Patents by Inventor Munehito Kawakami

Munehito Kawakami 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: 11351704
    Abstract: A resin injection molding method uses a mold having a cavity and a hole-forming columnar body. The hole-forming columnar body is movable in an axial direction while extending through the cavity, and includes a first diameter portion having a first diameter, a second diameter portion having a diameter greater than the first diameter, and a tapered portion having a diameter gradually increasing from the first diameter portion toward the second diameter portion. The method includes moving the hole-forming columnar body in the axial direction such that at least one of the first diameter portion or the tapered portion is positioned in the cavity, injecting the molten resin to fill the cavity, maintaining an inside of the cavity under pressure, moving the hole-forming columnar body in the axial direction such that the second diameter portion is positioned in the cavity, and solidifying the injected filling molten resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Munehito Kawakami
  • Patent number: 11052581
    Abstract: A molding method and a molding system for improving a molding speed of a resin molded member. In the method, firstly a thermoplastic resin composite material is filled in a metal mold (i.e., at time T0), and subsequently a mold-clamping process gets started. As the mold-clamping process progresses, a first decompression circuit starts to decompress an inside of a cavity when the cavity is closed by a sealing member provided on the metal mold. Then, as the mold-clamping process further progresses, the thermoplastic resin composite material thus filled in the metal mold contacts an upper mold of the metal mold (i.e., at time T2). After that, a second decompression circuit starts to decompress the inside of the cavity, thereby to complete the mold-clamping process (i.e., at time T3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TEIJIN LIMITED, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Masashi Horikawa, Shusuke Sanai, Kanji Takaoka, Kazuaki Amaoka, Munehito Kawakami, Kazuki Baba
  • Publication number: 20200307043
    Abstract: A resin injection molding method uses a mold having a cavity and a hole-forming columnar body. The hole-forming columnar body is movable in an axial direction while extending through the cavity, and includes a first diameter portion having a first diameter, a second diameter portion having a diameter greater than the first diameter, and a tapered portion having a diameter gradually increasing from the first diameter portion toward the second diameter portion. The method includes moving the hole-forming columnar body in the axial direction such that at least one of the first diameter portion or the tapered portion is positioned in the cavity, injecting the molten resin to fill the cavity, maintaining an inside of the cavity under pressure, moving the hole-forming columnar body in the axial direction such that the second diameter portion is positioned in the cavity, and solidifying the injected filling molten resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Munehito KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190168425
    Abstract: A molding method and a molding system for improving a molding speed of a resin molded member. In the method, firstly a thermoplastic resin composite material is filled in a metal mold (i.e., at time T0), and subsequently a mold-clamping process gets started. As the mold-clamping process progresses, a first decompression circuit starts to decompress an inside of a cavity when the cavity is closed by a sealing member provided on the metal mold. Then, as the mold-clamping process further progresses, the thermoplastic resin composite material thus filled in the metal mold contacts an upper mold of the metal mold (i.e., at time T2). After that, a second decompression circuit starts to decompress the inside of the cavity, thereby to complete the mold-clamping process (i.e., at time T3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Masashi Horikawa, Shusuke Sanai, Kanji Takaoka, Kazuaki Amaoka, Munehito Kawakami, Kazuki Baba
  • Patent number: 8545656
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a resin pipe, including: heating a sheet member after winding the sheet member around a bar desired multiple times and holding the sheet member, wherein the sheet member is melted and molded into a resin pipe by the heating, and the bar is removed from the resin pipe after the heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
    Inventors: Yuka Iwai, Yoji Arakawa, Yasunori Sugihara, Munehito Kawakami, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8215341
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin pipe with a mouthpiece comprising: a mouthpiece; and a resin pipe of which one end is joined to the mouthpiece, wherein the one end is disposed in the mouthpiece, and an outer peripheral surface of the one end is joined to an inner peripheral surface of the mouthpiece by fusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
    Inventors: Yuka Iwai, Yoji Arakawa, Yasunori Sugihara, Munehito Kawakami, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090260745
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a resin pipe, including: heating a sheet member after winding the sheet member around a bar desired multiple times and holding the sheet member, wherein the sheet member is melted and molded into a resin pipe by the heating, and the bar is removed from the resin pipe after the heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Yuka Iwai, Yoji Arakawa, Yasunori Sugihara, Munehito Kawakami, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090260703
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin pipe with a mouthpiece comprising: a mouthpiece; and a resin pipe of which one end is joined to the mouthpiece, wherein the one end is disposed in the mouthpiece, and an outer peripheral surface of the one end is joined to an inner peripheral surface of the mouthpiece by fusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Yuka Iwai, Yoji Arakawa, Yasunori Sugihara, Munehito Kawakami, Hiroyuki Nakamura