Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Sawatari

Tomoyuki Sawatari 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: 7540353
    Abstract: A resonator is arranged in an intake system including a pipe section for partitioning an intake port from an intake passage that communicates the intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine, the resonator including: a branch pipe having one end branching to the pipe section and the other end closed so that a silencing chamber is defined therein; and at least one partition wall for partitioning the silencing chamber into at least one pneumatic spring chamber, the partition wall having a natural frequency lower than the frequency of silencing target sound of intake noise propagated from the intake passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintarou Okawa, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Yoshikazu Hirose, Minoru Toyoda, Masaru Hattori, Tatsuo Suzuki, Hiroshi Iwao, Yutaka Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20070044747
    Abstract: An air intake sound control structure comprises a sound guiding pipe, a sound producing body, and a silencing means. The sound guiding pipe is branched off from a branch portion formed on a part of an air intake flow passage of an automobile, communicating with the air intake flow passage. The sound producing body is held by the sound guiding pipe at the position spaced apart from the branch portion, thereby sealing the sound guiding pipe, and producing a sound at a frequency which corresponds to its own natural vibration frequency by its vibration. The silencing means is disposed on the side of the branch portion of the sound guiding pipe and canceling a sound at a target frequency for suppression out of the air intake sound. The sound generated by the vibration of the sound producing body is transmitted into a vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Sawatari, Yoshikazu Hirose, Shintaro Okawa, Tomokazu Inoue, Akihito Yamada
  • Patent number: 7174872
    Abstract: An air intake apparatus has an air intake port opening outside, and an air intake path communicating the air intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine. For suppressing noise getting out from the air intake port, with respect to walls partitioning the air intake path, an opening is provided at a part of said walls corresponding to an antinode region of resonance mode of standing wave in a full length of the intake path, or at a part of noise pressure level being high in the intake path. The opening is closed with a permeable member and a noise insulating wall is disposed outside the permeable member for suppressing emission of transmitting noise passing through the permeable member. Alternatively, a vibration control member for suppressing face-vibration of the permeable member and reducing radiant noise from the permeable member is provided instead of the noise insulating wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kino, Takahiro Komori, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Patent number: 7107959
    Abstract: An air intake apparatus has an air intake port opening outside, and an air intake path communicating the air intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine. For suppressing noise getting out from the air intake port, with respect to walls partitioning the air intake path, an opening is provided at a part of said walls corresponding to an antinode region of resonance mode of standing wave in a full length of the intake path, or at a part of noise pressure level being high in the intake path. The opening is closed with a permeable member and a noise insulating wall is disposed outside the permeable member for suppressing emission of transmitting noise passing through the permeable member. member. Alternatively, a vibration control member for suppressing face-vibration of the permeable member and reducing radiant noise from the permeable member is provided instead of the noise insulating wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kino, Takahiro Komori, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Patent number: 7080619
    Abstract: An air intake apparatus includes an air intake duct provided with an inlet through which intake air should be introduced, an air cleaner disposed on the downstream side of the air intake duct and for filtering the intake air, and an air cleaner hose disposed on the downstream side of the air cleaner and for supplying the filtered intake air to a combustion chamber of an engine, wherein an intake air passageway is laid out between the inlet and the combustion chamber. In a passageway wall surrounding an antinode of a lower resonance mode corresponding to the whole passageway length of the intake air passageway, a valve for opening a communicating path allowing the inside of the intake air passageway to communicate with the outside thereof at least when the lower resonance mode occurs, and an air-permeable member disposed to block the communicating path are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kino, Yoshikazu Hirose, Takahiro Komori, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Publication number: 20060065479
    Abstract: A resonator is arranged in an intake system including a pipe section for partitioning an intake port from an intake passage that communicates the intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine, the resonator including: a branch pipe having one end branching to the pipe section and the other end closed so that a silencing chamber is defined therein; and at least one partition wall for partitioning the silencing chamber into at least one pneumatic spring chamber, the partition wall having a natural frequency lower than the frequency of silencing target sound of intake noise propagated from the intake passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: c/o TOYODA GOSEI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintarou Okawa, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Yoshikazu Hirose, Minoru Toyoda, Masaru Hattori, Tatsuo Suzuki, Hiroshi Iwao, Yutaka Ogasawara
  • Publication number: 20050173186
    Abstract: An air intake apparatus has an air intake port opening outside, and an air intake path communicating the air intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine. For suppressing noise getting out from the air intake port, with respect to walls partitioning the air intake path, an opening is provided at a part of said walls corresponding to an antinode region of resonance mode of standing wave in a full length of the intake path, or at a part of noise pressure level being high in the intake path. The opening is closed with a permeable member and a noise insulating wall is disposed outside the permeable member for suppressing emission of transmitting noise passing through the permeable member. member. Alternatively, a vibration control member for suppressing face-vibration of the permeable member and reducing radiant noise from the permeable member is provided instead of the noise insulating wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kino, Takahiro Komori, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Publication number: 20040226531
    Abstract: An air intake apparatus includes an air intake duct provided with an inlet through which intake air should be introduced, an air cleaner disposed on the downstream side of the air intake duct and for filtering the intake air, and an air cleaner hose disposed on the downstream side of the air cleaner and for supplying the filtered intake air to a combustion chamber of an engine, wherein an intake air passageway is laid out between the inlet and the combustion chamber. In a passageway wall surrounding an antinode of a lower resonance mode corresponding to the whole passageway length of the intake air passageway, a valve for opening a communicating path allowing the inside of the intake air passageway to communicate with the outside thereof at least when the lower resonance mode occurs, and an air-permeable member disposed to block the communicating path are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kino, Yoshikazu Hirose, Takahiro Komori, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Publication number: 20040226772
    Abstract: A permeable port constituted by an aperture and a porous member for covering the aperture is provided in a part of an intake air passageway portion of an air intake apparatus. The permeable port is disposed in at least a part of a region between the central position of the whole length of an air intake duct and the central position of the whole length of the intake air passageway portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hirose, Hitoshi Kino, Takahiro Komori, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Publication number: 20040150146
    Abstract: The liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention includes a coupler attached to a vibrating body, a holder, an insulator for absorbing and isolating vibration from the vibrating body at a position between the coupler and the holder, and a vibration isolating mechanism directly following the insulator and including liquid chambers sealing an incompressible fluid. This vibration isolating mechanism has a main chamber sealing a liquid, having a part of wall thereof formed by the insulator, an auxiliary chamber communicating with the main chamber via an orifice, and an equilibrium chamber provided in a portion of the main chamber via a diaphragm and having a varying volume in the chamber. The vibration isolating apparatus further includes switching means for introducing a negative pressure and the atmospheric pressure continuously or in synchronization with vibration of the vibrating body, and control means for controlling this switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki Takeo, Takashi Maeno, Masanao Gotou, Hiroshi Yokoi, Takeshi Naito, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Hisayoshi Kato, Osamu Nakagaki
  • Publication number: 20040134460
    Abstract: An air intake apparatus has an air intake port opening outside, and an air intake path communicating the air intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine. For suppressing noise getting out from the air intake port, with respect to walls partitioning the air intake path, an opening is provided at a part of said walls corresponding to an antinode region of resonance mode of standing wave in a full length of the intake path, or at a part of noise pressure level being high in the intake path. The opening is closed with a permeable member and a noise insulating wall is disposed outside the permeable member for suppressing emission of transmitting noise passing through the permeable member. member. Alternatively, a vibration control member for suppressing face-vibration of the permeable member and reducing radiant noise from the permeable member is provided instead of the noise insulating wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kino, Takahiro Komori, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Publication number: 20040065288
    Abstract: An air intake apparatus has an air intake port opening outside, and an air intake path communicating the air intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine. For suppressing noise getting out from the air intake port, with respect to walls partitioning the air intake path, an opening is provided at a part of said walls corresponding to an antinode region of resonance mode of standing wave in a full length of the intake path, or at a part of noise pressure level being high in the intake path. The opening is closed with a permeable member and a noise insulating wall is disposed outside the permeable member for suppressing emission of transmitting noise passing through the permeable member. member. Alternatively, a vibration control member for suppressing face-vibration of the permeable member and reducing radiant noise from the permeable member is provided instead of the noise insulating wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kino, Takahiro Komori, Yutaka Ogasawara, Tomoyuki Sawatari
  • Patent number: 6712344
    Abstract: The liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention includes a coupler attached to a vibrating body, a holder, an insulator for absorbing and isolating vibration from the vibrating body at a position between the coupler and the holder, and a vibration isolating mechanism directly following the insulator and including liquid chambers sealing an incompressible fluid. This vibration isolating mechanism has a main chamber sealing a liquid, having a part of wall thereof formed by the insulator, an auxiliary chamber communicating with the main chamber via an orifice, and an equilibrium chamber provided in a portion of the main chamber via a diaphragm and having a varying volume in the chamber. The vibration isolating apparatus further includes switching mechanism for introducing a negative pressure and the atmospheric pressure continuously or in synchronization with vibration of the vibrating body, and a control mechanism for controlling this switching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Takeo, Takashi Maeno, Masanao Gotou, Hiroshi Yokoi, Takeshi Naito, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Hisayoshi Kato, Osamu Nakagaki
  • Patent number: 6527260
    Abstract: The liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention includes a coupler configured to be attached to a vibrating body, a holder, an insulator for absorbing and isolating vibration from the vibrating body at a position between the coupler and the holder, and a vibration isolating mechanism directly following the insulator and including liquid chambers sealing an incompressible fluid. This vibration isolating mechanism has a main chamber sealing a liquid, having a part of a wall thereof formed by the insulator, an auxiliary chamber communicating with the main chamber via an orifice, and an equilibrium chamber provided in a portion of the main chamber via a diaphragm and having a varying volume in the chamber. The vibration isolating apparatus further includes a switching mechanism for introducing a negative pressure and the atmospheric pressure continuously or in synchronization with vibration of the vibrating body, and a control mechanism for controlling this switching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Takeo, Takashi Maeno, Masanao Gotou, Hiroshi Yokoi, Takeshi Naito, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Hisayoshi Kato, Osamu Nakagaki
  • Publication number: 20030015831
    Abstract: The liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention includes a coupler attached to a vibrating body, a holder, an insulator for absorbing and isolating vibration from the vibrating body at a position between the coupler and the holder, and a vibration isolating mechanism directly following the insulator and including liquid chambers sealing an incompressible fluid. This vibration isolating mechanism has a main chamber sealing a liquid, having a part of wall thereof formed by the insulator, an auxiliary chamber communicating with the main chamber via an orifice, and an equilibrium chamber provided in a portion of the main chamber via a diaphragm and having a varying volume in the chamber. The vibration isolating apparatus further includes switching means for introducing a negative pressure and the atmospheric pressure continuously or in synchronization with vibration of the vibrating body, and control means for controlling this switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki Takeo, Takashi Maeno, Masanao Gotou, Hiroshi Yokoi, Takeshi Naito, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Hisayoshi Kato, Osamu Nakagaki
  • Publication number: 20020014728
    Abstract: The liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention includes a coupler attached to a vibrating body, a holder, an insulator for absorbing and isolating vibration from the vibrating body at a position between the coupler and the holder, and a vibration isolating mechanism directly following the insulator and including liquid chambers sealing an incompressible fluid. This vibration isolating mechanism has a main chamber sealing a liquid, having a part of wall thereof formed by the insulator, an auxiliary chamber communicating with the main chamber via an orifice, and an equilibrium chamber provided in a portion of the main chamber via a diaphragm and having a varying volume in the chamber. The vibration isolating apparatus further includes switching means for introducing a negative pressure and the atmospheric pressure continuously or in synchronization with vibration of the vibrating body, and control means for controlling this switching operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki Takeo, Takashi Maeno, Masanao Gotou, Hiroshi Yokoi, Takeshi Naito, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Hisayoshi Kato, Osamu Nakagaki
  • Patent number: 6176477
    Abstract: The liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention includes a coupler attached to a vibrating body, a holder, an insulator for absorbing and isolating vibration from the vibrating body at a position between the coupler and the holder, and a vibration isolating mechanism directly following the insulator and including liquid chambers sealing an incompressible fluid. This vibration isolating mechanism has a main chamber sealing a liquid, having a part of wall thereof formed by the insulator, an auxiliary chamber communicating with the main chamber via an orifice, and an equilibrium chamber provided in a portion of the main chamber via a diaphragm and having a varying volume in the chamber. The vibration isolating apparatus further includes switching means for introducing a negative pressure and the atmospheric pressure continuously or in synchronization with vibration of the vibrating body, and control means for controlling this switching operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. LTd.
    Inventors: Shigeki Takeo, Takashi Maeno, Masanao Gotou, Hiroshi Yokoi, Takeshi Naito, Tomoyuki Sawatari, Hisayoshi Kato, Osamu Nakagaki