Patents by Inventor Shoichi Tetsuka

Shoichi Tetsuka 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: 10036461
    Abstract: A differential gear case is provided that includes a container housing of a differential gear, the container housing having on an outer surface thereof an annular flange that extends around an axis of rotation of the container housing, and one of two areas of the container housing that are separated by the annular flange being formed with an opening that is communicated with a containing space formed in the container housing. The area of the container housing that is formed with the opening is provided with a fixing portion used for fixing the differential gear case. The fixing portion includes two flat surfaces that are in parallel with a plane surface containing the axis of rotation of the container housing and arranged around the axis of rotation keeping a space therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshirou Shimosaka, Kiyohito Oyamada, Shoichi Tetsuka, Makoto Imaida
  • Publication number: 20160153539
    Abstract: A differential gear case is provided that includes a container housing of a differential gear, the container housing having on an outer surface thereof an annular flange that extends around an axis of rotation of the container housing, and one of two areas of the container housing that are separated by the annular flange being formed with an opening that is communicated with a containing space formed in the container housing. The area of the container housing that is formed with the opening is provided with a fixing portion used for fixing the differential gear case. The fixing portion includes two flat surfaces that are in parallel with a plane surface containing the axis of rotation of the container housing and arranged around the axis of rotation keeping a space therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshirou SHIMOSAKA, Kiyohito OYAMADA, Shoichi TETSUKA, Makoto IMAIDA
  • Patent number: 9285026
    Abstract: A differential gear case is provided that includes a container housing of a differential gear, the container housing having on an outer surface thereof an annular flange that extends around an axis of rotation of the container housing, and one of two areas of the container housing that are separated by the annular flange being formed with an opening that is communicated with a containing space formed in the container housing. The area of the container housing that is formed with the opening is provided with a fixing portion used for fixing the differential gear case. The fixing portion includes two flat surfaces that are in parallel with a plane surface containing the axis of rotation of the container housing and arranged around the axis of rotation keeping a space therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshirou Shimosaka, Kiyohito Oyamada, Shoichi Tetsuka, Makoto Imaida
  • Publication number: 20120304812
    Abstract: In the invention, there is provided a differential gear case that includes a container housing of a differential gear, the container housing having on an outer surface thereof an annular flange that extends around an axis of rotation of the container housing, and one of two areas of the container housing that are separated by the annular flange being formed with an opening that is communicated with a containing space formed in the container housing. The area of the container housing that is formed with the opening is provided with a fixing portion used for fixing the differential gear case. The fixing portion comprises two flat surfaces that are in parallel with a plane surface containing the axis of rotation of the container housing and arranged around the axis of rotation keeping a space therebetween, the fixing portion being integrally provided by an outside edge portion of a side of the edge portion defining the opening, which faces the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshirou Shimosaka, Kiyohito Oyamada, Shoichi Tetsuka, Makoto Imaida