Patents by Inventor Takafumi Nishino

Takafumi Nishino 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).

  • Publication number: 20160152302
    Abstract: A bicycle operating apparatus comprises an operating member, a hydraulic unit, an electrical switch, and a wireless transmitter. The operating member is configured to be operated by a user. The hydraulic unit is configured to be operatively coupled to the operating member and is configured to operate a bicycle component in response to an operation of the operating member. The electrical switch is configured to be activated by an input operation from the user. The wireless transmitter is configured to be electrically connected to the electrical switch and is configured to wirelessly transmit a signal to an additional bicycle component in response to the input operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Takafumi NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20160121967
    Abstract: A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member, a chain guide, a first link, and a wire guide. The base member is configured to be coupled to a bicycle frame. The chain guide is configured to guide a bicycle chain. The first link is configured to couple the chain guide to the base member so that the chain guide is movable relative to the base member between a retracted position and an extended position. The wire guide includes only one wire guiding portion configured to guide an inner wire of a control cable which is in at least one of a top pull arrangement and a bottom pull arrangement. The wire guide is a separate member from the first link and configured to be attached to the first link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Takafumi NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20150274252
    Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operation device includes a bracket configured to be attached to a bicycle part. A hydraulic cylinder is provided on the bracket, and a piston is located within the hydraulic cylinder. An attachment bore provided on the bracket, and the attachment bore is connected with the hydraulic cylinder. The attachment bore includes a step. At least part of the attachment bore is arranged in an area that radially surrounds the hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Takafumi NISHINO
  • Patent number: 9132887
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device includes a control member, two user operating members, a pivoting member and a transmission. The control member is rotated by actuation of the user operating members to control a control cable. The pivoting member pivots when one of the user operating members is actuated. The transmission includes a ratchet, a positioning tooth and a maintaining tooth. The ratchet includes first teeth engaged by the positioning tooth while the pivoting member is disposed at a first position, second teeth engaged by the maintaining tooth while the pivoting member is disposed at a second position, and third teeth engaged by a pawl when the other user operating member is operated. At least one of the teeth is arranged on a periphery of the ratchet and at least one of the teeth is arranged radially inside of the periphery of the ratchet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kawakami, Yoshimitsu Miki, Kazutaka Fukao, Takafumi Nishino
  • Patent number: 9120522
    Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating device comprises a bracket and a hydraulic unit. The bracket is configured to be mounted to a bicycle handlebar and includes a mounting surface contactable with the bicycle handlebar. The hydraulic unit is provided at the bracket to at least partially protrude from the mounting surface toward the bicycle handlebar in a state where the bracket is mounted to the bicycle handlebar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventor: Takafumi Nishino
  • Publication number: 20150203169
    Abstract: A bicycle control device is basically provided with a base member, a first operating member, an electric unit and a hydraulic unit. The base member is configured to be fixed to a bicycle part. The first operating member is coupled to the base member. The first operating member is configured to move along a first path from a rest position to a first position as a first movement. The first operating member is configured to move along the first path from the rest position to a second position via the first position as a second movement. The electric unit is configured to output a first signal causing a first operation of an electric device in response to the first movement. The electric unit is configured to output a second signal causing a second operation of the electric device in response to the second movement. The hydraulic unit is coupled to the base member to operate a hydraulic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Takafumi NISHINO
  • Patent number: 8746105
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device includes a housing, a control member, a linearly moving member, a transmission, a user operating member and an intermediate element. The control member rotates on the housing for controlling a control cable. The linearly moving member moves on the housing for linear displacement between first and second positions. The transmission operatively couples the linearly moving member to the control member. The transmission converts the linear displacement of the linearly moving member from the first position to the second position into a rotation of the control member toward a first rotational direction. The user operating member is movably mounted to the housing. The intermediate element moves relative to the linearly moving member and the user operating member to transmit a movement of the user operating member to the linearly moving member for moving the linearly moving member from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kawakami, Yoshimitsu Miki, Kazutaka Fukao, Takafumi Nishino
  • Patent number: 8720301
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device includes a control member, first and second user operating members, a pivoting member and a transmission. The control member is rotated by actuation of the user operating members to control a control cable. The first user operating member rotates the control member in a first direction as the first user operating member rotates along a first motion plane. The second user operating member rotates the control member in a second direction as the second user operating member rotates along a second motion plane. The first and second motion planes form an angle in a range of twenty degrees to seventy degrees. The pivoting member pivots about a pivot axis that is offset from the operating axes of the user operating members to control movement of the control member by the transmission in response to the first user operating member being operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Kawakami, Yoshimitsu Miki, Kazutaka Fukao, Takafumi Nishino
  • Publication number: 20130220056
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device includes a housing, a control member, a linearly moving member, a transmission, a user operating member and an intermediate element. The control member rotates on the housing for controlling a control cable. The linearly moving member moves on the housing for linear displacement between first and second positions. The transmission operatively couples the linearly moving member to the control member. The transmission converts the linear displacement of the linearly moving member from the first position to the second position into a rotation of the control member toward a first rotational direction. The user operating member is movably mounted to the housing. The intermediate element moves relative to the linearly moving member and the user operating member to transmit a movement of the user operating member to the linearly moving member for moving the linearly moving member from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya KAWAKAMI, Yoshimitsu MIKI, Kazutaka FUKAO, Takafumi NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20130220057
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device includes a control member, first and second user operating members, a pivoting member and a transmission. The control member is rotated by actuation of the user operating members to control a control cable. The first user operating member rotates the control member in a first direction as the first user operating member rotates along a first motion plane. The second user operating member rotates the control member in a second direction as the second user operating member rotates along a second motion plane. The first and second motion planes form an angle in a range of twenty degrees to seventy degrees. The pivoting member pivots about a pivot axis that is offset from the operating axes of the user operating members to control movement of the control member by the transmission in response to the first user operating member being operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya KAWAKAMI, Yoshimitsu MIKI, Kazutaka FUKAO, Takafumi NISHINO
  • Publication number: 20130220058
    Abstract: A bicycle operating device includes a control member, two user operating members, a pivoting member and a transmission. The control member is rotated by actuation of the user operating members to control a control cable. The pivoting member pivots when one of the user operating members is actuated. The transmission includes a ratchet, a positioning tooth and a maintaining tooth. The ratchet includes first teeth engaged by the positioning tooth while the pivoting member is disposed at a first position, second teeth engaged by the maintaining tooth while the pivoting member is disposed at a second position, and third teeth engaged by a pawl when the other user operating member is operated. At least one of the teeth is arranged on a periphery of the ratchet and at least one of the teeth is arranged radially inside of the periphery of the ratchet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuya KAWAKAMI, Yoshimitsu MIKI, Kazutaka FUKAO, Takafumi NISHINO
  • Patent number: 4720753
    Abstract: An auto tracking apparatus is arranged to divide a tracing time period of one field of a frame into a plurality of time domains and to sample and hold the envelope detection output signal of a reproduced high frequency signal at every time domain. This sample-and-hold operation is successively made for the following frame and each of the sampled values is compared with the previously value sampled at the corresponding time domain. In accordance with the results of the comparison the displacement of the reproducing head is controlled at every sampling point so that a reproducing head can accurately scan the track along the center line thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Iwasaki, Takafumi Nishino, Masaaki Kobayashi