Patents by Inventor Tomoki Takahashi
Tomoki Takahashi 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: 20190389285Abstract: A vehicle door structure that can displace inward a region directly above a lower end of a door built-in center pillar while preventing displacement of a door lower surface to absorb lateral collision energy immediately after lateral collision is provided. In the vehicle door structure including a door built-in center pillar extending from an upper end to a lower end at a front end in a rear door of a biparting door system, a reinforcement is provided on a door lower surface below the door built-in center pillar, a part of the lower end of the door built-in center pillar is mounted to the reinforcement, and a low rigidity portion having lower rigidity than an upper part the door built-in center pillar is provided directly above the lower end of the door built-in center pillar.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko HORITA, Daisuke NAKAZATO, Junya YOKOGAWA, Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Ishii SHOKI
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Patent number: 10432054Abstract: Provided is a vehicle brushless AC generator capable of improving workability and improving insulation property to enhance reliability while preventing a decrease in slot space factor of a stator coil. In the vehicle brushless AC generator, grooves (20a, 20b) are formed in an inner wall of a front bracket (20), and a mold body (26) for insulating and protecting a lead wire (25) is mounted into the grooves (20a, 20b).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Hideyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20190193543Abstract: Corner portions of an upper edge of the rear-side roof 24 close to the side windows protrude toward a front of the vehicle beyond a rear frame portion of the associated side window. Pillars are positioned on the respective corner portions inside the vehicle. Weatherstrips 34 each include a lip portion 34b covering an upper end portion of the associated pillar from outside of the vehicle while the roof is closed. Sealing members 40 are respectively provided on the inside of the corner portions. An extended sealing portion 40b extends from each sealing member 40. The extended sealing portion 40b blocks a gap, formed between the associated corner portion and the associated pillar and intended for the lip portion 34b, while the front-side roof is open. The lip portion 34b of the weatherstrip 34 is sandwiched between the extended sealing portion 40b and the pillar while the roof is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Miwa SHINOHARA, Yoshihiko HORITA, Tatsuo KOIBUCHI, Kazuaki KIKUMITSU, Tomohiro KOMAJI, Sachi MATSUI, Daisuke NAKAZATO, Akio OKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20190193539Abstract: In a motor vehicle having an opening 1 through an upper or lateral side of the vehicle cabin, a return portion 40c extending toward the inside of the vehicle cabin and the front of the vehicle from a region spaced rearward from the rear edge of the opening 1 is formed to return travel wind toward the front of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Miwa SHINOHARA, Yoshihiko HORITA, Tatsuo KOIBUCHI, Kazuaki KIKUMITSU, Tomohiro KOMAJI, Sachi MATSUI, Daisuke NAKAZATO, Akio OKAYAMA
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Patent number: 10306078Abstract: A monitoring apparatus is configured to acquire, from a multi-function apparatus including a first device and a second device, first device information regarding the first device and being a collection target and second device information regarding the second device and being a collection target, the monitoring apparatus including: a status information acquisition unit configured to acquire from the first device, at a monitoring timing of the multi-function apparatus, status information denoting a state of the first device; and a device information acquisition unit configured to acquire the first device information from the first device and the second device information from the second device, wherein the device information acquisition unit does not perform acquisition of the second device information from the second device when the status information acquired by the status information acquisition unit is information denoting a sleep mode of the first device.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshie Imai, Ryosuke Kakio, Tomoki Takahashi, Eiichi Harada, Tetsuya Wakasa, Hiroyasu Ogata, Tomonobu Ozawa
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Publication number: 20180103159Abstract: A monitoring apparatus is configured to acquire, from a multi-function apparatus including a first device and a second device, first device information regarding the first device and being a collection target and second device information regarding the second device and being a collection target, the monitoring apparatus including: a status information acquisition unit configured to acquire from the first device, at a monitoring timing of the multi-function apparatus, status information denoting a state of the first device; and a device information acquisition unit configured to acquire the first device information from the first device and the second device information from the second device, wherein the device information acquisition unit does not perform acquisition of the second device information from the second device when the status information acquired by the status information acquisition unit is information denoting a sleep mode of the first device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshie IMAI, Ryosuke Kakio, Tomoki Takahashi, Eiichi Harada, Tetsuya Wakasa, Hiroyasu Ogata, Tomonobu Ozawa
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Patent number: 9660508Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary electric machine for vehicle which can improve workability and efficiently secure an attachment space at low cost. In a rotary electric machine according to the present invention, a terminal 34 is attached on the outside of a rear bracket 21 so as to be overlapped and fitted to a voltage adjustment device 22 in an axial direction. Fitting portions 22j and 22k made of conductors are provided on the voltage adjustment device 22. Portions 34m and 34p to be fitted, which are made of conductors, are provided on the terminal 34. The voltage adjustment device 22 and the terminal 34 are integrally fixed to the rear bracket 21, with the fitting portions being fitted into the portions to be fitted.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Hideyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20170006468Abstract: There is provided a communication control apparatus including: a device control section that controls a monitoring target device; and a communication resource maintaining section that includes communication resources for executing communication with the device, in which, if a trigger for starting to monitor the device is input, the device control section calls the communication resource, and monitors the device through communication with the device using the communication resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Naoki OSHIKAWA
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Patent number: 9415341Abstract: A wind direction plate of an air purifier includes a core member provided between an upper wall and a lower wall and extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and an infrared light highly scattering member provided on a side of the core member facing an infrared unit, the infrared light highly scattering member having a higher degree of scattered reflection of infrared light received by the infrared unit and/or infrared light transmitted from the infrared unit than a degree of scattered reflection on the core member.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinori Nakamura, Shinichi Sakaguchi, Tomoki Takahashi, Masafumi Nishino
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Patent number: 9403504Abstract: A vent hole communicating with an air chamber is opened in an airbag main body. A cover is disposed outside the air chamber of the airbag main body with respect to the vent hole. One end of the tether is connected to the cover via the vent hole, and the other end is connected to the airbag main body. If the tether is not pulled by the airbag main body, the vent hole is reliably opened to discharge gas to the outside. If the tether is pulled by the deployed airbag main body, the cover is partially drawn into the vent hole so that the cover is ensured to be in tight contact with the edge of the vent hole so as to reliably seal the vent hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Umehara, Tomoki Takahashi, Chiari Saito
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Patent number: 9395601Abstract: A mechanism capable of preventing a movable member from being lifted up from an apparatus body when it is in its retracted position within the apparatus body. The movable member having a light emission unit is moved between a retracted position and a light emission position. A link member has one end pivotally supported by the apparatus body and the other end pivotally supporting the movable member. The link member is urged toward the apparatus body by a torsion spring, and the movable member is urged toward the link member by a tensile spring. A lock lever locks an engaging pawl of the movable member against urging forces of the respective springs when the light emission unit is in the retracted position, and a lock plate locks a restriction portion of the movable member against the urging forces of the respective springs.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomoki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20160175755Abstract: A wind direction plate of an air purifier includes a core member provided between an upper wall and a lower wall and extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and an infrared light highly scattering member provided on a side of the core member facing an infrared unit, the infrared light highly scattering member having a higher degree of scattered reflection of infrared light received by the infrared unit and/or infrared light transmitted from the infrared unit than a degree of scattered reflection on the core member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Yoshinori NAKAMURA, Shinichi SAKAGUCHI, Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Masafumi NISHINO
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Patent number: 9264593Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of performing zooming and release operation easily whether the photographer operates with right-handed or left-handed without being lack of design. The image pickup apparatus includes a lens unit, a first ring operation unit that is ring shaped and arranged around the lens unit, a base unit configured to hold the first ring operation unit so that the first ring operation unit is capable of sliding in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens unit, and a first detector configured to detect a slide of the first ring operation unit in the first direction or the second direction. The first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Miyabi Miyagawa, Takeshi Kikkawa, Hiroaki Ohashi
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Patent number: 9243666Abstract: In An AC generator for a vehicle in which a bearing is inserted into a bearing box formed in a bracket and the bearing is fixed and retained by a retainer, the retainer has a cylindrical shape and a threaded portion is formed on the cylindrical section thereof, a threaded portion is formed on the bearing box, and the threaded portion of the retainer is directly screwed to the threaded portion of the bearing box in order to fix and retain the bearing, so that the gap between the outer circumference surface of the bearing box or the outer circumference surface of the retainer and the opposing side of a cooling fan is made uniform.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Hideyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20150375711Abstract: A vent hole communicating with an air chamber is opened in an airbag main body. A cover is disposed outside the air chamber of the airbag main body with respect to the vent hole. One end of the tether is connected to the cover via the vent hole, and the other end is connected to the airbag main body. If the tether is not pulled by the airbag main body, the vent hole is reliably opened to discharge gas to the outside. If the tether is pulled by the deployed airbag main body, the cover is partially drawn into the vent hole so that the cover is ensured to be in tight contact with the edge of the vent hole so as to reliably seal the vent hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Junichi UMEHARA, Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Chiari SAITO
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Patent number: 9086092Abstract: In An AC generator for a vehicle in which a bearing is inserted into a bearing box formed in a bracket and the bearing is fixed and retained by a retainer, the retainer (8, 10) has a cylindrical shape and a threaded portion (81, 101) is formed on the cylindrical section thereof, a threaded portion (111, 112) is formed on the bearing box, and the threaded portion of the retainer is directly screwed to the threaded portion of the bearing box in order to fix and retain the bearing (3), so that the gap between the outer circumference surface of the bearing box or the outer circumference surface of the retainer and the opposing side of a cooling fan is made uniform.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Hideyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20150198863Abstract: A mechanism capable of preventing a movable member from being lifted up from an apparatus body when it is in its retracted position within the apparatus body. The movable member having a light emission unit is moved between a retracted position and a light emission position. A link member has one end pivotally supported by the apparatus body and the other end pivotally supporting the movable member. The link member is urged toward the apparatus body by a torsion spring, and the movable member is urged toward the link member by a tensile spring. A lock lever locks an engaging pawl of the movable member against urging forces of the respective springs when the light emission unit is in the retracted position, and a lock plate locks a restriction portion of the movable member against the urging forces of the respective springs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventor: Tomoki Takahashi
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Patent number: 9074626Abstract: In An AC generator for a vehicle in which a bearing is inserted into a bearing box formed in a bracket and the bearing is fixed and retained by a retainer, the retainer has a cylindrical shape and a threaded portion is formed on the cylindrical section thereof, a threaded portion is formed on the bearing box, and the threaded portion of the retainer is directly screwed to the threaded portion of the bearing box in order to fix and retain the bearing, so that the gap between the outer circumference surface of the bearing box or the outer circumference surface of the retainer and the opposing side of a cooling fan is made uniform.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoki Takahashi, Hideyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20150180315Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary electric machine for vehicle which can improve workability and efficiently secure an attachment space at low cost. In a rotary electric machine according to the present invention, a terminal 34 is attached on the outside of a rear bracket 21 so as to be overlapped and fitted to a voltage adjustment device 22 in an axial direction. Fitting portions 22j and 22k made of conductors are provided on the voltage adjustment device 22. Portions 34m and 34p to be fitted, which are made of conductors, are provided on the terminal 34. The voltage adjustment device 22 and the terminal 34 are integrally fixed to the rear bracket 21, with the fitting portions being fitted into the portions to be fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Hideyuki HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20150171688Abstract: Provided is a vehicle brushless AC generator capable of improving workability and improving insulation property to enhance reliability while preventing a decrease in slot space factor of a stator coil. In the vehicle brushless AC generator, grooves (20a, 20b) are formed in an inner wall of a front bracket (20), and a mold body (26) for insulating and protecting a lead wire (25) is mounted into the grooves (20a, 20b).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoki TAKAHASHI, Hideyuki HAYASHI