Patents by Inventor Toru Aonuma

Toru Aonuma 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: 11668358
    Abstract: The present invention is a vehicle disc brake for which incorrect installation of a friction pad can be prevented with a simple structure. The disc brake is provided with incorrect installation-preventing parts with which, if a friction pad (4) is installed with an incorrect installation orientation when a pair of tabs (10, 11) provided on the disc entry-side and disc exit-side of the back plate (4d) of a friction pad (4) is installed into pad guide grooves (9) formed on a caliper body (3), the tabs bump into the caliper body (3) and prevent the incorrect installation. The incorrect installation-preventing parts are formed from caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e), which are formed in the pad guide grooves (9) towards the center of the caliper body, and tab-side protrusions (10a, 11a), which have shapes that correspond to the caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Aonuma, Kazumasa Uehara, Yoshiyuki Imai, Chihiro Iida
  • Publication number: 20210348660
    Abstract: The present invention is a vehicle disc brake for which incorrect installation of a friction pad can be prevented with a simple structure. The disc brake is provided with incorrect installation-preventing parts with which, if a friction pad (4) is installed with an incorrect installation orientation when a pair of tabs (10, 11) provided on the disc entry-side and disc exit-side of the back plate (4d) of a friction pad (4) is installed into pad guide grooves (9) formed on a caliper body (3) , the tabs bump into the caliper body (3) and prevent the incorrect installation. The incorrect installation-preventing parts are formed from caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e), which are formed in the pad guide grooves (9) towards the center of the caliper body, and tab-side protrusions (10a, 11a), which have shapes that correspond to the caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicants: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Aonuma, Kazumasa Uehara, Yoshiyuki Imai, Chihiro Iida
  • Patent number: 11098772
    Abstract: The present invention is a vehicle disc brake for which incorrect installation of a friction pad can be prevented with a simple structure. The disc brake is provided with incorrect installation-preventing parts with which, if a friction pad (4) is installed with an incorrect installation orientation when a pair of tabs (10, 11) provided on the disc entry-side and disc exit-side of the back plate (4d) of a friction pad (4) is installed into pad guide grooves (9) formed on a caliper body (3), the tabs bump into the caliper body (3) and prevent the incorrect installation. The incorrect installation-preventing parts are formed from caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e), which are formed in the pad guide grooves (9) towards the center of the caliper body, and tab-side protrusions (10a, 11a), which have shapes that correspond to the caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Aonuma, Kazumasa Uehara, Yoshiyuki Imai, Chihiro Iida
  • Publication number: 20170356511
    Abstract: The present invention is a vehicle disc brake for which incorrect installation of a friction pad can be prevented with a simple structure. The disc brake is provided with incorrect installation-preventing parts with which, if a friction pad (4) is installed with an incorrect installation orientation when a pair of tabs (10, 11) provided on the disc entry-side and disc exit-side of the back plate (4d) of a friction pad (4) is installed into pad guide grooves (9) formed on a caliper body (3), the tabs bump into the caliper body (3) and prevent the incorrect installation. The incorrect installation-preventing parts are formed from caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e), which are formed in the pad guide grooves (9) towards the center of the caliper body, and tab-side protrusions (10a, 11a), which have shapes that correspond to the caliper-side recesses (9d, 9e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicants: NISSIN KOGYO CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Aonuma, Kazumasa Uehara, Yoshiyuki Imai, Chihiro Iida