Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Tochigi
Yasuhiro Tochigi 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).
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Patent number: 11971116Abstract: A rotary-type valve device is provided, and includes: a tubular valve having an inner passage Ip and opening parts opened in an outer circumferential wall and rotating about a predetermined axial line a shaft rotating integrally with the valve, a housing accommodating the valve, supporting the shaft to be able to turn, and defining a communication port causing the inner passage to communicate with outside; a passage member assembled in the housing such that that the passage member abuts on an outer circumferential wall of the valve and defining a radial-direction passage. The valve includes a recessed part in the axial line direction and surrounding one end part of the shaft. The housing includes a tube part inserted into the recessed part and supporting the one end part and a support hole supporting the other end part of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Tochigi, Shoichi Ishiguchi
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Publication number: 20240035579Abstract: A valve device includes a housing and a cylindrical valve body. The housing defines: an inflow port; a first outflow port and a second outflow port which are opened apart in a circumferential direction and respectively have first and second opening widths; and an accommodation chamber. The valve body is arranged in the accommodation chamber to open and close the first and second outflow ports and includes: an internal passage; a first outflow communication port which expands in one direction in the circumferential direction continuously with a region facing the first outflow port, and has an opening width larger than the first opening width; and a second outflow communication port which expands in the other direction in the circumferential direction continuously with a region facing the second outflow port, and has an opening width larger than the second opening width.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki KAWARAI, Yasuhiro Tochigi, Toshiaki Fujitani
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Patent number: 11885421Abstract: A rotary-type valve device includes: a tubular valve having an inner passage and opening parts opened in an outer circumferential wall from the inner passage toward an outward side in a radial direction; a housing accommodating the valve and turnably supports the valve; a tubular passage member assembled in the housing such that the passage member abuts on the outer circumferential wall of the valve and defining a radial-direction passage; and a biasing spring biasing the passage member toward the outer circumferential wall The passage member includes an abutting member abutting on the outer circumferential wall, and an intervening member having an annular pressing part intervening between the abutting member and the biasing spring and partially pressurizing the abutting member. The abutting member includes an annular sealing surface aligned with the annular pressing part in a biasing direction of the biasing spring.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Tochigi, Shoichi Ishiguchi
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Publication number: 20220034411Abstract: A rotary-type valve device is provided, and includes: a tubular valve having an inner passage Ip and opening parts opened in an outer circumferential wall and rotating about a predetermined axial line a shaft rotating integrally with the valve, a housing accommodating the valve, supporting the shaft to be able to turn, and defining a communication port causing the inner passage to communicate with outside; a passage member assembled in the housing such that that the passage member abuts on an outer circumferential wall of the valve and defining a radial-direction passage. The valve includes a recessed part in the axial line direction and surrounding one end part of the shaft. The housing includes a tube part inserted into the recessed part and supporting the one end part and a support hole supporting the other end part of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro TOCHIGI, Shoichi ISHIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20220034413Abstract: A rotary-type valve device includes: a tubular valve having an inner passage and opening parts opened in an outer circumferential wall from the inner passage toward an outward side in a radial direction; a housing accommodating the valve and turnably supports the valve; a tubular passage member assembled in the housing such that the passage member abuts on the outer circumferential wall of the valve and defining a radial-direction passage; and a biasing spring biasing the passage member toward the outer circumferential wall The passage member includes an abutting member abutting on the outer circumferential wall, and an intervening member having an annular pressing part intervening between the abutting member and the biasing spring and partially pressurizing the abutting member. The abutting member includes an annular sealing surface aligned with the annular pressing part in a biasing direction of the biasing spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro TOCHIGI, Shoichi ISHIGUCHI
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Patent number: 9541009Abstract: An air intake device offers simplified construction, reduced size, lowered cost, etc., while facilitating disposing of throttle body and driving part in intake air passage, allowing throttle body to be reliably held, and eliminating possible occurrence of intake air leakage, etc., thus positively securing the performance. The air intake device includes an actuator and an intake air manifold made of resin. In actuator, there are provided a throttle body, a throttle valve, a motor for opening/closing throttle valve, and a power transmission mechanism. Throttle valve and motor are positioned and held on one side of a support member, and power transmission mechanism is on the other side. In intake air manifold, a housing chamber is provided. When a fixing part of support member is jointed to a part to be fixed of intake air manifold, throttle body and motor are accommodated in a predetermined position in housing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Etsuo Nishimura, Yasuhiro Tochigi, Hiroyuki Yanazawa
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Publication number: 20140102410Abstract: An air intake device offers simplified construction, reduced size, lowered cost, etc., while facilitating disposing of throttle body and driving part in intake air passage, allowing throttle body to be reliably held, and eliminating possible occurrence of intake air leakage, etc., thus positively securing the performance. The air intake device includes an actuator and an intake air manifold made of resin. In actuator, there are provided a throttle body, a throttle valve, a motor for opening/closing throttle valve, and a power transmission mechanism. Throttle valve and motor are positioned and held on one side of a support member, and power transmission mechanism is on the other side. In intake air manifold, a housing chamber is provided. When a fixing part of support member is jointed to a part to be fixed of intake air manifold, throttle body and motor are accommodated in a predetermined position in housing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Etsuo Nishimura, Yasuhiro Tochigi, Hiroyuki Yanazawa
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Publication number: 20060169223Abstract: In a throttle device that includes a housing having an intake passage, a throttle valve to regulate the flow rate of the air flowing through the intake passage by rotation inside the intake passage, and a drive unit rotate the throttle valve, the drive unit is cooled with good efficiency. In a throttle device that includes a housing having an intake passage, a throttle valve to regulate the flow rate of the air flowing through the intake passage, and a drive unit to rotate the throttle valve, there is provided a cooling unit to directly cool the drive unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2006Publication date: August 3, 2006Applicant: MIKUNI CORPORATIONInventors: Shingo Tabata, Yasuhiro Tochigi