Patents by Inventor Masachika Aoki

Masachika Aoki 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: 20240034145
    Abstract: In a vehicle lid seal structure, one of a housing and a lid is provided with an annular sealing member on a face facing the other. A cross-sectional structure of the annular sealing member includes a base portion and a lip portion. The base portion is attached to one of the housing and the lid. The lip portion extends from the base portion toward the other of the housing and the lid. The lip portion includes a connecting end between the lip portion and the base portion, and a free end that is an end portion opposite to the connecting end of the lip portion. Further, the lip portion is provided with a folding starting point between the connecting end and the free end. The folding starting point is provided for causing folding deformation of the lip portion toward a radially-outward side of the annular sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki NAKAMURA, Daisuke Ando, Masachika Aoki
  • Patent number: 10696153
    Abstract: A box and a lid that form a fuel filler hole or a charging socket of a car body, the lid including a lid mounting part, and a box mounting arm including a box engaging pin. An open/close spring is attached to the box mounting arm. The box includes a box body, and an arm housing part extending from the box body and including an arm guide that guides the box mounting arm. The box engaging pin of the box mounting arm of the lid is guided into the arm guide of the box and attached to an arm engaging part of the box, while the open/close spring abuts on a connecting point (a spring mounting portion) between an inclined part and a step part of the arm housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: FTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sasaki, Takashi Momiyama, Shinji Shimokawa, Masachika Aoki, Osamu Tokura
  • Publication number: 20190135106
    Abstract: A box and a lid that form a fuel filler hole or a charging socket of a car body, the lid including a lid mounting part, and a box mounting arm including a box engaging pin. An open/close spring is attached to the box mounting arm. The box includes a box body, and an arm housing part extending from the box body and including an arm guide that guides the box mounting arm. The box engaging pin of the box mounting arm of the lid is guided into the arm guide of the box and attached to an arm engaging part of the box, while the open/close spring abuts on a connecting point (a spring mounting portion) between an inclined part and a step part of the arm housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Sasaki, Takashi Momiyama, Shinji Shimokawa, Masachika Aoki, Osamu Tokura