Patents by Inventor Shogo AWANO

Shogo AWANO 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: 9689471
    Abstract: A first retaining ring is disposed between a first outer circumferential groove provided in an outer circumferential surface of a radial bearing, and an inner circumferential groove of a cylindrical portion of a transmission case. A ring piece is provided with an outer ring of the radial bearing. The ring piece protrudes outward in a radial direction and is in contact with an output gear side end surface of the cylindrical portion in the axial direction. A return spring urges the piston in a direction opposite to a direction in which the pressure is applied by the piston. The return spring is retained in the axial direction by a second retaining ring. The second retaining ring is locked in a second outer circumferential groove of the ring piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo Awano, Takuya Ito
  • Publication number: 20160252163
    Abstract: A first retaining ring is disposed between a first outer circumferential groove provided in an outer circumferential surface of a radial bearing, and an inner circumferential groove of a cylindrical portion of a transmission case. A ring piece is provided with an outer ring of the radial bearing. The ring piece protrudes outward in a radial direction and is in contact with an output gear side end surface of the cylindrical portion in the axial direction. A return spring urges the piston in a direction opposite to a direction in which the pressure is applied by the piston. The return spring is retained in the axial direction by a second retaining ring. The second retaining ring is locked in a second outer circumferential groove of the ring piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo AWANO, Takuya ITO