Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Eguchi

Masatoshi Eguchi 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: 20240112509
    Abstract: A vehicle is a vehicle that is equipped with an illumination device in a vehicle cabin and that is capable of traveling in an EV mode, the vehicle being configured to change a manner of luminescence of the illumination device when the vehicle enters a low emission zone (LEZ) where the vehicle needs to travel in the EV mode, and to cause a driver to perceive the entrance. For the change in the manner of the luminescence, for example, the color of the luminescence of the illumination device may be changed from a regular color to a specific color. By the change in the manner of the luminescence of the illumination device, it is possible to cause the driver to sensorily recognize the entrance to the low emission zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori WAKAMATSU, Masatoshi ISHINO, Yuuki ARAI, Takafumi EGUCHI, Akihiro KUSADA
  • Patent number: 10107186
    Abstract: An actuator power transmission mechanism includes: a first lever that rotates by power of an actuator; a drive shaft that has one end fixed to the first lever and rotates integrally with the first lever; one or more nozzle vanes that are directly or indirectly coupled to the other end side of the drive shaft, rotate interlocking with the drive shaft, and adjust an inclination angle with respect to a flow direction of a fluid; and a bearing that has an insertion hole through which the drive shaft is inserted, and that rotatably supports the drive shaft, and a suppression portion that suppresses infiltration of water that runs along an outer peripheral surface of the bearing into the insertion hole is provided at the outer peripheral surface of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Iizuka, Masatoshi Eguchi, Yasushi Asada, Osamu Kagimoto, Masashige Takahashi, Hideumi Ohkuma, Yohei Suruga, Suguru Katayama, Toshihiko Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 9739311
    Abstract: A shaft includes: two large-diameter portions; and a small-diameter portion formed between the two large-diameter portions. A bearing includes: an annular body in which to insert the shaft; two bearing surfaces being opposite the large-diameter portions; and an intervening surface located between the two bearing surfaces on an inner circumferential surface of the body, and being opposite the small-diameter portion with a clearance formed between the intervening surface and the small-diameter portion. No anti-corrosion treatment is applied to the large-diameter portions. An anti-corrosion treatment is applied to at least any one of: an exposed portion of an outer peripheral surface of the body of the bearing, which is exposed to the outside of the housing; the intervening surface of the bearing; an opposite end surface of the bearing; and the small-diameter portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Iizuka, Toshihiko Kitazawa, Masatoshi Eguchi, Yasushi Asada, Osamu Kagimoto, Kenji Ishikawa, Masashige Takahashi, Yohei Suruga, Suguru Katayama, Asako Yasui
  • Patent number: 9709094
    Abstract: A shaft includes: two large-diameter portions; and a small-diameter portion formed between the two large-diameter portions. A bearing includes: an annular body in which to insert the shaft; two bearing surfaces being opposite the large-diameter portions; and an intervening surface located between the two bearing surfaces on an inner circumferential surface of the body, and being opposite the small-diameter portion with a clearance formed between the intervening surface and the small-diameter portion. No anti-corrosion treatment is applied to the large-diameter portions. An anti-corrosion treatment is applied to at least any one of: an exposed portion of an outer peripheral surface of the body of the bearing, which is exposed to the outside of the housing; the intervening surface of the bearing; an opposite end surface of the bearing; and the small-diameter portion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Iizuka, Toshihiko Kitazawa, Masatoshi Eguchi, Yasushi Asada, Osamu Kagimoto, Kenji Ishikawa, Masashige Takahashi, Yohei Suruga, Suguru Katayama, Asako Yasui
  • Publication number: 20160003138
    Abstract: An actuator power transmission mechanism includes: a first lever that rotates by power of an actuator; a drive shaft that has one end fixed to the first lever and rotates integrally with the first lever; one or more nozzle vanes that are directly or indirectly coupled to the other end side of the drive shaft, rotate interlocking with the drive shaft, and adjust an inclination angle with respect to a flow direction of a fluid; and a bearing that has an insertion hole through which the drive shaft is inserted, and that rotatably supports the drive shaft, and a suppression portion that suppresses infiltration of water that runs along an outer peripheral surface of the bearing into the insertion hole is provided at the outer peripheral surface of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki IIZUKA, Masatoshi EGUCHI, Yasushi ASADA, Osamu KAGIMOTO, Masashige TAKAHASHI, Hideumi OHKUMA, Yohei SURUGA, Suguru KATAYAMA, Toshihiko KITAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150184541
    Abstract: A shaft includes: two large-diameter portions; and a small-diameter portion formed between the two large-diameter portions. A bearing includes: an annular body in which to insert the shaft; two bearing surfaces being opposite the large-diameter portions; and an intervening surface located between the two bearing surfaces on an inner circumferential surface of the body, and being opposite the small-diameter portion with a clearance formed between the intervening surface and the small-diameter portion. No anti-corrosion treatment is applied to the large-diameter portions. An anti-corrosion treatment is applied to at least any one of: an exposed portion of an outer peripheral surface of the body of the bearing, which is exposed to the outside of the housing; the intervening surface of the bearing; an opposite end surface of the bearing; and the small-diameter portion of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Iizuka, Toshihiko Kitazawa, Masatoshi Eguchi, Yasushi Asada, Osamu Kagimoto, Kenji Ishikawa, Masashige Takahashi, Yohei Suruga, Suguru Katayama, Asako Yasui
  • Patent number: 8622691
    Abstract: The invention provides a supercharger which is provided with a thrust bearing in an outer side of a radial bearing, and can smoothly discharge a fed lubricating oil from a bearing portion so as to reduce a resistance generated by the lubricating oil. The supercharger is provided with a thrust bearing (30) rotatably supporting a thrust force applied to a turbine shaft (12). The thrust bearing (30) is constituted by a disc-shaped thrust collar (32) rotating together with the turbine shaft, and a turbine side thrust bearing (34) and a compressor side thrust bearing (36) inhibiting a movement in an axial direction of the thrust collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Eguchi, Kazuhiro Onitsuka, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20100310366
    Abstract: Object The invention provides a supercharger which is provided with a thrust bearing in an outer side of a radial bearing, and can smoothly discharge a fed lubricating oil from a bearing portion so as to reduce a resistance generated by the lubricating oil. Means to Solve the Problems The supercharger is provided with a thrust bearing (30) rotatably supporting a thrust force applied to a turbine shaft (12). The thrust bearing (30) is constituted by a disc-shaped thrust collar (32) rotating together with the turbine shaft, and a turbine side thrust bearing (34) and a compressor side thrust bearing (36) inhibiting a movement in an axial direction of the thrust collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Eguchi, Kazuhiro Onitsuka, Masahiro Shimizu