Patents by Inventor Sunao Takahashi

Sunao Takahashi 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: 11047380
    Abstract: A high pressure fuel pump includes a pump housing, pressure and damper chambers, a metal diaphragm, a press-fitted portion, and a weld portion. The pressure chamber is provided in the pump housing. The damper chamber is formed by the pump housing and a damper cover. The metal diaphragm damper is arranged in the damper chamber. At the press-fitted portion, an annular surface of the damper cover is press fitted to an annular surface of the pump housing. The weld portion fixes the damper cover to the pump housing at an entire circumference of the press-fitted portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura, Katsumi Miyazaki, Sunao Takahashi, Masayuki Suganami, Minoru Hashida
  • Publication number: 20190003475
    Abstract: A high pressure fuel pump includes a pump housing, pressure and damper chambers, a metal diaphragm, a press-fitted portion, and a weld portion. The pressure chamber is provided in the pump housing. The damper chamber is formed by the pump housing and a damper cover. The metal diaphragm damper is arranged in the damper chamber. At the press-fitted portion, an annular surface of the damper cover is press fitted to an annular surface of the pump housing. The weld portion fixes the damper cover to the pump housing at an entire circumference of the press-fitted portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Satoshi USUI, Shingo TAMURA, Katsumi MIYAZAKI, Sunao TAKAHASHI, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Minoru HASHIDA
  • Patent number: 10107285
    Abstract: A mechanism for reducing pressure pulsation includes a pair of metal dampers formed by joining two disk-shaped metal diaphragms over an entire circumference and forming a hermetically sealed space inside a joined portion. Gas is sealed in the aforementioned hermetically sealed space of the damper, and a pair of pressing members give pressing forces to both outer surfaces of the aforementioned metal dampers at a position at an inner diameter side from the joined portion. The mechanism is unitized, with the pair of pressing members being connected in a state in which they sandwich the metal damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura, Katsumi Miyazaki, Sunao Takahashi, Masayuki Suganami, Minoru Hashida
  • Publication number: 20170276130
    Abstract: A mechanism for reducing pressure pulsation includes a pair of metal dampers formed by joining two disk-shaped metal diaphragms over an entire circumference and forming a hermetically sealed space inside a joined portion. Gas is sealed in the aforementioned hermetically sealed space of the damper, and a pair of pressing members give pressing forces to both outer surfaces of the aforementioned metal dampers at a position at an inner diameter side from the joined portion. The mechanism is unitized, with the pair of pressing members being connected in a state in which they sandwich the metal damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi USUI, Shingo TAMURA, Katsumi MIYAZAKI, Sunao TAKAHASHI, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Minoru HASHIDA
  • Patent number: 9759173
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump body, a plunger, a retainer, a spring that is configured to energize the plunger in a direction opposite to a direction of the pressurizing chamber, and a tappet covering the retainer from a side of an end portion of the retainer and the plunger. The retainer is provided with a projection portion protruding to a side of the tappet. The projection portion is separated from the tappet by a predetermined distance along an axial direction of the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hashida, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masayuki Suganami, Sunao Takahashi, Toru Onose, Hideaki Yamauchi, Kazuichi Ishige
  • Patent number: 9709055
    Abstract: A mechanism for reducing pressure pulsation includes a pair of metal dampers formed by joining two disk-shaped metal diaphragms over an entire circumference and forming a hermetically sealed space inside a joined portion. Gas is sealed in the aforementioned hermetically sealed space of the damper, and a pair of pressing members give pressing forces to both outer surfaces of the aforementioned metal dampers at a position at an inner diameter side from the joined portion. The mechanism is unitized, with the pair of pressing members being connected in a state in which they sandwich the metal damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura, Katsumi Miyazaki, Sunao Takahashi, Masayuki Suganami, Minoru Hashida
  • Publication number: 20150233332
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump body, a plunger, a retainer, a spring that is configured to energize the plunger in a direction opposite to a direction of the pressurizing chamber, and a tappet covering the retainer from a side of an end portion of the retainer and the plunger. The retainer is provided with a projection portion protruding to a side of the tappet. The projection portion is separated from the tappet by a predetermined distance along an axial direction of the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Minoru HASHIDA, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Sunao TAKAHASHI, Toru ONOSE, Hideaki YAMAUCHI, Kazuichi ISHIGE
  • Publication number: 20150017041
    Abstract: A mechanism for reducing pressure pulsation includes a pair of metal dampers formed by joining two disk-shaped metal diaphragms over an entire circumference and forming a hermetically sealed space inside a joined portion. Gas is sealed in the aforementioned hermetically sealed space of the damper, and a pair of pressing members give pressing forces to both outer surfaces of the aforementioned metal dampers at a position at an inner diameter side from the joined portion. The mechanism is unitized, with the pair of pressing members being connected in a state in which they sandwich the metal damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi USUI, Shingo TAMURA, Katsumi MIYAZAKI, Sunao TAKAHASHI, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Minoru HASHIDA
  • Patent number: 8876502
    Abstract: A mechanism for reducing pressure pulsation includes a pair of metal dampers formed by joining two disk-shaped metal diaphragms over an entire circumference and forming a hermetically sealed space inside a joined portion. Gas is sealed in the aforementioned hermetically sealed space of the damper, and a pair of pressing members give pressing forces to both outer surfaces of the aforementioned metal dampers at a position at an inner diameter side from the joined portion. The mechanism is unitized, with the pair of pressing members being connected in a state in which they sandwich the metal damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura, Katsumi Miyazaki, Sunao Takahashi, Masayuki Suganami, Minoru Hashida
  • Patent number: 8393881
    Abstract: A mechanism for reducing pressure pulsation includes a pair of metal dampers formed by joining two disk-shaped metal diaphragms over an entire circumference and forming a hermetically sealed space inside a joined portion, with gas being sealed in the aforementioned hermetically sealed space of the damper, has a pair of pressing members which give pressing forces to both outer surfaces of the aforementioned metal dampers at a position at an inner diameter side from the joined portion, and is unitized with the pair of pressing members being connected in a state in which they sandwich the metal damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura, Katsumi Miyazaki, Sunao Takahashi, Masayuki Suganami, Minoru Hashida
  • Publication number: 20120199103
    Abstract: In a conventional high-pressure fuel pump, the interference fit part between a plunger and a retainer comes loose with time due to environmental factors and this reduces the clearance between the retainer and a tappet more than necessity, resulting in increase in the contact face pressure between the plunger and a cylinder when a side force acts on the plunger, which causes seizure between the plunger and the cylinder. In this invention, a protrusion protruding toward the tappet is provided around the through-hole for press-fitting the plunger, the through-hole provided in the center portion of the retainer. Since the clearance between the retainer and the tappet can sufficiently be kept even if the joint between the retainer and the plunger comes loose, the seizure between the plunger and the cylinder and the breakage of the plunger are less likely to occur even if the side force acts on the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd
    Inventors: Minoru Hashida, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masayuki Suganami, Sunao Takahashi, Toru Onose, Hideaki Yamauchi, Kazuichi Ishige
  • Publication number: 20090288639
    Abstract: A mechanism for reducing pressure pulsation includes a pair of metal dampers formed by joining two disk-shaped metal diaphragms over an entire circumference and forming a hermetically sealed space inside a joined portion, with gas being sealed in the aforementioned hermetically sealed space of the damper, has a pair of pressing members which give pressing forces to both outer surfaces of the aforementioned metal dampers at a position at an inner diameter side from the joined portion, and is unitized with the pair of pressing members being connected in a state in which they sandwich the metal damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura, Katsumi Miyazaki, Sunao Takahashi, Masayuki Suganami, Minoru Hashida
  • Publication number: 20080056914
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel supply pump having a fuel relief path for connecting a high-pressure fuel path downstream of a discharge valve for discharging fuel pressurized in a pressurizing chamber to a low-pressure fuel path upstream of an inlet valve or the pressurizing chamber, a check valve being provided in the fuel relief path as a relief valve for allowing the fuel to flow only to the low-pressure fuel path or the pressurizing chamber, wherein an energy attenuating mechanism is provided in a discharge path on a side facing the discharge valve upstream of the relief valve in the fuel relief path so as to prevent an instantaneous pressure rise caused in the discharge path from propagating to the relief valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi USUI, Hiroyuki Yamada, Kenichiro Tokuo, Minoru Hashida, Takefumi Yamamura, Tohru Himoto, Sunao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6342777
    Abstract: A time division duplex (TDD) portable telephone relay device (and TDD system employing the same) for use with a radio base station and a portable telephone terminal within a terminal building, includes first and second distributors, a synthesizer, a predetermined-size (e.g., relatively small, internal) base station section, a position detecting unit, a synchronous receive section, and an exclusive telephone line connecting unit. With such a structure, transmission/reception using a frequency channel, other than frequency channels assigned to a radio zone where the terminal building exists, is conducted between the portable telephone terminal within the terminal building and the radio base station through the predetermined-size base station section. The predetermined-size base station section executes the operation adapted to TDD based on a synchronous signal from the synchronous receive section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sunao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5113336
    Abstract: A temperature compensated level detector is disclosed in which a voltage multiplying rectifier is provided for rectifying and smoothing a high-frequency input voltage to obtain a DC output, and a bias voltage generator is added to said voltage multiplying rectifier, for providing a forward bias voltage. The bias voltage generator has a temperature compensating function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunao Takahashi, Mikio Takano
  • Patent number: 5063294
    Abstract: A converged ion beam apparatus wherein a very small beam spot can be formed with a high energy ion beam after passing a reduced route in which a type of the ion beam is classified. The device is incorporated in an apparatus wherein an ion beam from an accelerator is introduced in a spot to a specimen by way of an ion type classifying device, an objective collimator and a beam collector to perform reforming of a surface or an analysis of physical properties and/or composition or the like of a small area of the specimen. The objective collimator is disposed just on the downstream of the accelerator, and an analyzing component for analyzing an ion type and energy of a beam is interposed in a drift space in an object distance between the objective collimator and a quadruple pole magnetic lens. Several components of the apparatus are also improved including the quadruple pole magnetic lens, an objective slit device and a specimen chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho
    Inventors: Yutaka Kawata, Ken-ichi Inoue, Kiyotaka Ishibashi, Akira Kobayashi, Koji Inoue, Norio Suzuki, Akio Arai, Kaneo Yamada, Keizo Tokushige, Hirofumi Fukuyama, Shigeto Adachi, Yukito Furukawa, Sunao Takahashi, Makoto Kimura