Patents by Inventor Ken Mototsune

Ken Mototsune 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: 20140326564
    Abstract: A lock-up device includes a clutch part and a damper mechanism. The damper mechanism includes an input plate, an output plate, a plurality of torsion springs, an intermediate member and a restriction member. The intermediate member is configured to cause at least two of the torsion springs to act in series. The restriction member is fixed to a clutch output member of the clutch part, while being disposed such that a part of the intermediate member is interposed between the input plate and the restriction member in an axial direction. The intermediate member is restricted from moving in a radial direction by the clutch output member, while being restricted from moving in the axial direction by the input plate and the restriction member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ushio, Takeshi Kawamoto, Ken Mototsune, Shinji Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20140262666
    Abstract: A lock-up device includes a clutch part and a damper mechanism. The clutch part includes a clutch input member, a clutch output member, a drive plate, a driven plate, a second flange and a piston. The second flange is mounted between a front cover and an inner peripheral part of a turbine to be axially immovable with respect to the front cover, and forms a lock-up oil chamber. The piston is mounted between the front cover and the second flange, forms a lock-up oil chamber together with the second flange therebetween, and is configured to be moved toward the front cover by an operating oil to be supplied to the lock-up oil chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: EXEDY Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ushio, Takeshi Kawamoto, Ken Mototsune, Shinji Fujimoto