Patents by Inventor Tetsuhiro Takenaka

Tetsuhiro Takenaka 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: 20230294137
    Abstract: Provided are an ejection device including an insertion portion that is held by an operator and inserted toward a relevant portion in a narrow space, and a method for removing foreign matter adhering to the relevant portion. The insertion portion includes an ejection unit including a fluidic substance ejection port in a distal end portion. A foreign matter removing surface configured to remove foreign matter adhering to the relevant portion by scraping the foreign matter off the relevant portion is located on the distal end portion of the ejection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA, Keisuke FUKUSHIMA, Masashi KATSURA
  • Publication number: 20230243464
    Abstract: An ejection device includes an insertion portion that is held by an operator and inserted toward a relevant portion in a narrow space. The insertion portion includes an ejection unit that is a fluidic substance supply pipe of which distal end portion is closed. A side surface of the distal end portion of the ejection unit includes at least one fluidic substance ejection port that extends from an outer peripheral surface to an inner peripheral surface of the distal end portion and from which a fluidic substance to be supplied through the ejection unit is ejected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20230241639
    Abstract: An injection device includes an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a corresponding portion in a narrow space in a state of being grasped by an operator. The insertion portion includes an injection portion which is a double pipe line including an inner pipe line and an outer pipe line defining an annular pipe line between the inner pipe line and the outer pipe line. The inner pipe line is a pipe line provided, at a tip end portion, with a first fluid substance injection port configured to inject a first fluid substance supplied into the inner pipe line. The annular pipe line is a pipe line provided, at a tip end portion, with a second fluid substance injection port configured to inject a second fluid substance supplied into the annular pipe line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20230243465
    Abstract: A holding member configured to hold an injection portion and an imaging unit of an insertion portion in a state in which the injection portion and the imaging unit are arranged side by side includes an injection-portion insertion portion configured such that the injection portion is press-fitted into the injection-portion insertion portion and an imaging-unit insertion portion configured such that the imaging unit is press-fitted into the imaging-unit insertion portion. The insertion portion is configured to be inserted toward a corresponding portion in a narrow space while being gripped by an operator. The injection portion has a cylindrical shape and is provided with a fluid substance injection port at a tip end portion. The imaging unit has a cylindrical shape and is configured to capture an image including the tip end portion of the injection portion and its surrounding environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20230194048
    Abstract: An insertion amount grasping device includes: a first jig fixed to a fixation target in a state where the first jig is positioned against the fixation target, the first jig having a guide through-hole extending toward an application portion in a state where the first jig is fixed to the fixation target; an insertion portion inserted into the guide through-hole such that the insertion portion is introduced toward the application portion in a state where an operator grips the insertion portion; and a protruding portion as a protruding portion provided in the insertion portion, the protruding portion inserted into the guide through-hole and cause friction between the protruding portion and the guide through-hole when a predetermined positional relationship is established between a distal end part of the insertion portion and the application portion along with an introduction operation to introduce the insertion portion toward the application portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20230193956
    Abstract: There is provided a guide jig including a guide jig body and an engagement portion provided on the guide jig body and configured to be engaged with an engagement partner with the guide jig body positioned with respect to the engagement partner. The guide jig body includes a guide through hole provided as a through hole extending toward a relevant portion with the engagement portion engaged with the engagement partner and configured to guide the direction of insertion of an insertion portion to be inserted into the through hole and moved toward the relevant portion. The engagement portion includes at least two projecting portions. The at least two projecting portions are disposed in line in the direction of insertion. A gap between adjacent projecting portions, among the at least two projecting portions, is set to have a length corresponding to the thickness of the engagement partner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20220243768
    Abstract: A greasing device that feeds grease to a portion requiring greasing that is housed inside a housing, and includes a jig and a greasing pipe fixed to the jig. The housing includes a though-hole that extends through the housing. The jig includes an insertion part that is inserted into the through-hole of the housing. A side surface of the insertion part bear a marking-off line at a position a predetermined distance away from a leading end side of the insertion part. A positon of the marking-off line is a height position that the greasing pipe does not come into contact with inner components of the housing when the jig is inserted into the through-hole up to the positon of the marking-off line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Patent number: 11333201
    Abstract: A greasing device for feeding grease to a greasing requiring part accommodated inside a housing, the greasing device including: a first jig; a second jig; and a greasing portion, wherein the first jig has a base portion that abuts on the housing, and an insertion hole that penetrates the base portion, the second jig has an insertion portion that is inserted into the insertion hole of the first jig, and a stopper portion that comes into abutment on the base portion of the first jig when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole, and the greasing portion feeds grease to the greasing requiring part while being positioned by the first jig and the second jig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20200072282
    Abstract: A greasing device is configured to feed grease to a contact portion between a release bearing and a pressing part of a clutch release fork in a clutch release mechanism configured such that the pressing part presses the release bearing. The greasing device includes: a greasing pipe configured to extend from the outside of a clutch housing that houses a clutch main body including the release bearing toward the contact portion through a through-hole provided in the clutch housing, and to feed grease to the contact portion; and a positioning part configured to position the greasing pipe by coming into contact with each of an inner surface of the through-hole and a flat surface of the clutch release fork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Patent number: 10578052
    Abstract: An end plate for a vehicle includes an upper end plate, a lower end plate, and a cover that covers a gap between a lower end edge of the upper end plate and an upper end edge of the lower end plate. The vehicle includes an engine and a housing. The engine is fastened to the housing through the end plate. A first stepped portion having a pair of a first flat surface and a second flat surface intersecting with the first flat surface is provided on the engine side of the cover. The first flat surface is inclined downward with respect to a horizontal plane as the first flat surface is directed toward the engine side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20190063366
    Abstract: An end plate for a vehicle includes an upper end plate, a lower end plate, and a cover that covers a gap between a lower end edge of the upper end plate and an upper end edge of the lower end plate. The vehicle includes an engine and a housing. The engine is fastened to the housing through the end plate. A first stepped portion having a pair of a first flat surface and a second flat surface intersecting with the first flat surface is provided on the engine side of the cover. The first flat surface is inclined downward with respect to a horizontal plane as the first flat surface is directed toward the engine side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro TAKENAKA
  • Patent number: 9091304
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damping device is configured to have hysteresis torques in the positive and negative sides varied by a simple construction, thereby improving the efficiency of production work and preventing an increase in production cost. Friction materials are respectively provided on surfaces of a hub member and the disc plates, the surfaces facing each other in the radial direction when the hub member is twisted in the positive side with respect to the disc plates. The friction materials are to be brought into friction contact with each other when the hub member is twisted by a specific angle with respect to the disc plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro Takenaka
  • Patent number: 8821300
    Abstract: A torsional vibration attenuation apparatus includes a driving rotation member and a driven rotation member which can be twisted in an enlarged torsion angle range with a non-linear torsional property, thereby preventing an excessively large torque from being transmitted from driving member to the driven member. The torsional vibration attenuation apparatus includes a boss, a cam member having a cam surface formed in an elliptical shape and provided on the outer peripheral portion of the boss to be integrally rotated with the boss, and a pair of arm members each provided between the cam member and a coil spring and having one end held in contact with the can surface and the other end held in engagement with a spring seat of the coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20130310184
    Abstract: Disclosed is a torsional vibration damping device configured to have hysteresis torques in the positive and negative sides varied by a simple construction, thereby improving the efficiency of production work and preventing an increase in production cost. Friction materials 27, 28 are respectively provided on surfaces of a hub member 11 and the disc plates 16, 17, the surfaces facing each other in the radial direction when the hub member 11 is twisted in the positive side with respect to the disc plates 16, 17. The friction materials 27, 28 are to be brought into friction contact with each other when the hub member 11 is twisted by a specific angle with respect to the disc plates 16, 17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20130231195
    Abstract: Disclosed is a torsional vibration attenuation apparatus including a driving rotation member and a driven rotation member which can be twisted in an enlarged torsion angle range with a non-linear torsional property, thereby preventing an excessively large torque from being transmitted from driving member to the driven member. The torsional vibration attenuation apparatus includes a boss, a cam member having a cam surface formed in an elliptical shape and provided on the outer peripheral portion of the boss to be integrally rotated with the boss, and a pair of arm members each provided between the cam member and a coil spring and having one end held in contact with the can surface and the other end held in engagement with a spring seat of the coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuhiro Takenaka