Patents by Inventor Nobufumi Ichihara

Nobufumi Ichihara 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: 20070068735
    Abstract: A suction inlet port (48) is formed in an inner peripheral surface on a bottom portion side of a differential housing (15), and the suction inlet port (48) is connected to a suction outlet port (42) formed in an outer peripheral surface of the differential housing (15) via a suction pipe line (43). The suction outlet port (42) is formed in a mounting seat (16) to which a lubricating pump (30) is attached. A discharge port (44) introducing lubricating oil discharged from the lubricating pump (30) is formed in an upper position of the mounting seat (16), and a discharge pipe line 45 is connected to the discharge port (44). Each of a first discharge port (46) and a second discharge port (47) is formed in an end portion of the discharge pipe line (45). The suction pipe line (43) and the discharge pipe line (45) are formed integrally with the differential housing (15) by casting or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Kinya Mori, Nobufumi Ichihara, Yoshitaka Baba