Patents by Inventor Suguru Jimbo

Suguru Jimbo 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: 12085058
    Abstract: A wind power generation device includes a blade, a main shaft of which one end is connected to the blade, a speed increaser connected to the other end of the main shaft, an output shaft of which one end is connected to the speed increaser, a power generation unit connected to the other end of the output shaft, a vibration sensor, and an abnormality diagnosis unit. The power generation unit is configured to rotate the output shaft and the main shaft by performing powering operation. The abnormality diagnosis unit diagnoses the presence or absence of an abnormality based on data acquired by the vibration sensor during a period in which the power generation unit performs powering operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Kobayashi, Kazuaki Ishiura, Sou Morishita, Suguru Jimbo
  • Publication number: 20230243341
    Abstract: The wind power generation device comprises a blade. The wind power generation device includes a speed increaser to which power output from the blade is input. The wind power generation device includes a generator to which power output from the speed increaser is input. The wind power generation device includes a torque limiter portion provided on at least one of a power transmission path between the blade and the speed increaser or a power transmission path between the speed increaser and the generator. The torque limiter portion includes a first shaft. The torque limiter portion includes a second shaft disposed coaxially with the first shaft. The torque limiter portion includes a plate provided on the first shaft and having a plane perpendicular to the first shaft. The torque limiter portion is provided on the second shaft and includes a sandwiching portion that sandwiches the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Sou MORISHITA, Kunihiro KOBAYASHI, Kazuaki ISHIURA, Suguru JIMBO
  • Publication number: 20230228250
    Abstract: A wind power generation device includes a blade, a main shaft of which one end is connected to the blade, a speed increaser connected to the other end of the main shaft, an output shaft of which one end is connected to the speed increaser, a power generation unit connected to the other end of the output shaft, a vibration sensor, and an abnormality diagnosis unit. The power generation unit is configured to rotate the output shaft and the main shaft by performing powering operation. The abnormality diagnosis unit diagnoses the presence or absence of an abnormality based on data acquired by the vibration sensor during a period in which the power generation unit performs powering operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro KOBAYASHI, Kazuaki ISHIURA, Sou MORISHITA, Suguru JIMBO
  • Patent number: 10458513
    Abstract: A damper device according to one embodiment, for example, includes: a rotating member that is rotatable about a rotational axis, the rotating member including a base portion that is plate-like and support portions that is attached to the base portion and extends in an axial direction of the rotational center; and a plurality of weight members disposed partially overlapping each other in the axial direction, the weight members being provided with tracks in respective overlapped parts of the weight members, the tracks guiding the support portion to be swingable with respect to the rotating member, wherein the support portion is shared in the tracks provided in the weight members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya Fujiwara, Makoto Komuro, Suguru Jimbo, Kosuke Kondo, Masahiko Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20180202515
    Abstract: A damper device according to one embodiment, for example, includes: a rotating member that is rotatable about a rotational axis, the rotating member including a base portion that is plate-like and support portions that is attached to the base portion and extends in an axial direction of the rotational center; and a plurality of weight members disposed partially overlapping each other in the axial direction, the weight members being provided with tracks in respective overlapped parts of the weight members, the tracks guiding the support portion to be swingable with respect to the rotating member, wherein the support portion is shared in the tracks provided in the weight members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya FUJIWARA, Makoto KOMURO, Suguru JIMBO, Kosuke KONDO, Masahiko KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9394948
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus absorbing a torsional vibration includes a plate member configured to be provided at a power transmission system and including a rolling guide surface, and a mass member rolling on the rolling guide surface of the plate member. The rolling guide surface includes plural first rolling guide surfaces each formed in an arc shape and provided radially inward relative to an outer circumferential portion of the plate member to be arranged in a circumferential direction and a second rolling guide surface allowing the mass member to roll on a locus which is different from a locus on the first rolling guide surface formed in the arc shape. Loci of the mass member are seamlessly switched from the locus in which the mass member rolls on the first rolling guide surface to the locus in which the mass member rolls on the second rolling guide surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Tone, Suguru Jimbo
  • Patent number: 9151332
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first rotation member connected to a first rotation shaft, a second rotation member connected to a second rotation shaft, a third rotation member provided between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, a damper portion provided between the first rotation member and the third rotation member to absorb a torque fluctuation between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft, a torque limiter portion arranged between the second rotation member and the third rotation member to transmit a torque equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, the torque limiter portion restricting a torque transmitted between the second rotation member and the third rotation member from exceeding the predetermined value in a case where a torque greater than the predetermined value is input to the torque limiter portion, and a dynamic vibration absorber provided at the second rotation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Suguru Jimbo, Yoshitaka Inoshita, Makoto Tone
  • Patent number: 8998728
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member arranged coaxially with the first rotating member, a control plate arranged between the first rotating member and the second rotating member in an axial direction and engaging non-rotatably with the second rotating member, a thrust member arranged between the first rotating member and the control plate in the axial direction, engaging with the first rotating member in an axially movable and non-rotatable manner, and slidably making contact with the control plate, and an elastic member arranged between the first rotating member and the thrust member in the axial direction, supported by the first rotating member and pressing the thrust member against the control plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Komuro, Suguru Jimbo, Yoshitaka Inoshita, Hayato Mori
  • Publication number: 20140221106
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first rotation member connected to a first rotation shaft, a second rotation member connected to a second rotation shaft, a third rotation member provided between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, a damper portion provided between the first rotation member and the third rotation member to absorb a torque fluctuation between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft, a torque limiter portion arranged between the second rotation member and the third rotation member to transmit a torque equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, the torque limiter portion restricting a torque transmitted between the second rotation member and the third rotation member from exceeding the predetermined value in a case where a torque greater than the predetermined value is input to the torque limiter portion, and a dynamic vibration absorber provided at the third rotation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Suguru JIMBO, Yoshitaka Inoshita, Makoto Tone
  • Publication number: 20140221105
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first rotation member connected to a first rotation shaft, a second rotation member connected to a second rotation shaft, a third rotation member provided between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, a damper portion provided between the first rotation member and the third rotation member to absorb a torque fluctuation between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft, a torque limiter portion arranged between the second rotation member and the third rotation member to transmit a torque equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, the torque limiter portion restricting a torque transmitted between the second rotation member and the third rotation member from exceeding the predetermined value in a case where a torque greater than the predetermined value is input to the torque limiter portion, and a dynamic vibration absorber provided at the second rotation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Suguru JIMBO, Yoshitaka INOSHITA, Makoto TONE
  • Publication number: 20140087890
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member arranged coaxially with the first rotating member, a control plate arranged between the first rotating member and the second rotating member in an axial direction and engaging non-rotatably with the second rotating member, a thrust member arranged between the first rotating member and the control plate in the axial direction, engaging with the first rotating member in an axially movable and non-rotatable manner, and slidably making contact with the control plate, and an elastic member arranged between the first rotating member and the thrust member in the axial direction, supported by the first rotating member and pressing the thrust member against the control plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto KOMURO, Suguru Jimbo, Yoshitaka Inoshita, Hayato Mori
  • Publication number: 20140066216
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus absorbing a torsional vibration includes a plate member configured to be provided at a power transmission system and including a rolling guide surface, and a mass member rolling on the rolling guide surface of the plate member. The rolling guide surface includes plural first rolling guide surfaces each formed in an arc shape and provided radially inward relative to an outer circumferential portion of the plate member to be arranged in a circumferential direction and a second rolling guide surface allowing the mass member to roll on a locus which is different from a locus on the first rolling guide surface formed in the arc shape. Loci of the mass member are seamlessly switched from the locus in which the mass member rolls on the first rolling guide surface to the locus in which the mass member rolls on the second rolling guide surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto TONE, Suguru Jimbo