Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Kawame

Nobuyuki Kawame 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).

  • Patent number: 9964190
    Abstract: A gear shift operation mechanism capable of achieving reduction in size and weight, reduction in power consumption, simplification and reduction in number of component parts, and cost reduction is provided. A screw shaft that configures a ball screw, a motor that rotates the screw shaft, a nut that is screwed onto the screw shaft, a clutch that is disposed on the screw shaft, and a select lever that is integrated with the screw shaft by switching on the clutch, and has restraint cancelled with respect to the screw shaft by switching off the clutch are included, one end of a main lever is engaged with the nut, the other end is engaged or connected with a shaft, and the select lever is engaged with the main lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: KEIHIN SEIMITSU KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kawame, Masaaki Fusegi
  • Publication number: 20170045125
    Abstract: A gear shift operation mechanism capable of achieving reduction in size and weight, reduction in power consumption, simplification and reduction in number of component parts, and cost reduction is provided. A screw shaft that configures a ball screw, a motor that rotates the screw shaft, a nut that is screwed onto the screw shaft, a clutch that is disposed on the screw shaft, and a select lever that is integrated with the screw shaft by switching on the clutch, and has restraint cancelled with respect to the screw shaft by switching off the clutch are included, one end of a main lever is engaged with the nut, the other end is engaged or connected with a shaft, and the select lever is engaged with the main lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KAWAME, Masaaki FUSEGI
  • Patent number: 9492863
    Abstract: A metal member coupling structure and a metal member coupling device that can perform high-strength and high-precision coupling are provided. A shaft-like portion of the second metal member is fitted in an annular portion of the first metal member, a restraint ring is disposed on the outer peripheral portion of the annular portion of the first metal member, and the annular portion is pressed to be plastically deformed, whereby the annular portion is made to flow into a coupling groove of the shaft-like portion and the first metal member and the second metal member are coupled to each other through mechanical engagement therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: KEIHIN SEIMITSU KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kawame, Hiroya Murakami
  • Publication number: 20130011186
    Abstract: A metal member coupling structure and a metal member coupling device that can perform high-strength and high-precision coupling are provided. A shaft-like portion of the second metal member is fitted in an annular portion of the first metal member, a restraint ring is disposed on the outer peripheral portion of the annular portion of the first metal member, and the annular portion is pressed to be plastically deformed, whereby the annular portion is made to flow into a coupling groove of the shaft-like portion and the first metal member and the second metal member are coupled to each other through mechanical engagement therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: KEIHIN SEIMITSU KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kawame, Hiroya Murakami