Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Chubachi

Toshihiro Chubachi 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: 9550451
    Abstract: Ribs formed on two sides of a case are press-fitted into grooves formed in the holding faces of a holding member. Two case bodies constituting the case have rib divisions formed by dividing ribs in their longitudinal directions. Accordingly, the two case bodies are brought into contact with each other in a wide range on the divided surfaces of the rib divisions, the divided surfaces extending in the longitudinal directions. When the ribs are press-fitted into the grooves, the divided surfaces in contact with each other are brought into pressure-contact with each other in a wide range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Shunji Araki, Toshihiro Chubachi
  • Publication number: 20150362946
    Abstract: Ribs formed on two sides of a case are press-fitted into grooves formed in the holding faces of a holding member. Two case bodies constituting the case have rib divisions formed by dividing ribs in their longitudinal directions. Accordingly, the two case bodies are brought into contact with each other in a wide range on the divided surfaces of the rib divisions, the divided surfaces extending in the longitudinal directions. When the ribs are press-fitted into the grooves, the divided surfaces in contact with each other are brought into pressure-contact with each other in a wide range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Shunji Araki, Toshihiro Chubachi