Patents by Inventor Yoichi Tsuchiya

Yoichi Tsuchiya 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).

  • Publication number: 20240419053
    Abstract: A driving device includes a resonance unit that has a pair of arm portions and resonates with vibration of a piezoelectric element, and a moving portion that abuts the pair of arm portions and is moved relative to the resonance unit due to vibration of the resonance unit, wherein a portion of the resonance unit and a portion of the moving portion that abut each other are each made of ceramic, and each of the pair of arm portions has, as a portion that abuts the moving portion, a sphere made of ceramic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi ITAGAKI, Hiroyuki UJIIE, Shun TSUCHIYA, Fumiko WAKO
  • Patent number: 12042974
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container including an injection molding part configured to injection-mold a preform, and a temperature adjustment part configured to adjust a temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part. The manufacturing apparatus is configured to blow-mold the preform whose temperature has been adjusted in the temperature adjustment part. The injection molding part includes an injection core mold and an injection cavity mold, and both the injection core mold and the injection cavity mold include a flow path connected to a chiller in which coolant is configured to flow to cool the preform such that the preform is inserted into the temperature adjustment part in a state where an outer surface temperature of the preform is higher than a glass transition temperature of a material constituting the preform by 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 11931947
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a resin container, the method including: injection-molding a bottomed preform made of resin; and blow-molding the preform to manufacture a resin container, in which the injection molding includes filling a cavity formed by at least an injection core mold and an injection cavity mold with a molten resin to form the preform, and a first groove that extends from a bottom portion defining portion to a neck portion defining portion is formed in a surface of the body portion defining portion of the injection core mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Ozaki, Yoichi Tsuchiya, Toshiteru Oike
  • Publication number: 20240059004
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container, the manufacturing apparatus includes an injection molding part, a temperature adjustment part, a blow molding part, a take-out part, and a rotation plate. The temperature adjustment part includes a first temperature adjustment mold into which the preform is inserted, the first temperature adjustment mold being configured to cool the preform from an outer surface of the preform, a second temperature adjustment mold into which the preform is inserted, the second temperature adjustment mold being configured to cool the preform from an inner surface of the preform, and wherein, in the temperature adjustment part, the preform is cooled so that at least the outer surface temperature of the preform is lowered within a temperature range from 10° C. to 50° C. as compared to the outer surface temperature of the preform when the preform is carried into the temperature adjustment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Manabu OGIHARA, Atsushi NAGASAKI, Kazuhiro HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11850788
    Abstract: In a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container which includes an injection molding part configured to injection-mold a preform, a temperature adjustment part configured to adjust a temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part, and a blow molding part configured to blow-mold the preform whose temperature has been adjusted in the temperature adjustment part, the preform is carried into the temperature adjustment part before an outer surface temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part becomes higher than an inner surface temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part, and the preform is cooled to be lowered within a range equal to or higher than 10° C. and equal to or lower than 50° C. in the temperature adjustment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Manabu Ogihara, Atsushi Nagasaki, Kazuhiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20230347570
    Abstract: - - - A method of producing a resin container includes injection-molding a resin intermediate molded body of bottomed cylindrical shape as a first injection-molding, injection-molding a resin material outside the intermediate molded body as a second injection-molding, to produce a multilayer preform in which a resin layer is layered on an outer peripheral side of the intermediate molded body, and a blow-molding the preform in a state of containing residual heat from injection-molding to produce a resin container having a bottom portion thicker in wall thickness than a body portion. A portion of the inner peripheral side of the intermediate molded body, the portion reaching a bottom portion of the intermediate molded body, has a tapered region in which the wall thickness increases toward the bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Kazuya ISHIZAKA
  • Publication number: 20230339165
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container including an injection molding part configured to injection-mold a preform, and a temperature adjustment part configured to adjust a temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part. The manufacturing apparatus is configured to blow-mold the preform whose temperature has been adjusted in the temperature adjustment part. The injection molding part includes an injection core mold and an injection cavity mold, and both the injection core mold and the injection cavity mold include a flow path connected to a chiller in which coolant is configured to flow to cool the preform such that the preform is inserted into the temperature adjustment part in a state where an outer surface temperature of the preform is higher than a glass transition temperature of a material constituting the preform by 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 11731336
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container includes an injection molding part configured to injection-mold a preform, and a temperature adjustment part configured to adjust a temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part, in which the manufacturing apparatus is configured to blow-mold the preform whose temperature has been adjusted in the temperature adjustment part, the preform is inserted into the temperature adjustment part in a state where an outer surface temperature of the preform is higher than a glass transition temperature of the preform by 30° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower, and the preform is cooled to a predetermined temperature suitable for blow molding in the temperature adjustment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20230158728
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method for a delamination container, in a first injection molding, a first recess portion is formed by a first protrusion portion in at least part of a first layer. In a second injection molding, a second recess portion which penetrates the first layer and through which a surface of a second layer is exposed is formed in a preform by inserting a second protrusion portion into the first recess portion. During a blow molding, the second recess portion is stretched to form an air introduction hole in an outer layer of the delamination container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiteru OIKE, Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Daizaburo TAKEHANA
  • Publication number: 20230150182
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method for a delamination method, in a second injection molding including forming a second layer on an inner peripheral side of a first layer of a preform having a bottomed cylindrical shape, a second resin material is guided from an opening portion formed in the first layer toward the inner peripheral side of the first layer, and a locking portion protruding from the opening portion toward an outer peripheral side of the first layer is integrally formed with the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiteru OIKE, Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Daizaburo TAKEHANA
  • Publication number: 20230084023
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a resin container includes: a first injection molding process for injection-molding a first layer of a preform by using a first resin material, the preform having a bottomed cylindrical shape and including a groove that extends in an axis direction; a second injection molding process for injecting a second resin material into the groove of the first layer, the second resin material having a color that is different from a color of the first resin material, and laminating a second layer on an outer peripheral side or an inner peripheral side of the first layer; and a blow-molding process for blow-molding a preform that includes multiple layers and has been obtained in the second injection molding process in a state where residual heat at a time of injection molding is contained, and manufacturing the resin container having a vertical-striped color pattern formed by using the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiteru OIKE, Yoichi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20230058743
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a resin container includes: a first injection molding process for injection-molding a first layer of a preform having a bottomed cylindrical shape by using a first resin material; a second injection molding process for injecting a second resin material having a color that is different from a color of the first resin material, and laminating a second layer on an outer peripheral side or an inner peripheral side of the first layer; and a blow-molding process for blow-molding a preform that includes multiple layers and has been obtained in the second injection molding process in a state where residual heat at a time of injection molding is contained, and manufacturing the resin container having a color pattern that corresponds to a thickness distribution of the first layer and the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiteru OIKE, Yoichi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20220402189
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a resin container includes: a first injection-molding step of injection-molding a bottomed cylindrical resin intermediate molded body; a second injection-molding step of injection-molding a resin material on an outer side of the intermediate molded body to manufacture a multilayered preform having a resin layer laminated on an outer peripheral side of the intermediate molded body; and a blow-molding step of blow-molding the preform to manufacture a resin container having a thick portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 11529758
    Abstract: A blow mold method for a double-walled container, including: blowing in which an intermediate molded article is molded by stretch blowing a preform housed in a die; and pressing in which the intermediate molded article is pressed inside the die and a double-walled container is molded. During the pressing, an internal floor-corresponding section is pressed such that internal wall-corresponding section is inverted as far as the inside of an outer wall-corresponding section, in a state in which heat retention is maintained such that the internal wall-corresponding section can be inverted as far as the inside of the outer wall-corresponding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20220339842
    Abstract: A manufacturing method includes an injection molding process of injection-molding a preform having a two-layer structure including an outer layer preform and an inner layer preform, and a blow molding process of blow molding the preform to mold a delamination container made of resin. The injection molding process includes an outer layer molding process of filling an outer layer injection mold with PET (outer layer resin material) to mold the outer layer preform and molding a thin film portion in a part of the outer layer preform, and an inner layer molding process of injecting PP (inner layer resin material) toward the thin film portion to break the thin film portion and filling an inner layer injection mold with PP having a temperature lower than a melting point of PET via the broken thin film portion to mold the inner layer preform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Hiroshi HORIGOME
  • Patent number: 11479400
    Abstract: A bottom section has a ground contact section which is provided at the outer periphery of a body section, and a raised bottom section which is provided inside the ground contact section. The raised bottom section is provided with a recessed section provided at the center, and a connection section which connects the recessed section and the ground contact section. The recessed section side end of the connection section is configured to be located closer to the neck side than the ground contact section side end when inner pressure is at ambient pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20220324147
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a biodegradable resin container includes at least: an injection molding process of injection molding a preform made of a biodegradable resin in an injection molding mold; a temperature adjustment process of adjusting a temperature of the preform in a temperature adjustment mold; and a blow molding process of manufacturing a container by blow molding the preform after temperature adjustment in a blow mold, in which a temperature of the injection molding mold is set to 40° C. or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20220234272
    Abstract: A preform including: an opening portion; a body portion; and a bottom portion, the preform having a two-layer structure in which the body portion and the bottom portion include an inner layer made of a virgin material and an outer layer made of a recycled material, in which a weight ratio of the recycled material to a total weight of the preform is 50% by weight or more, a ratio of a thickness of the outer layer to a thickness of the inner layer in the body portion is 1.5 or more, and a haze of a body portion of a container molded from the preform is 1.8% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20220176608
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a resin container, the method including: injection-molding a bottomed preform made of resin; and blow-molding the preform to manufacture a resin container, in which the injection molding includes filling a cavity formed by at least an injection core mold and an injection cavity mold with a molten resin to form the preform, and a first groove that extends from a bottom portion defining portion to a neck portion defining portion is formed in a surface of the body portion defining portion of the injection core mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo OZAKI, Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Toshiteru OIKE
  • Patent number: 11352184
    Abstract: A container is configured so that a bottom section has a ground contact section provided to the outer periphery of a body section, and a raised bottom section provided inside the ground contact section and deformed in accordance with a change in inner pressure; the raised bottom section is provided with an upper surface section provided at the center, and a connection section which connects the upper surface section and the ground contact section; the connection section is formed so that, when the inner pressure is normal pressure, the upper surface section-side end of the connection section is positioned closer to a neck section than the ground contact section-side end of the connection section; and at least the connection section of the bottom section is provided with a reinforcement section which extends in the radial direction of the bottom section and reinforces the bottom section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Uehara