Patents by Inventor Ken TSUCHINO

Ken TSUCHINO 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: 11815171
    Abstract: A differential device is provided with: an input case having an axially directed end face; a differential gear set with side gears allowing a differential motion therebetween; dog teeth toothed toward the end face on an output case; a clutch structure engageable with the dog teeth and so structured as to couple the output case or the second side gear with the input case when engaged; an axially movable clutch member including an internal end and an external end exposed to the exterior; an axially movable armature including a magnetic material and in contact with the external end; a solenoid supported away from the end face, the solenoid generating a magnetic flux to attract the armature and, via the clutch member, set the clutch structure in mesh with the dog teeth; and a spring biasing the clutch member in a contrary direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Masashi Aikawa, Ken Tsuchino, Masahiko Asahi
  • Publication number: 20230133653
    Abstract: A differential device is provided with: an input case having an axially directed end face; a differential gear set with side gears allowing a differential motion therebetween; dog teeth toothed toward the end face on an output case; a clutch structure engageable with the dog teeth and so structured as to couple the output case or the second side gear with the input case when engaged; an axially movable clutch member including an internal end and an external end exposed to the exterior; an axially movable armature including a magnetic material and in contact with the external end; a solenoid supported away from the end face, the solenoid generating a magnetic flux to attract the armature and, via the clutch member, set the clutch structure in mesh with the dog teeth; and a spring biasing the clutch member in a contrary direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi Aikawa, Ken Tsuchino, Masahiko Asahi
  • Patent number: 10843747
    Abstract: A flow straightener of a vehicle provided with a bumper and a cab disposed above the bumper includes a first opening section provided in the bumper and/or the cab and opened toward a front of the vehicle, and a second opening section connected to the first opening section via a connecting path and opened toward an outer side in a vehicle width direction from a location further on an inner side in the vehicle width direction than front wheels of the vehicle such that traveling wind led into the first opening section passes through a front wheel forward region defined as being behind the first opening section in a lower region of the cab and in front of the front wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Ken Tsuchino
  • Publication number: 20190152540
    Abstract: A flow straightener of a vehicle provided with a bumper and a cab disposed above the bumper includes a first opening section provided in the bumper and/or the cab and opened toward a front of the vehicle, and a second opening section connected to the first opening section via a connecting path and opened toward an outer side in a vehicle width direction from a location further on an inner side in the vehicle width direction than front wheels of the vehicle such that traveling wind led into the first opening section passes through a front wheel forward region defined as being behind the first opening section in a lower region of the cab and in front of the front wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Ken TSUCHINO