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).

  • Publication number: 20190127018
    Abstract: To provide a brake controller and a brake system that appropriately brake a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle, a brake controller includes one or more processors configured to programmatically control a braking portion of a brake device so that the braking portion brakes a rotary body of the human-powered vehicle based on first information related to travel of the human-powered vehicle, the first information excluding a road surface gradient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago, Hitoshi Takayama, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Publication number: 20190127017
    Abstract: A control device is provided for controlling for a brake system of a human-powered vehicle that includes a rotary body and a brake device that brakes the rotary body. The control device of the brake system includes an acquisition portion acquiring information related to at least one of the rotary body and the brake device to appropriately brake the rotary body with the brake device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Masahiro FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 10272895
    Abstract: A protective cap is provided for protecting an end portion of a hydraulic hose of a hydraulic bicycle component. The protective cap is configured to be removably coupled to the end portion of the hydraulic hose. The protective cap comprises a head portion and a cord attachment portion. The cord attachment portion has a through hole for attaching a cord to the protective cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Kariyama, Masahiro Nakakura, Takahiro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20190118785
    Abstract: A brake control device and a brake system are configured to appropriately apply a braking force to a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle. The brake control device includes an electronic controller that controls a braking portion electrically driven to brake a rotary body rotating in accordance with traveling of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller controls the braking portion in accordance with an operation amount of an operating device and a state related to the human-powered vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20190118892
    Abstract: A human-powered vehicle system and a control method are provided that reduce power consumption of a detection device. The human-powered vehicle system includes an electronic controller having at least one processor configured to control a detection device provided at a human-powered vehicle to detect an electromagnetic wave having a frequency that is greater than or equal to 30 GHz and excluding visible light. The at least one processor is configured to control the detection device in at least one of a first mode and a second mode that consumes less power than the first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi NISHINO, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Patent number: 10266226
    Abstract: A disc brake caliper for applying a braking force on a brake disc rotor configured to be rotatable about a rotational axis. The disc brake caliper comprises an attachment surface and a first threaded hole. The attachment surface is configured to face a pipe portion of a bicycle frame in a state where the disc brake caliper is coupled to the bicycle frame. A first thread bolt is to be inserted in the first threaded hole so as to couple the disc brake caliper to one of the bicycle frame and a base member attached to the bicycle frame, the first threaded hole being provided on the attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Noborio, Tsutomu Muraoka, Osamu Kariyama, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Patent number: 10259523
    Abstract: A hydraulic operating system for a small vehicle including a bicycle is basically provided with a base member, a piston, a hydraulic fluid chamber, a diaphragm and a deformation adjustment structure. The base member includes a cylinder bore. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore. The hydraulic fluid chamber is fluidly connected to the cylinder bore. The diaphragm is at least partially defining the hydraulic fluid chamber. The diaphragm is deformed by fluid pressure in response to movement of the piston in the cylinder bore. The deformation adjustment structure is configured to selectively change a deformation condition of the diaphragm between at least two different deformation conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Mototsugu Nakai, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Publication number: 20190061716
    Abstract: An electric brake system that appropriately brakes a rotary body of a human powered vehicle in various situations is applicable to a human powered vehicle and includes a brake device including an electric actuator operated by electric power from a power supply, and a braking portion driven by the electric actuator to brake a rotary body of the human powered vehicle, a state detector detecting a state of the human powered vehicle other than an operation of the brake device performed by a user, and a control unit controlling the brake device so that the braking portion brakes the rotary body based on a detection result of the state detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiko FUKUDA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20190061870
    Abstract: A hydraulic operating device for a small vehicle including a bicycle comprises a base member, a mounting structure, an operating member, and a piston. The base member includes a cylinder bore having a cylinder axis. The mounting structure defines a mounting axis linearly extending along the handlebar in a mounting state where the base member is mounted on a handlebar with the mounting structure. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis between a rest position and an operated position. The cylinder axis is non-perpendicular to the mounting axis as viewed along the first pivot axis in the mounting state. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore. The piston is coupled to the operating member to be pulled in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member from the rest position to the operated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma SAKAI, Yasuyuki KOMADA, Mototsugu NAKAI, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takafumi NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20190031279
    Abstract: A hydraulic operating system for a small vehicle including a bicycle is basically provided with a base member, a piston, a hydraulic fluid chamber, a diaphragm and a deformation adjustment structure. The base member includes a cylinder bore. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore. The hydraulic fluid chamber is fluidly connected to the cylinder bore. The diaphragm is at least partially defining the hydraulic fluid chamber. The diaphragm is deformed by fluid pressure in response to movement of the piston in the cylinder bore. The deformation adjustment structure is configured to selectively change a deformation condition of the diaphragm between at least two different deformation conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mototsugu NAKAI, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Patent number: 10183724
    Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating system is basically provided with a first base member, a piston, a first operating member, a second base member and a second operating member. The first base member includes a first bicycle fixing structure and a hydraulic cylinder defining a cylinder bore. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore of the first base member. The first operating member is movably mounted to the first base member. The first operating member is operatively coupled to the piston to move the piston in the cylinder bore of the first base member. The second base member includes a second bicycle fixing structure. The second operating member is movably mounted to the second base member. The second operating member is operatively coupled to the piston to move the piston in the cylinder bore of the first base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Nobukatsu Hara, Kenji Kamada, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Patent number: 10131339
    Abstract: A hydraulic bicycle component includes a first section and a first seal rupturing structure. The first section defines a first fluid path. The first seal rupturing structure is disposed in the vicinity of the first fluid path. The first seal rupturing structure is configured to physically rupture a first seal of a first hydraulic hose when the hydraulic bicycle component is coupled to the first hydraulic hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Kariyama, Masahiro Nakakura, Takahiro Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10100888
    Abstract: A bicycle disc brake rotor is provided. The bicycle disc brake rotor includes a friction disc having a center axis and including a first braking surface and a second braking surface. The bicycle disc brake rotor also includes a mounting adapter attached to a bicycle wheel and coupled to the friction disc through a coupling structure, wherein the coupling structure includes a first mating surface pair comprising a first adapter surface and a first disc surface, and a second mating surface pair comprising a second adapter surface and a second disc surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Shingo Sakurai, Masahiro Nakakura, Yusuke Hosomi
  • Publication number: 20180244339
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Osamu KARIYAMA, Takahiro YAMASHITA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20180201340
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kanako KIYOKAWA, Satoshi SHAHANA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Patent number: 9994282
    Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating system is basically provided with 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: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Kariyama, Takahiro Yamashita, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Patent number: 9994208
    Abstract: A bicycle hose structure comprises a tubular main body and a first electrical conductor. The tubular main body defines a through-hole, an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface. The through-hole is configured to arrange a force transmitting element provided so as to transmit operating force. The first electrical conductor is provided at least radially inwardly of the outer peripheral surface and has an end portion configured to be electrically connected to a bicycle component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Masahiro Nakakura
  • Publication number: 20180148124
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke NOBORIO, Tsutomu MURAOKA, Osamu KARIYAMA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20180141612
    Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating system is basically provided with a first base member, a piston, a first operating member, a second base member and a second operating member. The first base member includes a first bicycle fixing structure and a hydraulic cylinder defining a cylinder bore. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore of the first base member. The first operating member is movably mounted to the first base member. The first operating member is operatively coupled to the piston to move the piston in the cylinder bore of the first base member. The second base member includes a second bicycle fixing structure. The second operating member is movably mounted to the second base member. The second operating member is operatively coupled to the piston to move the piston in the cylinder bore of the first base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Nobukatsu HARA, Kenji KAMADA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20180099653
    Abstract: A protective cap is provided for protecting an end portion of a hydraulic hose of a hydraulic bicycle component. The protective cap is configured to be removably coupled to the end portion of the hydraulic hose. The protective cap comprises a head portion and a cord attachment portion. The cord attachment portion has a through hole for attaching a cord to the protective cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Osamu KARIYAMA, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takahiro YAMASHITA