Patents by Inventor Toru SAKAKIBARA

Toru SAKAKIBARA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240132186
    Abstract: In a ship control system of one embodiment, a route command unit outputs a route command including a target ship position and a target bow direction of a ship. An information detector detects ship information including an actual ship position and an actual bow direction of a ship. An external force vector estimation unit estimates an external force vector received by a ship, using the ship information and a hull motion model related to a hull motion of the ship. A control command unit controls both rotational frequency of a main engine and a rudder angle of a ship, based on the route command, the ship information, and the external force vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Toru KAWATANI, Hiroki TANAKA, Takatsugu SAKAKIBARA, Naoyuki KAWASAKI, Ryo YAMAGUCHI, Hironobu UETAKE, Naoki SHIMADA, Kenta ABE
  • Publication number: 20240132187
    Abstract: A ship monitoring system includes: a shipboard information processing apparatus and including a shipboard communication unit and an information acquisition unit; and a support information processing apparatus and including: a support side communication unit capable of communicating with the shipboard communication unit; a time lag identification unit; and a state prediction unit. The time lag identification unit identifies a time from transmission of the ship motion information from the shipboard communication unit to reception of the ship motion information by the support side communication unit as a reception time lag. The state prediction unit inputs the ship motion information and the reception time lag to a ship motion model related to the ship motion of the ship to predict a motion state of the ship ahead of a motion state of the ship indicated by the ship motion information by a period of time based on the reception time lag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Toru KAWATANI, Hiroki TANAKA, Takatsugu SAKAKIBARA, Naoyuki KAWASAKI, Ryo YAMAGUCHI, Hironobu UETAKE, Naoki SHIMADA, Kenta ABE
  • Publication number: 20240134377
    Abstract: In a ship control system of one embodiment, a main engine controller performs, when controlling the rotational frequency of a main engine based on a target ship speed of a ship, feedback control of an actual ship speed of the ship to perform ship speed control for bringing the actual ship speed closer to the target ship speed. A turning judgment unit judges whether or not the ship will turn. A control change unit performs, when the turning judgment unit has judged that the ship will turn, lowering processing for lowering the responsiveness of the ship speed control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Toru KAWATANI, Hiroki TANAKA, Takatsugu SAKAKIBARA, Naoyuki KAWASAKI, Ryo YAMAGUCHI, Hironobu UETAKE, Naoki SHIMADA, Kenta ABE
  • Patent number: 10378395
    Abstract: A valve opening/closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotation axis to connect the driven side rotator to the camshaft, and having an advanced angle port and a retarded angle port formed to extend from an outer peripheral surface to an inner space thereof, the advanced angle port and the retarded angle port communicating with an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator, respectively; and a valve unit disposed in the inner space of the connecting bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeo Asahi, Yuji Noguchi, Tomohiro Kajita, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Hideomi Iyanaga, Toru Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 10371017
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening and closing camshaft; a phase controller configured to control a relative rotation phase between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator by supply and discharge of a fluid; and a torsion spring configured to attain a biasing force to displace the relative rotation phase between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator in a predetermined direction. The driving side rotator is fastened to a cover-shaped plate, and the torsion spring includes a first arm and a second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Sakakibara, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Tomohiro Kajita
  • Patent number: 10280846
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control device includes: a driving-side rotating body synchronously rotated with a crankshaft of an engine and having a lid member fixed in a direction of the rotational axis; a driven-side rotating body integrally rotated with a camshaft for opening and closing a valve on the same rotational axis; a lock mechanism having a lock member moving in the direction and a lock recessed portion formed inside the lid member and into which the lock member is able to be fitted; and a torsion spring disposed outside the lid member and exerting a biasing force to the driving-side and driven-side rotating bodies, wherein a restricting projection portion for restricting a movement of the torsion spring in the direction is formed in the lid member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Sakakibara, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Tomohiro Kajita, Hideyuki Suganuma
  • Patent number: 10280814
    Abstract: A spring holder supporting a torsion spring applying an urging force in a valve opening/closing timing control apparatus is configured to be able to be attached to an appropriate position relative to a driven side rotary body and rotatable in unison. The spring holder includes a seat portion that is connected and fixed to the driven side rotary body, a guide portion that extends along a rotational axis, an alignment portion fitted into an engaging portion of the driven side rotary body and a restricted portion fitted into a restricting portion of the driven side rotary body. A support portion holding an end of the torsion spring is formed in the guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Toru Sakakibara, Tomohiro Kajita, Hideyuki Suganuma
  • Patent number: 10273834
    Abstract: A valve opening/closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotation axis to connect the driven side rotator to the camshaft, and having an advanced angle port and a retarded angle port formed to extend from an outer peripheral surface to an inner space thereof, the advanced angle port and the retarded angle port communicating with an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator, respectively; and a valve unit disposed in the inner space of the connecting bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kajita, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Toru Sakakibara, Hideomi Iyanaga
  • Patent number: 10273835
    Abstract: A valve opening/closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator so as to rotate integrally with a valve opening and closing camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotation axis to connect the driven side rotator to the camshaft and having an advanced angle port and a retarded angle port formed to extend from an outer peripheral surface to an inner space thereof, which respectively communicate with an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator; and a valve unit disposed in the inner space of the connecting bolt, in which the valve unit includes a check valve, and the check valve includes an opening plate and a valve plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kajita, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Toru Sakakibara, Hideomi Iyanaga
  • Patent number: 10273836
    Abstract: A valve opening/closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotation axis to connect the driven side rotator to the camshaft, and having an advanced angle port and a retarded angle port formed to extend from an outer peripheral surface to an inner space thereof, the advanced angle port and the retarded angle port communicating with an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator, respectively; and a valve unit disposed in the inner space of the connecting bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeo Asahi, Yuji Noguchi, Tomohiro Kajita, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Hideomi Iyanaga, Toru Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 10202878
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotation member, a driven-side rotation member, a tubular member provided at an inner portion of the driven-side rotation member, a bolt in a tubular form provided at an inner side of the tubular member, an introduction passage provided at least at one of the bolt and the tubular member between the bolt and the tubular member and bringing a working fluid to flow in the rotation axis direction, an introduction communication passage provided at the bolt to bring the working fluid at the introduction passage to flow to an inner side of the bolt, an advanced angle communication passage and a retarded angle communication passage provided at different positions from each other in a longitudinal direction of the rotation axis, and a control valve body provided at the inner side of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Toru Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 10174646
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotor synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotor disposed coaxially with a rotary axis of the driving side rotor and synchronously rotating with a camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotary axis, and connecting the driven side rotor to the camshaft; and a position determination unit performing positioning between the driven side rotor and the camshaft, or in a case where an intermediate member is provided between the driven side rotor and the camshaft, between the driven side rotor and the intermediate member, or between the camshaft and the intermediate member, wherein the position determination unit includes an engaging pin, first and second hole portions, and a deformation absorbing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeo Asahi, Yuji Noguchi, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Toru Sakakibara, Tomohiro Kajita, Kazuya Saito, Yusuke Maekawa
  • Patent number: 10161272
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotor synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotor disposed coaxially with the driving side rotor and synchronously rotating with a camshaft; a fluid pressure chamber formed on at least one of the driving side and driven side rotors, and partitioned into advance angle and retard angle chambers; a bolt member disposed coaxially with a rotary axis of the driven side rotor, connecting the driven side rotor and the camshaft, and provided with a cylindrical portion; a partition body provided with a press-fit portion, and partitioning the cylindrical portion into first and second flow passages; a valve body opening and closing the first flow passage; and a valve housing body accommodating the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Toru Sakakibara, Tomohiro Kajita, Hideyuki Suganuma, Tomokazu Harada
  • Patent number: 10161273
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes a driving-side rotational body, a driven-side rotational body, a cylindrical member provided at an inner portion of the driven-side rotational body, a bolt including a cylinder shaft portion, an advanced angle flow passage and a retarded angle flow passage, an introduction passage bringing the working fluid supplied from an outside to flow, a first connection passage bringing the working fluid at the introduction passage to flow to an inner side of the cylinder shaft portion, a second communication passage and a third communication passage arranged at the cylinder shaft portion, and a control valve element provided at the inner side of the cylinder shaft portion, the second communication passage and the advanced angle flow passage being in communication with a void provided between the bolt head and the cylindrical member and between the cylinder shaft portion and the driven-side rotational body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeo Asahi, Yuji Noguchi, Toru Sakakibara, Masaki Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Kawai, Hiromitsu Shigyo, Hideyuki Suganuma
  • Patent number: 10132213
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotor synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an engine; a driven side rotor disposed coaxially with the driving side rotor and synchronously rotating with a camshaft in the internal combustion engine; a fluid pressure chamber formed on at least one of the driving side and driven side rotors, and partitioned into advance angle and retard angle chambers; a bolt disposed coaxially with a rotary axis of the driven side rotor, connecting the driven side rotor and the camshaft, and including a cylindrical portion coaxial with the rotary axis; and a partition body including a press-fit portion press-fitted into the cylindrical portion, and partitioning the cylindrical portion into first and second flow passages for use for feeding and discharging working fluid to and from the fluid pressure chamber, wherein the press-fit portion is provided with a cutting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Toru Sakakibara, Tomohiro Kajita, Hideyuki Suganuma, Tomokazu Harada
  • Patent number: 10113450
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotor synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an engine; a driven side rotor disposed at a coaxial core with a rotary shaft core of the driving side rotor and integrally rotating with a camshaft for a valve opening and closing; a connecting bolt disposed at the coaxial core with the rotary shaft core to connect the driven side rotor to the camshaft, and on which an advance angle port and a retard angle port are formed on an outer peripheral surface; and a spool disposed in a spool chamber of the inside of the connecting bolt, and controlling the feeding and discharging of working fluid to the advance angle port or the retard angle port from a pump port formed on the connecting bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Suganuma, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Toru Sakakibara, Tomohiro Kajita
  • Publication number: 20180283228
    Abstract: A valve opening and closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening and closing camshaft; a phase controller configured to control a relative rotation phase between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator by supply and discharge of a fluid; and a torsion spring configured to attain a biasing force to displace the relative rotation phase between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator in a predetermined direction. The driving side rotator is fastened to a cover-shaped plate, and the torsion spring includes a first arm and a second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Sakakibara, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Tomohiro Kajita
  • Publication number: 20180135474
    Abstract: A valve opening/closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotation axis to connect the driven side rotator to the camshaft, and having an advanced angle port and a retarded angle port formed to extend from an outer peripheral surface to an inner space thereof, the advanced angle port and the retarded angle port communicating with an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator, respectively; and a valve unit disposed in the inner space of the connecting bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeo ASAHI, Yuji NOGUCHI, Tomohiro KAJITA, Hideyuki SUGANUMA, Hiroyuki HAMASAKI, Hideomi IYANAGA, Toru SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20180135473
    Abstract: A valve opening/closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotation axis to connect the driven side rotator to the camshaft, and having an advanced angle port and a retarded angle port formed to extend from an outer peripheral surface to an inner space thereof, the advanced angle port and the retarded angle port communicating with an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator, respectively; and a valve unit disposed in the inner space of the connecting bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeo ASAHI, Yuji NOGUCHI, Tomohiro KAJITA, Hideyuki SUGANUMA, Hiroyuki HAMASAKI, Hideomi IYANAGA, Toru SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20180135471
    Abstract: A valve opening/closing timing control apparatus includes: a driving side rotator configured to rotate synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotator disposed coaxially with a rotation axis of the driving side rotator and configured to rotate integrally with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a connecting bolt disposed coaxially with the rotation axis to connect the driven side rotator to the camshaft, and having an advanced angle port and a retarded angle port formed to extend from an outer peripheral surface to an inner space thereof, the advanced angle port and the retarded angle port communicating with an advanced angle chamber and a retarded angle chamber between the driving side rotator and the driven side rotator, respectively; and a valve unit disposed in the inner space of the connecting bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro KAJITA, Yuji Noguchi, Takeo Asahi, Hideyuki Suganuma, Hiroyuki Hamasaki, Toru Sakakibara, Hideomi Iyanaga