Patents by Inventor Koichiro Sugimoto

Koichiro Sugimoto 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: 20180027709
    Abstract: When a board to be produced is switched, it is possible to automatically discharge an unnecessary carrier tape 100 without detaching a feeder. For this, a control device 15 of a component mounting apparatus 10 includes: a component determination section S106 which determines a component not to be used in production of the next board when boards to be produced by the component mounting apparatus 10 are switched, and a discharge instruction section 110 which sends an instruction of discharging a carrier tape 100 which accommodates a component determined not to be used in the production of the next board by the component determination section S106 to a tape insertion port 21d.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro SUGIMOTO, Akira TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9827949
    Abstract: The electric steering lock device (1) is provided with a cam (40) which is arranged to allow forward and reverse rotation inside of a frame (10), and a lock member (50) which, while following a cam surface (41) of the rotating cam (40), is arranged to be movable forward and backward between a locked position at the advancing end and an unlocked position at the retreating end. The cam face (41) comprises a locking and unlocking segment (41b) for moving the lock member (50) and a lock release position segment (41c). A change ratio of a cam lift amount to a rotation angle of the cam (40) in the lock release position segment (41c) is constructed to be smaller than the change ratio of the can lift amount to the rotational angle of the cam (40) in the locking and unlocking segment (41b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignees: ALPHA CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Sugimoto, Kenjirou Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20170037663
    Abstract: A vehicle handle device includes a handle base, an operation portion that is rotatably connected to the handle base, a cable device that includes an outer cable and an inner cable inserted into the outer cable and transmits operating force to a door lock device of a vehicle, a cable connection unit mounted to a tip end of the outer cable, a unit case that is provided in the cable connection unit, and a cam portion that is provided in the unit case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Koichiro SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160236650
    Abstract: A fragile part (15) which is set to have lower load resistance than other positions of a frame (10) is provided on a guide part (12) at a position that overlaps with a linkage portion (50a ) between a hanger (52) and a lock body (51) of a lock member (50) positioned in a steering lock release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Koichiro SUGIMOTO, Kenjirou HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160221535
    Abstract: The electric steering lock device (1) is provided with a cam (40) which is arranged to allow forward and reverse rotation inside of a frame (10), and a lock member (50) which, while following a cam surface (41) of the rotating cam (40), is arranged to be movable forward and backward between a locked position at the advancing end and an unlocked position at the retreating end. The cam face (41) comprises a locking and unlocking segment (41b) for moving the lock member (50) and a lock release position segment (41c). A change ratio of a cam lift amount to a rotation angle of the cam (40) in the lock release position segment (41c) is constructed to be smaller than the change ratio of the can lift amount to the rotational angle of the cam (40) in the locking and unlocking segment (41b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Koichiro Sugimoto, Kenjirou Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9187049
    Abstract: The vehicle has a first clamp unit which fixes a harness for a wheel speed sensor above an outer tube on the side on which a wheel speed sensor. The vehicle has a second clamp unit which bundles the harness and a brake hose at substantially the same height as that of the first clamp unit above an outer tube on the side on which a caliper is provided. The second clamp unit includes a harness second cramp for fixing the harness and also a harness third cramp which changes the orientation direction of the harness so as to be oriented along the brake hose. The harness and the brake hose form a swing part which is curved in the horizontal direction between the second clamp unit and a bottom bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Sugimoto, Kota Matayoshi, Chihiro Iida
  • Patent number: 9108586
    Abstract: A steering lock device (1) includes: a frame (2) including a unit accommodating chamber (24) opening at one surface side of the frame (2), and a trigger inserting hole (26) penetrating the frame (2) from the other surface side of the frame (2) to the unit accommodating chamber (24); a unit case (63) accommodated in the unit accommodating chamber (24); a locking protrusion (25) protruding from an inner wall of the unit accommodating chamber (24) and provided on an extension of the trigger inserting hole (26) in the unit accommodating chamber (24) in an extending manner; and a locking claw (66) provided to the unit case (63) and being engageable with the locking protrusion (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9073507
    Abstract: An auxiliary lock structure (6) includes: an auxiliary lock member (61) arranged inside a frame (2) and configured to shift between an auxiliary lock position to engage with a lock member (5) and prevent a shift of the lock member (5) and an auxiliary lock release position to allow the shift of the lock member (5); an auxiliary biasing unit (62) configured to bias the auxiliary lock member (61) from the auxiliary lock release position toward the auxiliary lock position; and a trigger (31) provided on an inner surface of a cover (3) mounted to the frame (2), and configured to engage with the auxiliary biasing unit (62) and hold the auxiliary lock member (61) in the auxiliary lock release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20150076790
    Abstract: The vehicle has a first clamp unit which fixes a harness for a wheel speed sensor above an outer tube on the side on which a wheel speed sensor. The vehicle has a second clamp unit which bundles the harness and a brake hose at substantially the same height as that of the first clamp unit above an outer tube on the side on which a caliper is provided. The second clamp unit includes a harness second cramp for fixing the harness and also a harness third cramp which changes the orientation direction of the harness so as to be oriented along the brake hose. The harness and the brake hose form a swing part which is curved in the horizontal direction between the second clamp unit and a bottom bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Koichiro Sugimoto, Kota Matayoshi, Chihiro Iida
  • Publication number: 20150068359
    Abstract: A steering lock device (1) includes: a frame (2) including a unit accommodating chamber (24) opening at one surface side of the frame (2), and a trigger inserting hole (26) penetrating the frame (2) from the other surface side of the frame (2) to the unit accommodating chamber (24); a unit case (63) accommodated in the unit accommodating chamber (24); a locking protrusion (25) protruding from an inner wall of the unit accommodating chamber (24) and provided on an extension of the trigger inserting hole (26) in the unit accommodating chamber (24) in an extending manner; and a locking claw (66) provided to the unit case (63) and being engageable with the locking protrusion (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20150068358
    Abstract: An auxiliary lock structure (6) includes: an auxiliary lock member (61) arranged inside a frame (2) and configured to shift between an auxiliary lock position to engage with a lock member (5) and prevent a shift of the lock member (5) and an auxiliary lock release position to allow the shift of the lock member (5); an auxiliary biasing unit (62) configured to bias the auxiliary lock member (61) from the auxiliary lock release position toward the auxiliary lock position; and a trigger (31) provided on an inner surface of a cover (3) mounted to the frame (2), and configured to engage with the auxiliary biasing unit (62) and hold the auxiliary lock member (61) in the auxiliary lock release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8646295
    Abstract: A steering lock device includes a main frame, a lock insertion hole formed on the main frame, a lock member slidably disposed in the lock insertion hole, a pin insertion portion formed on the lock member, a stopper housing portion formed on the main frame, a stopper pin housed in the stopper housing portion, and a trigger detachably disposed on the main frame. The stopper pin is urged toward a latch position by a stopper, and engaged, in a state of positioning at the latch position, with the pin insertion portion of the lock member positioning at the lock position. The trigger holds, in a state of being attached on the main frame, the stopper pin at an unlatch position by contacting with the stopper pin. First stepped portions for engaging with the stopper pin positioning at the latch position are disposed in a side of the unlock position, around an opening of the stopper housing portion and on a wall surface of the lock insertion hole facing to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Alpha Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8505346
    Abstract: An electric steering lock device includes a worm wheel (8) that is rotated, in an unlock direction and a lock direction by the drive of a motor (6), a first cam member (9) and a second cam member (10) that are disposed in the worm wheel (8), a lock member (11) that follows the first cam member (9) and shifts between a lock position and an unlock position, and a holding lever (12) that follows the second cam member (10) and shifts between a standby position and a holding position. A detected part (24) is disposed in the first cam member (9), and first and second position sensors (S1, S2) that regard the detected part (24) as a detection target are disposed. The detection outputs of the first position sensor (S1) and the second position sensor (S2) detect the lock position and the unlock position of the lock member (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20130055846
    Abstract: A steering lock device includes a lock member (7, 8) that is slidable between a locking position P1 and an unlocking position P2 and biased from the locking position P1 to the unlocking position P2 by a biasing member (76), and a sliding member (6) arranged slidably in a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the lock member (7, 8). At least any one of the lock member (7, 8) and the sliding member (6) includes a displacement portion (64c) inclined along the sliding direction of the sliding member (6) and toward a steering shaft. The lock member (7, 8) is displaced in conformity to inclination of the displacement portion (64c) in conjunction with slide of the sliding member (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichiro Sugimoto, Kenjirou Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110167885
    Abstract: A steering lock device includes a main frame, a lock insertion hole formed on the main frame, a lock member slidably disposed in the lock insertion hole, a pin insertion portion formed on the lock member, a stopper housing portion formed on the main frame, a stopper pin housed in the stopper housing portion, and a trigger detachably disposed on the main frame. The stopper pin is urged toward a latch position by a stopper, and engaged, in a state of positioning at the latch position, with the pin insertion portion of the lock member positioning at the lock position. The trigger holds, in a state of being attached on the main frame, the stopper pin at an unlatch position by contacting with the stopper pin. First stepped portions for engaging with the stopper pin positioning at the latch position are disposed in a side of the unlock position, around an opening of the stopper housing portion and on a wall surface of the lock insertion hole facing to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 7891221
    Abstract: An electric steering lock device of the invention includes: a rotating body (worm wheel) that is driven by a motor to rotate in an unlocking direction and a locking direction; a first cam section and a second cam section provided in the worm wheel; a lock member that follows the first cam section to be displaced between a lock position and an unlock position; and a lever member that follows the second cam section and that is positioned, when the lock member is positioned at the unlock position, at a waiting position at which the lock member is allowed to move and that is positioned, when the lock member is moved to the lock position, at a retention position at which the lock member is blocked from moving to the unlock position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Alpha Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 7596976
    Abstract: An electric steering lock device of the invention includes: a rotating body (worm wheel) that is driven by a motor to rotate in an unlocking direction and a locking direction; a first cam section and a second cam section provided in the worm wheel; a lock member that follows the first cam section to be displaced between a lock position and an unlock position; and a lever member that follows the second cam section and that is positioned, when the lock member is positioned at the unlock position, at a waiting position at which the lock member is allowed to move, and that is positioned, when the lock member is moved to the lock position, at a retention position at which the lock member is blocked from moving to the unlock position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Alpha Corporation
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20090165510
    Abstract: An electric steering lock device includes a worm wheel (8) that is rotated, in an unlock direction and a lock direction by the drive of a motor (6), a first cam member (9) and a second cam member (10) that are disposed in the worm wheel (8), a lock member (11) that follows the first cam member (9) and shifts between a lock position and an unlock position, and a holding lever (12) that follows the second cam member (10) and shifts between a standby position and a holding position. A detected part (24) is disposed in the first cam member (9), and first and second position sensors (S1, S2) that regard the detected part (24) as a detection target are disposed. The detection outputs of the first position sensor (S1) and the second position sensor (S2) detect the lock position and the unlock position of the lock member (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20090139284
    Abstract: An electric steering lock device of the invention includes: a rotating body (worm wheel) that is driven by a motor to rotate in an unlocking direction and a locking direction; a first cam section and a second cam section provided in the worm wheel; a lock member that follows the first cam section to be displaced between a lock position and an unlock position; and a lever member that follows the second cam section and that is positioned, when the lock member is positioned at the unlock position, at a waiting position at which the lock member is allowed to move, and that is positioned, when the lock member is moved to the lock position, at a retention position at which the lock member is blocked from moving to the unlock position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20090084145
    Abstract: An electric steering lock device of the invention includes: a rotating body (worm wheel) that is driven by a motor to rotate in an unlocking direction and a locking direction; a first cam section and a second cam section provided in the worm wheel; a lock member that follows the first cam section to be displaced between a lock position and an unlock position; and a lever member that follows the second cam section and that is positioned, when the lock member is positioned at the unlock position, at a waiting position at which the lock member is allowed to move and that is positioned, when the lock member is moved to the lock position, at a retention position at which the lock member is blocked from moving to the unlock position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: ALPHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sugimoto