Patents by Inventor Mutumi Tsujino

Mutumi Tsujino 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: 5168951
    Abstract: A throttle valve operating device with traction control function including a throttle shaft adapted to be rotated with a throttle valve; a throttle lever adapted to be rotated relative to the throttle shaft by operating an accelerator pedal; a mechanism for interconnecting the throttle shaft and the throttle lever so as to transmit a depression force applied to the accelerator pedal to the throttle shaft; and a traction control actuator for rotating the throttle shaft irrespective of the depression force of the accelerator pedal upon detection of a slip condition of driving wheels. The interconnecting mechanism includes at least two springs independently provided between the throttle lever and the throttle shaft. Furthermore, a pair of spring guides for guiding opposite end portions of each spring are included in the interconnecting mechansim. Each of the spring guides is provided with a flange poriton for separating one end portions of the springs from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Sugiura, Sunao Kitamura, Mutumi Tsujino, Masanori Yasuda