Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Ito
Kazuyoshi Ito 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).
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Patent number: 8857596Abstract: The present invention provides a banknote processing apparatus that enables left-behind banknotes to be removed by a lower rank employee and prevents banknotes inside a safe casing from being removed by a lower rank employee, thereby achieving increased convenience of use and ensuring the security of the banknotes inside the safe casing. Namely, a banknote processing apparatus is provided in which, by providing a left-behind banknote storage section for storing and managing banknotes that have been left behind by a customer in a withdrawal transaction inside a unit disposed above a safe casing, when returning left-behind banknotes stored in the left-behind banknote storage section in response to a request from a customer, the left-behind banknotes can be removed from the left-behind banknote storage section by pulling out the unit, without opening the safe casing in which a large number of banknotes are stored and managed.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuyoshi Ito
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Publication number: 20140251746Abstract: A starting device configured with a multi-plate clutch and a damper device. The damper device may include an input element to which power from a motor is transmitted via the multi-plate clutch, an outer peripheral-side elastic body to which the power is transmitted from the input element, an inner peripheral-side elastic body that is placed on an inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral-side elastic body, an intermediate element that transmits the power from the outer peripheral-side elastic body to the inner peripheral-side elastic body, and an output element to which the power is transmitted from the inner peripheral-side elastic body. The input element may be coupled to a clutch drum of the multi-plate clutch so that the input element and the clutch drum interpose the intermediate element therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ito, Masahiro Ishikawa, Junji Tanaka, Fumimasa Kasashima, Naohisa Yamashita, Takeshi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8720658Abstract: A starting device includes: a lock-up clutch mechanism; a fluid coupling; a spring damper including a spring, a power transfer portion transferring power from the lock-up clutch mechanism to the spring, and a power output portion transferring power from the spring to an input shaft; and a pendulum damper including a pendulum and a pendulum power transfer portion transferring power from the spring damper to the pendulum. The output portion of the lock-up clutch, the pendulum damper, the spring damper, and the fluid coupling are arranged sequentially in this order from a motor in the axial direction. The lock-up clutch mechanism output and the spring damper output are connected to each other on the outer circumferential side of the pendulum damper, and the spring damper output and the pendulum power transfer portion are connected to each other on the inner circumferential side of the pendulum.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ito, Akihiro Nagae, Yoshihide Mori, Keizo Araki
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Publication number: 20140105656Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt that fixes toner onto a recording medium by heat, a heating member in the form of substantially a sheet that has flexibility and that heats the belt from inside a space enclosed by the belt, and a stationary member including a curved surface that is in contact with the heating member, a fixed area in the curved surface in which the heating member is fixed to the stationary member, and a non-fixed area in the curved surface in which the heating member is not fixed to the stationary member, the stationary member having a coefficient of linear expansion different from that of the heating member. The belt is wound around the stationary member via a layer that includes the heating member, and rigidities of the belt and the heating member are lower than a rigidity of the stationary member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventors: Mitsuhiro MATSUMOTO, Yasuhiro UEHARA, Kazuyoshi ITO, Taketoshi HIGASHI, Kenji SAWAI
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Publication number: 20140027231Abstract: A lockup clutch mechanism of a hydraulic transmission device includes a lockup piston that is capable of moving toward a front cover to press first and second friction plates, and a flange member that together with the lockup piston defines an engagement-side oil chamber. The front cover and the lockup piston define a first lubricant passage that supplies hydraulic oil to the first and second friction plates. A second lubricant passage communicating with the first lubricant passage is formed in a centerpiece of the front cover. A first shaft oil passage communicating with the engagement-side oil chamber and a second shaft oil passage communicating with the second lubricant passage are formed in an input shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Junji Tanaka, Yuito Abe, Kazuyoshi Ito, Koji Maeda, Naohisa Momiyama
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Patent number: 8596053Abstract: A fluidic torque transfer device is configured such that the attachment angle of a turbine blade at a fluid outlet of a turbine runner is smaller than the attachment angle of the turbine blade at a fluid inlet of the turbine runner. Furthermore, the turbine runner is structured so that a cross-sectional area St of a turbine flow path defined by the turbine shell, adjacent turbine blades, and the turbine core, which is perpendicular to a centerline of the turbine flow path, satisfies |St?Sref|/Sref?0.2, where a reference area Sref is an average of maximum and minimum values of a cross-sectional area of a pump flow path defined by the pump shell, adjacent pump blades, and the pump core of the pump impeller, which is perpendicular to a centerline of the pump flow path.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Maeda, Kazuyoshi Ito, Akihiro Nagae, Yoshihide Mori, Junya Kashimura
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Publication number: 20130306426Abstract: In a hydraulic transmission apparatus, a lockup piston of a lockup clutch mechanism is placed on the opposite side of first and second friction plates from a sidewall portion of a front cover. A damper device is placed on the opposite side of the lockup piston from the first and second friction plates. An outer peripheral portion of the lockup piston is located closer to the outer periphery than an outer peripheral portion of a flange member. A part of the lockup piston is placed in a region located between first and second springs and a third spring of the damper device in a radial direction and in the range of an axial width of the third spring located closer to the lockup piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Junji Tanaka, Yuito Abe, Kazuyoshi Ito, Koji Maeda, Naohisa Momiyama
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Patent number: 8572955Abstract: A fluidic torque transfer device configured with a pump impeller that includes a pump shell, a pump blade attached to the pump shell, and a pump core attached to the pump blade; a turbine runner that includes a turbine shell, a turbine blade attached to the turbine shell, and a turbine core attached to the turbine blade; and a stator that includes a stator blade, and rectifies a flow of a hydraulic fluid from the turbine runner to the pump impeller. The outer contour line of the turbine blade extends outward in an extending direction of a rotation center axis of the pump impeller and the turbine runner on the fluid outlet side of the turbine runner more than an outer contour line of the pump blade on the pump shell side.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Maeda, Kazuyoshi Ito, Akihiro Nagae, Yoshihide Mori, Junya Kashimura
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Publication number: 20130288808Abstract: A damper device configured with an input element, an intermediate element to which power is transferred from the input element through a first elastic body, and an output element to which power is transferred from the intermediate element through a second elastic body. One of the output element and the intermediate element has a protruding portion projecting in an axial direction. The other one of the output element and the intermediate element has a cutout portion corresponding to the protruding portion. The protruding portion has a restricting portion that is engaged with the cutout portion in a rotation direction so as to restrict rotation of the intermediate element relative to the output element, and a support portion that is engaged with the cutout portion so that the intermediate element is supported by the output element in a radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Maeda, Kazuyoshi Ito, Takashi Hori, Akihiro Nagae
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Patent number: 8448856Abstract: A bill processing apparatus is provided that can reduce the frequency of occurrences of removal of a paper medium (dispensed bill) being forgotten. Processing a medium handover port where a paper medium is handed over, and a medium handover port mechanism provided at the medium handover port and successively raising and lowering the paper medium, fed out from inside the machine (the automated teller machine), inside the medium handover port. The medium handover port mechanism notifies a user of the position of the paper medium with a visible action by successively raising and lowering the paper medium inside the medium handover port.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuyoshi Ito
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Publication number: 20120211328Abstract: The present invention provides a banknote processing apparatus that enables left-behind banknotes to be removed by a lower rank employee and prevents banknotes inside a safe casing from being removed by a lower rank employee, thereby achieving increased convenience of use and ensuring the security of the banknotes inside the safe casing. Namely, a banknote processing apparatus is provided in which, by providing a left-behind banknote storage section for storing and managing banknotes that have been left behind by a customer in a withdrawal transaction inside a unit disposed above a safe casing, when returning left-behind banknotes stored in the left-behind banknote storage section in response to a request from a customer, the left-behind banknotes can be removed from the left-behind banknote storage section by pulling out the unit, without opening the safe casing in which a large number of banknotes are stored and managed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuyoshi Ito
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Publication number: 20120208648Abstract: A damper device including an input element to which power from a motor is transmitted; a first elastic body to which power is transmitted from the input element; a first intermediate element to which power is transmitted from the first elastic body; a second elastic body to which power is transmitted from the first intermediate element; a second intermediate element to which power is transmitted from the second elastic body; a third elastic body to which power is transmitted from the second intermediate element; and an output element to which power is transmitted from the third elastic body. A stiffness of the first elastic body is higher than a stiffness of the second elastic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro TAKIKAWA, Hiroki TSUJI, Kazuyoshi ITO, Naohisa MOMIYAMA, Yoichi OI, Hideaki KASAHARA, Masahiro ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20120111683Abstract: A starting device includes: a lock-up clutch mechanism; a fluid coupling; a spring damper including a spring, a power transfer portion transferring power from the lock-up clutch mechanism to the spring, and a power output portion transferring power from the spring to an input shaft; and a pendulum damper including a pendulum and a pendulum power transfer portion transferring power from the spring damper to the pendulum. The output portion of the lock-up clutch, the pendulum damper, the spring damper, and the fluid coupling are arranged sequentially in this order from a motor in the axial direction. The lock-up clutch mechanism output and the spring damper output are connected to each other on the outer circumferential side of the pendulum damper, and the spring damper output and the pendulum power transfer portion are connected to each other on the inner circumferential side of the pendulum.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Ito, Akihiro Nagae, Yoshihide Mori, Keizo Araki
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Publication number: 20120097700Abstract: A bill processing apparatus is provided that can reduce the frequency of occurrences of removal of a leaf shaped medium (dispensed bill) being forgotten. Processing a medium handover port where a leaf shaped medium is handed over, and a medium handover port mechanism provided at the medium handover port and successively raising and lowering the leaf shaped medium, fed out from inside the machine (the automated teller machine), inside the medium handover port. The medium handover port mechanism notifies a user of the position of the leaf shaped medium with a visible action by successively raising and lowering the leaf shaped medium inside the medium handover port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuyoshi Ito
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Patent number: 8113512Abstract: Aligning of banknotes is carried out without using an aligning device. A medium conveyance mechanism includes an upper belt (2) entrained around two rollers (3a, 3b), a lower belt (5) entrained around two other rollers (6a, 6b) and disposed so as to overlap the upper belt (2), and an aligning guide (15) disposed at one side of the upper belt (2) and the lower belt (5) at a distance therefrom, which aligning guide (15) has an inclined surface (16) for carrying out aligning of a banknote and a conveyance reference surface (17) formed at an end side of the inclined surface (16). When the banknote being conveyed abuts the inclined surface (16) of the aligning guide (15) for aligning, one side of the banknote is guided by the conveyance reference surface (17) while the banknote is slipped with respect to the upper belt (2) and the lower belt (5) in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the banknote is conveyed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Co, Ltd.Inventor: Kazuyoshi Ito
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Publication number: 20110268592Abstract: A fluidic torque transfer device is configured such that the attachment angle of a turbine blade at a fluid outlet of a turbine runner is smaller than the attachment angle of the turbine blade at a fluid inlet of the turbine runner. Furthermore, the turbine runner is structured so that a cross-sectional area St of a turbine flow path defined by the turbine shell, adjacent turbine blades, and the turbine core, which is perpendicular to a centerline of the turbine flow path, satisfies |St?Sref|/Sref?0.2, where a reference area Sref is an average of maximum and minimum values of a cross-sectional area of a pump flow path defined by the pump shell, adjacent pump blades, and the pump core of the pump impeller, which is perpendicular to a centerline of the pump flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Maeda, Kazuyoshi Ito, Akihiro Nagae, Yoshihide Mori, Junya Kashimura
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Publication number: 20110133388Abstract: Aligning of banknotes is carried out without using an aligning device. A medium conveyance mechanism includes an upper belt (2) entrained around two rollers (3a, 3b), a lower belt (5) entrained around two other rollers (6a, 6b) and disposed so as to overlap the upper belt (2), and an aligning guide (15) disposed at one side of the upper belt (2) and the lower belt (5) at a distance therefrom, which aligning guide (15) has an inclined surface (16) for carrying out aligning of a banknote and a conveyance reference surface (17) formed at an end side of the inclined surface (16). When the banknote being conveyed abuts the inclined surface (16) of the aligning guide (15) for aligning, one side of the banknote is guided by the conveyance reference surface (17) while the banknote is slipped with respect to the upper belt (2) and the lower belt (5) in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the banknote is conveyed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuyoshi Ito
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Publication number: 20110135484Abstract: A fluidic torque transfer device configured with a pump impeller that includes a pump shell, a pump blade attached to the pump shell, and a pump core attached to the pump blade; a turbine runner that includes a turbine shell, a turbine blade attached to the turbine shell, and a turbine core attached to the turbine blade; and a stator that includes a stator blade, and rectifies a flow of a hydraulic fluid from the turbine runner to the pump impeller. The outer contour line of the turbine blade extends outward in an extending direction of a rotation center axis of the pump impeller and the turbine runner on the fluid outlet side of the turbine runner more than an outer contour line of the pump blade on the pump shell side.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Maeda, Kazuyoshi Ito, Akihiro Nagae, Yoshihide Mori, Junya Kashimura
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Patent number: 7916300Abstract: A spectroscopy device that separates input light into a plurality of wavelength ranges. A metal body has a hole or aperture which is open on the upper side. The hole or aperture is formed in a polygonal shape having at least a pair of opposite faces not parallel to each other in horizontal cross-section. Inner side faces of the hole or aperture are finished as mirror like reflection surfaces. Polarized input light inputted from the opening to the hole or aperture is reflected by the reflection surfaces and a standing wave is generated inside of the hole or aperture by self interference, whereby the input light is separated into a plurality of wavelength ranges.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Takeshi Misawa, Shuu Takahashi, Mitsuru Iwata, Kazuya Oda, Motoari Ota, Kazuyoshi Ito, Yasuyuki Ozeki, Yoshitaka Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20090247307Abstract: A damper device includes a drive plate; a driven plate; and a torque transmission mechanism having different types of damper springs. The torque transmission mechanism transmits torque of the drive plate to the driven plate via at least one of the damper springs, wherein the torque transmission mechanism is structured to allow a combination of damper springs acting during torque transmission to be changed at lease three times as a rotation angle of the drive plate relative to the driven plate becomes greater. Each of the damper springs can be extended and compressed circumferentially about the rotation axis and is disposed at the same radial position about the rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD, AISIN AW INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazunori Ishikawa, Kazuyoshi Ito, Keizo Araki, Yuito Abe, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Osamu Yoshida, Koji Kobayashi, Tatsuya Iida, Yusuke Shinjo