Patents by Inventor Shogo NAMBARA

Shogo NAMBARA 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: 8821092
    Abstract: A fastening member includes a bolt and a nut for attaching a compressor to a vehicle body. A non-circular relative rotation prevention portion is formed below a head portion of the bolt. A washer is non-rotatably press fitted around the relative rotation prevention portion. Before the attachment, the head portion and the washer are temporarily fixed with a space generated therebetween. An elastic body, which is attached to the compressor, is disposed between the washer and the nut. A cylindrical member is provided at an inner circumference of the elastic body. As a result, when the nut is screwed, an axial force of the nut is transmitted to the washer via the cylindrical member, and the space between the washer and the head portion is reduced, completing the attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Nambara, Hiroshi Fukudome, Kazuhisa Yama
  • Publication number: 20130259596
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fastening member and a compressor apparatus capable of improving workability of assembling. A fastening member includes a bolt and a nut for attaching a compressor to a vehicle body. A non-circular relative rotation prevention portion is formed below a head portion of the bolt. A washer is non-rotatably press fitted around the relative rotation prevention portion. Before the attachment, the head portion and the washer are temporarily fixed with a space generated therebetween. An elastic body, which is attached to the compressor, is disposed between the washer and the nut. A cylindrical member is provided at an inner circumference of the elastic body. As a result, when the nut is screwed, an axial force of the nut is transmitted to the washer via the cylindrical member, and the space between the washer and the head portion reduces, completing the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo NAMBARA, Hiroshi FUKUDOME, Kazuhisa YAMA