Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Kakimoto

Toshihiro Kakimoto 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: 6626413
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe supporting device, with which the absolute spring rate in a special frequency range can be reduced, comprises a first holding portion 2, a second holding portion 3, a pair of side wall portions 4, 4 connecting on both sides of both holding portions and a central vibration damping portion 6 interposed at an intermediate position between the first and second holding portions 2, 3, wherein the central vibration damping portion 6 comprises a mass portion 61 and a pair of connecting portions 62, 62 which connect two sides of the mass portion 61 to the side wall portions 4, the mass portion 61 is formed to have larger mass than that of the connecting portions 62, and the connecting portions 62 may be provided with concave portions 64 depressed in the longitudinal direction on the connecting portion 62, the size T1 of the connecting portion 62 in the longitudinal direction thus being set smaller than the size T2 of the side wall portion 4 in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kakimoto, Naoki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20030173489
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe supporting device, with which the absolute spring rate in a special frequency range can be reduced, comprises a first holding portion 2, a second holding portion 3, a pair of side wall portions 4, 4 connecting on both sides of both holding portions and a central vibration damping portion 6 interposed at an intermediate position between the first and second holding portions 2, 3, wherein the central vibration damping portion 6 comprises a mass portion 61 and a pair of connecting portions 62, 62 which connect two sides of the mass portion 61 to the side wall portions 4, the mass portion 61 is formed to have larger mass than that of the connecting portions 62, and the connecting portions 62 may be provided with concave portions 64 depressed in the longitudinal direction on the connecting portion 62, the size T1 of the connecting portion 62 in the longitudinal direction thus being set smaller than the size T2 of the side wall portion 4 in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kakimoto, Naoki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6550753
    Abstract: The invention provides an antivibration device lightweight and excellent in heat interception, wherein a top opening of a main body fitting (1) and an upper attachment fitting (2) are interconnected through a vibration-isolating base (3); a stopper fitting (8) of a generally cylinder form partly cutout is connected to the main body fitting (1) with its upper edge bent inwardly to form a stopper portion (81), which is located above a stop flange (22) of the upper attachment fitting (2) and has a stopper function against a large vertical displacement; a stopper rubber member (15) is fitted to the stopper fitting (8) so as to extend from the upper surface of the stopper portion (81) to an outer surface of its side plate by vulcanization molding; the cutout portion (83) of the stopper fitting (8) is plugged by a heat shield rubber membrane portion (17) vulcanization molded integrally with the stopper rubber member (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Takashima, Toshihiro Kakimoto, Hikofumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20020125400
    Abstract: The invention provides an antivibration device lightweight and excellent in heat interception, wherein a top opening of a main body fitting (1) and an upper attachment fitting (2) are interconnected through a vibration-isolating base (3); a stopper fitting (8) of a generally cylinder form partly cutout is connected to the main body fitting (1) with its upper edge bent inwardly to form a stopper portion (81), which is located above a stop flange (22) of the upper attachment fitting (2) and has a stopper function against a large vertical displacement; a stopper rubber member (15) is fitted to the stopper fitting (8) so as to extend from the upper surface of the stopper portion (81) to an outer surface of its side plate by vulcanization molding; the cutout portion (83) of the stopper fitting (8) is plugged by a heat shield rubber membrane portion (17) vulcanization molded integrally with the stopper rubber member (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Yukio Takashima, Toshihiro Kakimoto, Hikofumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6398200
    Abstract: In a vibration isolating mount having a toe correcting mechanism (5) and installed with bored portions (21) and an axial stopper (6) in a rubber-like elastic body (4) between an inner and an outer cylinder (2) and (3), as the stopper (6), a portion of the outer cylinder on a side opposed to the toe correcting mechanism (5) interposing the inner cylinder (2) is extended in the axial direction and stopper rubber (4c) is arranged at a front end of the extended portion (13) by which a rubber vulcanizing mold can be divided in an upper and a lower portion thereof even with the bored portion (21), simplification of mold structure is achieved and light-weighted formation and durability of the mount are promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kakimoto, Yasukuni Wakita, Seiya Takeshita, Michihiro Kawada, Tetsuji Sano, Yoshihisa Kato, Masao Tajima, Kazuhiro Horikoshi, Hideyuki Kobayashi