Patents by Inventor Masahiro Nakakura
Masahiro Nakakura 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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Publication number: 20200086944Abstract: A hydraulic operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a piston, and a mounting member. The base member includes a cylinder bore, a first hose-attachment hole, and a second hose-attachment hole. The first hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The second hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The mounting member is configured to couple the base member to a handlebar. The mounting member includes a mount opening through which the handlebar is to extend. The first hose-attachment hole, the second hose-attachment hole, and the mount opening are provided on a reference plane perpendicular to the pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Yusuke NISHIKAWA, Takuma SAKAI, Nobuyoshi FUJII, Yoshimitsu MIKI, Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Publication number: 20200062337Abstract: A hydraulic operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, and a piston. The base member includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a cylinder bore, a first hose-attachment hole, and a second hose-attachment hole. The second end portion is opposite to the first end portion. The first hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The second hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member at the first end portion about a pivot axis. The first hose-attachment hole and the second hose-attachment hole are provided closer to the pivot axis than the second end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Kazuma MORI, Takuma SAKAI, Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Publication number: 20200062336Abstract: A hydraulic operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a piston, and a mounting member. The base member includes a cylinder bore, a first hose-attachment hole, and a second hose-attachment hole. The first hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The second hose-attachment hole is configured to be in fluid communication with the cylinder bore. The mounting member includes a mount opening through which the handlebar is to extend. The mount opening has a mount center axis. The base member includes a support portion configured to contact an outer circumferential surface of the handlebar without clamping the handlebar in a mounting state where the handlebar extends through the mount opening of the mounting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Kazuma MORI, Takuma SAKAI, Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Publication number: 20190389533Abstract: An actuating device is part of a bicycle hydraulic operating system that also includes an additional actuating device and a hydraulic operated device. The hydraulic operated device includes a slave cylinder fluidly connected to an additional master cylinder of the additional actuating device such that operation of an additional operating member of the additional actuating device moves the slave piston. The actuating device includes an operating member, a master cylinder, a master piston and a fluid port. The fluid port fluidly connects the master cylinder to the slave fluid port such that operation of the operating member moves the slave piston. The actuating device has no fluid reservoir. The master cylinder of the actuating device is fluidly connected to the additional master cylinder of the additional actuating device at a point upstream of the fluid port with respect to a flow of hydraulic fluid towards the hydraulic operated device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Osamu KARIYAMA, Takahiro YAMASHITA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Patent number: 10502276Abstract: A rotor cover is provided that includes different portions and is configured to meet requirements of each portion. The rotor cover includes a positioning portion that is positioned relative to a bicycle frame or a disc brake rotor and a cover portion that is coupled to the positioning portion to cover the disc brake rotor. The cover portion and the positioning portion include different materials with respect to one another.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Etsuyoshi Watarai, Takashi Adachi, Yoshiaki Ando, Takafumi Nishino, Osamu Kariyama, Nobuyoshi Fujii, Masahiro Nakakura
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Patent number: 10451129Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor comprises a friction member, a cooling member, and a hub attachment member. The friction member includes at least one friction surface. The cooling member is coupled to the friction member. The cooling member includes at least one cooling surface. A surface area of the at least one cooling surface is equal to or larger than 110% of a surface area of the at least one friction surface. The hub attachment member is coupled to the friction member. The hub attachment member includes a hub engagement structure to engage with a bicycle hub assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Masahiro Nakakura, Yusuke Hosomi, Noriko Masuta
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Patent number: 10442495Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating system includes first and second actuating devices and a hydraulic operated device. The first actuating device includes a first operating member, a first master cylinder and a first master piston. The first master piston moves in the first master cylinder in response to operation of the first operating member. The second actuating device includes a second operating member, a second master cylinder and a second master piston. The second master piston moves in the second master cylinder in response to operation of the second operating member. The hydraulic operated device includes a slave cylinder and a slave piston that is movably arranged in the slave cylinder. The slave cylinder has a slave fluid port that is connected to first and second fluid ports of the first and second master cylinders. Operation of either of the first and second operating members moves the slave piston.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Osamu Kariyama, Takahiro Yamashita, Masahiro Nakakura
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Publication number: 20190300100Abstract: An operating device includes a base member, an operating member, a first connecting part, a second connecting part and an additional component. The base member is mounted on a human-powered vehicle; an operating member provided to the base member. The first connecting part is provided to one of the base member and the operating member in a manner connectable to a power transmitting medium. The second connecting part is provided to the base member in a manner connectable to the power transmitting medium. The additional component is provided to at least one of the base member and the operating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Hiroshi MATSUMOTO, Takuma SAKAI, Kazuma MORI, Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Patent number: 10427752Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, a hydraulic cylinder, a piston, and a fluid passageway. The base member is configured to be mounted to a bicycle. The hydraulic cylinder is provided on the base member and includes a cylinder bore. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore. The cylinder bore and the piston define a hydraulic chamber. The fluid passageway is connected to the hydraulic chamber. The fluid passageway is provided inside the base member. The fluid passageway has a length longer than a stroke of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Keiji Matsueda, Kentaro Kosaka, Masahiro Nakakura
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Patent number: 10428886Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor including a center rotational axis is provided with an outer member including a braking portion extending in a rotation direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor and an inner member located at an inner side of the outer member in a radial direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor and coupled to the outer member. At least one of the outer member and the inner member includes a displacement reducing structure configured to reduce displacement of the braking portion in an axial direction of the bicycle disc brake rotor.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Yusuke Hosomi, Noriko Masuta, Masahiro Nakakura
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Patent number: 10427751Abstract: A bicycle-brake-caliper attachment structure comprises a base member. The base member is configured to be coupled to a brake caliper configured to apply a braking force on a brake disc rotor configured to be rotatable about a rotational axis. The base member is configured to be attached to a bicycle frame such that relative position between the rotational axis of the brake disc rotor and the brake caliper is adjustable in a radial direction of the brake disc rotor.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Daisuke Noborio, Tsutomu Muraoka, Osamu Kariyama, Masahiro Nakakura
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Publication number: 20190283688Abstract: A mounting device is provided for mounting a detection device, which is configured to detect electromagnetic waves having a frequency of 30 GHz or greater excluding visible light, on a human-powered vehicle. The detection device includes a support mechanism that is configured to support the detection device so that the detection device is movable relative to the human-powered vehicle in accordance with motion of the human-powered vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Publication number: 20190233050Abstract: A magnetism generation device is attachable to a disc brake rotor adapter for a bicycle hub. The magnetism generation device comprises a magnetism generation portion and a holder. The holder has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion supports the magnetism generation portion. The second portion is releasably attached to the first portion with a portion of the disc brake rotor adapter disposed between the first and second portions while the magnetism generation device in an installed state on the disc brake rotor adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Kanako KIYOKAWA, Satoshi SHAHANA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
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Publication number: 20190233049Abstract: A brake control device includes an electronic controller that executes an ABS control on a rotating body of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller executes the ABS control based on a relationship between a first speed and a second speed related to the human-powered vehicle. The first speed includes a speed of the human-powered vehicle based on information of a traveling environment. The second speed includes a speed of the human-powered vehicle based on a rotational speed of the rotating body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Masahiko FUKUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takehiko NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20190234435Abstract: A hydraulic device comprises a hydraulic structure and a release member. The hydraulic structure includes an interior space in which a fluid is to be filled. The release member is attached to the hydraulic structure so as to be exposed to the interior space and an atmosphere. The release member is configured to release air from the interior space toward the atmosphere in accordance with an internal pressure of the interior space.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Masahiro NAKAKURA, Atsushi YAMAZAKI, Takafumi NISHINO
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Publication number: 20190233048Abstract: A brake control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control a braking unit that is configured to brake at least one of a plurality of rotating bodies of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the braking unit upon determining an ABS control is performed to decrease a braking force of a first rotating body included in the plurality of rotating bodies so that a braking force of a second rotating body, which is different from the first rotating body and included in the plurality of rotating bodies, is increased by a force that is different from hydraulic pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiko FUKUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Daisuke NAGO, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takafumi NISHINO, Takehiko NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20190225298Abstract: A brake control device includes an electronic controller that controls a brake unit configured to brake a rotation body of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller limits ABS control in a case where a first predetermined condition for executing ABS control and a second predetermined condition for limiting ABS control are satisfied. The second predetermined condition is set based on limitation information that differs from information related to a traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masahiko FUKUDA, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Daisuke NAGO, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takehiko NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 10352382Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor, having a rotational center axis, comprises an outer portion having plural layers including first and second braking surfaces in opposite axial directions. The plural layers include a first layer made of a copper or a copper alloy.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Oi, Masanori Taniguchi, Toru Iwai, Masahiro Nakakura, Noriko Masuta, Yusuke Hosomi
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Patent number: 10300982Abstract: A disc brake rotor adapter is configured to detect a rotational state of a bicycle wheel. The disc brake rotor includes an adapter and a magnetism generation device. The disc brake rotor adapter is configured to attach a disc brake rotor main body to a hub of a bicycle. The adapter includes an adapter main body, a magnetism generation portion and an attaching portion. The adapter main body includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion includes a second spline configured to be engaged with a first spline provided on the hub. The disc brake rotor main body is coupled to the outer portion. The attaching portion attaches the magnetism generation portion to the adapter main body in a manner irrelevant to a fixing function of a fixing member. The fixing member is configured to fix the adapter to the hub.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Kanako Kiyokawa, Satoshi Shahana, Masahiro Nakakura
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Publication number: 20190152389Abstract: An electronic controller and a control system are provided that allow the rider to comfortably ride a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller includes at least one processor configured to control a notification device based on environmental information related to a surrounding environment of a human-powered vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Masahiro NAKAKURA, Kazuki KOSHIYAMA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Satoshi SHAHANA, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masafumi TANAKA, Yasuhiro NAKASHIMA, Takafumi NISHINO, Shingo SAKURAI