Patents by Inventor Kawano Shinji

Kawano Shinji 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: 5284353
    Abstract: An independent suspension for use in a front wheel or a rear wheel of an automobile is provided. It produces a varied characteristic of camber variation for a fixed roll center height and a fixed scuff variation and, consequently, improves freedom of suspension design and offers enhanced operational stability. An upper arm is divided into a knucle side upper arm and a vehicle side upper arm, the two upper arms are interconnected so as to be shakeable in the direction of vertical movement of the wheel, and the vehicle side upper arm and a lower arm are interconnected through the medium of a rigid member having the opposite ends thereof adapted for free vibration. This independent suspension is particularly suitable for use in the Wishbone type independent suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Yorozu Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Kawano Shinji, Nakajima Hiroshi, Okamoto Kimio, Yanagisawa Mayumi