Patents by Inventor Kazunori Kawabata

Kazunori Kawabata 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: 9175578
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a drive shaft to transmit a driving force of an actuator to a mechanism in the turbo housing, and a bush to rotatably support the drive shaft, wherein a seal is provided at an end portion on the open-air side of the bush. The seal includes a seal body made of resin and a metallic spring fitted into a recessed portion of the seal body, wherein an internal lip portion of the seal body is pressed by the elastic force of the spring to the outer circumferential surface of the drive shaft. Further, an end surface that is contactable with a member (drive link) disposed on the open-air side of the drive shaft is formed in the seal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Igarashi, Kazutomo Yamada, Kazunori Kawabata, Takeyuki Kato, Norihiko Sumi
  • Publication number: 20120328416
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes a drive shaft to transmit a driving force of an actuator to a mechanism in the turbo housing, and a bush to rotatably support the drive shaft, wherein a seal is provided at an end portion on the open-air side of the bush. The seal includes a seal body made of resin and a metallic spring fitted into a recessed portion of the seal body, wherein an internal lip portion of the seal body is pressed by the elastic force of the spring to the outer circumferential surface of the drive shaft. Further, an end surface that is contactable with a member (drive link) disposed on the open-air side of the drive shaft is formed in the seal body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Igarashi, Kazutomo Yamada, Kazunori Kawabata, Takeyuki Kato, Norihiko Sumi
  • Patent number: 4262639
    Abstract: A multi-cylinder engine comprising a carburetor housing forming therein at least two branch mixture passages. Each of the branch mixture passages is connected to a respective intake port. A throttle valve of the carburetor is provided for each cylinder. Each of the throttle valves is arranged in the respective branch mixture passage. A common connecting passage and branch connecting passages which are connected to the common connecting passage are provided. Each of the branch connecting passages opens into the respective intake port in the vicinity of the rear face of the valve head of the corresponding intake valve. In addition to the common connecting passage, another common connecting passage and second branch connecting passages, which are connected to the other common connecting passage, are provided. Each of the second branch connecting passages opens into the respective intake port at a position located downstream of the corresponding throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Motosugi, Shuhei Toyoda, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kazunori Kawabata