Patents by Inventor Naoki FURUMACHI

Naoki FURUMACHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230375062
    Abstract: An antivibration device includes a bracket fixed to an antivibration connection target member. A positioning member attached to an attachment hole of the bracket includes a positioning protruding portion inserted into a positioning hole of the antivibration connection target member and positioning the bracket; and a cylindrical attachment portion protruding from the positioning protruding portion and inserted into the attachment hole. The attachment portion has a locking claw protruding toward the outer periphery. The positioning member is positioned with respect to the bracket by sandwiching a peripheral edge portion of the attachment hole between the positioning protruding portion and the locking claw. The peripheral edge portion of the attachment hole has a protrusion that protrudes in the penetrating direction of the attachment hole to adjust and set the thickness of the peripheral edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventor: Naoki Furumachi
  • Patent number: 11167632
    Abstract: A vibration-damping device including: a first mounting member configured to be mounted to one of components of a vibration transmission system; a second mounting member configured to be mounted to an other of the components of the vibration transmission system; a main rubber elastic body connecting the first mounting member and the second mounting member elastically to each other; a bracket attached to the second mounting member, the bracket having a mounting part configured to be mounted to the other of the components of the vibration transmission system; a tubular outer member secured press-fit to the second mounting member; a mass member disposed within the tubular outer member; and a support rubber fixed at an outer peripheral part of the mass member, the support rubber elastically connecting the tubular outer member and the mass member to constitute a dynamic damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayoshi Yasuda, Yoshinori Watanabe, Naoki Furumachi, Keishi Hatanaka, Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Yuji Matsubara, Kentaro Mori
  • Publication number: 20210268887
    Abstract: A vibration damping device including: a first attachment member and a second attachment member disposed apart from each other; and a main rubber elastic body connecting the first attachment member and the second attachment member, the main rubber elastic body being of a frustoconical-like shape having an outer peripheral surface whose diameter gradually increases from the first attachment member toward the second attachment member, the main rubber elastic body including a recess opening onto a center portion thereof on a large-diameter side that is a second attachment member side, and the main rubber elastic body that constitutes a bottom part of the recess integrally including a vibration-damping protrusion protruding into the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki MIZUKAWA, Naoki FURUMACHI, Katsuhiro SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 10794446
    Abstract: A vibration damping device including a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting first and second mounting members. An upper portion of the main rubber elastic body constitutes a small-diameter portion to which the first mounting member is bonded, while a lower portion thereof constitutes a large-diameter portion to which the second mounting member is bonded. The first mounting member includes an inner recess opening onto an outer circumferential surface thereof, and the small-diameter portion of the main rubber elastic body is bonded to the inner recess. The main rubber elastic body has an outside diameter dimension made larger at a portion bonded to the inner recess than an outside diameter dimension of the first mounting member at a lower side than the inner recess such that the small-diameter portion of the main rubber elastic body is thick-walled by being bonded to the inner recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki Furumachi, Takayoshi Yasuda, Hiroyuki Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20190277362
    Abstract: A vibration damping device including a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting first and second mounting members. An upper portion of the main rubber elastic body constitutes a small-diameter portion to which the first mounting member is bonded, while a lower portion thereof constitutes a large-diameter portion to which the second mounting member is bonded. The first mounting member includes an inner recess opening onto an outer circumferential surface thereof, and the small-diameter portion of the main rubber elastic body is bonded to the inner recess. The main rubber elastic body has an outside diameter dimension made larger at a portion bonded to the inner recess than an outside diameter dimension of the first mounting member at a lower side than the inner recess such that the small-diameter portion of the main rubber elastic body is thick-walled by being bonded to the inner recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki FURUMACHI, Takayoshi YASUDA, Hiroyuki ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190193548
    Abstract: A vibration-damping device including: a first mounting member configured to be mounted to one of components of a vibration transmission system; a second mounting member configured to be mounted to an other of the components of the vibration transmission system; a main rubber elastic body connecting the first mounting member and the second mounting member elastically to each other; a bracket attached to the second mounting member, the bracket having a mounting part configured to be mounted to the other of the components of the vibration transmission system; a tubular outer member secured press-fit to the second mounting member; a mass member disposed within the tubular outer member; and a support rubber fixed at an outer peripheral part of the mass member, the support rubber elastically connecting the tubular outer member and the mass member to constitute a dynamic damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayoshi YASUDA, Yoshinori WATANABE, Naoki FURUMACHI, Keishi HATANAKA, Hiroyuki ICHIKAWA, Yuji MATSUBARA, Kentaro MORI
  • Patent number: 9566856
    Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: a first mounting member; a second mounting member; a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the first and second mounting members; a pressure-receiving chamber whose wall is partially constituted by the main rubber elastic body; an equilibrium chamber whose wall is partially constituted by a flexible film, the pressure-receiving chamber and equilibrium chamber being filled with a non-compressible fluid; and an orifice passage which connects the pressure-receiving chamber and the equilibrium chamber to each other. A turbulence generating part is formed in a middle portion of the orifice passage in a length direction causing turbulence to be generated depending on a flow rate of a flowing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Furumachi, Takayoshi Yasuda, Takeshi Kuniya
  • Patent number: 9447838
    Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: first and second mounting members elastically connected by a main rubber elastic body; a tubular fitting member externally slipped around the second mounting member and drawn so as to be externally fitted thereto in a fluid-tight manner; a sealing rubber layer fixed to at least one of an outer peripheral face of the second mounting member and an inner peripheral face of the tubular fitting member so as to be compressed therebetween about an entire circumference; and at least one pressure-relieving lip protruding from the sealing rubber layer and extending toward openings of the second mounting member and the tubular fitting member so as to be pressed against one of the outer peripheral face of the second mounting member and the inner peripheral face of the tubular fitting member in a direction of protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki Furumachi, Satoru Hibi
  • Publication number: 20150369327
    Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: a first mounting member; a second mounting member; a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the first and second mounting members; a pressure-receiving chamber whose wall is partially constituted by the main rubber elastic body; an equilibrium chamber whose wall is partially constituted by a flexible film, the pressure-receiving chamber and equilibrium chamber being filled with a non-compressible fluid; and an orifice passage which connects the pressure-receiving chamber and the equilibrium chamber to each other. A turbulence generating part is formed in a middle portion of the orifice passage in a length direction causing turbulence to be generated depending on a flow rate of a flowing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Naoki FURUMACHI, Takayoshi YASUDA, Takeshi KUNIYA
  • Publication number: 20150260254
    Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: first and second mounting members elastically connected by a main rubber elastic body; a tubular fitting member externally slipped around the second mounting member and drawn so as to be externally fitted thereto in a fluid-tight manner; a sealing rubber layer fixed to at least one of an outer peripheral face of the second mounting member and an inner peripheral face of the tubular fitting member so as to be compressed therebetween about an entire circumference; and at least one pressure-relieving lip protruding from the sealing rubber layer and extending toward openings of the second mounting member and the tubular fitting member so as to be pressed against one of the outer peripheral face of the second mounting member and the inner peripheral face of the tubular fitting member in a direction of protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Naoki FURUMACHI, Satoru HIBI
  • Patent number: 8573570
    Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber disposed on either side of a partition plate, while being connected through a first orifice passage; a moveable film arranged to either a pressure-receiving chamber side or an equilibrium chamber side of the partition plate while being spaced away therefrom to define therebetween an intermediate chamber; a second orifice passage connecting the intermediate chamber and one of the pressure-receiving and the equilibrium chambers while being tuned to higher frequency than the first orifice passage; and a flow straightening plate arranged in opposition to the moveable film at least at one of the intermediate chamber side and an opposite side thereof, the flow straightening plate having a plurality of flow straightening apertures opening towards the moveable film and furnished with a flow limiting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Yuichi Ogawa, Naoki Furumachi, Katsuhiro Sakurai, Nobuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8424854
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type vibration damping device wherein a low-frequency orifice passage and at least one high-frequency orifice passage are formed in a partition member, which is supported by a second mounting member; a valve body is disposed at least at one opening of the high-frequency orifice passage and is provided with a spring member that in a nonloaded state positions the valve body away from the opening of the high-frequency orifice passage to hold the high-frequency orifice passage in an open state; and, at times of vibration input, the valve body is adapted to block the high-frequency orifice passage in opposition to a holding force of the spring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Yuichi Ogawa, Naoki Furumachi
  • Publication number: 20110006466
    Abstract: A fluid-filled type vibration damping device wherein a low-frequency orifice passage and at least one high-frequency orifice passage are formed in a partition member, which is supported by a second mounting member member; a valve body is disposed at least at one opening of the high-frequency orifice passage and is provided with a spring member that in a nonloaded state positions the valve body away from the opening of the high-frequency orifice passage to hold the high-frequency orifice passage in an open state; and, at times of vibration input, the valve body is adapted to block the high-frequency orifice passage in opposition to a holding force of the spring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Yuichi Ogawa, Naoki Furumachi
  • Publication number: 20100213652
    Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber disposed on either side of a partition plate, while being connected through a first orifice passage; a moveable film arranged to either a pressure-receiving chamber side or an equilibrium chamber side of the partition plate while being spaced away therefrom to define therebetween an intermediate chamber; a second orifice passage connecting the intermediate chamber and one of the pressure-receiving and the equilibrium chambers while being tuned to higher frequency than the first orifice passage; and a flow straightening plate arranged in opposition to the moveable film at least at one of the intermediate chamber side and an opposite side thereof, the flow straightening plate having a plurality of flow straightening apertures opening towards the moveable film and furnished with a flow limiting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicants: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ICHIKAWA, Yuichi OGAWA, Naoki FURUMACHI, Katsuhiro SAKURAI, Nobuya YOSHIDA