Patents by Inventor Makoto KASHIWABARA

Makoto KASHIWABARA 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).

  • Sliding spline shaft device
    Patent number: 11927225
    Abstract: A sliding spline shaft device of the present invention includes a male spline and a female spline that is fitted to the male spline in an axially slidable manner, and at least one of the splines has a surface processed layer. The surface processed layer includes an undercoat layer, an intermediate layer containing phosphate, and a topcoat layer containing solid lubricant, in this order. The undercoat layer contains iron nitride and/or iron carbide. Thus, the surface of a base material has high hardness. As a result, microscopic deformation of the sliding surface is reduced, and increase in a real contact area is suppressed, whereby stick-slip is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., NIHON PARKERIZING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Kashiwabara, Kunio Katada, Shunsuke Hiraiwa, Akihumi Kawaguchi, Takeo Nishijima, Shinichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Katsumada, Makoto Nakajima, Tokunori Kodama, Masato Ito, Aiki Iwasa
  • Throttle body configured to provide turbulent air flow to a combustion chamber of an engine, and engine including same
    Patent number: 8997713
    Abstract: A vehicular air intake is configured to produce a turbulent intake air flow in a cylinder of an engine. The air flow may be provided as a vortex. A throttle valve, for controlling an amount of intake air provided to the engine, has a pivot shaft with an axis which is offset from a center axis of an air intake passage in which the throttle valve is installed, and a throttle plate affixed to the pivot shaft. The pivot axis is offset and spaced away from the central axis of the throttle body such that a first portion of a throttle plate disposed on a first side of the pivot shaft, is larger than a second portion of the throttle plate disposed on a second side of the pivot shaft. This arrangement provides the non-uniform turbulent air flow into the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakajima, Tetsuya Nakayasu, Natsuki Miyashita, Makoto Kashiwabara, Hidetoshi Wakasa, Koji Matsui
  • THROTTLE BODY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE TURBULENT AIR FLOW TO A COMBUSTION CHAMBER OF AN ENGINE, AND ENGINE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20120222650
    Abstract: A vehicular air intake is configured to produce a turbulent intake air flow in a cylinder of an engine. The air flow may be provided as a vortex. A throttle valve, for controlling an amount of intake air provided to the engine, has a pivot shaft with an axis which is offset from a center axis of an air intake passage in which the throttle valve is installed, and a throttle plate affixed to the pivot shaft. The pivot axis is offset and spaced away from the central axis of the throttle body such that a first portion of a throttle plate disposed on a first side of the pivot shaft, is larger than a second portion of the throttle plate disposed on a second side of the pivot shaft. This arrangement provides the non-uniform turbulent air flow into the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki NAKAJIMA, Tetsuya NAKAYASU, Natsuki MIYASHITA, Makoto KASHIWABARA, Hidetoshi WAKASA, Koji MATSUI