: 20030071186
    Abstract: A control section 51 outputs to a pulse width modulation section 55 a reference signal C which corresponds to a frequency and an amplitude of signals sent from a vibration generation source. The pulse width modulation section generates a drive control signal K by pulse width modulation, so that based on this drive control signal K, an electromagnetic valve 45 is turned ON/OFF. Each time it is turned ON/OFF, connection of an air chamber X1 is alternately switched between the side of an inlet port 41 and the side of the atmosphere. The drive control signal K is pulse-width modulated corresponding to an amplitude of the reference signal C and is composed of at least the same number of pulses corresponding to a duty ratio-changed frequency as that of each one period of the standard signal. The drive control signal K is synchronized with the standard signal S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Goto
  • Patent number: 6527262
    Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic engine mount including an elastic body elastically connecting two mutually spaced-apart first and second mounting members and partially defining a pressure-receiving chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, a flexible diaphragm partially defining an equilibrium chamber whose volume is variable, a movable oscillating plate partially defining the pressure-receiving chamber, an oscillating device for oscillating the movable oscillating plate for controlling pressure of the fluid in the pressure-receiving chamber, a first and a second orifice passage for effecting fluid communication between the pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers. The first and second orifice passages are tuned to a low frequency band corresponding to an engine shake vibration and a medium-frequency range corresponding to an engine idling vibration, while the first and second orifice passages are disposed parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hagino, Katsuhiro Goto, Tatsuya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030022707
    Abstract: A key reception processing unit 203 receives a key-designated area designated by means of a tenkey 211, a timing detector 205 detects a timing at which the key-designated area was received, a meet section detector 204 detects a meet section where the center position of a ball object 402 displayed to move on a display screen of a monitor 22 passes, and a game progress processing unit 206 proceeds a game in accordance with a batting result obtained by combining a batting result corresponded beforehand to the detected timing and a batting result corresponded beforehand to the detected meet section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Namba, Masatoshi Yamaoka, Katsuhiro Goto, Hirotomo Yotsugi, Norio Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20030001322
    Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration-damping device including an elastic body elastically connecting a first and a second mounting member, a pressure-receiving chamber disposed inward of and partially defined by the elastic body, and a flexible rubber layer disposed outwardly of and cooperating with the elastic body to form an equilibrium chamber held in fluid communication with the pressure-receiving chamber through a first orifice passage. The first mounting member includes an elastic-body central member and a rubber-layer central member, which are fixed together at their abutting surfaces by a fixing mechanism, to constitute the first mounting member, and positioned relative to each other by an engagement of a fitting recess and projection formed on their abutting surfaces. A peripheral portion of an interface between the abutting surfaces of the elastic-body central member and said rubber-layer central member entirely faces the equilibrium chamber and/or the pressure-receiving chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Katsuhisa Yano, Kazuhiko Kato, Akira Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20020160824
    Abstract: Members of a team can be replaced with players having the same game intentions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Norio Nakayama, Hidehisa Takahashi, Tatsuya Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6459970
    Abstract: Control data such as an optimal filter coefficient or the like of an engine mount is obtained by adaptation control or the like with respect to a reference vehicle F provided with a reference engine mount 20k, and the control data is stored in a reference data map storage medium 35 as a reference data map. Mount characteristics of the reference engine mount and a mass-produced engine mount 20m are measured. A correction data map which is a deviation from the reference data map is obtained for the control data of the mass-produced engine mount from a difference between both the mount characteristics, and the correction data map is stored in the correction data map storage medium 36. Both the data map storage media are added to the active control apparatus of the mass-produced vehicle M. Using both the data maps, it is possible to appropriately and actively control the vibration of the mass-produced vehicle without variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Yoshihiko Hagino, Katsuhisa Yano, Tatsuya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20020128066
    Abstract: Data such as information pertaining to game characters appearing in a game is quickly supplied to a family game machine. In a data delivery system 1 comprising a data storage unit 22 for storing data such as game character-related information and a server 2 that can deliver data to a family game machine 3 connected over a network, the family game machine 3 has a sending/receiving unit 32 that sends and receives data and a storage unit 33 that can store data, and the server 2 determines, when a data delivery request is received from the family game machine 3, whether or not the family game machine 3 is authorized to receive data delivery, based on an ID number received from the family game machine 3, and delivers prescribed data such as game character-related information to only the family game machine 3 that is authorized to receive data delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Namba, Masatoshi Yamaoka, Katsuhiro Goto, Hirotomo Yotsugi
  • Publication number: 20020096831
    Abstract: A server device for net game is provided with a party organizing section 101 for organizing a plurality of members participating in a virtual party, a question preparing section 102 for preparing a specified number of questions to be presented to organized mobile communication terminals, a matching section 104 for selecting two members from those participating in the party based on answers to the prepared questions and a congeniality evaluation parameter value, a question drafting section 105 for letting the selected two members to draft a specified number of questions and possible answers corresponding to the questions, an access setting section 106 for enabling an access time and an imaginary access place to be set based on answers to the drafted questions and the congeniality evaluation parameter value, and an access judging section 107 for judging whether the two selected members have accessed at the set time and imaginary place and giving mailboxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc.
    Inventors: Norio Nakayama, Katsuhiro Goto, Hirotomo Yotsugi, Kazuhiro Namba, Masatoshi Yamaoka, Satoko Naito
  • Patent number: 6406010
    Abstract: A fluid-filled active vibration damping device, including an elastic body which is elastically deformed when a vibration is input to the damping device and which partially defines a pressure receiving chamber as a portion of a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, an oscillating body which partially defines the pressure receiving chamber, a drive device which oscillates the oscillating body, so as to control a pressure of the non-compressible fluid in the pressure receiving chamber, the drive device comprising an output member which is formed independent of the oscillating body and which is movable in a direction of oscillation of the oscillating body, a first biasing device which biases the oscillating body toward the output member of the drive device, and a second biasing device which biases the output member of the drive device toward an outside surface of the oscillating body, so that the output member is held in direct or indirect contact with the outside surface of the oscillating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Yano, Takashi Yoshida, Katsuhiro Goto, Yoshihiko Hagino
  • Publication number: 20020053764
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid-filled active vibration damping device comprising an elastic body elastically connecting a first and a second mounting member and partially defining a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, an oscillating member partially defining the fluid chamber and being reciprocatory movable in order to control a pressure of the fluid in the fluid chamber. The above vibration damping device further includes an independently formed electromagnetic actuator for applying driving force to oscillate the oscillating member and having an oscillating sleeve member fixedly connected to the oscillating member, and a retainer adapted to support the electromagnetic actuator with respect to the second mounting member such that the retainer fixed to the second mounting member while housing the electromagnetic actuator, while a yoke member of the electromagnetic actuator is fixed to a bottom wall portion of the retainer so as to extend through the bottom wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Kazuhiko Kato
  • Publication number: 20020055386
    Abstract: Members are increased efficiently by providing a referring mode for recruitment of non-members as one of means to achieve a game goal. The present invention provides a net game system for playing a game with the aim of achieving a predetermined goal, said game being played, via data terminals 3 operated by member players, in a game space provided on a game server 1, while communicating with the net server on the network 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Yotsugi, Masatoshi Yamaoka, Satoko Naito, Norio Nakayama, Katsuhiro Goto, Kazuhiro Namba
  • Publication number: 20020036372
    Abstract: A damping actuator includes: an inner shaft member; an outer sleeve member disposed in a coaxial relationship with each other with a radial spacing therebetween such that the outer sleeve member being movable relative to the inner shaft member; a coil and an inner yoke disposed coaxially with and fixedly mounted to the inner shaft member so as to give inner magnetic pole portions; and a permanent magnet and an outer yoke fixedly mounted to the outer sleeve member so as to give outer magnetic pole portions. The outer magnetic pole portions are opposed to the inner magnetic poles in a radial direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the inner shaft member with a radial gap therebetween, and are offset from the plurality of inner magnetic poles in the axial direction. The coil is energized for generating magnetic axial driving force acting between said inner and outer magnetic poles so that the inner and outer magnetic poles are moved relative to each other in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Yoshihiko Hagino
  • Publication number: 20010053951
    Abstract: Control data such as an optimal filter coefficient or the like of an engine mount is obtained by adaptation control or the like with respect to a reference vehicle F provided with a reference engine mount 20k, and the control data is stored in a reference data map storage medium 35 as a reference data map. Mount characteristics of the reference engine mount and a mass-produced engine mount 20m are measured. A correction data map which is a deviation from the reference data map is obtained for the control data of the mass-produced engine mount from a difference between both the mount characteristics, and the correction data map is stored in the correction data map storage medium 36. Both the data map storage media are added to the active control apparatus of the mass-produced vehicle M. Using both the data maps, it is possible to appropriately and actively control the vibration of the mass-produced vehicle without variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Goto, Yoshihiko Hagino, Katsuhisa Yano, Tatsuya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20010032919
    Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic engine mount including an elastic body elastically connecting two mutually spaced-apart first and second mounting members and partially defining a pressure-receiving chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, a flexible diaphragm partially defining an equilibrium chamber whose volume is variable, a movable oscillating plate partially defining the pressure-receiving chamber, an oscillating device for oscillating the movable oscillating plate for controlling pressure of the fluid in the pressure-receiving chamber, a first and a second orifice passage for effecting fluid communication between the pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers. The first and second orifice passages are tuned to a low frequency band corresponding to an engine shake vibration and a medium-frequency range corresponding to an engine idling vibration, while the first and second orifice passages are disposed parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Hagino, Katsuhiro Goto, Tatsuya Suzuki