Patents by Inventor Yoshinori FUJIKAKE

Yoshinori FUJIKAKE 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: 11953037
    Abstract: A part fastening structure fastens a part, using a bolt and a nut. The bolt includes a first spiral groove, a second spiral groove provided on a tip end side of the bolt with respect to the first spiral groove, a slit extending from a tip end of the bolt to the first spiral groove through the second spiral groove, and a loosening suppression groove extending from another end of the second spiral groove to the tip end side. The nut includes: a first nut member including a first pin protruding toward a central axis side and inserted into the first spiral groove; a second nut member including a second pin protruding toward the central axis side and inserted into the second spiral groove; and an urging member disposed between the first and second nut members and that urges the first nut member toward a head portion of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori Fujikake
  • Publication number: 20230151840
    Abstract: A part fastening structure fastens a part, using a bolt and a nut. The bolt includes a first spiral groove, a second spiral groove provided on a tip end side of the bolt with respect to the first spiral groove, a slit extending from a tip end of the bolt to the first spiral groove through the second spiral groove, and a loosening suppression groove extending from another end of the second spiral groove to the tip end side. The nut includes: a first nut member including a first pin protruding toward a central axis side and inserted into the first spiral groove; a second nut member including a second pin protruding toward the central axis side and inserted into the second spiral groove; and an urging member disposed between the first and second nut members and that urges the first nut member toward a head portion of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori FUJIKAKE
  • Publication number: 20230149247
    Abstract: A part fastening structure according to the present embodiment is a part fastening structure that fastens a part by using a bolt and a nut. The bolt is provided on a peripheral surface of a shaft portion, and includes a recess portion recessed to a central axis side and a thread groove provided on a head portion side of the recess portion. The nut includes a first nut member that is screwed into the thread groove, and a second nut member that is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the first nut member. The first nut member is provided with a lever that rotates around a rotation shaft extending in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori FUJIKAKE
  • Patent number: 11273094
    Abstract: A cupsole, that a user wears and is fixed to a foot sole plate of a walking assistance apparatus that assists a motion of a leg part of the user, includes: a main body part on which the user's foot is placed; and an index member that is fixed to the main body part and is configured to determine an attachment position with respect to a reference index provided in the foot sole plate, the attachment position varying for each user, in which the index member can be attached to or detached from the main body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kanako Suzuki, Yoshinori Fujikake
  • Publication number: 20210358607
    Abstract: A maintenance system includes: a walking training apparatus including a walking assistance apparatus attached to a leg of a trainee, and to assist the trainee in walking, and first transmission means for transmitting information in which information about the number of times of walking or a time of walking performed in the walking assistance apparatus is associated with a component of the walking assistance apparatus; and a server including determination means for comparing the information about the number of times of the walking or the time of the walking transmitted from the first transmission means with a preset evaluation value for durability of the walking assistance apparatus, and determining a timing for performing maintenance for the walking assistance apparatus, and second transmission means for transmitting maintenance information including the timing of the maintenance determined by the determination means and information about the associated component of the walking assistance apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori FUJIKAKE
  • Patent number: 11071639
    Abstract: A brace includes a first member, a second member, a joint mechanism, and an insertion-fitting member configured to be insertion-fitted into the joint mechanism in such a manner that the insertion-fitting member can be fixed to and removed from the joint mechanism; the joint mechanism includes an insertion-fitting receiving part, the insertion-fitting receiving part being configured to enable the insertion-fitting member to be insertion-fitted into the joint mechanism, and a regulation part being disposed around the rotation axis in the second member; and the regulation part, which rotates around the rotation axis in an integrated manner with a rotation of the second member, comes into contact with the insertion-fitting member fixed to the insertion-fitting receiving part on a trajectory of the rotation of the regulation part, so that a range of the rotation of the second member is regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Fujikake, Yasuki Kato
  • Patent number: 10881535
    Abstract: A joint regulating apparatus configured to regulate a movable range of a joint connecting a first bone part of a wearer with a second bone part of the wearer, includes a first member attached to a part of a body located on a side of the first bone, a second member attached to a part of the body located on a side of the second bone, and a joint mechanism configured to support the first and second members so that the first and second members can swing with respect to each other along a movable direction of the joint in a predetermined regulated swing range, in which the joint mechanism includes an elastic mechanism configured to, when the first and second members tend to swing with respect to each other beyond the swing range, exert an elastic force against the swing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori Fujikake
  • Patent number: 10507156
    Abstract: A load detecting device includes a sole shape portion that is formed along a shape of a sole of a walk trainee, and on which the sole gets, a flare portion that is formed so as to project outside the sole shape portion, a first load sensor that is provided at the sole shape portion and detects the load of the sole shape portion, and a second load sensor that is provided at the flare portion and detects the load of the flare portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori Fujikake
  • Patent number: 10350131
    Abstract: A walk training apparatus includes a walking assist device, a first tensile portion, and a second tensile portion. The walking assist device is configured to be attached to a leg of a user so as to assist the user in walking. The first tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward a vertically upper side and toward a front side. The second tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward the vertically upper side and toward a rear side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimada, Masayuki Imaida, Hitoshi Konosu, Yoshinori Fujikake, Eiichi Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20180289578
    Abstract: It is required to share mounting tools related to a walking assistance apparatus as much as possible. It is also required to omit troublesome work when a user starts using the walking assistance apparatus as much as possible. A cupsole that a user wears and is fixed to a foot sole plate of a walking assistance apparatus that assists a motion of a leg part of the user, the cupsole including: a main body part on which the user's foot is placed; and an index member that is fixed to the main body part and is configured to determine an attachment position with respect to a reference index provided in the foot sole plate, the attachment position varying for each user, in which the index member can be attached to or detached from the main body part is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kanako SUZUKI, Yoshinori Fujikake
  • Publication number: 20180289512
    Abstract: A joint regulating apparatus configured to regulate a movable range of a joint connecting a first bone part of a wearer with a second bone part of the wearer, includes a first member attached to a part of a body located on a side the first bone, a second member attached to a part of the body located on a side of the second bone, and a joint mechanism configured to support the first and second members so that the first and second members can swing with respect to each other along a movable direction of the joint in a predetermined regulated swing range, in which the joint mechanism includes an elastic mechanism configured to, when the first and second members tend to swing with respect to each other beyond the swing range, exert an elastic force against the swing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinori FUJIKAKE
  • Publication number: 20180289523
    Abstract: A brace includes a first member, a second member, a joint mechanism, and an insertion-fitting member configured to be insertion-fitted into the joint mechanism in such a manner that the insertion-fitting member can be fixed to and removed from the joint mechanism; the joint mechanism includes an insertion-fitting receiving part, the insertion-fitting receiving part being configured to enable the insertion-fitting member to be insertion-fitted into the joint mechanism, and a regulation part being disposed around the rotation axis in the second member; and the regulation part, which rotates around the rotation axis in an integrated manner with a rotation of the second member, comes into contact with the insertion-fitting member fixed to the insertion-fitting receiving part on a trajectory of the rotation of the regulation part, so that a range of the rotation of the second member is regulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori FUJIKAKE, Yasuki KATO
  • Patent number: 10022287
    Abstract: A walking training system includes a walking assistance apparatus that is mounted on a leg portion of a user, and assists the user's walking, first pulling means for pulling at least one of the walking assistance apparatus and the leg portion of the user to a front side; and second pulling means for pulling at least one of the walking assistance apparatus and the leg portion of the user to a rear side. A pulling point of the walking assistance apparatus and/or the leg portion of the user, which is pulled by the first and second pulling means is provided to be movable around the leg portion of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimada, Masayuki Imaida, Hitoshi Konosu, Yoshinori Fujikake, Issei Nakashima, Eiichi Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20170340507
    Abstract: A walk training apparatus includes a walking assist device, a first tensile portion, and a second tensile portion. The walking assist device is configured to be attached to a leg of a user so as to assist the user in walking. The first tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward a vertically upper side and toward a front side. The second tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward the vertically upper side and toward a rear side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMADA, Masayuki IMAIDA, Hitoshi KONOSU, Yoshinori FUJIKAKE, Eiichi SAITOH
  • Patent number: 9737453
    Abstract: A walk training apparatus includes a walking assist device, a first tensile portion, and a second tensile portion. The walking assist device is configured to be attached to a leg of a user so as to assist the user in walking. The first tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward a vertically upper side and toward a front side. The second tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward the vertically upper side and toward a rear side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimada, Masayuki Imaida, Hitoshi Konosu, Yoshinori Fujikake, Eiichi Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20160151228
    Abstract: A load detecting device includes a sole shape portion that is formed along a shape of a sole of a walk trainee, and on which the sole gets, a flare portion that is formed so as to project outside the sole shape portion, a first load sensor that is provided at the sole shape portion and detects the load of the sole shape portion, and a second load sensor that is provided at the flare portion and detects the load of the flare portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Yoshinori FUJIKAKE
  • Publication number: 20150342819
    Abstract: A walking training system includes a walking assistance apparatus that is mounted on a leg portion of a user, and assists the user's walking, first pulling means for pulling at least one of the walking assistance apparatus and the leg portion of the user to a front side; and second pulling means for pulling at least one of the walking assistance apparatus and the leg portion of the user to a rear side. A pulling point of the walking assistance apparatus and/or the leg portion of the user, which is pulled by the first and second pulling means is provided to be movable around the leg portion of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMADA, Masayuki IMAIDA, Hitoshi KONOSU, Yoshinori FUJIKAKE, Issei NAKASHIMA, Eiichi SAITOH
  • Publication number: 20150342820
    Abstract: A walk training apparatus includes a walking assist device, a first tensile portion, and a second tensile portion. The walking assist device is configured to be attached to a leg of a user so as to assist the user in walking. The first tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward a vertically upper side and toward a front side. The second tensile portion pulls at least one of the walking assist device and the leg of the user toward the vertically upper side and toward a rear side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi SHIMADA, Masayuki IMAIDA, Hitoshi KONOSU, Yoshinori FUJIKAKE, Eiichi SAITOH