Patents by Inventor Yohko YAMASHITA

Yohko YAMASHITA 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: 11149801
    Abstract: A clutch includes: an input member and an output member that rotate about an axis; an actuator fixed so as to be nonrotatable, the actuator having a plunger, a case, and a coil housed in the case; and an elastic member having one end which is connected to the output member via a bearing and another end which is connected to the plunger directly or indirectly. Further, when the coil is energized and the plunger is attracted in a direction of the axis, the another end of the elastic member is biased in the direction of the axis, the elastic member is elastically deformed, and the output member is consequently pressed against and engaged with the input member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioiri, Taro Moteki, Yohko Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11073183
    Abstract: A selectable clutch includes: input and output members; a pocket plate connected to the output member; struts accommodated in accommodation recess portions of the pocket plate; a notch plate connected to the input member; a selector plate, disposed between the pocket plate and the notch plate; contact portions, movable in an axial direction of the rotational axis, rotating integrally with the selector plate around the rotational axis; and an actuators, fixed so as to be non-rotatable, including a plungers connected with the contact portion via bearings, cases, and coils accommodated in the cases. Further, by the coils being energized and the plungers being sucked in the axial direction, the contact portions are pushed in the axial direction, and by the contact portions being pushed to the input member, the selector plate rotates and the struts rise up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioiri, Taro Moteki, Yohko Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20210003181
    Abstract: A selectable clutch includes: input and output members; a pocket plate connected to the output member; struts accommodated in accommodation recess portions of the pocket plate; a notch plate connected to the input member; a selector plate, disposed between the pocket plate and the notch plate; contact portions, movable in an axial direction of the rotational axis, rotating integrally with the selector plate around the rotational axis; and an actuators, fixed so as to be non-rotatable, including a plungers connected with the contact portion via bearings, cases, and coils accommodated in the cases. Further, by the coils being energized and the plungers being sucked in the axial direction, the contact portions are pushed in the axial direction, and by the contact portions being pushed to the input member, the selector plate rotates and the struts rise up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SHIOIRI, Taro MOTEKI, Yohko YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210003179
    Abstract: A clutch includes: an input member and an output member that rotate about an axis; an actuator fixed so as to be nonrotatable, the actuator having a plunger, a case, and a coil housed in the case; and an elastic member having one end which is connected to the output member via a bearing and another end which is connected to the plunger directly or indirectly. Further, when the coil is energized and the plunger is attracted in a direction of the axis, the another end of the elastic member is biased in the direction of the axis, the elastic member is elastically deformed, and the output member is consequently pressed against and engaged with the input member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki SHIOIRI, Taro MOTEKI, Yohko YAMASHITA