Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Kuzukawa

Mitsuo Kuzukawa 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: 9791016
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a durable liquid-sealed mount that allows a relative displacement between a stud and a housing, i.e., large strokes, has good cushioning properties, has good damping properties by inhibiting cavitation from generating even if high frequency vibration is introduced, and can still absorb small amplitude and high frequency vibration. [Solving Means] A liquid-sealed mount 1 is attached between a first member and a second member for controlling vibration introduced to the first member or the second member and includes a cup-shaped housing 10, a stud 20, a cap member 30, a diaphragm 40, highly viscous liquid 50, air, a movable damping plate 70, and a support member 80. The support member 80 is positioned between a lower end of the stud 20 or the movable damping plate 70 and the diaphragm 40 and transmits a load in a compression direction applied to the stud 20 to the diaphragm 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Fukoku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Publication number: 20150240905
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a durable liquid-sealed mount that allows a relative displacement between a stud and a housing, i.e., large strokes, has good cushioning properties, has good damping properties by inhibiting cavitation from generating even if high frequency vibration is introduced, and can still absorb small amplitude and high frequency vibration. [Solving Means] A liquid-sealed mount 1 is attached between a first member and a second member for controlling vibration introduced to the first member or the second member and includes a cup-shaped housing 10, a stud 20, a cap member 30, a diaphragm 40, highly viscous liquid 50, air, a movable damping plate 70, and a support member 80. The support member 80 is positioned between a lower end of the stud 20 or the movable damping plate 70 and the diaphragm 40 and transmits a load in a compression direction applied to the stud 20 to the diaphragm 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Patent number: 7997566
    Abstract: The liquid seal type fluid-filled mount comprises a cup-shaped housing (1) having a flange (1A) provided with a mounting hole; a stud (3) disposed along a central axis of the cup-shaped housing so as to be positioned in a central opening of a fixed damping unit; a flexible seal cap (7) sealing fluid-tight between the upper end of the stud and the cup-shaped housing; a high viscosity liquid (2) for being filled in a chamber formed by the cup-shaped housing (1) and the flexible seal cap (7); a movable damping plate (4) mounted to a lower end of the stud (3); a fixed damping unit (10) being fixed between the flexible seal cap (7) and the movable damping plate (4) and placed in the high viscosity fluid; and a spring (13) disposed between a bottom of the cup-shaped housing (1) and the movable damping plate (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Fukoku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Publication number: 20090322002
    Abstract: The liquid seal type fluid-filled mount comprises a cup-shaped housing 1 having a flange 1A provided with a mounting hole; a stud 3 disposed along a central axis of the cup-shaped housing so as to be positioned in a central opening of a fixed damping unit; a flexible seal cap 7 sealing fluid-tight between the upper end of the stud and the cup-shaped housing; a high viscosity liquid 2 for being filled in a chamber formed by the cup-shaped housing 1 and the flexible seal cap 7; a movable damping plate 4 mounted to a lower end of the stud 3; a fixed damping unit 10 being fixed between the flexible seal cap 7 and the movable damping plate 4 and placed in the high viscosity fluid; and a spring 13 disposed between a bottom of the cup-shaped housing 1 and the movable damping plate 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: FUKOKU CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsuo KUZUKAWA
  • Patent number: 7604223
    Abstract: The liquid seal type fluid-filled mount comprises a cup-shaped housing (1) having a flange (1A) provided with a mounting hole; a stud (3) disposed along a central axis of the cup-shaped housing so as to be positioned in a central opening of a fixed damping unit; a flexible seal cap (7) sealing fluid-tight between the upper end of the stud and the cup-shaped housing; a high viscosity liquid (2) for being filled in a chamber formed by the cup-shaped housing (1) and the flexible seal cap (7); a movable damping plate (4) mounted to a lower end of the stud (3); a fixed damping unit (10) being fixed between the flexible seal cap (7) and the movable damping plate (4) and placed in the high viscosity fluid; and a spring (13) disposed between a bottom of the cup-shaped housing (1)and the movable damping plate (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Fukoku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Publication number: 20090014930
    Abstract: A liquid sealed mount 10 is composed of a vibration damping body 13 and a ring-shaped elastic body 14, the vibration damping body 13 is attached to a vehicle body frame 11, and the ring-shaped elastic body 14 absorbing vibration is incorporated between the vehicle body frame 11 and a bottom-wall side member 12. Owing to this, since the vehicle body frame 11 receives a load, a case 16 is not deformed. There is no need of making strength of the vibration damping body 13 higher, whereby reduction in weight and costs and downsizing are achieved. Since a load is applied in a compression direction of the ring-shaped elastic body 14, some cracks are prevented from occurring in the ring-shaped elastic body 14. Since both a vibration absorbing function and a vibration damping function are simultaneously provided, sufficient damping performance can be secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Fukoku Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Publication number: 20080296816
    Abstract: An antivibration mounting apparatus (30) is provided with a case (31) fixed to a turning table (13) and a stud (33) fixed to a cab (20). An elastic body (34) is provided between the case (31) and the stud (33), and relative displacement of the stud (33) to the case (31) in the diameter direction is suppressed by the elastic body (34). On the lower part of the case (31), an attenuating mechanism (40) having an attenuating liquid (43) stored in a liquid chamber (42) and an attenuating member (41) fixed by the stud (33) is provided. Furthermore, on the upper part of the case (31), an air spring (50) supported by the stud (33) or the case (31) is provided, and a load transmitted from the cab (20) to the stud (33) in the shaft direction is supported by the air spring (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Fukoku Co., LTD
    Inventors: Tatsuo Tanaka, Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Publication number: 20050056980
    Abstract: The liquid seal type fluid-filled mount comprises a cup-shaped housing 1 having a flange 1A provided with a mounting hole; a stud 3 disposed along a central axis of the cup-shaped housing so as to be positioned in a central opening of a fixed damping unit; a flexible seal cap 7 sealing fluid-tight between the upper end of the stud and the cup-shaped housing; a high viscosity liquid 2 for being filled in a chamber formed by the cup-shaped housing 1 and the flexible seal cap 7; a movable damping plate 4 mounted to a lower end of the stud 3; a fixed damping unit 10 being fixed between the flexible seal cap 7 and the movable damping plate 4 and placed in the high viscosity fluid; and a spring 13 disposed between a bottom of the cup-shaped housing 1 and the movable damping plate 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Patent number: 6715745
    Abstract: A liquid-sealed mount capable of obtaining excellent damping performance is provided. For this purpose, the mount includes an elastic body (16), a stud (13) penetrating through the elastic body, a case (51), which is in a cylindrical shape with one end side being opened and with a bottom face on the other end side, and houses a viscous liquid (L) inside, and in which the viscous liquid is scaled by fitting the elastic body and the stud into the opening at the one end side, a damping member (14) attached to the stud in a state in which the damping member submerges in the viscous liquid; and a wall surface of a portion of the case, which submerges in the viscous liquid, is formed so that an inner diameter gradually decreases toward a lower position and an angle of inclination is different in an upper part from a lower part; and an outer circumferential side surface of the damping member opposes the inclined surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., Fukoku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuniaki Nakada, Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Publication number: 20030047882
    Abstract: A liquid-sealed mount capable of obtaining excellent damping performance is provided. For this purpose, the mount includes an elastic body (16), a stud (13) penetrating through the elastic body, a case (51), which is in a cylindrical shape with one end side being opened and with a bottom face on the other end side, and houses a viscous liquid (L) inside, and in which the viscous liquid is scaled by fitting the elastic body and the stud into the opening at the one end side, a damping member (14) attached to the stud in a state in which the damping member submerges in the viscous liquid; and a wall surface of a portion of the case, which submerges in the viscous liquid, is formed so that an inner diameter gradually decreases toward a lower position and an angle of inclination is different in an upper part from a lower part; and an outer circumferential side surface of the damping member opposes the inclined surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Kuniaki Nakada, Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Patent number: 5707048
    Abstract: A fluid-filled mount using an elastic body and a viscous fluid to obtain a great damping force has for its object to facilitate the filling of the viscous fluid and to considerably improve the sealability, and comprises a case having a mounting plate with mounting holes and fixing claws together with a cup, a cylindrical case having a mounting plate with mounting holes together with a cylinder, a stud having an axial through hole for viscous fluid filling and also having a tapped hole provided in one end of its axial through hole and a damping plate fixed to its other end, and an elastic body having the said cylindrical case embedded in it and the said stud secured in its center hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Fukoku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kuzukawa, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Patent number: D553477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Fukoku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa
  • Patent number: D563205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Fukoku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuo Kuzukawa