Patents by Inventor Naoki Goto
Naoki Goto 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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Patent number: 10059233Abstract: A seat adjuster for a vehicle seat is provided. The seat adjuster comprises a rotation mechanism that comprises a rotation part, a rotation drive device that rotates the rotation part, an engagement target member that is configured to be rotated integrally with the rotation part and comprises engagement target portions formed along a rotational direction of the engagement target member, and an engagement member that is configured so that, when one of the engagement target portions is located in a specified engageable position, the engagement member is moved in a direction closer to the engagement target member to be engageable with the one of the engagement target portions located in the specified engageable position.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Naoki Goto, Tateki Kawamura, Naoaki Hoshihara
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Patent number: 10047494Abstract: A boom cylinder circuit is provided with a boom control valve for controlling supply and discharge of hydraulic oil to and from a boom cylinder, and a merge switching valve operable to be switched between a supply position at which hydraulic oil is suppliable from a first hydraulic pump to the boom control valve, and a blocking position at which a flow of hydraulic oil is blocked. A controller switches the merge switching valve to the blocking position when a combined operation of a boom lowering operation and an arm pushing operation is detected by pilot pressure sensors, and switches the merge switching valve to the supply position when only one of the boom lowering operation and the arm pushing operation is detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Goto, Koji Ueda, Kazuharu Tajima
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Publication number: 20180217052Abstract: An object is the provision of an optical measuring device that can be carried readily due to its reduced size and that can suppress the incidence of light other than detection light upon a light receiving unit and thus can obtain a measurement result with high accuracy. The optical measuring device includes a first light guiding path forming body having therein a first light guiding path formed by a through hole extending linearly for allowing measurement light from a light source to be incident on a measuring position in which a measurement sample is disposed, and a second light guiding path forming body having therein a second light guiding path formed by a through hole extending linearly for guiding detection light having exited from the measuring position to a light receiving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji TANIGUCHI, Kyosuke YAMANE, Kenichi SABATAKE, Naoki GOTO
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Publication number: 20180201160Abstract: A vehicle slide rail device including a memory member defining a default seat position wherein, before operation of a release operation mechanism, the release operation mechanism is inserted into a concave portion formed in the memory member and recessed in a direction substantially perpendicular to a sliding direction and the release operation mechanism is in an engagement state of being engaged integrally with the memory member in the sliding direction, wherein, when the release operation mechanism is operated, the release operation mechanism pushes the concave portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction and removes the memory member from a state of defining the default seat position, and wherein, when a memory operation mechanism is operated, the memory operation mechanism removes the release operation mechanism from an inside of the concave portion and releases the release operation mechanism from the engagement state with the memory member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki GOTO, Hiroyuki SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20180201161Abstract: A vehicle slide rail device including: a memory mechanism which includes a memory member configured to define a default seat position by engagement; a release operation mechanism which is configured to release a lock mechanism from a locked state and slide together with the memory member in a slide direction by removing the memory member from a state of defining the default seat position; a memory operation mechanism which is configured to release the lock mechanism from the locked state while leaving the memory member in the state of defining the default seat position; a cancel mechanism which is pressed against the memory member to cancel the releasing of the lock mechanism by the memory operation mechanism and return the lock mechanism to the locked state when the seat position is returned to the default seat position defined while an operated state of a memory operation member is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki GOTO, Hiroyuki SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20180154524Abstract: To hold a long member in the original shape of the long member at a precise position, a long member assembling device has: a plurality of hand parts configured to grip a long member; arm parts and trunk parts configured to move the hand parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member; a storage unit in which the original shape of the long member is stored; and a control unit configured to, on the basis of the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the plurality of hand parts gripping the long member such that the shape of the long member gripped by the plurality of hand parts matches the original shape of the long member stored in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Toshihiro TOMBE, Takuya GOTO, Takahiro INAGAKI, Makoto HIRAI, Naoki GOTO, Masanobu MIZUKAMI, Katsumi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20180147729Abstract: A long member assembling device has hand parts configured to grip a long member, arm parts and trunk parts configured to adjust a position of each of the hand parts, a hand part configured to grip the long member, the hand part numbering less than the hand parts, an arm part and a trunk part configured to move the hand part and adjust a position of the hand part gripping the long member, the arm part and the trunk part having higher positioning accuracy than the hand parts, and a control unit configured to, on the basis of an original shape of the long member stored in a memory, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the hand parts and the hand part such that the shape of the long member gripped by the hand parts matches the original shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Toshihiro TOMBE, Naoki GOTO, Makoto HIRAI, Takuya GOTO, Takahiro INAGAKI
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Publication number: 20180141466Abstract: A vehicle slide rail device including a release operation member which is configured to release a lock mechanism and slide together with a memory member in a slide direction by removing the memory member from a state of defining a default position; and a memory operation member which is configured to release the lock mechanism and maintain the released state while maintaining the memory member in the state of defining the default position, wherein the memory member has a receiving structure configured by an elastic structure by which the memory member is normally biased so as to maintain the state of defining the default position, and the memory member is pushed and tilted against the biasing by the movement of the release operation member, which is in an operated state, toward a predetermined operation position so that the release operation member is received into the predetermined operation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki GOTO, Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Hiroaki TERAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180141467Abstract: A vehicle slide rail device including a release operation member which is configured to release a lock mechanism and slide together with a memory member by removing the memory member from a state of defining a default position, wherein a second operating body of the release operation member removes the memory member from the state of defining the default position before a first operating body of the release operation member releases the lock mechanism as the release operation member is operated, and thereafter, the first operating body moves relatively to the second operating body, which is left in a state of removing the memory member from the state of defining the default position, until the first operating body releases the lock mechanism, and wherein an amount of relative movement between the first operating body and the second operating body is elastically absorbed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki GOTO, Hiroyuki SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20180141468Abstract: A vehicle slide rail device including a memory operation link which is configured to release a lock mechanism while leaving a memory member in a state of defining a default position, a holding link which is configured to, in response to an operation of the memory operation link, be engaged with the memory operation link by being biased and hold the memory operation link in a release operated position, a detection member which is configured to come into contact with a trigger member installed and be moved so as to release the holding state of the memory operation link at the release operated position, and a variable structure which is engaged with the pressing portion of the holding link and is configured to change a position where the pressing portion is arranged in the holding link according to a movement of the memory operation link.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki GOTO, Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Hiroaki TERAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180104777Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an assembly manufacturing device and an assembly manufacturing method capable of reducing error when the actual position of a long member is detected, and precisely setting a reference point and a coordinates system. The long member assembly apparatus provides a plurality of hand parts for gripping a long member, a touch plate for securing the first end of the long member and restricting the movement of the long member in the longitudinal direction, a laser tracker for detecting the installation position of the touch plate, and a reference determining part for determining reference coordinates or reference point to be used in for adjusting the position of the hand parts, based on the installation position of the touch plate detected by the laser tracker.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro TOMBE, Naoki GOTO, Makoto HIRAI
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Patent number: 9868368Abstract: A rotation control apparatus includes an engagement lever configured to restrict a rotation of a pinion gear by engaging with a ratchet wheel and a drive lever driving and rotating the pinion gear in a direction where a seat moves upward by integrally rotating with an operation member in a state where the drive lever engages with the ratchet wheel based on a rotation operation of an operation handle in a first direction. The engagement lever disengages from the ratchet wheel by the rotation of the pinion gear in a case where the seat moves upward. The rotation control apparatus further includes an engagement lever control piece and a drive lever control piece which cause the engagement lever and the drive lever respectively to disengage from the ratchet wheel based on the rotation operation of the operation handle in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Naoki Goto
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Publication number: 20170341537Abstract: A seat adjuster for a vehicle seat is provided. The seat adjuster comprises a rotation mechanism that comprises a rotation part, a rotation drive device that rotates the rotation part, an engagement target member that is configured to be rotated integrally with the rotation part and comprises engagement target portions formed along a rotational direction of the engagement target member, and an engagement member that is configured so that, when one of the engagement target portions is located in a specified engageable position, the engagement member is moved in a direction closer to the engagement target member to be engageable with the one of the engagement target portions located in the specified engageable position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Naoki GOTO, Tateki KAWAMURA, Naoaki HOSHIHARA
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Patent number: 9803339Abstract: A hydraulic control device includes: a recovery oil passage; a regenerative motor that rotates an output shaft of an engine in response to a supply of the hydraulic fluid and is driven to rotate by rotation of the output shaft of the engine; a regenerative oil passage for guiding return oil from a boom cylinder to the regenerative motor without passing the return oil through the recovery oil passage; a coupling oil passage that couples the recovery oil passage and the regenerative oil passage to each other; and a regeneration-side check valve that is provided on the coupling oil passage, and allows the hydraulic fluid to flow from the recovery oil passage toward the regenerative motor, and moreover restricts the hydraulic fluid from flowing from the regenerative motor toward the recovery oil passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Nanjo, Saburo Senoo, Naoki Goto
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Patent number: 9731629Abstract: A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a lock member, a stopper portion, a lever member that rotates in a release direction in association with a forward folding of a seatback, and a memory link being released from the lever member in a state where the lever member rotates in the release direction and rotating to an engageable position at which the memory link is engageable with the stopper portion, the memory link being configured to pass through the stopper portion in a case where the upper rail moves to a front side of the seat, the memory link engaging with the stopper portion to restrict the upper rail from moving to a rear side of the seat in a case where the upper rail moves to the rear side of the seat after the memory link passes through the stopper portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Yasuhiro Kojima, Naoki Goto
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Patent number: 9623774Abstract: A vehicle seat reclining device includes a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism includes first and second members, which are rotational relative each other, first pawls, and a cam, which moves the first pawls in the radial direction and unlocks or locks the same. The vehicle seat reclining device includes a memory ring, which integrally rotates with the first member or the second member through engagement, partial engagement, or disengagement from the first pawls, an engaging projection, which is located in an accommodating recess of the second member and protrudes radially inward, and a rotation permitting section located on the outer circumferential surface of the memory ring. When the rotation permitting section allows the engaging projection to move, relative rotation within a predetermined rotation range is permitted between the second member and the memory ring.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Naoki Goto
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Patent number: 9528245Abstract: The invention provides a rotation control device capable of reducing a loss of a power of a hydraulic pump in a backward direction operation and also provides a construction machine including the same. The controller controls a capacity of the hydraulic pump such that, in a forward direction operation in which an operating direction detected by the operation sensor and a rotating direction detected by a rotation sensor coincide with each other, the capacity of the hydraulic pump is increased in accordance with an increase in the operation amount detected by an operation sensor, on the other hand, restricts the capacity of the hydraulic pump more in a backward direction operation, in which the operating direction detected by the operation sensor and the rotating direction detected by the rotation sensor are reverse to each other, than in the forward direction operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Goto, Koji Ueda, Yusuke Kamimura
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Patent number: 9457691Abstract: A seat slide apparatus for a vehicle includes an upper rail configured to support a seat at an upper portion of the upper rail, a lower rail supporting the upper rail in a manner that the upper rail and the lower rail are movable relative to each other, and a shaft member extended in a lengthwise direction of the upper rail, wherein the upper rail includes a pair of vertical wall portions extended in an upper/lower direction, the upper rail includes a bent portion connecting the vertical wall portions to each other and the shaft member is provided at an inner side of the bent portion, and the shaft member includes a threaded portion provided at each end thereof in an axial direction, the bent portion includes lengthwise-direction-end portions, and the threaded portions of the shaft member face the lengthwise-direction-end portions of the bent portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Naoki Goto
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Patent number: 9457692Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle: a locking mechanism that is interposed between a seat cushion and a seatback and selectively switches inclining of the seatback between a permitted state and a regulated state with respect to the seat cushion; a first operation member that performs a first unlocking operation which allows the seatback to incline with respect to the seat cushion within a angle range with respect to the locking mechanism; a second operation member that performs a second unlocking operation which allows the seatback to incline with respect to the seat cushion to a forward tilt position exceeding the angle range with respect to the locking mechanism; and a stopper mechanism that regulates a rearward tilt of the seatback at a regulation angle position included within the angle range in a state of the second unlocking operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukifumi Yamada, Naoki Goto, Yasuhiro Kojima
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Publication number: 20160229315Abstract: A rotation control apparatus includes an engagement lever configured to restrict a rotation of a pinion gear by engaging with a ratchet wheel and a drive lever driving and rotating the pinion gear in a direction where a seat moves upward by integrally rotating with an operation member in a state where the drive lever engages with the ratchet wheel based on a rotation operation of an operation handle in a first direction. The engagement lever disengages from the ratchet wheel by the rotation of the pinion gear in a case where the seat moves upward. The rotation control apparatus further includes an engagement lever control piece and a drive lever control piece which cause the engagement lever and the drive lever respectively to disengage from the ratchet wheel based on the rotation operation of the operation handle in a second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukifumi YAMADA, Naoki GOTO