Patents by Inventor Motoyasu Nakamura
Motoyasu Nakamura 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: 20230303049Abstract: A check valve is arranged in a flow path through which hydraulic fluid flows. The check valve includes: a cap fixed in the flow path; a plug seated on a seat surface provided in the flow path; a first extension provided in the cap and extending from the cap toward the plug; a second extension provided in the plug, extending from the plug toward the cap, and guided by the first extension; and a spring interposed between the cap and the plug to bias the plug toward the seat surface. The check valve further includes a retainer attached to the cap, extending from the cap toward the plug, and locked to the second (52b).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Tetsuo KOBORI, Motoyasu NAKAMURA, Yoshiteru MATSUNAGA
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Patent number: 10793130Abstract: A hydraulic pressure generating device includes a base body having a master cylinder configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure and a slave cylinder configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure. The base body is provided with a motor configured as a driving source for the slave cylinder and a control device configured to control the motor. A motor shaft of the motor, a cylinder axis of the master cylinder, and a cylinder axis of the slave cylinder are disposed in parallel with each other. Then a virtual plane including the cylinder axis of the master cylinder is set as a reference plane, a housing of the control device is disposed on one side of the reference plane and the motor is disposed on the other side of the reference plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventor: Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10493968Abstract: A hydraulic pressure generating device includes a base body having a master cylinder configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure and a slave cylinder configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure. The base body is provided with a motor configured as a driving source for the slave cylinder and a control device configured to control the motor. A motor shaft of the motor, a cylinder axis of the master cylinder, and a cylinder axis of the slave cylinder are disposed in parallel with each other. Then a virtual plane including the cylinder axis of the master cylinder is set as a reference plane, a housing of the control device is disposed on one side of the reference plane and the motor is disposed on the other side of the reference plane.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventor: Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10283251Abstract: A choke coil for a brake control device, includes: lead wires; a magnetic core; and a case housing the core. The case includes: a cylindrical core part around which the lead wires are wound; and a base part provided on an outer peripheral surface of the core part. End portions of the lead wires extend laterally from the core part, and holding portions configured to hold the end portions of the lead wires are formed on an outer surface of the base part on the opposite side to the core part side.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignees: UENO CO., LTD., AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Sotaro Kanai, Motoyasu Nakamura, Sekihei Simozono, Tetsuo Kobori, Ryuichi Ueno, Yukio Sato
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Patent number: 10246071Abstract: A hydraulic pressure generating device includes a base body, a master cylinder provided on the base body and configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure by a first piston connected to a brake operating element, a housing attached to the base body, a control board contained in the housing, a stroke sensor configured to detect an amount of movement of the first piston; and a detection object member which is detected by the stroke sensor. The housing has a facing wall portion provided so as to face the base body. The stroke sensor is provided inside the housing on the opposite side of the facing wall portion to the base body, and is electrically connected to the control board.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventor: Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 10124778Abstract: A stroke sensor assembly for a vehicle braking system may include a stroke sensor, a sensor circuit board, and a sensor housing. The stroke sensor may be operable to detect a position of a piston within a hydraulic block. The sensor circuit board may be in communication with the stroke sensor and may be electrically connected to a plurality of terminals. The sensor housing may surround the stroke sensor and the sensor circuit board. The sensor housing may include a single mounting aperture for mounting the sensor housing to the hydraulic block. The sensor housing may include an integrally formed female electrical connector that at least partially houses the terminals. The female electrical connector may include an inlet opening through which a male electrical connector is received for electrical connection with the terminals. The female electrical connector may include one or more ramped surfaces defining the inlet opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: VEONEER US, INC.Inventors: Joshua Forwerck, Yoshiteru Matsunaga, Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9995317Abstract: One embodiment provides a reservoir tank, including: a reservoir main body having a reserving chamber which reserves a hydraulic fluid, a hydraulic fluid pouring port which is provided at an upper portion of the reservoir main body, and a hydraulic fluid supply port which is provided at a lower portion of the reservoir main body. A groove-like recess portion is formed on a bottom surface of the reservoir main body. As in a projection in which the hydraulic fluid pouring port is projected onto a bottom surface side of the reservoir main body, the recess portion is disposed between the hydraulic fluid pouring port and the hydraulic fluid supply port.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuo Kobori, Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9981641Abstract: Provided is a body reservoir assembly whose height can be reduced. In the body reservoir assembly, the reservoir comprises: a recessed portion formed on a bottom surface of the reservoir; and a reservoir side connecting portion formed in the recessed portion and connected to a cylinder portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignees: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motoyasu Nakamura, Yoshiteru Matsunaga, Kazuaki Murayama
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Patent number: 9975532Abstract: Provided is a master cylinder apparatus with a reduced size enabled by simplifying the fluid passageway configuration. A master cylinder apparatus which includes a base member containing a fluid passageway for brake fluid and to which an operation of a brake operator is inputted is provided with: a master cylinder installed on the base member to generate a fluid pressure based on an input produced by operating the brake operator; and at least two solenoid valves attached to one side of the base member to open or close the fluid passageway. The two solenoid valves are disposed symmetrically with respect to a central axis along the axial direction of the master cylinder as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the one side of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignees: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiteru Matsunaga, Motoyasu Nakamura, Kazuaki Murayama
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Patent number: 9899983Abstract: One embodiment provides an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes a housing and a noise filter. The housing includes an accommodating portion, and the accommodating portion includes a support portion. The noise filter includes an engaging portion, and at least part of the noise filter is housed in the accommodating portion of the housing. When the at least part of the noise filter is housed in the accommodating portion of the housing, the engaging portion is in engagement with the support portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Motoyasu Nakamura, Tetsuo Kobori, Sotaro Kanai, Sekihei Shimozono, Kouji Sakai
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Patent number: 9878694Abstract: A stroke simulator and a bush for a stroke simulator are configured so that a bush provided to a stroke simulator can be attached without direction management. The stroke simulator generates brake reaction force by a simulator piston that is displaced within a cylinder by hydraulic pressure generated according to the operation of a brake pedal by a driver. A cylindrical rubber bush elastically deformed in an axial direction by pressure from the simulator piston to generate brake reaction force, the bush characterized in that a first end section on the simulator piston side and a second end section facing the first end section contain the same number, at least two, of concave sections concaved in the axial direction, and the concave section formed in the first end section and the concave section formed in the second end section are formed in different positions in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobutake Hyodo, Kazuaki Murayama, Motoyasu Nakamura, Shunsuke Aoki
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Publication number: 20170282880Abstract: A hydraulic pressure generating device includes a base body, a master cylinder provided on the base body and configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure by a first piston connected to a brake operating element, a housing attached to the base body, a control board contained in the housing, a stroke sensor configured to detect an amount of movement of the first piston; and a detection object member which is detected by the stroke sensor. The housing has a facing wall portion provided so as to face the base body. The stroke sensor is provided inside the housing on the opposite side of the facing wall portion to the base body, and is electrically connected to the control board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventor: Motoyasu NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20170282881Abstract: A hydraulic pressure generating device includes a base body having a master cylinder configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure and a slave cylinder configured to generate a brake hydraulic pressure. The base body is provided with a motor configured as a driving source for the slave cylinder and a control device configured to control the motor. A motor shaft of the motor, a cylinder axis of the master cylinder, and a cylinder axis of the slave cylinder are disposed in parallel with each other. Then a virtual plane including the cylinder axis of the master cylinder is set as a reference plane, a housing of the control device is disposed on one side of the reference plane and the motor is disposed on the other side of the reference plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventor: Motoyasu NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 9777751Abstract: Disclosed is a braking device in which all multiple ports (for example, input ports (15c, 15d) and output ports (15a, 15b)) provided on a front surface portion (30) of a base (10) of a master cylinder (1), connector connection ports (23a, 24a) of connectors (23, 24) that electrically conducts an electrical part accommodated in a housing (20), and a pipe connection port (3c) to which a hose is connected of a reservoir (3) are arranged toward front of a vehicle when a starting device (A1) is assembled in the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Yoshiteru Matsunaga, Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9726285Abstract: Provided is a piston push rod assembly which can prevent discomfort from being imparted during the operation of a brake pedal by a driver. A piston push rod assembly, wherein: a second piston is provided with a piston slide section which is housed in a cylinder and which slides relative to the cylinder, and a connection tube section which is connected to a push rod; the piston slide section is covered by metal plating; the connection tube section has a non-plated section; and the second piston and the push rod are connected by the caulking of the connection tube section when the push rod has been inserted inside the connection tube section.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Jiro Suzuki, Takaaki Ohnishi, Motoyasu Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Takamatsu, Kazuhiro Tagata
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Patent number: 9637101Abstract: A cylinder device includes a regulation mechanism that regulates separation distance between a front piston and a rear piston. A spring seat member of the regulation mechanism includes a spring reception part that projects toward a retainer side to receive a rear end of a spring, a cup seal holding part that projects on an opposite side from the retainer to hold a cup seal arranged on the rear piston, and a projection part that projects on the opposite side from the retainer. The projection part becomes abuttable on the retainer by a stroke of the rear piston if the spring reception part and the cup seal holding part are installed reversely-oriented on the rear piston.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignees: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Tagata, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Motoyasu Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Takamatsu, Hideki Hidume, Kazuaki Murayama, Nobutake Hyodo
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Patent number: 9616873Abstract: Provided is a brake hydraulic device for a vehicle, including: a base body having a hydraulic pressure path for brake fluid formed therein; an electromagnetic valve; an electromagnetic coil; a pressure sensor; and a housing attached to the outer surface of the base body. The housing includes a peripheral wall part and an intermediate wall part partitioning a space inside the peripheral wall part into a front side and a rear side. A plurality of bus bars on the coil side to be electrically connected to the electromagnetic coil, and a plurality of bus bars on the sensor side to be electrically connected to the pressure sensor are embedded in the intermediate wall part. A hierarchy region where the bus bars on the coil side and the bus bars on the sensor side are positioned in a hierarchy state with each other in the front-rear direction is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9592806Abstract: Provided is a stroke simulator in which the piston operates smoothly without being inhibited from displacement thereof by the negative pressure generated in the closed space, even if the piston is configured to be displaced so as to close the space in which the elastic member is housed, and to elastically deform the elastic member. A stroke simulator, in which a simulator piston presses a first return spring, which is housed in a bottomed cylindrical portion, from an opening portion side of the cylindrical portion, to cause the first return spring to be elastically deformed, and to generate a brake reaction force. When the opening portion is closed by the simulator piston, a brake fluid filled in the cylinder portion is taken into the inside of the cylindrical portion via a flow path leading to the inside of the cylindrical portion from a second cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Murayama, Jiro Suzuki, Motoyasu Nakamura
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Patent number: 9545905Abstract: An electric brake device includes a first slave piston which is housed in a cylinder body and generates hydraulic pressure in a first hydraulic chamber by moving forward, a motor which transmits a driving force to the first slave piston, and a restriction pin which is inserted and secured to the cylinder body in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylinder body and restricts a backward position of the first slave piston when a hydraulic pressure is applied from an outside to the first hydraulic chamber, wherein the restriction pin is inserted and secured to the cylinder mechanism in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the cylinder main body. Further, a clearance is formed between an inner peripheral wall of the cylinder body and a first groove portion and second groove portion which are formed on an outer surface of the restriction pin.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Ohnishi, Kazuaki Murayama, Hiroshi Nakano, Kazuyoshi Akutsu, Hideo Miyabayashi, Yoshiyuki Takamatsu, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Motoyasu Nakamura, Yoshiteru Matsunaga
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Patent number: 9527485Abstract: One embodiment provides a brake system input apparatus into which a brake operation performed by an operating person is inputted, including: a base body; a master cylinder that is provided in the base body and that generates a brake hydraulic pressure by a piston, the piston being connected to a brake operator; a stroke sensor unit that is attached to the base body on a side of the master cylinder and that has a detection element, the detection element being configured to detect a sliding stroke of the piston; and a control circuit board that is provided on a side of the base body, wherein the stroke sensor unit has a connection terminal portion that is connected to a connection terminal of the control circuit board, and wherein the connection terminal portion is disposed so as to face the control circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Motoyasu Nakamura, Toshiya Shimozaki, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Kouji Sakai