Patents by Inventor Yasuji Nishi

Yasuji Nishi 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: 10029552
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes: a holding plate capable of holding an electronic device for an electric vehicle; a leg portion supporting two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions provided in the leg portion and separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; and a third fixing portion located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along the short direction and located higher than the first and second fixing portions, wherein the first and second fixing portions can be respectively fixed to first and second mount parts provided in a vehicle body structural member at a front side of the electric vehicle and separated from each other in a width direction or front-rear direction of the electric vehicle, and the third fixing portion can be fixed to a third mount part provided in the vehicle body structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeaki Murata, Yasuji Nishi
  • Publication number: 20180099552
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes: a holding plate capable of holding an electronic device for an electric vehicle; a leg portion supporting two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions provided in the leg portion and separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; and a third fixing portion located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along the short direction and located higher than the first and second fixing portions, wherein the first and second fixing portions can be respectively fixed to first and second mount parts provided in a vehicle body structural member at a front side of the electric vehicle and separated from each other in a width direction or front-rear direction of the electric vehicle, and the third fixing portion can be fixed to a third mount part provided in the vehicle body structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeaki MURATA, Yasuji NISHI
  • Patent number: 9937780
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes: a holding plate capable of holding an electronic device for an electric vehicle; a leg portion supporting two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions provided in the leg portion and separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; and a third fixing portion located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along the short direction and located higher than the first and second fixing portions, wherein the first and second fixing portions can be respectively fixed to first and second mount parts provided in a vehicle body structural member at a front side of the electric vehicle and separated from each other in a width direction or front-rear direction of the electric vehicle, and the third fixing portion can be fixed to a third mount part provided in the vehicle body structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeaki Murata, Yasuji Nishi
  • Patent number: 9868344
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes: a holding plate capable of holding an electronic device for an electric vehicle; a leg portion supporting two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions provided in the leg portion and separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; and a third fixing portion located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along the short direction and located higher than the first and second fixing portions, wherein the first and second fixing portions can be respectively fixed to first and second mount parts provided in a vehicle body structural member at a front side of the electric vehicle and separated from each other in a width direction or front-rear direction of the electric vehicle, and the third fixing portion can be fixed to a third mount part provided in the vehicle body structural member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeaki Murata, Yasuji Nishi
  • Publication number: 20160297290
    Abstract: A holding mechanism includes: a holding plate capable of holding an electronic device for an electric vehicle; a leg portion supporting two long sides of the holding plate; first and second fixing portions provided in the leg portion and separated from each other in a short direction of the holding plate; and a third fixing portion located at or near one of two sides of the holding plate along the short direction and located higher than the first and second fixing portions, wherein the first and second fixing portions can be respectively fixed to first and second mount parts provided in a vehicle body structural member at a front side of the electric vehicle and separated from each other in a width direction or front-rear direction of the electric vehicle, and the third fixing portion can be fixed to a third mount part provided in the vehicle body structural member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeaki MURATA, Yasuji NISHI
  • Patent number: 7980204
    Abstract: A reserve tank includes a tank body for storing coolant, an inflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow into the tank body, a guide portion, and an outflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow out of the tank body. The guide portion is disposed above the inflow portion and below a liquid level of the coolant in the tank body. Furthermore, the guide portion is adapted to guide a flow of the coolant flowing thereinto from the inflow portion and directed upward, substantially in a horizontal direction or downward with respect to the horizontal direction. Therefore, the reserve tank can restrict air from being trapped in coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okumura, Toshirou Matsubara, Hiroaki Nakano, Tadashi Akiyama, Yasuji Nishi, Shinji Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 7922004
    Abstract: A diesel filter includes a filter member and a water reservoir formed below the filter member. The filter member has a case, a cap for closing the opening of the case, an element, and an element-holding member for holding an upper part of the element, and is detachably housed in the case. The element-holding member has an opening that allows fuel to flow out, and the fuel introduced from a fuel inlet port to a portion above the element-holding member is then introduced to the water reservoir via a passage formed between the inner peripheral surface of the case and the outer peripheral surface of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignees: Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Matsushita, Suminobu Otsubo, Yasuji Nishi, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 7906022
    Abstract: A diesel filter includes a case, a cap for closing the opening of the case, an element housed in the case, and an attachment member having a holding portion and a bracket. The attachment member and the cap hold the case therebetween. The bracket is provided to fix the diesel filter to a predetermined portion. The cap can be detached in a state where the attachment member is fixed to the predetermined portion by the bracket, so that the element can be replaced in the same state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignees: Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Matsushita, Suminobu Otsubo, Yasuji Nishi, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20080289590
    Abstract: A reserve tank includes a tank body for storing coolant, an inflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow into the tank body, a guide portion, and an outflow portion for allowing the coolant to flow out of the tank body. The guide portion is disposed above the inflow portion and below a liquid level of the coolant in the tank body. Furthermore, the guide portion is adapted to guide a flow of the coolant flowing thereinto from the inflow portion and directed upward, substantially in a horizontal direction or downward with respect to the horizontal direction. Therefore, the reserve tank can restrict air from being trapped in coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okumura, Toshirou Matsubara, Hiroaki Nakano, Tadashi Akiyama, Yasuji Nishi, Shinji Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 7370518
    Abstract: To realize a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a heating resistor type air flow rate measuring apparatus which can effectively remove salinity adhered to the heating resistor. Salt adheres not only to the heating portion of a heating resistor but also to lead members and supporting members. When a certain time period is passed after the current supply to the heating resistor is stopped, the salt adhered thereto absorbs moisture in the air by deliquescence, and becomes salt water near the heating resistor and the support members etc. Then, suction air flows through an auxiliary air passage by the cranking of the engine to disperse the salt water adhered not only to the support member parts but also to the heating resistor. Thus, even if the heating resistor is supplied with current after the dissipation, salt components do not remain on the heating resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Morino, Chihiro Kobayashi, Shinya Igarashi, Kiichi Otaka, Yasuji Nishi, Yasunobu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20070090043
    Abstract: A diesel filter includes a filter member and a water reservoir formed below the filter member. The filter member has a case, a cap for closing the opening of the case, an element, and an element-holding member for holding an upper part of the element, and is detachably housed in the case. The element-holding member has an opening that allows fuel to flow out, and the fuel introduced from a fuel inlet port to a portion above the element-holding member is then introduced to the water reservoir via a passage formed between the inner peripheral surface of the case and the outer peripheral surface of the element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicants: KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Matsushita, Suminobu Otsubo, Yasuji Nishi, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20070090037
    Abstract: A diesel filter includes a case, a cap for closing the opening of the case, an element housed in the case, and an attachment member having a holding portion and a bracket. The attachment member and the cap hold the case therebetween. The bracket is provided to fix the diesel filter to a predetermined portion. The cap can be detached in a state where the attachment member is fixed to the predetermined portion by the bracket, so that the element can be replaced in the same state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicants: KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Matsushita, Suminobu Otsubo, Yasuji Nishi, Satoshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20060277983
    Abstract: To realize a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a heating resistor type air flow rate measuring apparatus which can effectively remove salinity adhered to the heating resistor. Salt adheres not only to the heating portion of a heating resistor but also to lead members and supporting members. When a certain time period is passed after the current supply to the heating resistor is stopped, the salt adhered thereto absorbs moisture in the air by deliquescence, and becomes salt water near the heating resistor and the support members etc. Then, suction air flows through an auxiliary air passage by the cranking of the engine to disperse the salt water adhered not only to the support member parts but also to the heating resistor. Thus, even if the heating resistor is supplied with current after the dissipation, salt components do not remain on the heating resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Takeshi Morino, Chihiro Kobaysahhi, Shinya Igarashi, Kiichi Otaka, Yasuji Nishi, Yasunobu Kojima
  • Patent number: 4723529
    Abstract: An oil sparator for a blowby gas ventilation system of an internal combustion engine which includes a cylinder head cover, a baffle plate, a blowby gas path formed between the cylinder head cover and the baffle plate, and a filter provided in the blowby gas path. A groove is formed in the baffle plate and extends along the filter over the entire width of a top wall of the baffle plate. The filtered oil collects in the groove and does not appear on the upper surface of the top wall of the baffle plate. Therefore, the collected oil in the groove does not flow through the filter together with the blowby gas. As a result, oil consumption is decreased and oil blow-out through a blowby gas outlet is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhisa Yokoi, Yasuji Nishi, Eisaku Takeya