Patents by Inventor Shinya ASAI
Shinya ASAI 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).
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Publication number: 20240240709Abstract: Provided is a transmission device including a transmission unit, in which a differential device is arranged on one side in an axial direction and a gear reducer is arranged on the other side in the axial direction. The transmission unit is housed inside a transmission case with an oil storing part at a bottom part of the transmission case. A differential case (20) includes a body part (20a); an oil introducing port (20i) open to the one side in the axial direction thereof; and an oil discharging port (200) open to the other side in the axial direction. A large-diameter gear part (P1), which revolves in the same direction as a carrier (C) rotates, is arranged such that a bottom part thereof in a revolution trajectory is dipped below an oil storing surface (f) of an oil storing part (O) at the bottom part of the transmission case (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Ryosuke ASAI, Kazuma OYAIZU, Shinya MATSUOKA
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Publication number: 20240222678Abstract: A production device for a resin framed electrode foil includes a pair of holding members connected to each other via a rotary shaft extending along an edge portion of an electrode foil and configured to hold a resin frame, and a welding member or a plurality of welding members provided in each of the pair of holding members. Each of the pair of holding members is movable between a receiving position in which the resin frame is received from an external supply device and a welding position in which the resin frame is welded to the edge portion of the electrode foil by the welding member, with rotation of the rotary shaft around an axis. When one of the pair of holding members is in the welding position, the other of the pair of the holding members is in the receiving position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Tatsuya KINUGAWA, Shinya ASAI
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Publication number: 20240175628Abstract: An infrared heater is disposed on one side of an electrode sheet transferred along a transfer path. A radiation temperature sensor is disposed on the other side of the electrode sheet to measure the temperature of the back surface of the electrode sheet corresponding to the back side of a front surface portion of the electrode sheet that is the closest to the infrared heater. The radiation temperature sensor is configured such that the peak wavelength of infrared light radiated to the surface of the electrode sheet by the infrared heater is not included in the detectable wavelength range of infrared light detected by the radiation temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato ONO, Katsuhisa TSUZUKI, Shinya ASAI, Yusuke YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 11302968Abstract: A first electrode sheet includes respective active material layers on a first face of a positive electrode metal foil and an opposing second face. The first face active material layer includes a parallel section along the first face, a tapered section between a positive electrode first lateral side of the first face and a first face parallel section and inclined inward towards a current collector inner region relative to a thickness direction of the first face active material layer, and a curved section forming a curved surface between and across the first face parallel and the first face tapered sections. A separator includes a first separator covering the side of the positive electrode metal foil first face, and a second separator covering the side of the second face. A first separator part lying flush against and contacting the first face tapered section arranged along the first face tapered section.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Atsushi Minagata, Yasuyuki Goda, Shinya Asai, Hiroyasu Nishihara
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Publication number: 20210210788Abstract: A first electrode sheet includes respective active material layers on a first face of a positive electrode metal foil and an opposing second face. The first face active material layer includes a parallel section along the first face, a tapered section between a positive electrode first lateral side of the first face and a first face parallel section and inclined inward towards a current collector inner region relative to a thickness direction of the first face active material layer, and a curved section forming a curved surface between and across the first face parallel and the first face tapered sections. A separator includes a first separator covering the side of the positive electrode metal foil first face, and a second separator covering the side of the second face. A first separator part lying flush against and contacting the first face tapered section arranged along the first face tapered section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Atsushi MINAGATA, Yasuyuki GODA, Shinya ASAI, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA
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Patent number: 10581108Abstract: An electrode stacking device includes a stacking unit that is disposed between a positive electrode conveying unit conveying a separator-equipped positive electrode and a negative electrode conveying unit conveying a negative electrode, and includes a plurality of stages of stacking sections on which the separator-equipped positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked, a conveying control unit that controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the separator-equipped positive electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking section and controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the negative electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking sections, a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of separator-equipped positive electrodes toward the plurality of stages of stacking sections, and a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of negative electrodes toward the plurality of stages of sType: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hayato Sakurai, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Shinya Asai, Yasuyuki Goda
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Publication number: 20190036149Abstract: An electrode stacking device includes a stacking unit that is disposed between a positive electrode conveying unit conveying a separator-equipped positive electrode and a negative electrode conveying unit conveying a negative electrode, and includes a plurality of stages of stacking sections on which the separator-equipped positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked, a conveying control unit that controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the separator-equipped positive electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking section and controls a drive section to hold a plurality of the negative electrodes at height positions corresponding to the plurality of stages of stacking sections, a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of separator-equipped positive electrodes toward the plurality of stages of stacking sections, and a push-out unit that simultaneously pushes out the plurality of negative electrodes toward the plurality of stages of sType: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hayato SAKURAI, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Shinya ASAI, Yasuyuki GODA
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Publication number: 20180226687Abstract: An electrode assembly is an electrode assembly of a lithium ion secondary battery in which sheet-like positive electrodes and sheet-like negative electrodes are alternately stacked, with bag-like separators interposed therebetween. The area of the first main surface of each of the positive electrodes is smaller than the area of the first main surface of each of the negative electrodes, and the area of the second main surface of each of the positive electrodes is smaller than the area of the second main surface of each of the negative electrodes. The first main surfaces of the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are opposed to each other, with the respective bag-like separators interposed therebetween, and the second main surfaces of the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are opposed to each other, with the respective bag-like separators interposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Shinya ASAI, Atsushi MINAGATA, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Yasuyuki GODA
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Patent number: 9446938Abstract: A capacitance type physical quantity sensor includes: a first substrate; and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate through an insulating film. The second substrate includes first and second groove portions at a place of the second substrate facing an end portion of the first and second support units formed on the first substrate on a side opposite to the movable unit. A part of the end portion of the first support unit protrudes over the first groove portion. A part of the end portion of the second support unit protrudes over the second groove portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Yoshioka, Shinya Asai, Jyunya Nishida
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Publication number: 20160016788Abstract: A capacitance type physical quantity sensor includes: a first substrate; and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate through an insulating film. The second substrate includes first and second groove portions at a place of the second substrate facing an end portion of the first and second support units formed on the first substrate on a side opposite to the movable unit. A part of the end portion of the first support unit protrudes over the first groove portion. A part of the end portion of the second support unit protrudes over the second groove portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Tetsuo YOSHIOKA, Shinya ASAI, Jyunya NISHIDA
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Publication number: 20140319967Abstract: The oscillation actuator of the invention uses ultrasonic vibrations generated in a stator to rotate a rotor, and a pre-load member causes a 30 MPa contact pressure between the rotor and the stator. Furthermore, a supply body impregnated with oil is provided inside a recess section in the stator, such that the contact section between the rotor and the stator is lubricated by oil supplied from the supply body. As the oil with which the supply body is impregnated, a fluorine-based oil having a kinetic viscosity at 40° C. of VG 400 according to the ISO viscosity classification is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Shinya Asai, Masaki Takasan, Akihiro Suzuki, Yasuyuki Goda, Wataru Makishi
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Publication number: 20140312738Abstract: A rotor 2 of an ultrasonic motor 1 is pressed to make contact with a pair of supporting parts 11, 12 of a stator 3. Contact surfaces 21, 22 are formed respectively following the shape of an outer circumferential surface 2b of the rotor 2, in the upper portions of the supporting parts 11, 12. Since different level sections 23, 25 are formed in the contact surface 21, and different level sections 24, 25 are also formed in the contact surface 22, the contact distance between the rotor 2 and the stator 3 is limited.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Shinya Asai, Masaki Takasan, Kanji Erami
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Patent number: 8760038Abstract: A vibration actuator includes a roller, a vibrating element having a contact portion that is in contact with the roller, a vibrator for vibrating the vibrating element, a pressing device for pressing the roller against the vibrating element, and a lubricator disposed close to the contact portion and in contact with the roller.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Shinya Asai, Hiroyuki Takei, Kazuo Seiki, Kitaru Iwata, Mikiya Kurita, Masaki Takasan
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Publication number: 20120001519Abstract: A vibration actuator includes a roller, a vibrating element having a contact portion that is in contact with the roller, a vibrator for vibrating the vibrating element, a pressing device for pressing the roller against the vibrating element, and a lubricator disposed close to the contact portion and in contact with the roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Shinya ASAI, Hiroyuki Takei, Kazuo Seiki, Kitaru Iwata, Mikiya Kurita, Masaki Takasan