Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Saeki

Tomohiro Saeki 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).

  • Clutch release apparatus
    Patent number: 5074395
    Abstract: A clutch release arrangement for a clutch includes a pressure plate arranged in a clutch cover and having a fulcrum portion on its external circumference. A diaphragm spring is supported in the region of its external circumference to the clutch cover. The clutch is released by pressing the pressure plate in the direction of a clutch disk through the connection of the fulcrum portion of the pressure plate to the diaphragm spring. A return spring is arranged between the clutch cover and the diaphragm spring and in contact with the diaphragm spring, and the fulcrum portion is a continuously curved surface formed so that the height of the fulcrum portion is low in proportion to the distance between the fulcrum portion and a contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoyuki Maki, Nobuyasu Ishida, Tomohiro Saeki