Patents by Inventor Tohru Higuchi

Tohru Higuchi 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: 11931936
    Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. Other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru Higuchi, Masato Ichikawa, Tsuyoshi Arai, Jun Hasebe, Atsushi Kawamura, Tomoyoshi Murata
  • Publication number: 20220410453
    Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. Other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tohru HIGUCHI, Masato ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi ARAI, Jun HASEBE, Atsushi KAWAMURA, Tomoyoshi MURATA
  • Patent number: 10882228
    Abstract: A second mold is divided into a recess-side mold portion, which includes a recess, and a remaining mold portion in a sliding direction of a movable pin, while a size of a gap between the recess-side mold portion and the remaining mold portion is adjustable. The second mold is configured to execute a first-mold-closing operation for contacting the recess-side mold portion to the first mold and thereafter a second-mold-closing operation for contacting the remaining mold portion to the recess-side mold portion. A distal end portion of the movable pin is configured to be placed into a non-contacting state, in which the distal end portion of the movable pin is not in contact with the workpiece, at a time of executing the first-mold-closing operation. The distal end portion of the movable pin is configured to contact the portion of the workpiece at a time of executing the second-mold-closing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sayaka Okabe, Tohru Higuchi, Tsuyoshi Arai
  • Publication number: 20200324641
    Abstract: A shutter device includes blades rotatable to interrupt an air flow therethrough, and first and second frames supporting the blades. One end of a blade in a longitudinal direction thereof includes a first support rotatably supported by the first frame, and a second support rotatably supported by the second frame. The first support and the second support are disposed along a widthwise direction of the blade. Another end of the blade in the longitudinal direction thereof includes a third support rotatably supported by the first frame, and a fourth support rotatably supported by the second frame. The third support and the fourth support are disposed along the widthwise direction of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Akihiro MAEDA, Tsuyoshi ARAI, Kota KUBOTA, Tohru HIGUCHI, Yukio SHIDARA
  • Publication number: 20200078997
    Abstract: In an injection process, molten resin is successively injected from a first flow channel and a second flow channel connected with each other in order into a cavity of a metal mold. High-temperature resin existing in the first flow channel is injected in advance into the cavity as a part of a single shot of molten resin to later form a skin layer of a molded article. other low temperature resin near a flowable limit existing in the second flow channel is subsequently injected into the cavity as another part of the single shot of molten resin to later form a core layer of the molded article. A low temperature resin remaining in the first flow channel when injection is completed is warmed to be a high-temperature resin before the next cycle, thereby allowing successive molding of molded articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Tohru HIGUCHI, Masato ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi ARAI, Jun HASEBE, Atsushi KAWAMURA, Tomoyoshi MURATA
  • Publication number: 20190240883
    Abstract: A second mold is divided into a recess-side mold portion, which includes a recess, and a remaining mold portion in a sliding direction of a movable pin, while a size of a gap between the recess-side mold portion and the remaining mold portion is adjustable. The second mold is configured to execute a first-mold-closing operation for contacting the recess-side mold portion to the first mold and thereafter a second-mold-closing operation for contacting the remaining mold portion to the recess-side mold portion. A distal end portion of the movable pin is configured to be placed into a non-contacting state, in which the distal end portion of the movable pin is not in contact with the workpiece, at a time of executing the first-mold-closing operation. The distal end portion of the movable pin is configured to contact the portion of the workpiece at a time of executing the second-mold-closing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Sayaka OKABE, Tohru HIGUCHI, Tsuyoshi ARAI
  • Patent number: 5715751
    Abstract: There is provided a construction which comprises: a printing plate receiving means that is arranged at a position remote from the periphery of a plate cylinder for supporting a printing plate lock-up hook portion in parallel to the axis of the plate cylinder and as capable of displacement in parallel to that axis; a receiving position determining means for positioning at a predetermined position of the printing plate receiving means the printing plate lock-up hook portion mounted thereon; and a stop position determining means for stopping the printing plate receiving means at a predetermined position relative to a side end surface of the plate cylinder. The invention enables a printing plate being locked up to be positioned with an extremely high precision, yet in a short period of time, corresponding to the position where it is to be locked up, relative to an axially displaced plate cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yohsuke Nobuta, Yasuo Shibuya, Tohru Higuchi, Daisuke Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5671674
    Abstract: There is provided a construction which comprises: a printing plate receiving means that is arranged at a position remote from the periphery of a plate cylinder for supporting a printing plate lock-up hook portion in parallel to the axis of the plate cylinder and as capable of displacement in parallel to that axis; a receiving position determining means for positioning at a predetermined position of the printing plate receiving means the printing plate lock-up hook portion mounted thereon; and a stop position determining means for stopping the printing plate receiving means at a predetermined position relative to a side end surface of the plate cylinder. The invention enables a printing plate being locked up to be positioned with an extremely high precision, yet in a short period of time, corresponding to the position where it is to be locked up, relative to an axially displaced plate cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yohsuke Nobuta, Yasuo Shibuya, Tohru Higuchi, Daisuke Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5199351
    Abstract: The present invention provides an angle-bar device for use in a rotary press, which aims at removing ink and paper debris, etc deposited on the whole peripheral surfaces of the angle-bars by rotating the angle-bars continuously so as to increase the tension on the paper web which is running around and between the angle-bars. This angle-bar device comprises: at least two pieces of angle-bars (1a; 1b) disposed rotatively on the upstream and downstream sides, respectively, of the direction of running of a paper web; driving means (2a ; 2b) each for rotatively driving each of the angle-bars; a start controlling means (3) connected operatively with the driving means and adapted to control the starting of the driving means. The device further comprises an operation controlling means (4) for detecting the operating condition of the rotary printing press, which is connected with the start controlling means (3) so that it can send out output signal to the start controlling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yasuo Shibuya, Tohru Higuchi