Patents by Inventor Kimihiro KOURA

Kimihiro KOURA 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).

  • Curved plate for railcar bodyshell, front car bodyshell, and method of manufacturing curved plate for railcar bodyshell
    Patent number: 9586600
    Abstract: A curved plate for a railcar bodyshell includes: a plate main body including an outer surface facing an outside of a railcar and an inner surface facing an inside of the railcar and the plate main body having a curved shape; and reinforcing ribs projecting from the inner surface of the plate main body toward the inside of the railcar. At least two of the plurality of the reinforcing ribs include machining reference surfaces formed on a same plane as reference surfaces used when machining an outer surface of the plate main body. At least one of the plurality of the reinforcing rib includes a mounting reference surface perpendicular to one of a rail direction, a sleeper direction, and a vertical direction as a reference surface used when mounting the curved plate to the railcar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazumasa Inaba, Masaki Kayukawa, Kimihiro Koura, Kenji Waki
  • CURVED PLATE FOR RAILCAR BODYSHELL, FRONT CAR BODYSHELL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CURVED PLATE FOR RAILCAR BODYSHELL
    Publication number: 20150307114
    Abstract: A curved plate for a railcar bodyshell includes: a plate main body including an outer surface facing an outside of a railcar and an inner surface facing an inside of the railcar and the plate main body having a curved shape; and reinforcing ribs projecting from the inner surface of the plate main body toward the inside of the railcar. At least two of the plurality of the reinforcing ribs include machining reference surfaces formed on a same plane as reference surfaces used when machining an outer surface of the plate main body. At least one of the plurality of the reinforcing rib includes a mounting reference surface perpendicular to one of a rail direction, a sleeper direction, and a vertical direction as a reference surface used when mounting the curved plate to the railcar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazumasa INABA, Masaki KAYUKAWA, Kimihiro KOURA, Kenji WAKI