Patents by Inventor Nobuhito FUNAI

Nobuhito FUNAI 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).

  • Guide rail fixing device
    Patent number: 10882718
    Abstract: A guide rail fixing device that can increase frictional force against a guide rail without increasing the number of brackets installed on an inner wall of a hoistway. The guide rail fixing device includes: a rail bracket in contact with a bottom face of a base of a guide rail placed in the lowest portion out of multiple guide rails arranged in line in an elevator hoistway; a rail clip to clamp the base of the guide rail in cooperation with the rail bracket; and a friction plate which is in contact both with the bottom face of the base of the guide rail placed in the lowest portion and in contact with an upper end of the rail bracket, to clamp, in cooperation with a rail clip, the base of the guide rail placed in the lowest portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuhito Funai
  • GUIDE RAIL FIXING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180251341
    Abstract: A guide rail fixing device that can increase frictional force against a guide rail without increasing the number of brackets installed on an inner wall of a hoistway. The guide rail fixing device includes: a rail bracket in contact with a bottom face of a base of a guide rail placed in the lowest portion out of multiple guide rails arranged in line in an elevator hoistway; a rail clip to clamp the base of the guide rail in cooperation with the rail bracket; and a friction plate which is in contact both with the bottom face of the base of the guide rail placed in the lowest portion and in contact with an upper end of the rail bracket, to clamp, in cooperation with a rail clip, the base of the guide rail placed in the lowest portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuhito FUNAI