Patents by Inventor Kazunari Wakabayashi

Kazunari Wakabayashi 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).

  • Protection clip for torque receiving part and method of forming attaching recess thereof
    Patent number: 9188178
    Abstract: There is provided a protection clip for a torque receiving part. The protection clip is fitted into a concave portion of a torque receiving part of a caliper body, into which a lug part of a brake pad of a disc brake is inserted. The protection clip includes first and second separation preventing claws. The first separation preventing claw is bent from an outer periphery-side wall surface of the concave portion toward an upper attaching surface of the torque receiving part, and is configured to be fitted into one of a pair of recesses formed over an opening of the concave portion. The second separation preventing claw is bent from a lower attaching surface of the torque receiving part toward the concave portion, and is configured to be fitted into the other of the pair of recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Ishiguro, Kazunari Wakabayashi, Osamu Yokoyama