Patents by Inventor Naoki Torii
Naoki Torii 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: 20190226690Abstract: An outdoor unit includes a heat exchanger, a blower fan, an electronic board on which a heat-generating element is mounted, a housing, and a heatsink. The housing includes a partition plate partitioning the inside of the housing into a heat exchanger chamber in which the heat exchanger and the blower fan are placed and a machine chamber in which the electronic board and a compressor are placed, and a portion of the partition plate has an opening. The heatsink includes a main plate placed to cover the opening from the heat-exchanger-room-side of the partition plate and heat-releasing fins projecting from the main plate to the blower fan side, and a portion of the main plate comes into contact with the heat-generating element via the opening. The greater the amounts of heat transferred from the heat-generating element the heat-releasing fins, the larger the heat-releasing fins.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Naoki TORII, Yohei Kato, Yoshiyuki SAKAI, Katsuyuki YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9174610Abstract: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip, a backing, a blade holder coupled to the wiper arm, and two opposed cases arranged at two longitudinal ends of the blade holder. The blade holder includes a blade holding portion, which surrounds a base portion of the wiper strip and the backing at a longitudinally central portion of the wiper strip and the backing. The blade holding portion restricts movement of the wiper strip and the backing in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Each case includes a case holding portion that surrounds the base portion of the wiper strip and the backing. The case holding portion restricts movement of the wiper strip and the backing in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Oota, Masahiro Kitamura
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Patent number: 9073518Abstract: A wiper for a vehicle includes an elongated wiper strip, a backing extending in the longitudinal direction of the wiper strip, and a blade holder for holding the wiper strip and the backing. The blade holder includes a pair of side surfaces that face in opposite directions. The wiper also includes a coupling member and a wiper arm. The coupling member has a pair of side walls, which face the corresponding side surfaces, and is attached to the blade holder. The wiper arm has a distal coupling portion attached to the coupling member. When the distal coupling portion is attached to the coupling member, side cover walls of the distal coupling portion are each engaged with the corresponding side wall of the coupling member.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Oota, Masahiro Kitamura
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Patent number: 9032586Abstract: A wiper blade assembly which includes a blade, at least one backing which is fitted into an attachment groove of the blade, and an elongated holder member which is interconnected to the blade.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii
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Patent number: 8959700Abstract: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip having an elongated retained portion, a backing, and a case, which retains therein the retained portion and the backing. The cap is attached to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the backing or to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the case. The interior space of the cap communicates with the interior space of the case. The cap has a rubber insertion hole that opens to the outside of the cap. The retained portion can enter the interior of the cap via the rubber insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Masahiro Oota, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Kitamura
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Patent number: 8800098Abstract: In a connecting member, a base member includes an installation portion, to which a hook of a wiper arm configured into a U-shape form is adapted to be installed after installation of the base member to a wiper blade. A lock member is rotatably connected to the base member and is adapted to be engaged with an arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook after installation of the hook to the installation portion. The lock member includes an engaging portion, which is adapted to be engaged with the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook to exert a resilient force against the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook. The resilient force of the engaging portion is exerted as a rotational force in a locking direction of the lock member against the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keita Uchiyama, Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii
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Publication number: 20130239356Abstract: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip, a backing, a blade holder coupled to the wiper arm, and two opposed cases arranged at two longitudinal ends of the blade holder. The blade holder includes a blade holding portion, which surrounds a base portion of the wiper strip and the backing at a longitudinally central portion of the wiper strip and the backing. The blade holding portion restricts movement of the wiper strip and the backing in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Each case includes a case holding portion that surrounds the base portion of the wiper strip and the backing. The case holding portion restricts movement of the wiper strip and the backing in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Oota, Masahiro Kitamura
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Publication number: 20130239353Abstract: A wiper for a vehicle includes an elongated wiper strip, a backing extending in the longitudinal direction of the wiper strip, and a blade holder for holding the wiper strip and the backing. The blade holder includes a pair of side surfaces that face in opposite directions. The wiper also includes a coupling member and a wiper arm. The coupling member has a pair of side walls, which face the corresponding side surfaces, and is attached to the blade holder. The wiper arm has a distal coupling portion attached to the coupling member. When the distal coupling portion is attached to the coupling member, side cover walls of the distal coupling portion are each engaged with the corresponding side wall of the coupling member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: C/O ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Oota, Masahiro Kitamura
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Publication number: 20130219648Abstract: A wiper blade assembly which includes a blade, at least one backing which is fitted into an attachment groove of the blade, and an elongated holder member which is interconnected to the blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii
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Publication number: 20130067676Abstract: A wiper blade includes a wiper strip having an elongated retained portion, a backing, and a case, which retains therein the retained portion and the backing. The cap is attached to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the backing or to at least one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the case. The interior space of the cap communicates with the interior space of the case. The cap has a rubber insertion hole that opens to the outside of the cap. The retained portion can enter the interior of the cap via the rubber insertion hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Yoshimoto, Masahiro Oota, Naoki Torii, Masahiro Kitamura
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Publication number: 20120090125Abstract: In a connecting member, a base member includes an installation portion, to which a hook of a wiper arm configured into a U-shape form is adapted to be installed after installation of the base member to a wiper blade. A lock member is rotatably connected to the base member and is adapted to be engaged with an arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook after installation of the hook to the installation portion. The lock member includes an engaging portion, which is adapted to be engaged with the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook to exert a resilient force against the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook. The resilient force of the engaging portion is exerted as a rotational force in a locking direction of the lock member against the arcuate outer peripheral surface of the hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Keita UCHIYAMA, Takao Yoshimoto, Naoki Torii
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Patent number: 7603742Abstract: A lever assembly holds a wiper strip, which directly wipes a wiping surface. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style. An axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip. A cover member receives the lever assembly, and opposed ends of the cover member hold the wiper strip. The cover member includes a plurality of cover portions, which are formed separately from one another.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Naoki Torii, Toshihiro Saito, Atsushi Takagi, Motoyasu Yano, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshito Hirota
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Patent number: 7373688Abstract: A wiper blade of a wiper system of a vehicle includes a blade rubber, two backing plates, a holder and a resilient fin. The backing plates are received in backing grooves of the blade rubber. The holder is rotatably connected to a wiper arm of the wiper system and detachably holds the blade rubber, which has the backing plates. The resilient fin is connected to the holder and limits lifting of the wiper blade from a windshield surface of the vehicle when the vehicle is running.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2003Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiharu Aoyama, Naoki Torii, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Houjyo
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Patent number: 7137167Abstract: A lever assembly is connected to a wiper arm and holds a wiper strip together with a backing plate, which is installed in the wiper strip. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers. Each lever has a finned portion, in which a fin is integrally formed. The finned portion of each lever forms a mountain fold that has a top ridge. The top ridge of the lever is offset from the center line of the wiper strip on one side of the center line of the wiper strip in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the center line of the wiper strip. The fin is formed in the finned portion of the lever on the other side of the center line of the wiper strip.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: ASMO Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Torii, Masaaki Kiyama
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Publication number: 20050166349Abstract: A lever assembly holds a wiper strip, which directly wipes a wiping surface. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers, which are connected together in tournament style. An axial length of the lever assembly is shorter than an axial length of the wiper strip. A cover member receives the lever assembly, and opposed ends of the cover member hold the wiper strip. The cover member includes a plurality of cover portions, which are formed separately from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakano, Naoki Torii, Toshihiro Saito, Atsushi Takagi, Motoyasu Yano, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yukio Kobayashi, Yoshito Hirota
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Publication number: 20050086759Abstract: A lever assembly is connected to a wiper arm and holds a wiper strip together with a backing plate, which is installed in the wiper strip. The lever assembly includes a plurality of levers. Each lever has a finned portion, in which a fin is integrally formed. The finned portion of each lever forms a mountain fold that has a top ridge. The top ridge of the lever is offset from the center line of the wiper strip on one side of the center line of the wiper strip in a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the center line of the wiper strip. The fin is formed in the finned portion of the lever on the other side of the center line of the wiper strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2004Publication date: April 28, 2005Inventors: Naoki Torii, Masaaki Kiyama
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Publication number: 20040187247Abstract: A cover of a wiper blade for a vehicle includes a front surface wall and a rear surface wall, which are connected to each other to form a cap-shaped elongated body that has a base end opening at a base end thereof and that receives primary and yoke levers and backing plates, which are connected to a blade rubber. The front surface wall has a tilted outer surface that is tilted relative to a wiping surface to form a fin, which limits lifting of the wiper blade from the wiping surface when the vehicle is running.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicants: ASMO CO., LTD., NIPPON WIPER BLADE CO., LTD., TOKAI RIKI MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Torii, Toshiharu Aoyama, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Houjyo
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Publication number: 20040111820Abstract: A wiper blade of a wiper system of a vehicle includes a blade rubber, two backing plates, a holder and a resilient fin. The backing plates are received in backing grooves of the blade rubber The holder is rotatably connected to a wiper arm of the wiper system and detachably holds the blade rubber, which has the backing plates. The resilient fin is connected to the holder and limits lifting of the wiper blade from a windshield surface of the vehicle when the vehicle is running.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiharu Aoyama, Naoki Torii, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yoshimasa Houjyo
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Patent number: 6696391Abstract: A wiper blade rubber having a coating film on both surfaces of the lip part, the coating film comprising a particulate solid lubricant and a binder and the binder having a 0.5% modulus of 1 MPa or more and an elongation to break of 1% or more.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2001Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignees: Denso Corporation, ASMO Co. Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Goto, Naoki Torii, Hiroaki Ohsako, Kouitsu Itoh
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Publication number: 20030087767Abstract: A wiper blade rubber having a coating film on both surfaces of the lip part, the coating film comprising a particulate solid lubricant and a binder and the binder having a 0.5% modulus of 1 MPa or more and an elongation to break of 1% or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2001Publication date: May 8, 2003Inventors: Shinya Goto, Naoki Torii, Hiroaki Ohsako, Kouitsu Itoh