Patents by Inventor Makoto KOMURO

Makoto KOMURO 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: 10458513
    Abstract: A damper device according to one embodiment, for example, includes: a rotating member that is rotatable about a rotational axis, the rotating member including a base portion that is plate-like and support portions that is attached to the base portion and extends in an axial direction of the rotational center; and a plurality of weight members disposed partially overlapping each other in the axial direction, the weight members being provided with tracks in respective overlapped parts of the weight members, the tracks guiding the support portion to be swingable with respect to the rotating member, wherein the support portion is shared in the tracks provided in the weight members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Fujiwara, Makoto Komuro, Suguru Jimbo, Kosuke Kondo, Masahiko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180202515
    Abstract: A damper device according to one embodiment, for example, includes: a rotating member that is rotatable about a rotational axis, the rotating member including a base portion that is plate-like and support portions that is attached to the base portion and extends in an axial direction of the rotational center; and a plurality of weight members disposed partially overlapping each other in the axial direction, the weight members being provided with tracks in respective overlapped parts of the weight members, the tracks guiding the support portion to be swingable with respect to the rotating member, wherein the support portion is shared in the tracks provided in the weight members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya FUJIWARA, Makoto KOMURO, Suguru JIMBO, Kosuke KONDO, Masahiko KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8998728
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member arranged coaxially with the first rotating member, a control plate arranged between the first rotating member and the second rotating member in an axial direction and engaging non-rotatably with the second rotating member, a thrust member arranged between the first rotating member and the control plate in the axial direction, engaging with the first rotating member in an axially movable and non-rotatable manner, and slidably making contact with the control plate, and an elastic member arranged between the first rotating member and the thrust member in the axial direction, supported by the first rotating member and pressing the thrust member against the control plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Komuro, Suguru Jimbo, Yoshitaka Inoshita, Hayato Mori
  • Publication number: 20140087890
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member arranged coaxially with the first rotating member, a control plate arranged between the first rotating member and the second rotating member in an axial direction and engaging non-rotatably with the second rotating member, a thrust member arranged between the first rotating member and the control plate in the axial direction, engaging with the first rotating member in an axially movable and non-rotatable manner, and slidably making contact with the control plate, and an elastic member arranged between the first rotating member and the thrust member in the axial direction, supported by the first rotating member and pressing the thrust member against the control plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto KOMURO, Suguru Jimbo, Yoshitaka Inoshita, Hayato Mori