Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI

Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI 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: 20240019038
    Abstract: A pressure reduction valve includes a body including a gas passage, a valve seat provided in the gas passage, and a valve member provided on a downstream side of the valve seat in the gas passage. The gas passage includes a primary-side passage section located on an upstream side of the valve member, and a secondary-side passage section located on a downstream side of the valve member. The primary-side passage section includes a pressure chamber, which is a space formed between the valve member and the valve seat. The valve member includes a valve member passage that connects the pressure chamber to the secondary-side passage section, and an auxiliary passage configured to assist gas that flows into the pressure chamber through a clearance between the valve member and the valve seat to flow out to the secondary-side passage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi NUMAZAKI, Tetsuya KANEKO, Akira NAKANO, Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI, Kazuo HANEDA, Yuya KIHARA
  • Patent number: 11698141
    Abstract: A pressure reducing valve includes: a body, a valve seat, and a valve element opening and closing the valve seat according to a difference between a pressure on the inlet side and a pressure on the outlet side. A pressure chamber, which is a space part between the valve element and the valve seat, is provided on the inlet side of the valve element. The valve element includes a plurality of horizontal holes each opening to the pressure chamber, and a vertical hole bringing the horizontal holes and the outlet side of the valve element into communication with each other. The horizontal holes and the vertical hole are provided in such a manner that a value of a ratio of a flow channel area of the vertical hole to a total area that is a total of flow channel areas of the horizontal holes exceeds 1.16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Numazaki, Tetsuya Kaneko, Akira Nakano, Kazuhiro Takabayashi, Kazuo Haneda, Yuya Kihara
  • Patent number: 11448329
    Abstract: A valve device includes a body having a gas flow path. When the gas is charged, the first flow path is located upstream of the intersecting portion, and the second flow path is located downstream of the intersecting portion. The gas flow path has a check valve mechanism and a drive mechanism. The check valve mechanism opens a valve when the gas is charged and closes the valve when the gas charge is completed, and the drive mechanism opens the valve of the check valve mechanism and holds the open state of the valve of the check valve mechanism when the gas is discharged from the tank. The check valve mechanism includes a valve seat, and the valve seat is disposed in the first flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Numazaki, Takeshi Takahashi, Kazuhiro Takabayashi, Tomohiro Ishihara, Natsuki Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20220186848
    Abstract: A pressure reducing valve includes: a body, a valve seat, and a valve element opening and closing the valve seat according to a difference between a pressure on the inlet side and a pressure on the outlet side. A pressure chamber, which is a space part between the valve element and the valve seat, is provided on the inlet side of the valve element. The valve element includes a plurality of horizontal holes each opening to the pressure chamber, and a vertical hole bringing the horizontal holes and the outlet side of the valve element into communication with each other. The horizontal holes and the vertical hole are provided in such a manner that a value of a ratio of a flow channel area of the vertical hole to a total area that is a total of flow channel areas of the horizontal holes exceeds 1.16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi NUMAZAKI, Tetsuya KANEKO, Akira NAKANO, Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI, Kazuo HANEDA, Yuya KIHARA
  • Patent number: 11067186
    Abstract: A pressure reducing valve includes a piston disposed in a cylinder chamber; a valve element that is coupled to the piston and opens and closes a valve seat; a valve spring that biases the valve element in a direction in which the valve element is moved away from the valve seat; and a biasing member that biases the valve seat toward a side opposite to the piston. The pressure reducing valve is configured to reduce a primary pressure of a fluid to a secondary pressure. The valve seat is disposed such that the valve seat reciprocates in the same direction as a direction in which the valve element reciprocates in the primary pressure chamber. As a difference between the primary pressure and the secondary pressure increases, the valve seat moves toward the secondary pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi Numazaki, Kazuhiro Takabayashi, Taizan Morita
  • Publication number: 20200292091
    Abstract: A valve device includes a body having a gas flow path. When the gas is charged, the first flow path is located upstream of the intersecting portion, and the second flow path is located downstream of the intersecting portion. The gas flow path has a check valve mechanism and a drive mechanism. The check valve mechanism opens a valve when the gas is charged and closes the valve when the gas charge is completed, and the drive mechanism opens the valve of the check valve mechanism and holds the open state of the valve of the check valve mechanism when the gas is discharged from the tank. The check valve mechanism includes a valve seat, and the valve seat is disposed in the first flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi NUMAZAKI, Takeshi TAKAHASHI, Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI, Tomohiro ISHIHARA, Natsuki IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200271235
    Abstract: A pressure reducing valve includes a piston disposed in a cylinder chamber; a valve element that is coupled to the piston and opens and closes a valve seat; a valve spring that biases the valve element in a direction in which the valve element is moved away from the valve seat; and a biasing member that biases the valve seat toward a side opposite to the piston. The pressure reducing valve is configured to reduce a primary pressure of a fluid to a secondary pressure. The valve seat is disposed such that the valve seat reciprocates in the same direction as a direction in which the valve element reciprocates in the primary pressure chamber. As a difference between the primary pressure and the secondary pressure increases, the valve seat moves toward the secondary pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazushi NUMAZAKI, Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI, Taizan MORITA
  • Patent number: 10444758
    Abstract: An autonomous traveling device includes a vehicle body, a traveling body to move the vehicle body, a ranging device to consecutively change a direction of emission of light beams while optically scanning a scanning range, and a reflection body to change a direction of an optical path of at least part of light beams emitted from the ranging device and reflected to an area other than a center area of the scanning range. Further, an autonomous traveling device includes an optical path changing device. The optical path changing device changes an angle of inclination downwardly relative to a scanning plane of the ranging device and changes a direction of an incident light from a lateral direction to a forward direction of the vehicle body. Further, the optical path changing device changes a direction of an incident light toward a foot area of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Serizawa, Kazuhiro Takabayashi, Daisuke Maeda
  • Patent number: 9772809
    Abstract: A printed matter delivery system, in which a printed matter delivery apparatus delivers printed matter having an image formed by an image forming apparatus is provided. The system includes a print management unit managing a print job performed by the image forming apparatus; a delivery management unit managing a delivery job performed by the printed matter delivery apparatus; a delivery authentication processing unit performing a matching confirmation process to determine whether authentication information of the delivery job matches authentication information of the print job; a print controlling unit causing the image forming apparatus to generate the printed matter based on the print job authenticated by the delivery authentication processing unit and to output the printed matter to the printed matter delivery apparatus; and a receipt confirmation unit obtaining receipt information input into the printed matter delivery apparatus at a delivery destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori Bannai, Yasuhisa Ehara, Katsunori Shoji, Daisuke Maeda, Yusuke Funayama, Keiichi Serizawa, Kazuhiro Takabayashi, Seiichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20170153641
    Abstract: An autonomous traveling device includes a vehicle body, a traveling body to move the vehicle body, a ranging device to consecutively change a direction of emission of light beams while optically scanning a scanning range, and a reflection body to change a direction of an optical path of at least part of light beams emitted from the ranging device and reflected to an area other than a center area of the scanning range. Further, an autonomous traveling device includes an optical path changing device. The optical path changing device changes an angle of inclination downwardly relative to a scanning plane of the ranging device and changes a direction of an incident light from a lateral direction to a forward direction of the vehicle body. Further, the optical path changing device changes a direction of an incident light toward a foot area of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Keiichi SERIZAWA, Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI, Daisuke MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20160274840
    Abstract: A printed matter delivery system, in which a printed matter delivery apparatus delivers printed matter having an image formed by an image forming apparatus is provided. The system includes a print management unit managing a print job performed by the image forming apparatus; a delivery management unit managing a delivery job performed by the printed matter delivery apparatus; a delivery authentication processing unit performing a matching confirmation process to determine whether authentication information of the delivery job matches authentication information of the print job; a print controlling unit causing the image forming apparatus to generate the printed matter based on the print job authenticated by the delivery authentication processing unit and to output the printed matter to the printed matter delivery apparatus; and a receipt confirmation unit obtaining receipt information input into the printed matter delivery apparatus at a delivery destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunori BANNAI, Yasuhisa EHARA, Katsunori SHOJI, Daisuke MAEDA, Yusuke FUNAYAMA, Keiichi SERIZAWA, Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI, Seiichi HANDA
  • Patent number: 9316990
    Abstract: A motherboard mounting structure includes a first board having a first connector and a second board having a second connector electrically connected directly to the first connector of the first board. The second board includes an external terminal connectable to an external device. The external terminal is inserted (or extracted) through an external terminal insertion opening formed on an orthogonal surface of a mainframe orthogonal to a surface of the second board. A mounting board is provided and to which the first and second boards are attached. The second board is attached to the mounting board with the external terminal protruding from the external terminal insertion opening. The first and second boards are slidably attached in a prescribed direction to separate from the orthogonal surface of the mainframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takabayashi, Kohta Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20130236210
    Abstract: A motherboard mounting structure includes a first board having a first connector and a second board having a second connector electrically connected directly to the first connector of the first board. The second board includes an external terminal connectable to an external device. The external terminal is inserted (or extracted) through an external terminal insertion opening formed on an orthogonal surface of a mainframe orthogonal to a surface of the second board. A mounting board is provided and to which the first and second boards are attached. The second board is attached to the mounting board with the external terminal protruding from the external terminal insertion opening. The first and second boards are slidably attached in a prescribed direction to separate from the orthogonal surface of the mainframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiro TAKABAYASHI, Kohta TAKENAKA