Patents by Inventor Kazuma Higashi

Kazuma Higashi 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: 9027527
    Abstract: An anti-vibration device according to the present invention makes it possible to achieve compactness and sufficient durability without increasing the number of parts. To be specific, an anti-vibration member 10 is made up of an inner cylinder 4, an outer ring 6, and a rubber-like elastic body 8. The outer ring 6 is disposed outside the inner cylinder 4. The outer ring 6 is attached to a frame-side member 5. An end plate 7 is provided at an outer end portion of the inner cylinder 4. The rubber-like elastic body 8 is disposed between the inner cylinder 4, the outer ring 6, and the end plate 7. The anti-vibration rubber assembly 10 is provided on each side of the frame-side member 5. A guide member 9 is interposed between the two inner cylinders 4 and is unified therewith. The inner cylinder 4 is attached to an engine-side bracket 3. The guide member 9 faces the outer ring 6 in the radial direction and guides the inner cylinder 4 in the up-and-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma Higashi, Tomoyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8893625
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber stopper that can set a shape suitable for mounting and set a desired stopper characteristic. Specifically, a holding fitting 3 fastened to one member by means of bolting is provided. A rubber section 4 that abuts against the other member is held by the holding fitting 3. The holding fitting 3 has a partition wall 8 to divide between a peripheral edge of a bolt hole 7 and a holding section 9 that holds the rubber section 4. A rubber side abutment surface 12 in the rubber section 4 protrudes from a top of the partition wall 8. A bored section 13 is formed near the partition wall 8 of the rubber section 4. The bored section 13 increases durability of the rubber section 4. A size of the rubber stopper 1 is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuma Higashi, Hideki Fukumoto, Masahiro Hamada, Masahiro Sakahira
  • Publication number: 20130269651
    Abstract: An anti-vibration device according to the present invention makes it possible to achieve compactness and sufficient durability without increasing the number of parts. To be specific, an anti-vibration member 10 is made up of an inner cylinder 4, an outer ring 6, and a rubber-like elastic body 8. The outer ring 6 is disposed outside the inner cylinder 4. The outer ring 6 is attached to a frame-side member 5. An end plate 7 is provided at an outer end portion of the inner cylinder 4. The rubber-like elastic body 8 is disposed between the inner cylinder 4, the outer ring 6, and the end plate 7. The anti-vibration rubber assembly 10 is provided on each side of the frame-side member 5. A guide member 9 is interposed between the two inner cylinders 4 and is unified therewith. The inner cylinder 4 is attached to an engine-side bracket 3. The guide member 9 faces the outer ring 6 in the radial direction and guides the inner cylinder 4 in the up-and-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicants: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD., TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma Higashi, Tomoyuki Saito
  • Publication number: 20120228814
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber stopper that can set a shape suitable for mounting and set a desired stopper characteristic. Specifically, a holding fitting 3 fastened to one member by means of bolting is provided. A rubber section 4 that abuts against the other member is held by the holding fitting 3. The holding fitting 3 has a partition wall 8 to divide between a peripheral edge of a bolt hole 7 and a holding section 9 that holds the rubber section 4. A rubber side abutment surface 12 in the rubber section 4 protrudes from a top of the partition wall 8. A bored section 13 is formed near the partition wall 8 of the rubber section 4. The bored section 13 increases durability of the rubber section 4. A size of the rubber stopper 1 is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuma Higashi