Patents by Inventor Shigeo WATAYA

Shigeo WATAYA 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: 11458793
    Abstract: A vehicle height adjustment device of the present invention includes a motion conversion unit that includes a rotating member and a linear motion member, and that converts a rotational motion of the rotating member into a linear motion of the linear motion member, a plurality of motors, a driven gear coupled to the rotating member, a plurality of drive gears that meshes with the driven gear, and a spring seat that is coupled to the linear motion member, and that supports one end of a suspension spring interposed between a vehicle body and an axle of a vehicle, wherein after driving the spring seat and then stopping the spring seat, some drive gears of the drive gears are driven in a direction opposite a drive direction of the spring seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotomo Watanabe, Takuhiro Kondo, Shigeo Wataya
  • Publication number: 20210379950
    Abstract: A vehicle height adjustment device of the present invention includes a motion conversion unit that includes a rotating member and a linear motion member, and that converts a rotational motion of the rotating member into a linear motion of the linear motion member, a plurality of motors, a driven gear coupled to the rotating member, a plurality of drive gears that meshes with the driven gear, and a spring seat that is coupled to the linear motion member, and that supports one end of a suspension spring interposed between a vehicle body and an axle of a vehicle, wherein after driving the spring seat and then stopping the spring seat, some drive gears of the drive gears are driven in a direction opposite a drive direction of the spring seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotomo WATANABE, Takuhiro KONDO, Shigeo WATAYA