Patents by Inventor Takanori Kawai
Takanori Kawai 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).
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Publication number: 20250001775Abstract: An auxiliary member is configured to be attachable to and detachable from a support member. An operation section performs, switching from the position adjustment state in which movement of the support member is allowed in the extending direction of the shaft member to the positioned state in which movement of the support member with respect to the shaft member in an extending direction of the shaft member is limited and, in conjunction, switching from an unlocked state in which a lock section does not contact an inner peripheral section of the roll medium to a locked state in which the lock section contacts the inner peripheral section of a roll medium. By being attached to the support member, the auxiliary member sets the support member into the positioned state even when the operation section is in the position adjustment operation position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Takanori UMEDA, Kazuhisa KATO, Takanori KAWAI
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Patent number: 11932178Abstract: The present invention provides a sound-absorbing material having sound absorption performance with an average sound absorption coefficient of 0.70 or more in the frequency range of 800 to 5000 Hz. The present invention provides a sound-absorbing material including: a fiber layer including a plurality of holes open to a surface thereof and having a thickness of 3 mm or more; and an inorganic material layer mainly containing a calcium-based material and having a thickness of 0.4 to 0.6 mm on the surface of the fiber layer, the holes being blind holes each penetrating through the inorganic material layer and having a bottom inside the fiber layer, each hole having a depth corresponding to 50 to 90% of the thickness of the fiber layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: IBIDEN CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takanori Kawai, Tomoki Mabuchi
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Patent number: 11837857Abstract: A cover-side peripheral wall includes an inner wall, which serves as a first wall, and a bent wall. The inner wall is located between an inner wall and an outer wall of a body-side double-wall. The bent wall extends inward and downward from an inner surface of the inner wall. The bent wall has a proximal end that is located upward from an upper end of the inner wall of a body-side peripheral wall. The bent wall further includes a portion between a distal end and the proximal end that is located inward and downward from the upper end of the inner wall of the body-side peripheral wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi Washihira, Takashi Shiraki, Yuji Miyamoto, Takanori Kawai, Takuma Kawai
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Publication number: 20210339687Abstract: The present invention provides a sound-absorbing material having sound absorption performance with an average sound absorption coefficient of 0.70 or more in the frequency range of 800 to 5000 Hz. The present invention provides a sound-absorbing material including: a fiber layer including a plurality of holes open to a surface thereof and having a thickness of 3 mm or more; and an inorganic material layer mainly containing a calcium-based material and having a thickness of 0.4 to 0.6 mm on the surface of the fiber layer, the holes being blind holes each penetrating through the inorganic material layer and having a bottom inside the fiber layer, each hole having a depth corresponding to 50 to 90% of the thickness of the fiber layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicants: IBIDEN CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takanori KAWAI, Tomoki MABUCHI
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Publication number: 20210083463Abstract: A cover-side peripheral wall includes an inner wall, which serves as a first wall, and a bent wall. The inner wall is located between an inner wall and an outer wall of a body-side double-wall. The bent wall extends inward and downward from an inner surface of the inner wall. The bent wall has a proximal end that is located upward from an upper end of the inner wall of a body-side peripheral wall. The bent wall further includes a portion between a distal end and the proximal end that is located inward and downward from the upper end of the inner wall of the body-side peripheral wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi WASHIHIRA, Takashi SHIRAKI, Yuji MIYAMOTO, Takanori KAWAI, Takuma KAWAI
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Patent number: 10103526Abstract: A protector applied to a wire harness includes a main body that has a main space formed along a first direction and into which a conductive main wiring material can be inserted; a movable branch that has a movable branch space communicated with the main space and into which a movable branch wiring material branched from the main wiring material can be inserted; a holding unit that can hold the movable branch wiring material inserted into the movable branch space to the movable branch; a rotation support unit that rotatably supports the movable branch relative to the main body, at a wiring position where the movable branch space is placed along a second direction and at a use position where the movable branch space is placed along a third direction; and a fixing unit that can fix the movable branch to the main body at the use position.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Michihito Suzuki, Naotaka Sawazaki, Ikuya Takamura, Takumi Banno, Takanori Kawai, Shogo Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20180233887Abstract: A protector applied to a wire harness includes a main body that has a main space formed along a first direction and into which a conductive main wiring material can be inserted; a movable branch that has a movable branch space communicated with the main space and into which a movable branch wiring material branched from the main wiring material can be inserted; a holding unit that can hold the movable branch wiring material inserted into the movable branch space to the movable branch; a rotation support unit that rotatably supports the movable branch relative to the main body, at a wiring position where the movable branch space is placed along a second direction and at a use position where the movable branch space is placed along a third direction; and a fixing unit that can fix the movable branch to the main body at the use position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicants: Yazaki Corporation, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Michihito SUZUKI, Naotaka SAWAZAKI, Ikuya TAKAMURA, Takumi BANNO, Takanori KAWAI, Shogo UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20160374757Abstract: A treatment device includes: a linear member which is deformable between a substantially straight state and a tissue catching state and which is configured to catch a treatment target in a state of being deformed in the tissue catching state; and first and second energy emitting portions provided in the linear member to catch the treatment target in cooperation with each other. The second energy emitting portion is apart from the first energy emitting portion, and is configured to emit energy to the treatment target from between the first energy emitting portion and to treat the treatment target.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Takanori KAWAI
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Patent number: 9379529Abstract: An electrical junction box for connecting a power supply and a load, includes a terminal block that holds a conductor to which a first electric wire and a second electric wire are commonly connected, wherein first electric wire is connected to the power supply and the second electric wire is connected to the load, a conductive case that accommodates the terminal block, and a resin insulative member that is attached along an inner wall surface of the case. Crimped terminals which are connected respectively to ends of the first and second electric wires are fastened to the conductor with fastening members.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Naoto Takashima, Kouichirou Tou, Junya Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Ishihara, Takanori Kawai
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Patent number: 9151319Abstract: A mounting structure includes a resin member that includes a mounting portion having a mounting hole, and a reinforcing member that has a insertion hole through which a fastening member is inserted for mounting the resin member on a bearing surface of a mounting target member. A mounting surface of the resin member is inclined so that the axis direction of the insertion hole of the reinforcing member coincides with a fastening direction of the fastening member to the mounting target member. The mounting hole of the mounting portion has a polygonal shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Gotou, Takanori Kawai, Yoshiyuki Ishihara
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Patent number: 9066423Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a box body in which electrical parts are mounted and that has a water draining hole provided at a bottom wall part of the box body and a waterproof wall that is provided inside the box body along a periphery of an opening of the water draining hole. The waterproof wall includes a spherical cover wall part standing from the periphery of the water draining hole to cover the water draining hole with an inner spherical surface, and a draining opening part formed at a portion of the spherical cover wall part to allow water exist in the box body to drain to the outside of the box body through the water draining hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masahiro Makino, Takanori Kawai, Yoshiyuki Ishihara
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Patent number: 9017109Abstract: Herein disclosed is a protector-attached connector which includes a connector which accommodates terminals which are connected to ends of a group of electric wires, and a protector whose opening end is fitted to the rear end of the connector and which protects the group of electric wires which is derived from the rear of the connector, wherein a groove into which a binding band is mounted is formed at the opening end of the protector along a circumferential direction, a gap, which is formed when the opening end is fitted to the rear end of the connector, is provided at a part of the opening end in the circumferential direction along which the groove is formed, and the width of the gap is narrowed by a binding force of the binding band which is mounted into the groove.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroki Gotou, Ryohei Toyoda, Takanori Kawai, Yoshiyuki Ishihara
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Patent number: 8981219Abstract: An electrical junction box includes an upper box section having an opened lower part, and a lower box section whose upper part is open and is mounted to the lower part of the upper box section, wherein the lower box section includes an abutment protrusion part which protrudes from an outer surface of the lower box section and has an abutment surface that abuts against an edge surface of the lower part of the upper box section when the lower box section is mounted to the upper box section. The abutment protrusion part includes an inclined surface at a place where the abutment protrusion part further extends outwards at least than an outer surface of the upper box section in a direction parallel with the abutment surface, the inclined surface connecting to the abutment surface and being inclined downwards from the abutment surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masahiro Makino, Takanori Kawai, Yoshiyuki Ishihara
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Publication number: 20150050831Abstract: An electric wire connecting structure includes a connector, a pair of electrical wires, a pair of crimped terminals, and a resin block to which the pair of crimped terminals are attached in a state that the pair of electric wires are curved. Each of the pair of crimped terminals includes a terminal part, a crimped part, and a conductor that connects the terminal part and the crimped part, the conductor is located between the terminal part and the crimped part. The crimped part crimps the core wire of the electric wire and the electric wire is extended toward the conductor. The pair of electric wires are wired in a crossed state between the connector and the pair of crimped terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro TANAKA, Naoto TAKASHIMA, Kouichirou TOU, Junya YAMAMOTO, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA, Takanori KAWAI
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Publication number: 20150047870Abstract: An electrical junction box for connecting a power supply and a load, includes a terminal block that holds a conductor to which a first electric wire and a second electric wire are commonly connected, wherein first electric wire is connected to the power supply and the second electric wire is connected to the load, a conductive case that accommodates the terminal block, and a resin insulative member that is attached along an inner wall surface of the case. Crimped terminals which are connected respectively to ends of the first and second electric wires are fastened to the conductor with fastening members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro TANAKA, Naoto TAKASHIMA, Kouichirou TOU, Junya YAMAMOTO, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA, Takanori KAWAI
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Patent number: 8895876Abstract: A terminal holding part of a terminal protection cover includes a pair of lateral shaking-preventing wall parts which stands from a terminal-attachment surface of the terminal protection cover, and has surfaces facing lateral end edge surfaces, respectively, of the bent plate-type terminal which is held therein. The terminal holding part further includes a first vertical shaking-preventing wall part and a second vertical shaking-preventing wall part provided at a position upwards from the first vertical shaking-preventing wall part. The second vertical shaking-preventing wall part has a surface which is on the same side as the tip end edge surface of the lateral shaking-preventing wall part, and which is formed to be recessed relative to the tip end edge surface at a certain position at least upwards from an end edge surface of the second vertical shaking-preventing wall part.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masahiro Makino, Takanori Kawai, Yoshiyuki Ishihara
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Patent number: 8817923Abstract: When a decision is made that receiving performance deterioration due to an interfering wave is present in a digital broadcasting wave, an operating point of an RF AGC amplifier 6 and a time constant of gain control of the RF AGC amplifier 6 are altered.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takanori Kawai, Hiroyuki Nagahama
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Publication number: 20130335889Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a box body in which electrical parts are mounted and that has a water draining hole provided at a bottom wall part of the box body and a waterproof wall that is provided inside the box body along a periphery of an opening of the water draining hole. The waterproof wall includes a spherical cover wall part standing from the periphery of the water draining hole to cover the water draining hole with an inner spherical surface, and a draining opening part formed at a portion of the spherical cover wall part to allow water exist in the box body to drain to the outside of the box body through the water draining hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Masahiro MAKINO, Takanori KAWAI, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20130327566Abstract: An electrical junction box includes an upper box section having an opened lower part, and a lower box section whose upper part is open and is mounted to the lower part of the upper box section, wherein the lower box section includes an abutment protrusion part which protrudes from an outer surface of the lower box section and has an abutment surface that abuts against an edge surface of the lower part of the upper box section when the lower box section is mounted to the upper box section. The abutment protrusion part includes an inclined surface at a place where the abutment protrusion part further extends outwards at least than an outer surface of the upper box section in a direction parallel with the abutment surface, the inclined surface connecting to the abutment surface and being inclined downwards from the abutment surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: Masahiro MAKINO, Takanori KAWAI, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20130319754Abstract: A terminal holding part of a terminal protection cover includes a pair of lateral shaking-preventing wall parts which stands from a terminal-attachment surface of the terminal protection cover, and has surfaces facing lateral end edge surfaces, respectively, of the bent plate-type terminal which is held therein. The terminal holding part further includes a first vertical shaking-preventing wall part and a second vertical shaking-preventing wall part provided at a position upwards from the first vertical shaking-preventing wall part. The second vertical shaking-preventing wall part has a surface which is on the same side as the tip end edge surface of the lateral shaking-preventing wall part, and which is formed to be recessed relative to the tip end edge surface at a certain position at least upwards from an end edge surface of the second vertical shaking-preventing wall part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Masahiro MAKINO, Takanori KAWAI, Yoshiyuki ISHIHARA