Patents by Inventor Taro Osakabe

Taro Osakabe 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: 9028013
    Abstract: Provided is a driving device that applies a braking force to a first tire and a second tire rotatably arranged in a vehicle body. The driving device includes: a master cylinder configured to include a first liquid pressure chamber and a second liquid pressure chamber that supply a liquid pressure; a piston configured to apply an external force to the first liquid pressure chamber and the second liquid pressure chamber; a first hydraulic braking unit configured to apply a braking force to the first tire based on the liquid pressure supplied from the first liquid pressure chamber; and a second hydraulic braking unit configured to apply a braking force to the second tire based on the liquid pressure supplied from the second liquid pressure chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taro Osakabe, Takayuki Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20130168935
    Abstract: Provided is a driving device that applies a braking force to a first tire and a second tire rotatably arranged in a vehicle body. The driving device includes: a master cylinder configured to include a first liquid pressure chamber and a second liquid pressure chamber that supply a liquid pressure; a piston configured to apply an external force to the first liquid pressure chamber and the second liquid pressure chamber; a first hydraulic braking unit configured to apply a braking force to the first tire based on the liquid pressure supplied from the first liquid pressure chamber; and a second hydraulic braking unit configured to apply a braking force to the second tire based on the liquid pressure supplied from the second liquid pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taro Osakabe, Takayuki Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20130001026
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a braking device configured to exert a braking force on the vehicle body, wherein, in a state that a driver gets in the vehicle, the braking device makes a braking force on a side near to a center of gravity larger than a braking force on a side far from the center of gravity in a direction orthogonal to a traveling direction of the vehicle body as an initial setting by a difference of supplied hydraulic pressure, a mechanical structure such as a difference of a brake performance, and an electric setting such as a difference of a calculated expression. Thereby, deflection of the vehicle body can be effectively suppressed during braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taro Osakabe, Takayuki Kaneko