Patents by Inventor Miki TORII

Miki TORII 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: 10781882
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus absorbs torque fluctuations occurring in a torque transmission pathway from an input side rotating member to an output side rotating member. The apparatus includes: a vibration absorbing member in which elastic members are coupled in series, and which absorbs torque fluctuations; circular outer contour plates coupled to the input side rotating member, and disposed to be spatially separated from one another in an axial direction of the output side rotating member; a hub member including a boss section coupled to the output side rotating member, and a flange section provided on the boss section and disposed between the outer contour plates; and a circular intermediate plate disposed between the flange section and the outer contour plates, coupled between the elastic members, and transmitting a torque from one elastic member to another elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sekine, Miki Torii, Moritaka Shibata, Satoshi Nakagaito, Masami Okumaru
  • Patent number: 9719561
    Abstract: A damper device includes a first member, a second member, an elastic member and a supporting member. The first member has two wall members separated from each other. The supporting member includes projections (preventing portion) that make contact with one of two wall portions (wall members) so as to prevent the supporting member and an elastic member from being inclined (falling, rotationally moving) in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakagaito, Tomohiro Saeki, Yusaku Nishio, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Miki Torii
  • Patent number: 9702431
    Abstract: A damper includes a first, second, and third rotation member rotatable around a rotation axis, a first elastic portion interposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member and elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, a second elastic portion interposed between the second rotation member and the third rotation member and elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the second rotation member and the third rotation member, and a dynamic vibration absorber. The dynamic vibration absorber includes a rolling element that is positioned at an inner side relative to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion in a radial direction of the rotation axis, and is rotatable relative to the second rotation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawazoe, Masaru Ebata, Takuya Fujiwara, Miki Torii, Tomohiro Saeki
  • Patent number: 9638282
    Abstract: A damper apparatus includes a first rotation member, a second rotation member, a first elastic portion interposed between the first and the second rotation members and elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the first and the second rotation members, a third rotation member, a second elastic portion interposed between the second and third rotation members and elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the second and third rotation members, and a dynamic vibration absorber. The dynamic vibration absorber includes an anchor member and a third elastic portion that is interposed between the anchor member and the second rotation member and that is elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the anchor member and the second rotation member. At least the third elastic portion is positioned at an inner side of the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion in a radial direction of the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawazoe, Masaru Ebata, Takuya Fujiwara, Miki Torii, Tomohiro Saeki
  • Publication number: 20160040723
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a supporting member includes projections (preventing portion) that make contact with one of two wall portions (wall members) so as to prevent the supporting member and an elastic member from being inclined (falling, rotationally moving) in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKAGAITO, Tomohiro SAEKI, Yusaku NISHIO, Hiroshi KAWAZOE, Miki TORII
  • Publication number: 20150276012
    Abstract: A damper apparatus includes a first rotation member, a second rotation member, a first elastic portion interposed between the first and the second rotation members and being elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the first and the second rotation members, a third rotation member, a second elastic portion interposed between the second and third rotation members and being elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the second and third rotation members, and a dynamic vibration absorber including an anchor member and a third elastic portion that is interposed between the anchor member and the second rotation member and that is elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the anchor member and the second rotation member, at least the third elastic portion being positioned at an inner side of the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion in a radial direction of the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi KAWAZOE, Masaru EBATA, Takuya FUJIWARA, Miki TORII, Tomohiro SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20150276013
    Abstract: A damper includes a first rotation member being rotatable around a rotation axis, a second rotation member being rotatable around the rotation axis, a third rotation member being rotatable around the rotation axis, a first elastic portion interposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member and being elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, a second elastic portion interposed between the second rotation member and the third rotation member and being elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the second rotation member and the third rotation member, and a dynamic vibration absorber including a rolling element that is positioned at an inner side relative to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion in a radial direction of the rotation axis, the rolling element being rotatable relative to the second rotation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi KAWAZOE, Masaru EBATA, Takuya FUJIWARA, Miki TORII, Tomohiro SAEKI