Patents by Inventor Noriyuki Sakurai

Noriyuki Sakurai 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: 11754167
    Abstract: A gear device includes a housing, a cover, and a gear. The cover covers an opening of the housing. The gear is accommodated in the housing. One of the housing and the cover includes a projection projected toward the gear and having a center axis that extends along a rotation axis of the gear. The gear includes a recess that receives the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Sakurai, Kohei Izuchi, Toshiaki Nagata
  • Patent number: 11104251
    Abstract: A reclining apparatus includes an inner tooth member, an outer tooth member, a pair of wedges, an urging member that urges the pair of wedges, and a striker that moves the pair of wedges. Each of the pair of wedges includes a wedge body, a first end portion, a second end portion, and a protrusion. The striker includes a pair of pressing portions that presses the protrusion. Each of the pressing portions includes a pressing site having a pressing surface that presses the protrusion, and a movement restraining site that is provided on an opposite side of the pressing surface in the pressing site and restrains the wedge from moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10941837
    Abstract: A reclining apparatus (51) includes: an internal gear (61) that has internal teeth (61c) which are formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof; an external gear (63) that has external teeth (63a) which have a smaller number of teeth than that of the internal teeth (61c) and are formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a first wedge (71) and a second wedge (73) that are provided so as to be movable along a peripheral direction in an eccentric annular space between the internal gear (61) and the external gear (63); and a striker (79) that has a pressing portion having a pair of first protrusion portions and second protrusion portions capable of pressing the first wedge (71) and the second wedge (73). The striker (79) has a plurality of the pressing portions (81, 83).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20200398709
    Abstract: A reclining apparatus includes an inner tooth member, an outer tooth member, a pair of wedges, an urging member that urges the pair of wedges, and a striker that moves the pair of wedges. Each of the pair of wedges includes a wedge body, a first end portion, a second end portion, and a protrusion. The striker includes a pair of pressing portions that presses the protrusion. Each of the pressing portions includes a pressing site having a pressing surface that presses the protrusion, and a movement restraining site that is provided on an opposite side of the pressing surface in the pressing site and restrains the wedge from moving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20200109768
    Abstract: A reduction gear includes a housing, a worm, a worm wheel, and a drive gear. The worm is located in the housing and rotates by power of a motor. The worm wheel is moved in cooperation with the worm. The drive gear is moved in cooperation with the worm wheel. The drive gear overlaps the worm. The housing includes a partition wall located between the worm and the drive gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki SAKURAI, Mitsugu TANIGUCHI, Yuta MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20200109773
    Abstract: A gear device includes a housing, a cover, and a gear. The cover covers an opening of the housing. The gear is accommodated in the housing. One of the housing and the cover includes a projection projected toward the gear and having a center axis that extends along a rotation axis of the gear. The gear includes a recess that receives the projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyuki SAKURAI, Kohei IZUCHI, Toshiaki NAGATA
  • Patent number: 10421375
    Abstract: A reclining device includes: an internal gear; an external gear; a first wedge and a second wedge; a biasing member; and a striker, which has a pressing portion capable of pressing the first wedge and the second wedge, wherein a concave portion recessed with passing though in a diameter direction is formed on the first wedge and the second wedge, wherein the pressing portion of the striker is superimposed on an upper surface of the concave portion, and wherein the pressing portion presses a pressed portion that is provided on the concave portion on at least one of the first wedge and the second wedge to move the one of the first wedge and the second wedgepressed portion in a direction in which the wedge is pulled out from or in a direction in which the wedge is pushed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20190285145
    Abstract: A reclining apparatus (51) includes: an internal gear (61) that has internal teeth (61c) which are formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof; an external gear (63) that has external teeth (63a) which have a smaller number of teeth than that of the internal teeth (61c) and are formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a first wedge (71) and a second wedge (73) that are provided so as to be movable along a peripheral direction in an eccentric annular space between the internal gear (61) and the external gear (63); and a striker (79) that has a pressing portion having a pair of first protrusion portions and second protrusion portions capable of pressing the first wedge (71) and the second wedge (73). The striker (79) has a plurality of the pressing portions (81, 83).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Noriyuki SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20180134185
    Abstract: A reclining device includes: an internal gear; an external gear; a first wedge and a second wedge; a biasing member; and a striker, which has a pressing portion capable of pressing the first wedge and the second wedge, wherein a concave portion recessed with passing though in a diameter direction is formed on the first wedge and the second wedge, wherein the pressing portion of the striker is superimposed on an upper surface of the concave portion, and wherein the pressing portion presses a pressed portion that is provided on the concave portion on at least one of the first wedge and the second wedge to move the one of the first wedge and the second wedgepressed portion in a direction in which the wedge is pulled out from or in a direction in which the wedge is pushed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: Noriyuki SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 9706844
    Abstract: Provided is a reclining device that prevents a seat back from falling rearward all at once when reclined rearward. The reclining device has an external gear (63), which has a cylinder (63c) at the center, an internal gear (61), which has internal teeth that engage with the external gear (63) and a circular hole (61e) in which the cylinder (63c) is inserted, and a first wedge-shaped member (71) and a second wedge-shaped member (73), which are provided between the inner surface of the circular hole (61e) and the outer surface of the cylinder (63c). The reclining device is configured such that a load from the seat back is simultaneously applied to the first wedge-shaped member (71) and second wedge-shaped member (73).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noriyuki Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20160227930
    Abstract: Provided is a reclining device that prevents a seat back from falling rearward all at once when reclined rearward. The reclining device has an external gear (63), which has a cylinder (63c) at the center, an internal gear (61), which has internal teeth that engage with the external gear (63) and a circular hole (61e) in which the cylinder (63c) is inserted, and a first wedge-shaped member (71) and a second wedge-shaped member (73), which are provided between the inner surface of the circular hole (61e) and the outer surface of the cylinder (63c). The reclining device is configured such that a load from the seat back is simultaneously applied to the first wedge-shaped member (71) and second wedge-shaped member (73).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Noriyuki SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 5836272
    Abstract: This invention provides a cylinder head capable of efficiently cooling the portion at which a large number of valve ports gather. The present invention provides a cylinder head (20) of an engine equipped with suction and exhaust valve ports (3a, 5a) inside a cooling jacket (8), characterized in that a drain port (11) allowing the cooling water jacket (8) to communicate with the outside of the cylinder head (20) opens in a corner portion at one end portion of a side wall (1a) of the cylinder head, water feed ports (10a) extending along the side wall (1a), opening to the cooling water jacket (8) and communicating with the cooling water jacket of the cylinder block are formed in a cylinder bottom wall (1c), and a partition is so disposed as to divide the portion at which the water feed ports (10a) are open and the portion at which the suction and exhaust valve ports (3a, 5a) are disposed and to guide cooling water from the water feed ports (10a) round the suction and exhaust valve ports (3a, 5a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriyuki Sakurai
  • Patent number: 5812180
    Abstract: A laser recording apparatus with a laser recording unit which is movable while held horizontal at all times. The laser recording apparatus is constructed of a first frame including the bottom section of the apparatus and a second frame supported by the first frame in a manner which allows pivotable rotation of the second frame for opening the apparatus, wherein a laser recording unit including laser scanning means is supported by the second frame on the rotation fulcrum, and the laser scanning means is held horizontal to the bottom section of the apparatus before, during and after release of the second frame from the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Masuda, Tadasu Taniguchi, Koichi Matsumoto, Noriyuki Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4838222
    Abstract: A combustion chamber defined by a recess formed in the top of a piston in the direction of the central axis thereof with its geometry being progressively enlarged in the direction of the recess. The intensities of swirl flow and squish flow are optimized by letting the two flows interact with each other in the upstream side so as to optimize the air flow in the combustion chamber overall. In the meantime, fuel is atomized and injected through a fuel injection nozzle means, which has five or more nozzle holes, toward the side wall of the combustion chamber so as to circumferentially divide the chamber by the fuel sprays into five or more approximately equal sections. Thus, uniform dispersion and distribution of fuel, together with the optimized flow of air, is achieved in the combustion chamber, whereby the air utilization rate is raised and the combustion unburnt particulate matters are decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Naoki Yanagisawa, Yoshihiko Sato, Noriyuki Sakurai