Patents by Inventor Yasukuni Ojima
Yasukuni Ojima 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: 10850714Abstract: A brake operating device in which an operation of a brake pedal can be detected easily by a simple structure is provided. The brake operating device 1 comprises: a pusher 19, 20 connected to a brake pedal 2; a hydraulic system 5 in which fluid is held between the pusher 19, 20 and a pushing element 27 to transmit a thrust force of the pusher 19, 20 to the pushing element 27; a first elastic mechanism 23a, 23b that establishes an elastic force to isolate the pusher 19, 20 away from the pushing element 27; a cylinder 18 holding the pusher 19, 20 while restricting a withdrawal limit of the pusher 19, 20 in a direction away from the pushing element 27; and a second elastic mechanism 37 that is arranged at a position to push the cylinder 18, and that establishes an elastic force against the elastic force in the direction to isolate the pusher 19, 20 away from the pushing element 27.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Isono, Chiaki Sumi, Naoya Iesato, Yasukuni Ojima
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Publication number: 20200172059Abstract: A brake operating device in which an operation of a brake pedal can be detected easily by a simple structure is provided. The brake operating device 1 comprises: a pusher 19, 20 connected to a brake pedal 2; a hydraulic system 5 in which fluid is held between the pusher 19, 20 and a pushing element 27 to transmit a thrust force of the pusher 19, 20 to the pushing element 27; a first elastic mechanism 23a, 23b that establishes an elastic force to isolate the pusher 19, 20 away from the pushing element 27; a cylinder 18 holding the pusher 19, 20 while restricting a withdrawal limit of the pusher 19, 20 in a direction away from the pushing element 27; and a second elastic mechanism 37 that is arranged at a position to push the cylinder 18, and that establishes an elastic force against the elastic force in the direction to isolate the pusher 19, 20 away from the pushing element 27.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi ISONO, Chiaki SUMI, Naoya IESATO, Yasukuni OJIMA
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Patent number: 10488283Abstract: A pedal stepping force detector includes a rod, a case having a bottomed-cylindrical shape and extending along a longitudinal direction of the rod, a strain body housed in a bottom portion of the case, an operating body that is housed in the case so that the operating body is in contact with the strain body, and an elastic member that is compressed in association with an operation of the rod and thus causes biasing force to act on the operating bodyType: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chiaki Sumi, Naoya Iesato, Yasukuni Ojima, Hiroshi Isono
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Patent number: 10365174Abstract: A load detection apparatus includes an input member for receiving input of a load, a tubular body having a strain element configured to generate a strain due to the load inputted to the input member, a strain detection element fixed to a face of the strain element opposite its face that comes into contact with the input member, the strain detection element being configured to detect the strain generated in the strain element, a circuit board mounted to oppose the strain detection element in a tube axis direction of the tubular body, the circuit board being configured to input detection information of the strain detection element, and a connection member having a first connection portion to be electrically connected to the strain detection element and a second connection portion to be electrically connected to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Iesato, Yasukuni Ojima, Kenichi Taguchi
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Patent number: 10345163Abstract: A load detection apparatus includes a load input portion having a input surface, and an output surface; a flexure element including on annular portion including a contacting portion configured to make contact with at least a part of the output surface, and a support portion; a set of sensors disposed on a reverse surface opposite to a surface provided with the contacting portion in the annular portion, each of the set of sensors being configured to detect distortion corresponding to an input load; a set of calculation portions configured to calculate a set of magnitudes of the load by use of respective detection results obtained by the set of sensors; and an abnormality determination portion configured to determine whether the set of sensors and the set of calculation portions have no abnormality, by comparing the set of magnitudes of the load with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventors: Naoya Iesato, Yasukuni Ojima, Dohaku Inamori, Kotaro Eguchi
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Publication number: 20180274998Abstract: A pedal stepping force detector includes a rod, a case having a bottomed-cylindrical shape and extending along a longitudinal direction of the rod, a strain body housed in a bottom portion of the case, an operating body that is housed in the case so that the operating body is in contact with the strain body, and an elastic member that is compressed in association with an operation of the rod and thus causes biasing force to act on the operating bodyType: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Chiaki SUMI, Naoya IESATO, Yasukuni OJIMA, Hiroshi ISONO
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Publication number: 20180017451Abstract: A load detection apparatus includes an input member for receiving input of a load, a tubular body having a strain element, a strain detection element fixed to a face of the strain element, a circuit board mounted to oppose the strain detection element in a tube axis direction of the tubular body, and a connection member having a first connection portion to be electrically connected to the strain detection element and a second connection portion to be electrically connected to the circuit board. An attaching portion of the strain detection element to be attached to the first connection portion is provided to oppose the circuit board, and also an attaching portion of the circuit board to be attached to the second connection portion is provided in a face of the circuit board opposite a further face of the circuit board which faces the first connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya IESATO, Yasukuni OJIMA, Kenichi TAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20170343432Abstract: A load detection apparatus includes a load input portion having a input surface, and an output surface; a flexure element including on annular portion including a contacting portion configured to make contact with at least a part of the output surface, and a support portion; a set of sensors disposed on a reverse surface opposite to a surface provided with the contacting portion in the annular portion, each of the set of sensors being configured to detect distortion corresponding to an input load; a set of calculation portions configured to calculate a set of magnitudes of the load by use of respective detection results obtained by the set of sensors; and an abnormality determination portion configured to determine whether the set of sensors and the set of calculation portions have no abnormality, by comparing the set of magnitudes of the load with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.Inventors: Naoya IESATO, Yasukuni OJIMA, Dohaku INAMORI, Kotaro EGUCHI
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Publication number: 20170284878Abstract: A load detection apparatus is provided, which can protect a control circuit portion reliably while a load sensor and the control circuit portion are arranged compactly. The load detection apparatus includes a base plate, a load sensor provided at a first surface of the base plate, a control circuit portion provided at a position on a second surface of the base plate, the position not overlapping the load sensor in a plan view of the base plate, a protection cover covering the control circuit portion, the protection cover includes a base portion covering at least part of a position on the second surface, the position facing the load sensor with the base plate therebetween, a raised portion being continuous to the base portion, and a cover portion being continuous to the raised portion and covering the control circuit portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihito NAGAI, Kenichi TAGUCHI, Yasukuni OJIMA
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Patent number: 9752634Abstract: The electric braking device is provided with: a pressing member, which has a thread portion with either an internal thread or an external thread and which applies a pressing force on a frictional member; a shaft member, which is rotated by an electric motor and is threadedly engaged with the thread portion; a first spherical surface member, which is separated from the shaft member, being capable of rotating relative to the shaft member around the axis of rotation of the shaft member, and the end surface of which is a spherical surface; and a second spherical surface member, which is in sliding contact with the spherical surface of the first spherical surface member, receives the reaction force of the pressing force, and is restrained from rotating with respect to the axis of rotation of the shaft member.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yasui, Shinichiro Yukoku, Satoshi Hirata, Yasukuni Ojima, Eiichiro Iwase
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Patent number: 9383271Abstract: A highly sensitive load detection device includes a tubular peripheral wall portion; a disk-shaped disk portion that has a through hole formed coaxially with the peripheral wall portion and that is supported on an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion with a gap between the disk portion and a placement surface on which the peripheral wall portion is placed; a load input portion that is formed in a spherical shape having a diameter larger than an inside diameter of the through hole on at least a side thereof facing the through hole, that is placed on the through hole, and to which a load of an object to be detected is input; and sensors that are provided on the disk portion so as to be point-symmetric about the through hole, and that detect a strain corresponding to the load input to the load input portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasukuni Ojima, Naoya Iesato
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Publication number: 20150300433Abstract: The electric braking device is provided with: a pressing member, which has a thread portion with either an internal thread or an external thread and which applies a pressing force on a frictional member; a shaft member, which is rotated by an electric motor and is threadedly engaged with the thread portion; a first spherical surface member, which is separated from the shaft member, being capable of rotating relative to the shaft member around the axis of rotation of the shaft member, and the end surface of which is a spherical surface; and a second spherical surface member, which is in sliding contact with the spherical surface of the first spherical surface member, receives the reaction force of the pressing force, and is restrained from rotating with respect to the axis of rotation of the shaft member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: ADVICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki YASUI, Shinichiro YUKOKU, Satoshi HIRATA, Yasukuni OJIMA, Eiichiro IWASE
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Publication number: 20150068324Abstract: A highly sensitive load detection device includes a tubular peripheral wall portion; a disk-shaped disk portion that has a through hole formed coaxially with the peripheral wall portion and that is supported on an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion with a gap between the disk portion and a placement surface on which the peripheral wall portion is placed; a load input portion that is formed in a spherical shape having a diameter larger than an inside diameter of the through hole on at least a side thereof facing the through hole, that is placed on the through hole, and to which a load of an object to be detected is input; and sensors that are provided on the disk portion so as to be point-symmetric about the through hole, and that detect a strain corresponding to the load input to the load input portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasukuni Ojima, Naoya Iesato