Patents by Inventor Koji Fukui
Koji Fukui 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: 8206138Abstract: This invention provides a scroll type fluid machine which can simultaneously realize the stabilization of the behavior in the rotational direction of an orbiting scroll and the reduction in the manufacturing cost by the ease of holding a grease. In the scroll type fluid machine, three pairs of rotation prevention mechanisms are provided between a casing and an orbiting scroll. The rotation prevention mechanism is constituted of first and second ball coupling mechanisms having a function different from each other. The first ball coupling mechanism supports the thrust load of the orbiting scroll. Meanwhile, the second ball coupling mechanism supports the rotation force of the orbiting scroll.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Komai, Kazutaka Suefuji, Koji Fukui
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Patent number: 8103451Abstract: A collision between a vehicle and an obstacle is estimated, and based on the estimation result, vehicle deceleration control is performed by a brake actuator to reduce the collision and vehicle wheel load is controlled by a suspension actuator.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Taisetsu Tanimichi, Tatsuya Yoshida, Mikio Ueyama, Shinya Ohtsuji, Isa Ismet Khumaedi, Takahide Kobayashi, Koji Fukui, Nobuyuki Ichimaru, Yoichi Kumemura, Shuichiro Kuroiwa, Masaaki Uchiyama, Tatsuya Gankai, Ryusuke Hirao
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Publication number: 20110289446Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit, a reproduction unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The acquisition unit obtains, of moving image data including images of pages having serial page numbers and an image of motion of turning the pages one by one in order of the page numbers, first moving image data in which a page time being a time on the moving image data is assigned to each page. The reproduction unit reproduces the first moving image data, generates a moving image, and displays the moving image on a display screen. The input unit receives a designation of a second page different from a first page of the first moving image data currently displayed on the display screen. The control unit calculates a page time difference therebetween and controls a reproduction speed of the first moving image data depending on it.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Koji Fukui, Kensuke Oonuma
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Patent number: 7950913Abstract: In a seal system for a scroll type fluid machine, a seal mechanism is provided between a backpressure plate and a holder, so as to surround an orbiting backpressure chamber. The seal member comprises a seal attachment groove, a seal member and a Y-shaped packing. The seal attachment groove is stepped on its outer circumference to define a shallow bottom portion. The seal member includes, on its outer circumference side, a cutout portion matching the shallow bottom portion. The Y-shaped packing is disposed between a deep groove peripheral wall of the seal attachment groove and the cutout portion of the seal member, and a backpressure chamber is defined on a reverse surface side of the seal member. By this arrangement, a slide surface of the seal member can be larger than an effective area of the backpressure side of the seal member. Thereby it is possible to reduce a difference between a load Ff acting on the slide surface and a load Fb acting on the reverse surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Suefuji, Kiminori Iwano, Yuji Komai, Koji Fukui, Susumu Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20110070116Abstract: To provide a higher sealing capability irrespective of the pressure difference between compression chambers, lips having leading ends extended toward the inner surface of a recessed groove are formed. At least some of the lips have a base end that is shaped to reduce rigidity against extension of the lips.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Toshikazu HARASHIMA, Yoshiyuki Kanemoto, Koji Fukui, Susumu Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20100326777Abstract: A disc brake that suppresses braking noises when a vehicle moves backward include an urging spring urging a friction pad toward a rotationally exiting side of a disc when the vehicle moves forward, the urging spring being arranged between a hook portion of the friction pad and a torque receiving portion of a carrier. The urging spring formed through bend of an elastic plate material has its spring constant that is set to be a small value to avoid resonance frequency causing noise where the base end side thereof is fixed to the hook portion of the backing plate while the top end side thereof elastically abuts to the torque receiving portion of the carrier. The urging spring is located at the position that is outside in the radial direction from the center position of the hook portion in its width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shoichi Noguchi, Daisuke Tanabe, Takeshi Fujiki, Koichi Masuko, Shigeru Hayashi, Koji Fukui, Yoichi Kumemura, Hayuru Inoue, Seiko Tsubota
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Publication number: 20090087331Abstract: This invention provides a scroll type fluid machine which can simultaneously realize the stabilization of the behavior in the rotational direction of an orbiting scroll and the reduction in the manufacturing cost by the ease of holding a grease. In the scroll type fluid machine, three pairs of rotation prevention mechanisms are provided between a casing and an orbiting scroll. The rotation prevention mechanism is constituted of first and second ball coupling mechanisms having a function different from each other. The first ball coupling mechanism supports the thrust load of the orbiting scroll. Meanwhile, the second ball coupling mechanism supports the rotation force of the orbiting scroll.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Komai, Kazutaka Suefuji, Koji Fukui
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Patent number: 7458788Abstract: A scroll fluid machine is capable of readily providing a back-pressure chamber having an increased pressure-receiving area and yet capable of being reduced in size. A fixed scroll member is secured to a casing. An orbiting scroll member is provided at a position facing the fixed scroll member. A holder is provided at the back of the orbiting scroll member, and a coupling member is provided to face the orbiting scroll member across the holder. The coupling member couples together the orbiting scroll member and a driving shaft and performs an orbiting motion together with the orbiting scroll member. A back-pressure plate is provided at the back of the orbiting scroll member, and a back-pressure chamber is formed between the back-pressure plate and the holder.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kiminori Iwano, Yuji Komai, Kazutaka Suefuji, Koji Fukui, Toshitsugu Suzuki, Junichi Nagasawa, Susumu Sakamoto, Katsushi Hidano, Kazunari Komatsu
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Publication number: 20080206083Abstract: Durability of a seal member is improved by reducing a surface pressure thereon. A seal mechanism 24 is provided between a backpressure plate 16 and a holder 17 so as to surround an orbiting backpressure chamber 18. The seal member 24 comprises a seal attachment groove 25, a seal member 26 and a Y-shaped packing 27. The seal attachment groove 25 is stepped on its outer circumference side to define a shallow bottom portion 25B. The seal member 26 includes, on its outer circumference side, a cutout portion 26D matching the shallow bottom portion 25B. The Y-shaped packing 27 is disposed between a deep groove peripheral wall 25C of the seal attachment groove 25 and the cutout portion 26D of the seal member 26, and a backpressure chamber 28 is defined on a reverse surface 26B side of the seal member 26. By this arrangement, a slide surface 26A of the seal member 26 can be larger than an effective area of the backpressure side of the seal member 26.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2008Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Kazutaka Suefuji, Kiminori Iwano, Yuji Komai, Koji Fukui, Susumu Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20080101973Abstract: A scroll fluid machine is capable of readily providing a back-pressure chamber having an increased pressure-receiving area and yet capable of being reduced in size. A fixed scroll member is secured to a casing. An orbiting scroll member is provided at a position facing the fixed scroll member. A holder is provided at the back of the orbiting scroll member, and a coupling member is provided to face the orbiting scroll member across the holder. The coupling member couples together the orbiting scroll member and a driving shaft and performs an orbiting motion together with the orbiting scroll member. A back-pressure plate is provided at the back of the orbiting scroll member, and a back-pressure chamber is formed between the back-pressure plate and the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Kiminori Iwano, Yuji Komai, Kazutaka Suefuji, Koji Fukui, Toshitsugu Suzuki, Junichi Nagasawa, Susumu Sakamoto, Katsushi Hidano, Kazunari Komatsu
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Patent number: 7309219Abstract: The present invention provides a scroll type fluid machine which enables both of a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll to be cooled by means of a cooling fan, and which enables an overall size of the machine to be compact. Cooling fans 38A and 38B are connected to a rotary shaft 18 between an electric motor 15 and orbiting scrolls 26A and 26B. Outer cases 3A and 3B are provided with flow inlet openings 42A and 42B, flow outlet openings 43A and 43B, scroll ducts 44A and 44B and cooling device ducts 46A and 46B. Compression portions 6A and 6B are operated by rotatably driving the rotary shaft 18 using the electric motor 15. In this instance, the cooling fans 38A and 38B are rotated with the rotary shaft. Therefore, with a simple structure having no electric fans, the fixed scrolls 7A and 7B, the orbiting scrolls 26A and 26B and the cooling device 47 can be efficiently cooled, and a compressor having a compact size and a high cooling performance can be formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2004Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: HItachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Komai, Hideaki Ikeda, Kazutaka Suefuji, Koji Fukui, Susumu Sakamoto, Masanori Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20070192030Abstract: A collision between a vehicle and an obstacle is estimated, and based on the estimation result, vehicle deceleration control is performed by a brake actuator to reduce the collision and vehicle wheel load is controlled by a suspension actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2007Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Taisetsu Tanimichi, Tatsuya Yoshida, Mikio Ueyama, Shinya Ohtsuji, Isa Ismet Khumaedi, Takahide Kobayashi, Koji Fukui, Nobuyuki Ichimaru, Yoichi Kumemura, Shuichiro Kuroiwa, Masaaki Uchiyama, Tatsuya Gankai, Ryusuke Hirao
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Publication number: 20070086276Abstract: There is provided a multifunction timepiece wherein the visibility of pointers can be improved, and increases in the thickness of the timepiece can be reduced. This timepiece comprises a dial, an hour hand, a minute hand, a pointer, and a movement. The dial has a dial cover and a time display section on the inner periphery thereof. The hour hand is mounted on the time display section and has an hour hand rotating shaft disposed at a different position from the center position of the time display section. The minute hand is mounted on the time display section and has a minute hand rotating shaft disposed at a different position from the center position of the time display section. The pointer is mounted on the time display section and has a pointer rotating shaft. The dimension A from the pointer rotating shaft to the tip of the pointer is greater than the dimension B from the minute hand rotating shaft to the tip of the minute hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuneaki Furukawa, Eiichi Nagasaka, Koji Fukui
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Patent number: 7170826Abstract: There is provided a multifunction timepiece wherein the visibility of pointers can be improved, and increases in the thickness of the timepiece can be reduced. This timepiece includes a dial, an hour hand, a minute hand, a pointer, and a movement. The dial has a dial cover and a time display section on the inner periphery thereof. The hour hand is mounted on the time display section and has an hour hand rotating shaft disposed at a different position from the center position of the time display section. The minute hand is mounted on the time display section and has a minute hand rotating shaft disposed at a different position from the center position of the time display section. The pointer is mounted on the time display section and has a pointer rotating shaft. The dimension A from the pointer rotating shaft to the tip of the pointer is greater than the dimension B from the minute hand rotating shaft to the tip of the minute hand.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuneaki Furukawa, Eiichi Nagasaka, Koji Fukui
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Publication number: 20050169788Abstract: The present invention provides a scroll type fluid machine which enables both of a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll to be cooled by means of a cooling fan, and which enables an overall size of the machine to be compact. Cooling fans 38A and 38B are connected to a rotary shaft 18 between an electric motor 15 and orbiting scrolls 26A and 26B. Outer cases 3A and 3B are provided with flow inlet openings 42A and 42B, flow outlet openings 43A and 43B, scroll ducts 44A and 44B and cooling device ducts 46A and 46B. Compression portions 6A and 6B are operated by rotatably driving the rotary shaft 18 using the electric motor 15. In this instance, the cooling fans 38A and 38B are rotated with the rotary shaft. Therefore, with a simple structure having no electric fans, the fixed scrolls 7A and 7B, the orbiting scrolls 26A and 26B and the cooling device 47 can be efficiently cooled, and a compressor having a compact size and a high cooling performance can be formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Yuji Komai, Hideaki Ikeda, Kazutaka Suefuji, Koji Fukui, Susumu Sakamoto, Masanori Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20040264304Abstract: There is provided a multifunction timepiece wherein the visibility of pointers can be improved, and increases in the thickness of the timepiece can be reduced. This timepiece includes a dial, an hour hand, a minute hand, a pointer, and a movement. The dial has a dial cover and a time display section on the inner periphery thereof. The hour hand is mounted on the time display section and has an hour hand rotating shaft disposed at a different position from the center position of the time display section. The minute hand is mounted on the time display section and has a minute hand rotating shaft disposed at a different position from the center position of the time display section. The pointer is mounted on the time display section and has a pointer rotating shaft. The dimension A from the pointer rotating shaft to the tip of the pointer is greater than the dimension B from the minute hand rotating shaft to the tip of the minute hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuneaki Furukawa, Eiichi Nagasaka, Koji Fukui
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Patent number: 6808373Abstract: Inner peripheral projections are provided on the inner peripheral surface of a wrap portion of an orbiting scroll member, and outer peripheral projections are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the wrap portion. The inner and outer peripheral projections each have an approximately triangular transverse sectional configuration defined by a narrow top of the projection and a pair of concavely arcuate surfaces extending with a wide overall width so that the projections can prevent stress concentration with the concavely arcuate surfaces to increase the mechanical strength and can be readily machined by using a tool, e.g. an end mill. When contacting the mating wrap portion, the narrow tops of the projections are readily crushed or worn. Therefore, the tops of the projections can become fit to the wrap portion without strongly contacting it many times.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: Tokico Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Suefuji, Hiroyuki Mihara, Susumu Sakamoto, Koji Fukui, Yoshio Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20040062671Abstract: Inner peripheral projections are provided on the inner peripheral surface of a wrap portion of an orbiting scroll member, and outer peripheral projections are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the wrap portion. The inner and outer peripheral projections each have an approximately triangular transverse sectional configuration defined by a narrow top of the projection and a pair of concavely arcuate surfaces extending with a wide overall width so that the projections can prevent stress concentration with the concavely arcuate surfaces to increase the mechanical strength and can be readily machined by using a tool, e.g. an end mill. When contacting the mating wrap portion, the narrow tops of the projections are readily crushed or worn. Therefore, the tops of the projections can become fit to the wrap portion without strongly contacting it many times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Kazutaka Suefuji, Hiroyuki Mihara, Susumu Sakamoto, Koji Fukui, Yoshio Kobayashi