Patents by Inventor Tomoyasu ABE

Tomoyasu ABE 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: 12597546
    Abstract: A solenoid includes: a coil; a first fixed iron core disposed on an axial first-end side of the coil; a second fixed iron core disposed on an axial second-end side of the coil with a gap from the first fixed iron core; a tubular first movable iron core disposed between the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core: a second movable iron core having a tubular shape with a bottom, slidably inserted into the first movable iron core, disposed between the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core with a bottom portion facing the second fixed iron core; and a spring interposed between the first movable iron core and the first fixed iron core, and pressing the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Tomoyasu Abe, Toshihiro Mori, Naoaki Danshita, Masatoshi Iyatani, Kohei Doi
  • Patent number: 12287023
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring housed in a spring chamber formed on the first fixed iron core side of the first movable iron core and biasing the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core, and a throttle passage that causes the spring chamber to communicate with outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Tomoyasu Abe, Yuusuke Furuta, Naoaki Danshita, Kohei Doi, Masatoshi Iyatani
  • Patent number: 12196288
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring that biases the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core, and a communication passage that causes the first fixed iron core side of the second movable iron core to communicate with the second fixed iron core side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Tomoyasu Abe, Yuusuke Furuta, Naoaki Danshita, Kohei Doi, Masatoshi Iyatani
  • Patent number: 12106900
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on one axial end side and the other axial end side of a coil, a first movable member and a second movable member located between those fixed iron cores and configured to be attracted to the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core, respectively, by energization of the coil, a spring configured to bias the first movable member toward the second fixed iron core, and a first regulating portion made from a non-magnetic material, provided integrally with the first movable member or the second movable member, and configured to regulate movement of the first movable member toward the second fixed iron core with respect to the second movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Tomoyasu Abe, Yuusuke Furuta, Naoaki Danshita, Kohei Doi, Masatoshi Iyatani
  • Patent number: 11846366
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring that biases the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, and a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core. The movement of the first movable iron core in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the coil with respect to the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core is regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Tomoyasu Abe, Yuusuke Furuta, Naoaki Danshita, Kohei Doi, Masatoshi Iyatani
  • Publication number: 20230296156
    Abstract: A damping valve includes: a disk with a port and a valve seat surrounding the port; a leaf valve that opens and closes the port by causing the front side to sit on and leave the valve seat; a tubular housing provided on the back side of the leaf valve; an annular spool that abuts on the back of the leaf valve and is slidably inserted into the inner circumference of the housing to form a back pressure chamber that causes back pressure to act on the leaf valve inwardly together with the housing; an annular spring support portion that is located on the back side of the leaf valve, faces the inside of the back pressure chamber, and has a smaller outer diameter than an inner diameter of the spool; and an annular leaf spring that is interposed between one end of the spool that is an opposite side end of the leaf valve and the spring support portion and presses the spool in a direction of abutting on the leaf valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyasu ABE, Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Toshihiro MORI
  • Publication number: 20230282405
    Abstract: A solenoid includes: a coil; a first fixed iron core disposed on an axial first-end side of the coil; a second fixed iron core disposed on an axial second-end side of the coil with a gap from the first fixed iron core; a tubular first movable iron core disposed between the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core: a second movable iron core having a tubular shape with a bottom, slidably inserted into the first movable iron core, disposed between the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core with a bottom portion facing the second fixed iron core; and a spring interposed between the first movable iron core and the first fixed iron core, and pressing the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Tomoyasu ABE, Toshihiro MORI, Naoaki DANSHITA, Masatoshi IYATANI, Kohei DOI
  • Patent number: 11655875
    Abstract: A damping valve includes a valve seat member, a first valve element stacked on the valve seat member, a second valve element provided between an inner circumference valve seat of the valve seat member and the first valve element, the second valve element being configured to open and close a hole of the first valve element, and a biasing member configured to bias the first valve element towards the second valve element, wherein a surface of the second valve element on an opposite side from the valve seat member is higher than the outer circumference valve seat of the valve seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Tomoyasu Abe, Yuusuke Furuta
  • Publication number: 20220252127
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring housed in a spring chamber formed on the first fixed iron core side of the first movable iron core and biasing the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core, and a throttle passage that causes the spring chamber to communicate with outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Tomoyasu ABE, Yuusuke FURUTA, Naoaki DANSHITA, Kohei DOI, Masatoshi IYATANI
  • Publication number: 20220254555
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on one axial end side and the other axial end side of a coil, a first movable member and a second movable member located between those fixed iron cores and configured to be attracted to the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core, respectively, by energization of the coil, a spring configured to bias the first movable member toward the second fixed iron core, and a first regulating portion made from a non-magnetic material, provided integrally with the first movable member or the second movable member, and configured to regulate movement of the first movable member toward the second fixed iron core with respect to the second movable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Tomoyasu ABE, Yuusuke FURUTA, Naoaki DANSHITA, Kohei DOI, Masatoshi IYATANI
  • Publication number: 20220252128
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring that biases the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core, and a communication passage that causes the first fixed iron core side of the second movable iron core to communicate with the second fixed iron core side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Tomoyasu ABE, Yuusuke FURUTA, Naoaki DANSHITA, Kohei DOI, Masatoshi IYATANI
  • Publication number: 20220243839
    Abstract: A solenoid includes a first fixed iron core and a second fixed iron core located on a first end side and a second end side of an axial direction of a coil, a first movable iron core and a second movable iron core located therebetween and attracted by the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core by passage of current through the coil, respectively, a spring that biases the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side, and a leaf spring that regulates movement of the first movable iron core to the second fixed iron core side with respect to the second movable iron core. The movement of the first movable iron core in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the coil with respect to the first fixed iron core and the second fixed iron core is regulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Tomoyasu ABE, Yuusuke FURUTA, Naoaki DANSHITA, Kohei DOI, Masatoshi IYATANI
  • Publication number: 20210025471
    Abstract: A damping valve includes a valve seat member, a first valve element stacked on the valve seat member, a second valve element provided between an inner circumference valve seat of the valve seat member and the first valve element, the second valve element being configured to open and close a hole of the first valve element, and a biasing member configured to bias the first valve element towards the second valve element, wherein a surface of the second valve element on an opposite side from the valve seat member is higher than the outer circumference valve seat of the valve seat member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Tomoyasu ABE, Yuusuke FURUTA
  • Patent number: 10495177
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a main valve having a valve seat and a main valve body configured to open or close a main flow passage, a pilot passage that branches from the main flow passage, an orifice provided in the pilot passage, a back-pressure chamber configured to bias the main valve body to a closing direction by virtue of an internal pressure, a pilot valve configured to control an internal pressure of the back-pressure chamber, and a solenoid configured to control a valve opening pressure of the pilot valve. There is a time difference between a valve opening timing of the main valve and a valve opening timing of the pilot valve such that the valve opening timing of the main valve is delayed from the valve opening timing of the pilot valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kamakura, Satoshi Chikamatsu, Shinichi Hagidaira, Yasuhiro Inagaki, Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Toshihiro Mori, Tomoyasu Abe
  • Patent number: 10458506
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a valve seat provided in a main flow passage, a main valve body configured to open or close the main flow passage, a pilot passage that branches from the main flow passage, an orifice provided in the pilot passage, a back-pressure chamber connected to the pilot passage downstream from the orifice to bias the main valve body to a closing direction by virtue of an internal pressure, a pilot valve disposed in the pilot passage downstream from a connection point to the back-pressure chamber to control an internal pressure of the back-pressure chamber, a solenoid configured to control a valve opening pressure of the pilot valve, and a second orifice provided between the back-pressure chamber and the pilot valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kamakura, Satoshi Chikamatsu, Shinichi Hagidaira, Yasuhiro Inagaki, Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Toshihiro Mori, Tomoyasu Abe
  • Patent number: 10132378
    Abstract: A damping valve includes a valve seat member provided with a port, a valve body that opens or closes the port, a tubular spool that abuts on a side of the valve body opposite to the valve seat member, a spool holding member that has an outer circumference where the spool is mounted movably along an axial direction, a ring mounted to the outer circumference of the spool holding member, the ring contacting slidably with an inner circumference of the spool, and a back-pressure chamber partitioned by the spool and the spool holding member, the back-pressure chamber being configured to bias the spool such that the valve body is pressed toward the valve seat member using an internal pressure, wherein the internal pressure of the back-pressure chamber is applied to an inner circumferential side of the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Abe, Ryosuke Kamakura, Toshihiro Mori
  • Patent number: 9599183
    Abstract: A damping valve includes a valve seat member having a port and a first valve seat surrounding the port, a main valve body seated on or unseated from the first valve seat, the main valve body having a second valve seat oppositely to the valve seat member, a subsidiary valve body seated on or unseated from the second valve seat, a valve-body intermediate chamber provided between the main valve body and the subsidiary valve body in an inner circumferential side of the second valve seat, a restrictive passage that causes the port and the valve-body intermediate chamber to communicate with each other, the restrictive passage being configured to apply resistance to a flow of fluid passing therethrough, and a subsidiary valve body biasing means configured to bias the subsidiary valve body toward the main valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke Kamakura, Toshihiro Mori, Tomoyasu Abe
  • Publication number: 20160025177
    Abstract: A damping valve includes a valve seat member provided with a port, a valve body that opens or closes the port, a tubular spool that abuts on a side of the valve body opposite to the valve seat member, a spool holding member that has an outer circumference where the spool is mounted movably along an axial direction, a ring mounted to the outer circumference of the spool holding member, the ring contacting slidably with an inner circumference of the spool, and a back-pressure chamber partitioned by the spool and the spool holding member, the back-pressure chamber being configured to bias the spool such that the valve body is pressed toward the valve seat member using an internal pressure, wherein the internal pressure of the back-pressure chamber is applied to an inner circumferential side of the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu ABE, Ryosuke KAMAKURA, Toshihiro MORI
  • Publication number: 20160025176
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a valve seat provided in a main flow passage, a main valve body configured to open or close the main flow passage, a pilot passage that branches from the main flow passage, an orifice provided in the pilot passage, a back-pressure chamber connected to the pilot passage downstream from the orifice to bias the main valve body to a closing direction by virtue of an internal pressure, a pilot valve disposed in the pilot passage downstream from a connection point to the back-pressure chamber to control an internal pressure of the back-pressure chamber, a solenoid configured to control a valve opening pressure of the pilot valve, and a second orifice provided between the back-pressure chamber and the pilot valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicants: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke KAMAKURA, Satoshi CHIKAMATSU, Shinichi HAGIDAIRA, Yasuhiro INAGAKI, Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Toshihiro MORI, Tomoyasu ABE
  • Publication number: 20160025178
    Abstract: A damping valve includes a valve seat member having a port and a first valve seat surrounding the port, a main valve body seated on or unseated from the first valve seat, the main valve body having a second valve seat oppositely to the valve seat member, a subsidiary valve body seated on or unseated from the second valve seat, a valve-body intermediate chamber provided between the main valve body and the subsidiary valve body in an inner circumferential side of the second valve seat, a restrictive passage that causes the port and the valve-body intermediate chamber to communicate with each other, the restrictive passage being configured to apply resistance to a flow of fluid passing therethrough, and a subsidiary valve body biasing means configured to bias the subsidiary valve body toward the main valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke KAMAKURA, Toshihiro MORI, Tomoyasu ABE