Patents by Inventor Shingo Kimoto

Shingo Kimoto 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: 12623583
    Abstract: A utility vehicle 100 is a vehicle, and includes a base 1, a cargo bed 2, a lift spring 3, and a lock 4. The lift spring 3 is located offset to one side with respect to the center of the cargo bed 2 in a vehicle width direction. The lock 4 includes a first lock 4A and a second lock 4B. The first lock 4A has a first striker 5A, a first hook 6A, and a lock spring 7. The second lock 4B has a second striker 5B and a second hook 6B. The second hook 6B is coupled to the first hook 6A so as to rotate integrally with the first hook 6A. When the cargo bed 2 transitions from a lifted state to a lowered state, the first hook 6A rotates in a reverse direction of a biasing direction against the elastic force of the lock spring 7 by contacting the first striker 5A, and thereafter, rotates in a forward direction which is the biasing direction by the elastic force of the lock spring 7 and is engaged with the first striker 5A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Kimoto, Teruaki Yamamoto, Shigeaki Uematsu, Yoshitsugu Shibasaki, Akihiro Ishii
  • Publication number: 20250236231
    Abstract: A utility vehicle 100 is a vehicle, and includes a base 1, a cargo bed 2, a lift spring 3, and a lock 4. The lift spring 3 is located offset to one side with respect to the center of the cargo bed 2 in a vehicle width direction. The lock 4 includes a first lock 4A and a second lock 4B. The first lock 4A has a first striker 5A, a first hook 6A, and a lock spring 7. The second lock 4B has a second striker 5B and a second hook 6B. The second hook 6B is coupled to the first hook 6A so as to rotate integrally with the first hook 6A. When the cargo bed 2 transitions from a lifted state to a lowered state, the first hook 6A rotates in a reverse direction of a biasing direction against the elastic force of the lock spring 7 by contacting the first striker 5A, and thereafter, rotates in a forward direction which is the biasing direction by the elastic force of the lock spring 7 and is engaged with the first striker 5A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo KIMOTO, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Shigeaki UEMATSU, Yoshitsugu SHIBASAKI, Akihiro ISHII
  • Publication number: 20160023855
    Abstract: A printer includes a body, a feed tray that stores paper and is slidable between a first position corresponding to a drawn-out position from the body and a second position corresponding to an accommodated position, a printer that performs printing on paper supplied from the feed tray located at the second position, and a regulation unit provided on the body and pivotable between a first posture not regulating movement of the feed tray and a second posture regulating movement of the feed tray. The feed tray includes a pressing portion and a regulated portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Shingo KIMOTO
  • Patent number: 7926804
    Abstract: A transport apparatus for transporting a sheet-like article includes an apparatus main body, and a support tray that rotates between open and closed states defined with respect to the apparatus main body. The support tray supports the article during the open state. The support tray includes a flat tray main body, a rotation axis extending from the tray main body in an axial direction of the rotation. The rotation axis is axially supported by the apparatus main body, and an elastic tray protrusion protrudes from the tray main body in a radial direction of the rotation, the apparatus main body having a main-body contact portion facing the tray protrusion. When the support tray rotates relative to the apparatus main body, the tray protrusion elastically crosses over the main-body contact portion to contact the main-body contact portion. The rotation of the support tray stops relative to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Chinzei, Shingo Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20090224463
    Abstract: A transport apparatus for transporting a sheet-like article includes an apparatus main body, and a support tray that rotates between an open state and a closed state defined with respect to the apparatus main body, where the support tray supports the article during the open state. Here, the support tray includes a flat tray main body, a rotation axis that extends from the tray main body in an axial direction of the rotation, where the rotation axis is axially supported by the apparatus main body, and an elastic tray protrusion that protrudes from the tray main body in a radial direction of the rotation, the apparatus main body has a main-body contact portion that faces the tray protrusion, and when the support tray rotates with respect to the apparatus main body, the tray protrusion elastically crosses over the main-body contact portion to come into contact with the main-body contact portion, so that the rotation of the support tray stops with respect to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi CHINZEI, Shingo KIMOTO